"The audits identified many deficiencies in DoD financial management and reporting—20 overall material weaknesses and more than 2,400 notices of findings and recommendations, including weak information technology controls, insufficient controls … READ MORE
Office of Inspector General
Border Patrol Paid A Firm $13.6 Million To Hire 2 Recruits
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) paid $297 million to Accenture, a hiring firm, to hire 7,500 new recruits. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that in 10 months the firm … READ MORE
FHWA Lacks Detailed Guidance on Infrastructure Resilience for Emergency Relief Projects and a Process To Track Related Improvements
"The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Emergency Relief Program (ERP) provides funds for the repair and reconstruction of highways and roads that have sustained serious damage from catastrophic failures or natural … READ MORE
VA OIG: Audit of VHA’s Beneficiary Travel Program
Since 2008, VA’s Beneficiary Travel Program (BTP) has experienced dramatic growth in costs associated with reimbursing travel expenses for veterans receiving VA health care services. Program obligations were approximately $861 … READ MORE
VA OIG: Review of Alleged Patient Deaths, Patient Wait Times, and Scheduling Practices at the Phoenix VA Health Care System
This is the final report addressing allegations of gross mismanagement of VA resources, criminal misconduct by senior leadership, systemic patient safety issues, and possible wrongful deaths at the Phoenix VA … READ MORE
VA OIG: Review of Alleged Mismanagement at the Health Eligibility Center
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) evaluated the merit of allegations of mismanagement at the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) Health Eligibility Center (HEC). Specifically, OIG addressed these four questions: … READ MORE
VA OIG: Audit of Non-VA Medical Care Obligations
The Non-VA Care (NVC) Program expenditures of about $4.8 billion included $1.9 billion in obligated funds that remained unspent as of the end of fiscal year (FY) 2013. VHA medical … READ MORE
VA OIG: Audit of Veteran Wait Time Data, Choice Access, and Consult Management in VISN 6
Since the nationwide scandal on patient wait times in 2014, OIG has continued to identify problems with VHA managing access to health care. Since August 2015, OIG reviews at six … READ MORE