Federal Reports

During our unannounced inspection of Krome North Service Processing Center (Krome) in Miami, Florida, we found that Krome’s staff complied with Performance-Based National Detention Standards 2011, as revised in December 2016, for classification, voluntary work program, recreation, facility conditions, and non-medical grievances. However, they did not comply with use of force standards for several incidents.

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center in Alabama. This evaluation focused on five key operational areas:• Leadership and organizational risks• Quality, safety, and value• Medical staff privileging• Environment of care• Mental health (suicide prevention initiatives)The OIG issued two recommendations for improvement in two areas:1. Medical staff privileging• Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation activities2. Environment of care• Safe and clean patient care areas

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the Boise VA Medical Center and multiple outpatient clinics in Idaho and Oregon. This evaluation focused on five key operational areas:• Leadership and organizational risks• Quality, safety, and value• Medical staff privileging• Environment of care• Mental health (suicide prevention initiatives)The OIG issued four recommendations for improvement in two areas:1. Environment of care• Inpatient Psychiatry Unit panic and over-the-door alarm testing2. Mental health• Monthly reporting of suicide-related events to mental health leaders and quality management staff• Comprehensive Suicide Risk Evaluation completion

UI was already a strained system, but the pandemic exacerbated existing challenges and created new ones which lead to massive fraud. We sampled 45 cases and learned about the schemes and methods fraudsters used. Find out what can be done to improve UI for the future. Read our report to find out more.

An Amtrak customer service representative based in Miami, Florida, signed a civil settlement agreement on April 16, 2024, with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Florida. The employee agreed to pay a total of $25,400 to the Small Business Administration (SBA), which includes damages, fees and a fine. Our investigation found that the employee submitted a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan application to the SBA that included false statements and information. As a result, the employee received a PPP loan in the amount of $20,810 to which she was not entitled.