The OIG investigated an allegation that an attorney at the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA) may have accessed a BVA senior executive’s government email account without permission, including email concerning a personnel matter involving the attorney. The complaint further alleged that the attorney should have known that access to the materials in the executive’s email account was not authorized. The attorney has since left VA employment.After considering the extensive evidence collected, including analyses of audit logs, mailbox content, testimonial evidence, Office of Information and Technology (OIT) service tickets, and a forensic analysis of the attorney’s government-furnished laptop, the OIG did not substantiate that the attorney ever accessed the executive’s email or that the attorney was aware that such access rights had been assigned to them. Moreover, the OIG team could not dismiss the possibility that the attorney’s unauthorized access privileges were the result of an error made by either OIT staff or the executive. Based on these findings, the OIG made no recommendations.
| Report Date | Agency Reviewed / Investigated | Report Title | Type | Location | |
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| Department of Veterans Affairs | Alleged Unauthorized Access of a VA Senior Executive’s Email Not Substantiated | Investigation | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of Labor | Alert Memorandum: Employment and Training Administration Needs to Ensure State Workforce Agencies Report Activities Related to CARES Act Unemployment Insurance Programs | Other | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Farm Credit Administration | Farm Credit Administration’s External Communication Process | Inspection / Evaluation | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | DOJ Press Release: Bank Executive Vice President Admits to Conspiracy to Defraud First NBC Bank | Investigation |
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| Federal Trade Commission | Audit of the Federal Trade Commission’s Unpaid Consultant and Expert Program | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Office of Personnel Management | Final Report on AvMed Health Plan’s 2022 Proposed Rate Reconciliations | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of Homeland Security | Evaluation of DHS’ Information Security Program for Fiscal Year 2021 | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of Homeland Security | DHS Did Not Adequately or Efficiently Deploy Its Employees to U.S. Military Installations in Support of Operation Allies Welcome | Inspection / Evaluation | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of Homeland Security | DHS Did Not Adequately or Efficiently Deploy Its Employees to U.S. Military Installations in Support of Operation Allies Welcome | Inspection / Evaluation | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Architect of the Capitol | Multi-Million-Dollar Construction Projects’ Contract Provisions Comply with Federal Guidance, AOC Policies and Industry Standards Although Improvements Can Be Added | Audit |
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