Federal Reports

What We Looked AtWe reviewed the Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority's single audit report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, in order to identify findings that affect directly awarded Department of Transportation programs. An independent auditor prepared the single audit report, dated March 25, 2019.What We FoundWe found that the report contained a subrecipient monitoring finding that needs prompt action from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) management. We also found that the report contained a matching finding that needs prompt action from the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) management.RecommendationsWe recommend that FTA ensures that the Authority complies with the subrecipient monitoring requirements. We also recommend that FHWA ensures that the Authority complies with the matching requirements.

What We Looked AtWe reviewed the State of Indiana's single audit report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, in order to identify findings that affect directly awarded Department of Transportation programs. An independent auditor prepared the single audit report, dated March 21, 2019.What We FoundWe found that the report contained a special tests and provisions finding that needs prompt action from the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) management.RecommendationsWe recommend that FHWA ensures that the State complies with the special tests and provisions requirements.

What We Looked AtWe reviewed the State of Vermont's single audit report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, in order to identify findings that affect directly awarded Department of Transportation programs. An independent auditor prepared the single audit report, dated March 25, 2019.What We FoundWe found that the report contained a level of effort finding that needs prompt action from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) management.RecommendationsWe recommend that NHTSA ensures that the State complies with the level of effort requirements.

What We Looked AtWe reviewed the Commonwealth of Virginia's single audit report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, in order to identify findings that affect directly awarded Department of Transportation programs. An independent auditor prepared the single audit report, dated February 8, 2019.What We FoundWe found that the report contained an allowable costs/cost principles finding that needs prompt action from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) management.RecommendationsWe recommend that PHMSA ensures that the Commonwealth complies with the allowable costs/cost principles requirements. We also recommend that PHMSA recovers $150,203 from the Commonwealth, if applicable.

What We Looked AtWe reviewed the State of Connecticut's single audit report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, in order to identify findings that affect directly awarded Department of Transportation programs. An independent auditor prepared the single audit report, dated March 28, 2019.What We FoundWe found that the report contained an allowable costs/cost principles finding that needs prompt action from the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) management.RecommendationsWe recommend that FHWA ensures the State complies with the allowable costs/cost principles requirements.

The [redacted] Branch is in the Baltimore District of the Capital Metro Area. It has 67 city routes delivered by 97 carriers (76 Full-Time Regulars and 21 City Carrier Associates). The branch also has 11 clerks (nine full time and two postal support employees) performing retail and customer service functions. We selected the [redacted] Branch based on our analysis of carriers returning to the office after 6:00 p.m. and Enterprise Customer Care (eCC) data. The objective of this audit was to assess mail delivery and retail services at the [redacted] Branch in [redacted], MD.

We issued this to determine whether Supplemental Security Income (SSI) underpayments due recipients who had been deceased for longer than 24 months were payable.