Federal Reports

DHS OIG determined that DHS had controls in place when it issued, solicited, selected, and mitigated risks for its three consortia Other Transaction Agreements (OTA) active in fiscal year 2017 for development of prototypes for border and cyber security, and research in critical infrastructure protection. However, DHS could better manage consortia OTAs by periodically reassessing their continued use. Although DHS requires an agreement analysis to determine its continued use of its other transaction authority at each new phase of the OTA, it does not require an assessment of an OTA’s effectiveness. As a result, the Department may not be receiving the most effective research and efficient use of its staffing resources. We made one recommendation that DHS modify its policies to require documenting additional assessments to ongoing OTAs. DHS concurred with our report recommendation. The recommendation is resolved and will remain open until the Department provides evidence to support that corrective actions are

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), opioids were involved in more than 48,000 deaths in 2017, and opioid deaths were 6 times higher in 2017 than in 1999. CDC has awarded funding to States to address the nonmedical use of prescription drugs and to address opioid overdoses. We are conducting a series of reviews of States that received CDC funding to enhance their prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs). We selected Kentucky for review because it had the second highest age-adjusted drug overdose fatality rate in the United States in 2013.

Provider-preventable conditions (PPCs) are certain reasonably preventable conditions caused by medical accidents or errors in a health care setting. Federal regulations effective July 1, 2011, prohibit Medicaid payments for services related to PPCs. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) delayed its enforcement of the regulations until July 1, 2012, to allow States time to develop and implement new payment policies. This review is one in a series of OIG reviews of States' Medicaid payments for inpatient hospital services related to PPCs.

Audit of Railroad Retirement Board's Compliance with Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act in Fiscal Year 2018 Performance and Accountability Report

The Corporation for National and Community Service, Office of Inspector General (CNCS-OIG) presents its Spring 2019 Semiannual Report, covering the six-month period of October 1, 2018 – March 31, 2019.

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The Office of Inspector General is tasked with ensuring efficiency, accountability, and integrity in the U.S. Postal Service. We also have the distinct mission of helping to maintain confidence in the mail and postal system, as well as to improve the Postal Service's bottom line. We use audits and investigations to help protect the integrity of the Postal Service. Our Semiannual Report to Congress presents a snapshot of the work we did to fulfill our mission for the six-month period ending March 31, 2019. Our dynamic report format provides readers with easy access to facts and information, as well as succinct summaries of the work by area. Links are provided to the full reports featured in this report, as well as to the appendices.

The Semiannual Report to Congress summarizes the results of OIG oversight, provides statistical information, and lists all reports issued October 1, 2018–March 31, 2019. During this reporting period, OIG audits, investigations, inspections, evaluations, and other reviews identified over $3.85 billion in monetary benefits for a return of $49 for every dollar invested in OIG oversight. During this reporting period, OIG issued 124 publications on VA programs and operations, made 386 recommendations, and conducted investigations that led to 101 arrests