Federal Reports

NASA is adapting heritage hardware from the Space Shuttle era, including solid rocket boosters and RS-25 rocket engines, to power the Artemis campaign’s Space Launch System rocket that will launch the Orion crew capsule to the Moon. This report examines whether NASA is meeting cost, schedule, and performance goals for its Booster and RS-25 Engine contracts and examines efforts to reduce the Agency’s financial risk and promote affordability.

The Semiannual Report to Congress summarizes the results of VA OIG oversight, provides statistical information, and lists all 103 work products issued from October 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023. During this reporting period, VA OIG audits, evaluations, investigations, inspections, and other reviews identified more than $401 million in monetary impact for a return on investment of $4 for every dollar spent. The OIG hotline received and triaged over 15,500 contacts in the past six months—to help identify wrongdoing and address concerns with VA activities. Also during the past six months, special agents opened 222 investigations and closed 217, with efforts leading to 122 arrests. Collectively, the OIG’s work also resulted in 595 administrative sanctions and corrective actions during the six-month reporting period.

I am pleased to submit the Amtrak Office of Inspector General (OIG) Semiannual Report to the United States Congress for the six months ending March 31, 2023, which summarizes our independent and objective reviews and investigations related to Amtrak’s programs and operations.The following report provides an overview of our oversight work during the reporting period, which underscores the dedication, experience, and value of our staff and the importance of our oversight mission. In the next six months, we will continue to focus our efforts on high-impact areas important to the company, the Board of Directors, Congress, and the public.

This Office of Inspector General Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the inpatient and outpatient care provided at the VA Loma Linda Healthcare System, which includes the Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans’ Hospital and multiple outpatient clinics in California. This evaluation focused on five key operational areas:• Leadership and organizational risks• Quality, safety, and value• Medical staff privileging• Environment of care• Mental health (emergency department and urgent care center suicide prevention initiatives)The OIG issued five recommendations for improvement in three areas:1. Leadership and organizational risks• Sentinel events and institutional disclosures2. Quality, safety, and value• Adverse events3. Medical staff privileging• Focused Professional Practice Evaluation processes• Reprivileging reviews

Although the Department of Homeland Security has made improvements to reduce improper payments (IPs) and unknown payments (UPs), DHS did not comply with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) in fiscal year (FY) 2022. According to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A123, an agency must meet all 10 PIIA requirements to be considered compliant.

In May 2022, we conducted unannounced inspections of seven U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities along the United States–Canada (northern) border, specifically three Border Patrol stations in the Swanton sector, one port of entry in the Office of Field Operations (OFO) Boston Field Office area of responsibility, and three ports of entry in the OFO Buffalo Field Office area of responsibility.