A new report from the WMATA Office of the Inspector General found $87,000 worth of unclaimed lapel pins in a Metro storeroom, marking the second unfavorable report on the transit agency this week.

The OIG discovered more than 200 unused “years of service” lapel pins, which were a part of a 2013 purchase of 900 pins for over $143,000. The OIG had two of the unclaimed pins appraised, and the results indicated that they were 14 karat gold, worth somewhere between $400 to $750 each.

According to WJLA, which first reported the story, officials discussed the OIG’s report “Evaluation of WMATA’s Inventory Practices” at Thursday night’s WMATA board meeting. The report determined that WMATA lacked “repeatable processes and oversight” of inventory worth more than $144 million. The inventory report comes alongside the OIG’s audit of Metro garage conditions, which revealed “unsafe and filthy” conditions earlier this week, citing the discovery of human feces, used condoms, and other trash. 

The report states that the pins were kept securely in a locked cabinet, but the OIG could not recover a traceable account of the distribution of the pins. According to the report, the individual currently leading the Length of Service Recognition Program was not responsible for the 2013 purchase and was not aware of the 200-plus unclaimed pins.

WMATA officials were notified of the pins, and “took action to resolve this matter by transferring the pins to the Human Resources department who is currently responsible for the WMATA recognition program,” the report says. According to WMATA Communications Officer Ron Holzer, Metro will be overhauling its chain management structure in response to the inventory report. Holzer told DCist in an email statement that Metro is a “large organization with many moving parts,” and that additional oversight from the OIG is helpful and a “good thing.”

“When an issue is brought to our attention, we address it and we move forward,” Holzer says.

Metro has also canceled upcoming orders for the pins, per the OIG report.

At the same meeting where officials discussed the OIG’s findings, they also reviewed the proposed 2021 budget, which includes fair hikes and changes to rail and bus service hours. The current proposal wants to increase the base rush-hour fare by 10 cents to $2.35, a boost that would bring in an estimated $5.6 million in revenue at the risk of losing riders, possibly as many as 1.8 million trips per year.