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Opioid Use in Medicare Part D During the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic
From the Document: "The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has been tracking opioid use in Part D since 2016. From 2016 to 2019, Medicare Part D saw a steady decline in opioid use, along with an increased use of drugs for treatment of opioid use disorder. With the onset of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] and the new dangers it poses for beneficiaries taking opioids, it is imperative that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) closely monitor opioid use during this unprecedented time. This data snapshot describes opioid use in Part D during the onset of COVID-19, focusing on the first 8 months of 2020. For context, this snapshot also provides data on the first 8 months of 2019."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General
Anderson, Miriam; Himmelright, Margaret; Kwong, Jason . . .
2021-02
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Quarterly Report to the United States Congress: October 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
From the Introductory Message: "As we begin to turn the corner on the global pandemic--and the economic fallout from it--it is important that Americans be able to maintain confidence in their government and its institutions. That is as true with respect to CARES [Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security] Act implementation as it is in any other context. The CARES Act is hundreds of pages long, established dozens of programs administered by myriad agencies, and pushed out trillions of taxpayer dollars. Such an undertaking demands transparency and accountability. Congress understood this when it created an oversight trifecta--the Office of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery, the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, and the Congressional Oversight Commission--to complement existing offices of inspector general in rooting out fraud, waste, and abuse under the CARES Act."
United States. Office of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery
2021-01-31
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USAID Had Limited Control Over COVID-19 Ventilator Donations, Differing from Its Customary Response to Public Health Emergencies
From the Introduction: "Due to the publicity, media attention, and congressional inquiries, and because ventilators constituted a significant portion of USAID [United States Agency for International Development]'s COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] response to date, we sought to provide a review of the way decisions were made for the provision of ventilators. Specifically, our audit objectives were to (1) describe USAID's plans to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency and (2) determine the extent to which the practices employed to determine the use and allocation of ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic differed from USAID's customary practices for responding to public health emergencies."
United States. Agency for International Development. Office of Inspector General
Mason, Robert; Duncan, Jr., Louis; Scott, Deanna . . .
2021-02-24
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Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of Facilities' COVID-19 Pandemic Readiness and Response in Veterans Integrated Service Networks 10 and 20
From the Report Overview: "This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program (CHIP) report examines key clinical and administrative processes that are associated with promoting quality care. Comprehensive healthcare inspections are one element of the OIG's overall efforts to ensure that the nation's veterans receive high-quality and timely VA [Veteran Affairs] healthcare services. The inspections are performed approximately every three years for each medical facility. The OIG selects and evaluates specific areas of focus each year. Starting in July 2020, pandemic readiness and response was added as an issue for examination. [...] This report is the first in a series. It provides a descriptive evaluation of facilities' responses to COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] within VISNs [Veterans Integrated Service Networks] 10 and 20. This examination is based on findings from healthcare inspections performed during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 (July 1 through September 30, 2020). It also provides a more recent snapshot of the pandemic's demands on these facilities' operations based on data compiled as of December 31, 2020. Interviews and survey results provide additional context on lessons learned and perceptions of both preparedness and responses."
United States. Department of Veterans Affairs. Office of Inspector General
Ross, Jr., Larry; Arugay, Daisy; Barnes, Lisa . . .
2021-03-16
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Results of the 2020 Filing Season and Effects of COVID-19 on Tax Processing Operations
From the Document: "This audit was initiated to provide selected information related to the IRS's [Internal Revenue Service's] 2020 Filing Season, including information related to the impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The overall objective of this review was to evaluate whether the IRS timely and accurately processed individual paper and electronically filed tax returns during the 2020 Filing Season."
United States. Office of the Inspector General for Tax Administration
2021-03-22
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Audit of Maintaining Cybersecurity in the Coronavirus Disease--2019 Telework Environment (Redacted)
From the Objective: "The objective of this audit was to determine whether DoD Components maintained network protections during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic while the DoD workforce maximized the use of telework capabilities to ensure the continuity of DoD operations."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Inspector General
2021-03-29
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Impact of Pandemic on Postal Service Finances
From the Highlights: "On March 13, 2020, the President of the U.S. issued the national emergency declaration concerning the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic (pandemic). During the ongoing pandemic, the U.S. Postal Service provided essential services as part of the nation's critical infrastructure by continuing to process and deliver mail and packages. The pandemic continues to have an unpredictable impact on Postal Service operations and finances. [...] Our objective was to assess the impact of the pandemic on Postal Service finances."
