Federal Reports

Between 2013 and 2015, the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), Bethesda, MD, allowed a few AmeriCorps members to provide emotional support (doula care) to women during abortion procedures at three New York City clinics operated by the Institute for Family Health (IFH), a subgrantee. Investigators discovered that NACHC had disregarded the direction of CNCS’s General Counsel in 2010 to include in its training materials and member agreements the abortion prohibition precisely as stated in the Serve America Act.

For this review of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA’s) Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) program, the objectives were to (1) determine the progress of Polar Follow-On program planning, (2) monitor ongoing JPSS acquisition and development (i.e., JPSS-1 and JPSS-2 missions), and (3) assess the extent of potential data gaps. We have conducted oversight of the JPSS program since its inception; this is our fourth report on the program and related activities.

This semiannual report is issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC’s),Office of Inspector General (OIG) pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended. Itsummarizes our activities and accomplishments for the period October 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016.