Department of Education

We found that the Department needs to improve its implementation of the minimum requirements related to identifying and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse in the SBIR program. Although the Department is not required to establish its own overall operating procedures and regulations for the SBIR...

We found that improvements were needed in the Department’s monitoring of Rural Education Achievement Program grantees’ performance and use of funds. We specifically noted that the Department conducted limited monitoring to determine whether grantees were makingprogress toward program goals or...

We found that OESE did not close audits timely and did not adequately maintain documentation of audit followup activities. From October 1, 2008, through September 30, 2013, OESE closed 86 external OIG audits. Of the 86 closed audits, 59 (69 percent) were closed more than 2 years after resolution and...

We found that the Department’s audit followup process was not always effective and noted that the Department’s accountable office did not fulfill its responsibilities to (1) ensure that action officials had systems in place to follow up on corrective actions, (2) monitor compliance with OMB Circular...

We found that the Office of Civil Rights generally resolves complaints in a timely and efficient manner and in accordance with applicable policies and procedures. However, we noted that increasing workload and decreasing resources could have a negative impact on complaint resolution over time, and...

The auditors found that the Department’s FY 2015 Closing Package Financial Statements were fairly presented, in all material respects, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The auditors did not identify material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting, nor...

For FY 2015, both the Department and FSA financial statements were fairly presented, in all material respects, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; however, like FY 2014, the financial statement auditors identified one significant deficiency in internal control over financial...

For FY 2015, both the Department and FSA financial statements were fairly presented, in all material respects, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; however, like FY 2014, the financial statement auditors identified one significant deficiency in internal control over financial...

We found that the Department and FSA made progress in strengthening its information security programs; however, weaknesses remained and the Department-wide information systems continued to be vulnerable to security threats. Specifically, we found that the Department was not generally effective in 4...

we reported that the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction improved its oversight of LEA single audit resolution during the period covered by our review and noted that several aspects of its oversight were effective. However, we also identified specific aspects of the North Carolina...