Federal Reports

GAO OIG Semiannual Report to Congress - April 1, 2024, through September 30, 2024

Akheem Currie, a former Amtrak passenger engineer who worked aboard Maryland Area Rail Commuter (MARC) trains, was sentenced for second degree assault and fourth degree sex offense in Maryland Circuit Court for Baltimore City on November 21, 2024. On June 27, 2024, a jury for the Circuit Court found Currie guilty of Assault in the Second Degree and Sex Offense in the Fourth Degree. Currie allowed a female passenger onto a MARC train without a ticket and subsequently assaulted her by inappropriately touching and kissing her. Currie received a five-year sentence (suspended, all but time served), and was placed on three years of probation. Additionally, he must submit to a mental health evaluation and treatment and register as a sex offender for 15 years. Currie was terminated October 31, 2024, after his administrative hearing at the company and is not eligible for rehire.

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), Office of the Inspector General (OIG), completed an investigation into the misuse of an official GPO vehicle.

This report details the Office of Inspector General's Semiannual Report to Congress. The following topics are included:

• Overview of the SBA and the OIG
• Pandemic Response Oversight
• Small Business Access to Capital
• Disaster Assistance Program
• Contracting and Counseling Programs
• Agency Management
• Other Significant OIG Activities
• Statistical Highlights
• Organizational Overview
• Appendices

In accordance with our Annual Performance Plan Fiscal Year 2024, dated November 2023, the Office of lnspector General (OIG) conducted an assessment of the United States Capitol Police (USCP or the Department) firearms and use of force simulator training system. The scope of the assessment included the USCP controls, processes, and operations related to the simulator training system since the inception of the training system.  OIG objectives were to determine if the Department (1) established adequate internal controls and processes for ensuring compliance with Department policies, and (2) complied with applicable policies and procedures, as well as applicable laws, regulations, and best practices.