Federal Reports

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Region IV has a process for identifying and evaluating single sites damaged by multiple disasters, which it followed in administering Public Assistance in fiscal year 2022 for three federally declared weather-related events in Kentucky. Specifically, Region IV uses a geographic information system tool (the tool) that incorporates historical information and allows FEMA to create and maintain a visual electronic record, or representation, of prior weather damage. This tool ensured damages were being claimed or attributed to the applicable declaration. The visual representation produced by the tool can be used throughout various phases of the Public Assistance grant program process, including preliminary damage assessment, site inspection, project worksheet (or project) formulation, and eligibility review.

This report contains information about recommendations from the OIG's audits, evaluations, reviews, and other reports that the OIG had not closed as of the specified date because it had not determined that the Department of Justice (DOJ) or a non-DOJ federal agency had fully implemented them. The list omits information that DOJ determined to be limited official use or classified, and therefore unsuitable for public release.The status of each recommendation was accurate as of the specified date and is subject to change. Specifically, a recommendation identified as not closed as of the specified date may subsequently have been closed.

To manage its aging fleet while supporting financial and environmental sustainability strategies from its 10-year Delivering for America plan, the Postal Service is investing $9.6 billion to electrify its delivery vehicles and install related charging infrastructure at hundreds of facilities. As $3 billion of this investment stems from congressional funds, it is essential for the Postal Service to capture cost savings as it executes its strategies to further strengthen the financial sustainability of this critical public service. Accordingly, the Postal Service has opportunities to leverage a wide range of financial incentives (from government agencies, utility companies, and carbon markets) that encourage the transition to electric vehicles.

We found a BIE employee violated Federal ethics laws and regulations by owning and operating a personal business that received BIA contracts.

The objective of the audit was to determine whether and to what extent the staffing shortfalls in the Office of Contracting Policy impacted the ability to manage and administer the contract administration process.

The objective of the audit was to determine the extent to which the services provided by third-party organizations align with the terms of existing service agreements.

This report presents the results of our audit of Accuracy of Reported Service Performance.