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2022-001 Allowable Cost Federal agency: U.S. Department of Labor Federal program title: H1-B Job Training Grants CFDA Number: 17.268 Award Period: March 1, 2020 ? February 29, 2024 - Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance - Other Matters Citeria: Uniform Grant Guidance requires compliance with the provisions of internal controls. 2 CFR Part 200.303 states that recipients of federal funds are required to establish and maintain effective internal control over the Federal awards to provide reasonable assurance that the recipient of Federal funds is in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Argentum should have internal controls designed and effectively operating to ensure compliance with those provisions. Argentum?s review and approval of employee time spent and allocation to the Federal program as an allowable cost by supervisors should be consistently performed and documented as required under 2 CFR. Condition: There was no evidence of review and approval of employee time spent and allocation to the federal program for 2 of the 6 transactions selected for testing. Questioned Costs None. Cause: Increased risk of intentional and unintentional misstatements in the normal course of business. Effect: Support for payroll and the allocation of payroll charges is reviewed and approved by supervisors to identify potential misstatements on a timely basis. Repeat Finding: Yes Recommendation: We recommend that Argentum establish policies and procedures to support a system of internal control that requires the review and approval of employee time spent on a timely basis to ensure charges made to Federal awards for salaries and benefits are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated. Views of Responsible Officials of the Auditee: There is no disagreement with the audit finding