Finding Text
Information on the
Federal Program: Federal Agency: United States Department of Veteran Affairs
Program Name: SSVF
CFDA: 64.033
Federal Award Identification Number: 14-MA-209
Federal Award Year: 2023
Specific Requirement: In accordance with the Uniform Guidance §200.512, Report Submission, the audit must be completed, and the data collection form and reporting package must be submitted within the earlier of 30 calendar days after receipt of the auditor’s reports, or nine months after the end of the audit period.
Condition Found: The Organization did not submit the 2023 data collection form prior to the 9 month deadline of March 31, 2024.
Context: The late report submission is a condition identified per examination of the audit report date, in comparison to the required submission deadline date of the data collection form and reporting package.
Questioned Costs: N/A
Cause and Effect: Uniform Guidance audit was not completed by the reporting deadline due to issues with staffing. This presented delays in scheduling and other data gathering that likely could have been avoided or reduced had there been adequate staffing.
Identification as a
Repeat Finding,
if Applicable: 2023-008
Recommendation: We recommend that staff organize an internal control structure that can facilitate timely preparation of the data collection form and the related reconciliations for the completion of the audit and submission of the data collection form before the submission deadline.
Views of a Responsible
Official and Corrective
Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding and the recommendation. See Corrective Action Plan attached.