Finding: The Employment Security Department did not have adequate internal controls over and did not comply with requirements to ensure it submitted complete and accurate quarterly performance reports for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity grant. Questioned Costs: Assistance Listing # ...
Finding: The Employment Security Department did not have adequate internal controls over and did not comply with requirements to ensure it submitted complete and accurate quarterly performance reports for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity grant. Questioned Costs: Assistance Listing # 17.258 17.259 17.278 Amount $0 Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: In response to the finding, the Department is in the process of developing a comprehensive system and set of protocols to strengthen internal controls over the completion and submission of quarterly performance reports for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) grant. The Department: ? Executed a Workforce Integrated Technology Replacement Project that focuses on improving case management and data management internal controls. The Department estimates the project will be completed by December 2024. ? Initiated and is in the process of a statewide implementation of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Quarterly Report Analysis data integrity and data quality internal controls system. The Department will: ? Continue to execute the Data Element Validation policy update for the Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL) report per DOL expectations. ? Continue to provide technical assistance, training, and one-on-one coaching for the local areas, which cover WIOA Title I and WIOA Title III, PIRL reporting, data management, validation, quality, and integrity systems and processes. The conditions noted in this finding were previously reported in findings 2021-007 and 2020-012. Completion Date: Estimated December 2024 Agency Contact: Jay Summers External Audit Manager PO Box 9046 Olympia, WA 98507-9046 (360) 529-6718 Joshua.Summers@esd.wa.gov