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Abbreviation
EAC
Agencies
Election Assistance Commission
Federal Agency
Yes
Location

United States

What to Report to the OIG Hotline
• Waste, fraud, abuse or mismanagement in EAC programs • Irregularities involving a recipient of funds distributed by EAC • Serious wrongdoing or gross mismanagement at EAC • Retaliation or whistleblower reprisal due to disclosure of wrongdoing by an EAC supervisor or EAC management
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline
The EAC OIG generally does NOT investigate the following matters: • Voter fraud (for example, ineligible persons voting, eligible persons voting more than once, persons voting under a false identity, etc.) • Voter registration abnormalities • Election irregularities (for example, vote tampering, voter suppression, mishandling of ballots, etc.) • Campaign financing issues (report such issues to the Federal Election Commission, https://www.fec.gov/legal-resources/enforcement/complaints-process/) • 911 Emergencies • Equal Employment Opportunity complaints Under the U.S. Constitution, the responsibility for administering elections is reserved specifically to the states. Any problems concerning administration of elections should generally be reported to your local election board, state election official (see https://www.eac.gov/voters/register-and-vote-in-your-state/ for an interactive map with links to your state election official), or, if you suspect criminal behavior, your State Police or state Attorney General. The only Federal agency with jurisdiction to investigate election-related crime is the Department of Justice, which you may contact via your local Assistant United States Attorney (https://www.justice.gov/usao/find-your-united-states-attorney ) or your local office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Report on EAC's Compliance with the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act

2018
Review
Election Assistance Commission OIG
Election Assistance Commission

EAC OIG reviewed EAC's Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Financial Report and the results of the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act compliance testing performed by the independent public accountants who audited EAC's fiscal year 2017 financial statements.

Management Letter from the Audit of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission's Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2017

2018
I-PA-EAC-01-17B
Audit
Election Assistance Commission OIG
Election Assistance Commission

EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of Brown & Company, LLC, audited EAC's financial statements for fiscal year 2017. This letter conveys information concerning control weaknesses, identified during that audit, which do not risk to the level of a significant deficiency or...

EAC's Fiscal Year 2017 Compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014

2018
I-PA-EAC-02-17
Audit
Election Assistance Commission OIG
Election Assistance Commission

EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of CliftonLarsonAllen, conducted this audit to assess EAC's compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and related information security policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines for fiscal year 2017.

Audit of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2017 and 2016

2018
I-PA-EAC-01-17
Audit
Election Assistance Commission OIG
Election Assistance Commission

EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of Brown & Company CPAs and Management Consultants, PLLC, audited EAC's financial statements for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2017, and September 30, 2016.

EAC Performance Under the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act

2018
I-PA-EAC-04-17
Audit
Election Assistance Commission OIG
Election Assistance Commission

EAC OIG audited EAC's adherence to the reporting and data requirements of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014. The objective of the audit was to assess (1) the completeness, timeliness, quality, and accuracy of fiscal year 2017, second quarter financial and award data submitted...

Compliance with the Requirements of the Federal Information Security Management Act 2015

2016
I-PA-EAC-02-15
Audit
Election Assistance Commission OIG
Election Assistance Commission

EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, audited EAC's compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act and related information security policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines for fiscal year 2015.

Audit of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2015 and 2014

2016
I-PA-EAC-01-15
Audit
Election Assistance Commission OIG
Election Assistance Commission

EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of Brown & Company CPAs and Management Consultants, PLLC, audited EAC's financial statements for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2015, and September 30, 2014.

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