Reports

Department of Labor OIG

COVID-19: The Pandemic Highlighted the Need to Strengthen Wage and Hour Division's Enforcement Controls

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Audit | 9/30/2021

Department of Justice OIG

Review of the Office of Justice Programs’ Administration of CARES Act Funding

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Department of Justice

Omaha Residents Charged with COVID Relief Fraud

North Carolina, City of Charlotte Internal Audit Department

CARES Act Fund Distributions for Small Business Recovery and Housing Relief

This audit was conducted to evaluate CARES Act funds designated for City Council-approved small business recovery and housing relief programs. The Office found that Community relief programs were adequately designed to address the economic impact from the pandemic. Controls over the distribution and monitoring of some community recovery programs should be improved to prevent and detect misappropriations. Emergency relief programs can benefit from the lessons learned during these COVID-19 responses.

Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery

Fiscal Year 2022 Audit Plan

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Department of Justice

Two Defendants Charged in Separate, Covid-19 Vaccination Record Card Frauds

Virginia, Prince William County Internal Audit Function

Prince William County, Virginia Internal Audit Report - CARES Act Monitoring

The primary objective of this internal audit was to conduct sub-recipient monitoring of ten CARES Act sub-recipients, in addition to the SkillsSource Group Inc., on behalf of the County. SkillSource was not a direct sub-recipient of CRF funds from the County. The County contracted with SkillSource as part of a Workforce Reskilling and Transition grant, utilizing CRF funds to fund the program. The testing period varied for each sub-recipient and can be located within the Detailed Results section of this report.

Department of Education OIG

Remington College’s Use of Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Student Aid and Institutional Grants

The objective of our audit was to determine if Remington College used the Student Aid (Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.425E) and Institutional (ALN 84.425F) portions of its Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) grant funds for allowable and intended purposes.Remington College generally used the Student Aid portion of its HEERF grant funds for allowable and intended purposes but did not always use the Institutional portion of its funds in accordance with Federal requirements. We found that Remington College spent Institutional funds for several unallowable purposes and did not...

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Audit | 9/28/2021

2.1 - Closed

Require Remington College to return to the Department the $80,121 in Institutional grant funds spent beyond the supplemental Institutional grant period or reallocate the funds to other allowable costs.

2.2 - Closed

Clarify whether the costs that Remington College initially charged to its Institutional grant for student computers were allowable under the law and existing guidance, and determine whether Remington College’s subsequent reallocation of costs for other expenses in the amount of $64,985 (corrective actions) was appropriate.

2.3 - Closed

Determine whether the $639,400 that Remington College charged to its Institutional grant for contracts awarded without a competitive procurement process was reasonable when compared to the quality and costs of suitable alternatives, and if not, require appropriate corrective actions.

2.4 - Closed

Require Remington College to incorporate in its policies and procedures for managing HEERF grant funds the Federal requirements related to charging only allowable costs during the grant performance period, using competitive processes for selecting vendors when purchases are over $10,000, obtaining price or rate quotations from an adequate number of qualified vendors for purchases between $10,000 and $250,000, and using formal procurement methods for purchases over $250,000.

2.5 - Closed

Require Remington College to ensure that school officials responsible for making purchasing decisions receive sufficient training on Federal rules and regulations related to grant administration and management.

3.1 - Closed

Require Remington College to incorporate in its policies and procedures for managing Institutional grant funds the Federal cash management requirements related to minimizing the time between drawing down and spending Federal grant funds, including HEERF funds; maintaining the funds in an interest-bearing account; and remitting interest earned in excess of $500 in accordance with 2 C.F.R. § 200.305(b).

3.2 - Closed

Require Remington College to incorporate in its policies and procedures for managing Student Aid grant funds the Federal cash management requirements related to maintaining the funds in an interest-bearing account and remitting interest earned in excess of $500 in accordance with 2 C.F.R. § 200.305(b).

3.3 - Closed

Determine whether Remington College accurately calculated interest and ensure that the correct amount of interest is returned to the Federal government in accordance with 2 C.F.R. § 200.305(b)(9).

