MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Aug. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama issued the following news release: On July 31, 2024, 39-year-old Tametria Conner Dantzler, from Montgomery, Alabama, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges related to loans received through the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, announced United States Attorney Jonathan S. Ross. The CARES Act is a federa more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, July 31 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: An investigation by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's Medicaid Fraud Control has secured a 60-month federal prison sentence for Rene Fernandez Gaviola, a Houston dentist at the center of a $6.9 million fraud scheme. Gaviola will also serve three years of supervised release and has been ordered to pay $4,908,957 in restitution to Medicaid in addition to a personal money judgment of $2,996,092. "Frau more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 2 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today announced a $186,731 civil judgment secured this week against Newtown registered nurse Jeannie V. Pasacreta following a pervasive illegal scheme to bill the Connecticut Medicaid program for psychotherapy and medical services she never provided. From 2013 through to 2018, Pasacreta was a Medicaid provider who operated a psychotherapy a more PR

FRESNO, California, July 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release: Two Bakersfield residents pleaded guilty today, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Jorge Calderon-Campos, 43, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin and also pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of animals for an animal fighting venture in violation of the Animal Welfare Act. Jose Angel Beltran-Chaidez, 68, pleaded gu more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: An indictment was unsealed today alleging that five individuals participated in a massive, complex fraud and money laundering scheme that resulted in losses of more than $27 million to over 2,000 seniors. During a coordinated law enforcement operation this morning in Los Angeles, California and Las Vegas, Nevada, about 60 federal, state an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated July 23, 2024, Henry Ford Physician Network: * * * tO: Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 Re: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Proposed Rule for Mitigating the Impact of Significant, Anomalous,  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Sen. Ossoff first introduced bipartisan bill in 2022 after leading multiple bipartisan Senate investigationsThis is an external link into Federal prison conditions, including in Georgia Atlanta, Ga. Civil rights leaders across Georgia are praisingThis is an external link U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff's bipartisan prison reform law. Last week, President Biden signed into lawThis is an external link Sen. Ossoff's bi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSrep) -- The Commerce Inspector General issued the following report (No. OIG-24-030-M) on July 18, 2024, entitled "February 2024 FirstNet Authority's Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network Outage Raised a Significant Risk to the Readiness of First Responders Across the Country:" * * * July 18, 2024 MEMORANDUM FOR: Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and NTIA Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information Admi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSrep) -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission Inspector General issued the following management alert (No. 24-M-02) on May 8, 2024, entitled "Compliance with the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act:" * * * TO: Alexander Hoehn-Saric, Chair Peter A. Feldman, Commissioner Richard L. Trumka Jr., Commissioner Mary T. Boyle, Commissioner Douglas Dziak, Commissioner FROM: Christopher W. Dentel, Inspector General THE CPSC IS OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE WHISTLEBLOWER  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSrep) -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission Inspector General issued the following evaluation report (No. 24-A-03) on May 9, 2024, entitled "Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act for Fiscal 2023." Here are excerpts: * * * TO: Alexander Hoehn-Saric, Chairman Peter A. Feldman, Commissioner Richard L. Trumka Jr., Commissioner Mary T. Boyle, Commissioner Douglas Dziak, Commissioner FROM: Christopher W. Dentel, Inspector General SUBJECT: Report on t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSrep) -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission Inspector General issued the following evaluation report (No. 24-A-04) on July 30, 2024, entitled "FISMA Implementation for Fiscal 2024." Here are excerpts: * * * TO: Alexander Hoehn-Saric, Chairman Peter A. Feldman, Commissioner Richard L. Trumka Jr., Commissioner Mary T. Boyle, Commissioner Douglas Dziak, Commissioner FROM: Christopher W. Dentel, Inspector General SUBJECT: Evaluation of the CPSC's FISMA Implementat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) this week sent a letter calling on Department of Education Inspector General Sandra D. Bruce to investigate Education Secretary Miguel Cardona over a potential violation of the Hatch Act and other federal laws. Sec. Cardona recently sent a letter to student loan borrowers regarding the Biden-Harris administration's student loan bailout scheme  more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, July 31 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Phoenix Division issued the following news release: Amanda Rachelle Miller, 33, of Tucson, was apprehended in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico and deported to the United States on May 30, 2024, to face three felony indictments in the District of Arizona. Miller is a U.S. citizen and had been a fugitive for approximately three-and-a-half years at the time of her arrest in Mexico. Miller made her initial court ap more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Defense Inspector General issued the following project announcement (No. D2024-D000AH-0146.000) on July 8, 2024, entitled "Data License Rights in Air Force Weapon System Contracts:" * * * MEMORANDUM FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR ACQUISITION AND SUSTAINMENT AUDITOR GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE SUBJECT: Audit of Data License Rights in Air Force Weapon System Contracts (Project No. D2024-D000AH-0146.000) The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Defense Inspector General issued the following project announcement (No. D2024-DEV0SN-0147.000) on July 8, 2024, entitled "Evaluation of Ability to Maintain Command and