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Election Assistance Commission OIG
Audit of the Administration of Help America Vote Act Grants Awarded to the State of Georgia
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) audited Help America Vote Act (HAVA) grants administered by the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office (GSoS), totaling $46.3 million. This included federal funds, state matching funds, and interest earned on the reissued Section 101, reissued Section 251, Election Security, and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act grants.
Election Assistance Commission OIG
Audit of the Administration of Help America Vote Act Grants Awarded to the State of Michigan
The independent public accounting firm of Brown & Company CPAs and Management Consultants, PLLC, under contract with the Office of Inspector General, audited Help America Vote Act (HAVA) grants administered by the Michigan Department of State (MDOS), totaling $49.88 million. This included federal funds, state matching funds, and interest and program income earned on the reissued Section 101, reissued Section 251, Election Security, and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act grants.
Election Assistance Commission OIG
Audit of the Administration of Help America Vote Act Grants Awarded to the State of New Jersey
The independent public accounting firm of Brown & Company CPAs and Management Consultants, PLLC, under contract with the Office of Inspector General, audited Help America Vote Act (HAVA) grants administered by the New Jersey Department of State, totaling $39.52 million. This included federal funds, state matching funds, and interest earned on the Election Security and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act grants.
U.S. Agency for International Development OIG
COVID-19: Audit of Costs Incurred by International Rescue Committee from March 1, 2020, to March 31, 2022
U.S. Agency for International Development OIG
COVID-19: Audit of Costs Incurred by Jhpiego Corporation from March 1, 2020 to March 31, 2022
U.S. Agency for International Development OIG
COVID-19: Audit of Costs Incurred by FHI-360 from March 1, 2020 to March 31, 2022
Department of Transportation OIG
FTA’s Oversight of Its Region 9 Recipients Is Insufficient To Confirm Compliance With CARES Act Funding Requirements
What We Looked At Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) received $25 billion to help the Nation’s public transit agencies mitigate the impacts of COVID-19. FTA obligated over $4.4 billion of this funding to recipients within FTA’s Region 9, which contains the 4th, 10th, and 11th highest FTA CARES Act fund recipients nationwide. Although the Agency expanded its oversight of COVID-19 relief funding recipients, we previously found risks associated with these activities and FTA’s oversight of contract and grant expenditures...
Department of Commerce OIG
Independent Program Evaluation of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Pandemic Relief Program
For the independent program evaluation of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Pandemic Relief Program, the evaluation objective was to determine whether NIST grantees and subrecipients accounted for and expended pandemic relief funds provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and subsequent funding authorizations in accordance with federal laws and regulations. We contracted with the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), an independent firm, to perform this evaluation. Our office oversaw the evaluation’s progress to ensure that IDA performed it in...
Department of Transportation OIG
FAA Did Not Fully Follow Its Processes When Awarding and Administering CARES Act-Funded Airport Development Grants and Contracts
What We Looked At The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provided the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with $10 billion in funding, including about $525 million for airport development expenses. FAA distributed these funds through its Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which requires grant recipients to comply with various Federal procurement requirements, including Buy American Preferences. Previous Office of Inspector General (OIG) audits identified weaknesses in FAA’s processes for awarding and administering AIP grants and its oversight of CARES Act funds. Given...
Election Assistance Commission OIG
Audit of the Help America Vote Act Grants Awarded to the Territory of American Samoa
EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of McBride, Lock & Associates, LLC, audited $1.8 million in funds received by the territory of American Samoa under the Help America Vote Act. The objectives of the audit were to determine whether the Territorial Election Office of American Samoa: 1) used funds for authorized purposes in accordance with Section 101 and Section 251 of HAVA and other applicable requirements; 2) properly accounted for and controlled property purchased with HAVA payments; and 3) used the funds in a manner consistent with the informational plans provided to...