Reports

The OIG investigated whether a former superintendent of the National Park Service (NPS) improperly applied for a commercial use authorization (CUA) permit in 2015 to give tours at a park that he previously managed. The former park superintendent also allegedly directed that a trail be relocated at the park in 2002, which affected the financial interest of the tour company with which his family member was reportedly affiliated at the time.

Evaluation of the NPS Law Enforcement Field Training and Evaluation Program

The Office of Inspector General reviewed the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) management of its fleet of roughly 34,000 vehicles to determine whether DOI is maintaining accurate data to optimize it—by ensuring that vehicles’ size and composition meet the agency’s mission—and managing its fleet in accordance with established guidance. We found inaccurate data Departmentwide and an absence of specific guidance from the DOI Office of Acquisition and Property Management (PAM) to bureaus, which are two issues that undermine the DOI’s ability to accomplish its fleet management goals.

We audited the costs claimed by the District of Columbia, Department of Energy and Environment (Department), under grants awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The FWS provided the grants to the District under the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program (Program). The audit included claims totaling approximately $5.3 million on eight grants that were open during the District’s fiscal years that ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2017.