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Department of Justice
Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Victim Compensation Grants Awarded to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an inspection to evaluate allegations concerning patients’ data security and related oversight practices within the national cancer prevention, treatment, and research program and Office of Research & Development (ORD). The OIG identified additional concerns related to a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) project not submitted to an Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the process for reviewing a protected health information (PHI) breach.
The OIG did not substantiate that the national cancer prevention, treatment, and research program Executive Director categorized projects as operational to bypass IRB review. However, the OIG found that a collaborative project between VHA and non-VHA investigators was not submitted to a VHA IRB for approval.
The OIG substantiated that the Executive Director of Operations for a national cancer testing program and project staff did not deidentify a data file before sharing with non-VHA investigators. The OIG review of the data file found a significant amount of data containing PHI. The Executive Director of Operations also did not recognize the extent of PHI disclosed.
The OIG did not substantiate that the Executive Director of Operations for a national cancer testing program and an ORD privacy officer did not take action to review privacy concerns of a potential breach of PHI (privacy event). However, the privacy officer did not enter the privacy event into the tracking system or report the event to a VHA privacy officer timely. The Data Breach Response Service director reviewed the privacy event and determined it was not a data breach.
The OIG made six recommendations for VHA to ensure IRB review of the project and corrective actions address issues for determination of research project designation, privacy reporting and data disclosure, and national cancer prevention, treatment and research program staff receive training on IRB submission and privacy requirements.
Implementation Review of Corrective Action Plan: Basic Repairs and Alterations Project for the Central Heating Plant in Washington, D.C., Was Not Effectively Managed, Report Number A230043/P/R/R24006, August 9, 2024
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, Environmental Protection Agency
OIG Report to the Office of Management and Budget on the EPA’s and the CSB’s Implementation of Recommendations Related to Purchase and Travel Card Programs
The Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012, Pub. L. No. 112-194, requires inspectors general to conduct periodic audits and assessments of purchase card programs and periodic audits or reviews of travel card programs at their agencies.
Summary of Findings
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General conducts periodic audits, assessments, and reviews of the travel and purchase card programs at the EPA and the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. In fiscal year 2025, however, we did not perform a purchase or travel card program audit, assessment, or review for the EPA or the CSB. Also, as of the date of this letter, there are no outstanding OIG recommendations related to the EPA or CSB travel and purchase card programs.
The Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012, Pub. L. 112-194, and Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-123, Appendix B, A Risk Management Framework for Government Charge Card Programs, directs each head of an executive agency with more than $10 million in purchase card spending annually, and each inspector general of such an executive agency, to submit to the OMB director, on a semiannual basis, a joint report on purchase card violations.
Summary of Findings
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency prepared the Semi-Annual Report on Purchase Charge Card Violations for the period of April 1, 2025, to September 30, 2025. The EPA reported no violations for the period. The OIG received no information that is inconsistent with the EPA’s violation report for the reporting period. Additionally, the OIG received no allegations of misuse of the government purchase card for the semiannual period.
Peace Corps OIG'S Semiannual Report to Congress describes OIG's work in identifying significant findings relating to the Peace Corps' administration programs and operations at both headquarters and overseas posts during the semiannual reporting period from April 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025.
This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the VA Central Alabama Health Care System in Montgomery.
This evaluation focused on five key content domains: • Culture • Environment of care • Patient safety • Primary care • Veteran-centered safety net
The OIG issued 15 recommendations for VA to correct identified deficiencies in three domains: 1. Environment of care • Detectable warning surfaces • Training for toxic exposure screenings • Repeat findings • Biohazardous material storage • Clean and safe environment 2. Patient safety • Communication of test results • Peer Review Committee attendance • Sentinel events and institutional disclosures • Action plan tracking • Medical emergency roles and responsibilities • Emergency response policy • Basic life support certification 3. Primary care • Patients assigned to primary care teams
