Federal Reports

On March 9, 2024, an Amtrak Foreman II based in Miami, Florida, signed a civil settlement agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Florida, and agreed to pay a total of $20,000, including $16,100.93 in restitution. Our investigation found that the employee applied for and received a fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan for an alleged catering company business in the amount of $13,540. During his interview, the employee admitted that the PPP loan application was false, and his business did not generate the income which appeared on his loan application.

An annual update on the OIG’s oversight of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s implementation of the IIJA, which appropriates over $60 billion to the EPA for fiscal years 2022 through 2026, representing the largest appropriation that the Agency has ever received.

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the Charles George VA Medical Center, which includes multiple outpatient clinics in North Carolina. This evaluation focused on five key operational areas:• Leadership and organizational risks• Quality, safety, and value• Medical staff privileging• Environment of care• Mental health (suicide prevention initiatives)The OIG issued five recommendations for improvement in three areas:1. Quality, safety, and value• Sentinel event investigation start dates• Root cause analyses2. Medical staff privileging• Consolidation of credentialing and privileging activities• Credentialing and Privileging Manager reports directly to Chief of Staff3. Mental health• Comprehensive Suicide Risk Evaluation completion