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The Office of Inspector General (OIG) uses an OIG Alert (Alert) to inform the U.S. AbilityOne (AbilityOne) Program stakeholders of significant matters that may pose a serious, imminent threat to safety, property, continuity of operations, public funding, or risks of fraud or abuse. These alerts typically are triggered by findings from OIG audits, evaluations, and investigative work, and may also include recommendations to address the identified concerns. This Alert is regarding recent activities of a third party.

Carla Smith appointed Acting Inspector General, effective May 5, 2025.

The objective of the evaluation is to determine the effectiveness of the Commission’s information security program and practices. The evaluation will assess information security program controls to support the OIG’s reporting of FISMA metrics into the Department of Homeland Security’s CyberScope application.

OIG's Semiannual Report to Congress for October 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025

The audit objective was to determine whether the U.S. AbilityOne Commission’s (Commission) enterprise risk management (ERM) process is effective and used to make risk-based decisions.

The objective of the audit is to express an opinion on whether the Commission’s financial statements are presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

The OIG initiated this review based upon an assessment of program risks. Our objective was to review the U.S. AbilityOne Commission’s (Commission) enterprise risk management (ERM) program to assess its maturity level, which will provide the Commission with an overall understanding as to where its current ERM program stands.

OIG's Oversight Plan for Calendar Year 2025.

The overall objectives are to review and summarize the Commission’s open recommendations, identify any challenges to closing recommendations, and consider alternate actions for recommendations that may no longer be relevant due to changes in the Commission’s policies and procedures.  

The overall objective is to identify AbilityOne Program data generated or maintained by Central Nonprofit Agencies (CNA) and/or Nonprofit Agencies (NPA), that is not currently available to the Commission.