Reports

Department of the Treasury OIG

American Rescue Plan- Application of Lessons Learned From the Coronavirus Relief Fund

Other | 5/17/2021

1-1 - Closed

Treasury management should finalize guidance concurrent with funds distribution in order to facilitate efficient administration of programs and minimize recipient confusion and misuse of funds.

2-1 - Closed

Treasury management should document its analysis of the applicability of grant requirements under 2 Code of Federal Regulations (2 CFR) for each American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) program in its implementation plan as required by Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-21-20 (OMB M-21-20).

2-2 - Closed

Treasury management should apply the requirements of 2 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to Federal financial assistance funded through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) to the maximum extent authorized by law.

2-3 - Closed

Treasury management should require signed agreements documenting standard terms and conditions before disbursing American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) funds to recipients.

3-1 - Closed

Treasury management should conduct and document an information technology (IT) investment analysis as required by the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Memorandum M-21-20, and Circulars A-130 and A-11 before making the decision to implement the grants Quality Service Management Offices (QSMO) system, GrantSolutions, Salesforce, or another solution for the execution of American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) programs.

4-1 - Closed

Treasury management should develop performance metrics to measure the effectiveness of American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) program funding in assisting with pandemic relief goals.

4-2 - Closed

Treasury management should include recipient reporting requirements in written agreements to facilitate this process and ensure that needed information is collected quarterly.

Department of Labor OIG

Alert Memorandum: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Needs to Ensure State Workforce Agencies (SWA) Implement Effective Unemployment Insurance Program Fraud Controls for High Risk Areas

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Other | 2/22/2021

Small Business Administration OIG

Inspection of Small Business Administration's Initial Disaster Assistance Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Disaster Recovery Report | 10/28/2020

1 - Open

Review all loans that had a bank account number changed from that shown on the original application to determine if the changes were legitimate or fraudulent. If not legitimate, work to recover the funds, deobligate any undisbursed funds, and refer to the OIG.

10 - Closed

Strengthen controls for verifying an entity’s start date to ensure applicants meet eligibility requirements.

2 - Closed

Establish or strengthen controls to ensure loan deposits are made to legitimate bank accounts for eligible borrowers only.

3 - Closed

Review duplicate loans to IP addresses, email addresses, business addresses, and bank accounts to determine if there are undisbursed funds that should be suspended until the duplicate loans are assessed for eligibility.

4 - Closed

Cancel all ineligible loans that are not disbursed, recover funds from all loans disbursed to ineligible applicants, and flag those loans for the improper payments estimation process.

5 - Closed

Strengthen or establish controls to ensure multiple loans are provided only to eligible applicants and prevent the erroneous duplication of loans.

6 - Open

Strengthen data integrity to make it possible to determine if the inaccurate information allowed loans to be made to ineligible entities and to strengthen SBA’s ability to service loans appropriately.

7 - Closed

Review the applicants with approved loans to determine if there are undisbursed funds remaining that should be suspended until the business start date is verified and the applicant is deemed eligible based on the CARES Act eligibility requirements. If the applicant is deemed ineligible, recover any disbursed funds, deobligate any undisbursed funds, and flag the application as ineligible.

8 - Closed

Review the advance grants to determine if the application was legitimate and the business met CARES Act eligibility requirements. If not, recover the funds and flag the application as ineligible.

9 - Closed

Revise the FY 2021 Improper Payments Act Checklist to include checking EIN dates for COVID-19 EIDLs and advance grants or program the system to flag erroneously approved loans and advance grants as improper payments; the information should be used during the FY 2021 improper payments estimation process.

Department of Labor OIG

Alert Memorandum: The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program Needs Proactive Measures to Detect and Prevent Improper Payments and Fraud

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Department of Labor OIG

Alert Memorandum: ETA Needs to Improve its Plans for providing Administrative, Financial Management, and Audit Requirements Relief to Grant Recipients Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

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American Rescue Plan- Application of Lessons Learned From the Coronavirus Relief Fund

Alert Memorandum: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Needs to Ensure State Workforce Agencies (SWA) Implement Effective Unemployment Insurance Program Fraud Controls for High Risk Areas

Inspection of Small Business Administration's Initial Disaster Assistance Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Alert Memorandum: The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program Needs Proactive Measures to Detect and Prevent Improper Payments and Fraud

Alert Memorandum: ETA Needs to Improve its Plans for providing Administrative, Financial Management, and Audit Requirements Relief to Grant Recipients Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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​American Rescue Plan- Application of Lessons Learned From the Coronavirus Relief Fund

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Alert Memorandum: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Needs to Ensure State Workforce Agencies (SWA) Implement Effective Unemployment Insurance Program Fraud Controls for High Risk Areas

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Inspection of Small Business Administration's Initial Disaster Assistance Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic

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Alert Memorandum: The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program Needs Proactive Measures to Detect and Prevent Improper Payments and Fraud

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Alert Memorandum: ETA Needs to Improve its Plans for providing Administrative, Financial Management, and Audit Requirements Relief to Grant Recipients Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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American Rescue Plan- Application of Lessons Learned From the Coronavirus Relief Fund