Control of Nuclear Forces Following a Nuclear Attack:" * * * MEMORANDUM FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR ACQUISITION AND SUSTAINMENT COMMANDER, U.S. STRATEGIC COMMAND DIRECTOR, JOINT STAFF COMMANDER AND PROGRAM EXECUTIVE, AIR FORCE, NUCLEAR WEAPONS CENTER SUBJECT: Evaluation of DoD Ability to Ma more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Defense Inspector General issued the following report (No. DODIG 2024 106) on July 9, 2024, entitled "Evaluation of Contested Mobility Training Requirements for Personnel Supporting the Surge Sealift Mission." Here are excerpts: * * * Results in Brief Objective The objective of this evaluation was to determine whether the DoD effectively provided contested mobility training requirements for personnel supporting the DoD surge sealift mission. Background Sealift is more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Defense Inspector General issued the following report (No. DODIG 2024 105) on July 8, 2024, entitled "Evaluation of Selected Senior Colleges' Response to Allegations of Harassment." Here are excerpts: * * * The objective of this evaluation was to determine the extent to which selected DoD senior colleges responded to allegations of harassment in accordance with DoD policy.] DoD policy requires DoD Components to establish policies and procedures for preventing and r more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 30 -- The West Virginia Department of Human Services issued the following news on July 29, 2024: The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS) today announced the hiring of Susan File to serve as the first Statewide Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Coordinator. In this newly established role, File will serve as the central point of contact in West Virginia dedicated to addressing opportunities for and barriers to services for individuals wi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Transportation Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. AV2024032) on July 23, 2024, entitled "FAA's Acquisition and Fiscal Law Division's Work Environment Impacts Its Ability To Provide Legal Advice in Support of a Safe National Airspace System." Here are excerpts: * * * What We Looked At The Office of Inspector General (OIG) maintains a hotline for receiving allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement affecting U.S. Department of Transpo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Transportation Inspector General issued the following audit announcement on July 24, 2024, entitled "FAA's Compliance With Buy American Requirements for IIJA-Funded Contracts:" * * * From: Carolyn J. Hicks, Assistant Inspector General for Acquisition and Procurement Audits To: Federal Aviation Administrator In fiscal year 2022, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)/1 provided the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with $5 billion in funding over 5 f more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Transportation Inspector General issued the following audit announcement on July 26, 2024, entitled "FHWA's Process for Approving Advanced Transportation Technologies and Innovative Mobility Deployment Program Disbursements:" * * * From: Dormayne "Dory" Dillard-Christian, Assistant Inspector General for Financial Audits To: Federal Highway Administrator As part of the Federal Highway Administration's (FWHA) efforts to enhance the safety and efficiency of our Nation more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Education Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. F23IT0138) on July 24, 2024, entitled "Federal Student Aid's Actions to Mitigate Risks Associated with the FSA ID Account Creation Process:" * * * TO: Margaret Glick, Chief Information Officer, Federal Student Aid FROM: Antonio Murray, Acting Assistant Inspector General, Technology Services, Office of Inspector General SUBJECT: Summary Final Flash Report, "Federal Student more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: After an explosive report showed thousands of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees owe nearly $50 million in overdue taxes, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) blasted IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel for a complete lack of accountability and introduced the Audit the IRS Act, requiring annual audits of agency employees and the termination of every IRS agent who isn't paying their taxes. Beyond the widespread tax  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: Last Thursday, the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) approved a final commitment for more than $11.3 million to support the financing of two self-refrigerated nitrogen generator plants to Productos del Aire de Guatemala, S.A. (PAGSA). With its support of the export of semiconductors, which are a transformational export area, thi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following dissent on July 29, 2024, by Commissioner Brendan Carr on an action entitled "Addressing the Homework Gap through the E-Rate Program, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking" (WC Docket No. 21-31). * * * In 2021, Congress passed a law authorizing the FCC to provide funding that schools and libraries could use to lend Wi-Fi hotpots out to students and patrons./1 It was called the Emergency Conne more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A federal court prohibited a Sandusky, Ohio-area physician from prescribing opioids and other controlled substances and ordered him to pay $4.7 million in a case alleging violations of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and the False Claims Act (FCA). In a civil complaint filed in August 2018, the United States alleged that Dr. Gregory Gerber, MD, who operated an office in Sandusky, unlawfully issued presc more PR

TAMPA, Florida, Aug. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: U.S. District Judge Thomas Barber today sentenced Janet Pettyjohn (78, Spring Hill) to three years in federal prison and Shelly Gallagher (34, Brooksville) to six years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute drugs. As part of Pettyjohn's sentence, the court also entered an order of forfeiture in the amount of $34,132, the proceeds of the charged more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Over eight months after initially calling for his resignation, and following the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's (FDIC) Office of Inspector General (OIG) report detailing the agency's failure to implement an effective sexual assault prevention program, Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) issued the following statement reitera more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Marc Molinaro, R-New York, issued the following news release: Liberty, NY U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (NY-19) today introduced the Head Start Accountability Act following the temporary closure of Sullivan County Head Start earlier this year. The bill provides stronger oversight over local Head Start programs like the one in Sullivan County. Head Start and Early Head Start programs are administered by the Office of Head Start (OHS) and provide comprehensive early childho more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today delivered remarks commending whistleblowers' role as our nation's greatest fraud fighters. Grassley, a co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus, additionally introduced a Senate resolution recognizing July 30, 2024, as "National Whistleblower Appreciation Day." Congress enacted our nation's first whistleblower protections on this day 246 ye more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 (TNSrep) -- The General Services Administration Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. xxx) on July 22, 2024, entitled "Response to COVID-19: PBS Faces Challenges to Ensure Water Quality in GSA-Controlled Facilities." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary Why We Performed This Audit In April 2020, we began monitoring the actions GSA took in response to the nationwide public health emergency resulting from Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and GSA more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSrep) -- The General Services Administration Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. xxx) on July 30, 2024, entitled "Agency Did Not Respond to Water Contamination at the Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building in a Timely Manner, Placing Building Occupants at Risk." Here are excerpts: * * * TO: ELLIOT DOOMES, COMMISSIONER, PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE (P) FROM: R. NICHOLAS GOCO, ASSISTANT INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AUDITING (JA) SUBJECT: GSA Did Not Respond to Wa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-05-23-00008) on July 24, 2024, entitled "California Made Capitation Payments for Enrollees Who Were Concurrently Enrolled in a Medicaid Managed Care Program in Another State" filed under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Here are excerpts: * * * Report Highlights Why OIG Did This Audit * California pays managed care organizations to make services available to eligibl more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-07-19-01194) on June 26, 2024, entitled "Medicare Advantage Compliance Audit of Specific Diagnosis Codes That Independent Health Association Inc. Submitted to CMS" filed under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Here are excerpts: * * * Report in Brief Why OIG Did This Audit Under the Medicare Advantage (MA) program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) m more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSrep) -- The Homeland Security Inspector General issued the following report (No. OIG-24-40) on July 17, 2024, entitled "CISA and FLETC Did Not Take Action to Protect Personally Identifiable Information and Sensitive Law Enforcement Training Curricula." Here are excerpts: * * * MEMORANDUM FOR: Robert Costello, Chief Information Officer, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency; Michael L. Vesta, Chief Information Officer, Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSrep) -- The Homeland Security Inspector General issued the following report (No. OIG-24-37 ) on July 9, 2024, entitled "Coast Guard Should Take Additional Steps to Secure the Marine Transportation System Against Cyberattacks." Here are excerpts: * * * MEMORANDUM FOR: The Honorable Admiral Linda L. Fagan, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard FROM: Joseph V. Cuffari, Ph.D., Inspector General SUBJECT: Coast Guard Should Take Additional Steps to Secure the Marine Transportation  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSrep) -- The Homeland Security Inspector General issued the following report (No. OIG-24-34) on June 25, 2024, entitled "FEMA Region IV Has a Process to Identify Single Sites Damaged by Multiple Events." Here are excerpts: * * * MEMORANDUM FOR: The Honorable Deanne Criswell, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency FROM: Joseph V. Cuffari, Ph.D., Inspector General SUBJECT: FEMA Region IV Has a Process to Identify Single Sites Damaged by Multiple Events Atta more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSrep) -- The Homeland Security Inspector General issued the following report (No. OIG-24-38) on July 10, 2024, entitled "FEMA's Emergency Non-Congregate Sheltering Interim Policy Provided Greater Flexibility for Emergency Sheltering During the COVID-19 Pandemic." Here are excerpts: * * * MEMORANDUM FOR: The Honorable Deanne Criswell, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency FROM: Joseph V. Cuffari, Ph.D., Inspector General SUBJECT: FEMA's Emergency Non-Congr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSrep) -- The Homeland Security Inspector General issued the following report (No. OIG-24-39) on July 16, 2024, entitled "Results of October 2023 Unannounced Inspections of CBP Holding Facilities in the El Paso Area." Here are excerpts: * * * MEMORANDUM FOR: Troy Miller, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection FROM: Joseph V. Cuffari, Ph.D., Inspector General SUBJECT: Results of October 2023 Unannounced Inspections more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSrep) -- The Homeland Security Inspector General issued the following report (No. OIG-24-35) on July 2, 2024, entitled "TSA Could Not Assess Impact of Federal Air Marshal Service Personnel Deployed to Support Southwest Border Security." Here are excerpts: * * * MEMORANDUM FOR: Brian C. Belcher, Executive Assistant Administrator/Director, Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service FROM: Joseph V. Cuffari, Ph.D., Inspector General SUBJECT: TSA Could Not Assess Impact o more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSrep) -- The Homeland Security Inspector General issued the following report (No. OIG-24-36) on July 3, 2024, entitled "USCIS Faces Challenges Meeting Statutory Timelines and Reducing Its Backlog of Affirmative Asylum Claims." Here are excerpts: * * * MEMORANDUM FOR: The Honorable Ur M. Jaddou, Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services FROM: Joseph V. Cuffari, Ph.D., Inspector General SUBJECT: USCIS Faces Challenges Meeting Statutory Timelines and Reducing  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-584) in explanation of the accompanying bill (H.R. 9028) making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development and related agencies for the fiscal ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, on July 12, 2024. * * * Here are excerpts: PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY During fiscal year 2025, the terms "program, project, and activity"  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-584) in explanation of the accompanying bill (H.R. 9028) making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development and related agencies for the fiscal ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, on July 12, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 13) TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Office of the Secretary Section 3 of the Departme more ST

