Construction Company Executive Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the New York City School Construction Authority
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Department of the Interior
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What to Report to the OIG Hotline
Anyone with information regarding fraud, waste, abuse, misconduct, or mismanagement involving the programs or activities of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) should contact the DOI Office of Inspector General (OIG) hotline.
Please provide as many details as you can when completing our hotline complaint form. Without specific information, we may be unable to act on your concerns.
The DOI OIG has oversight responsibilities of DOI employees, programs, contracts, and grants, to include disclosures concerning the following bureaus and offices:
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Bureau of Land Management
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
- Bureau of Reclamation
- Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
- Bureau of Trust Funds Administration
- National Park Service
- Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Office of the Secretary
- Office of Policy, Management and Budget
- Office of the Solicitor
- Office of the Chief Information Officer
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs
- Other Interior Offices
- DOI employees
- Employees of DOI contractors, subcontractors, grantees, and subgrantees
- DOI employees who feel their security clearance or access to classified information has been taken in retaliation for whistleblowing
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline
- 911 Emergencies
- Tribal, State, and Local police matters (unless DOI funds are involved)
- Issues handled by other Government agencies such as the Office of Personnel Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Department of Health and Human Services (to include Indian Health Care issues)
Hotline Page
Whistleblower Protection Page
Recommendation for Identifying, Protecting, and Ensuring Proper Handling of Tribal Data and Information
2021
20-0463
Other
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
Several interested parties requested that we investigate whether U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) officials disclosed sensitive or confidential tribal information to entities outside the U.S. Government. Some of these individuals also alleged that DOI or U.S. Department of the Treasury...
Where’s the Money? DOI Use of CARES Act Funds as of September 30, 2020
2021
2020-FIN-072
Disaster Recovery Report
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
Pandemic
On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). To date the CARES Act has provided the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) with $909.7 million, which includes direct apportionments of $756 million to support the needs of DOI...
Clarkston Business Owner and Federal Government Contracting Officer Indicted for Bribery Scheme
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date
April 2020 Semmiannual Report to Congress
2020
Semiannual Report
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
Allegations of Unpaid Royalties Determined To Be a Reporting Error
2020
19-0797
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
The OIG investigated allegations that an oil and gas production company failed to properly account for oil produced from Federal leases in the Bakersfield, CA area, resulting in a loss of mineral royalties owed to the Federal Government. The company was required to account for and report its oil...
IBC Mistakenly Paid More Than $300,000 to the Wrong Entity
2020
18-0526
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
The OIG investigated an allegation that an information technology services contractor intentionally diverted a payment made by the Interior Business Center (IBC) away from the contractor’s assignee—an entity to which the contractor owed money—into its own bank account. As a result, the IBC paid the...
Athletic Program Officials Allegedly Misappropriated or Embezzled Federal Funds at Tribal School
2020
19-0460
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
FWS Administrative Assistant Misused Government Purchase Card
2020
19-0119
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
The OIG investigated allegations that a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) administrative assistant made numerous personal purchases using a Government purchase card from 2016 to 2018.Our investigation found that during that 2-year period the employee made 27 personal purchases totaling $7,454.88...
No Evidence of Impropriety by an FWS Manager
2020
19-0206
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
The OIG investigated allegations that a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) manager accepted gifts from prohibited sources, awarded contracts to personal friends, directed improper credit card purchases, and violated travel regulations.We did not find evidence that the manager’s actions violated...