The Bureaus Are Resolving Single Audit Findings, but the Department and Bureaus Need to Update Their Single Audit Resolution Policies

We evaluated the U.S. Department of Commerce’s process for addressing findings and recommendations identified in single audit reports related to departmental programs. Our objective was to determine whether the Department’s oversight of its grantees is sufficient to ensure selected findings identified in single audit reports are mitigated and recommendations are resolved within the required timeframe.
We found that bureaus are mitigating and resolving single audit findings, but improvements can be made to ensure compliance with federal requirements. We issued two recommendations. The Department concurred with our findings and recommendations.