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Federal Reports
Report Date
Agency Reviewed / Investigated
Report Title
Type
Location
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's Compliance in Fiscal Year 2019 with Improper Payments Legislation and Guidance (revised)
We found that the CSB was fully compliant with improper payments legislation and guidance during fiscal year 2019.We have amended our previous memorandum dated December 19, 2019, to add a sentence stating that our work was not performed in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards.
An Amtrak Passenger Conductor in Los Angeles, California, was terminated from employment on January 23, 2020, following the employee’s administrative hearing for violating company policy. Our investigation found that the employee was convicted of a DUI in July 2015 and failed to report the conviction to the company, as required by company policy.
Letter to Office of Management and Budget Director to Meet Requirements of Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 Regarding Agency Progress Implementing Recommendations on Charge-Card-Related Findings
The Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 requires Inspectors General to report on the implementation of recommendations made to their agencies to address audit findings for travel and purchase cards. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance requires Inspectors General to submit their reports to OMB by January 31 of each year.
The unclassified version of the SAR covers the period from April 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019, and reflects what NSA OIG could release publicly about its work for that reporting period. The OIG issued 14 reports and oversight memoranda during that period, making 232 recommendations to assist the Agency in addressing the findings and deficiencies identified. NSA's management agreed with all OIG recommendations made during this period. The Director of the NSA and Congress previously received the classified version of the SAR in accordance with the IG Act.
Closeout Examination on Masoud & Ali and Partners Contracting Company, Subcontract 2016-0001, Under Prime Blumont Engineering Solutions Inc., Gaza Desalination Plant Expansion in West Bank and Gaza, January 1, 2018 to January 31, 2019
Nuclear Power Group Standard Programs and Processes 03.21, Fatigue Rule and Work Hour Limits, includes rules regarding required average minimum days off for covered individuals, as well as overtime rules for how many hours can be worked in specific time periods. Our review of sampled employee and contract employee work hours and badging records for October 1, 2017, through June 30, 2019, identified no violations of nuclear fatigue rule minimum days off or overtime rules. However, we identified an area of deficiency related to Watts Bar’s performance of fatigue assessments. Additionally, we identified opportunities for improvement related to nuclear fatigue rule work-hour tracking and documentation.
