# COVID-19 Minimally Affected the Jobs for Veterans State Grants Program Amid Weaknesses in Eligibility Validation Practices January 22, 2026
> **Audit** by Department of Labor OIG · 2026-01-22
> *About: Department of Labor*
## Report
- **Title:** COVID-19 Minimally Affected the Jobs for Veterans State Grants Program Amid Weaknesses in Eligibility Validation Practices January 22, 2026
- **Submitting OIG:** Department of Labor OIG
- **Component agency:** Department of Labor
- **Type:** Audit
- **Publication date:** 2026-01-22

## Recommendations

- **Rec 002** (Open): We recommend the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy for the Veterans' Employment and Training Service work with the one state and conduct a comprehensive assessment to determine the full extent of ineligible individuals being recorded as…
- **Rec 003** (Open): We recommend the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy for Veterans' Employment and Training Service remedy the $8.4 million in potentially unsupported costs from providing Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program services between Program Years 2020…
- **Rec 00`** (Open): We recommend the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy for the Veterans' Employment and Training Service strengthen Veterans’ Program Letter No. 05-24 (dated April 25, 2024) to detail the eligibility validation procedures for veterans and…
## Source
- [oversight.gov report page](https://www.oversight.gov/reports/audit/covid-19-minimally-affected-jobs-veterans-state-grants-program-amid-weaknesses)
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