Federal Reports

We issued this management advisory report to bring immediate attention to risks we identified during a visit to an Amtrak facility for a separate audit. During the visit, most of the 26 employees interviewed told us, often unsolicited, about significant safety and security risks they regularly face. Specifically, the employees raised concerns about trespassers and their impact on employees’ safety and the security of company assets, such as locomotives, track switches, and inventory stored outside the facility’s warehouse. According to the employees interviewed, trespassers have assaulted and threatened multiple employees on the property, including one incident in which a trespasser threw a hammer at an employee. It is also a general practice for Mechanical foreman to confront trespassers, who employees said are sometimes violent and dangerous. One such incident occurred during our visit when a trespasser with a weapon gained access to a rail car and defecated inside it. Additionally, employees told us—and company records supported—that trespassers break into rail cars and locomotives, access the rail lines, and steal company property. We identified three key vulnerabilities that created these risks. The company agreed with our observations and is taking corrective action. Until the company implements longer-term plans, however, the risks related to employee safety and that of company assets will remain imminent unless interim solutions are put in place.

Our objective was to evaluate the Risk Management Agency's administration and oversight of the Apiculture Pilot Insurance Program.

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 Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, which includes the Olin E. Teague Veterans’ Center in Temple, the Doris Miller VA Medical Center in Waco, and multiple outpatient clinics in central Texas. 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 prevention initiatives)The OIG issued two recommendations for improvement in two areas:1. Leadership and organizational risks• Institutional disclosures2. Medical staff privileging• Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluations

To view the survey, please visit: https://oig.justice.gov/reports/inmate-perceptions-federal-bureau-prisons-management-coronavirus-disease-2019-pandemic