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Finding 1214396 (2025-003)
Material Weakness 2025
Suffolk County Community College
NY
Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Reporting § 200.303
Student Financial Aid Cluster – Assistance Listing 84.063 and 84.268 Recommendation: The College should evaluate their procedures and review policies surrounding reporting enrollment effective dates and program enrollment effective dates NSLDS. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There i...
Student Financial Aid Cluster – Assistance Listing 84.063 and 84.268 Recommendation: The College should evaluate their procedures and review policies surrounding reporting enrollment effective dates and program enrollment effective dates NSLDS. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Through the review of program reporting and campus reporting, the college will identify the cause for the data error. The college will explore the impact of branch campuses and the potential to shift to a single college reporting model. The following specific steps will be completed. 1. Identify and Analyze the Issues 2. Root Cause Analysis 3. Corrective Measures 4. Automation: Implement automated checks and balances to ensure data integrity before files are processed and sent. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Patricia Munsch, Ph.D. Vice President for Student Affairs Nancy Brewer, College Director for Financial Aid Cheryl Eldredge, College Associate Dean for Registrar and Master Schedule Planned completion date for corrective action plan: December 31, 2026
View Audit 401037
Finding 1214391 (2025-003)
Material Weakness 2025
Town of Middlebury, Vermont
VT
Cash Management Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking
Recommendation: Request reimbursement of loans throughout the project
Recommendation: Request reimbursement of loans throughout the project
View Audit 401034
Finding 1214349 (2025-002)
Material Weakness 2025
Regional School Unit No. 10
ME
Questioned Costs Reporting Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking
Management response/corrective action: The Business Manager will work with others to create an internal controls procedure for all Grants, including Federal Grants.
Management response/corrective action: The Business Manager will work with others to create an internal controls procedure for all Grants, including Federal Grants.
View Audit 401031
Finding 1214348 (2025-001)
Material Weakness 2025
Androscoggin Home Health Service, Inc.
ME
Questioned Costs Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking
Condition Found: During the audit we noted the Association has not maintained the reserve balance as required. Response: Androscoggin Home Health Services, Inc. d/b/a Andwell Health Partners paid off the total amount of debt to the United States Department of Agriculture under the federal program, C...
Condition Found: During the audit we noted the Association has not maintained the reserve balance as required. Response: Androscoggin Home Health Services, Inc. d/b/a Andwell Health Partners paid off the total amount of debt to the United States Department of Agriculture under the federal program, Community Facilities Loans and Grants prior to December 31, 2025 to satisfy loan requirement, and the future reserve is no longer deemed necessary. Responsible Party: Dr. RJ Gagnon, DBA, MBA, CHFP, CSAF Chief Financial and Operating Officer (207) 777-7740 Anticipated Completion Date: 12/31/25
View Audit 401030
Finding 1214264 (2025-001)
Material Weakness 2025
North Pointe Affordable Housing, LLC
SC
Questioned Costs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Reporting
View of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding. Management notes that it did not previously have controls in place to timely file its financial statements. Management will institute procedures to ensure that the financial statements are electronicall...
View of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding. Management notes that it did not previously have controls in place to timely file its financial statements. Management will institute procedures to ensure that the financial statements are electronically filed with the Federal Audit Clearinghouse within the earlier of 30 days from the audit report date or within 9 months of year-end.
View Audit 400995
Finding 1214263 (2025-001)
Material Weakness 2025
Cumberland Gardens Affordable Housing, LLC
AL
Questioned Costs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Reporting
View of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding. Management notes that it did not previously have controls in place to timely file its financial statements. Management will institute procedures to ensure that the financial statements are electronicall...
View of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding. Management notes that it did not previously have controls in place to timely file its financial statements. Management will institute procedures to ensure that the financial statements are electronically filed with the Federal Audit Clearinghouse within the earlier of 30 days from the audit report date or within 9 months of year-end. Contact Person Responsible: R.B. Coats, III, President
View Audit 400994
Finding 1214249 (2025-005)
Material Weakness 2025
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF KANSAS CITY
MO
Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Significant Deficiency Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking
Allowable Costs and Activities – Assistance Listing No. 21.027 Recommendation: Management should ensure that all disbursements are reviewed and approved in accordance with established policies prior to payment and that evidence of such approvals is properly documented and retained in the audit trail...
