Reports

Verification Review – Recommendations for the Inspection Report Titled U.S. Department of the Interior’s Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation Programs (2015-CR-001)

Recommendations for the 2016 Report on the Office of Aviation Services’ Maintenance System

We evaluated the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s (BSEE’s) $316 million flight services contract in response to concerns regarding flight services in the Gulf of Mexico Region (GOMR). We found that contracting for helicopter flight services is the best mechanism to accomplish BSEE’s offshore inspections in GOMR. Although BSEE acted to reduce costs related to its helicopter flight services contract, we identified issues that should be addressed to reduce safety risks to personnel and reduce the risk of waste or abuse related to the contract.

WSFR Grants Awarded to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2017

We audited costs claimed by the State of Illinois Department of Natural Resources (Department) under Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration grants awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The audit included claims totaling approximately $50 million on 90 grants that were associated with the State fiscal years that ended June 30, 2016, and June 30, 2017.