FS approved 152 WFM projects on non-Federal lands from May through September 2009, including a project to perform hazardous fuels treatments on non-Federal lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin. FS awarded a $3.6 million Recovery Act grant to the Nevada Fire Safe Council (the Council) to implement this … Read more about USDA OIG: Grant Recipient Had Inadequate Controls to Account for Its Recovery Act Grants – The Recovery Act – Forest Service (FS) Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration on Non-Federal Lands
USDA OIG: Identifying Areas of Risk in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
The Food and Nutrition Service’s (FNS) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) provides nutritious meals and snacks to participants in daycare institutions, such as child care centers, daycare homes, and adult daycare centers. OIG visited 56 high risk sites in two States to determine if … Read more about USDA OIG: Identifying Areas of Risk in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
ED OIG: Federal Student Aid’s Oversight of Foreign Medical School Pass Rates
From fiscal year (FY) 2008 through FY 2010, FSA provided $1.15 billion in Federally- guaranteed student loans to U.S. citizens enrolled in 18 freestanding foreign medical schools. Students enrolled in medical programs at an additional 45 component foreign schools—schools that offered programs of … Read more about ED OIG: Federal Student Aid’s Oversight of Foreign Medical School Pass Rates
DHS OIG: Supervision of Aliens Commensurate with Risk
Immigration and Customs Enforcement generally has an effectively designed decisionmaking process for determining whether to detain or release aliens. However, personnel could not always provide evidence that all aliens were screened against the Terrorist Watchlist; current policy for … Read more about DHS OIG: Supervision of Aliens Commensurate with Risk
Wastebook 2011
Dr. Coburn released Wastebook 2011 highlighting some of the most wasteful and low-priority spending in 2011, providing over $6.5 billion in examples of some of the most egregious ways taxpayer dollars were spent in the past year. … Read more about Wastebook 2011
DHS OIG: Major Management Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland Security
This report identifies major challenges that affect the Department as a whole, as well as its individual components, who work together to achieve this multi-faceted mission. The following list represents the areas of most persistent concern for the … Read more about DHS OIG: Major Management Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland Security
ED OIG: Department’s Implementation of the Teacher Incentive Fund Grant Program
The Teacher Incentive Fund grant program (TIF) was established to support efforts to develop and implement performance-based compensation systems (PBCS) for teachers and principals in high-need schools. This appropriation made $100 million available for competitive grants and related U.S. Department … Read more about ED OIG: Department’s Implementation of the Teacher Incentive Fund Grant Program
USDA OIG: Review of Management Controls for the Child and Adult Care Food Program
In 1999, OIG audited the Food and Nutrition Service’s (FNS) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), which provides funding to help ensure that children and adults in day care receive nutritious meals. In this follow-up audit, nothing came to OIGs attention to indicate that, except in two … Read more about USDA OIG: Review of Management Controls for the Child and Adult Care Food Program