Reports
Desk Review of Town of Hempstead
The objective of this desk review is to evaluate Town of Hempstead's documentation supporting the uses of its Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) proceeds as reported in GrantSolutions and to assess risk of unallowable use of funds. The scope of our review will include obligation and expenditure data for the period of March 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
Desk Review of Texas
The objective of this desk review is to evaluate Texas's documentation supporting the uses of its Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) proceeds as reported in GrantSolutions and to assess risk of unallowable use of funds. The scope of our review will include obligation and expenditure data for the period of March 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
Desk Review of Puerto Rico
The objective of this desk review is to evaluate Puerto Rico's documentation supporting the uses of its Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) proceeds as reported in GrantSolutions and to assess risk of unallowable use of funds. The scope of our review will include obligation and expenditure data for the period of March 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
Desk Review of Fort McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone Tribal Council
The objective of this desk review is to evaluate Fort McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone Tribal Council's documentation supporting the uses of its Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) proceeds as reported in GrantSolutions and to assess risk of unallowable use of funds. The scope of our review will include obligation and expenditure data for the period of March 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program (virtual reviews) Reports VISN 5
This report will provide (1) a descriptive evaluation of Veterans Integrated Service Network facilities’ pandemic readiness and response as determined by recent Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program inspections.
COVID-19: Audit of the Temporary Full Federal Funding of Regular Compensation Program
Review of VHA’s Telehealth Billing Practices for Community Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Management advisory memorandum detailing the growth of community telehealth claims and the associated risks.
Audit of Selected Combatant Commands' Execution of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Funding
We plan to begin the subject audit in July 2021. The objective of this audit is to determine whether U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and U.S. Southern Command officials used Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act funding to support the coronavirus disease–2019 pandemic response and operations in accordance with Federal laws and DoD policies. We may issue separate reports for each combatant command, revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and will consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.
Implementation of Child Tax Credit Advanced Periodic Payments
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration is initiating a review to evaluate the Internal Revenue Service’s actions to implement the legislative changes made by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 to expand the Child Tax Credit and issue advanced periodic payments. The ARPA, which became law on March 11, 2021, increases the amount of the Child Tax Credit from $2,000 to $3,000 per child under 18 years old ($3,600 for children less than 6 years old). The credit is fully refundable and a portion of it can be paid in advance to taxpayers. In addition, the Act requires the IRS to develop an online portal so that taxpayers can either un-enroll from receiving advanced periodic payments or update information such as marital status, number of qualifying children, etc. that would affect their eligibility for the Child Tax Credit and/or revise their advanced payment amounts.
Audit of the State of Michigan’s Administration of the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER) Grant
Determine whether Michigan designed and implemented (1) awarding processes that ensured that the GEER grant was used to support local educational agencies (LEAs) and institutions of higher education (IHEs) that were most significantly impacted by the coronavirus or LEAs, IHEs, or other education-related entities within the State that were deemed essential for carrying out emergency educational services, and (2) monitoring processes to ensure that subgrantees used GEER grant funds in accordance with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and other applicable Federal requirements.