Corrective Action Plans

Finding 386558 (2023-001)

Material Weakness 2023

State of Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning

MS

Reporting § 200.303 § 200.502 § 200.510

Department of Health and Human Services 2023-001 R&D Cluster – Assistance Listing No. 93.680, 93.084, 93.059 Condition: The Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) contained errors and incorrect information which affected the major program determination. Auditors’ Recommendation: We recomm...

Department of Health and Human Services 2023-001 R&D Cluster – Assistance Listing No. 93.680, 93.084, 93.059 Condition: The Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) contained errors and incorrect information which affected the major program determination. Auditors’ Recommendation: We recommend the institution review and revise its current reporting procedures and review requirements to ensure that federal expenditures are properly identified and classified. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The Director of Post-Award Accounting, hired in November 2022, continues to review sponsored award procedures, including procedures and reports integral to our ERP system, Workday. These ongoing reviews will not only include the expenditure amounts reported for sponsored award on the SEFA but will also include the accuracy of other agreement terms and conditions that contribute to the SEFA preparation. A management review process has been implemented to further review agreement terms captured within the Workday ERP system. This additional management review takes place at the time of new award set-up when the manager reviews the new award attributes in Workday for accuracy and alignment to the notice of award document. Additionally, all existing awards, previously established within Workday, are being reviewed to ensure agreement terms are accurately recorded within Workday. UMMC is engaging a Workday Certified consulting firm to review the operational efficiency of Workday for Post-Award Accounting. The scope of this engagement will be to align our usage of Workday to industry best practices, including best practices for award set-up, management, and reporting. The scope of work is expected to be completed by December 31, 2024; however, our own internal reviews of data integrity will be completed by June 30, 2024, with any necessary corrections reflected in Workday. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Julie Schwindt, Director, Post-Award Accounting Planned completion date for corrective action plan: June 30, 2024 If the Department of Health and Human Services has questions regarding this plan, please call Julie Schwindt at 601-984-1058.

View Audit 298874

Finding 386539 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Menomonie Housing Authority

WI

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Reporting

Corrective Action Planned: Due to the Authority's size, it is cost-prohibitive and impractical to achieve the ideal level of segregation of duties. The Authority has implemented as many controls and segregation of duties as practically possible for an organization of this size. Completion Date: Ongo...

Corrective Action Planned: Due to the Authority's size, it is cost-prohibitive and impractical to achieve the ideal level of segregation of duties. The Authority has implemented as many controls and segregation of duties as practically possible for an organization of this size. Completion Date: Ongoing

View Audit 298833

Finding 386537 (2023-006)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Metropolitan School District of Warren County

IN

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Reporting Significant Deficiency § 200.302 § 200.303 § 200.328

Finding 2023-006 – Education Stabilization Fund – Reporting Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Matthew Parkinson, CFO Contact Phone Number: 317-869-4364 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: MSD Warren will submit a revis...

Finding 2023-006 – Education Stabilization Fund – Reporting Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Matthew Parkinson, CFO Contact Phone Number: 317-869-4364 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: MSD Warren will submit a revised ESSER data report to DOE. Anticipated Completion Date: Completed as of the date of this report.

View Audit 298830

Finding 386498 (2023-001)

None 2023

City of Methuen

MA

Questioned Costs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Subrecipient Monitoring

CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN Oversight Agency for Audit: U.S. Department of Education The City of Methuen, Massachusetts respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended June 30, 2023. Name and address of independent public accounting firm: Powers & Sullivan, LLC 100 Q...

CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN Oversight Agency for Audit: U.S. Department of Education The City of Methuen, Massachusetts respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended June 30, 2023. Name and address of independent public accounting firm: Powers & Sullivan, LLC 100 Quannapowitt Parkway, Suite 101 Wakefield, MA 01880 Audit period: July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023 The finding from the June 30, 2023, schedule of findings and questioned costs is discussed below. The finding is numbered consistently with the number assigned in the schedule. FINDINGS—FEDERAL AWARD PROGRAMS AUDITS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Passed through Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Special Education Cluster #84.027, 84.173 Title I #84.010 Education Stabilization Fund #84.425 2023-001: Controls for Monitoring Payroll Charged to the Grant Compliance Requirement: Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Type of Finding: Compliance and Internal Control Over Compliance – Other Matter Criteria or Specific Requirement: Grantees must provide reasonable assurance that Federal Awards are expended only for allowable activities and that the costs of goods and services charged to Federal awards are allowable and in accordance with applicable cost principles. Condition: Payroll expenditures charged to the grants are required to be supported with documentation (i.e., semi-annual certifications and personnel activity reports) substantiating that the employees are eligible to be charged to the grant and that the payroll charged relates to time spent accomplishing grant objectives. The City utilizes semi-annual time and effort certification forms to document the eligibility of the employees paid out of the grant. These forms, however, were not completed for each employee charged out of the grant for fiscal year 2023. Context: The City did not maintain sufficient documentation to demonstrate compliance with federal and state time and effort reporting requirements in accordance with the provisions of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 225 Cost Principals for State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments. Effect: The City has not complied with the federal and state time and effort reporting requirements. Cause: Turnover in the grant manager role led to time and effort documentation not being completed for fiscal year 2023. Management should follow their written guidelines and procedures outlining the time and effort reporting and documentation requirements that department heads must adhere with to ensure compliance with federal and state time and effort reporting requirements. Such guidelines and procedures should indicate under what circumstances semi-annual certifications and personnel activity reports (PARS) are required. Questioned Costs: Total payroll costs charged to the grants in 2023 is as follows: Recommendation: The City should follow their written policies and procedures outlining the time and effort reporting and documentation requirements that must be adhered with to ensure compliance with federal and state time and effort reporting requirements. Management should ensure the standardized forms are approved by the individual in charge of the grant and overseen by grant management personnel. This will ensure compliance is not impacted by employee turnover in the future. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: The School District will immediately begin reissuing and recollecting the time and effort documentation for the impacted grants for 2023, as well as into future periods. If the Oversight Agency has questions regarding this plan, please call Ian Gosselin, Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations, at 978-722-6018. Sincerely, Ian Gosselin Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations City of Methuen, Massachusetts

View Audit 298802 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 386497 (2023-033)

Significant Deficiency 2023

State of Arkansas

AR

Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Due to the prior year finding, management set a goal to ensure reporting deadlines are met by hiring an additional grants accounting staff member dedicated to monitor the head start program regulations and ensure reports are completed an...

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Due to the prior year finding, management set a goal to ensure reporting deadlines are met by hiring an additional grants accounting staff member dedicated to monitor the head start program regulations and ensure reports are completed and filed timely. Grants accounting staff planned to utilize checklist functionality in the new financial system that will send required task notifications prior to reporting due dates to assist in meeting reporting deadlines. A new staff member was hired in July 2023. The responsibilities of the new staff member required several months of training and additional time to reconcile the head start accounts causing the January 30, 2023, report to be filed 3 days late. New processes have been implemented where the staff member assigned to the head start program meets weekly with the head start finance manager and director to discuss expenses allocated to the grants, assign tasks to be complete each week, and discuss reporting needs and deadlines. The new implemented processes have proven to assist in proper oversight and accurate financial management of the grants and allowed us to meet the last reporting deadline in November 2023. Anticipated Completion Date: Implemented Contact Person: Name: Kristy L. Walters, MBA, CPA, CHFP, CISA Title: Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance & Treasurer Agency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Address: UAMS, 4301 W. Markham St, Slot 632 City, State, Zip: Little Rock, AR 72205 Phone Number: 501-682-6836, (501) 686-8137 Email Address: walterskristy@uams.edu

View Audit 298801

Finding 386496 (2023-032)

Material Weakness 2023

State of Arkansas

AR

Questioned Costs Subrecipient Monitoring Eligibility § 200.303 § 200.516

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Due to the health concerns of the pandemic as well as unprecedented claims volume, claimants were not required to come into a local office for identity verification, the waiting week was waived for 2020, and the requirements for work sear...

