The Recovery Act included $200 million in grant funding for FS to implement Wildland Fire Management (WFM) activities on State, county, and private lands. From May through September 2009, FS approved 171 WFM grants for projects on non-Federal lands. In total, $14.4 million of the Commission’s … Read more about USDA OIG: State Agency Charged Recovery Act Grants and Non-Recovery Act Grants $14.4 Million in Unallowable Costs – The Recovery Act – Forest Service (FS) Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration on Non-Federal Lands
Subsidies of the Rich and Famous
As the country looks for solutions for how to include tax reform in a plan to address our massive deficit, Dr. Coburn released this report illustrating how, under the current tax code, the federal government is giving billions of dollars to individuals with an Annual Gross Income (AGI) of at least … Read more about Subsidies of the Rich and Famous
USDA OIG: Grant Recipient Used Recovery Act Funds for Unauthorized Purposes – The Recovery Act – Forest Service (FS) Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration on Non-Federal Lands
The Recovery Act included $200 million in grant funding for FS to implement Wildland Fire Management (WFM) activities on State, county, and private lands. The grant for one of the projects in our sample was awarded to Colorado State University (CSU). CSU administered the grant for a … Read more about USDA OIG: Grant Recipient Used Recovery Act Funds for Unauthorized Purposes – The Recovery Act – Forest Service (FS) Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration on Non-Federal Lands
TREASURY OIG: BEP’s Network and Systems Security Was Found to Be Insufficient
OIG determined that BEP did not establish sufficient protection for its network and systems and should enhance its security controls to protect against threats posed by malicious insiders. Specifically, during our social engineering exercise, we successfully persuaded 23 BEP users to give us access … Read more about TREASURY OIG: BEP’s Network and Systems Security Was Found to Be Insufficient
DOL OIG: Job Corps Must Strengthen Controls to Ensure Low-Income Eligibility of Applicants
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) determined that Job Corps did not ensure contracted Outreach and Admissions (OA) service providers enrolled only eligible students because of systemic control weaknesses at both the contractor and Job Corps levels. As a result, ineligible students took … Read more about DOL OIG: Job Corps Must Strengthen Controls to Ensure Low-Income Eligibility of Applicants
STATE OIG/SIGAR: The U.S. Civilian Uplift in Afghanistan Has Cost Nearly $2 Billion, and State Should Continue to Strengthen Its Management and Oversight of the Funds Transferred to Other Agencies
Since early 2009, U.S. agencies have nearly tripled the number of civilians deployed to Afghanistan under Chief of Mission authority at a cost of nearly $2 billion. The number of U.S. civilian employees deployed to Afghanistan increased from 320 in early 2009 to 1,040 personnel by June 2011. As the … Read more about STATE OIG/SIGAR: The U.S. Civilian Uplift in Afghanistan Has Cost Nearly $2 Billion, and State Should Continue to Strengthen Its Management and Oversight of the Funds Transferred to Other Agencies
Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Audit Results
USDA OIG: Single-Family Housing Direct Loans Recovery Act Controls – Compliance Review of Borrowers’ Eligibility Determinations
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) provided the Department of Agriculture (USDA) with $28 billion in funding. Of this amount, $1 billion was allotted to fund Single-Family Housing (SFH) Direct Loans to borrowers. OIG reviewed loan file documents to determine … Read more about USDA OIG: Single-Family Housing Direct Loans Recovery Act Controls – Compliance Review of Borrowers’ Eligibility Determinations