How much is the Department of Interior spending on conferences? Don’t ask the Department of Interior

A new report released Thursday says the Department of Interior is not tracking the money it spends on conferences, and is failing to report conference costs publicly, a violation of the Obama administration’s own policy. The department’s Office of Inspector General’s report noted that the White House Office of Management and Budget has set out rules for conference spending, but said the Department of Interior isn’t following them at all. “We found that DOI provides OMB and the public with estimated expenses rather than actual costs because actual conference expenditures are not tracked,” it said. “As a result, DOI cannot effectively determine if conference or travel expenses have been reduced and, thus, if it has met OMB’s policy guidance to control costs.” In 2011, OMB required federal agencies to ensure a senior-level person reviewed and approved all conferences with expenses above $100,000, and prohibited spending on $500,000 for any single conference. Details on all conferences above $100,000 must be reported publicly. The OIG warned in 2012 that the Department of Interior was not prepared to track this spending, something that is still true today. “We found that DOI was inadequately prepared to accurately track and monitor its conferences and related expenses as required by public law and OMB policy guidance,” it said...more

They can't manage the lands they are responsible for and they can't track federal funds for which they are also responsible.  Do we really need these clowns?