Management Information Report - Interim Report Regarding CARES Act Expenditures and Controls

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Date Issued

Monday, September 28, 2020

Submitting OIG

Railroad Retirement Board OIG

Other Participating OIGs

Railroad Retirement Board OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Railroad Retirement Board

Report Number

20-08

Report Description

The objective of this interim review is to provide RRB management with information that will assist them in ensuring compliance, transparency, and fiscal accountability under the CARES Act.

Report Type

Audit

Special Projects

Pandemic

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

Open Recommendations

This report has 2 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use	Additional Details
20-081	No	$0	$0	Management does not concur with this recommendation. This recommendation remains open because the Office of Inspector General for the Railroad Retirement Board continues to see the need for the recommended corrective action.
We recommend that the Executive Committee reconsider the need for all Railroad Retirement Board employees to have the mobile phone and the related recurring costs.
20-083	No	$0	$0	Management does not concur with this recommendation. This recommendation remains open because the Office of Inspector General for the Railroad Retirement Board continues to see the need for the recommended corrective action.
We recommend that the Executive Committee obtain state wage and unemployment data in a timelier manner in order to match with CARES Act Railroad Retirement Board payments; thereby identifying potential fraudulent CARES Act payments quicker and increasing program integrity.