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Department of Justice
A Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Querying Practices Under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Between March 2020 and March 2024, the Department of State (DoS) issued more than 12 million nonimmigrant U.S. visas without conducting in-person interviews or collecting fingerprints. At the time, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) frontline officers at U.S. ports of entry conducting inspections were unaware that some foreign nationals had not been fully screened by DoS, thereby missing an opportunity to conduct enhanced screening and inspection prior to admission to the United States.
Audit of the United States Marshals Service’s Blanket Purchase Agreement for Executive, Administrative, and Professional Support Services Awarded to Mayvin, Incorporated
In August 2022, the PACT Act significantly expanded veterans’ eligibility for benefits and services for conditions related to toxic exposure. The expansion added further complexity to VBA’s claims determination process, particularly given the voluminous guidance issued for nonpresumptive conditions—those conditions for which service connection cannot be granted on a presumptive basis. Notably, the law opened a new path for service connection for veterans with nonpresumptive conditions related to toxic exposure risk activity (TERA). The VA OIG conducted this review from October 2023 through May 2025 to determine whether VBA staff processed decisions in compliance with TERA procedures under the PACT Act that denied nonpresumptive conditions. The OIG focused on denials because of the potential impact of incorrect decisions on benefits received by veterans.
The review found VBA’s oversight lagged in ensuring accurate processing of nonpresumptive conditions under the PACT Act. While VBA took steps to improve PACT Act claims processing, these efforts have not remedied the problem of various inaccuracies related to nonpresumptive conditions. An OIG statistical analysis estimated 61 percent of all nonpresumptive, TERA-related decisions under the PACT Act that VBA denied from May 1 through August 31, 2023, had processing errors—some of which could have affected veterans’ benefits. For example, some errors showed that claims processors did not accurately identify toxic exposure claims, research and verify veterans’ participation in a TERA, request a medical exam and opinion regarding toxic exposure, or appropriately include key information in decisions for nonpresumptive conditions. Furthermore, PACT Act guidance is difficult for staff to navigate because it is frequently updated and spread among several different sources. VBA needs to improve its oversight to mitigate and prevent inconsistencies and errors. VBA concurred with the OIG’s three recommendations to correct processing errors, consolidate guidance, and evaluate controls.
CYBERSECURITY/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Audit of the Department of the Treasury Federal Information Security Modernization Act, Fiscal Year 2025 Performance Audit for the Unclassified Systems
Audit of the Department of the Treasury Federal Information Security Modernization Act, Fiscal Year 2025 Performance Audit for the Collateral National Security Systems
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, authorized $1 billion in appropriations for the purchase and installation of renewable energy, energy storage, and other grid technologies. The Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office (GDO) will administer the $1 billion through the Puerto Rico Energy Resilience Fund (PR-ERF) Program, which focuses on energy resilience investments to grow Puerto Rico’s clean energy economy, while pursuing the goal to meet 100 percent of its electricity needs with renewable energy by 2050. We initiated this inspection to determine the GDO’s readiness to implement the PR-ERF Program.
We found that the GDO was not fully prepared to implement the PR ERF Program, as it had not developed the requisite oversight tools and resources to conduct separate and appropriate oversight to ensure that it will meet its intended goals and objectives. We identified six areas related to the GDO’s implementation of the PR-ERF Program where additional oversight and resources are needed.
The lack of preparedness and planned oversight occurred due to the GDO’s reliance on other entities. Specifically, while the GDO delegated management and execution duties to other entities, it did not assess the readiness and ability of these entities to oversee the PR-ERF Program, nor prepare a plan to oversee the work performed by these entities.
The GDO’s ability to achieve PR-ERF Program objectives is vulnerable without the establishment of independent, robust oversight, and resources.
To address the issues identified in this report, we have made one recommendation that, if fully implemented, should help ensure that the GDO’s oversight tools and resources are adequate for the PR-ERF Program.
