Department of Education

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...

We noted that the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s oversight of LEA single audit resolution was notsufficient to ensure that LEAs took timely and appropriate corrective action. We found that in many cases the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary...

We found that the California Department of Education did not adequately monitor the LEAs in our review to ensure that the LEAs had sufficient fiscal controls for obligating and paying Federal funds to School Improvement Grants contractors. Our review further identified more than $121,000 in...

We found that the California Department of Rehabilitation did not have adequate data quality controls to ensure that information it reported to Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) was accurate, complete, and adequately supported. Specific control weaknesses we identified were (1) lack of an...