United States Postal Service. Office of Inspector General
2021-03-29
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Evaluation of SBA's Award Procedures for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Entrepreneurial Development Cooperative Agreements
From the Executive Summary: "We evaluated the Small Business Administration's (SBA) handling of economic relief funding to educate, train, and advise small business owners and entrepreneurs on practices necessary to reduce the economic effects of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The SBA Office of Entrepreneurial Development (OED) oversees a network of centers promoting small business growth through entrepreneurial development, training, and counseling. Within OED, the Office of Small Business Development Centers and the Office of Women's Business Ownership administer two programs that include a nationwide network of Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) and Women's Business Centers (WBCs). OED also collaborates with America's SBDC and Association of WBCs for many of its entrepreneurial development initiative. [...] Our objective was to determine whether SBA awarded the CARES [Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security] Act entrepreneurial development cooperative agreements and grants in accordance with applicable federal laws, regulations, and other guidance."
United States. Small Business Administration. Office of the Inspector General
2021-03-30
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Remote Inspection of Federal Correctional Institution Terminal Island
From the Introduction: "The CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] has noted that the confined nature of correctional facilities, combined with their congregate environments, 'heighten[s] the potential for COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] to spread once introduced' into a facility. According to BOP [Federal Bureau of Prisons] data, as of January 4, 2021, 40,086 inmates and 4,666 BOP staff in BOP-managed institutions and community-based facilities had tested positive for COVID-19. In those institutions where widespread inmate testing has been conducted, including at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Terminal Island, the percentage of inmates testing positive has been substantial. As of January 4, 2021, 557 Terminal Island inmates and 35 staff members had tested positive for COVID-19; 10 Terminal Island inmates had died. Between May 6 and June 25, 2020, the DOJ OIG [Department of Justice, Office of Inspector General] conducted a remote inspection of the BOP's FCI Terminal Island to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the institution and to assess the steps that Terminal Island officials took to prepare for, prevent, and manage COVID-19 transmission within the facility."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of the Inspector General
2021-01
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Remote Inspection of Federal Correctional Complex Coleman
From the Introduction: "The CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] has noted that the confined nature of correctional facilities, combined with their congregate environments, 'heighten[s] the potential for COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] to spread once introduced' into a facility. According to BOP [Federal Bureau of Prisons] data, as of January 3, 2021, 39,591 inmates and 4,596 BOP staff in BOP-managed institutions and community-based facilities had tested positive for COVID-19. In those institutions where widespread inmate testing has been conducted, including Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Coleman, the percentage of inmates testing positive has been substantial. The BOP's FCC Coleman had very few COVID-19 cases until experiencing a surge beginning at the end of June 2020. As of January 3, 2021, FCC Coleman had a total of 175 staff test positive for COVID-19 and 1 staff member had died as a result of COVID-19. As of that same date, a total of 833 inmates at FCC Coleman had tested positive for COVID-19 and 5 inmates had died. Between May 5 and 30, 2020, the DOJ OIG conducted a remote inspection of FCC Coleman to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the complex and to assess the steps Coleman officials took to prepare for, prevent, and manage COVID-19 transmission within its facilities."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of the Inspector General
2021-01
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Remote Inspection of Federal Correctional Institution Milan
From the Introduction: "The CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] has noted that the confined nature of correctional facilities, combined with their congregate environments, 'heighten[s] the potential for COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] to spread once introduced' into a facility. According to BOP [Federal Bureau of Prisons] data, as of January 21, 2021, 44,806 inmates and 5,904 BOP staff in BOP-managed institutions and community-based facilities had tested positive for COVID-19. In those institutions where widespread inmate testing has been conducted, the percentage of inmates testing positive has been substantial. Between May 11 and June 30, 2020, the DOJ OIG [Department of Justice, Office of Inspector General] conducted a remote inspection of the BOP's Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Milan (pronounced MY-lan) to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the institution and to assess the steps Milan officials took to prepare for, prevent, and manage COVID-19 transmission within the facility."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of the Inspector General
2021-01
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Onsite Surveys of Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: March 23-May 30, 2020
From the Document: "We did this review to determine the number and results of onsite surveys of nursing homes during the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic. Nursing home residents are particularly vulnerable to infectious diseases such as COVID-19, and infection control has been a persistent problem for most nursing homes. As of November 8, 2020, more than 67,000 nursing home residents have died of COVID-19, which represented almost 30 percent of all COVID-19 deaths in the United States at that time. Onsite State surveys, conducted on behalf of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), assess the quality of services in nursing homes, a critical function for protecting residents. CMS changed survey practices in response to the pandemic. These changes-- together with nursing home residents' high-risk status and the importance of the State surveys-- warrant close examination to assess the sufficiency of this oversight."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General
