Deficiencies in the Department of the Interior OIG Investigation of the Powder River Basin Coal Lease Sale

RCED-84-167 Published: Jun 11, 1984. Publicly Released: Jun 13, 1984.

Highlights

Pursuant to congressional requests, GAO reviewed the conduct of a Department of the Interior, Office of the Inspector General (OIG) investigation into the Powder River Basin coal lease sale to determine the adequacy of the investigation and identify issues left unresolved by the investigation.

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