Federal Reports

Inspector General Kathy A. Buller's statement before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform concerning Recommendations and Reforms from the Inspectors General.

The DATA Act, in part, requires Federal agencies to report financial and award data in accordance with the established Government-wide financial data standards. In May 2015, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Treasury published 57 data definition standards and required Federal agencies to report financial data in accordance with these standards for DATA Act reporting, beginning January 2017. Once submitted, the data will be displayed on USASpending.gov for taxpayers and policy makers.

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) contracted with the independent certified public accounting firm of Harper, Rains, Knight and Company, P.A (HRK) to audit the financial statements of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for fiscal year 2017. The contract required that the audit be done in accordance with U.S. generally accepted government auditing standards(GAGAS) contained in Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Bulletin 17-03, Audit Requirements for Federal Financial Statements.HRK reported that EEOC’s fiscal year 2017 financial statements and notes were fairly presented, in all material respects, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. HRK noted no instances of material weaknesses or significant deficiencies FY 2017 Financial Statements. HRK noted no instances of noncompliance or other matters that were required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards or OMB Bulletin 17-03.

CMS usually selected DMEPOS suppliers, calculated the sampled Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) single-payment amounts (SPAs), and monitored suppliers in accordance with its established procedures and applicable Federal requirements. We determined that CMS consistently followed its established program procedures and applicable Federal requirements for 192 of the 215 winning suppliers associated with the sampled SPAs reviewed.

KPMG LLP (KPMG), under contract with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General, conducted an integrated audit of DHS’ fiscal year (FY) 2017 consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting. KPMG issued an unmodified (clean) opinion over the Department’s financial statements, reporting that they present fairly, in all material respects, DHS’ financial position as of September 30, 2017. However, KPMG identified six significant deficiencies in internal control, two of which are considered material weaknesses. Consequently, KPMG issued an adverse opinion on DHS’ internal control over financial reporting. KPMG also reported instances in which DHS did not comply with four laws and regulations. DHS concurred with all of the recommendations.