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Audit of the Department of the Navy’s Controls Over the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act Program

Submitting OIG: 
Department of Defense OIG
Date Issued: 
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
Department of Defense
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
DODIG-2022-126
Component, if applicable: 
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
United States Marine Corps (USMC)
United States Navy (USN)
Location(s): 
Agency-Wide
Type of Report: 
Audit
Questioned Costs: 
$325,070
Funds for Better Use: 
$0
Number of Recommendations: 
4
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PDF icon DODIG-2022-126.pdf3.88 MB

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number Recommendation Status Significant Recommendation Additional Details
D-2022-0126-D000AT-0001-0001 Open No
Rec. 1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness update Federal Employees' Compensation Act guidance to clearly establish the Injury Compensation Program Administrator roles and responsibilities, including tracking and recouping overpayments and reviewing the chargeback reports.
D-2022-0126-D000AT-0001-0002.a Open No
Rec. 2.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) develop and issue formal guidance that provides a consistent approach for implementing the Federal Employees' Compensation Act Program, including assigning staff, completing chargeback reviews, tracking and monitoring overpayments, maintaining claim files in the Defense Injury and Unemployment Compensation System, and referring claims for investigation.
D-2022-0126-D000AT-0001-0002.b Open No
Rec. 2.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) establish guidance for completing and setting the frequency of command assessments and ensure that those assessments are completed.
D-2022-0126-D000AT-0001-0002.c Open No
Rec. 2.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) complete a workforce study that identifies the number of Department of the Navy Office of Civilian Human Resources personnel required to perform the Federal Employees' Compensation Act workload, including the required functions of oversight and command assessments.
D-2022-0126-D000AT-0001-0002.d Open No
Rec. 2.d: The DoD OIG recommended that the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) include timeframes within updates to Secretary of the Navy Instruction 12810.2A, "Federal Employees' Compensation Act Program" for the Injury Compensation Program Administrators to complete the Injury Compensation Program Administrator Level I course.
D-2022-0126-D000AT-0001-0002.e Open No
Rec. 2.e: The DoD OIG recommended that the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) complete a workforce study that identifies the number of Injury Compensation Program Administrators required to implement and perform the Federal Employees' Compensation Act Program workload, including the required functions of case management, chargeback reviews, and long-term claim file reviews, once the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness clearly establishes the Injury Compensation Program Administrator roles and responsibilities.
D-2022-0126-D000AT-0001-0003 Open No
Rec. 3: The DoD OIG recommended that the Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service Director conduct an analysis of the software and databases needed to manage Federal Employees' Compensation Act claims, such as the Social Security Administration's Death Master File, and provide Injury Compensation Program Administrators access as appropriate.
D-2022-0126-D000AT-0001-0004.a Open No
Rec. 4.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps direct the Human Resources Office Directors to ensure the Injury Compensation Program Administrators accomplish the Injury Compensation Program Administrator Level I training as required by Secretary of the Navy Instruction 12810.2A. Once the training is complete, report the information to the Department of the Navy Office of Civilian Human Resources Injury and Unemployment Compensation Program Manager to track the Injury Compensation Program Administrator's compliance with all training related to the Federal Employees' Compensation Act Program and take appropriate action for those not completing the training.
D-2022-0126-D000AT-0001-0004.b Open No
Rec. 4.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps direct the Human Resources Office Directors to conduct periodic reviews of claim files to ensure that the Injury Compensation Program Administrators are maintaining adequate documentation and elevating documentation requests to Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service Advisors when the Department of Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Programs is unresponsive, as required by the Significant Claims Process Standard Operating Procedure.
D-2022-0126-D000AT-0001-0004.c Open No
Rec. 4.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps direct the Human Resources Office Directors to report overpayment information to the Department of the Navy Office of Civilian Human Resources Injury and Unemployment Compensation Program Manager to monitor the outcomes of all Federal Employees' Compensation Act overpayments, once the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness issues the guidance for tracking and recouping overpayments.
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