Reports - Other

As part of the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) oversight responsibility, we reviewed the results of prior OIG and Government Accountability Office (GAO) engagements that were relevant to the funding provided by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Identifying areas in which OIG reported past weaknesses and recommendations may provide Farm Service Agency insight to maintain or further strengthen existing controls for programs receiving IRA funding.

As part of the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) oversight responsibility, we reviewed the results of prior OIG and Government Accountability Office (GAO) engagements that were relevant to the funding provided by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Identifying areas in which OIG reported past weaknesses and recommendations may provide Forest Service insight to maintain or further strengthen existing controls for programs receiving IRA funding.

As part of the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) oversight responsibility, we reviewed the results of prior OIG and Government Accountability Office engagements that were relevant to the funding provided by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Identifying areas in which OIG reported past weaknesses and recommendations may provide the Natural Resource Conservation Service insight to maintain or further strengthen existing controls for programs receiving IRA funding.

We reviewed the process FSA used to calculate CRP payments, incentives, andadjustments for FY 2021 through March 31, 2022.

We evaluated FNS’ policies and procedures for administration of SNAP waivers todetermine whether FNS has adequate controls to ensure the SNAP waiver processcomplies with requirements.

OIG reviewed the Animal Plant Health Inspection Service's management of the Plant Pest and Disease Management Disaster Prevention Program funds and projects.

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) performed an inspection of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) National Finance Center (NFC) to determine how NFC prevents, detects, and resolves security vulnerabilities and the sophistication an attacker needs to compromise USDA systems or data.

This data story is the second in the series from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) and focuses on the USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). This product utilized data analytics, visualizations, and data storytelling methods to enhance transparency of how the CFAP 1 and CFAP 2 programs evolved over time.