Allowable Costs and Activities – Assistance Listing No. 21.027 Recommendation: Management should ensure that all disbursements are reviewed and approved in accordance with established policies prior to payment and that evidence of such approvals is properly documented and retained in the audit trail. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The Organization will review our procedures surrounding ensuring that the proper review and approval is obtained for all disbursements prior to payment, and will establish policies, procedures, and internal controls to retain these approvals as part of the audit trail. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Lindsay Hicks Planned completion date for corrective action plan: June 30, 2026
View Audit 400970
Finding 1214241 (2025-001)
Material Weakness 2025
River Valley Child Development Services
WV
Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.512
2025-001 - SEFA REPORTING Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization review and address personnel and cross-staffing needs, specifically in the event of an emergency, to ensure timely reporting and submission in accordance with federal regulations. Action Taken: • The agency will develop and...
2025-001 - SEFA REPORTING Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization review and address personnel and cross-staffing needs, specifically in the event of an emergency, to ensure timely reporting and submission in accordance with federal regulations. Action Taken: • The agency will develop and maintain an audit preparation timeline with milestone deadlines • Executive Leadership Team members will participate in cross-training on audit preparation.
View Audit 400951
Finding 1214173 (2025-002)
Material Weakness 2025
PANHANDLE RURAL ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION
NE
Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking
Effective immediately, management will review all requirements outlined in the Rural Economic Development Loan Agreement Form RD 4280-5 and assign performance of these requirements to specific individuals to perform. This will ensure that all requirements of the Association, as intermediary, are met...
Effective immediately, management will review all requirements outlined in the Rural Economic Development Loan Agreement Form RD 4280-5 and assign performance of these requirements to specific individuals to perform. This will ensure that all requirements of the Association, as intermediary, are met.
View Audit 400888
Finding 1214172 (2025-036)
Material Weakness 2025
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
MA
Questioned Costs Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.303
2025-036 Disaster Grants – Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) 97.036 Recommendation: We recommend the Department complete implementation of its corrective action plan from the prior year. The Department should review and enhance its procedures and internal controls to ensure that ...
2025-036 Disaster Grants – Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) 97.036 Recommendation: We recommend the Department complete implementation of its corrective action plan from the prior year. The Department should review and enhance its procedures and internal controls to ensure that all required subawards are reported timely and accurately to SAM.gov no later than the end of the month following the month of issuance of each subaward. Action taken in response to finding: MEMA has assigned entering roles and review/approval roles to several employees to ensure our ability to meet MEMA’s FFATA reporting requirements. Grants Units will not forward any contract, amendment, settlement agreement to CFO for signature without confirmation that a properly completed/signed FFATA form has been received from subrecipient. Once contract/amendment/settlement agreement has been signed by CFO, grant program staff will save FFATA form in SharePoint FFATA folder, within the month/year of obligation (signed by MEMA). Grants Unit will have at least one position, and Fiscal will have at least one position assigned to the role of FFATA Data Entry. Assigned FFATA Data entry personnel will review the FFATA SharePoint folders for any recent FFATA forms. This review should be done weekly but no later than every other week. All new FFATA forms will be entered into SAM.gov within ten (10) business days of subcontractor/subrecipient award obligation (date contract/amendment is signed by MEMA’s CFO). Grants Unit will have at least one position, and Fiscal will have at least one position assigned to the role of FFATA Data reviewer/approval. FFATA Data reviewers/approvals will be notified by FFATA Data entry personnel when new FFATA forms have been entered. Reviews/Approval will have ten (10) business days to review the new forms and either approval or reach back to the Data Entry personnel for clarification/adjustments if needed. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Shannon Norton, Chief Fiscal Officer Planned completion date for corrective action plan: End of the Federal Fiscal Year 9/30/2025
View Audit 400886
Finding 1214169 (2025-034)
Material Weakness 2025
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
MA
Eligibility Questioned Costs Significant Deficiency § 200.303
2025-034 Medicaid Cluster 93.775, 93.777, 93.778 Recommendation: The Department should enhance its procedures and internal controls to ensure it maintains documentation of participant eligibility and that this documentation is readily available for audit. Action taken in response to finding: Current...
