Reports

Our audit objective is to determine whether GSA has implemented CDC recommendations and GSA policy to limit the airborne transmission of COVID-19 in GSA-controlled facilities by improving central air filtration in heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.

Inspection Notification: SBA’s Handling of Potentially Fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program Loans

The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations nationwide.  We will focus on IHS's coordination of the distribution, allocation, and administration of the vaccine to Tribal Health Programs. The objective of this audit is to determine whether IHS followed the Memorandum of Agreement for the CDC COVID-19 Federal Agency Vaccination Program and the IHS COVID-19 Pandemic Vaccine Plan to coordinate the distribution, allocation, and administration of the vaccines to Tribal Health Programs to protect AI/AN beneficiaries. 

Identifying patients who are at-risk of overdose or abuse is key to addressing this crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic has made this need even more pressing. The National Institutes of Health recently warned that individuals with opioiduse disorder could be particularly hard hit by COVID-19, which is a respiratory virus that attacks the lungs. Respiratory disease is known to increase mortality risks among people taking opioids. This data brief would provide information on opioid utilization among beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Part D in 2020. 

This review is a culmination of the OIG's work on FISMA as well as additional cybersecurity and technology work performed by the OIG throughout the year.  The review this fiscal year includes additional work to address questions raised by members of Congress related to information technology and cybersecurity during the Department of Energy's maximum telework posture.
 

The objective of this review is to assess the IRS’s processing of the Recovery Rebate Credit claims during the 2021 Filing Season, including ensuring that taxpayers are properly reconciling advanced Economic Impact Payments received during Calendar Year 2020.   

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act,  signed into law on March 27, 2020 created a refundable tax credit, the Recovery Rebate Credit (RRC) of up to $1,200 per eligible adult and $500 for each qualifying child to be applied toward income earned during Tax Year 2020.  The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021,  enacted on December 27, 2020, created an additional RRC of up to $600 for each eligible individual and $600 for each eligible child.  These Acts authorized the IRS to make advance payments of the credits using an individual’s Tax Year 2018 or Tax Year 2019 tax return.  

Evaluate the Department’s plans/processes to ensure TEACH grantees receive full-time credit toward their service obligations for part-time and temporarily interrupted service due to COVID-19.

The review will determine: (a) how the Department is administering, recording, and reporting contractor paid leave reimbursements, (b) who is responsible for selecting the labor categories/positions that qualify and under what circumstances, and (c) the amount of contractor paid leave reimbursements under the CARES Act for the period examined.

HUD OIG is conducting a review of HUD's Office of Residential Care Facilities.  Media reports have shown that the COVID-19 virus impacted nursing homes nationwide.  Our audit objective is to determine the biggest challenges that nursing home owners face related to COVID-19 and whether they are prepared to meet their future financial obligations.

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a significant reduction in OSHA inspections and an increase in non-formal complaint investigations. This audit will focus on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on OSHA operations and efforts to safeguard workers.