GAO found approximately $994 million in funding remained in expired grant accounts in the Payment Management System (PMS), operated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), at the … READ MORE
Management challenges
EPA OIG: EPA Should Timely Deobligate Unneeded Contract, Purchase and Miscellaneous Funds
The EPA did not deobligate $583,875 from contract, purchase and miscellaneous obligations that had no activity in the last 18 months. Further, OIG estimated there could be an additional $2,962,058 … READ MORE
STATE OIG: Management Assistance Report: Foreign Assistance Sustainability Is Not Clearly Defined in the Foreign Affairs Manual
The Department has not developed comprehensive guidance for bureaus on how to build sustainability into its foreign assistance programs that annually receive about $17.6 billion in funding. OIG’s review of … READ MORE
STATE OIG: Compliance Follow-up Review of the Review of the Department of State Disciplinary Process
OIG conducted a compliance follow-up review of the Bureau of Human Resources’ implementation of the nine recommendations issued in a report review of the Department of State Disciplinary Process. The … READ MORE
GAO: Administrative Leave: Evaluation of DHS’s New Policy Can Help Identify Progress toward Reducing Leave Use
Between fiscal years 2011 and 2015, 116 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees were on administrative leave for personnel matters for 1 year or more, with a total estimated salary … READ MORE
GAO: Homeland Security Acquisitions: DHS Has Strengthened Management, but Execution and Affordability Concerns Endure
In fiscal year 2015, DHS planned to invest about $7 billion in major acquisitions. DHS’s acquisition activities are on GAO’s High Risk List, in part due to program management, … READ MORE
ED OIG: Audit of the Small Business Innovation Research Program Regulations and Operating Procedures
OIG found that the Department of Education needs to improve its implementation of the minimum requirements related to identifying and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse. The Department of Education … READ MORE
EPA OIG: Management of Overtime Improved at EPA’s Immediate Office of Air and Radiation
OIG identified weaknesses in the approval and management of overtime. We found that both the employee and the approver pre-signed several incomplete Request for Overtime Authorization forms (EPA Form 2560-7). The incomplete pre-signed forms did not … READ MORE