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Due to the health concerns of the pandemic as well as unprecedented claims volume, claimants were not required to come into a local office for identity verification, the waiting week was waived for 2020, and the requirements for work search were adjusted in order to protect employees and claimants. Before the pandemic, all claimants were required to come to the local office to verify their identity. Removing these process controls resulted in several consequences as itemized below: • By waiving the waiting week, the claimant was able to receive payment the following week. For example, a fraudster could file a claim on Friday, then receive payment on Sunday, removing the typical week that an employer would respond to validate the separation from employment. • The information mailed to the employer and claimant were not received before payments were made due to the lack of waiting week. • Businesses were closed at that time and did not respond to the unemployment paperwork timely to report fraudulent claims. • Identity theft fraudsters often changed the address of the individuals for which they had filed claims in order to prevent the victims from being notified and reporting the fraud. In 2020, the work search requirement was reinstated. In 2021, all claimants had to verify their identity in-person at the local office before the claim was opened for a regular unemployment claim. The UIdentify program was utilized for identity verification for the PUA claims filed after January 1, 2021. The waiting week was reinstated in January 2021, which lengthened the time period for employers to respond before payment was issued. In addition, Internal Audit created the Fraud Investigation Unit and hired additional staff to focus on investigating the identity theft fraud claims. When the perpetrator is identified, a determination is issued and an overpayment is established in the perpetrator’s name/SSN for collection. The NASWA Integrity Data Hub (IDH) crossmatch was implemented in July 2020 as well in an effort to identify additional fraudulent claims for investigation. ADWS was the first UI program to implement 2 projects with the Department of Labor for identity verification. One is using Login.gov and the other involves the United States Postal Service where they verify the identity of claimants for using multifactor authentication and in person presentation of ID. The Login.gov pilot started in 2022 and the USPS pilot project started in 2023. 1. The Login.gov project uses the current system that Federal agencies use to verify identity and went into service in Arkansas as of March 2022. A link is given to the claimant, when they select verify ID through login.gov and go through the steps to verify their identity through the federal government system. If they are approved, we are sent an IA2 verification to the UI processing system to allow staff to match back to the claim to prove ID verification. 2. The United States Postal Service project, implements in Arkansas March 2023, offers the claimant the same link as Login.gov, but grants the additional option to verify their identity at any US Post Office in the country. A barcode is created and must be taken with a valid government-issued ID (they are given examples) along with proof of current address to the post office in person. If they are approved, we are sent an IA2 verification to the UI processing system to allow staff to match back to the claim to prove ID verification. Anticipated Completion Date: Corrective action was taken for the ALA staff recommendations. Contact Person: Name: Sheri Rooney Title: Program Administrator Agency: Division of Workforce Services Address: 2 Capitol Mall City, State, Zip: Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone Number: 501-682-3382 Email Address: Sheri.Rooney@arkansas.gov

View Audit 298801 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 386484 (2023-022)

Material Weakness 2023

State of Arkansas

AR

Questioned Costs Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: DHS concurs with the finding. The agency will update its written reporting instructions for Medicaid and CHIP to cover all items in the report workbooks. After the conclusion of the audit testing, the agency confirmed that the noted vari...

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: DHS concurs with the finding. The agency will update its written reporting instructions for Medicaid and CHIP to cover all items in the report workbooks. After the conclusion of the audit testing, the agency confirmed that the noted variance between the agency’s accounting system and reported expenditures for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, was below the 5% threshold which requires an explanation to be provided to CMS financial analysts. The agency has reassigned resources to the Medicaid reporting section which will allow for additional time to spend researching variances identified in quarterly reconciliations. The agency also confirmed that the understatement of the federal portion of the September 30, 2022, CMS-64 report was $10,582, and the overstatement of the federal portion of the of the March 31, 2023, CMS-64 report was $30,664. The agency will correct these errors through an adjustment on an upcoming submission of the CMS-64 report. Anticipated Completion Date: 7/31/2024 Contact Person: Name: Jason Callan Title: Medicaid Chief Financial Officer Agency: Department of Human Services Address: 700 Main Street City, State, Zip: Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone Number: 501-320-6540 Email Address: Jason.Callan@dhs.arkansas.gov

