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Our Latest Organizational Assessment Is Here
The OIG promotes good government through fair, objective, and neutral oversight. Read highlights of some of our most significant accomplishments in the past year.
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Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations Oversight Plan for 2026
Using a risk-based, tiered approach in developing this work plan to best focus our resources, AIE will initiate work in nine risk areas in 2026, including oversight of supplemental funding provided to DOI.
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Semiannual Report to Congress
This report highlights OIG’s work from April 1, 2025, to September 30, 2025.
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Whistleblower Protection
Federal laws protect whistleblowers from reprisal for disclosing waste, fraud, abuse, and danger to public health and safety. Learn more about whistleblower protections for DOI employees, contractors, and grantees, as well as how to file a whistleblower reprisal complaint.
Learn More
Infrastructure Oversight
Congress provided more than $34 billion to U.S. Department of the Interior programs through the Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The IIJA and IRA also provided resources to this office.
With fair, objective, and independent oversight, we are helping to safeguard these funds from fraud, waste, and abuse.
Learn More
RECENT REPORTS
Summary: Former NPS Official Failed to Comply With Ethics Standard
March 19, 2026
We found a former NPS official failed to comply with an ethics standard when she participated in particular matters involving a former employer.…
Summary: Former BIE Principal Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography
March 10, 2026
We found that a former Principal of a BIE Boarding School in Arizona viewed and possessed child pornography while on duty.
Summary: Former NPS Superintendent Violated Ethics Rules on Gifts and Use of Government Property
March 11, 2026
We found a former NPS Superintendent accepted gifts from a Government subcontractor and misused Government property while overseeing a project.…
Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Grants Awarded to the State of Colorado by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
April 16, 2026
The Colorado Department of Natural Resources complied with laws and requirements but have issues with subaward management.
Summary: Former OSMRE Official Gave the Appearance of Providing Preferential Treatment to Company
February 18, 2026
We found that a former OSMRE official gave the appearance of preferential treatment to a mining company and lacked candor with our office.
Summary: Former DOI Official Violated Conflict of Interest Rules
December 28, 2025
We substantiated allegations that a former DOI official violated Federal conflict of interest requirements on post-employment representation.…
Issue Areas
Infrastructure Oversight
Congress provided the OIG almost $100 million in the Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act (IIJA) and $10 million in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to oversee the DOI’s management of these funds. Learn how we are helping to safeguard these funds from fraud, waste, and abuse.
Responsibility to Native Americans
The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education provide services to 574 federally recognized tribes with a population of about 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives. OIG oversight helps prevent fraud and mismanagement that diverts funds from those in need.
Financial Management
DOI has significant financial assets, including contracts, financial assistance awards (grants and cooperative agreements), property, and other resources. Within this broad area, we prioritize oversight work on grants and contracts, CARES Act, and spending under the Great American Outdoors Act.
OIG In The News
Former National Park Service employee pleads guilty to overtime wage theft
Press Release
ROME, Ga. - Donny Campbell, a former maintenance department employee at the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, has pleaded guilty to theft of government funds for submitting false overtime entries on his timesheets.
“Federal employees are expected to be responsible stewards of taxpayer money,” said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. “When they abuse that trust, it…
Former National Park Service Employee Sentenced, Ordered to Repay $249,000 Stolen from Camping, Cave Fees
Press Release
CAPE GIRARDEAU – U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on Monday sentenced a former employee of the National Park Service to five years of probation and ordered her to repay $249,000 in campsite and tour fees that she stole from 2019 to 2023.
Lisa Figge was a supervisory visitor use assistant at the Ozark National Scenic Riverways at the time. Figge’s job duties…
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Our Latest Organizational Assessment Is Here
The OIG promotes good government through fair, objective, and neutral oversight. Read highlights of some of our most significant accomplishments in the past year.
Learn More
Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations Oversight Plan for 2026
Using a risk-based, tiered approach in developing this work plan to best focus our resources, AIE will initiate work in nine risk areas in 2026, including oversight of supplemental funding provided to DOI.
Learn More
Semiannual Report to Congress
This report highlights OIG’s work from April 1, 2025, to September 30, 2025.
Learn More
Whistleblower Protection
Federal laws protect whistleblowers from reprisal for disclosing waste, fraud, abuse, and danger to public health and safety. Learn more about whistleblower protections for DOI employees, contractors, and grantees, as well as how to file a whistleblower reprisal complaint.
Learn More
Infrastructure Oversight
Congress provided more than $34 billion to U.S. Department of the Interior programs through the Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The IIJA and IRA also provided resources to this office.
With fair, objective, and independent oversight, we are helping to safeguard these funds from fraud, waste, and abuse.
Learn More
RECENT REPORTS
Summary: Former NPS Official Failed to Comply With Ethics Standard
March 19, 2026
We found a former NPS official failed to comply with an ethics standard when she participated in particular matters involving a former employer.…
Summary: Former BIE Principal Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography
March 10, 2026
We found that a former Principal of a BIE Boarding School in Arizona viewed and possessed child pornography while on duty.
Summary: Former NPS Superintendent Violated Ethics Rules on Gifts and Use of Government Property
March 11, 2026
We found a former NPS Superintendent accepted gifts from a Government subcontractor and misused Government property while overseeing a project.…
Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Grants Awarded to the State of Colorado by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
April 16, 2026
The Colorado Department of Natural Resources complied with laws and requirements but have issues with subaward management.
Summary: Former OSMRE Official Gave the Appearance of Providing Preferential Treatment to Company
February 18, 2026
We found that a former OSMRE official gave the appearance of preferential treatment to a mining company and lacked candor with our office.
Summary: Former DOI Official Violated Conflict of Interest Rules
December 28, 2025
We substantiated allegations that a former DOI official violated Federal conflict of interest requirements on post-employment representation.…
Issue Areas
Infrastructure Oversight
Congress provided the OIG almost $100 million in the Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act (IIJA) and $10 million in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to oversee the DOI’s management of these funds. Learn how we are helping to safeguard these funds from fraud, waste, and abuse.
Responsibility to Native Americans
The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education provide services to 574 federally recognized tribes with a population of about 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives. OIG oversight helps prevent fraud and mismanagement that diverts funds from those in need.
Financial Management
DOI has significant financial assets, including contracts, financial assistance awards (grants and cooperative agreements), property, and other resources. Within this broad area, we prioritize oversight work on grants and contracts, CARES Act, and spending under the Great American Outdoors Act.
OIG In The News
Former National Park Service employee pleads guilty to overtime wage theft
Press Release
ROME, Ga. - Donny Campbell, a former maintenance department employee at the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, has pleaded guilty to theft of government funds for submitting false overtime entries on his timesheets.
“Federal employees are expected to be responsible stewards of taxpayer money,” said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. “When they abuse that trust, it…
Former National Park Service Employee Sentenced, Ordered to Repay $249,000 Stolen from Camping, Cave Fees
Press Release
CAPE GIRARDEAU – U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on Monday sentenced a former employee of the National Park Service to five years of probation and ordered her to repay $249,000 in campsite and tour fees that she stole from 2019 to 2023.
Lisa Figge was a supervisory visitor use assistant at the Ozark National Scenic Riverways at the time. Figge’s job duties…