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Activities Allowed or Unallowed/ Allowable Costs/Cost Principles: The College agrees with the finding. We take note previous corrective actions did not fully resolve the issue. The College will implement monthly/quarterly budget-to-actual reconciliations as a new agenda item during its monthly grant...
Activities Allowed or Unallowed/ Allowable Costs/Cost Principles: The College agrees with the finding. We take note previous corrective actions did not fully resolve the issue. The College will implement monthly/quarterly budget-to-actual reconciliations as a new agenda item during its monthly grant meetings. The College will enforce stricter oversight by the grants office to ensure compliance with allowable cost principles.
View Audit 370531 Questioned Costs: $1
Allowable Costs/Cost Principle The College of the Marshall Islands acknowledges the finding and agrees that some payroll and non-payroll expenditures charged to the TRIO Upward Bound program lacked sufficient supporting documentation, including missing employment contracts, timesheets, and student m...
Allowable Costs/Cost Principle The College of the Marshall Islands acknowledges the finding and agrees that some payroll and non-payroll expenditures charged to the TRIO Upward Bound program lacked sufficient supporting documentation, including missing employment contracts, timesheets, and student meal listings, as well as discrepancies between paid hours/rates and approved documentation. These gaps arose primarily from inadequate internal controls and the limitations of the previous manual filing system, which hindered timely verification during the audit fieldwork. To address this, the College has upgraded and institutionalized a cloud-based filing system to ensure complete, organized, and easily accessible documentation for all program expenditures. Internal controls have been strengthened to require proper supporting documents including signed employment contracts, verified timesheets, approval for incentive and leave payments, and student listings—before any program costs are processed or reported. With the upgraded systems and the support of newly hired skilled staff, the College is now better equipped to ensure accuracy and compliance. Staff have been trained—and will continue to be trained twice a year—on federal cost principles and documentation standards to prevent recurrence of similar issues in future audits.
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Activities Allowed or Unallowed & Allowable Costs/Cost Principles College of the Marshall Islands acknowledges the finding and agrees that the noted questioned costs arose from missing supporting documentation and employment contracts due to limitations in the previous manual filing system, which ma...
Activities Allowed or Unallowed & Allowable Costs/Cost Principles College of the Marshall Islands acknowledges the finding and agrees that the noted questioned costs arose from missing supporting documentation and employment contracts due to limitations in the previous manual filing system, which made timely retrieval difficult during the audit fieldwork. The College has since upgraded and institutionalized a cloud-based filing system to improve recordkeeping, accessibility, and documentation retention for all program expenditures. Internal controls have been strengthened to ensure that all stipends, salaries, and benefits charged to the TRIO Upward Bound program are fully supported by proper documentation, verified, and reviewed before payment and reporting. With the upgraded systems and the support of newly hired skilled staff, the College is now better equipped to ensure compliance. Staff have been trained—and will continue to be trained twice a year—on federal grant cost principles and documentation requirements to prevent recurrence of similar issues in future audits.
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Allowable Costs/Cost Principles College of the Marshall Islands acknowledges the finding and confirms that during the audit fieldwork, the required supporting documents could not be located due to the limitations of the previous manual filing system. The College has since upgraded and institutionali...
Allowable Costs/Cost Principles College of the Marshall Islands acknowledges the finding and confirms that during the audit fieldwork, the required supporting documents could not be located due to the limitations of the previous manual filing system. The College has since upgraded and institutionalized a cloud- based filing system to ensure accurate recordkeeping, easy retrieval, and compliance with federal documentation requirements. Internal control procedures have been strengthened, and staff have received proper training, which will continue to be conducted twice a year on compliance with federal allowable cost principles and documentation standards. These measures will prevent recurrence of similar issues and ensure that all federal expenditures are adequately supported and fully compliant going forward.
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Activities Allowed or Unallowed & Allowable Costs/Cost Principles College of the Marshall Islands acknowledges the finding and agrees that certain payroll expenditures were not adequately supported by employment or overload contracts, and some salaries and related benefits charged were not clearly a...
