Reports

Railroad Retirement Board OIG

Railroad Retirement Board Did Not Implement Sufficient Internal Controls in the Mobile Phones Deployed as a Result of the Pandemic

Audit | 3/17/2022

1 - Open

The Bureau of Information Services should update their mobile phone policies to include and implement a National Archives and Records Administration-approved records schedule and transfer procedures for electronic records associated with mobile phones.

10 - Open

The Bureau of Information Services should develop and implement a records management and retention system for electronic records.

11 - Open

The Bureau of Information Services should research the capabilities of Railroad Retirement Board's Microsoft Azure Cloud's functionality to determine feasibility of incorporating the automated records management and retention capabilities to govern the mobile phones electronic records.

2 - Open

The Bureau of Information Services should submit a yearly affidavit to confirm electronic records associated with mobile phones have been identified and retained until the full transition into Microsoft Azure Cloud.

3 - Open

The Railroad Retirement Board's Director of Administration should define and communicate 'personal usage' establishing Railroad Retirement Board's core hours of 5:00 am to 7:00 pm. Any usage outside of core hours would be considered personal usage excluding business management purposes.

4 - Open

The Railroad Retirement Board's Bureau of Information Services should 1) continue efforts to update the Telecommuting and Mobile Security Computing Policy with current laws and regulations and 2) develop a periodic monitoring control to assess personal usage and address it according to agency guidance.

5 - Open

The Bureau of Information Services should incorporate the mobile phones in an existing assessable unit and update their mobile phone policies to include documentation regarding the specific roles and responsibilities of each office overseeing the mobile phone program.

6 - Open

The Bureau of Information Services should enforce and execute a review and approval process for application and software download and restrict access to specified applications found in their Railroad Retirement Board G-6 Rules of Behavior.

7 - Open

The Bureau of Information Services should implement procedures to periodically track, log, and monitor iPhone usage and the completion of the G-6 Acknowledgement Statement.

8 - Open

The Bureau of Information Services should periodically review the mobile phone inventory for completeness and accuracy to include a comparison with Railroad Retirement Board's personnel position index.

9 - Open

The Bureau of Information Services should implement the use of unique identifiers between disparate data sets (e.g., mobile phone inventory, personnel position index) to facilitate comparisons and reconcile inconsistent information.

Railroad Retirement Board OIG

Management Information Report - Railroad Retirement Board's Actions in Response to Pandemic Funding

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Audit | 3/16/2022

Department of the Treasury OIG

CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 PANDEMIC RELIEF PROGRAMS: Audit of Treasury’s Implementation of the Emergency Capital Investment Program

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Audit | 3/08/2022

Department of the Treasury OIG

Apache Tribe of Oklahoma's Use of Coronavirus Relief Fund Payment

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Other | 12/28/2021

Department of the Treasury OIG

CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 PANDEMIC RELIEF PROGRAMS: Audit of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund's Implementation of the CDFI Rapid Response Program

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Audit | 12/21/2021

Railroad Retirement Board OIG

Audit of the Utilization of ARPA Information Technology Modernization Funds at the Railroad Retirement Board

The objectives of this audit are to: 1) obtain, review, and assess agency plans to expend these funds, 2) determine the current status of the RRB IT initiatives to expend all or part of the appropriation, 3) evaluate if the project progress is in accordance with the RRB’s project plan timeline, and reasons for delay, if any, 4) evaluate if the RRB’s goals and timeline are reasonable and attainable to achieve the intended purpose as stated in agency plans, and 5) evaluate the outcomes of the project relative to the anticipated improvements.

Department of the Treasury OIG

Termination Memorandum – Audit of Air Carrier Worker Support Certifications – West Air, Inc. (Redacted)

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Department of the Treasury OIG

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.

Railroad Retirement Board OIG

Audit of the Coronavirus Relief Benefit Payments and Internal Controls

The preliminary objectives of this audit cover the extended unemployment and sickness benefits that were appropriated through the CARES Act, CARWA, and ARPA to determine if (1) they were accurately expended, recorded, and reported and (2) internal controls were effective, including fraud controls.

Department of the Treasury OIG

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

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

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.

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Railroad Retirement Board Did Not Implement Sufficient Internal Controls in the Mobile Phones Deployed as a Result of the Pandemic

Management Information Report - Railroad Retirement Board's Actions in Response to Pandemic Funding

CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 PANDEMIC RELIEF PROGRAMS: Audit of Treasury’s Implementation of the Emergency Capital Investment Program

Apache Tribe of Oklahoma's Use of Coronavirus Relief Fund Payment

CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 PANDEMIC RELIEF PROGRAMS: Audit of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund's Implementation of the CDFI Rapid Response Program

Audit of the Utilization of ARPA Information Technology Modernization Funds at the Railroad Retirement Board

Termination Memorandum – Audit of Air Carrier Worker Support Certifications – West Air, Inc. (Redacted)

Desk Review of Puerto Rico

Audit of the Coronavirus Relief Benefit Payments and Internal Controls

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

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Submitting Agency

State (State and Local Reports)

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Any Open Recommendations

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Railroad Retirement Board Did Not Implement Sufficient Internal Controls in the Mobile Phones Deployed as a Result of the Pandemic

Recommendations

Management Information Report - Railroad Retirement Board's Actions in Response to Pandemic Funding

Recommendations

CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 PANDEMIC RELIEF PROGRAMS: Audit of Treasury’s Implementation of the Emergency Capital Investment Program

Recommendations

Apache Tribe of Oklahoma's Use of Coronavirus Relief Fund Payment

Recommendations

CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 PANDEMIC RELIEF PROGRAMS: Audit of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund's Implementation of the CDFI Rapid Response Program

Recommendations

Audit of the Utilization of ARPA Information Technology Modernization Funds at the Railroad Retirement Board

Termination Memorandum – Audit of Air Carrier Worker Support Certifications – West Air, Inc. (Redacted)

Desk Review of Puerto Rico

Audit of the Coronavirus Relief Benefit Payments and Internal Controls

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

Recommendations

Glossary

Glossary name will go here

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