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Reports

Bureau of Land Management Maintenance Fee Waivers for Small Miners

Report Number
2018-CR-010

We completed an inspection of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) small miner (those with 10 or fewer claims) mining claims. We focused on whether the BLM monitors these claims to ensure that they are legitimate, that maintenance fees are paid, and, if these fees are waived, that the required assessment work is conducted and complies with all applicable laws and regulations. We found that the BLM does ensure that small miner claims are legitimate and that maintenance fees are paid.

Inspection / Evaluation
Bureau of Land Management

Violation of Ethics Regulations by Office of the Secretary Official

Report Number
18-0469

We investigated an allegation that Jamie K. Reaser, Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council (NISC) Secretariat, may have violated Federal ethics and conflict of interest regulations by directing the award of a sole-source contract to an individual with whom she resided and may have had a personal and/or financial relationship. We found that in May 2017, Reaser violated Federal regulations when she directed the award of a $20,000 sole-source contract to her friend, with whom she routinely lived during the week rentfree, for writing a review article.

Investigation
Other

United States

The Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Agreement with the Crow Tribe on the Methamphetamine Initiative Program

Report Number
2017-FIN-039

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) requested that we audit costs claimed on the Crow Tribe’s Methamphetamine Initiative Program, under Agreement No. A12AV01171. We could not perform the audit because the Tribe did not provide the necessary documentation for its claim, such as contractor invoices, vendor invoices, payroll documentation, and internal journal entries.

Audit
Bureau of Indian Affairs

United States

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program Grants Awarded to the State of Tennessee, Wildlife Resources Agency, From July 1, 2015, Through June 30, 2017

Report Number
2018-ER-002

We audited the costs claimed by the State of Tennessee, Wildlife Resources Agency, under grants awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) through the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program. The audit included claims totaling approximately $95.4 million on 35 grants that were open during the State fiscal years that ended June 30, 2016, and June 30, 2017.

Audit
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

, TN, United States

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program Grants Awarded to the State of Washington, Department of Fish and Wildlife, From July 1, 2015, Through June 30, 2017

Report Number
2018-WR-026

We audited the costs claimed by the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife under grants awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) through the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program. The audit included claims totaling approximately $66.9 million on 47 grants that were open during the State fiscal years that ended June 30, 2016, and June 30, 2017.

Audit
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

, WA, United States

Wrongful Suspension of an IBC Employee’s Security Clearance

Report Number
18-0284

The OIG investigated allegations that an Interior Business Center (IBC) official reprised against a subordinate employee by suspending the employee’s security clearance after the employee filed an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaint against the official. We determined that the employee made a protected disclosure, that the official knew about the disclosure before suspending the clearance, and that the official did not provide clear and convincing evidence that the clearance would have been suspended regardless of the disclosure. We also determined that the IBC official consulte

Investigation
Interior Business Center

United States

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