Activities Allowed or Unallowed & Allowable Costs/Cost Principles College of the Marshall Islands acknowledges the finding and agrees that certain payroll expenditures were not adequately supported by employment or overload contracts, and some salaries and related benefits charged were not clearly aligned with the purpose of the related subgrants. These gaps occurred because of inadequate internal controls and the limitations of the previous manual filing system, which made it difficult to locate and verify supporting documents during the audit fieldwork. To address this, the College has upgraded and institutionalized a cloud-based filing system to ensure complete, accessible, and properly organized documentation for all grant-funded positions and expenditures. Internal controls have been strengthened to require signed employment and overload contracts, proper funding source verification, and supervisory review before any grant- related payroll costs are charged. With the upgraded systems and the support of newly hired skilled staff, the College is now better equipped to maintain compliance and oversight. Staff have been trained and will continue to be trained twice a year on federal allowability and cost principles to prevent recurrence of similar issues in future audits.
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Views of Responsible Officials and Corrective Action: Us Helping Us has sought consultation from its contract CPA firm regarding this known time management issue. The organization is currently utilizing a payroll allocation system aligned with a time management system approved by current grantors fo...
Views of Responsible Officials and Corrective Action: Us Helping Us has sought consultation from its contract CPA firm regarding this known time management issue. The organization is currently utilizing a payroll allocation system aligned with a time management system approved by current grantors for reimbursements and reporting. Us Helping Us acknowledges the audit finding regarding the organization’s timekeeping and payroll allocation practices. Specifically, the absence of timesheets for each pay period and reliance on budget estimates for payroll allocation does not fully comply with the standards outlined in 2 CFR § 200.430(i) for compensation for personal services. Us Helping Us is in the process of implementing a timesheet system which will be supported by internal controls allowing for accurate, allowable and properly allocated time charges. To address this issue and ensure future compliance, Us Helping Us has implemented the following measures: The organization is to adopt a formal timekeeping policy requiring all employees whose salaries are charged to Federal awards to submit timesheets for each pay period. These timesheets must Reflect 100% of the employee’s compensated activities, be signed by both the employee and their supervisor, and distinguish between Federal and non-Federal activities. For employees working exclusively on a single Federal award, and for those working across multiple funding sources, detailed timesheets will be required for each pay period. While budget estimates may be used for interim accounting purposes, we now perform reconciliations to compare budgeted payroll allocations with actual time worked. Adjustments are made if discrepancies exceed 10% Staff involved in payroll and grant management will have received training on Federal time and effort reporting standards. We have also implemented internal controls to ensure consistent documentation and review. The system will comply with established accounting practices of Us Helping Us and reflect the total activity for which employees are compensated. The system will support the distribution of the Us Helping Us employee salaries among cost objectives, Federal awards, non-Federal awards, indirect and direct cost activities. The system will also allow for the appropriate maintenance of record keeping activities and supporting documentation. Us Helping Us’ financial policies have been updated to include requirements for time and effort documentation per 2 CFR § 200.430(i), procedures for reconciling payroll allocations with actual time worked and documentation retention standards aligned with 2 CFR § 200.302(b)(3). Us Helping Us is committed to maintaining full compliance with Federal regulations and ensuring that personnel costs charged to Federal awards are accurate, allowable, and properly documented. The Executive Director and the Deputy Executive Director for Finance and Administration will be responsible for this Plan and will be effective immediately.
Management will be working with a consultant to update their written policies and procedures to be in compliance with the requirements of the Uniform Guidance.
Management will be working with a consultant to update their written policies and procedures to be in compliance with the requirements of the Uniform Guidance.
Management will ensure that all nongrant expenditures are kept to a minimum until the cash balance of NVT is in excess of the unearned grant revenue and restricted fund balance. A large part of this problem in the current year was the amount of money paid to the Village’s accountants/consultant in p...
