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U.S. Agency for International Development
Financial Audit of the Emprendimientos Productivos para la Paz Program in Colombia, Managed by Banco de Las Microfinanzas Bancama S.A. Cooperative Agreement 72051419CA00001, January 1 to December 31, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General conducted an audit of the EPA’s reporting of fiscal year 2022 financial and award data in USAspending.gov. During that audit, we identified grant information that was inexplicably changed in the EPA’s grants management system—called the Next Generation Grants System, or NGGS—raising concerns about the overall integrity of the system.
Summary of Findings
During our audit follow-up, we could not determine a valid reason for the changes. EPA grant staff were also not able to explain why the changes were made. The NGGS does not have adequate controls, such as requiring justifications or approval for changes, to prevent or detect improper changes to grant information. If the EPA cannot rely on the information in the NGGS, its ability to effectively administer and oversee its grants portfolio—which, as of the fall of 2024, totaled 8,713 grants with a value of more than $73 billion—is hampered. Furthermore, inadequate controls within the NGGS increase the EPA’s susceptibility to fraud. Improper changes could also impact the other EPA systems that the NGGS connects with.
Our investigation determined that an Amtrak Supervisor based in New York violated company policies by regularly leaving work after clocking in to meet his girlfriend at two hotels in New York City. The supervisor was unreachable when project managers and other supervisors tried to contact him during emergency situations. After his administrative hearing, the employee was terminated on May 6, 2025. He is not eligible for rehire.
Investigative Summary: Findings of Misconduct by a Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge for Installing and Remotely Monitoring an Unauthorized Personally-Owned Camera in the DEA Office
Review of the Export-Import Bank of the United States’ (EXIM’s) process when identifying and selecting EXIM annual export awards recipients. The scope of our review focused on EXIM’s annual conferences and the associated awards between fiscal years 2021 and 2024.
OIG summarized the issues identified during the audits of Region 3 and Region 6’s implementation of Legacy Road and Trail Remediation Program (LRT) and provided recommendations to the Washington Office.
