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This is
the twenty-fourth semiannual report to the Congress summarizing
the activities and accomplishments of the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Office of Inspector General (OIG)
for the period October 1, 2000 through March 31, 2001.
In the
audit area, we issued eleven (11) reports, including:
- Evaluation
of the UNIX security for PBGC's Performance Accounting System;
- Evaluation
of PBGC's Premium Compliance Program;
- Review
of the PRISM system controls;
- Test
of the controls related to automated pension benefit payments;
and
- Audit
of PBGC's Financial Statements.
During
the audit of PBGC's financial statements, the auditors determined
that PBGC made significant progress on the reportable condition
dealing with computer systems security, and this was removed
from the Report on Internal Control.
In the
investigative area, we opened nine (9) new investigative cases
during the reporting period and closed twelve (12) cases.
Among the most significant cases closed this period we found:
- A
former senior-level employee engaged in travel abuse;
- A contract
employee's termination was not in retaliation for whistleblowing;
and
- A COTR
was found to have acted unprofessionally with regard to
contractor employees and used them for work not covered
in the contract.
In addition,
we continue to vigorously pursue cases of pension fraud. During
this period, we closed two (2) fraud cases relating to receipt
of pension benefits.
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