Federal Reports

The report contains an unmodified opinion on Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) financial statements as of September 30, 2024 and 2023, as well as an assessment of NRCS’ internal controls over financial reporting and compliance with laws and regulations.

The CPSC has not complied with the ADA as well as several GSA PBS and OPM regulations for agency-operated fitness centers. The CPSC must ensure full compliance with the applicable statute and regulations moving forward to promote the health and safety of all employees.

On March 11, 2024, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) received a request from your office to review nondisclosure policies, forms, agreements, and related documents specific to the U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Agency) to ensure the anti-gag provision is included as required by law.

In FY 2022, the Council of Inspectors General for Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) asked Offices of Inspector General (OIG) to identify three recommendations as their priority recommendations.

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) performed the procedures, which were requested and agreed to by Tennessee Valley Authority management solely to assist management in determining the validity of the Winning Performance (WP)/Executive Annual Incentive Plan (EAIP) Measures for fiscal year (FY) ending September 30, 2024. Tennessee Valley Authority management is responsible for the WP Measures data provided. In summary, procedures applied by the OIG found the:• FY 2024 WP goals for the enterprise measures were properly approved. • FY 2024 goals (target) for the corporate multiplier measures were properly approved. • Actual FY to-date results for the enterprise measures agreed with the underlying support, without exception.• Actual FY to-date results for the corporate multiplier measures agreed with the underlying support, without exception.• FY 2024 WP, EAIP, and Chief Executive Officer payout percentages provided by the Business Planning and Analysis organization on November 3, 2024, were mathematically accurate and agreed with the Office of the Inspector General’s recalculation.

The Office of the Inspector General performed an audit to determine if the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has designed and implemented privacy requirements in accordance with the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005. Our scope was limited to TVA’s privacy program responsibilities as defined in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005. We determined TVA had privacy policies in alignment with the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005. In addition, TVA had implemented requirements from the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, such as sustaining privacy protection, assuring compliance with fair information practices, proposals, congressional reporting, protecting, PII, training, compliance with policies, and recording.However, we identified six issues that should be addressed by TVA management to further comply with the requirements of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, and TVA policy. Specifically, we found:1. Discrepancies between TVA privacy system inventory and the PIA inventory.2. PIAs did not follow TVA policy.3. The privacy continuous monitoring program was outdated.4. Hard copy RPII and a restricted area were not secured.5. The PIA template did not contain all required information.6. Privacy policies were not consistent with applicable legal guidance.TVA management agreed with our recommendations.

The NCUA OIG conducted this audit based on OIG’s 2023 Annual Work Plan to assess the NCUA’s revised process to charter new federal credit unions. The objectives of our audit were to determine whether: (1) the NCUA’s efforts to streamline its chartering process made it more efficient and effective for potential organizers interested in applying for a new federal credit union charter; and (2) the NCUA adequately communicated its revised chartering process to potential organizers. The scope of our audit covered the NCUA’s chartering activities from January 2019 through June 2024.