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Followup Process for External Audits in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer

2015
A19P0004
Audit
Department of Education OIG
Department of Education

We found that OCFO’s audit followup process was not always effective and noted that OCFO did not close audits timely and did not adequately maintain documentation of its audit followup activities. Between October 1, 2008 and September 30, 2013, OCFO closed 29 external OIG audits. Of the 29 closed...

Followup Process for External Audits in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

2015
A19P0003
Audit
Department of Education OIG
Department of Education

We found that the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) audit follow-up process was not always effective. Specifically, we found that although OSERS adequately maintained documentation of audit follow-up activities for the audits included in our review, it did not close...

Followup Process for External Audits in Federal Student Aid

2015
A19P0001
Audit
Department of Education OIG
Department of Education

We concluded that FSA’s external follow-up process was not always effective. We noted that FSA did not close audits timely and did not adequately maintain documentation of audit followup activities. We reported that while FSA had resolved a total of 36 external OIG audit reports between October 1...

Payback Provisions of the Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities Program

2015
A19O0004
Audit
Department of Education OIG
Department of Education

Our audit found the Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities Program (PDP) results reported by the Department’s Office of Special Education Programs to be encouraging; however, data limitations and quality issues limited stakeholders’ ability to assess PDP...

Fiscal Years 2014 and 2013 Closing Package Financial Statements, U.S. Department of Education

2015
A17O0003
Audit
Department of Education OIG
Department of Education

The auditors found that the Department’s FY 2014 Closing Package Financial Statements were presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The report noted the issues identified in the Department’s and FSA’s financial statements and the need for the Department and FSA to...

Fiscal Years 2014 and 2013 Financial Statements, Federal Student Aid

2015
A17O0002
Audit
Department of Education OIG
Department of Education

For FY 2014, both the Department and FSA received an unmodified (clean) opinion on their financial statements; however, the financial statement auditors identified one significant deficiency in internal control over financial reporting and one instance of reportable noncompliance. The significant...

Fiscal Years 2014 and 2013 Financial Statements, U.S. Department of Education

2015
A17O0001
Audit
Department of Education OIG
Department of Education

For FY 2014, both the Department and FSA received an unmodified (clean) opinion on their financial statements; however, the financial statement auditors identified one significant deficiency in internal control over financial reporting and one instance of reportable noncompliance. The significant...

The U.S. Department of Education’s Compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 for Fiscal Year 2014

2015
A11O0001
Audit
Department of Education OIG
Department of Education

Our FY 2014 review found that the Department’s information technology security program generally complied with FISMA and related Office of Management and Budget information security standards and that the Department had made progress in strengthening its information security program; however, many...

The U.S. Department of Education’s Administration of Student Loan Debt and Repayment

2015
A09N0011
Audit
Department of Education OIG
Department of Education

We found that the Department did not have a comprehensive plan or strategy to prevent student loan default, and thus could not ensure various Department offices’ efforts were coordinated and consistent. We also found that the roles and responsibilities of the offices and personnel tasked with...

Pell Grant Lifetime Eligibility Limit

2015
A06O0002
Audit
Department of Education OIG
Department of Education

Our audit to determine whether FSA had controls in place to ensure that students who had met or exceeded the Pell grant lifetime eligibility limit did not receive additional Pell grants found that FSA had those controls in place. We found no errors when testing the accuracy of the Lifetime...

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