2025-034 Medicaid Cluster 93.775, 93.777, 93.778 Recommendation: The Department should enhance its procedures and internal controls to ensure it maintains documentation of participant eligibility and that this documentation is readily available for audit. Action taken in response to finding: Currently, when a document is received at a MassHealth Enrollment Center, it is the worker’s responsibility to collect the documentation and send it to the Electronic Document Management Center (EDMC) in New Bedford. Once the document is received it is prepped, scanned, and indexed to enable a worker to process the documentation within our eligibility system. We are proposing a short-term and long-term solution to address the audit finding. Short term solution: This approach involves minimal modifications to the current operational process and can be quickly put into practice across all locations. All staff at the MassHealth document received at a MEC that was submitted by applicants or members. Subsequently, the document must be mailed to EDMC for further processing. Long term solution: Implementing this solution will involve modifications to the current operational processes and workflows within MassHealth Eligibility Operations and the system. To facilitate this, we plan to initiate a comprehensive internal discussion involving different teams to gather insights, understand existing procedures, and identify areas where changes are needed to support the new solution. Once these preliminary discussions are completed, we will work with the relevant stakeholders to begin the development of the specific requirements that the new process will entail. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Tosin Adebiyi, Director of Special Eligibility Programs and Audits, Marco Gonzales, Eligibility Quality Assurance Team Leader, April Aguiar, Director of EDMC, Rosana Senise, Director of MassHealth Eligibility Planned completion date for corrective action plan: Short Term solution: April 1, 2026, Long Term solution: December 2027
View Audit 400886
Finding 1214165 (2025-033)
Material Weakness 2025
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
MA
Eligibility Questioned Costs Special Tests & Provisions § 200.303
2025-033 Medicaid Cluster 93.775, 93.777, 93.778 Recommendation: The Department should enhance its procedures and internal controls to ensure it maintains documentation that claims are paid only to eligible providers and that documentation is readily available for audit. Action taken in response to ...
2025-033 Medicaid Cluster 93.775, 93.777, 93.778 Recommendation: The Department should enhance its procedures and internal controls to ensure it maintains documentation that claims are paid only to eligible providers and that documentation is readily available for audit. Action taken in response to finding: MassHealth plans to run a quarterly report to identify dental providers who are 3 months away from revalidation. MassHealth plans to share the report with DentaQuest to ensure that the revalidation process begins in a timely manner. Additionally, MassHealth has streamlined the maintenance of revalidation documentation by requiring DentaQuest to upload the documentation directly into MassHealth’s Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS). MassHealth has updated its provider agreement processing procedures and now requires DentaQuest to upload executed provider agreements directly into MassHealth’s MMIS. MassHealth plans to identify any additional dental providers (if any) who may be overdue for revalidation and share such information with DentaQuest and plans to instruct DentaQuest to reach out to the identified providers in order to begin the revalidation process. MassHealth instructed DentaQuest to: (1) generate revalidation letters; and (2) send providers revalidation letters, as appropriate, via email. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Tuyen Vu, Deputy Director, Dental Planned completion date for corrective action plan: MassHealth anticipates implementing the above updated processes in the second quarter of calendar year 2026.
View Audit 400886
Finding 1214161 (2025-032)
Material Weakness 2025
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
MA
Eligibility Questioned Costs Special Tests & Provisions § 200.303
2025-032 Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) 93.767 Recommendation: The Department should enhance its procedures and internal controls to ensure it maintains documentation that claims are paid only to eligible providers and that documentation is readily available for audit. Action taken in re...