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-584) in explanation of the accompanying bill (H.R. 9028) making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development and related agencies for the fiscal ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, on July 12, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 4 of 13) MARITIME ADMINISTRATION The Maritime Administration (MARAD) is responsible for strengthe more ST

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-584) in explanation of the accompanying bill (H.R. 9028) making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development and related agencies for the fiscal ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, on July 12, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 5 of 13) TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Management and Administration Ag more ST

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-584) in explanation of the accompanying bill (H.R. 9028) making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development and related agencies for the fiscal ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, on July 12, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 6 of 13) PRESERVATION AND REINVESTMENT INITIATIVE FOR COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT Appropriation, fisca more ST

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-584) in explanation of the accompanying bill (H.R. 9028) making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development and related agencies for the fiscal ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, on July 12, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 7 of 13) TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES Access Board SALARIES AND EXPENSES Appropriation, fiscal  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-584) in explanation of the accompanying bill (H.R. 9028) making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development and related agencies for the fiscal ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, on July 12, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 10 of 13) CHANGES IN THE APPLICATION OF EXISTING LAW Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(A) of rule XIII more ST

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-584) in explanation of the accompanying bill (H.R. 9028) making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development and related agencies for the fiscal ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, on July 12, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 11 of 13) TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES Language is included under Access Board, "salaries and ex more ST

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-584) in explanation of the accompanying bill (H.R. 9028) making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development and related agencies for the fiscal ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, on July 12, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 8 of 13) TITLE IV GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT Section 401 prohibits the use of funds for the p more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security released the following written testimony by Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair Christopher T. Hanson from a July 23, 2024, hearing entitled "The Fiscal Year 2025 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Budget": * * * Chairman Duncan, Ranking Member DeGette, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity to discuss the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Fiscal Year ( more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following testimony by Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Colette S. Peters from a July 23, 2024, hearing entitled "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons": * * * Good morning, Chairman Biggs, Representative McBath, and Members of the Subcommittee, I appreciate this opportunity to discuss the significant mission and the impactful work happening at the Federal Bureau of Prisons  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs released the following testimony by Mackenzie Eaglen, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, from a July 24, 2024, hearing entitled "Wasteful Spending and Inefficiencies: Examining DoD Platform Performance and Costs": * * * Chairman Grothman, Ranking Member Garcia, and distinguished members of this Committee, thank you for the privilege of testifying o more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs released the following testimony by Moshe Schwartz, a senior fellow at the National Defense Industrial Association, from a July 24, 2024, hearing entitled "Wasteful Spending and Inefficiencies: Examining DoD Platform Performance and Costs": * * * Chairman Grothman, Ranking Member Garcia, members of the subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to discuss the defense ac more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSrep) -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development Inspector General issued the following report (No. 2024-CH-1002) on July 12, 2024, entitled "The Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, Cleveland, Ohio, Did Not Have Adequate Oversight of Lead-Based Paint in Its Public Housing." Here are excerpts: * * * To: Brian D. Murray, Director of Public Housing Hub, 5DPH From: Kilah S. White, Assistant Inspector General for Audit, Office of Inspector General, GA Subject more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: Here are excerpts: * * * Fast Facts Contractors that work with the government are prohibited from engaging in human trafficking. But allegations of trafficking persist, and the U.S. has said it's more pervasive than previously thought. We looked at 4 agencies--DOD, State, DHS, and USAID--that spend a lot on contracts or may be at increased risk of using contractors who engage in human trafficki more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: Three real estate investors have pleaded guilty to engaging in an extensive, multi-year conspiracy to fraudulently obtain a $74 million loan and a $45 million loan and fraudulently acquire multifamily properties. Fredrick Schulman, 72, of New York, and Chaim "Eli" Puretz, 29, of New Jersey, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud affecting a financial institution more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: A Canadian man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Las Vegas to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a scheme to steal millions of dollars from thousands of victims in the United States. According to court documents, Poupak Jannissar, 52, of Quebec, Canada, operated and controlled sham companies that used fake checks and other fraudulent debits t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Inspector General issued the following report (No. 24-080) on July 23, 2024, entitled "Evaluation of the Department's Efforts to Coordinate Information Sharing About Foreign Malign Influence Threats to U.S. Elections." Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction Protecting the Integrity of U.S. elections is an important component of the U.S. Department of Justice's (Department, DOJ) overall mission to uphold the rule more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Inspector General issued the following report (No. 24-081) on July 24, 2024, entitled "An Investigation of Allegations Concerning the Department's Handling of the Government's Sentencing Recommendation in United States v. Roger Stone." Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction This report describes the Department of Justice (Department or DOJ) Office of the Inspector General's (OIG) investigation into allegations concerning the Depar more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Inspector General issued the following review (No. 24-079) on July 22, 2024, entitled "Preliminary Review of Allegations Concerning the Antitrust Division's Handling of the Automakers Investigation." Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction and Methodology The Department of Justice (Department) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) received information from Members of Congress and at least one whistleblower alleging that senior offi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Inspector General issued the following report (No. 24-084) on June 27, 2024, entitled "Recommendations Issued by the Office of the Inspector General that were Not Closed as of June 30, 2024." Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The attached report contains information about recommendations from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General's (OIG) audits, evaluations, reviews, and other reports that the OI more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Inspector General issued the following report (No. 24-082) on July 25, 2024, entitled "A Report of Investigation Into the Department's Release of Public Statements Concerning a Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Election Fraud Investigation in September 2020." Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction This report describes the Department of Justice (Department or DOJ) Office of the Inspector General's (OIG) investigation into allegations  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MELISSA J. WATSON ("WATSON"), of Slidell, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Darrel J. Papillion to twelve months and one day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, a mandatory $100 special assessment fee, and payment of restitution totaling $1,281,818. This sentencing followed  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Labor Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 22-24-009-04-432) on July 17, 2024, entitled "District of Columbia Workmen's Compensation Act Special Fund Financial Statements and Independent Auditors' Report." Here are excerpts: * * * Independent Auditors' Report To: Mr. Christopher Godfrey, Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor: Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements Opinion We have audited the fin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Labor Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 22-24-008-04-432) on July 17, 2024, entitled "Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Special Fund Financial Statements and Independent Auditors' Report." Here are excerpts: * * * Independent Auditors' Report To: Mr. Christopher Godfrey, Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor: Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements Opinion We have audited the fina more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- LINTECH GLOBAL, Farmington Hills, Michigan, won a federal contract award for $1,494,688 from the Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) for other computer related services. The document states, about the contract: sole source direct award to lintech global for information technology support services for the office of the inspector general (oig)(2-month bridge). Contract Award Number: HQ003424C0030; ueiSAM: YT1QJBHRM6D5; NAICS Code: 541519; Product Ser more CTR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: Burlington County Eye Physicians (BCEP), an ophthalmology practice with locations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and Dr. Gregory H. Scimeca, an ophthalmologist and the owner of BCEP, have agreed to pay $469,232 to resolve allegations that they submitted and caused the submission of false claims for payment for medically unnecessary transcranial doppler (TCD) te more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2024: A former Boston Police Sergeant was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with an investigation of overtime fraud at the Boston Police Department's (BPD) evidence warehouse. Gerard O'Brien, 66, of Braintree, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to two years of supervised release with six months to more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Nigerian national pleaded guilty on July 26, 2024 in federal court in Boston to his role in an expansive online fraud scheme targeting individuals in the United States, including pandemic relief fraud, romance scams and other online scams. Amowie Kelvin Imatitikua, 37, who previously lived in the Boston area, pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud, one co more PR

JACKSON, Mississippi, Aug. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: Five individuals with ties to Mexico have pled guilty over the past month to felony offenses related to drug trafficking, firearms trafficking, and immigration offenses as a result of a law enforcement investigation involving sales of cocaine in Mississippi to purchase firearms and machine gun conversion devices for delivery to Mexico. According to court d more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, July 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 42 months in prison for defrauding his employer's health insurance plan out of more than $4 million by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary compounded medications, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced. Christopher Gualtieri, 51, of Franklinville, New Jersey more PR

