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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.

Ranked Among Top 5 OIGs in 2023

Our office continues to rank as the best place to work at the U.S. Department of the Interior, according to 2023 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government. We are also ranked in the top 5 OIGs and top 50 out of more than 450 Federal agency subcomponents!

Semiannual Report to Congress

Read our latest report to Congress highlighting the OIG’s successful work from October 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024.

Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations Oversight Plan for 2024

Using a risk-based, tiered approach, AIE will initiate work in nine focus areas in 2024, including oversight of IIJA, IRA, and other supplemental funding provided to the DOI.

RECENT REPORTS

Issue Areas

Money looking through PPE masks
The OIG is charged with oversight of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s $756 million pandemic relief fund. Learn how we are fulfilling our mission to prevent fraud, waste, and misuse during this crisis.
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

Press Release

Your source for the latest updates from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Inspector General

Press Release

ALBUQUERQUE – A Colorado man was sentenced to two years of supervised release and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $242,210 after pleading guilty to money laundering and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.