2020-12
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Review of Veterans Health Administration's Emergency Department and Urgent Care Center Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
From the Executive Summary: "The VA [Department of Veterans Affairs] Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a review of the Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) response to anticipated demand and use of emergency department and urgent care center services when faced with an influx of patients needing evaluation during the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic. A survey questionnaire was deployed to selected emergency department and urgent care center directors to learn what steps VHA emergency medicine leaders took from March to July 2020, as well as plans they intend to take should a future need arise. COVID-19 is a multifaceted infectious disease that can cause a wide spectrum of presentations ranging from asymptomatic (without symptoms) to displaying severe multisystem illness. Beyond the flu-like symptoms that may characterize early presentation with COVID-19, patients can develop serious systemic problems. Making a diagnosis of COVID-19 in the emergency department or urgent care center setting may provide critical information to practitioners on the management of patient symptoms. OIG staff conducted virtual interviews with 63 directors from 49 emergency departments and 14 urgent care centers from July 13 through July 28, 2020, to collect the directors' survey responses on various COVID-19-related topics."
United States. Department of Veterans Affairs. Office of Inspector General
2020-12-18
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Added Measures Could Reduce Veterans' Risk of COVID-19 Exposure in Transitional Housing
From the Executive Summary: "Individuals experiencing or at risk for homelessness are particularly vulnerable to the transmission of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] because of limited access to health care and to facilities that help them maintain hygiene and basic sanitation. People living in settings such as homeless shelters and other communal living spaces can experience rapid spread of the virus. Therefore, it is critical that VA [Department of Veterans Affairs] and its transitional housing service providers implement measures to reduce veterans' risk of exposure to COVID-19. The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this review to assess the measures taken by the Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) Homeless Program Office, medical facilities, and service providers to mitigate veterans' risks of COVID-19 exposure while in transitional housing. This review focused on two transitional housing service programs administered by the Homeless Program Office--the Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) and Grant and Per Diem (GPD) programs."
United States. Department of Veterans Affairs. Office of Inspector General
2020-12-18
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Audit of Infectious Disease Medical Treatment Capabilities at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
From the Objective: "The objective of this audit was to determine whether Al Udeid Air Base (AUAB), Qatar, had the capabilities to treat coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) patients and isolate or quarantine suspected infected service members, civilians, and contractors."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Inspector General
2020-12-21
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Data Brief: Downward Trends in FEHBP Members' Use of Preventive Care Services Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic
From the Executive Summary Purpose: "In this Data Brief, we present concerns with downward trends related to preventive care services utilized by a selected section of FEHBP [Federal Employees Health Benefit Program] participants during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Specifically, this brief focuses on claims incurred and paid during the period of January through August of 2020 and compares this data to the same time period in 2019. The Data Brief offers the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the FEHBP participating health insurance carriers insight into how COVID-19 is impacting a large portion of the FEHBP population and will, hopefully, encourage discussions regarding actions that may need to be considered to offset the potential impact to the program and its members. Our objective was to analyze trends in the health insurance claims data for the FEHBP over time throughout the COVID-19 pandemic."
United States. Office of Personnel Management. Office of Inspector General
2021-01-06
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Paycheck Protection Program Loan Recipients on the Department of Treasury's Do Not Pay List
From the Document: "The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is issuing this Management Alert to bring to your attention serious concerns about improper payments to lenders for potentially ineligible recipients of loans under SBA's [Small Business Administration] Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This issue requires immediate attention and action. Due to complaints of fraud received by the OIG, we collaborated with the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) Do Not Pay (DNP) Business Center, which identified high-risk transactions related to financial assistance to small businesses for the COVID-19 pandemic. Our review of Treasury's analysis showed approximately $3.6 billion in PPP loans to potentially ineligible recipients. Expedited management action could reduce or prevent the potential for loss in terms of the risk of improper payments to lenders for amounts ineligible for forgiveness as well as any fees. OIG communicated summary results to SBA management, who requested Treasury's results and have systemically put a 'hold' flag on loans identified by the DNP team to ensure the loan applications are properly reviewed before processing for forgiveness or any further disbursements. Additionally, SBA management contacted the DNP Business Center and discussed the matching parameters to ensure that DNP's results were consistent with PPP eligibility provisions. Consequently, DNP's results were revised and are represented in this memorandum."