BROOKLYN, New York, July 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, former federal correction officer Quandelle Joseph was sentenced by United States District Judge Dora L. Irizarry to 30 months' imprisonment for accepting bribes in exchange for providing contraband to individuals detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn. Joseph pleaded guilty i more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: Here are excerpts: * * * Fast Facts The Department of Energy is responsible for treating and disposing of waste from nuclear weapons production and energy research. Its projects for building treatment facilities and demolishing old buildings have often been over budget and delayed. DOE project management has been on our High Risk List since 1990. We reviewed DOE oversight of 5 contracted proje more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio issued the following news release: Six people have pleaded guilty in a 33-count indictment with illegally obtaining nearly $3,000,000 in Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits using other people's personal identifying information. The PUA program is overseen by the U.S. Department of Labor and was created under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 to p more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that an indictment charging eight members and associates of a local Philadelphia gang known as Omerta was unsealed today. The indictment charges various crimes including racketeering conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, conspiracy to commit counterfeiting, and mail and wire  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-013-R24) on July 12, 2024, entitled "Effectiveness of Package Shipping Services." Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Postal Service's Delivering for America plan included offering new competitive products and services for customers. As part of this effort, the Postal Service launched a new package shipping service called USPS Ground Advantage and discontinued its Retail Ground more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-106-R24) on July 15, 2024, entitled "Efficiency of Operations at the Kansas City Processing and Distribution Center, Kansas City, Missouri." Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Postal Service needs effective and productive operations to fulfill its mission of providing prompt, reliable, and affordable mail service to the American public. It has a vast transportation network tha more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 23-170-R24) on July 16, 2024, entitled "Fleet Modernization - Charging Station Construction Design and Deployment Timelines." Here are excerpts: * * * Background As part of its Delivering for America plan, the U.S. Postal Service is purchasing and deploying approximately 66,000 electric vehicles and charging stations to support its delivery fleet modernization. The Postal Service generally more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-107-1-R24) on July 15, 2024, entitled "Hickman Mills Station, Kansas City, Missouri: Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Postal Service's mission is to provide timely, reliable, secure, and affordable mail and package delivery to more than 160 million residential and business addresses across the country. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-042-R24) on July 24, 2024, entitled "Invoice and Payment Processes for Inflation Reduction Act Funds." Here are excerpts: * * * Background The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), enacted in August 2022 as Public Law 117-169, appropriated $3 billion to the U.S. Postal Service to assist with its delivery fleet modernization. The Act provides the Postal Service $1.29 billion in funding for the  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-107) on July 15, 2024, entitled "Kansas-Missouri District: Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * We performed audits at the Kansas City Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) and three delivery units serviced by the P&DC in the Kansas City, MO area during the week of May 13, 2024. The delivery units included the Hickman Mills Station, Kansas City, MO; Robert L. Roberts Statio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-107-2-R24) on July 15, 2024, entitled "Robert L. Roberts Station, Kansas City, Kansas: Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Postal Service's mission is to provide timely, reliable, secure, and affordable mail and package delivery to more than 160 million residential and business addresses across the country. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector Gener more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-069-R24) on July 25, 2024, entitled "Service Performance of the New Sorting and Delivery Center in Binghamton, New York." Here are excerpts: * * * Background As part of the Postal Service's Delivering for America plan, the Postal Service is redesigning its network of nearly 19,000 delivery units to reduce inefficient operations and costs. The Postal Service has identified key markets wh more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-107-3-R24) on July 15, 2024, entitled "Shawnee Mission Post Office, Mission, Kansas: Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Postal Service's mission is to provide timely, reliable, secure, and affordable mail and package delivery to more than 160 million residential and business addresses across the country. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 23-172-R24) on July 17, 2024, entitled "Supervisor Vacancies." Here are excerpts: * * * Background Front-line supervisors are the first layer of management directly above craft employees and are the leaders who oversee day-to-day operations. Their interactions with employees and customers can influence productivity and morale. Additionally, they significantly contribute to the accomplishme more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The White House issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in his administration: * Lisa M. Re, Nominee to be Inspector General, U.S. Department of Commerce * Kristi Zuleika Lane Scott, Nominee to be Inspector General, National Security Agency * Angela M. Kerwin, Nominee to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Brunei Darussalam * Thomas B more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: This week, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) sent a letter to United States Secret Service (USSS) Acting Director Ronald Rowe regarding the failures of his agency in protecting the life of a former President and current presidential candidate. Secret Service's failure to properly secure the location resulted in the tragic death of firefighter Corey Comperatore, who lost his life protecting his fam more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: The Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act