Our audit sought to determine whether the Department’s OESE complied with applicable laws, regulations, and guidance for selecting recipients to be awarded discretionary grants and whether OESE had sufficient internal controls to ensure that its review process resulted in a fair and objective competition. We reviewed OESE’s three largest discretionary grant programs: Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy, Impact Aid School Construction—Recovery Act, and Grants for Enhanced Assessment Instruments. We concluded that for these grant programs, OESE complied with applicable laws, regulations, and guidance when selecting recipients to be awarded discretionary grants, and internal controls were sufficient to ensure a fair and objective competition. However, we noted some improvements were needed in the retention of required documentation and suggested that OESE ensure that program offices maintain documentation to demonstrate that they followed proper procedures.
| Report Date | Agency Reviewed / Investigated | Report Title | Type | Location | |
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| Department of Education | The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Process of Awarding Discretionary Grants | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of Justice | Audit of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Hiring Recovery Program Grant Awarded to the Manteca Police Department, Manteca, California | Audit |
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View Report | |
| Department of the Treasury | SMALL BUSINESS LENDING FUND: Accuracy of Fourth-Quarter 2012 Dividend Rate Adjustments | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of Justice | Community Oriented Policing Services Hiring Recovery Program Grant Administered by the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Department, Yreka, California | Audit |
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View Report | |
| U.S. Postal Service | Modified Altoona, PA, Originating and Destinating Area Mail Processing Package | Review |
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View Report | |
| Appalachian Regional Commission | Buckeye Hills Hocking Valley Regional Development District | Audit |
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View Report | |
| Internal Revenue Service | Income and Withholding Verification Processes Are Resulting in the Issuance of Potentially Fraudulent Tax Refunds | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of Justice | Audit of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Technology Program Grant Awarded to the Madison Police Department, Madison, Wisconsin | Audit |
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View Report | |
| U.S. Postal Service | Delivery Data Transmission | Review | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Office of Personnel Management | Audit of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Operations at MD - Individual Practice Association, Inc. | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
