XTO Agrees to Pay $16 Million to Resolve Natural Gas Royalty Underpayments to the United States
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Flash Report: Ecosystem Restoration and Resilience Programs – The U.S. Department of the Interior Prepares to Spend $1.36 Billion
2024
2022INF050
Other
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act authorizes $1.36 billion in appropriations for ecosystem restoration and resilience programs.
Summary: Failure to Pay Federal Coal Royalties
2024
19-0371
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
We investigated allegations that a coal operator failed to pay mineral royalties on coal produced from Federal leases in Wyoming and Kentucky.
Offshore Servicing Company Failed to Conduct Mandated Safety Tests and Submitted False Information to BSEE
2023
20-0425
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
We found that a company bypassed safety valves and falsified safety tests associated with an oil and gas production platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
Summary: Alleged Ethics Violations by a Bureau Director Unsubstantiated
2023
22-0282
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
We investigated allegations that a Bureau Director did not comply with ethics obligations. We did not substantiate these allegations.
The Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights Applied an Incorrect Legal Standard and Backdated Final Agency Decisions
2023
21-0909
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
We found that the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights applied an incorrect legal standard and backdated final agency decisions.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs’ and the Office of Insular Affairs’ Support for Climate Adaptation Practices
2023
2022ER019
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
We cannot determine if BIA and OIA grant activities met DOI climate change goals due to a lack of performance measures and grant monitoring.
Flash Report: The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Infrastructure Investment for Aging Infrastructure and Dam Safety
2023
2022INF049
Other
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
We describe aging infrastructure and dam safety risks, identify how the DOI plans to use IIJA funding, and discuss the BOR’s oversight strategy.
USBR Employee Wrongfully Obtained Unemployment Insurance/Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
2023
22-0319
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
Pandemic
We found that a USBR employee wrongfully obtained $28,524 in combined Unemployment Insurance and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance.
The National Park Service Faces Challenges in Managing Its Deferred Maintenance
2023
2020-CR-066
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
We found that the NPS was unable to effectively identify and manage its deferred maintenance due to inaccurate and unreliable data.