provides $27.885 billion to fund the operations of the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the federal judiciary, the District of Columbia, the Small Business Administration, and more than two dozen independent federal agencies. "Creating an ec more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: The Senate Committee on Appropriations today approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Act, providing support for the administration of the tax code, judicial branch operations, prevention of fraud against consumers and investors, and construction, leasing, and maintenance of most fede more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Senator Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), led a press conference Wednesday to discuss more oversight findings of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding radical, extremist groups through the Democrats' Inflation  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Finance Committee member John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) led Senate colleagues in a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Danny Werfel blasting the IRS for wasting taxpayer dollars on an illegitimate and unnecessary direct file tax preparation program. In the letter, senators highlight more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Senate on July 23, 2024, published 46 executive communications from the Executive Branch: * * * EC-5322. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, Office of General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 1 more ST

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released the following testimony by Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency Director David Cattler from a July 10, 2024, hearing entitled "Personnel Vetting, Security Clearance Reform, and Trusted Workforce 2.0": * * * Introduction Chairman Warner, Vice Chairman Rubio, and distinguished members of the Committee. My name is David Cattler, and I joined the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) as Directo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, voted to advance the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations bill. In a vote of 27-0, the Appropriations Committee approved more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Wichita, KS U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined KWCH to discuss the U.S. Secret Service's failures that led to the assassination attempt of President Trump and killed American hero Corey Comperatore. Senator Marshall also discussed the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) recently released audit which revealed numerous problems and vulnerabilities impacting mail services across the state. You may click HERE o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Finance, led their colleagues in a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Danny Werfel blasting the IRS for wasting taxpayer dollars on an illegitimate and unnecessary direct file tax preparation program. In the letter, the senators highlight how this program was never authorized by more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Aug. 1, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), John Boozman (R-Ark.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) - members of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - introduced legislation to prohibit PACT Act Critical Skill Incentive (CSI) payments from going to Senior Executive Service (SES) employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office (VACO) more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSrep) -- The State Department Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. AUD-GEER-24-21) entitled "Evaluation of Department of State Accounting, Vetting and Screening of Afghan Evacuees." Here are excerpts: * * * What OIG Reviewed Following the Department of State (Department) evacuation and suspension of operations at U.S. Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan, in August 2021, multiple congressional committees requested that the Office of Inspector General (OIG) r more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSrep) -- The State Department Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. ISP-I-24-24) entitled "Inspection of Embassy Bucharest, Romania." Here are excerpts: * * * What OIG Inspected OIG inspected the operating environment, executive direction, policy and program implementation, resource management, and information management operations of Embassy Bucharest. What OIG Recommends OIG made 20 recommendations: 19 to Embassy Bucharest and 1 to the Bureau  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: Cathleen Caraballo, 48, of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, was sentenced to serve 37 months in federal prison and to pay $575,855.09 in restitution earlier today, announced Henry C. Leventis, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. Caraballo previously pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud, health care fraud, and false statement char more PR

MCALLEN, Texas, July 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: Three Starr County residents have been sentenced for their roles in a bribery scheme involving the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Rio Grande City residents Roberto Rodriguez, 52, Daniel Diaz, 68, and Jose Sandoval, 71, each pleaded guilty May 17. Chief U.S. District Judge Randy Crane has now imposed a 16-m more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release: Today, the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General (DHS OIG) released a redacted version of the January 6th DHS OIG United States Secret Service report to the American public. This 82-page report details the United States Secret Service (USSS) failed response to multiple events on January 6, 2021. On January 6, USSS was responsible for secu more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 (TNSrep) -- The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration issued the following audit report (No. 2024-200-032) on July 23, 2024, entitled "Actions Have Been Taken to Improve Security Controls for the Planned Expanded Use of Login.gov; However, Additional Security Improvements Are Needed." Here are excerpts: * * * HIGHLIGHTS Why TIGTA Did This Audit In December 2015, Congress passed the Federal Cybersecurity Requirements legislation requiring the head of each age more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 (TNSrep) -- The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration issued the following audit report (No. 2024-300-029) on July 3, 2024, entitled "Improvements Are Needed to Effectively Provide Oversight and Management of the Interagency Agreement With the National Archives and Records Administration." Here are excerpts: * * * HIGHLIGHTS Why TIGTA Did This Audit This audit was initiated