Corrective Action Plans

Finding 558138 (2024-001)

Significant Deficiency 2024

PR

Student Financial Aid Subrecipient Monitoring Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Institutional Comments on Findings and Recommendations: The institution is fully aware of the Enrollment Reporting requirements and deadlines. The institution agrees with the auditor that there were two (2) cases where the enrollment status was reported late and three (3) cases where the auditors we...

Institutional Comments on Findings and Recommendations: The institution is fully aware of the Enrollment Reporting requirements and deadlines. The institution agrees with the auditor that there were two (2) cases where the enrollment status was reported late and three (3) cases where the auditors were unable to verify that changes in student status were reported. The institution informed the auditors that its current policy and procedure is to report all changes to student status monthly instead of every two months as established by the NSLDS reporting schedule to avoid cases on non or late reporting. Since the institution does not maintain copies of the report of enrollment changes that it submits to NSLDS and since the current NSLDS database does not maintain students that are inactive, it was unable to evidence the changes or updates that were made for these students to the auditors. Actions Taken or Planned: The institution has already discussed this issue as observed by the auditors with the officer in charge ofNDSLS Enrollment reporting. The institution would continue with its policy to submit Enrollment Reports monthly to update and notify changes to student's enrollment status more effectively and to avoid cases of late or non-compliance. Status of Corrective Actions on Prior Findings: Some of the issues related to this finding occurred in the past audit.

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Finding 558103 (2024-006)

Significant Deficiency 2024

Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc.

AL

Subrecipient Monitoring Significant Deficiency Special Tests & Provisions

FRLS is in the process of having its PAI program reviewed through the ABA peer review process to assess options for meeting LSC’s PAI requirements. With respect to the waiver carryover, the CFO had conversations with LSC representatives on the proper computation of this and for 2024 LSC approved our...

FRLS is in the process of having its PAI program reviewed through the ABA peer review process to assess options for meeting LSC’s PAI requirements. With respect to the waiver carryover, the CFO had conversations with LSC representatives on the proper computation of this and for 2024 LSC approved our carryover computation. Upon further consultation with LSC It appears that this information was incorrect and FRLS will revise its computation in consultation with LSC. This change will be made by December 31, 2025.

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Finding 558098 (2024-002)

Significant Deficiency 2024

Dalewood Estates Senior Housing, Inc.

SC

Subrecipient Monitoring HUD Housing Programs Equipment & Real Property Management

Finding 2024-002: Comments on the Finding and Each Recommendation During prior years, the Board of Directors disbursed funds from the replacement reserve to fund development of other housing developments. Effective June 10, 2022, the Board of Directors entered into a repayment agreement with HUD t...

Finding 2024-002: Comments on the Finding and Each Recommendation During prior years, the Board of Directors disbursed funds from the replacement reserve to fund development of other housing developments. Effective June 10, 2022, the Board of Directors entered into a repayment agreement with HUD to return funds to the Corporation. The agreement required $3,000 and $6,950, respectively, to be returned to the Corporation during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. The Board of Directors returned $250 and $1,400, respectively, during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Board of Directors owes $53,350 and $54,750, respectively, to the Corporation. Action(s) taken or planned on the finding The Board of Directors should replace the funds that were disbursed from the reserve for replacements without HUD approval in accordance with the repayment agreement entered into with HUD on June 10, 2022. Management and the Board of Directors concur with the finding and the auditor's recommendation. The Board of Directors is working on making the delinquent deposits for 2023 and 2024 and all future deposits as required in the repayment agreement entered into with HUD on June 10, 2022.

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Finding 558097 (2024-001)

Significant Deficiency 2024

Dalewood Estates Senior Housing, Inc.

SC

Subrecipient Monitoring HUD Housing Programs

Finding 2024-001: Comments on the Finding and Each Recommendation The Corporation has not filed the 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, or 2023 federal income tax returns. Action(s) taken or planned on the finding Tax returns should be filed on a timely basis and all delinquent tax returns shou...

Finding 2024-001: Comments on the Finding and Each Recommendation The Corporation has not filed the 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, or 2023 federal income tax returns. Action(s) taken or planned on the finding Tax returns should be filed on a timely basis and all delinquent tax returns should be filed as soon as possible. Management and the Board of Directors concur with the finding and the auditor's recommendation. Management and the Board of Directors are taking steps to file the previous tax returns and have the Corporation's not-for-profit designation reinstated.

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Finding 558075 (2024-001)

Material Weakness 2024

Hui No Ke Ola Pono, Inc.