2025-032 Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) 93.767 Recommendation: The Department should enhance its procedures and internal controls to ensure it maintains documentation that claims are paid only to eligible providers and that documentation is readily available for audit. Action taken in response to finding: MassHealth instructed the Third-Party Affiliation vendor, DentaQuest to: (1) generate revalidation letters; and (2) send providers revalidation letters, as appropriate, via email. MassHealth plans to run a quarterly report to identify dental providers who are 3 months away from revalidation. MassHealth plans to share the report with DentaQuest to ensure that the revalidation process begins in a timely manner. Additionally, MassHealth has streamlined the maintenance of revalidation documentation by requiring DentaQuest to upload the documentation directly into MassHealth’s Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS). MassHealth plans to identify any additional dental providers (if any) who may be overdue for revalidation and share such information with DentaQuest and plans to instruct DentaQuest to reach out to the identified providers in order to begin the revalidation process. MassHealth has updated its provider agreement processing procedures and now requires DentaQuest to upload executed provider agreements directly into MassHealth’s Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS). MassHealth has instructed DentaQuest to complete sanction verifications for all individuals listed on the disclosure forms. MassHealth has updated its provider agreement processing procedures and now requires DentaQuest to: (1) send provider agreements to MassHealth directly for countersigning; and (2) upload executed provider agreements directly into MassHealth’s MMIS. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Tuyen Vu, Deputy Director, Dental Planned completion date for corrective action plan: MassHealth anticipates implementing the above updated processes in the second quarter of calendar year 2026.
View Audit 400886
Finding 1214160 (2025-031)
Material Weakness 2025
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
MA
Eligibility Questioned Costs Student Financial Aid § 200.303
2025-031 Adoption Assistance 93.659 Recommendation: The Department should enhance its procedures and internal controls to ensure it maintains documentation of participant eligibility and child abuse and neglect registry checks, and that this documentation is readily available for audit. We also reco...
2025-031 Adoption Assistance 93.659 Recommendation: The Department should enhance its procedures and internal controls to ensure it maintains documentation of participant eligibility and child abuse and neglect registry checks, and that this documentation is readily available for audit. We also recommend the Department enhance the renewal letter to include the reaffirmation of the original subsidy agreement date by the participant. Action taken in response to finding: For the finding related to signed adoption subsidy agreements, the Department has already implemented corrective actions to improve its process of maintaining signed adoption subsidy agreements. We built the capacity to upload electronic documents into iFamilyNet in July 2022, and we now ensure that all prospectively signed agreements are uploaded into the child’s iFamilyNet record. In addition, since July 2023, during the Title IV-E eligibility determination process, the eligibility specialist verifies that the signed adoption subsidy agreement has been uploaded. The Department will also explore the auditor’s recommendation to enhance the renewal letter to include the reaffirmation of the original subsidy agreement date by the participant to see if it is technically feasible. Although the Department was unable to produce a copy of a signed subsidy agreement, the Department has controls to oversee that a subsidy agreement was executed prior to legalization of the adoption through a built-in workflow process in our i-FamilyNet system. For the other 39 sample cases, the dates of the signatures by the Department and the pre-adoptive parents recorded in iFamilyNet matched the signature dates on the copies of the original signed agreements. Hence, the Department asserts the dates entered were accurate. We unfortunately could not produce the document to demonstrate that to the auditors. For the finding relating to out-of-state child welfare checks, the Department has already implemented corrective actions to improve its process of documenting requests of out-of-state child welfare checks. In February 2023, the Department integrated the out-of-state child welfare check into the Background Record Check (BRC) section of the foster home licensing process where it can be documented and included as part of the assessment. The Department also added a value to our “contact purpose” drop down menu within the dictation screen in iFamilyNet to capture structured data that an out-of-state child welfare check was made. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Sharon Silvia, Assistant Commissioner of Permanency COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 Planned completion date for corrective action plan: Signed Subsidy Agreements: • July 2022 – capacity to upload electronic documents into iFamilyNet (complete) • July 2023 – eligibility specialist verifies that the signed adoption subsidy agreement has been uploaded (complete) • July 2026 – assess technical feasibility of enhancing the renewal letter Out-of-State Child Welfare Checks: • February 2023 – integrated out-of-state child welfare checks into BRC section and added value to contact purpose drop down (complete)
View Audit 400886
Finding 1214152 (2025-028)
Material Weakness 2025
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
MA
Questioned Costs Reporting Significant Deficiency § 200.303
2025-028 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases 93.323 Recommendation: We recommend the Department complete implementation of its corrective action plan from the prior audit. We recommend that the Department review and enhance its internal controls to ensure financial reports a...
