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Cattle Health Program Disease Incident Response

Submitting OIG: 
Department of Agriculture OIG
Report Description: 
OIG evaluated Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s oversight of response activities related to cattle disease incidents for the tuberculosis, brucellosis, and bovine spongiform encephalopathy programs.
Date Issued: 
Monday, November 28, 2022
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
Department of Agriculture
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
33601-0003-41
Component, if applicable: 
Animal Plant Health Inspection Service
Location(s): 
Agency-Wide
Type of Report: 
Audit
Questioned Costs: 
$613,227
Funds for Better Use: 
$18,072,798
Number of Recommendations: 
9
View Document: 
AttachmentSize
PDF icon 33601-0003-41FinalDistribution.pdf1.88 MB

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number Recommendation Status Significant Recommendation Additional Details
1 Open Yes
Analyze the three risks for which APHIS has not begun mitigating actions by estimating the risks’ significance by considering the magnitude of impact, likelihood of occurrence, and the nature of the risks.
2 Open Yes
Based on the results of Recommendation 1, determine what actions are necessary to mitigate the risks.
3 Open Yes
Revise and implement procedures to enable recipients to separately identify their costs for each program under APHIS’ Animal Health program umbrella cooperative agreements.
4 Open Yes
Obtain the recipients’ actual expenses for each Animal Health program under the umbrella cooperative agreements for the last 3 years from the implementation of Recommendation 3, and perform a reconciliation to determine whether these expenses reflected the amounts APHIS allocated.
5 Open Yes
Based on the results of the reconciliation performed in Recommendation 4, determine whether APHIS complied with relevant appropriation act provisions and, as necessary, obtain an Office of the General Counsel opinion on any potential unauthorized reprogramming and Antideficiency Act violations.
6 Open Yes
Consult with qualified professional(s) (such as licensed appraisers) to determine whether APHIS’ current valuation method used to indemnify cattle for tuberculosis reflects the fair market value of cattle destroyed.
7 Open Yes
Based on the results of Recommendation 6, revise, if needed, the current valuation method used to indemnify cattle for tuberculosis to ensure it reflects the fair market value of cattle destroyed.
8 Open Yes
If the tuberculosis indemnity payment process has not been formally incorporated into regulations, submit a regulatory work plan to the USDA Office of Budget and Program Analysis.
9 Open Yes
Provide area offices with guidance that includes the specific documentation area offices are required to maintain for the Cattle Health Program tuberculosis and brucellosis indemnity payments to ensure adequate support is readily available for review.
Displaying 9 of 9 Recommendations