Federal Reports

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report provides a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the Battle Creek VA Medical Center and multiple outpatient clinics in Michigan. The inspection covers key clinical and administrative processes that are associated with promoting quality care. This inspection focused on Leadership and Organizational Risks; COVID-19 Pandemic Readiness and Response; Quality, Safety, and Value; Medical Staff Privileging; Medication Management: Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Pain; Mental Health: Suicide Prevention Program; Care Coordination: Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions; Women’s Health: Comprehensive Care; and High-Risk Processes: Reusable Medical Equipment.Three of four executive team members were serving in an acting capacity at the time of the OIG’s review. Employee survey results revealed opportunities for the Associate Director for Patient Care Services to improve staff satisfaction. Patient experience survey data highlighted various opportunities to improve satisfaction. The OIG’s review of accreditation findings, sentinel events, and disclosures did not identify any substantial organizational risk factors. Leaders were knowledgeable about selected data used in Strategic Analytics for Improvement and Learning models and should continue to take actions to sustain and improve performance.The OIG issued 11 recommendations for improvement in six areas:(1) Quality, Safety, and Value• Recommendation, implementation, and monitoring of action items• Interdisciplinary review of utilization management data(2) Medical Staff Privileging• Provider exit review forms(3) Medication Management• Pain management committee processes(4) Mental Health• Patient follow-up visits(5) Women’s Health• Women veterans health committee membership and attendance• Women veterans program manager duties• Designated maternity care coordinator(6) High-Risk Processes• Standard operating procedures• Staff training• Competency assessments

The portion of Americans who vote by mail had been growing steadily even before the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic led to millions of voters casting mail ballots for the first time. In the 2020 general election, the Postal Service delivered more than 135 million ballots to or from voters. In this white paper, the OIG provides an overview of vote-by-mail processes, the variability of those processes, and challenges for the Postal Service and others.

NGA OIG Spring Semiannual Report to Congress, 1 October 2020 - 31 March 2021

This semiannual report informs Congress of the Peace Corps Office of Inspector General's work from October 1, 2020, through March 31, 2021.

The Inspector General Act of 1978 requires the Inspector General to prepare semiannual reports summarizing the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the preceding six-month periods. The semiannual reports are intended to keep the Secretary and the Congress fully informed of significant findings, progress the Agency has made and recommendations for improvement.

Pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, the Federal Election Commission submits the Office of Inspector General’s Semiannual Report to Congress. The report summarizes the activity of the FEC Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) from October 1, 2020, through March 31, 2021.