HI

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Subrecipient Monitoring

2024-001-Internal Control over Financial, United States Department of Health and Human Services Administration, Native Hawaiian Health Care 93.932 Significant adjusting journal entries Due to the high turnover of fiscal staff in previous years, the Organization fell behind in our audits. Therefor...

2024-001-Internal Control over Financial, United States Department of Health and Human Services Administration, Native Hawaiian Health Care 93.932 Significant adjusting journal entries Due to the high turnover of fiscal staff in previous years, the Organization fell behind in our audits. Therefore, many adjusting entries were required to reconcile accounts, while upkeeping the current financial state of the Organization during fiscal year’s 2024 and 2025, accordingly. In addition to the high turnover, during fiscal year 2024, Maui experienced devastation with the Lahaina wildfires, which led to an increase of funding from donors to support the communities’ needs to recover. Again, our staff were challenged to meet the demands of the requirements of the funding and continue to monitor the previous fiscal year and the current fiscal years financial state. Internal control over disbursements We have made significant improvements from prior years in internal control processes, with regards to disbursements. With the turnover of staff, there was no communication of fiscal internal controls. Since the turnover, we have hired new staff and implemented processes and reviewed the internal controls policies with the new staff to address these issues. We expect these issues to be resolved in fiscal year ending 2025, as these findings have been carryover issues from previous years. Review of cancelled check images During fiscal year 2022, the bank statements no longer included copies of cancelled checks. Due to this change, the cancelled check images are available online. As of January 2025, the Executive Director reviews cancelled check images online monthly. She also reviews the bank statements for awareness of the transactions and balances of accounts monthly.

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Finding 558070 (2024-002)

Significant Deficiency 2024

Sanilac County Community Mental Health Authority

MI

Questioned Costs Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Subrecipient Monitoring

FINDING NUMBER: 2024-002 Condition: The CMHSP included all contract costs, including amounts over $25,000, in the modified total direct costs. Recommendation: We recommend that the CMHSP review/update policies and procedures to ensure that amounts used to calculate indirect costs charged to the gr...

FINDING NUMBER: 2024-002 Condition: The CMHSP included all contract costs, including amounts over $25,000, in the modified total direct costs. Recommendation: We recommend that the CMHSP review/update policies and procedures to ensure that amounts used to calculate indirect costs charged to the grant properly exclude contract amounts over the allowed limit. Planned Corrective Action: Going forward the Authority will calculate the indirect costs based on up to $25,000 per contract employee. Contact Person: Anthony Shaver, Chief Financial Officer Anticipated Completion Date: 9/30/2025

View Audit 354928 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 558043 (2024-029)

Significant Deficiency 2024

State of Georgia/state Accounting Office-Ein Noted

GA

Questioned Costs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Period of Performance § 200.303 § 200.403 § 200.77

Federal Fund Source liquidation is monitored monthly via the Fund Source Reconciliation Report and the Provider Utilization Report. Requests to close purchase orders associated with expiring federal fund sources are submitted to OPC accordingly. The Federal Financial Reporting Group will now have th...

Federal Fund Source liquidation is monitored monthly via the Fund Source Reconciliation Report and the Provider Utilization Report. Requests to close purchase orders associated with expiring federal fund sources are submitted to OPC accordingly. The Federal Financial Reporting Group will now have the right to close purchase orders with federal fund sources to expedite this process. Also, the Provider Utilization Report has been updated with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Contract End Date Exceeds Period of Performance and Payments Exceed Period of Performance, that specifically address the period of performance as of December 2024.

View Audit 354902 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 558041 (2024-030)

Material Weakness 2024

State of Georgia/state Accounting Office-Ein Noted

GA

Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Procurement, Suspension & Debarment § 200.303

Formal internal control processes have been established for the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) reporting, FFATA Preparation and Submission, 17-102. Additionally, FFATA review and approval has been delineated appropriately between the Director of Finance, Grants Manager, ...

Formal internal control processes have been established for the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) reporting, FFATA Preparation and Submission, 17-102. Additionally, FFATA review and approval has been delineated appropriately between the Director of Finance, Grants Manager, and Federal Funds Accountant.

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Finding 557725 (2024-028)

Significant Deficiency 2024

State of Georgia/state Accounting Office-Ein Noted

GA

Questioned Costs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Eligibility § 200.303

DCH will review MO 598348 within the Gateway system to ensure the established interface process is functioning properly. DCH will draft additional guidance through a policy memo to revise DHS policy 2750 as it relates to the processing of Ex-Parte members. The DCH policy memo will clarify that upon ...

