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Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Corporation for Public Broadcasting OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Corporation for Public Broadcasting OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Report Number
APJ2211-2314
Report Description

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Report Type
Audit
Location

Arlington, VA
United States

Number of Recommendations
8
Questioned Costs
$227,041
Funds for Better Use
$0
Additional Details
https://cpboig.oversight.gov/sites/default/files/reports/2023-09/APJ2211-2314%2…

Open Recommendations

This report has 8 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
APJ2211-23141 No $227,041 $0

We recommend CPB recover $227,041 in questioned costs from NewsHour, ($107,333 paid directly from CPB and $119,708 paid from PBS with CPB NPS grant funds).

APJ2211-23142 No $0 $0

We recommend CPB enforce existing grant requirements that grantees must keep books, records, and general ledger accounts related to the grant sufficient to enable CPB to verify all direct costs, overhead, and other administrative allocations (e.g., production rate cards for various manpower job positions, facilities, and equipment) used by the grantee to report its actual costs to CPB that are traceable to the grantees official accounting records.

APJ2211-23143 No $0 $0

We recommend CPB require NewsHour to identify the corrective actions to ensure its future compliance with CPB grant requirements.

APJ2211-23144 No $0 $0

We recommend CPB add a requirement to CPB’s production grant proposal requirements that the use of rate cards must be approved in advance by CPB, the rate card methodology must be documented and shared with CPB as part of its budget documentation, and the various rates for manpower services, facilities, and equipment must be traceable to the grantee’s official accounting records to supports its actual costs.

APJ2211-23145 No $0 $0

We recommend that CPB require NewsHour to submit the required ancillary revenue reports to CPB.

APJ2211-23146 No $0 $0

We recommend that CPB require NewsHour to identify its corrective actions to ensure future compliance with ancillary revenues reporting requirements.

APJ2211-23147 No $0 $0

We recommend that CPB require NewsHour to provide the required reports directly to CPB.

APJ2211-23148 No $0 $0

We recommend that CPB require NewsHour to identify the corrective actions it will take to ensure future compliance with final financial reporting requirements.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting OIG

United States