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Audit of the United States Trustee Program’s Administration of the Panel Trustee and Debtor Audit Programs and Associated Procurements Awarded to Tronconi Segarra & Associates LLP

Submitting OIG: 
Department of Justice OIG
Date Issued: 
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
Department of Justice
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
24-024
Component, if applicable: 
Other DOJ Components
External entity, if applicable: 
Tronconi Segarra & Associates LLP
Location(s): 
Agency-Wide
Type of Report: 
Audit
Questioned Costs: 
$0
Funds for Better Use: 
$0
Number of Recommendations: 
8
Report updated under NDAA 5274: 
No
View Document: 
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Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number Recommendation Status Significant Recommendation Additional Details
1 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Evaluate the process for setting materiality thresholds to ensure relevant USTP personnel are consulted and establish a schedule to periodically reassess the thresholds provided to contractors to help ensure debtor audit reports identify—and USTP personnel follow up on—the most significant issues.
2 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Develop a strategy focused on aligning funding levels and the statutory requirements for debtor audits.
3 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Implement a risk-based methodology for selecting exception audits that extends beyond solely evaluating variances from the statistical norm of the judicial district, to include a broader set of risk factors.
4 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Establish a control to ensure that contract costs are charged against the award to which they directly relate, in accordance with the FAR.
5 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Ensure that adequate quality assurance procedures are being performed to confirm that Tronconi is complying with the relevant SOW requirements.
6 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Establish a control to ensure that the proper inspection clauses in FAR 52.246 are included in future awards.
7 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Complete overdue performance evaluations in CPARS for Tronconi and establish a control to help ensure that future performance evaluations are completed in CPARS at least annually and at the time a contract or order is completed.
8 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Document the delineation of the roles and responsibilities of USTP personnel and its contractors in requesting, approving, and documenting debtor audit extensions.
Displaying 8 of 8 Recommendations