Alleged Conflict of Interest by a DOI Grant Official Unfounded
Alleged Conflict of Interest by a DOI Grant Official Unfounded
Reports
Sanco Operating/Sanders Oil and Gas Company Agreed to Pay Federal Royalties Owed to BLM
Sanco Operating/Sanders Oil and Gas Company Agreed to Pay Federal Royalties Owed to BLM
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program Grants Awarded to the State of Nebraska, Game and Parks Commission, From July 1, 2014 Through June 30, 2016
The OIG audited the costs claimed by the State of Nebraska’s Game and Parks Commission, under grants awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) through the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program. The audit included claims totaling $46.9 million on 115 grants that were open during the State fiscal years that ended June 30, 2015, and June 30, 2016.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program Grants Awarded to the State of Nebraska, Game and Parks Commission, From July 1, 2014 Through June 30, 2016
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program Grants Awarded to the State of Nebraska, Game and Parks Commission, From July 1, 2014 Through June 30, 2016
Quality Control Review of Northern Virginia Regional Commission’s Single Audit
On behalf of the National Park Service (NPS), we conducted a quality control review (QCR) of an independent public accountant’s (IPA) fiscal year 2016 single audit of the Northern Virginia Regional Commission, an NPS grantee. The purpose of our QCR was to determine whether the IPA performed the single audit in accordance with all applicable auditing standards and the Code of Federal Regulations.
Auditors may receive an overall QCR rating of pass, pass with deficiencies, or fail.
Federal Lease Operator Did Not Report Actual Mineral Production Measurements
Federal Lease Operator Did Not Report Actual Mineral Production Measurements
Quality Control Review of Northern Virginia Regional Commission’s Single Audit
Quality Control Review of Northern Virginia Regional Commission’s Single Audit
Report of Prohibited Communications by Former National Indian Gaming Commission Employee Unfounded
The OIG investigated allegations that a former Government employee of the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) violated Federal post-employment restrictions by communicating with current NIGC employees regarding a management agreement that the Government employee was involved in while working for NIGC.
We did not substantiate the allegation against the former Government employee.
Report of Prohibited Communications by Former National Indian Gaming Commission Employee Unfounded
Report of Prohibited Communications by Former National Indian Gaming Commission Employee Unfounded
Investigation of Falsified Blowout Preventer Test Chart
The OIG investigated allegations that employees of Energy Resource Technology, Inc. (ERT) falsified Blowout Preventer (BOP) pressure test charts and engaged in unsafe welding operations while conducting oil and gas activities aboard an offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
We found that the ERT manager on the platform, Race Addington, concealed a failed pressure test from Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) officials and directed offshore worker Kenneth Johns and another ERT employee to fabricate a false BOP pressure test chart.