Federal Reports

This audit was performed by CohnReznick LLP (CohnReznick) on behalf of the Department of Energy’s Office of Inspector General and examined Jefferson Science Associates, LLC’s (JSA) costs incurred and claimed for fiscal years 2019 and 2020 under management and operating contract No. DE-AC05-06OR23177.

The audit’s objective was to determine if costs charged to Department contract No. DE-AC05-06OR23177 for fiscal years 2019 and 2020 were allowable, allocable, and reasonable in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and contract terms.

CohnReznick performed the audit in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards.

CohnReznick questioned approximately $650,000 in costs for purchases identified as direct material and for costs included in the Material and Handling, General and Administrative, and Facilities/Infrastructure pools. CohnReznick also identified two deficiencies in JSA’s internal controls related to inadequate subcontract monitoring and the failure to remove unallowable costs and maintain an adequate purchasing system. CohnReznick also reported approximately $8.9 million in unresolved costs related to pending investigations at the time of the audit.

CohnReznick made two recommendations. Additionally, we recommend that the contractor coordinate with the contracting officer to address the questioned and unresolved costs identified in this report. If the issues identified are fully addressed, it should help ensure that costs charged to the Department are allowable, allocable, and reasonable in accordance with contract terms.

JSA nonconcurred with how the questioned costs were calculated. JSA withheld further comment pending negotiations with the contracting officer.

The report presents key considerations for decision makers when conducting overseas post closure activities, including suggestions on how to increase the closure process’s effectiveness while mitigating risk. 
The insights, lessons learned, and best practices captured in this review are based on the 29 interviews we conducted with Peace Corps staff who had extensive post closure experience. We identified three main areas that the agency should focus on to ensure it identifies and mitigates potential post closure risks, to include: sustaining mission success; protecting institutional reputation; and ensuring operational integrity and efficiency. Our report concludes with a consolidated set of relevant agency policies, procedures, and resource materials to support consistent implementation for future closures.

SEC Information Technology supervisor resigned, and two employees were suspended following investigation into whether they golfed during duty hours without taking leave

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify stakeholders of the decision to cancel the EAC OIG impact evaluation of the HAVA grants awarded to the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The U.S. Government Publishing Office, Office of the Inspector General, conducted an audit to assess the maturity of cybersecurity incident response capabilities for detection, analysis, and handling, Project Number A-2025-002.The OIG reported two findings and made three recommendations to improve cybersecurity incident response. 

This is the third and final report of the fiscal year 2025 financial statement audits of the Smithsonian Institution performed by the independent accounting firm of KPMG LLP.