COVID-19 Minimally Affected the Jobs for Veterans State Grants Program Amid Weaknesses in Eligibility Validation Practices January 22, 2026

Date Issued

Thursday, January 22, 2026

Submitting OIG

Department of Labor OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Department of Labor

Report Number

06-26-001-02-203

Report Type

Audit

Special Projects

Pandemic

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

Report updated under NDAA 5274

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Open Recommendations

This report has 3 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
00`	Yes	$0	$0
We recommend the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy for the Veterans' Employment and Training Service strengthen Veterans’ Program Letter No. 05-24 (dated April 25, 2024) to detail the eligibility validation procedures for veterans and eligible persons, including the source documentation required for eligibility validation outlined in the Employment and Training Administration’s Training and Employment Guidance Letter No. 23-19, Change 2, Attachment II (dated May 18, 2023).
002	Yes	$0	$0
We recommend the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy for the Veterans' Employment and Training Service work with the one state and conduct a comprehensive assessment to determine the full extent of ineligible individuals being recorded as program participants.
003	Yes	$8,436,366	$0
We recommend the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy for Veterans' Employment and Training Service remedy the $8.4 million in potentially unsupported costs from providing Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program services between Program Years 2020 and 2022 to ineligible individuals.