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Department of Education OIG

Des Moines Independent Community School District’s Use of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Grant Funds

We performed this review to determine whether the Des Moines Independent Community School District expended ESSER grant funds for allowable purposes in accordance with applicable requirements. We determined that of the 20 expenditures that we reviewed, 17 were allowable and in accordance with applicable requirements. Two expenditures totaling $164,580 were unallowable because they were for advertising and public relations costs prohibited under the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 Code of Federal Regulations part 200), and a...

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Other | 9/23/2024

1 - Open

We recommend that the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education require Iowa torequire Des Moines to return to the U.S. Department of Education the $164,580 that Des Moines improperly charged tothe ARP ESSER grant for LEA advertising and public relations or reallocate the funds to other allowable costs. Identifyany additional improper charges to ESSER grants for LEA advertising and public relations, including those made duringperiods not covered by our review, and if applicable, return the funds to the U.S. Department of Education or reallocatethem to other allowable costs.

2 - Open

We recommend that the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education require Iowa torequire Des Moines to provide documentation to support payment of the unsupported portion of the HVAC upgradesexpenditure, return to the U.S. Department of Education the $33,326 in ARP ESSER grant funds, or reallocate the fundsto other allowable costs.

3 - Open

We recommend that the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education require Iowa torequire Des Moines to calculate the interest earned (actual or imputed) on any ESSER grant funds that were retained(withheld) and not immediately paid to vendors, and if applicable, ensure that the correct amount of interest is returned tothe Federal government in accordance with 2 C.F.R. section 200.305(b)(9).

4 - Open

We recommend that the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education require Iowa torequire Des Moines to ensure that LEA officials responsible for making or reviewing and approving purchases receivesufficient training on Federal rules and regulations related to grant administration and management, particularly thoseaddressing allowability, documentation requirements, and cash management.

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration

Additional Actions Are Needed to Reduce Accounts Management Function Inventories to Below Pre‑Pandemic Levels

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Audit | 5/10/2023

1 - Closed

Ensure that all sites understand and begin immediately stamping the ICT received date after correspondence screening is completed, and that individual and business documents are screened with equal importance.

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Coordinate with the Information Technology organization to explore adding Taxpayer Relations inventories into the CII, so that all Accounts Management inventory is located in the same inventory management system.

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The Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, should establish time frames for and a process to measure correspondence screening timeliness at each site.

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The Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, should rescind the requirement that only the TEs and the CSRs perform correspondencescreening and encourage all sites to use mail clerks, after providing them with adequate training.

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The Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, should ensure prompt completion of the ICT review to determine if additional scanners will be purchased.

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Discontinue correspondence screening via telework and ensure at all sites that screening must be conducted in the same IRS facility where documents are being scanned by the ICT.

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Identify and address the cause of Accounts Management function employees incorrectly routing cases to other IRS functions and work with other IRS functions to update their Internal Revenue Manuals to make it clear that incorrectly routed documents should be returned to the originating employee.

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We recommended that management take steps to hire as many mail clerks as possible.

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The Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, should establish goals for each of the Accounts Management function’s inventory types and develop a plan for addressing those goals to ensure a timely return to pre-pandemic inventory levels.

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The Commissioner, Wage and Investment, should prioritize funding and implementation of automated processing of Forms 1040-X to increase efficiencies and reduce taxpayer burden.

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The Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, should implement temporary solutions for the processing of Forms 1040-X to reduce the backlogs, reduce taxpayer burden, and save IRS resources until an automated solution is implemented.

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Coordinate with the Information Technology organization to prevent generating transcripts for manual refunds less than $100 and adjust the frequency that some transcripts are generated to help management get through the inventory more efficiently.

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Temporarily relieve employees in the Accounts Management function from having to complete paperwork for barred statutes, so they can focus on eliminating the backlogged inventory and prevent future barred statutes.

Department of Labor OIG

The U.S. Department of Labor Did Not Meet the Requirements for Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act for FY 2023

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Audit | 5/29/2024

Department of War OIG

DoD Cooperative Agreements With Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Obligations

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Department of Labor OIG

Pandemic Response and Accountability: Reducing Fraud and Expanding Access to COVID-19 Relief through Effective Oversight

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Department of War OIG

Audit of DoD Health Care Personnel Shortages During the Coronavirus Disease–2019 Pandemic

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Audit | 5/23/2024

D-2024-0086-D000AW-0001-0001.a - Open

Rec. 1.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Defense Health Agency Director, in consultation with the Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service develop and implement a plan to ensure a more competitive pay rate for nursing and other hard to fill medical positions in all Defense Health Agency regions.

D-2024-0086-D000AW-0001-0001.c - Open

Rec. 1.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Defense Health Agency Director, in consultation with the Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service develop and implement a plan to establish qualification requirements for nursing and other hard to fill medical positions if it is determined that it would enhance the DoD's efforts to help recruit and retain health care personnel.

D-2024-0086-D000AW-0001-0003.a - Open

Rec. 3.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Defense Health Agency Director revise Defense Health Agency Administrative Instruction 5136.03 to establish approval authority for any civilian personnel extensions outside the continental United States beyond a period of 7 years.

D-2024-0086-D000AW-0001-0003.b - Open

Rec. 3.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Defense Health Agency Director establish maximum time frames to approve civilian personnel extensions outside of the continental United States and require monitoring of extension approval timelines.

D-2024-0086-D000AW-0001-0003.d - Open

Rec. 3.d: The DoD OIG recommended that the Defense Health Agency Director develop and implement a plan to apply strategies and incentives used by other Federal agencies to hire entry-level registered nurses if it is determined the strategies and incentives would enhance the DoD's recruitment efforts.

Department of the Treasury OIG

Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA2) – Questioned Cost Finding, Thurston County, Washington (Redacted)

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Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration

The IRS Effectively Planned to Use and Provide Oversight of the American Rescue Plan Act Funds; However, Subsequent Reallocation of Modernization Funds Resulted in Significant Replanning

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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...

Department of Justice OIG

Capstone Review of the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

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Review | 3/21/2023

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Reports

Des Moines Independent Community School District’s Use of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Grant Funds

Additional Actions Are Needed to Reduce Accounts Management Function Inventories to Below Pre‑Pandemic Levels

The U.S. Department of Labor Did Not Meet the Requirements for Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act for FY 2023

DoD Cooperative Agreements With Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Obligations

Pandemic Response and Accountability: Reducing Fraud and Expanding Access to COVID-19 Relief through Effective Oversight

Audit of DoD Health Care Personnel Shortages During the Coronavirus Disease–2019 Pandemic

Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA2) – Questioned Cost Finding, Thurston County, Washington (Redacted)

The IRS Effectively Planned to Use and Provide Oversight of the American Rescue Plan Act Funds; However, Subsequent Reallocation of Modernization Funds Resulted in Significant Replanning

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

Capstone Review of the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

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