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In a New York Times article on Wednesday, September 26th, a recent investigative report done for the Department of Interior concludes that their “program to collect billions of dollars annually from oil and gas companies that drill on federal lands is troubled by mismanagement, ethical lapses and fears of retaliation against whistle-blowers.”

Click on this link to get to the article written by Edmund L. Andrews: Inspector Finds Broad Failures in Oil Program (New York Times, www.nytimes.com, September 26, 2007)

Click on these links to get to the Investigative Report written by Inspector General Earl E. Devaney to Department of Interior Secretary Kempthorne:

Investigative Report: Minerals Management Service, False Claims Allegations (Department of Interior, Office of the Inspector General, September 7, 2007) 452K PDF, 135 pages

Investigative Report: Minerals Management Service, False Claims Allegations (Department of Interior, Office of the Inspector General, September 7, 2007) Same letter and report as above, as a text document

Related Links Blowing the Whistle on Big Oil - (New York Times, December 3, 2006) Oil Lease Chief Knew of Error, Report Asserts - (New York Times, January 17, 2007) Vague Law and Hard Lobbying Add Up to Billions for Big Oil - (New York Times, March 27, 2006)