Management will ensure that all nongrant expenditures are kept to a minimum until the cash balance of NVT is in excess of the unearned grant revenue and restricted fund balance. A large part of this problem in the current year was the amount of money paid to the Village’s accountants/consultant in prior years. This has been resolved and the new accountant’s fees are much more in line with reasonable amounts.
The organization contracted with an independent CPA and engaged that firm to conduct the omitted Single Audits, as soon as the oversight was brought to the organization's attention (by the new firm). The Single Audits were conducted for both 2021 and 2022 and were being submitted at the same time. T...
The organization contracted with an independent CPA and engaged that firm to conduct the omitted Single Audits, as soon as the oversight was brought to the organization's attention (by the new firm). The Single Audits were conducted for both 2021 and 2022 and were being submitted at the same time. The organization has also reviewed Federal guidelines, bond covenants and other details. The organization has created new internal control policies and has documented these. Further, they have discussed the requirements and importance with management and governance. They have designed policies to monitor and review this area to ensure future compliance.
In a previous period and by previous auditors, PAX was told that because we were using a percentage of effort calculation in budgeting that time sheets were no longer needed for this purpose. At that time, we abandoned the time sheet process (which was arduous). Based upon current auditor’s advice, ...
In a previous period and by previous auditors, PAX was told that because we were using a percentage of effort calculation in budgeting that time sheets were no longer needed for this purpose. At that time, we abandoned the time sheet process (which was arduous). Based upon current auditor’s advice, PAX established an effort verification reporting system. This system was launched in FY23 and enhanced in FY24. It will accurately capture the effort spent by each employee on specific grants, ensuring proper documentation of allocation of wages and salaries to the respective federal awards.
View Audit 370331 Questioned Costs: $1
The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. Isolated occurrence while the MAP program was being transitioned from one building to another. As the equipment could not be used at the new location, it was stored for future use. The Director of Asset Management has oversight ...
The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. Isolated occurrence while the MAP program was being transitioned from one building to another. As the equipment could not be used at the new location, it was stored for future use. The Director of Asset Management has oversight of the storage of inventory to avert future occurrences.
View Audit 369907 Questioned Costs: $1
The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. As part of the close-out process, all open purchase orders are now submitted to the Department of Finance to be closed. Additionally, the grant close out process has now shifted to OMB to ensure the grant is no longer available ...
The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. As part of the close-out process, all open purchase orders are now submitted to the Department of Finance to be closed. Additionally, the grant close out process has now shifted to OMB to ensure the grant is no longer available for transactions entries or liquidations. Additionally, a dedicated Fiscal Analyst is being inserted into the workflow to ensure compliance.
View Audit 369907 Questioned Costs: $1
The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. The Stats Timeforce system has been implemented. Time and attendance are no longer a manual process eliminating these types of variance. The system is automated wherein designated employees utilize a fingerprint to log their tim...
The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. The Stats Timeforce system has been implemented. Time and attendance are no longer a manual process eliminating these types of variance. The system is automated wherein designated employees utilize a fingerprint to log their time. The time once vetted and approved, is released to the Department of Finance for check processing. The process is automated to fall in line with designed ERP cost center listed on the employee's Notice of Personnel Action. Invoice transactions are vetted by the CFO. Any transactions over $50K is then approved by the Commissioner or her designee.
The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. A dedicated Fiscal Analyst has been hired and is now inserted into the approval workflow to ensure compliance. Additionally, any open purchase orders are now closed at the end of the grant year to ensure compliance.
The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. A dedicated Fiscal Analyst has been hired and is now inserted into the approval workflow to ensure compliance. Additionally, any open purchase orders are now closed at the end of the grant year to ensure compliance.
The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. The Division of Human Resources is now adjusting the Notice of Personnel Actions to reflect the requisite Project code at the beginning of each Fiscal year.
The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. The Division of Human Resources is now adjusting the Notice of Personnel Actions to reflect the requisite Project code at the beginning of each Fiscal year.
The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. A dedicated Fiscal Analyst has been hired and is now inserted into the approval workflow to ensure compliance. Additionally, any open purchase orders are now closed at the end of the grant year to ensure compliance.
