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Department of the Treasury
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING/TERRORIST FINANCING: Audit of FinCEN’s Section 311 Process
Financial differences are used to report financial adjustments for variances in financial transactions at postal retail units (PRU). Differences include inconsistencies between banking deposits and receipts, errors with transmitted sales and money order data, and stock shipments not received by the unit. OIG data analytics identified that the Nashville MOW had 71 financial difference transactions with a net value of $117,870 from July 1 through December 31, 2018, or Postal Service fiscal year (FY) 2018, Quarter (Q) 4, and FY 2019, Q1. The Nashville MOW had the fourth highest quantity of financial difference transactions but the highest amount of unresolved financial differences in the Tennessee District for the same timeframe. The objective of the audit was to determine whether financial difference transactions at the Nashville MOW were properly documented, researched, and resolved in timely manner.
The Lakeview Station has 40 city delivery routes delivered by 58 city carriers. We used geolocation data to identify units with stop-the-clock (STC) scans that occurred at the delivery unit property instead of the intended delivery address. The unit had 7,720 STC scans at the delivery unit between March and June 2019. Our objective was to evaluate the delivery scanning process on select routes at Lakeview Station, Chicago IL.
USAID's Power Transmission Expansion and Connectivity Project: The Project is Behind Schedule, and Questions Remain about the Afghan Government's Ability to Use and Maintain the New Power Infrastructure
Our objective was to assess whether the U.S. Postal Inspection Service has developed and implemented adequate controls to ensure proper oversight of area cases. We found that the Postal Inspection Service does not have adequate controls and processes in place to oversee area cases. Postal inspectors did not adequately document field notes or investigative summary logs and did not update investigative activities and close area cases timely.
Unaccompanied Alien Children Care Provider Facilities Generally Conducted Required Background Checks but Faced Challenges in Hiring, Screening, and Retaining Employees
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), a Program Office of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), manages the Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) Program. The Program serves children who arrive in the United States unaccompanied, as well as children who are separated from their parents or legal guardians by immigration authorities. To ensure the health and safety of children in the ORR UAC Program, OIG is conducting reviews of efforts by ORR facilities to protect all children in their care.
By law, the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), which is within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has custody of and must provide care for each unaccompanied child, including addressing their mental health needs. ORR-funded care provider facilities are required to provide counseling to children and arrange for more specialized mental health services, as needed. We conducted our fieldwork during a time when ORR was experiencing an influx of children. Our findings could inform the Unaccompanied Alien Children Program's preparation for future surges.