United States. Small Business Administration. Office of the Inspector General
2021-01-11
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State of Iowa's Noncompliance with Uses of Coronavirus Relief Fund Requirements
From the Document: "We would like to thank you for responding to our inquiries regarding the State of Iowa's use of Coronavirus Relief Fund proceeds to make payments related to a portion of the $20.1 million contract with Workday, Inc. (Workday). As explained to us by State of Iowa representatives, Workday is a computer system used for accounting and human resources that is to replace the State's legacy mainframe systems. We were also informed that Coronavirus Relief Fund proceeds were used to pay for some contract expenses that were incurred after March 1, 2020, and additional funds are expected to be used for expenses that will be incurred before December 30, 2020."
United States. Department of the Treasury. Office of Inspector General
2020-12-14
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Enhanced Strategy Needed to Reduce Disability Exam Inventory Due to the Pandemic and Errors Related to Canceled Exams
From the Executive Summary: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic has affected how the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) fulfills its mission of 'providing benefits and services to Veterans, their families, and survivors in a responsive, timely, and compassionate manner in recognition of their service to the Nation.' Due to the pandemic, VBA discontinued all in-person disability exams on April 3, 2020. The exams allow VBA to determine the severity of veterans' service-related illnesses or injuries, which in turn determines the monthly benefits VBA pays disabled veterans. To continue providing some exams, VBA relied on telemental health and reviews of acceptable clinical evidence (ACE). ACE exams are based on a review of medical records and history without an in-person clinical exam or testing but may include a telephone or video interview. The VA [Department of Veterans Affairs] Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this review to assess 1. how VBA scheduled and conducted exams during the COVID-19 pandemic to limit veterans' exposure, minimize claims-processing delays, and ensure claims are not prematurely denied due to missed or canceled in-person exams; and 2. VBA's strategy for addressing the inventory of disability exams delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic."
United States. Department of Veterans Affairs. Office of Inspector General
2020-11-19
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Assessment of the Department's Reconstitution Plans Following COVID-19
From the Document: "The objective of our inspection was to assess the U.S. Department of Education's (Department) plans and procedures for returning employees to the federal office in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, including what existing guidance the Department considered when developing its plans and procedures. Specifically, we reviewed the Department's reconstitution plans and procedures in response to the coronavirus pandemic and described how the Department developed these plans. This also included noting whether the Department's plans appear to be in alignment with existing guidance and noting any apparent weaknesses in the plan with regard to the guidance."
United States. Department of Education. Office of Inspector General
2020-12-14
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Bouncing Forward Sustainably: Pathways to a Post-COVID World Governance for Sustainability
From the Abstract: "The ongoing COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] crisis is generating massive adverse socio-economic impacts for societies around the globe and brings many issues of relevance for ongoing sustainability transformations into the spotlight. One such issue is the role of governance for sustainability, for which COVID-19 provides encouraging as well as challenging lessons. In this background note, we draw first, tentative lessons on how COVID-19 management has been governed across levels of governance, focusing on identifying opportunities for enhancing governance for sustainability including for tackling climate change."
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis; International Science Council
Mechler, Reinhard; Stevance, Anne-Sophie; Deubelli, Teresa M. . . .
2020-07-01
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100 Days Later: Covid-19: Implications for Managing Terrorism and Asymmetric Threats
From the Background: "As part of our ongoing collaboration, the teams from START [National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism] and CHC Global have held a series of managed discussions to consider the potential impacts of Covid-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] on terrorism and asymmetric threats. We have considered the implications for governments, businesses and individual citizens, with a focus on how terrorism risks might be evolving. It is likely that the current uncertainty is having a range of impacts on threat actors, but it is too early to determine any absolute truths regarding changes to the global terrorism risk profile. However, it is possible to look more broadly at what this event can tell us about how organizations might orient to risks which sit in the higher frequency - higher impact (the 'upper right') quadrant of the risk register - including some forms of terrorism. Since the first reported case outside China on January 13th, our views have been informed by validated open-source reporting. Just over 100 days later, this document summarizes the record of those discussions."
