Federal Reports

An Amtrak lead service attendant based in Los Angeles, California, resigned from her position on March 7, 2025, in lieu of an administrative hearing. Our investigation found that the former employee violated company policies by engaging in outside employment while on a medical leave of absence and continuing to receive Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) sickness and supplemental sickness benefits during that time, and by making false representations in support of her RRB and unemployment insurance claims. The former employee is not eligible for rehire.

An Amtrak electrician based in Chicago, Illinois, was terminated from employment on March 7, 2025, following an administrative hearing. Our investigation found that the former employee was arrested and charged with first degree murder and was on a medical leave of absence while incarcerated.

San Jose Immigration Lawyer Extradited From The Kyrgyz Republic To Face Charges Of Large-Scale Visa Fraud

Federal Jury Convicts Joshua Aaron Holmes For Conspiracy To Commit Mail And Wire Fraud

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

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

The American Relief Act of 2025 provided the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) with approximately $39.8 billion to carry out projects and activities related to agricultural disaster assistance. It also provided USDA Office of Inspector General with $7.5 million for oversight of such projects and activities carried out with the funds made available to USDA under the Act. This document describes our plan to oversee these funds.

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviewed Veterans Health Administration (VHA) assertions required by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) in its fiscal year 2024 detailed accounting report and budget formulation compliance report. The OIG’s review was conducted in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards, which incorporate the attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Those standards require that the OIG plan and perform the review to obtain limited assurance about whether any material modifications should be made to management’s assertions for them to be fairly stated. The OIG believes this review provides a reasonable basis for its conclusion. In the detailed accounting report, VHA reported three material weaknesses, three significant deficiencies, and certain matters concerning noncompliance with laws and regulations, as identified in the OIG report Audit of VA’s Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2024 and 2023. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the entity’s financial statements will not be prevented or detected and corrected on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a control deficiency, or a combination of control deficiencies, that is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance. Based on the OIG’s review, the OIG is not aware of any material modifications that should be made to VHA management’s assertions for them to be fairly stated.