Federal Reports

The audit objectives were to determine whether program funds were managed in accordance with the ARC and Federal grant requirements

At the request of the former Office of Facilities and Logistics (OFL) Director, and in accordance with our annual plan, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted follow-up work on the United States Capitol Police’s (USCP or Department) implementation of recommendations contained within Report Number OIG-2014-03. Our objective of this follow-up analysis was to confirm that the Department took the appropriate corrective actions and controls the Department implemented were operating efficiently and effectively. Our scope included existing controls over ammunition related to implementation of recommendations outlined in our previous report.

Some hospitals in Medicare Jurisdiction E did not always claim Medicare graduate medical education (GME) reimbursement for residents in accordance with Federal requirements. Specifically, we found that 65 hospitals claimed residents for the same period as more than 1 full-time equivalent (FTE) on cost reports covering fiscal years (FYs) 2012 and 2013. As a result, 36 of the 65 hospitals received excess Medicare GME reimbursement totaling $435,000.

Some hospitals in Medicare Jurisdiction F did not always claim Medicare graduate medical education (GME) reimbursement for residents in accordance with Federal requirements. Specifically, we found that 41 hospitals claimed residents for the same period as more than 1 full-time equivalent (FTE) on cost reports covering fiscal years (FYs) 2012 and 2013. As a result, 21 of the 41 hospitals received excess Medicare GME reimbursement totaling $365,000.