Federal Reports

Forensic Laboratory Services (FLS) consists of the National Forensic Laboratory near Washington, D.C., and 22 digital laboratories throughout the country. FLS has been accredited since 2009 and employs forensic scientists, analysts, and contractors to assist in identifying individuals responsible for postal-related crimes. FLS comprises four units which analyze a wide variety of evidence, such as explosives, firearms, handwriting, fingerprints, controlled substances, computers, and phones. Our objective was to determine whether the Postal Inspection Service has efficient and effective controls for packaging and safeguarding evidence.

Our objective was to report internal control weaknesses, noncompliance issues, and unallowable costs identified in the single audit to the Social Security Administration (SSA) for resolution action.

In order to help the Department secure its assets and best achieve its mission, the Office of Inspector General performed an audit of the Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) controls to prevent the unauthorized access to, and transfer of, USDA-funded research technology to foreign countries. We reviewed relevant laws, regulations, policies and procedures related to approving foreign nationals for collaboration on USDA-funded research. We also examined evidence, including information technology and other related organizational policies and procedures. We identified weaknesses and recommended that USDA agencies take specific actions to correct those weaknesses. Due to the nature of our findings and the agency’s responses, the report contains sensitive content. Thus, we are withholding it from public release due to concerns about the risk of circumvention of law.

OIG performed an inspection to review the extent to which a vendor met the deliverable requirements for an NRCS IT-related contract.