The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. A dedicated Fiscal Analyst has been hired and is now inserted into the approval workflow to ensure compliance. Additionally, any open purchase orders are now closed at the end of the grant year to ensure compliance.
View Audit 369907 Questioned Costs: $1
The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. DOJ will ensure each timesheet contains approval by the respective employee’s supervisor before it is forwarded to DOF Payroll Division for processing.
The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. DOJ will ensure each timesheet contains approval by the respective employee’s supervisor before it is forwarded to DOF Payroll Division for processing.
The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. DOH fully acknowledge and accept the auditor’s finding regarding DOH’s inability to reconcile the payroll expenses listed in the SEFA with those documented in the payroll register. This discrepancy arose because payroll adjustme...
The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. DOH fully acknowledge and accept the auditor’s finding regarding DOH’s inability to reconcile the payroll expenses listed in the SEFA with those documented in the payroll register. This discrepancy arose because payroll adjustments were not completed in time to reflect accurately in the FY2022 SEFA. To address this, DOH team has received thorough training, and staff members now have the necessary access to make payroll adjustments in the Government Financial Management System as of FY2024. Moving forward, DOH will strengthen our SOPs by conducting monthly reconciliation meetings with all relevant program teams to ensure timely adjustments and continuous monitoring. Additionally, DOH will update procedures to guarantee that all new fiscal staff are granted complete financial system access and are trained on reconciliation and adjustment processes within two weeks of starting.
The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. VIDE acknowledges the findings related to the participation of private school children in the COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund (ESF-SEA) program. VIDE is committed to rectifying these issues and enhancing our systems to ens...
The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. VIDE acknowledges the findings related to the participation of private school children in the COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund (ESF-SEA) program. VIDE is committed to rectifying these issues and enhancing our systems to ensure equitable services for private school children. OMB will develop and implement a formal policy and procedures that outline the process for ensuring the participation of private school children in compliance with federal regulations. This will include guidelines for timely consultation with nonpublic schools and documentation of services provided. OMB will create a consultation schedule to ensure that timely consultations with nonpublic schools are conducted each fiscal year. The schedule will outline key dates for initiating and completing consultations to meet compliance requirements. OMB will collaborate with the Department of Education to develop control measure to ensure that all private schools expenditures are equal on a per-pupil basis to the expenditures for participating public school children and their teachers and other educational personnel.
The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. VIDE acknowledges the audit finding related to payroll activities and recognizes the need for stronger internal controls to ensure full compliance with federal regulations. To address the identified discrepancies and prevent fut...
The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. VIDE acknowledges the audit finding related to payroll activities and recognizes the need for stronger internal controls to ensure full compliance with federal regulations. To address the identified discrepancies and prevent future occurrences, VIDE will enhance timesheet management and strengthen rate verification processes. To improve timesheet management, VIDE will implement a system to ensure all timesheets are submitted and readily available. This will include electronic timesheet submission, mandatory supervisor review and approval before payroll processing, and secure electronic storage and archiving of timesheets. VIDE will also strengthen its rate verification process by implementing a standardized procedure that includes a checklist for comparing NOPA rates with payroll system rates. Payroll staff will be required to complete this checklist at the start of each pay cycle and maintain a tracker to flag any discrepancies. To ensure all employees and supervisors understand the new policies and procedures, VIDE will conduct mandatory training sessions. These sessions will cover proper timesheet completion and submission, rate verification requirements, and the importance of adhering to the new guidelines.
The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. OMB has established a reporting approval memo in which the OMB Director signs acknowledging the review and approval of the Treasury reports starting in calendar year 2024 reporting. OMB has improved the collection and storage of...
The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. OMB has established a reporting approval memo in which the OMB Director signs acknowledging the review and approval of the Treasury reports starting in calendar year 2024 reporting. OMB has improved the collection and storage of underlying supporting financial information for all projects being reported in the quarterly reports and can provide the necessary support upon request as of FY23.
