Federal Reports

We determined that although a complainant alleged there were systemic security challenges in the Office of Intelligence and Analysis (OIA), there were few documented security incidents over the past 5 years, all of which OIA addressed with corrective actions. Further, OIA has improved the effectiveness of its Field Intelligence Division and the Field Intelligence Officers by hiring qualified, experienced intelligence professionals and implementing clear policies and procedures, but it could enhance officer training. OIA is also addressing weaknesses in coordination among its watches and perceived delays in intelligence reporting. We made two recommendations to improve the effectiveness of OIA operations; the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) concurred with both recommendations.

Our audit determined that Western Governors University did not comply with the institutional eligibility requirement that limits the percentage of students who may enroll in correspondence courses. As a result, the school received more than $712 million in Federal student aid funds that it was not eligible to receive. We also found that the school did not comply with requirements governing Federal student aid disbursements and did not always comply with the requirements governing the return of Federal student aid.

Integrated Health Administrative Services, Inc. (Integrated), (located in Mamaroneck, New York) complied with certain Medicare Part B requirements for 91 of the 112 claims that we sampled. However, the remaining 21 claims did not comply with certain Medicare requirements. On the basis of our sample results, we estimated that Integrated improperly claimed at least $914,109 in Medicare reimbursement for unallowable portable x-ray services.