Federal Reports

Results of the modified peer review of the FEC OIG

We conducted this review on behalf of the Federal Audit Executive Council’s Cross-Cutting Issues Subcommittee which was established to support the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) Audit Committee by coordinating government-wide activities that promote economy and efficiency in Federal programs and operations and address areas of weakness and vulnerability regarding fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement. The Subcommittee also supports CIGIE by assisting in its statutory responsibility to address integrity, economy and effectiveness issues that transcend individual Government agencies. In October 2023, the Subcommittee formed a working group consisting of representatives from six OIGs to begin a collaboration effort to inform Federal agencies of best practices and aid Federal agencies with implementing cloud security in an effective manner based on findings, recommendations and conclusions identified in Federal oversight reports.

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System in California. 

This evaluation focused on five key content domains:
     •    Culture
     •    Environment of care
     •    Patient safety
     •    Primary care
     •    Veteran-centered safety net

The OIG issued four recommendations for VA to correct identified deficiencies in two domains:
   1.    Environment of care
     •    Staff access to shared bathrooms
     •    Keeping exterior doors closed
     •    Separate clean and dirty storage
   2.    Patient safety
     •    Service-level workflows for test result communication

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the Lovell Federal Healthcare System in North Chicago, Illinois. 

This evaluation focused on five key content domains:
     •    Culture
     •    Environment of care
     •    Patient safety
     •    Primary care
     •    Veteran-centered safety net

The OIG issued three recommendations for VA to correct identified deficiencies in two domains:
   1.    Environment of care
     •    Endoscope storage
   2.    Patient safety
     •    Service-level workflows for test result communication
     •    External Peer Review Program deficiencies

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the VA Loma Linda Healthcare System in California. 

This evaluation focused on five key content domains:
     •    Culture
     •    Environment of care
     •    Patient safety
     •    Primary care
     •    Veteran-centered safety net

The OIG issued eight recommendations for VA to correct identified deficiencies in two domains:
   1.    Environment of care
     •    Community living center dementia unit shower room safety
     •    Emergency Department patient privacy assessment
     •    Eyewash station cleanliness and function
   2.    Patient safety
     •    Test result communication policy
     •    Service-level workflows
     •    VHA policy change processes
     •    Test result communication performance metrics
     •    Quality and Patient Safety Council meeting attendance

The Office of Inspector General initiated this audit to review the $5,872,733,964 of costs claimed by Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC (CNS) to manage and operate the Pantex Plant and the Y-12 National Security Complex for fiscal years (FY) 2016 through 2018.

CNS managed and operated both the Pantex Plant and the Y-12 National Security Complex as a management and operating contractor for the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration.

Specifically, the audit objective was to determine if costs charged to Department Contract No. DE-NA0001942 for FYs 2016 through 2018 were allowable, allocable, and reasonable in accordance with appliable laws, regulations, and contract terms.

We identified one noncompliance and one control deficiency. We questioned approximately $324,000 of costs claimed by CNS in its Statement of Cost Incurred and Claimed in FYs 2016 and 2017 for unworked overtime due to an administrative error. We also found that CNS improperly classified subcontracts as firm-fixed-price due to control deficiencies in subcontract administration.

To address the issues identified in this report, we made two recommendations that, if fully implemented, should reduce the risk of reimbursing unallowable costs. Further, we recommend that CNS work with the contracting officer to resolve the questioned costs identified in this report.

CNS concurred with our recommendations; however, it did not agree with all the information presented in the report specifically related to an investigative matter.