DCH will review MO 598348 within the Gateway system to ensure the established interface process is functioning properly. DCH will draft additional guidance through a policy memo to revise DHS policy 2750 as it relates to the processing of Ex-Parte members. The DCH policy memo will clarify that upon the completion of the determination by DHS, Gateway will notify GAMMIS of A/R's approval or denial thorough daily interface files sent from Gateway to GAMMIS. The non-confirmation report will be reviewed to determine SOP and validate that the file has been received. Additionally, the DCH policy memo will require Gateway to complete the DMA-962 and submit to Gainwell for manual processing if the file has not been received. DCH is also reviewing current policy to determine if the infinity date established for Ex-Parte members can be revised to a time-limited date.

View Audit 354902 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 557720 (2024-027)

Material Weakness 2024

State of Georgia/state Accounting Office-Ein Noted

GA

Questioned Costs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Eligibility § 200.303

DCH will develop a reconciliation process between members denied within Georgia Gateway and members removed within GAMMIS. DHS will provide training as outlined within the current contract to address changes and updates to Medicaid policy and the Georgia Gateway system.

View Audit 354902 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 557719 (2024-023)

Significant Deficiency 2024

State of Georgia/state Accounting Office-Ein Noted

GA

Special Tests & Provisions Subrecipient Monitoring Significant Deficiency

DCH is implementing a comprehensive risk analysis framework utilizing the ServiceNow GRC module. This framework will systematically assess risks across all relevant systems and evaluate the effectiveness of existing controls in mitigating identified risks. While DCH has historically obtained and le...

DCH is implementing a comprehensive risk analysis framework utilizing the ServiceNow GRC module. This framework will systematically assess risks across all relevant systems and evaluate the effectiveness of existing controls in mitigating identified risks. While DCH has historically obtained and leveraged independent security assessments—including SOC Type II reports, Security Assessment Reports, and HITRUST validations—to inform its security posture, we recognize the need for enhanced documentation and a formalized assessment process. To address this finding, DCH has taken the following corrective actions: • Standardized Documentation Procedures: Implemented a formalized process to document the receipt, review, and analysis of SOC Type II reports, Complementary User Entity Controls (CUECs), and other relevant security assessments. • Automated Assessment Framework: Leveraging the ServiceNow GRC module to establish a structured, repeatable process for evaluating the effectiveness of implemented controls and their role in mitigating identified risks. • Training & Process Integration: Conducted staff training on the importance of documentation and the new assessment framework to ensure consistent execution and compliance. We remain committed to strengthening our security posture and refining our processes to enhance compliance and risk management. While the SSP approval occurred outside the audit period, DCH has since ensured that approved SSPs for critical Medicaid systems—including Georgia Medicaid Management Information System (GAMMIS), Gateway, and the Enterprise Analytics Solution for Everyone (EASE) are in place. DCH has already begun implementing these corrective actions and anticipates full implementation by April 30, 2025

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Finding 557716 (2024-026)

Significant Deficiency 2024

State of Georgia/state Accounting Office-Ein Noted

GA

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles § 200.303

At the end of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) season, the State Program Office and other applicable areas such as Grant Administration, Office of Information Technology, etc. (Team) will attend the annual training completed by the Office of Community Services (OCS). The OCS Ho...

At the end of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) season, the State Program Office and other applicable areas such as Grant Administration, Office of Information Technology, etc. (Team) will attend the annual training completed by the Office of Community Services (OCS). The OCS Household Report training is typically scheduled in November of each year. After the training session, the team will discuss any changes to the new Household Report. The State Program Office will contact the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) to request information about their annual household report. The Household Report will be printed from the Online Data Collection (OLDC) system for review, discussion, and completion by the team, usually around the middle of December to finalize the draft report. Upon completion of the review and approval by the necessary areas, the State Program Office will submit the Household Report to OLDC for approval and acceptance.

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Finding 557416 (2024-025)

Material Weakness 2024

State of Georgia/state Accounting Office-Ein Noted

GA

Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Internal Control / Segregation of Duties § 200.303

The Office of Procurement Services (OPS) has dedicated staff that have attended Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) training and webinars. In addition, the same dedicated staff will verify that all federal grants with sub-recipients are properly reported. Beginning in FY 202...