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (U.S.); CHC Global
2020?
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Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Reporting Requirements
From the Document: "The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law on March 27, 2020. It authorized more than $2 trillion to battle Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its economic effects. The CARES Act provides $31 billion for an Education Stabilization Fund to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19, domestically or internationally, including $17 billion for State and local agencies and $14 billion for the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF). [...] The objective of our inspection was to determine (1) whether selected institutions receiving funds under the Institutional Portion of HEERF met public reporting requirements and (2) the reported usage of the Institutional Portion of HEERF by selected institutions. We focused on the first quarterly report, due October 30, 2020, covering the period from the date of the first HEERF grant award through September 30, 2020."
United States. Department of Education. Office of Inspector General
2021-02-26
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Alert Memorandum: GSA is Impeding Oversight of Its COVID-19 Activities
From the Document: "The purpose of this alert memorandum is to notify you of Agency actions that have impeded the Office of Inspector General's (OIG's) oversight of the General Services Administration's (GSA's) COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] activities. In performing oversight of GSA's COVID-19 activities, the GSA OIG initiated two projects: the 'Monitoring of GSA Activities in Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019' and the 'Audit of PBS's [Public Buildings Service] Coronavirus Disease 2019 Communication and Cleaning Procedures'. In response to this oversight, GSA established a new centralized review and approval process for responses to all audit team inquiries. This process has compromised the integrity of information provided by GSA personnel, and has delayed and limited the audit team's access to requested information. As a result, oversight of GSA's response to this important public health and safety issue has been impeded."
United States. General Services Administration. Office of Inspector General
2021-01-15
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COVID-19 Pandemic: VA Provides Health Care Assistance to Civilians as Part of the Federal Response, Report to Congressional Addressees
From the Highlights: "As the nation's largest integrated health care system, VA [Department of Veterans Affairs] has significant resources to respond to large-scale disasters and emergencies requiring a public health response. As a part of the nation's federal response to COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019], FEMA tasked VA to provide emergency resources to support states, territories, tribes, and other federal agencies through mission assignments. The CARES [Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security] Act included a provision for GAO [Government Accountability Office] to report on the ongoing monitoring and oversight efforts related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This report describes (1) how VA determines its capacity to accept mission assignments and (2) the number and types of mission assignments VA conducted from March 2020 through February 2021, among other objectives."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2021-05
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Medicare and Medicaid: COVID-19 Program Flexibilities and Considerations for Their Continuation, Statement of Jessica Farb, Director, Health Care Carolyn L. Yocom, Director, Health Care, Testimony Before the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate
From the Highlights: "Medicare and Medicaid--two federally financed health insurance programs-- spent over $1.5 trillion on health care services provided to about 140 million beneficiaries in 2020. Recognizing the critical role of these programs in providing health care services to millions of Americans, the federal government has provided for increased funding and program flexibilities, including waivers of certain federal requirements, in response to the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic. The CARES [Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security] Act includes a provision for GAO [Government Accountability Office] to conduct monitoring and oversight of the federal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, GAO has issued a series of government-wide reports from June 2020 through March 2021. GAO is continuing to monitor and report on these services. This testimony summarizes GAO's findings from these reports related to Medicare and Medicaid flexibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as preliminary observations from ongoing work related to telehealth waivers in both programs. Specifically, the statement focuses on what is known about the effects of these waivers and flexibilities on Medicare and Medicaid, and considerations regarding their ongoing use."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2021-05-19
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Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being (Volume 5, Number 2)
