Federal Reports

As required by the Improper Payments Information Act (IPIA) of 2002, as amended, we reviewed PBGC's compliance with improper payment requirements. For this fiscal year, PBGC assessed Payments to Contractors and Multiemployer Financial Assistance Payments and determined the payment streams were not susceptible to significant improper payments. We determined that PBGC is compliant with the improper payment requirements.

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Description of OUII's Participation Selection Process

This report contains information about recommendations from the OIG’s audits, evaluations, and reviews that the OIG had not closed as of the specified date because it had not determined that the Department of Justice had fully implemented them. The information omits recommendations that the Department of Justice determined to be classified or sensitive, and therefore unsuitable for public release. The status of each recommendation was accurate as of the specified date and is subject to change. Specifically, a recommendation identified as not closed as of the specified date may subsequently have been closed.

CGS Administrators, LLC (CGS), overstated the Medicare segment pension assets by $1.3 million as of May 31, 2011. In addition, CGS understated Medicare's share of the Medicare segment excess pension liabilities by $748,000 as of May 31, 2011, as a result of the Medicare segment closing.

CGS Administrators, LLC (CGS), understated the Medicare segment pension assets by $311,000 as of May 31, 2011. In addition, CGS understated Medicare's share of the Medicare segment excess pension assets by $309,000 as of May 31, 2011, as a result of the Medicare segment closing.

Federal Trade Commission’s Fiscal Year 2016 Compliance with the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 in the Fiscal Year 2016 Annual Financial Report. No. AR-17-01

Accurate data are fundamental to CMS's quality-based payment programs, including Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR). This evaluation focuses on CMS's efforts to ensure the integrity of IQR data. IQR data are used to adjust payments on the basis of quality measures, so inaccurate data poses risks to payment accuracy. CMS and CDC issued a Joint Reminder regarding their concerns about data being manipulated, or gamed, by hospital staff's not following CDC definitions for reportable infections.

IPERA

After years of dwindling mail and booming e-commerce parcels volume, it is easy to overlook the mail business’ actual strategic relevance and financial sustainability. The OIG and WIK-Consult found that mail still matters. In nearly all the posts analyzed it has remained a remarkably resilient and profitable line of business. To maintain mail profitability, posts took advantage of flexible regulatory environments and government support which allowed them to raise prices and/or decrease their operating expenses.

During this reporting period, the OIG issued the 2016 Financial Statement Audit Report and 2016 FISMA report, with a total of 11 recommendations. The financial statement audit report resulted in an unmodified opinion and for recommendations; the FISMA report resulted in seven recommendations. Additionally, the OIG received and we addressed 16 hotline complaints, two of which are currently under further action. Through the audit follow-up process, we collaborated with NEA managers to clear seven recommendations resulting in better stewardship of NEA funds by putting in place stronger financial controls, policies, and procedures for grantees subject to OIG recommendations. NEA also put in place a process to more timely identify funds available for de-obligation, resulting in over $790,000 in funds put to better use in the first six months of FY 2017.

Semi Annual report to Congress

This report was issued in conjunction with the Office of Inspector General for the Railroad Retirement Board's Semiannual Report to the Congress. It was incorporated by reference in the corresponding Semiannual Report which is available at the link below.

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This report summarizes work we initiated and completed during this semiannual period on a number of critical Departmental activities. Over the past 6 months, our office completed 19 audits, inspections, and responses to Congressional requests— as well as 2 Congressional testimonies—addressing programs and personnel associated with the Economic Development Administration (EDA), Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA), International Trade Administration (ITA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and the Department itself.

This report summarizes the oversight work performed by EAC OIG during the 6-month period ended March 31, 2017.

Semiannual Report

Semiannual Report to the Congress October 1, 2016 - March 31, 2017

This semiannual report is issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC’s),Office of Inspector General (OIG) pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended. Itsummarizes our activities and accomplishments for the period October 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017.

This final report documents the results of our audit on the effectiveness of the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA’s) unliquidated obligation (ULO) review policies and procedures developed since our OIG audit report issued in June 2013 (OIG-13-026-A). In our 2013 report, we concluded that Department-wide controls over the management of ULOs needed strengthening. We also concluded that effective management of outstanding obligation balances allows bureaus to review and deobligate unneeded funds, promoting a better use of federal resources. Our objective for the current audit was to evaluate the effectiveness of EDA obligation and deobligation practices as well as review policies and procedures that were implemented since our June 2013 audit report.

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Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County, Inc. (EOC), an Administration for Children and Families (ACF) grantee, claimed approximately $600,000 in unallowable Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Act funds.

Protecting taxpayers from rising blight demolition costs in TARP

The objective of this audit was to determine NARA’s compliance with improper payment requirements based on Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum 15-02 and OMB Circular A-136.

The Office of Inspector General examined NASA's management of spacesuits known as Extravehicular Mobility Units used on the International Space Station and the Agency's development of new spacesuits for deep space exploration.

SIGTARP's Quarterly Report to Congress

The OIG identifies eight innovation opportunities for the parcel box, providing use cases and an explanation of how the Postal Service has used the innovation in the past. The U.S. Postal Service could provide incentives to encourage shippers to try parcel innovations. These incentives could also connect with and promote using direct mail to reach customers. Companies selling goods through digital marketplaces could make a positive brand impression with customers by decorating or enhancing the shipping box.

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