Federal Reports

We audited WSFR grants awarded by FWS to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission to ensure compliance and cost allowability.

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the VA Western New York Healthcare System in Buffalo. 

This evaluation focused on five key content domains:
   •    Culture
   •    Environment of care
   •    Patient safety
   •    Primary care
   •    Veteran-centered safety net

The OIG issued no recommendations.

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) Vet Center Inspection Program provides a focused evaluation of aspects of the quality of care delivered throughout the Readjustment Counseling Service (RCS).

This inspection evaluated four review areas within Pacific District 5 including leadership stability, morbidity and mortality reviews, high risk suicide flag (HRSF) SharePoint site, and safety plans.

In the leadership stability review, the OIG found Associate District Directors for Counseling provided extended coverage for vet center director vacant positions, which limited their ability to provide effective oversight. In the morbidity and mortality review, the OIG identified that, based on active policy at the time of the inspection, district leaders did not complete timely, required reviews following notification of suicides and homicides. The OIG did not conduct the HRSF SharePoint site review due to concerns with data accuracy. In April 2024, the OIG made a recommendation to the RCS Chief Officer related to HRSF SharePoint site functionality. The recommendation remained open at the time of the inspection; therefore, the OIG will continue to monitor progress to closure and did not make a new recommendation. In the safety plan review, the OIG found vet center staff noncompliant with completing and providing safety plans to clients.

The OIG issued five recommendations for improvement.

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the VA Chillicothe Healthcare System in Ohio. 

This evaluation focused on five key content domains:
   •    Culture
   •    Environment of care
   •    Patient safety
   •    Primary care
   •    Veteran-centered safety net
 

The OIG issued two recommendations for improvement in two domains:
1.    Environment of care
   •    Procedures for cleaning equipment and monitoring separation of clean and dirty storage items
2.    Primary care
   •    Leaders incorporate feedback from staff and include them in process improvement projects

Kearney determined that the Commission’s FY 2024 information security program was not in compliance with FISMA legislation, OMB guidance, and applicable NIST special publications.

The FISMA evaluation report includes seven findings and offers 27 recommendations to improve the effectiveness of FCC’s information security program controls. Of the 27 recommendations issued, 21 are either repeats or updates from prior FISMA evaluations, and six address new deficiencies identified in FY 2024.