View Audit 298801 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 386478 (2023-019)

Material Weakness 2023

State of Arkansas

AR

Questioned Costs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Subrecipient Monitoring

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: DHS concurs, in part, and disputes, in part, this finding. The noted MLR remittance was submitted for collection on December 12, 2023. The agency has developed and implemented a process to collect all MLR rebates through monthly capitati...

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: DHS concurs, in part, and disputes, in part, this finding. The noted MLR remittance was submitted for collection on December 12, 2023. The agency has developed and implemented a process to collect all MLR rebates through monthly capitation payments. The agency will amend its Dental Managed Care contract to address this recoupment process. The agency has provided its actuary with the audited financial statements for all Dental Managed Care and PASSE entities dating back to the beginning of these programs and will update its internal control to clarify the process for calculating the three years of reports that must be submitted to the actuary. The agency disagrees that approved contracted rates were not being used for calendar year 2022. 42 CFR § 438.4(b) only requires that capitation rates be set at an actuarially sound rate for a specified time period. The requirement to receive approval for capitated rates does not mean that states are required to use previously approved rates from a prior year until a new one is approved. Actuarial best practices dictate that it is not appropriate to pay actuarial rates developed for a prior time period because there may be material differences in trend rates, covered benefits, provider reimbursement, and covered populations. Instead, it is optimal to use rates specifically developed for the applicable time limit even if CMS has not approved the rates. By using this approach, the agency ensures that it is paying MCO’s and PASSE’s capitation rates developed to be consistent with their financial responsibilities. Continued adherence to this practice is necessary as CMS consistently approves rates well after the beginning of the contract year. While CMS approval is beyond the agency’s control, agency controls and contracts have been updated to ensure rates and contracts are submitted 90 days prior to the start of the contract year. Anticipated Completion Date: Complete Contact Person: Name: Elizabeth Pitman Title: Director, Division of Medical Services Agency: Department of Human Services Address: 700 Main Street City, State, Zip: Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone Number: 501-244-3944 Email Address: Elizabeth.Pitman@dhs.arkansas.gov

View Audit 298801 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 386475 (2023-016)

Material Weakness 2023

State of Arkansas

AR

Questioned Costs Subrecipient Monitoring Eligibility

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: DHS concurs with the finding. The agency has updated its internal controls procedures to require enhanced review of payments made after the death of a provider or a client and enhanced monitoring of when a client is removed from an adopt...

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: DHS concurs with the finding. The agency has updated its internal controls procedures to require enhanced review of payments made after the death of a provider or a client and enhanced monitoring of when a client is removed from an adoptive parent’s home. The Accounts Receivable Unit in the Office of Finance has implemented systems changes that ensures all claims will generate a collections notice with the correct claims data. The noted outstanding collection notices have been sent and data entry errors have been corrected. Anticipated Completion Date: Complete Contact Person: Name: Tiffany Wright Title: Director, Division of Children and Family Services Agency: Department of Human Services Address: 700 Main Street City, State, Zip: Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone Number: 501-396-6477 Email Address: Tiffany.Wright@dhs.arkansas.gov

View Audit 298801 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 386474 (2023-015)

Material Weakness 2023

State of Arkansas

AR

Questioned Costs Subrecipient Monitoring Eligibility

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: DHS concurs with the finding. The agency has updated its documented controls to require confirmation that agreements are signed by all parties before processing adoption subsidy packets. Adoption staff will be trained on the updated cont...