2025-028 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases 93.323 Recommendation: We recommend the Department complete implementation of its corrective action plan from the prior audit. We recommend that the Department review and enhance its internal controls to ensure financial reports are reviewed and approved prior to submission. Action taken in response to finding: Fiscal reporting will consist of email communication from the Director of Administration and Finance to the Deputy Director of Administration and Finance or other designee requesting the Deputy Director of Administration and Finance or other designee to review both the quarterly report in the ELC’s CAMP portal and the spreadsheet backup attached to the email communication that supports the financial data in ELC’s CAMP portal. The Deputy Director of Administration and Finance or other designee will review the spreadsheet and financial data in ELC CAMP. If the Deputy Director of Administration and Finance or other designee, approves, he/she will email the Director of Administration and Finance stating that he/she has reviewed and approved the data in the spreadsheet and in the ELC CAMP portal. If Deputy Director of Administration and Finance or other designee does not approve, he/she will communicate this through email to the Director of Administration and Finance with what the issues are and ask the Director of Administration and Finance to correct and resubmit the information to Deputy Director of Administration and Finance. For the purposes of the fiscal reporting section of the finding : We started implementing this process with the 4th quarterly reporting covering May 2025-July 2025 for the budget period August 1, 2024-July 2025. We have continued this process for the next reporting cycle for the 1st and 2nd quarter of the new budget period August 1, 2025-July 2026. The 1st quarter covered August 1, 2025-October 31,2025, reporting due to CDC November 2025. The 2nd quarter covered November 1, 2025-Januaray 31, 2026, reporting due to CDC February 2026 The program reporting follows : Programmatic performance reporting is completed in ELC CAMP under the direction of each section’s programmatic lead(s) and the oversight of the Project Director (PD). Once completed, the multiple programmatic leads will email the PD to confirm the programmatic data are entered, have been reviewed, and the data are submitted. The Project Director will review the programmatic data in the ELC CAMP portal. If the Project Director finds errors, she will email the programmatic lead(s) identifying the error and ask the programmatic lead(s) to correct. The same process noted above would continue until the Project Director approves the programmatic performance report Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Cheryl Bernard-Dort, Director of Administration and Finance, BIDLS and Nadia ElKamouss, Deputy Director of Administration and Finance, BIDLS; Natalie Morgenstern, Director, Division of Epidemiology, BIDLS Planned completion date for corrective action plan: August 31, 2026
View Audit 400886
Finding 1214148 (2025-026)
Material Weakness 2025
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
MA
Questioned Costs Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.303
2025-026 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases 93.323 Recommendation: We recommend the Department complete implementation of its corrective action plan from the prior audit. It should establish procedures and internal controls to ensure that all required subawards are reported...
2025-026 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases 93.323 Recommendation: We recommend the Department complete implementation of its corrective action plan from the prior audit. It should establish procedures and internal controls to ensure that all required subawards are reported timely and accurately to SAM.gov no later than the end of the month following the month of issuance of each subaward. Action taken in response to finding: The Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences (BIDLS) will put in place starting May 1, 2026 a process to review obligations for subawards under Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases COVID-19 – Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases - Assistance Listing No. 93.323, to identify subawards that fall under the rules set forth by Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) and report the appropriate obligations to FSRS according to the above-mentioned recommendations Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Cheryl Bernard-Dort, Director of Administration and Finance, BIDLS Planned completion date for corrective action plan: 7/31/2026
View Audit 400886
Finding 1214146 (2025-025)
Material Weakness 2025
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
MA
Questioned Costs Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.303
2025-025 Immunization Cooperative Agreements 93.268 Recommendation: We recommend the Department complete implementation of its corrective action plan from the prior audit. It should establish procedures and internal controls to ensure that all required subawards are reported timely and accurately to...
