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Audit of the Office on Violence Against Women Cooperative Agreements Awarded to Red Wind Consulting, Inc., Colorado Springs, Colorado

Submitting OIG:

Department of Justice OIG

Date Issued:

Thursday, March 10, 2022

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Department of Justice

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

22-047

Component, if applicable:

Office on Violence Against Women

External entity, if applicable:

Red Wind Consulting, Inc.

Location(s):

Colorado Springs, CO

United States

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

$278,374

Funds for Better Use:

$0

Number of Recommendations:

11

View Document:

Attachment	Size
22-047.pdf	19.39 MB

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation	Additional Details
2	Open	No	https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Ensure that Red Wind enhances its accounting system and the accounting policies and procedures to ensure that it maintains complete and accurate accounting records for the awards.
4	Open	No	https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Ensure Red Wind updates and enforces the BOD Bylaws.
5a	Open	No	https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Remedy $2,963 in unallowable salary costs.
5b	Open	No	https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Remedy $691 in unsupported expenditures related to staff travel costs.
5c	Open	No	https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Remedy $1,622 in unallowable expenditures related to staff travel costs.
5d	Open	No	https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Remedy $600 in unsupported other direct questioned costs.
5e	Open	No	https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Remedy $1,999 in unallowable other direct questioned costs.
9	Open	No	https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Remedy the $229,845 of unsupported costs for excess funds drawn down through March 20, 2021.
11	Open	No	https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Require Red Wind to correct and resubmit, as necessary, any inaccurate FFRs for awards that are still ongoing.