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: DHS concurs with the finding. The agency has updated its documented controls to require confirmation that agreements are signed by all parties before processing adoption subsidy packets. Adoption staff will be trained on the updated controls. Anticipated Completion Date: 3/31/2024 Contact Person: Name: Tiffany Wright Title: Director, Division of Children and Family Services Agency: Department of Human Services Address: 700 Main Street City, State, Zip: Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone Number: 501-396-6477 Email Address: Tiffany.Wright@dhs.arkansas.gov

View Audit 298801 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 386470 (2023-013)

Material Weakness 2023

State of Arkansas

AR

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness § 200.302 § 200.303

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Arkansas Department of Education recognizes this finding. ADE Finance understands the importance of supporting documentation for non-LEAs and has implemented a plan for FY23 communications. Furthermore, ADE Finance conducted follow-up com...

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Arkansas Department of Education recognizes this finding. ADE Finance understands the importance of supporting documentation for non-LEAs and has implemented a plan for FY23 communications. Furthermore, ADE Finance conducted follow-up communication with the U.S. Department of Education (ED) on March 1, 2024. It was concluded that FTE position data for non-LEAs were optional for Years 1 and 2 Annual Performance Reports per the ESSER Form Review Webinar Guidance. ADE was further instructed to omit non-LEA information from the template should it be unreasonable to provide for the FY22 reporting year in question. ADE will ensure non-LEA entities provide the requested 5.a – Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Compliance Supplement information for supporting documentation with FY23 and subsequent Reporting Periods. Anticipated Completion Date: May 2024. ADE Finance is coordinating communication with non-Local Educational Agencies (non-LEAs) in effort to revise the data for FY22, however will omit the related data per U.S. Department of Education (ED) guidance provided on March 1, 2024, should non-LEAs be unable to provide quality data. Contact Person: Name: Amy Thomas Title: Accounting Operations Manager Agency: Arkansas Department of Education Address: Four Capitol Mall, Room 204 City, State, Zip: Little Rock, AR, 72201 Phone Number: 501-682-3636 Email Address: Amy.Thomas@ade.arkansas.gov

View Audit 298801

Finding 386469 (2023-012)

Material Weakness 2023

State of Arkansas

AR

Questioned Costs Subrecipient Monitoring Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.302

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Arkansas Department of Education recognizes this finding. The ADE Finance unit utilized data extracted from the statewide Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) system, APSCN, for the majority of parameters reported. However, APSCN does not h...

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Arkansas Department of Education recognizes this finding. The ADE Finance unit utilized data extracted from the statewide Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) system, APSCN, for the majority of parameters reported. However, APSCN does not have the ability to cross-reference financial expenses with Local Educational Agency’s (LEAs) personnel data, which led to the creation of the survey. LEAs were expected to report data during a subsequent school year post COVID-19 Pandemic. ADE gathered state total expenses for requested categories from the system compiled with the requested breakdowns by position type obtained in the manual survey. The two data sets did not align, thus seen in Questioned Costs which reflects the difference between the two datasets. LEA actual expenses, associated drawdowns, and disbursements were not affected by the amounts reported in the annual ESSER data. ADE Finance is currently working with APSCN personnel to explore options for assembling data without manual input from LEAs. When implemented, discrepancies in the state data reported to federal systems and LEAs data should not exist. ADE has the goal of utilizing this method for FY23 reporting in May 2024. Anticipated Completion Date: ADE Finance will revise its uploaded FY22 ESSER data template during the allowable period of July 29, 2024, through August 15, 2024. Contact Person: Name: Amy Thomas Title: Accounting Operations Manager Agency: Arkansas Department of Education Address: Four Capitol Mall, Room 204 City, State, Zip: Little Rock, AR, 72201 Phone Number: 501-682-3636 Email Address: Amy.Thomas@ade.arkansas.gov

View Audit 298801 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 386468 (2023-011)

Material Weakness 2023

State of Arkansas

AR

Questioned Costs Subrecipient Monitoring Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.302

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Arkansas Department of Education recognizes this finding. ADE Finance completed the named report which contained a subtotal error that overstated the totals when provided to Legislative Auditors. However, logic verifications built into t...