The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. 1. Hiring of Key Personnel: o A Grants Administrator has been hired to oversee the grant management process and ensure compliance with all applicable 2CFR200 regulations as well as the grant award. The Grants Administrator was o...
The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. 1. Hiring of Key Personnel: o A Grants Administrator has been hired to oversee the grant management process and ensure compliance with all applicable 2CFR200 regulations as well as the grant award. The Grants Administrator was onboarded in October 2023. o An external Accounting firm has been engaged to provide additional oversight and expertise in financial management and compliance. The firm began providing support in January 2022. 2. Development of Policies and Procedures: o Comprehensive policies have been developed to ensure compliance with all applicable 2CFR200 regulations and the grant award. These policies include: • Internal controls for the vetting of subrecipients to ensure they meet all eligibility criteria. • Documentation of the awards granted, including detailed records of the grant agreement, budget, scope and period of performance adjustments. • Monitoring of expenditures to ensure funds are used for allowable activities and costs. • Communication to subrecipients on non-compliance issues and guidance for remediation activities or recoupment of costs. o Finalizing contract for the development of GVI over-arching policies to include Fraud, Waste and Abuse policy which would include a whistleblower process to encourage reporting of any suspected fraud or non-compliance. 3. Internal Controls: o Implementation of robust internal controls to ensure compliance with federal regulations. These controls include: • Regular reviews of financial transactions and documentation. • Segregation of duties to prevent conflicts of interest and ensure accountability. Grant Analyst assigned to projects, Grant Administrator reviews and oversees daily work and final sign offs required by Director. • Training for staff on compliance requirements and internal control procedures. 4. Monitoring and Evaluation: o Establishment of a monitoring and evaluation framework through the OMB Compliance Unit to assess the effectiveness of internal controls and compliance measures. This framework includes: • Regular reporting and review of compliance activities and findings. • Continuous improvement processes to address any identified weaknesses or gaps in controls. o Establish an Audit committee to oversee the implementation and effectiveness of internal controls and compliance measures. 5. Training: o Instituted regular training sessions for all staff involved in grant management to ensure they are aware of and understand compliance requirements.
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The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. OTAG has updated policies and procedures to address pre-award costs, scope of work, and payout to vendors to abide with the 90 days close out process. OTAG is training new personnel and monitoring implementation.
The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. OTAG has updated policies and procedures to address pre-award costs, scope of work, and payout to vendors to abide with the 90 days close out process. OTAG is training new personnel and monitoring implementation.
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The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. OTAG has improved their internal controls and fully implemented a policy and procedure where the employees have both a manual timesheet and electronic timesheet to verify the time worked. Policies and procedures have been update...
The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. OTAG has improved their internal controls and fully implemented a policy and procedure where the employees have both a manual timesheet and electronic timesheet to verify the time worked. Policies and procedures have been updated to address the validation of payroll process activities. In addition, an Employee Relations Coordinator has been in place to ensure validation input. The Director of Administration and Business Management certifies, and the Agency Head approves of allowable cost/cost principles payroll activities. OTAG is working on the review process relative to the grant and the appropriate period of performance.
The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. DHS transitioned from a manual payroll process to the Government electronic Timeforce (STATS) system. All time and attendance are now vetted and approved through the various levels of applicable management, ultimately being appr...
The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. DHS transitioned from a manual payroll process to the Government electronic Timeforce (STATS) system. All time and attendance are now vetted and approved through the various levels of applicable management, ultimately being approved by the Agency Head or designee. The payroll is generated based on the cost centers listed on the Notice of Personnel Action (NOPA). Processes are now in place ensuring each respective staff NOPA is updated at the start of each fiscal year to reflect new year’s applicable ERP code. Additionally, once payroll costs are generated, it is reconciled by the dedicated Financial Analyst for SNAP. Additionally, a workflow is now established in the NOPA approval process to ensure the current org, objects and projects are listed on the Notice of Personnel Actions (NOPA) which is utilized for payroll purposes.
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