USDA Agency Activities for Agroterrorism Prevention, Detection, and Response
OIG reviewed APHIS’, ARS’, and FSIS’ plans and actions to prevent, detect, andrespond to agroterrorism threats or attacks.
Reports - Audit
Controls Over Conservation Innovation Grants
We reviewed NRCS’ oversight of the CIG program.
Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program—Liquidation Value Appraisals—Interim Report
OIG reviewed RHS’ controls over liquidation value appraisals to determine if SFHguaranteed loans are safeguarded and loss claims are not overstated.
Iowa's Compliance with Requirements for the Issuance and Use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits (7 CFR, Part 274)
TFC Consulting, Inc. (TFC), an independent licensed Certified Public Accounting firm, was contracted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Office of Inspector General (OIG), to conduct an agreed-upon procedures engagement to assess selected aspects of the State of Iowa’s compliance with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) regulations.
AMS—Final Action Verification—Procurement and Inspection of Fruits and Vegetables
We determined that the Agricultural Marketing Service provided sufficient documentation to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer to close the 12 recommendations we made in our February 2016 audit report on AMS' procurement and inspection of fruits and vegetables.
Foreign Agricultural Service's Export Credit Guarantee Program
Our objective was to evaluate FAS’ administration and oversight of the Export Credit Guarantee Program. Specifically, our objective wasto determine whether FAS had adequate controls in place to ensure that the Export Credit Guarantee Program was administered in compliance withapplicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.