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Arkansas Department of Education recognizes this finding. ADE Finance completed the named report which contained a subtotal error that overstated the totals when provided to Legislative Auditors. However, logic verifications built into the Federal System disallowed the items mentioned to be submitted. Therefore, the data reflected in Federal reporting for Arkansas was not overstated nor actual expenses and associated drawdowns completed erroneously. This information was confirmed with the U.S. Department of Education (ED) on February 21, 2024. ADE Finance assures that revisions to the FY23 ESSER data template will be made and uploaded to the Federal Reporting System during the allowable period of July 29, 2024, and August 15, 2024. Anticipated Completion Date: Data was effectively corrected at the time of reporting within the Federal System. ADE Finance will revise its uploaded FY23 ESSER data template during the allowable period of July 29, 2024, through August 15, 2024. Contact Person: Name: Amy Thomas Title: Accounting Operations Manager Agency: Arkansas Department of Education Address: Four Capitol Mall, Room 204 City, State, Zip: Little Rock, AR, 72201 Phone Number: 501-682-3636 Email Address: Amy.Thomas@ade.arkansas.gov

View Audit 298801 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 386455 (2023-005)

Significant Deficiency 2023

State of Arkansas

AR

Questioned Costs Subrecipient Monitoring Eligibility § 200.303 § 200.516

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Due to the health concerns of the pandemic as well as unprecedented claims volume, claimants were not required to come into a local office for identity verification, the waiting week was waived for 2020, and the requirements for work sear...

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Due to the health concerns of the pandemic as well as unprecedented claims volume, claimants were not required to come into a local office for identity verification, the waiting week was waived for 2020, and the requirements for work search were adjusted in order to protect employees and claimants. Before the pandemic, all claimants were required to come to the local office to verify their identity. Removing these process controls resulted in several consequences as itemized below: • By waiving the waiting week, the claimant was able to receive payment the following week. For example, a fraudster could file a claim on Friday, then receive payment on Sunday, removing the typical week that an employer would respond to validate the separation from employment. • The information mailed to the employer and claimant were not received before payments were made due to the lack of waiting week. • Businesses were closed at that time and did not respond to the unemployment paperwork timely to report fraudulent claims. • Identity theft fraudsters often changed the address of the individuals for which they had filed claims in order to prevent the victims from being notified and reporting the fraud. In 2020, the work search requirement was reinstated. In 2021, all claimants had to verify their identity in-person at the local office before the claim was opened for a regular unemployment claim. The UIdentify program was utilized for identity verification for the PUA claims filed after January 1, 2021. The waiting week was reinstated in January 2021, which lengthened the time period for employers to respond before payment was issued. In addition, Internal Audit created the Fraud Investigation Unit and hired additional staff to focus on investigating the identity theft fraud claims. When the perpetrator is identified, a determination is issued and an overpayment is established in the perpetrator’s name/SSN for collection. The NASWA Integrity Data Hub (IDH) crossmatch was implemented in July 2020 as well in an effort to identify additional fraudulent claims for investigation. ADWS was the first UI program to implement 2 projects with the Department of Labor for identity verification. One is using Login.gov and the other involves the United States Postal Service where they verify the identity of claimants for using multifactor authentication and in person presentation of ID. The Login.gov pilot started in 2022 and the USPS pilot project started in 2023. 1. The Login.gov project uses the current system that Federal agencies use to verify identity and went into service in Arkansas as of March 2022. A link is given to the claimant, when they select verify ID through login.gov and go through the steps to verify their identity through the federal government system. If they are approved, we are sent an IA2 verification to the UI processing system to allow staff to match back to the claim to prove ID verification. 2. The United States Postal Service project, implements in Arkansas March 2023, offers the claimant the same link as Login.gov, but grants the additional option to verify their identity at any US Post Office in the country. A barcode is created and must be taken with a valid government-issued ID (they are given examples) along with proof of current address to the post office in person. If they are approved, we are sent an IA2 verification to the UI processing system to allow staff to match back to the claim to prove ID verification. Anticipated Completion Date: Corrective action was taken for the controls the ALA staff recommended. Contact Person: Name: Sheri Rooney Title: Program Administrator Agency: Division of Workforce Services Address: 2 Capitol Mall City, State, Zip: Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone Number: 501-682-3382 Email Address: Sheri.Rooney@arkansas.gov

View Audit 298801 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 386441 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District 102

IL

Reporting

The District will implement a process to track the submission time of the data collection form and audit package.

