Federal Reports

NASA uses rocket propulsion test (RPT) sites to see how engines and components will react in launch conditions and in space and address any issues before launch. Much of NASA’s RPT infrastructure is aging and requires significant funding to maintain, while demand for NASA’s large-scale RPT facilities is in decline and funding is insufficient to address major maintenance projects.

We performed this review to determine whether the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District expended Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) grant funds for allowable purposes in accordance with applicable requirements. We determined that all the ESSER expenditures we reviewed for Matanuska-Susitna were allowable and in accordance with applicable requirements. We also found that Matanuska-Susitna complied with key Federal procurement requirements, including those covering the procurement methods to be followed and contract cost, price, and provisions, when procuring the goods or services associated with each ESSER expenditure we reviewed. Because we identified no exceptions, our report does not include recommendations. However, our results are limited to the ESSER expenditures we reviewed, and it is critical that any remaining ESSER funds continue to be used appropriately.

We performed this review to determine whether the Southeast Polk Community School District t expended Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) grant funds for allowable purposes in accordance with applicable requirements. We determined that all 20 expenditures (5 personnel and 15 non-personnel) that we reviewed were allowable. Allowable activities generally include those authorized by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, and subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. However, for one expenditure totaling $62,000 for school bus air conditioners, Southeast Polk did not award or maintain documentation supporting its awarding of a contract to the selected vendor, which did not comply with Federal Regulations. We made one recommendation to address the procurement issue that we identified to ensure ESSER funds are used, documented, and managed in accordance with applicable requirements.

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspections program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System, which includes the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Hospital in Montrose, New York. This evaluation focused on five key content domains: • Culture • Environment of care • Patient safety • Primary care • Veteran-centered safety netThe OIG issued four recommendations for improvement in one domain:1. Environment of care • Address snow removal on pathways to and from buses • Clarify signage on buildings • Implement navigation tools for the visually impaired • Distribute toxic exposure screening information

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspections program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the VA Orlando Healthcare System in Florida. This evaluation focused on five key content domains: • Culture • Environment of care • Patient safety • Primary care • Veteran-centered safety netThe OIG issued two recommendations for improvement in two domains:1. Culture • Reevaluate bed level capacity and submit bed change request2. Environment of care • Secure pneumatic tube system

OIG assessed whether the USDA Climate Hubs developed performance measures to achieve the goal of enhancing working lands’ resilience and productivity.

Objective: To determine whether the Social Security Administration’s financial account validation process led to accurate Supplemental Security Income determinations for applicants and recipients who alleged having less than $400 in financial accounts.

Objective: To determine whether Social Security Administration timely recovered unclaimed assets held by states and the District of Columbia.

The U.S. Postal Service’s mission is to provide timely, reliable, secure, and affordable mail and package delivery to more than 160 million residential and business addresses across the country. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviews delivery operations at facilities across the country and provides management with timely feedback in furtherance of this mission.This interim report presents the results of our selfinitiated audit of delivery operations and property conditions at the Brighton Main Post Office in Brighton, CO (Project Number 24-137-1). The Brighton Main Post Office is in the Colorado-Wyoming (CO-WY) District of the WestPac Area and services ZIP Codes 80601, 80602 and 80603 (see Figure 1). These ZIP Codes serve 100,196 people in a predominantly urban area. Specifically, 90,021 (90 percent) live in urban communities and 10,175 (10 percent) live in rural communities.