2025-025 Immunization Cooperative Agreements 93.268 Recommendation: We recommend the Department complete implementation of its corrective action plan from the prior audit. It should establish procedures and internal controls to ensure that all required subawards are reported timely and accurately to SAM.gov no later than the end of the month following the month of issuance of each subaward. Action taken in response to finding: The Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences (BIDLS) will put in place starting May 1, 2026 a process to review obligations for subawards under Immunization, Assistance Listing No. 93.268 to identify subawards that fall under the rules set forth by Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) and report the appropriate obligations to FSRS according to the above-mentioned Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Cheryl Bernard-Dort, Director of Administration and Finance, BIDLS Planned completion date for corrective action plan: 7/31/2026
View Audit 400886
Finding 1214144 (2025-024)
Material Weakness 2025
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
MA
Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.303
2025-024 Aging Cluster 93.044, 93.045, 93.053 Recommendation: We recommend the Department review and enhance its internal controls regarding review and approval of program matching calculations to ensure that they are accurate and agree to supporting documentation. Action taken in response to findin...
2025-024 Aging Cluster 93.044, 93.045, 93.053 Recommendation: We recommend the Department review and enhance its internal controls regarding review and approval of program matching calculations to ensure that they are accurate and agree to supporting documentation. Action taken in response to finding: AGE has initiated a review of its existing procedures for calculating program matching requirements and is developing enhanced internal controls to ensure accuracy and consistency. These actions include implementing a secondary review and approval process for match calculations and requiring documented reconciliation of calculations to supporting documentation prior to submission. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Sheila Tunney, Chief Financial Officer, Ted Zimmerman, State Planner Planned completion date for corrective action plan: September 30, 2026
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Finding 1214134 (2025-022)
Material Weakness 2025
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
MA
Questioned Costs Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.303
2025-022 Aging Cluster 93.044, 93.045, 93.053 Recommendation: We recommend the Department complete implementation of its corrective action plan from the prior year. We recommend the Department develop procedures and internal controls to ensure that all required subawards are reported timely and accu...
2025-022 Aging Cluster 93.044, 93.045, 93.053 Recommendation: We recommend the Department complete implementation of its corrective action plan from the prior year. We recommend the Department develop procedures and internal controls to ensure that all required subawards are reported timely and accurately no later than the end of the month following the month of issuance of each subaward. Action taken in response to finding: This finding is related to prior year Finding 2023-020. The Department implemented internal controls during FFY24 to address FFATA reporting requirements; however, the current finding pertains to contracts executed in prior fiscal years that were not amended following the original finding. Since issuance of the prior finding, AGE has established procedures and internal controls to ensure that all required subawards are identified, tracked, and reported in accordance with FFATA requirements. For FFY25 contracts and all new awards going forward, total award information is collected at the time of contract execution and subaward data will be submitted SAM.gov within 30 days of contract signature and no later than the end of the month following issuance of each subaward, as required. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Sheila Tunney, Chief Financial Officer, Christina H. Martinez, Director of Contracts and Accounting Ted Zimmerman, State Planner Planned completion date for corrective action plan: Implemented for FFY25 contracts; full resolution of by 9/30/2026
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Finding 1214124 (2025-020)
Material Weakness 2025
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
MA
Questioned Costs Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.303
2025-020 COVID-19 – Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, COVID-19 – American Rescue Plan-Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) 84.425D, 84.425U Recommendation: We recommend the Department develop procedures and internal controls to ensure that all required su...