The Office of Procurement Services (OPS) has dedicated staff that have attended Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) training and webinars. In addition, the same dedicated staff will verify that all federal grants with sub-recipients are properly reported. Beginning in FY 2025 (September 2024), the OPS has required programs that receive federal funding to email a PDF copy of the monthly FFATA report submitted in the FFATA Subaward Reporting System (FSRS) to the designated staff no later than the fifth of each month. Currently, the FY25 FFATA Reporting is up to date and the Office of Procurement Services will continue to review and adjust the process through FY 2025 (June 30, 2025).

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Finding 557401 (2024-018)

Significant Deficiency 2024

State of Georgia/state Accounting Office-Ein Noted

GA

Subrecipient Monitoring Cash Management Student Financial Aid § 200.303

The monthly student reconciliations for the Direct Loan programs, including the SAS files, have resumed starting with the October 2024 SAS file. These reconciliations will continue on a monthly basis by the financial aid office, as required, and will be conducted without interruption. The reconcilia...

The monthly student reconciliations for the Direct Loan programs, including the SAS files, have resumed starting with the October 2024 SAS file. These reconciliations will continue on a monthly basis by the financial aid office, as required, and will be conducted without interruption. The reconciliation process will be closely monitored, reviewed, and approved monthly by management to ensure ongoing compliance. The loan processing team has been trained on the SAS file import process and direct loan reconciliation. They have also been provided with the necessary system resources to identify variances between Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) and Banner at the student level. Additionally, the direct loan reconciliation process documentation will undergo continuous review and monitoring by the loan processing team, with oversight from the Director of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships, to ensure accuracy and adherence to established policies with each new academic year. The loan processing team will have annual refresher training at the beginning of each academic year. Confirmation of employees, date of training, and current training process will be documented.

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Finding 557389 (2024-017)

Significant Deficiency 2024

State of Georgia/state Accounting Office-Ein Noted

GA

Student Financial Aid Special Tests & Provisions Allowable Costs / Cost Principles § 200.303

On July 29, 2024, Georgia State University (GSU) was made aware of a National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) reporting defect in our student information system related to program level reporting. A system correction was installed on November 25, 2024. GSU will enhance monitoring procedures to ensu...

On July 29, 2024, Georgia State University (GSU) was made aware of a National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) reporting defect in our student information system related to program level reporting. A system correction was installed on November 25, 2024. GSU will enhance monitoring procedures to ensure discrepancies in reporting to the NSLDS are identified and corrected in a timely manner.

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Finding 557380 (2024-022)

Significant Deficiency 2024

State of Georgia/state Accounting Office-Ein Noted

GA

Questioned Costs Student Financial Aid Eligibility § 200.303

The student in question had a lengthy break in enrollment (2015-2024). When the student returned, CGTC’s Banner rules differed from his previous enrollment and his status was not accurately updated within the correct term. To correct the issue, CGTC has worked with colleagues at the Technical Coll...

The student in question had a lengthy break in enrollment (2015-2024). When the student returned, CGTC’s Banner rules differed from his previous enrollment and his status was not accurately updated within the correct term. To correct the issue, CGTC has worked with colleagues at the Technical College System of Georgia to identify and correct any discrepancies in the Banner rules for the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) process to prevent future occurrences of this issue. The College’s Financial Aid office has identified the “cutoff” year for changes in SAP rules and has developed a procedure to manually review any students with long breaks in enrollment whose last enrollment occurred prior to the identified cutoff. This review process will help to ensure that students’ SAP status is accurately updated in the correct term.

View Audit 354902 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 557379 (2024-021)

Significant Deficiency 2024

State of Georgia/state Accounting Office-Ein Noted

GA

Questioned Costs Student Financial Aid Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.303

The Financial Aid Office has worked with the Registrar's Office to streamline the collection, review and processing of student who are unofficial withdrawals. Streamlining the unofficial withdrawal process will allow for timely and accurate reporting, return to title IV, and reconciliation of funds ...

The Financial Aid Office has worked with the Registrar's Office to streamline the collection, review and processing of student who are unofficial withdrawals. Streamlining the unofficial withdrawal process will allow for timely and accurate reporting, return to title IV, and reconciliation of funds between Lanier Technical College and Common Origination and Disbursement (COD).

View Audit 354902 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 557378 (2024-020)

Significant Deficiency 2024

State of Georgia/state Accounting Office-Ein Noted

GA

Student Financial Aid Subrecipient Monitoring Significant Deficiency

The University of Georgia acknowledges the need for increased monitoring over the return to Title IV aid for students withdrawn from the University. UGA has taken immediate corrective action and has filled key staffing vacancies and implemented additional internal controls to monitor and ensure comp...

