Reports - Inspection / Evaluation

OIG reviewed the Forest Service’s funding and monitoring of selected IIJA project proposals for the Collaborative Aquatic Landscape Restoration Program.

At the request of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) , OIG reviewed Rural Development's (RD) contributions to the National Drug Control Strategy.

OIG reviewed the security controls of industrial control systems – programmable systems and devices that interact with the physical environment – at three USDA agencies.

The Office of Inspector General performed an evaluation of an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) facility’s physical condition and security.

OIG reviewed USDA’s compliance with a specific provision of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012.

OIG reviewed whether Conservation Reserve Program recipients who received Climate-Smart Practice Incentive payments in FY 2023 were eligible for the incentive.

We conducted oversight of Forest Service's (FS) funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Division J for Hazardous Fuels Management activities.

We conducted integrated oversight of Forest Service’s (FS) implementation of the Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program.

OIG determined whether Farm Service Agency (FSA) employees would recognize and respond to phishing email. OIG made three recommendations to OCIO and reached management decision on each of them.

We determined whether the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) timely submitted a spend plan for Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations (WFPO) funds and accurately reported Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) data to the public, and we determined the methodology NRCS used for selecting projects for funding.