Department of Agriculture

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...

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...

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...

OIG evaluated the internal controls that the Farm Service Agency designed and established to respond to risks it identified related to (1) consistent and accurate reviews of applications for assistance and (2) reducing improper payments of the Inflation Reduction Act Section 22006 Extraordinary...

We conducted oversight of Forest Service's (FS) funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Division J for Hazardous Fuels Management activities.

We conducted integrated oversight of Forest Service’s (FS) implementation of the Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program.

Our work included reviewing and reporting information about the Bioproduct Pilot Program (BPP), from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) through a review of publicly available information, discussions with National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) officials, and a review of...

OIG determined whether Farm Service Agency (FSA) employees would recognize and respond to phishing email. OIG made three recommendations to OCIO and reached management decision on each of them.

As required by FISMA, OIG reviewed USDA’s ongoing efforts to improve its information technology security program and practices during FY 2024.