Federal Reports

The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (Tennessee) did not ensure Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee (County) always accounted for and expended grant funds according to Federal regulations and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) guidelines. The County received a net grant award of $70.3 million for damages resulting from a May 2010 flood. We audited and reviewed 70 projects totaling $26.6 million — 62 percent — of the $43.1 million awarded for permanent work. Because of the complexity of the projects and the dollar amount of the award, we divided the audit into two phases. In this second phase, we focused on project awards totaling $43.1 million the County received for permanent work, except for seven small projects with contract costs totaling $2,271 related to emergency work.

Corporación Salud Asegurada por Nuestra Organización Solidaria, Inc. (SANOS), a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grantee located in Caguas, Puerto Rico, generally complied with applicable Federal requirements and grant terms related to its Community Health Center Program grants. Specifically, SANOS had adequate financial management controls over supplemental grant funds and followed Federal procurement standards. However, we determined that SANOS claimed $4,000 in unallowable advertising costs.

The OIG investigated allegations that senior management within the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Gulf of Mexico Region reprised against an employee for disclosures she made to BOEM officials. The employee also filed similar complaints under Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) provisions.During our investigation, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Office of Civil Rights issued a finding that the employee was discriminated against and subjected to reprisal and a hostile work environment by a former BOEM supervisor. The former BOEM supervisor resigned from Federal service before the Office of Civil Rights issued its finding.The employee subsequently settled with the DOI to resolve all claims, some of which pertained to matters under our investigation. Because of the resolution provided under the settlement agreement, we concluded our investigation.

Office of Inspector General's Semiannual Report to Congress for the period of April 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018