Federal Reports

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found that the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board’s (DNFSB’s) nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) complied with 5 United States Code Section 2302(b)(13) by including anti-gag clauses in the NDAs that were issued between April 2019 and April 2024.However, the OIG also reviewed the DNFSB’s internal control environment over the broader period of 2012 through 2024 and identified three internal control findings. The OIG found that between 2012 and 2019, the DNFSB issued incomplete, ineffective, and inconsistent NDAs; the issuance of NDAs was not systematic and lacked transparency; and, the DNFSB did not communicate whistleblower protections in a timely manner.The OIG makes four recommendations related to the DNFSB’s use and management of NDAs.

This is a summary of GPO OIG Report number 25-01 .The full report was provided to GPO leadership and congressional committees of jurisdiction. However, the report contains sensitive information about GPO’s Security Program and potential vulnerabilities prohibiting public release.

The U.S. Postal Service uses expense purchase cards, which allow Facility and Architect Engineers, also known as project managers (PM), to make local purchases for operational needs. During fiscal years 2021 to 2023, the Postal Service paid approximately $257.6 million in expense purchase card payments to vendors. To support the investment associated with the Postal Service’s facilities modernization efforts, the Postal Service increased the purchase card spending threshold from $10,000 to $25,000 in April 2024. Maintaining effective controls is critical to ensuring expense purchase card transactions are valid and authorized.

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