This report provides an overview of the work of the Office of Inspector General during the period of October 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026.

A former executive of a Chicago-area non-profit organization has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for misappropriating nearly $1.9 million through a pair of fraud schemes.

The audit of AmeriCorps’ Grant Closeout Process found that AmeriCorps’ grant closeout policies and procedures generally complied with the provisions of 2 C.F.R. § 200.344 with the following issues identified: 1) AmeriCorps did not have adequate policies and procedures for processing grant funds returned post-closeout; 2) AmeriCorps did not have sufficient internal controls to ensure timely grant closeout; and 3) AmeriCorps’ recording of grant data into USAspending.gov was inconsistent and inaccurate.

Pursuant to the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA), an independent external auditor, on behalf of OIG conducted an annual independent audit of AmeriCorps’ information security program and practices. The fiscal year (FY) 2025 FISMA audit concluded that AmeriCorps’ information security program remains ineffective, assessed as of July 31, 2025.

The National Service Trust holds the funds set aside to pay the education awards of national service members who successfully complete their service terms. Responsibility for the education awards that have been earned or will be earned in the near future is the largest liability on AmeriCorps’ financial statements at $278 million. 

Independent auditors have declined to issue an opinion on AmeriCorps’ financial statements for the ninth year. They issued a disclaimer of opinion reporting 11 material weaknesses and two significant deficiencies and added three new recommendations. The auditors, however, verified that AmeriCorps took appropriate actions to close 5 of the 77 prior year recommendations. As a result of this audit, there are now 75 open recommendations.

The AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigated allegations that Public Allies mismanaged its AmeriCorps members (members) in relation to its July 2022 restructuring, which included the closure of some local offices and service sites. Following the restructuring, AmeriCorps OIG received multiple complaints from members citing a lack of transparency and widespread confusion regarding the operational status of local Public Allies offices. Some members reported being unsupervised and unsure of reporting structures in the immediate aftermath of the announcement.

AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigated allegations that the Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) Director of Community Action Partnership of North Alabama (CAPNA) had not performed the duties of the position since 2019, contrary to representations made to AmeriCorps in grant documents.

WASHINGTON – Nicholas Moore, 24, of Springfield, Tennessee, pleaded guilty this morning in U.S. District Court in connection with hacking the electronic filing system of the U.S. Supreme Court at least 25 times and additionally hacking accounts at AmeriCorps and the Veterans Administration Health System, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

This report provides an overview of the work of the Office of Inspector General during the period of April 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025.