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Title Full
The Bureau of Reclamation's Salton Sea Restoration Efforts Incurred Unsupported Costs and Were Not Sufficiently Monitored
Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of the Interior OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of the Interior
Components
Bureau of Reclamation
Report Number
2024-WR-026
Report Description

We found that unsupported costs were charged to an IRA grant and BOR did not properly oversee a grant and cooperative agreement. 

Report Type
Audit
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
8
Questioned Costs
$66,647
Funds for Better Use
$0
Report updated under NDAA 5274
No
External Link
https://www.doioig.gov/reports/audit/bureau-reclamations-salton-sea-restoration…

Open Recommendations

This report has 8 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
2024-WR-026-01 No $66,647 $0

We recommend that BOR resolve the $66,647 in questioned costs related to unsupported payroll, fringe, and indirect costs charged to Grant Agreement R23AP00500.

2024-WR-026-05 No $0 $0

We recommend that BOR update Bureau of Reclamation financial assistance oversight policies to include minimum documentation requirements for post-award monitoring site visits.

2024-WR-026-02 No $0 $0

We recommend that BOR identify similar instances where the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Tribe requested reimbursement of unsupported payroll expenditures and associated indirect costs that were not allocable to the grant and resolve those costs.

2024-WR-026-03 No $0 $0

We recommend that BOR direct the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Tribe to develop and implement a consistent procedure for allocating time based on actual activity worked on Federal grants.

2024-WR-026-04 No $0 $0

We recommend that BOR review the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Tribe's organizational procedures to ensure that the Tribe complies with applicable Federal regulations.

2024-WR-026-06 No $0 $0

We recommend that BOR update Bureau of Reclamation financial assistance oversight policies to include specific timeliness requirements for the review, approval, and submission of the monitoring activity reports.

2024-WR-026-07 No $0 $0

We recommend that BOR ensure all staff responsible for oversight and monitoring of financial assistance agreements are aware of all existing and updated Bureau of Reclamation policies and Federal requirements related to oversight and monitoring of financial assistance agreements.

2024-WR-026-08 No $0 $0

We recommend that BOR amend the scope of work for Grant Agreement R23AP00500 to include detailed, measurable objectives that the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Tribe is responsible for achieving under the award.

Department of the Interior OIG

United States