This issue of the Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being (CSWB) contains the following articles: "Special COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Issue" by Norman E. Taylor; "COVID's reckoning: A crack in everything, and the light got in" by Norman E. Taylor; "Mental health and well-being of police in a health pandemic: Critical issues for police leaders in a post-COVID-19 environment" by Jacqueline M. Drew and Sherri Martin; "Leadership in the COVID-19 environment: Coping with uncertainty to support PSP [public safety personnel] mental health" by Ronald D. Camp, II; "Policing during COVID-19: Another day, another crisis" by Konstantinos Papazoglou, Daniel M. Blumberg, Mike D. Schlosser, and Peter I. Collins; "COVID-19 and the impact on police services" by Shahin Mehdizadeh and Katy Kamkar; "Community-based pandemic preparedness: COVID-19 procedures of a Manitoba First Nation community" by Grace Kyoon-Achan and Lynda Wright; "Enhancing resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic: A thematic analysis and evaluation of the warr;or21 program" by Jeff Thompson; "Mobilizing the police from the top down as public health partners in combatting COVID-19: A perspective from Vietnam" by Hai Thanh Luong, Melissa Jardine, and Nicholas Thomson; "Addressing the 'shadow pandemic' through a public health approach to violence prevention" by Lara C. Snowdon, Emma R. Barton, Annemarie Newbury, Bryony Parry, Mark A. Bellis, and Joanne C. Hopkins; "Recovery-oriented practices within the Dartmouth Wellness Court: The Wall of Hope" by Robin D. Campbell, Crystal Dieleman, Stephanie Zubriski, Pam Williams, and Tomi Abriel; "Pandemic policing: Highlighting the need for trauma-informed services during and beyond the COVID-19 crisis" by Daniel J. Jones; "COVID conditions trigger renewed engagement on the future of technology-enhanced learning (TEL)" by Sidney Reid; "Community safety and repurposing the police before, during, and after a pandemic: Methodological notes" by Ron Levi, Todd Foglesong, and Matt Torigian; "The case for prison depopulation: Prison health, public safety and the pandemic" by Howard Sapers; and "'She completely twisted the body language': Pandemic, parody, politics, and comedy in the era of coronavirus" by Oluchi Gloria Ogbu.
SG Publishing Inc.; Community Safety Knowledge Alliance
2020-07
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Remote Inspection of Federal Correctional Complex Butner
From the Introduction: "The CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] has noted that the confined nature of correctional facilities, combined with their congregate environments, 'heighten[s] the potential for COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] to spread once introduced' into a facility. According to BOP [Federal Bureau of Prisons] data, as of January 21, 2021, 44,806 inmates and 5,904 BOP staff in BOP-managed institutions and community-based facilities had tested positive for COVID-19. In those institutions where widespread inmate testing has been undertaken, including at two of the five facilities at Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Butner in Butner, North Carolina, the percentage of inmates testing positive has been substantial. For example, of all FCC Butner inmates tested for COVID-19, over 50 percent tested positive as of June 11, 2020. Between May 6 and July 25, 2020, the OIG [Office of Inspector General] conducted a remote inspection of FCC Butner to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the complex and to assess the steps Butner officials took to prepare for, prevent, and manage COVID-19 transmission within its facilities."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of the Inspector General
2021-01
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Spreading Disease, Spreading Conflict? COVID-19, Climate Change and Security Risks
From the Summary: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic has profound global impacts. Since the beginning of January 2020, there have been almost 30 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, and almost one million deaths, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). While all countries have been affected, COVID-19 is hitting especially hard those that were already struggling with poverty and conflict. The lockdown measures and travel restrictions caused millions to lose their jobs and incomes, exposed inequalities in access to basic services and resources, and heightened the risks to safety and human rights for many. What is worse, the full brunt of the pandemic may only be felt much later. Many of the contexts affected by the pandemic are also experiencing the impacts of climate change, which have and will continue to exacerbate situations of fragility and conflict. There is widespread agreement among security experts that climate change is a risk multiplier and obstacle to peace. It adds to and compounds challenges such as increased resource demands and rapid population growth and urbanisation, thus exacerbating existing fragility and conflict risks. At the same time, climate change has not stopped for COVID-19 as the massive wildfires, record droughts and floods, unprecedented heat and storms that we have seen in 2020 remind us."
adelphi; Climate Diplomacy
Mosello, Beatrice; Foong, Adrian; König, Christian . . .
2020-10
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Inspection of SBA's Implementation of the Paycheck Protection Program
From the Executive Summary: "The President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act into law on March 27, 2020. Section 1102 of the Act provided $349 billion for the creation the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act. This program provides fully guaranteed SBA [Small Business Administration] loans for certain eligible small businesses, individuals and nonprofit organizations that can be forgiven if loan proceeds were used as required by the law. Eligible expenses include payroll, rent, utility payments, and other limited uses. Our objective for this inspection was to assess SBA's implementation of the PPP, including the timing of implementation, lender participation, guidance provided to lenders and staff, timeliness of loan approval and disbursement, and systems used to process lender loan approvals."
United States. Small Business Administration. Office of the Inspector General
2021-01-14
