Federal Reports

RRB-OIG's audit determined that the RRB’s Enterprise Risk Managemetn process was not fully effective. RRB had not complied with all of the internal control requirements in OMB’s revision of OMB Circular A-123, Management’s Responsibility for Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Control, and did not implement the ERM process agencywide.

The OIG investigated allegations that a National Park Service (NPS) superintendent abused his authority by using Federal funds to replace the driveway and perform grounds cleanup at his Government-leased quarters, and that he violated safety regulations and the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 regarding renovations made to his office.We did not substantiate the allegations against the superintendent. We found the superintendent acted within his authority when he directed the use of Federal funds to replace the driveway and perform maintenance at his Government-leased quarters. We also found that replacing the driveway and contracting for the grounds cleanup was appropriately justified and approved by the superintendent’s supervisor. Finally, we found no evidence the superintendent violated safety regulations or the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 during the renovation of his office.

New Hampshire implemented most of the new criminal background check requirements established under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act. However, certain criminal background check requirements for childcare providers remained unimplemented as of March 1, 2018, and significant challenges may delay full implementation until 2019 or 2020. Specifically, these challenges include unavailable finances and staff to process the background checks, data system limitations, and required changes to State laws or policies and procedures. New Hampshire currently has until September 30, 2018, to implement the new criminal background check requirements. The outstanding challenges may mean that New Hampshire will not fully implement all of the requirements before the deadline and, therefore, New Hampshire may request an additional 1-year waiver from the Administration for Children and Families to address the challenges and comply with the new requirements.

Our objectives were to (1) assess the maturity of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) Polar Follow-On program missions’ system design for indications of cost, schedule or performance issues that would threaten the ability of the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) program to execute to its baselines; (2) determine the extent to which NOAA has complied with requirements to report JPSS development costs; and (3) review NOAA efforts to plan for future satellite technologies.