The University of Georgia acknowledges the need for increased monitoring over the return to Title IV aid for students withdrawn from the University. UGA has taken immediate corrective action and has filled key staffing vacancies and implemented additional internal controls to monitor and ensure compliance. A self-audit of Fall 2024 revealed no non-compliance issues.

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Finding 557377 (2024-019)

Significant Deficiency 2024

State of Georgia/state Accounting Office-Ein Noted

GA

Questioned Costs Student Financial Aid Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.303

To prevent future errors, staff will undergo training to ensure accurate processing of withdrawals that occur after the term has ended. Both official and unofficial withdrawals will be evaluated based on the student's last date of attendance when the withdrawal date is after the end of term. While...

To prevent future errors, staff will undergo training to ensure accurate processing of withdrawals that occur after the term has ended. Both official and unofficial withdrawals will be evaluated based on the student's last date of attendance when the withdrawal date is after the end of term. While the Financial Aid Office (FAO) staff have adhered to the current withdrawal procedures, we recognize the need for an update to address instances when the date a student initiates the official withdrawal process is earlier than when the withdrawal is completed. To address this, we will adopt the date the student begins the withdrawal process as the official withdrawal date, if this date precedes the completion of the withdrawal form. Additionally, we will implement automated and electronic system controls to ensure withdrawals are processed accurately and within the required timelines by monitoring the full withdrawal cycle. The withdrawal policy and administrative procedures documentation will be updated to reflect these changes. Staff will have annual refresher training at the beginning of each academic year. Confirmation of employees, date of training, and training process will be documented.

View Audit 354902 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 557376 (2024-016)

Significant Deficiency 2024

State of Georgia/state Accounting Office-Ein Noted

GA

Student Financial Aid Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles § 200.303

Georgia State University (GSU) will ensure all team members are appropriately trained related to the return to title IV process. Procedures have been enhanced to ensure that unearned funds required to be returned to the program due to return to title IV calculations are immediately reconciled and re...

Georgia State University (GSU) will ensure all team members are appropriately trained related to the return to title IV process. Procedures have been enhanced to ensure that unearned funds required to be returned to the program due to return to title IV calculations are immediately reconciled and returned during the required window. GSU has established an Assistant Director over Electronic Processing to carry out these procedures.

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Finding 557375 (2024-015)

Significant Deficiency 2024

State of Georgia/state Accounting Office-Ein Noted

GA

Questioned Costs Student Financial Aid Allowable Costs / Cost Principles § 200.303

Georgia State University (GSU) will ensure all team members are appropriately trained related to the process for locking student financial aid records and completing verifications after the term ends. Additionally, GSU has enhanced monitoring procedures to identify changes to institutional student i...

Georgia State University (GSU) will ensure all team members are appropriately trained related to the process for locking student financial aid records and completing verifications after the term ends. Additionally, GSU has enhanced monitoring procedures to identify changes to institutional student information records after term ends with a verification indicator to ensure these accounts are resolved in a timely manner.

View Audit 354902 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 556722 (2024-036)

Significant Deficiency 2024

State of Georgia/state Accounting Office-Ein Noted

GA

Special Tests & Provisions Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles § 200.303

Effective November 16, 2024, GDOL restructured the Benefit Accuracy Measurement (BAM) unit to strengthen internal controls by incorporating a secondary review process prior to the final review by the supervisor. This process allows the reconciliation of discrepancies and validates the accuracy of th...

Effective November 16, 2024, GDOL restructured the Benefit Accuracy Measurement (BAM) unit to strengthen internal controls by incorporating a secondary review process prior to the final review by the supervisor. This process allows the reconciliation of discrepancies and validates the accuracy of the case findings prior to the supervisory review. If the reviewer identifies questionable items during the review, the case is returned to the auditor for corrections and updates. Once completed, it is returned back to the reviewer for an additional review, sign-off, and then submission to the supervisor for review and closure. Beginning April 2025, an initiative will be implemented to train staff to perform quality checks. Staff will review a sample of cases completed by other auditors in the previous quarter and provide feedback. This plan is being established to posture staff to supplement gaps in resources if the need arises and address challenges, such as, attrition. This allows staff to effectively fulfill the responsibility of reviewing cases and preparing them for official signoff in a timely manner. Summary: GDOL greatly appreciates the feedback and recommendations and has and will continue to take appropriate measures to ensure the established BAM procedures are followed.

