Department of Agriculture

To learn how communities across the nation responded to the pandemic, we initiated a multi-part review of six communities—two cities, two rural counties, and two Tribal reservations. This report is the first community-specific report and focuses on our work in Springfield, Massachusetts, where we...

OIG reviewed the Forest Service to determine the likely level of sophistication an attacker would need to compromise selected USDA systems or data. OIG made one recommendation to FS and reached management decision on it.

We completed this informational report on a review of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Reconnect Program - Rural Utilities Service consideration and balance of broadband needs, as conducted by an independent certified public accounting firm.

We conducted this work as part of our ongoing inspection with the objective to conduct integrated oversight of the funding provided to Forest Service's Restoration Projects on Federal and Non-Federal Land from Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

OIG evaluated USDA's transfers of funds into and out of the Shared Cost Programs and Working Capital Fund to determine if funds were used in accordance with their purpose.

OIG reviewed the Rural Business-Cooperative Service’s administration of the pre-award process for the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program.

This informational report provides general information related to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funding for the Federal Wildland Firefighter Salaries and Expenses.

In our final report, we reviewed key aspects of the Food and Nutrition Service funding and administration of Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer assistance.

We reviewed how RMA administered and oversaw the Federal Crop Insurance Program’s requirements for prevented planting.

OIG reviewed Rural Utilities Service's award selection process for the Distance Learning and Telemedicine program in FY 2020 and FY 2021.