View Audit 298785

Finding 386440 (2023-004)

Significant Deficiency 2023

T.a. Lawson State Community College

AL

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting Significant Deficiency § 200.328

Management’s Response: The College will strengthen its policies and procedures to ensure documentation of review and approvals for reporting to ensure reporting compliance. Anticipated Completion Date: February 28, 2024

View Audit 298782

Finding 386431 (2023-003)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties Head Start Consortium

IN

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Reporting Significant Deficiency § 200.303

Finding 2023-003 – Head Start Cluster – Reporting Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Brenda Overton Contact Phone Number: 574.393.5866 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: We will ensure all required federal reports h...

Finding 2023-003 – Head Start Cluster – Reporting Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Brenda Overton Contact Phone Number: 574.393.5866 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: We will ensure all required federal reports have a documented, formal review of the reports before they are submitted to ensure the information submitted is accurate Anticipated Completion Date: April 2024

View Audit 298777

Finding 386404 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Municipality of San German

PR

Reporting Significant Deficiency

The Municipality of San Germán always issues the audit reports on time, the exception was on June 30, 2022 because this year the disaster of Hurricane Fiona passed for Puerto Rico. This complicated all the situation for the Municipality. For this year, the report will be filed on time.

View Audit 298745

Finding 386386 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Fairleigh Dickinson University

NJ

Student Financial Aid Special Tests & Provisions Reporting

Management agrees with the recommendation. Corrective action by Associate VP of Enrollment Services and University Registrar is as follows: The Office of Enrollment Services has a supplemental procedure in place to capture students who graduate after the initial file submission to the National Stude...

Management agrees with the recommendation. Corrective action by Associate VP of Enrollment Services and University Registrar is as follows: The Office of Enrollment Services has a supplemental procedure in place to capture students who graduate after the initial file submission to the National Student Clearinghouse. To avoid any oversight in the future, the Office of Enrollment Services will enhance the edit report process and frequency. Effective immediately, the edit report will be generated every thirty days by the Compliance Officers to ensure all manual updates to a prior graduation are captured within the sixty-day requirement.

View Audit 298712

Finding 386321 (2023-001)

Material Weakness 2023

Grand Valley State University

MI

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Material Weakness Reporting § 200.430

The University implemented a new grant management software that will provide greater functionality to complete the effort certification process within the time requirements as identified in the University's Time and Effort Reporting policy.

View Audit 298711

Finding 386320 (2023-002)

Material Weakness 2023

Grand Valley State University

MI

Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness Reporting

When the University is unable to access the FFATA system, University staff will capture a screen snip of the error message and save it to the secure shared drive and follow-up with an email to the system’s help desk prior to the 30-day reporting requirement.

View Audit 298711

Finding 386304 (2023-003)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Marymount University

VA

Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Recommendation: We recommend the University review its reporting procedures to ensure that enrollment and program information is accurately reported to NSLDS as required by regulations. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in...

Recommendation: We recommend the University review its reporting procedures to ensure that enrollment and program information is accurately reported to NSLDS as required by regulations. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The findings were a result of data entry or date errors. Moving forward the Registrar's Office will have a second staff member review files prior to submission to ensure the accuracy of the submission to the National Student Clearinghouse. The Registrar's Office will notify Financial Aid of NSC submission dates so the FA team can verify accuracy in NSLDS. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Dr. Meghan Arias, University Registrar, 703-284-1526 Planned completion date for corrective action plan: 3/24/24 - date of next file submission

View Audit 298705

Finding 386302 (2023-002)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Calaveras County Water District

CA

Subrecipient Monitoring Period of Performance Reporting § 200.344

Finding 2023-002 – Significant Deficiency Assistance List Number: 97.039 – Hazzard Mitigation Grant Pass-through Agency: California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, FEMA-4344-DR-CA. Compliance Requirement: Reporting. Condition: The District did not provide project closeout materials to th...

