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Department of Health & Human Services
Massachusetts Generally Claimed Safety Net Care Pool Costs That Complied With Federal Requirements
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by University of South Africa Under Cooperative Agreement AID-674-A-15-00011, January 1 to December 31, 2023
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Cabrini Ministries in Eswatini Under Cooperative Agreement 72067422CA00001, January 1 to December 31, 2023
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Associao ComuSanas in Mozambique Under Cooperative Agreement 72065620CA00006, January 1 to December 31, 2023
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by National Episcopal Conference in Cameroon Under Cooperative Agreement 72062423CA00003, January 1 to December 31, 2023
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Association for Reproductive and Family Health in Nigeria Under Cooperative Agreement 72062020CA00004, January 1 to December 31, 2023
Our Objective(s) To evaluate FHWA's construction quality assurance oversight activities. Specifically, we assessed: (1) the 52 FHWA Divisions' oversight of State Department of Transportation (State DOT) construction quality assurance programs, (2) FHWA Headquarters' construction quality assurance reviews, and (3) FHWA's dissemination of construction quality assurance information on the Agency's public website.
Why This Audit We conducted this audit because of increased funding, rising prices, supply chain challenges, and construction workforce shortages amplifying the importance of FHWA's oversight to ensure the quality of construction materials and workmanship on Federal-aid highway projects.
What We Found FHWA's divisions do not effectively oversee State DOTs' construction quality assurance programs.FHWA's Divisions could not demonstrate that they fully approved all their State DOTs' construction quality assurance programs as required for projects on the National Highway System. The Divisions also lack guidance from Headquarters on how to review State DOTs' program implementation. Further, FHWA Headquarters has not provided sufficient guidance to the Divisions on how to adequately oversee certifications of project materials and construction inspections. Furthermore, the guidance on how to oversee certifications of project materials lacks detail and the guidance to oversee construction inspections was outdated.
FHWA Headquarters' reviews of State DOTs' construction quality assurance programs do not fully address compliance and fraud risk.FHWA Headquarters conducts two reviews of State DOT construction quality assurance programs-one that assesses State DOT practices and compliance, and one that evaluates programs' effectiveness and how they minimize risk for fraud, waste, and abuse. However, the first does not fully address all regulatory requirements for the programs and the second does not address how the programs help minimize risk for waste, fraud, and abuse.
FHWA's public webpages on construction quality assurance contain outdated and incomplete information.For instance, FHWA's Policy and Guidance Center website, the central source of policy and guidance documents, has two webpages on construction quality assurance. However, neither includes all relevant documents.
Recommendations We made 13 recommendations to improve FHWA's oversight of State DOTs' quality assurance programs.