to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the IRS's oversight of the interagency  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 (TNSrep) -- The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration issued the following audit report (No. 2024-408-031) on June 25, 2024, entitled "Inflation Reduction Act: Interim Results of the Direct File Pilot." Here are excerpts: * * * HIGHLIGHTS Why TIGTA Did This Audit The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) was signed into law on August 16, 2022. Section 10301(1)(B) of the IRA provided the IRS with $15 million to establish a task force to design an IRS-run, fre more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 (TNSrep) -- The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration issued the following audit report (No. 2024-300-028) on June 20, 2024, entitled "The IRS Ceased Compliance With the $10 Million Taxpayer Treasury Directive in Favor of an Overall Focus on High-Income Taxpayer Noncompliance." Here are excerpts: * * * HIGHLIGHTS: Why TIGTA Did This Audit This audit was initiated to determine whether the IRS is meeting the former Secretary of the Treasury's established goal  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 (TNSrep) -- The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration issued the following report (No. 2024-IE-R016) on July 22, 2024, entitled "The Internal Revenue Service Is Not Fully Complying With the 90- and 120-Day Requirements of the "No TikTok on Government Devices" Implementation Guidance." Here are excerpts: * * * HIGHLIGHTS Why TIGTA Did This Evaluation The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, included the No TikTok on Government Devices Act (the Act). TikTok  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 (TNSrep) -- The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration issued the following audit report (No. 2024-IE-R014) on June 25, 2024, entitled "Opportunities Exist to Improve Taxpayer Service to Underserved, Underrepresented and Rural Communities." Here are excerpts: * * * HIGHLIGHTS Why TIGTA Did This Evaluation In April 2023, the IRS issued the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Strategic Operating Plan (SOP) outlining how it will use IRA funding to better serve taxpaye more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 (TNSrep) -- The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration issued the following audit report (No. 2024-100-044) on July 23, 2024, entitled "Review of the Internal Revenue Service's Purchase Card Violations Report." Here are excerpts: * * * HIGHLIGHTS Why TIGTA Did This Audit Government purchase cards are a cost-effective and streamlined means for making payments, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation has designated the purchase card as the preferred method to pu more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 (TNSrep) -- The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration issued the following audit report (No. 2024-300-030) on July 10, 2024, entitled "Virtual Currency Tax Compliance Enforcement Can Be Improved." Here are excerpts: * * * HIGHLIGHTS Why TIGTA Did This Audit This audit was initiated because the use of virtual currency has grown exponentially in recent years. In addition, the number of types of virtual currency has grown significantly since April 2020, from 5, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: Omolere Omomowo, 43, a resident of Laurel, Maryland and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, who led several companies that claimed to provide mental health rehabilitative services to some of the District's most vulnerable citizens, was indicted on August 1, 2024, along with five "community support workers" (CSWs) employed by his company, on charges that they conspired to and did defraud t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: Here are excerpts: * * * Fast Facts Russia's invasion of Ukraine is causing devastating loss of life and threatening democracy in Europe. In response, the U.S. Agency for International Development has provided $22.9 billion to the Government of Ukraine through World Bank trust funds so it can continue critical operations and services. This Q&A report discusses: How USAID oversees the use of th more PR

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Aug. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: A Hampton man pled guilty today to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and race-based interference with housing and employment. According to court documents, David L. Merryman, 59, owns 39 rental properties in Newport News and 23 more in Hampton. Many of Merryman's rental properties were in poor condition and located in low-income neighbo more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2024: A Washington man was sentenced today to five years and three months in prison for wire fraud. According to court documents, from at least June 2020 through at least June 2021, Clayton Rosenberg, aka Kenneth Clayton and Kobe, 31, and his co-conspirators submitted fraudulent applications to defraud multiple COVID-19 relief programs. Rosenberg use more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: To watch the full press conference from Senators Capito and Ricketts, click here or on the image above. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Senator Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) led a press conference Wednesday to discuss more oversight findings of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding radical, extremist groups thr more PR

SPOKANE, Washington, Aug. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Antonio Feliciano Crawford, age 54, of Mead Washington, pleaded guilty to one count of Bank Fraud. United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice accepted Crawford's guilty plea and scheduled a sentencing hearing for October 30, 2024, in Spokane more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The White House sent to the Senate on July 31, 2024, the nominations of nine individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * * Anthony J. Brindisi, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York, vice David N. Hurd, retiring. * Thomas B. Chapman, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2028. (Reappointment) * Tiffany Rene Johnson, of Georgia, to be United S more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 [Category: National Defense] -- The Military Officers Association of America issued the following news: Editor's note: This article by Patricia Kime originally appeared on Military.com, a leading source of news for the military and veteran community. The Defense Department is taking a four-pronged approach to improve military hospitals and clinics following a drop in patient load that has caused providers' skills to deteriorate. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Af more PR