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The mission of the Office of Inspector General is to provide independent oversight and promote excellence, integrity, and accountability within the programs, operations, and management of the U.S. Department of the Interior.

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Semiannual Report to Congress

Read the latest report to Congress highlighting the OIG’s successful work from April 1, 2016, through September 30, 2016.

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OIG in the News

February 13, 2017
Press Release

United States Recovers $300,000 Resolving Allegations That Federal Oil Lesse Violated the False Claims Act

DENVER -- The Acting United States Attorney for the District of Colorado, Bob Troyer, today announced the recovery of $300,000 as settlement of allegations that General Production Service of California, Inc. (“GPS”) violated the federal False...

December 06, 2016
Press Release

Tribal Firefighter Pleads Guilty To Setting Fires On Indian Lands

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Raymond Neal Swayney, 31, of Cherokee, N.C., appeared in federal court in Asheville today and pleaded guilty to intentionally setting fires on Indian lands, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western...
October 25, 2016
Press Release

Former Fish and Wildlife Service Employee Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements in Disclosure Forms

A former senior employee of the Interior Department’s Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) pleaded guilty to making false statements in several disclosure forms to conceal approximately $300,000 of income that he received from an association that...
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