Audit Report
AUDIT OF OSHA PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES
This report reflects the findings of the Office of Inspector General at the time that the audit report was issued. More current information may be available as a result of the resolution of this audit by the Department of Labor program agency and the auditee. For further information concerning the resolution of this report's findings, please contact the program agency.
Report Number: 17-98-005-10-001
Issue Date: August 19, 1998
The OIG initiated an audit of OSHA procurement to determine whether: 1) OSHA procurement activities were being conducted in accordance with Federal and DOL policies and procedures; 2) procured products and services were worth the cost and were being used by OSHA, and 3) anonymous complaints to the OIG alleging improprieties in OSHA procurement activities had merit.
Our audit found that, in general, OSHA procurement activities complied with requirements and that the products and services received were worth the cost and were used by OSHA. Moreover, the improprieties alleged in anonymous complaints to the OIG could not be substantiated. However, we did observe several minor deficiencies in both OSHA and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM). Among these were the following:
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