Federal Reports

We did not substantiate allegations that a now-former DOI senior official may have violated Federal ethics laws and the Federal ethics pledge.

The objective was to determine how effectively FEMA supported and coordinated Federal efforts to distribute personal protective equipment (PPE) and ventilators in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. We determined that FEMA did not have reliable data to inform allocation decisions and ensure accurate adjudication of resource requests, it did not have a process to allocate the limited supply of PPE, and FEMA’s strategic documents did not clearly outline roles and responsibilities to lead the Federal response. We made three recommendations that FEMA improve the reliability of WebEOC, formally document the policies and procedures for allocating critical lifesaving supplies and equipment, and that FEMA work with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to clarify the agencies’ pandemic response roles and responsibilities under Stafford Act declarations. FEMA concurred with all three recommendations which remain open and resolved.

Our objective was to analyze the risk of illegal, improper, and erroneous purchases and payments made through the Department’s purchase card program.We assessed the risk of illegal, improper, and erroneous purchases made through the Department’s purchase card program as moderate-high and determined that an audit or review of the program by OIG may be warranted.

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