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Environmental Protection Agency OIG
EPA Has Sufficiently Managed Emergency Responses During the Pandemic but Needs to Procure More Supplies and Clarify Guidance
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Department of Labor OIG
ETA Needs to Improve Its Oversight of States' Efforts to Identify UI Fraud Using Federal Prisoners' Social Security Numbers
A federal investigation found that $267.3 million in unemployment benefits may have been improperly paid through claims using federal prisoners’ Social Security numbers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Auditors found that the U.S. Department of Labor failed to properly oversee state investigations, track fraudulent payments, and ensure states had access to tools that could detect fraud. Of the $684,475 in benefits reviewed across 10 state workforce agencies, $135,642 was confirmed as fraudulent, raising concerns that additional fraud went undetected due to weak oversight, staffing shortages, and...
U.S. Postal Service OIG
Employee Safety – Postal Service COVID-19 Response
To lead its pandemic response, the Postal Service created the COVID-19 Command Response Team at headquarters to ensure the agency followed directives and guidance from the CDC. The Postal Service implemented changes to slow the spread of the virus, manage and support affected employees, and ensure that recovered employees returned to work safely. Our objective was to assess the Postal Service’s response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak regarding the safety of its employees.
U.S. Postal Service OIG
COVID-19 Leave Administration
Our objective was to assess the Postal Service’s management of its employees’ use of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Although the FFCRA expired on December 31, 2020, the Postal Service continued to allow liberal leave usage for employees who had a sickness related to COVID‑19. On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law. This Act is similar to the FFCRA in that it created a new type of leave. Effective March 12, 2021, and continuing through September 30, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act provides...