2025-020 COVID-19 – Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, COVID-19 – American Rescue Plan-Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) 84.425D, 84.425U Recommendation: We recommend the Department develop procedures and internal controls to ensure that all required subawards are reported timely and accurately no later than the end of the month following the month of issuance of each subaward. Action taken in response to finding: The Department is updating internal procedures to ensure timely and accurate reporting of all required subawards. While there have been some technical challenges with SAM.gov, the Department is proactively reaching out to U.S. Department of Education contacts to resolve issues and maintaining a record of each outreach attempt. Staff responsibilities and monitoring procedures are being strengthened to support accurate reporting. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Julia Jou, Budget Director, Rob Curtin, Deputy Commissioner, Erica Gonzales, Associate Commissioner Data & Accountability, Joseph Valchuis, Audit Supervisor Planned completion date for corrective action plan: April 15, 2026
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Finding 1214119 (2025-018)
Material Weakness 2025
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
MA
Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.303 § 200.430
2025-018 WIOA Cluster 17.258, 17.259, 17.278 Recommendation: We recommend the Department develop procedures and controls to ensure expenditures coded to the GDF from timesheets or manual adjustments do not exceed the 15% limit. Action taken in response to finding: In FY26, phase codes associated wit...
2025-018 WIOA Cluster 17.258, 17.259, 17.278 Recommendation: We recommend the Department develop procedures and controls to ensure expenditures coded to the GDF from timesheets or manual adjustments do not exceed the 15% limit. Action taken in response to finding: In FY26, phase codes associated with federal grant activity will be further disaggregated and mapped in MMARS screen BQ87 (Federal Grant Phase Budget Status). This enhancement has improved the accuracy and clarity of budget-to-actual comparisons by providing a clearer breakout of expenditures by phase. It will also strengthen internal controls and facilitate better alignment between MMARS, Finance Data Mart, and federal reporting requirements. This new internal controls has been deployed on all FY26 grants and was not audited during this period. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Finance: Sarah Shannon, Ken Luke Planned completion date for corrective action plan: Process is in place and completed on 12/31/2025 and practice is deployed for all new grants requiring break out amounts.
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Finding 1214113 (2025-016)
Material Weakness 2025
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
MA
Questioned Costs Material Weakness Reporting § 200.303
2025-016 WIOA Cluster 17.258, 17.259, 17.278 Recommendation: We recommend the Department complete implementation of its corrective action plan from the prior year. The Department should review its procedures to ensure that ETA 9130 reports are accurate and agree with supporting documentation. We fur...
2025-016 WIOA Cluster 17.258, 17.259, 17.278 Recommendation: We recommend the Department complete implementation of its corrective action plan from the prior year. The Department should review its procedures to ensure that ETA 9130 reports are accurate and agree with supporting documentation. We further recommend that internal controls are enhanced to ensure that reports are reviewed for accuracy prior to submission. Action taken in response to finding: ETA 9130 reports are jointly reviewed by Finance and program staff before submission and certification. Supporting documentations are cross-checked for accuracy and completeness, and all relevant files are maintained in a centralized, shared folder to ensure transparency and accountability. This multi-layered review and documentation process has been incorporated into a standard quarterly reporting procedures to prevent future discrepancies and ensure federal reporting integrity. New internal controls and procedures were established 8/30/2025, in which this audit has not reviewed yet. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Finance: Sarah Shannon, Ken Luke, Vina Yung, DCS: David Manning Planned completion date for corrective action plan: Already completed – staff trained and provided with new SOP on 8/30/2025.
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Finding 1214110 (2025-015)
Material Weakness 2025
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
MA
Questioned Costs Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.303
2025-015 WIOA Cluster 17.258, 17.259, 17.278 Recommendation: We recommend the Department complete implementation of its corrective action plan from the prior year. The Department’s procedures and internal controls should ensure that all required FFATA report submissions are reviewed, approved and su...
