OAS Employee Conducted Private Pilot Exams on Government Time
OAS Employee Conducted Private Pilot Exams on Government Time
Reports
Alleged Violations of Prohibited Personnel Practices and Favoritism by BSEE Management
The OIG investigated multiple allegations of improper hiring, noncompetitive promotions, nepotism, favoritism, and other improper personnel practices by three Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) senior officials.
We found that one of the officials violated Federal regulations when he pursued a procurement action to hire an employee with whom he had a prior relationship. We also found that he directed a change to the minimum qualification language in a job solicitation to aid the same employee’s selection for Federal employment.
Alleged Violations of Prohibited Personnel Practices and Favoritism by BSEE Management
Alleged Violations of Prohibited Personnel Practices and Favoritism by BSEE Management
Bureau of Land Management Maintenance Fee Waivers for Small Miners
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.
Bureau of Land Management Maintenance Fee Waivers for Small Miners
Bureau of Land Management Maintenance Fee Waivers for Small Miners
Violation of Ethics Regulations by Office of the Secretary Official
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.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Agreement with the Crow Tribe on the Methamphetamine Initiative Program
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.
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
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.
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
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 of the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Agreement with the Crow Tribe on the Methamphetamine Initiative Program
The BIA’s Agreement With the Crow Tribe on the Methamphetamine Initiative Program