Federal Reports

An Amtrak Foreman based in Providence, Rhode Island, was terminated on May 7, 2024, after an administrative hearing for repeatedly going to his residence during his shift without permission to do so and without taking the appropriate leave. Instead, the foreman did so without swiping out on a time keeping machine, which resulted in his receipt of over $2,300 in pay for hours he did not work. The former employee is ineligible for rehire.

We initiated a proactive review to determine whether the Departmental Ethics Office was identifying prohibited investments held by DOI employees.

Improper Payment Determination USITC

We reviewed whether the Risk Management Agency’s and selected approved insurance providers’ oversight of the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection Pilot Program was sufficient to ensure that approved revenues, liabilities, and indemnity payments were accurate.

This document provides an update to our plan for oversight of the EPA’s implementation of the IIJA.We have divided this Year 3 oversight plan into three time-based sections that describe planned and ongoing IIJA-related audit and evaluation projects for FY 2024 and beyond. The first section includes planned and ongoing projects for Year 3 of our IIJA oversight, the second section details planned projects for Years 4–5, and a third section summarizes our planned approaches for oversight work expected in Year 6 and beyond. Each of the planned and ongoing projects summarized in this plan relates to the EPA’s IIJA implementation work; however, some projects identified in this oversight plan will receive partial support from annual appropriations.