2025-015 WIOA Cluster 17.258, 17.259, 17.278 Recommendation: We recommend the Department complete implementation of its corrective action plan from the prior year. The Department’s procedures and internal controls should ensure that all required FFATA report submissions are reviewed, approved and subsequently reported timely no later than the end of the month following the month of issuance of the subaward or subaward modification. Documentation of implemented controls should be readily available for audit. Action taken in response to finding: Reporting under FFATA is triggered when the department and the local areas agree on budgets — i.e., at the point when the state forms an official obligation amount. This change is meant to more closely align with FFATA guidance which specifies that “you must report each obligating action … no later than the end of the month following the month in which the obligation was made.” U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Importantly, the guidance states: “Only report on subaward obligations. Do not report individual payments made to subrecipients.” Previously, FFATA was triggered when an encumbrance was recorded. By aligning FFATA reporting with the point at which the state formally obligates funds through approved local budgets, rather than when encumbrances are recorded, the process more accurately reflects the definition of an obligating action and strengthens overall compliance with FFATA requirements. Ongoing monitoring will continue to ensure reporting remains timely and accurate, with periodic reviews conducted to assess performance and identify any needed updates to the SOP. These revisions were fully implemented by 09/30/2025. New internal controls and procedures were established 9/30/2025, in which this audit has not reviewed yet. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Finance: Sarah Shannon, Sam Potel Planned completion date for corrective action plan: Already completed – staff trained and provided with new SOP on 9/30/2025.
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Finding 1214102 (2025-013)
Material Weakness 2025
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
MA
Questioned Costs Special Tests & Provisions Significant Deficiency § 200.303
2025-013 Unemployment Insurance - Assistance Listing No. 17.225 Recommendation: The Department should perform staff training and strengthen its procedures and controls to ensure overpayments are identified, recorded, and recovered in a timely manner and in full compliance with federal requirements. ...
2025-013 Unemployment Insurance - Assistance Listing No. 17.225 Recommendation: The Department should perform staff training and strengthen its procedures and controls to ensure overpayments are identified, recorded, and recovered in a timely manner and in full compliance with federal requirements. Action taken in response to finding: In response to this finding, we have worked with our developers of the EMT system to investigate some of the issues which arose. This review determined that some of the erroneous data was the result of conversion issues when converting UI Online data (the prior unemployment system of record) to the current system, EMT. Developers are working to identify any areas that may require technical fixes. However, as of May of 2026, all new claims filed for unemployment benefits will be made in the EMT system, therefore the reliance on utilizing converted data will lessen as time goes on. In response to discrepancies that arose due to staff errors, all adjudication staff will receive training on fault/fraud issues which will cover the penalties against the claimant associated with each finding. Additionally, the Department is updating its Adjudication Handbook. This handbook provides detailed instruction on all adjudication matters and the applicable legal citations for decision rendered. This handbook will be reviewed by all staff who adjudicate cases. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Josh Nussey, Acting Director of Program Integrity Planned completion date for corrective action plan: 12/31/2026
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Finding 1214100 (2025-012)
Material Weakness 2025
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
MA
Questioned Costs Special Tests & Provisions Eligibility § 200.303
2025-012 Unemployment Insurance - Assistance Listing No. 17.225 Recommendation: We recommend the Department complete implementation of its corrective action plan from the prior year. We recommend the Department review and enhance procedures and controls to ensure that RESEA program requirements are ...
2025-012 Unemployment Insurance - Assistance Listing No. 17.225 Recommendation: We recommend the Department complete implementation of its corrective action plan from the prior year. We recommend the Department review and enhance procedures and controls to ensure that RESEA program requirements are met. We further recommend the Department develop a formal process to review quarterly performance reports for accuracy prior to submission. Action taken in response to finding: In order to resolve this finding, the Department is in the process of creating a new policy and procedure to ensure reports are reviewed prior to submission via the federal reporting system. The policy and procedures will state the process involved in getting report information, review of information, notification to manager, and submittal through the federal reporting system. MDUA has completed a review of policies and procedures. This will be a new effort at formalizing a policy which will go through agency review prior to enactment. MDUA has established an informal policy for staff to follow which speaks to the intent of having a formalized policy. The new policy and procedure will detail the responsibilities of staff who are involved with retrieving the initial information for the report from our UI administrative system, review of information to ensure federal reporting system requirements and comparison to past reports, notification to direct manager that the review was completed, and submittal through the federal reporting system. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: John Saulnier, Director of Benefit Performance Planned completion date for corrective action plan: May 1st, 2026
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