Neither OIG nor the Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy could use the Purchase Card On-Line System to assess and determine whether DoD Approving/Billing Officials adequately reviewed 32,690 transactions that … READ MORE
Office of Inspector General
DOE OIG: The Department of Energy’s Management of the Award of a $150 Million Recovery Act Grant to LG Chem Michigan Inc
The Department of Energy's Vehicle Technologies Program was established to develop and deploy efficient and environmentally friendly highway transportation technologies to reduce the Nation's dependence on foreign oil and … READ MORE
OIG: Pension Costs on DOD Contracts: Additional Guidance Needed to Ensure Costs Are Consistent and Reasonable
DOD contractors are among the largest sponsors of defined benefit pension plans in the United States and factor pension costs into the price of DOD contracts. Since the 2008 … READ MORE
DOE OIG: The Department of Energy’s Management of Foreign Travel
According to the Department's centralized travel database, the Foreign Travel Management System (FTMS), Federal and contractor employees made approximately 109,000 individual international trips at a cost of about $360 … READ MORE
DOC OIG: Quarterly Conference Reporting Processes Need Improvement
In the Department’s first confer- ence spending report to OIG, five bureaus reported 24 conferences, totaling over $1.7 million, in the first quarter of FY 2012. The bureaus over- and … READ MORE
USDA OIG: Executive Order 13520, Reducing Improper Payments—Fiscal Year 2011 High-Dollar Report Review
USDA’s high-dollar reporting is not yet fully advancing transparency and agency accountability for identifying and eliminating the highest payment errors as intended. In this second year of reporting, USDA increased … READ MORE
EPA OIG: Environmental Job Training Program Implemented Well, But Focus Needed on Possible Duplication With Other EPA Programs
EPA did not have internal controls to identify and prevent duplication with other EPA job training programs. Consequently, there is some risk of duplication in EPA awards for job … READ MORE
VA OIG: Administrative Investigation of the FY 2011 Human Resources Conferences in Orlando, Florida
VA OIG opened an administrative investigation upon receiving allegations of wasteful expenditures related to HR conferences held in Orlando, FL, in July and August 2011. While VA reported lower estimates of … READ MORE