Federal Reports

We performed this review to determine whether the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District expended Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) grant funds for allowable purposes in accordance with applicable requirements. We determined that all the ESSER expenditures we reviewed for Matanuska-Susitna were allowable and in accordance with applicable requirements. We also found that Matanuska-Susitna complied with key Federal procurement requirements, including those covering the procurement methods to be followed and contract cost, price, and provisions, when procuring the goods or services associated with each ESSER expenditure we reviewed. Because we identified no exceptions, our report does not include recommendations. However, our results are limited to the ESSER expenditures we reviewed, and it is critical that any remaining ESSER funds continue to be used appropriately.

We performed this review to determine whether the Southeast Polk Community School District t expended Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) grant funds for allowable purposes in accordance with applicable requirements. We determined that all 20 expenditures (5 personnel and 15 non-personnel) that we reviewed were allowable. Allowable activities generally include those authorized by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, and subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. However, for one expenditure totaling $62,000 for school bus air conditioners, Southeast Polk did not award or maintain documentation supporting its awarding of a contract to the selected vendor, which did not comply with Federal Regulations. We made one recommendation to address the procurement issue that we identified to ensure ESSER funds are used, documented, and managed in accordance with applicable requirements.

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspections program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System, which includes the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Hospital in Montrose, New York. This evaluation focused on five key content domains: • Culture • Environment of care • Patient safety • Primary care • Veteran-centered safety netThe OIG issued four recommendations for improvement in one domain:1. Environment of care • Address snow removal on pathways to and from buses • Clarify signage on buildings • Implement navigation tools for the visually impaired • Distribute toxic exposure screening information

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspections program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the VA Orlando Healthcare System in Florida. This evaluation focused on five key content domains: • Culture • Environment of care • Patient safety • Primary care • Veteran-centered safety netThe OIG issued two recommendations for improvement in two domains:1. Culture • Reevaluate bed level capacity and submit bed change request2. Environment of care • Secure pneumatic tube system

OIG assessed whether the USDA Climate Hubs developed performance measures to achieve the goal of enhancing working lands’ resilience and productivity.

Objective: To determine whether the Social Security Administration’s financial account validation process led to accurate Supplemental Security Income determinations for applicants and recipients who alleged having less than $400 in financial accounts.

Objective: To determine whether Social Security Administration timely recovered unclaimed assets held by states and the District of Columbia.

The U.S. Postal Service’s mission is to provide timely, reliable, secure, and affordable mail and package delivery to more than 160 million residential and business addresses across the country. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviews delivery operations at facilities across the country and provides management with timely feedback in furtherance of this mission.This interim report presents the results of our selfinitiated audit of delivery operations and property conditions at the Brighton Main Post Office in Brighton, CO (Project Number 24-137-1). The Brighton Main Post Office is in the Colorado-Wyoming (CO-WY) District of the WestPac Area and services ZIP Codes 80601, 80602 and 80603 (see Figure 1). These ZIP Codes serve 100,196 people in a predominantly urban area. Specifically, 90,021 (90 percent) live in urban communities and 10,175 (10 percent) live in rural communities.

The U.S. Postal Service needs effective and productive operations to fulfill its mission of providing prompt, reliable, and affordable mail service to the American public. It has a vast transportation network that moves mail and equipment among about 330 processing facilities and 31,100 post offices, stations, and branches. The Postal Service is transforming its processing and logistics networks to become more scalable, reliable, visible, efficient, automated, and digitally integrated. This includes modernizing operating plans and aligning the workforce; leveraging emerging technologies to provide world-class visibility and tracking of mail and packages in near real time; and optimizing the surface and air transportation network. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviews the efficiency of mail processing operations at facilities across the country and provides management with timely feedback to further the Postal Service’s mission.This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of the efficiency of operations at the Denver Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) in Denver, CO. We judgmentally selected the Denver, CO, P&DC based on a review of first and last mile failures; workhours; scanning compliance; and late, canceled, and extra trips. The Denver P&DC is in the Western Division and processes letters, flats, and parcels. The Denver P&DC services multiple 3-digit ZIP Codes in urban and rural communities.