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Election Assistance Commission OIG

Audit of North Carolina’s Administration of CARES Act and HAVA Election Security Funds

The audit objectives are to determine whether North Carolina (1) used funds for authorized purposes in accordance with applicable requirements, (2) complied with requirements for state matching, (3) properly accounted for and controlled property purchased with EAC funds, and (4) used funds for intended purposes.

Department of Labor OIG

Performance Audit of the Short-Time Compensation Program under the CARES Act, Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act and the America Rescue Plan Act

The Short-Time Compensation (STC) program acts as a work share program, with employers reducing the number of hours offered to employees and the state making up the difference in the form of benefit payments. Our focus will be to determine if Department of Labor ensured states met the STC program requirements and used the related funds in accordance with provisions under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, the Continued Assistance Act, and the America Rescue Plan Act for the period of March 27, 2020 to September 6, 2021.

Department of Homeland Security OIG

Review of FEMA Funding for COVID-19 Response and Relief

To determine how much federal assistance has been provided to six geographic areas in response to the pandemic.  This is part of the PRAC Impact Project.

Department of Labor OIG

Audit of COVID-19 OSHA’s Actions to Address Increasing & Severe Injuries at Warehouse Facilities of Large Online Retailers

Office of Inspector General is initiating an audit to determine what actions OSHA has taken to address the increase in severe injuries at warehouse and order fulfillment facilities of online and other retailers as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.

General Services Administration OIG

Inspection of Indoor Air Quality in Unrenovated Space at GSA Headquarters Building

The Office of Inspector General, Office of Inspections, is conducting an inspection of indoor air quality in the unrenovated space at the GSA Headquarters Building. Our objectives are to assess the potential impact of building occupancy in Wings 0 and 3 of the Headquarters Building on indoor air quality, ventilation, filtration, and circulation test results, and; to identify any actions GSA has taken, is taking, or plans to take, in implementing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other guidance for a safe work environment to mitigate risks in these unrenovated areas.

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration

Review of Internal Revenue Service's Pandemic Hiring Practices

TIGTA is initiating a review to determine whether expedited hiring practices during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic present potential security risks by assessing the effectiveness of fingerprinting and hiring activities, including inspection of employment eligibility documents.  It plans to identify newly established policies and guidance implemented to facilitate hiring during the pandemic, obtain extracts of new hires from 3/23/20 through 7/17/21 where either fingerprinting or Form I-9 physical inspection of identity documents was deferred, and determine whether hiring records comply with the requirements of the newly established policies and guidance implemented to facilitate hiring during the pandemic.
 
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration

American Rescue Plan Act Information Technology Funding

TIGTA is initiating a review of the IRS's oversight of the IRS's Information Technology organization's oversight of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) funding. ARPA is the latest in a series of coronavirus pandemic-related relief and economic stimulus legislation.  It includes approximately $1.9 trillion in economic relief and stimulus to address the continuing impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses.  ARPA provides the IRS with approximately $1.8 billion for the implementation of numerous tax-related provisions intended to provide relief to individuals and businesses and to modernize and secure its systems.  The IT organization was allocated approximately $1 billion of these funds for the systems work.
Department of Defense OIG

Audit of DoD Actions Taken to Implement Cybersecurity Protections Over Remote Access Software in the Coronavirus Disease–2019 Telework Environment

We are conducting the subject audit at the request of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. The objective of this audit is to determine the actions taken by the DoD to configure remote access software used to facilitate telework during the COVID-19 pandemic to protect DoD networks and systems from potential malicious activity. We will also determine the extent to which the DoD implemented security controls to protect remote connections to its networks. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Department of Defense OIG

Audit of DoD Actions Taken to Protect DoD Information When Using Collaboration Tools During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The objective of this audit is to determine whether DoD’s deployment of collaboration tools used to facilitate telework during the coronavirus disease–2019 (COVID-19) pandemic exposed DoD networks and systems to potential malicious activity, and the extent to which the DoD implemented security controls to protect the collaboration tools used on its networks. We will perform this audit in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will consider suggestions from DoD management for additional or revised objectives.

General Services Administration OIG

Audit of GSA's Response to COVID-19: Assessment of Indoor Air Quality in GSA-Controlled Facilities

The focus of this audit is to determine whether GSA's Public Buildings Service (PBS) has taken appropriate steps during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure that indoor air quality in GSA-controlled facilities meets applicable federal and industry standards. Our audit objectives are to determine whether PBS has (1) implemented Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidance to mitigate and prevent the spread of COVID-19 in GSA-owned facilities, and (2) adhered to federally adopted industry standards for acceptable indoor air quality.