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Finding 556721 (2024-035)

Material Weakness 2024

State of Georgia/state Accounting Office-Ein Noted

GA

Reporting Special Tests & Provisions Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.303

GDOL Response: GDOL acknowledges this is a repeated finding from previous years, therefore the Department concurs with this finding and offers the following response. GDOL now freezes the overpayment data at the end of every month so we can conduct periodic reconciliation of the overpayment recor...

GDOL Response: GDOL acknowledges this is a repeated finding from previous years, therefore the Department concurs with this finding and offers the following response. GDOL now freezes the overpayment data at the end of every month so we can conduct periodic reconciliation of the overpayment records. This will allow discrepancies to be identified faster and resolved before the deadline to submit the report for the specified period. GDOL consults with USDOL’s national 227 reporting specialists on an ongoing basis to work towards a reconciliation of previously submitted reports. Federal regulations require an actual person to review and establish fraudulent overpayments. Due to the volume of claims and the number of cross matches to be performed on all state and federal pandemic programs, it requires multiple GDOL staffing levels to manually review all cross matches, requiring increased levels of state and federal funding. A cross match cannot be assumed to be an overpayment. GDOL must investigate cross matches and provide due process to all parties. GDOL developed an aggressive plan to complete all crossmatches. As of June 2024, GDOL was caught up and resume our regular crossmatch schedule. The current unemployment system is aged and distressed. GDOL’s limited technology resources will hinder our ability to update our current system to perform reconciliation between the multiple tools used to perform different functions. Therefore, we acknowledge that this finding may persist until a system-wide resolution is implemented in the new modernized UI system. The Department has a significant number of pending and potential overpayment investigations that may result in either a non-fraud or fraud determination. We are utilizing merit and time-limited staff to maximize productivity by conducting fact-finding interviews, assessing case details, creating overpayments in the system, and making overpayment determinations. The statutes provide that an overpayment be established up to four years after such occurrence, act, or omission. Additionally, GDOL has procured a vendor to build and implement a modernized UI system slated to be launched in 2026. We will continue to utilize available resources to investigate and establish overpayments in the legacy system as quickly as possible and will continue to do so within the program parameters in the new system. Throughout CY 2024, GDOL participated in quarterly meetings with United States Department of Labor (USDOL) and other regional states to discuss fraud, overpayment issues and best practices used. These meetings will continue in CY2025. Summary: GDOL greatly appreciates the feedback and recommendations and will ensure these and USDOL’s recommendations are incorporated into our new modernized system which is expected to be implemented in the Spring 2026.

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Finding 556720 (2024-034)

Significant Deficiency 2024

State of Georgia/state Accounting Office-Ein Noted

GA

Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Reporting § 200.302 § 200.303

After the September 2023 quarter, controls were put in place to ensure accurate Federal quarterly reports. These controls included preparing the report based on our accounting records, e.g. the general ledger. Another control is that the Chief Financial Officer or her designee reviews all reports an...

After the September 2023 quarter, controls were put in place to ensure accurate Federal quarterly reports. These controls included preparing the report based on our accounting records, e.g. the general ledger. Another control is that the Chief Financial Officer or her designee reviews all reports and compares them to the general ledger prior to signature, approval and our submission to the grantor. Furthermore, periodic reviews by program fiscal staff during the performance period take place to closely monitor activity. GDOL will continue to follow the updated procedures and internal controls. As we transition to GA@Work, the system itself will control overspending and provide alerts.

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Finding 556719 (2024-033)

Material Weakness 2024

State of Georgia/state Accounting Office-Ein Noted

GA

Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Eligibility § 200.303 § 200.53

GDOL Response: GDOL acknowledges this is a repeated finding from previous years and is partially resolved, therefore the Department concurs with this finding and offers the following response. GDOL’s limited technology resources and funding will hinder our ability to update our current system to s...

GDOL Response: GDOL acknowledges this is a repeated finding from previous years and is partially resolved, therefore the Department concurs with this finding and offers the following response. GDOL’s limited technology resources and funding will hinder our ability to update our current system to satisfy the state audit’s recommendation. Therefore, we acknowledge that this finding will persist until a system-wide resolution is implemented in the new modernized UI system. GDOL will include a self-certification and dual certification process for employer-filed claims in the new solution. GDOL will also secure data analytic tools to aid GDOL staff with the identification of potential improper or fraudulent Payments, which will include payments linked to employer filed claims.

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