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U.S. Postal Service
Postage and Fee Refunds – Boston, MA, Fort Point Station
OIG data analytics identified Boston, MA, Fort Point Station had refunds by money order exceeding $37,000 for June through August of fiscal year (FY) 2018. Subsequent research disclosed refunds, issued by money order as well as those disbursed through Accounting Services Center, for June 2018, totaled $281,129, the highest in the nation for that month. Except for June, prior months of Quarter (Q)3 and the subsequent months of Q4 were all less than $500. The objective of this audit was to determine whether refunds for postage and fees at Fort Point Station were valid and properly supported.
We completed the survey phase of our evaluation of the National Park Service (NPS) Law Enforcement Field Training and Evaluation Program (FTEP). The objective of our evaluation was to determine if a disproportionate number of women and minority trainees fail FTEP.Our survey work revealed that the NPS did not have a disproportionate number of women and minority trainees fail FTEP. We did, however, identify two concerns outside the scope of this evaluation that we want to bring to the attention of NPS management officials: (1) the location FTEP trainees receive their field training, and (2) the required experience for an FTEP graduate to become a field training officer. We issued a memo to the NPS to notify it of the results of our survey work and closed the evaluation.
Although the Administration for Community Living Resolved Nearly All Audit Recommendations, It Did Not Always Do So in Accordance With Federal Timeframe Requirements
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Community Living (ACL), did not always resolve audit recommendations in a timely manner during Federal fiscal years (FYs) 2015 and 2016. Specifically, ACL resolved 65 of the 71 audit recommendations that were outstanding during FYs 2015 and 2016. However, it did not resolve 34 of the 65 recommendations (52.3 percent) within the required 6-month resolution period. In addition, as of September 30, 2016, ACL had not resolved six audit recommendations that were past due for resolution. These six past-due recommendations were procedural in nature and involved policies and procedures and internal controls; none of them involved dollar amounts such as recommended disallowances.
As required by the Inspector General Act of 1978 (as amended), this Semiannual Report summarizes the activities of the Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General for the preceding 6-month period.
