Reports

Department of Commerce OIG

NIST Was Effective in Implementing the Requirements for Awarding Funds Under the CARES Act

Our objective was to determine whether NIST is complying with the requirements of the CARES Act. Specifically, we determined (1) what steps NIST took to implement and comply with the CARES Act, (2) challenges NIST faced during implementation, and (3) NIST’s status in the processing of applications and awarding funds under the CARES Act. Overall, we found that NIST implemented and followed the requirements of the CARES Act and applicable grant award policies and procedures. In addition, NIST implemented measures to mitigate challenges resulting from an increased workload and a forced transition...

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National Science Foundation OIG

Capstone Report: Observations on the OMB COVID-19 Flexibilities

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National Science Foundation OIG

Performance Audit of the Implementation of OMB COVID-19 Flexibilities – University of Michigan

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Audit | 8/02/2021

Department of Homeland Security OIG

CBP Needs to Strengthen Its Oversight and Policy to Better Care for Migrants Needing Medical Attention

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) needs better oversight and policy to adequately safeguard migrants experiencing medical emergencies or illnesses along the southwest border. CBP concurred with all three of our recommendations, which when implemented, should improve medical attention and procedures for migrants at the southwest border

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Audit | 7/22/2021

Department of Homeland Security OIG

Violations of Detention Standards at Adams County Correctional Center

During our unannounced inspection of Adams in Natchez, Mississippi, we identified violations of ICE detention standards that threatened the health, safety, and rights of detainees. We made seven recommendations to ICE’s Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) to ensure the New Orleans ERO Field Office overseeing Adams addresses identified issues and ensures facility compliance with relevant detention standards. ICE concurred with all seven recommendations.

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Inspection / Evaluation | 7/19/2021

1 - Closed

We recommend the Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations direct the New Orleans Enforcement and Removal Field Office responsible for Adams to ensure the Adams Medical Unit develops emergency care guidelines, documents patient treatment during sick call encounters, and
documents interpretation and medical care provided based on laboratory testing results.

2 - Closed

3 - Closed

We recommend the Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations direct the New Orleans Enforcement and Removal Field Office responsible for Adams to ensure Adams reviews classification determinations, documents detainee special vulnerabilities, and documents language used to conduct detainee interviews.

4 - Closed

5 - Closed

We recommend the Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations direct the New Orleans Enforcement and Removal Field Office responsible for Adams to ensure Adams provides detainees in segregation access to laundry, legal materials, mail, required recreation time outside their cells,the commissary (for those in administrative segregation), ICE request forms, and secure drop-boxes.

6 - Closed

We recommend the Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations direct the New Orleans Enforcement and Removal Field Office responsible for Adams to establish a system to ensure timely ICE responses to requests.

7 - Closed

We recommend the Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations direct the New Orleans Enforcement and Removal Field Office responsible for Adams to update ICE’s contract with Adams to better identify requirements for detainee housing.

Department of Homeland Security OIG

Violations of Detention Standards at Adams County Correctional Center

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Department of Labor OIG

Alert Memorandum: The Employment and Training Administration Does Not Require the National Association of State Workforce Agencies to Report Suspected Unemployment Insurance Fraud Data to the Office of Inspector General or the Employment and Training…

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Other | 7/01/2021

Department of Labor OIG

Alert Memorandum: The Employment and Training Administration Needs to Issue Guidance to Ensure State Workforce Agencies Provide Requested Unemployment Insurance Data to the Office of Inspector General

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Other | 6/16/2021

1 - Open

We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training: Amend 20 CFR 603.5 and 603.6(a) through the rulemaking process to reinforce that UI information must be provided to DOL OIG for all IG engagements authorized under the IG Act, including audits, evaluations, and investigations.

2 - Open

We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training: Issue a new UIPL within 15 days of this memorandum to instruct SWAs that disclosure of information to the OIG for audits, evaluations, and investigations is mandatory without need for a subpoena, and that the OIG will notify SWAs directly of current and future information disclosure requirements, to include data elements.

3 - Open

We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training: Ensure the new UIPL guidance advises SWAs that they may not require the OIG to enter into data sharing agreements as a prerequisite to disclosure of information to the OIG for audits, consistent with the IG Act and federal law.

4 - Closed

We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training: Ensure revisions to UIPL 04-17 advise SWAs that data sharing agreements are not required when sharing UI claim and wage data with the OIG for fraud investigations. The revised UIPL should make clear that SWAs shall share UI claim and wage data with the OIG for fraud detection and investigative purposes, not limiting the sharing to investigations into a particular instance of suspected UI fraud.

5 - Closed

We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training: Continue to work with the OIG, and within 30 days of the memorandum, meet with the OIG to develop a permanent approach for OIG access to UI data.

Department of the Interior OIG

The Bureau of Land Management’s COVID-19 Response at Recreation Management Areas

We reviewed the actions the BLM has taken to protect its employees, volunteers, and the visiting public during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Farm Credit Administration OIG

Survey of Farm Credit Administration Employees on COVID-19

Inspection report on OIG's survey of FCA employees on the safety measures and other actions implemented by FCA in response to COVID-19

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Inspection / Evaluation | 6/09/2021

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NIST Was Effective in Implementing the Requirements for Awarding Funds Under the CARES Act

Capstone Report: Observations on the OMB COVID-19 Flexibilities

Performance Audit of the Implementation of OMB COVID-19 Flexibilities – University of Michigan

CBP Needs to Strengthen Its Oversight and Policy to Better Care for Migrants Needing Medical Attention

Violations of Detention Standards at Adams County Correctional Center

Violations of Detention Standards at Adams County Correctional Center

Alert Memorandum: The Employment and Training Administration Does Not Require the National Association of State Workforce Agencies to Report Suspected Unemployment Insurance Fraud Data to the Office of Inspector General or the Employment and Training…

Alert Memorandum: The Employment and Training Administration Needs to Issue Guidance to Ensure State Workforce Agencies Provide Requested Unemployment Insurance Data to the Office of Inspector General

The Bureau of Land Management’s COVID-19 Response at Recreation Management Areas

Survey of Farm Credit Administration Employees on COVID-19

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