Finding 2023-002 – Significant Deficiency Assistance List Number: 97.039 – Hazzard Mitigation Grant Pass-through Agency: California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, FEMA-4344-DR-CA. Compliance Requirement: Reporting. Condition: The District did not provide project closeout materials to the pass-through agency within 90 days of the end of the period of performance so the pass-through agency could prepare the closeout reporting within 120 days of the end of the period of performance. Criteria: The Notice of Funding Opportunity indicates: “In addition, pass-through entities are responsible for closing out their subawards as described in 2 C.F.R. § 200.344; subrecipients are still required to submit closeout materials within 90 calendar days of the period of performance end date. When a subrecipient completes all closeout requirements, pass-through entities must promptly complete all closeout actions for subawards in time for the recipient to submit all necessary documentation and information to FEMA during the closeout of the prime award.” Cause: The District’s staff were waiting for a requested extension for the period of performance from the pass-through agency and assumed the closeout reporting would not be necessary. Effect: The District is not in compliance with the terms and conditions of the federal award. Recommendation: We understand the District provided the information necessary to complete the closeout reporting to the pass-through agency on November 30, 2023. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: As indicated in the recommendation, the District provided the information necessary to complete the closeout reporting to the pass-through agency on November 30, 2023. Furthermore, on March 22, 2024, the District heard from the pass-through agency that FEMA received the requested extension, and it is in the queue for final approval and signature. The corrective action has been completed.

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Finding 386290 (2023-002)

Significant Deficiency 2023

University of Maine System

ME

Reporting Significant Deficiency Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.328 § 200.329

Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds – Assistance Listing No. 84.425 Recommendation: We recommend the University review their reporting procedures to ensure reports are being uploaded and submitted timely. University of Maine at Farmington Condition: During our testing of 11 quarterly reports, ...

Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds – Assistance Listing No. 84.425 Recommendation: We recommend the University review their reporting procedures to ensure reports are being uploaded and submitted timely. University of Maine at Farmington Condition: During our testing of 11 quarterly reports, it was noted that University of Maine at Farmington (UMF) had two reports of two sampled that were not submitted timely. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The upcoming reporting requirements have been added to the calendar and invoicing spreadsheet of UMF’s Director of Finance. Additionally, due dates and requirements are noted by both UMF’s Chief Business Officer (CBO) and its Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management. The CBO will continue to perform a final review prior to submission. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Kathleen Falco, Director of Finance for the University of Maine at Farmington Planned completion date for corrective action plan: Completed

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Finding 386285 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

University of Maine System

ME

Student Financial Aid Reporting Significant Deficiency

Student Financial Assistance Cluster – Assistance Listing No. Various Recommendation: We recommend the University review their reporting procedures to ensure that students’ statuses are accurately and timely reported to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) within the appropriate timeframe ...

Student Financial Assistance Cluster – Assistance Listing No. Various Recommendation: We recommend the University review their reporting procedures to ensure that students’ statuses are accurately and timely reported to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) within the appropriate timeframe as required by regulations. University of Maine Condition: During our testing of 40 students, we noted that seven of the 17 University of Maine (UM) students tested had changes in enrollment status that were not reported in a timely manner. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The University will update its protocols for post-term reporting to the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) each academic term to ensure students who have applied for graduation, and are pending final eligibility review, are assigned a withdrawn status until such time their degree(s) are conferred or they are reported as enrolled in a future term. Guidance received from the NSC School Operations team has been forwarded to UMS:IT, and steps to identify (or develop) and deploy the necessary reports are underway. The first round of updated reporting protocols are planned to take place in May 2024, for Spring 2024 graduation applicants. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: W. Sam Carrell, Registrar for the University of Maine Connie Smith, Director of Financial Aid for the University of Maine Planned completion date for corrective action plan: May 2024

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