Accessibility of Crop Insurance Policies
We determined that although RMA performs oversight, it does not have the information needed to evaluate whether AIPs and agents are offering all relevant insurance plans to producers which may leave some producers without adequate protection.
OIG Engagements Relevant to the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”
Pursuant to One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a review of OIG and Government Accountability Office (GAO) engagements related to USDA programs that received funding under the act. Through this review, we identified work that may provide USDA insight when...
IIJA - Rural Utilities Service’s Evaluation and Prioritization of the Level of Service for its Broadband ReConnect Program
OIG contracted an Independent Public Accounting firm to review the Rural Utilities Service’s process for evaluating and prioritizing the level of service provided for its broadband program, as well as how the current mapping software addresses previously identified programming errors.
Farm and Food Workers Relief Grant Program Use and Monitoring of Funds
OIG reviewed the Agricultural Marketing Service’s monitoring over grantees’ use of funds within the Farm and Food Workers Relief Grant Program.
2025 USDA Top Management Challenges
Independent Service Auditor’s Report on the Office of the Chief Information Officer’s Description of Its Data Center Hosting and Security Systems and the Suitability of the Design and Operating Effectiveness of Its Controls for Oct. 1, 2024-June 30, 2025
This report presents the results of the System and Organization Controls 1 Type 2 examination conducted in accordance with relevant attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of the Chief...
Independent Service Auditor’s Report on National Finance Center’s Description of Its Payroll and Personnel Systems and the Suitability of the Design and Operating Effectiveness of Its Controls for the period October 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025
This report presents the results of the System and Organization Controls 1 Type 2 examination conducted in accordance with relevant attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Finance...
Agreed-Upon Procedures—Employee Benefits, Withholdings, Contributions, and Supplemental Semiannual Headcount Reporting Submitted to the Office of Personnel Management for Fiscal Year 2025
OIG performed agreed-upon procedures to assess information reported to OPM by USDA’s NFC.
Independent Service Auditor’s Report on Financial Management Services’ Description of Its Financial Systems and the Suitability of the Design and Operating Effectiveness of Controls for the period October 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025
This report presents the results of the System and Organization Controls 1 Type 2 examination conducted in accordance with relevant attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Financial...