Federal Reports

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) Vet Center Inspection Program provides a focused evaluation of aspects of the quality of care delivered at vet centers. This inspection report evaluated four randomly selected vet centers throughout Midwest district 3 zone 3: Des Moines and Sioux City, Iowa; Kansas City, Missouri; and Rapid City, South Dakota.

This OIG inspection focused on four review areas: suicide prevention; consultation, supervision, and training; outreach; and environment of care. The suicide prevention review evaluated vet center staff participation in VA medical facility mental health executive council meetings and all four inspected vet centers were compliant. The consultation, supervision, and training review evaluated external clinical consultation, monthly client record reviews, and completion of select trainings resulting in one recommendation related to training at one of the four inspected vet centers. The outreach review evaluated outreach plan completion, inclusion of strategic components, and tailoring of outreach activities to eligible individuals, which resulted in one recommendation at three of the inspected four vet centers. The environment of care review evaluated vet centers’ physical environment and general safety resulting in three recommendations across all four inspected vet centers.

The OIG issued a total of five recommendations for improvement.
 

NASA missions are dependent on infrastructure, including testing facilities, laboratories, and launch pads, that face the threat of extreme weather events. To address weather-related vulnerabilities of its infrastructure, NASA has integrated resilience efforts into existing processes across various Agency programs. However, this approach lacks clear communication and formal guidance, and the Agency is not effectively tracking or measuring the success of its efforts to address weather-related risks.

Our objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Defense Intelligence Agency’s (DIA’s) overall information security program based on DIA’s implementation of the Federal Information Security Modernization Act. We issued our results in a classified report on August 4, 2025.

The audit objectives were to determine whether program funds were managed in accordance with the ARC and Federal grant requirements.

The OIG found approximately half of the DNFSB’s planned Review Agendas for Fiscal Years 2019 through 2024 were carryovers from prior years.  Some of these carryover reviews were delayed, and in those cases, justifications for delays were not consistently recorded.  Moreover, the OIG found that the DNFSB does not have a structured Knowledge Management Program, and DNFSB Review Agenda guidance is not aligned with its current process.

The report contains three recommendations to update and improve the agency’s Review Agenda process.