The H-2B non-immigrant program permitted employers to hire foreign workers to enter the U.S. to perform temporary non-agricultural services or labor on a one-time, seasonal, peakload, or intermittent basis. Employers … READ MORE
Office of Inspector General
DOL OIG: Job Corps National Contracting Needs Improvement to Ensure Best Value
Twenty-four national contracts totaling more than $506 million were awarded for Job Corps during the 5-year period ending December 31, 2012. OIG found that adequate sole source justification was not provided … READ MORE
DOL OIG: Job Corps Needs to Improve Controls Over Student Travel Funds
From July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012, the Office of Job Corps (Job Corps) spent $21.2 million on student travel expenses for initial trips to Job Corps centers, admissions, … READ MORE
DOL OIG: Report to the Employment and Training Administration: ETA Needs Stronger Controls to Ensure Only Eligible Claimants Receive unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees
The Unemployment Insurance (UI) program, designed to provide benefits to individuals out of work, has one of the highest improper payment rates of all government programs. One of the leading … READ MORE
DOL OIG: Recovery Act: States Challenged in Detecting and Reducing Unemployment Insurance Improper Payments
Seven states generally did not meet established targets for detecting and reducing improper payments and the accuracy of their reporting to ETA could not be determined. The states implemented the … READ MORE
DOL OIG: OASAM Needs to Strengthen Controls Over the Purchase Card Program
OASAM has established adequate controls over DOL’s purchase card program to reduce the risk of illegal, improper, and/or erroneous purchases. However, the controls established were not implemented consistently. Based on sample … READ MORE
DOJ OIG: Audit of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Controls Over Seized and Collected Drugs
For this audit, OIG examined the DEA’s controls over seized and collected drugs, which are of critical importance given the addictive nature and market value of these substances, and their … READ MORE
DOJ OIG: Findings Concerning the DEA’s Use of a TSA Airport Security Screener as a Paid Confidential Source
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) initiated this investigation upon the receipt of information from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that a Transportation Security Administration … READ MORE