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2025-003 – Significant Deficiency – Eligibility Program: WIOA Cluster (ALN 17.258; ALN 17.259; ALN 17.278) Criteria: The Uniform Guidance requires a non-federal entity that has expended federal awards for Eligibility for Individuals to ensure participants between the ages of 18 and 26 are registered with the Military Selective Service. Condition: During our testing of participant eligibility for the WIOA Cluster, we identified an instance in which a male participant subject to Selective Service requirements was not registered with the Selective Service System, and no evidence of registration verification or documented exemption was maintained in the participant file. Cause: This deficiency appears to be the result of a data entry mistake within the Organization. Effect: The failure to verify and document Selective Service registration increases the risk that ineligible individuals may be enrolled and receive program benefits. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization strengthen internal controls over eligibility determinations for WIOA programs by implementing formal eligibility procedures by developing and documenting standardized procedures requiring verification of Selective Service registration (or valid exemption) prior to enrollment, using eligibility checklists, and enhancing review and approval controls. View of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the recommendation and has developed a guideline in which a participant is not to be co-enrolled in WIOA Youth while being enrolled in another youth program.