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Council of Inspectors General on Financial Oversight

Audit of the Administration of Grant Payments Received under the Help America Vote Act – New Jersey

The audit will cover the expenditures and obligations of HAVA Requirement Payments, Election Security grants, and the CARES Act grants from the date of award through March 31, 2023. The objectives are to determine 1) if the State used funds for authorized purposed in accordance with 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 EAC.

Date Initiated: | Status of Work: Ongoing
Council of Inspectors General on Financial Oversight

Audit of the Administration of Grant Payments Received under the Help America Vote Act – New York

The audit will cover the expenditures and obligations of HAVA Requirement Payments, Election Security grants, and the CARES Act grants from the date of award through March 31, 2023. The objectives are to determine 1) if the State used funds for authorized purposed in accordance with 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 EAC.

Date Initiated: | Status of Work: Ongoing
Illinois Office of the Auditor General

Performance Audit of the Illinois Department of Employment Security Unemployment Insurance Programs

On September 1, 2021, the Legislative Audit Commission adopted Resolution Number 158 requiring a performance audit of the unemployment programs administered by the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) during the period of March 1, 2020, to September 6, 2021. The audit found that overpayments (which include fraud, non-fraud, and identity theft) were an issue in both the regular UI and PUA programs. IDES reported overpayments for FY20 to FY22 that totaled $5.24 billion; regular UI accounted for $2.04 billion and PUA accounted for $3.20 billion. Considering gross benefits associated...
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New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller

Follow-Up Review of COVID-19 CARES Act Marine Fisheries Assistance Grant Program

The Office of the State Comptroller issued a report in connection with its initial, limited review of the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) administration of the New Jersey COVID-19 CARES Act Marine Fisheries Assistance Grant Program (Fisheries Program). This letter memorializes the results from the Office of the State Comptroller and the independent COVID-19 Integrity Oversight Monitors reviews of the Fisheries Program and reports on DEP’s recent commitment to recoup public funds that should be returned to the State.
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Illinois Auditor General

Program Audit of the Business Interruption Grant Program

The Illinois Auditor General, conducted a performance audit of the Business Interruption Grant (BIG) program, which was developed under the state's Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) to provide $585 million in economic relief for small businesses hit hardest by COVID-19. Among their findings the Auditor General noted that DCEO allowed, without verification, BIG small business grant applicants to self-certify that they complied with all laws as well as reporting other pandemic funding. The office's analysis found 196 ineligible applicants received $3.42 million in the first...
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Department of the Treasury OIG

Limited Desk Review of the State of Arkansas

The objective of this limited desk review is to evaluate the State of Arkansas documentation supporting the uses of its Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) proceeds for aggregate payments to individuals (API) as reported in GrantSolutions, and to assess the risk of unallowable use of funds. The scope of the limited desk review will include all obligation and expenditure data for API for the period March 1, 2020 through December 31, 2022, as reported in cycles 1 through 11 in the GrantSolutions portal.

Date Initiated: | Status of Work: Ongoing
Department of the Treasury OIG

Limited Desk Review of the State of Michigan

The objective of this limited desk review is to evaluate the State of Michigan documentation supporting the uses of its Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) proceeds for aggregate payments to individuals (API) as reported in GrantSolutions, and to assess the risk of unallowable use of funds. The scope of the limited desk review will include all obligation and expenditure data for API for the period March 1, 2020 through December 31, 2022, as reported in cycles 1 through 11 in the GrantSolutions portal.

Date Initiated: | Status of Work: Ongoing
Department of the Treasury OIG

Coronavirus Relief Fund Limited Desk Review of the State of Wisconsin

The objective of this limited desk review is to evaluate the State of Wisconsin's documentation supporting the use of Coronavirus Relief Fund proceeds for aggregate payments to individuals, as reported in GrantSolutions, and to assess the risk of unallowable use of funds. The scope of our review will include obligation and expenditure data reported in the GrantSolutions portal.

Date Initiated: | Status of Work: Ongoing
Department of the Treasury OIG

Coronavirus Relief Fund Limited Desk Review of the State of Oregon

The objective of this limited desk review is to evaluate the State of Oregon’s documentation supporting the uses of its CRF proceeds for aggregate payments to individuals as reported in the GrantSolutions portal, and to assess the risk of unallowable use of funds. The scope of our review will include all obligation and expenditure data as reported in the GrantSolutions portal.

Date Initiated: | Status of Work: Ongoing
New York Office of the State Comptroller

New York Department of Labor: Controls and Management of the Unemployment Insurance System

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the New York Department of Labor (Department) has taken appropriate steps to oversee and manage the Unemployment Insurance system and to comply with selected portions of the New York State Information Security Policy and Standards. Overall, we found deficiencies with the Department's oversight and management of its Unemployment Insurance system that ultimately compromised its ability to effectively mitigate risks related to the processing of claims.
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