Department of Veterans Affairs OIG

Failure to Mitigate Risk of and Manage a COVID-19 Outbreak at a Community Living Center at VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville, Illinois

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an inspection at the VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville, Illinois, to determine the validity of allegations, specific to COVID-19 and the Community Living Center (CLC), of failure to observe infection control practices, failure to minimize risk of exposure to COVID-19, inconsistent ongoing testing, and failure to notify residents, families, and staff of positive test results. During the inspection, the OIG identified concerns related to leaders’ post-outbreak actions.The OIG substantiated a failure to observe general infection control...

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Inspection / Evaluation | 9/28/2021

1 - Closed

The VA Great Lakes Health Care System Director evaluates whether administrative action is warranted for individuals regarding failures to mitigate risk and manage a COVID-19 outbreak at the VA Illiana Health Care System, and takes action, as appropriate.

10 - Closed

The VA Illiana Health Care System Director directs community living center leaders to complete a post-baseline plan for the COVID-19 disease that includes the required elements of screening, monitoring, and testing.

11 - Closed

The VA Illiana Health Care System Director evaluates the community living center standard operating procedure titled “COVID-19 Bi-Monthly Resident Surveillance Testing” to ensure that it provides guidance with specific actions for staff to take when a resident tests positive for COVID-19.

12 - Closed

The VA Illiana Health Care System Director verifies that COVID-19 testing for community living center residents and staff occurs as required for both routine surveillance and in response to confirmed cases of COVID-19.

13 - Closed

The VA Illiana Health Care System Director confirms that the community living center COVID-19 standard operating procedure clearly communicates the process, including roles and responsibilities, for notification of a resident’s change in condition or room assignment and communicates the plan to all community living staff.

14 - Closed

The VA Illiana Health Care System Director executes a process to ensure that the facility identifies potential high-risk scenarios, such as an outbreak of COVID-19 at the community living center, and when identified, creates a plan to mitigate and manage risk.

15 - Closed

The VA Illiana Health Care System Director directs those conducting the facility’s after-action review of the community living center outbreak to include input from frontline community living center staff and takes action as necessary.

2 - Closed

The VA Illiana Health Care System Director ensures the plan to monitor and track face mask wearing by staff at the community living center adheres to current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance, is ongoing, results are monitored, and action plans are implemented as warranted.

3 - Closed

The VA Illiana Health Care System Director confirms that all community living center staff identified as requiring respiratory protection are fit tested, trained, and have ready access to respiratory devices.

4 - Closed

The VA Illiana Health Care System Director ensures a plan is in place that adheres to current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance regarding staff with known community exposure to COVID-19, and monitors for compliance.

5 - Closed

The VA Illiana Health Care System Director confirms that a comprehensive plan is in place that adheres to current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance regarding community living center residents with known exposure to individuals diagnosed with COVID-19, and monitors compliance.

6 - Closed

The VA Illiana Health Care System Director ensures operability and use of the bed management system for tracking completion of room cleaning.

7 - Closed

The VA Illiana Health Care System Director oversees the completion and implementation of a policy for administering aerosol-generating procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic that adheres to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance, and monitors compliance.

8 - Closed

The VA Illiana Health Care System Director evaluates the organizational approach for notifying managers of updated Veterans Health Administration policies and guidance for monitoring actions taken to ensure compliance with new requirements.

9 - Closed

The VA Illiana Health Care System Director reinforces facility staff understanding of Veterans Health Administration guidance related to community living center practices, including group activities, disseminated during emergent events such as a pandemic and maintains oversight of community living center leaders’ implementation of such guidance.

Department of Justice OIG

Staff Perceptions of the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Management of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A Follow-Up Survey of BOP Staff

Results from this survey are available at the following link: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/582f32f0127c4c86870b2e129c05b9…

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Reports

COVID-19: The Pandemic Highlighted the Need to Strengthen Wage and Hour Division's Enforcement Controls

Review of the Office of Justice Programs’ Administration of CARES Act Funding

Omaha Residents Charged with COVID Relief Fraud

CARES Act Fund Distributions for Small Business Recovery and Housing Relief

Fiscal Year 2022 Audit Plan

Two Defendants Charged in Separate, Covid-19 Vaccination Record Card Frauds

Prince William County, Virginia Internal Audit Report - CARES Act Monitoring

Remington College’s Use of Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Student Aid and Institutional Grants

Failure to Mitigate Risk of and Manage a COVID-19 Outbreak at a Community Living Center at VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville, Illinois

Staff Perceptions of the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Management of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A Follow-Up Survey of BOP Staff

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