Reports - Audit

We evaluated FNS’ fraud risk assessment process for SNAP EBT and the design and implementation of its strategy to mitigate fraud risks.

OIG reviewed USDA’s compliance with improper payment and high-dollar overpayment requirements for FY 2024.

OIG summarized the issues identified during the audits of Region 3 and Region 6’s implementation of Legacy Road and Trail Remediation Program (LRT) and provided recommendations to the Washington Office.

We reviewed the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan, Kansas. The audit was performed to evaluate the implementation of physical security controls at NBAF. We reviewed relevant documents and interviewed officials responsible for NBAF’s physical security. Our audit generally covered fiscal year 2023 through the first quarter of fiscal year 2024.

We reviewed the Office of Contracting and Procurement’s controls over Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System requirements.

OIG determined whether the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights processed final agency decisions and final agency orders for Rural Development’s formal EEO civil rights complaints filed in FY 2022 in a timely manner. 

USDA OIG assessed whether dog breeders corrected previous noncompliances and whether the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service carried out enforcement actions for substantiated Animal Welfare Act violations.

This report presents the results of our audits of the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2024, and 2023.