Federal Reports

Increasingly, companies large and small are moving toward flexible workforce policies, which allow employees, among other things, to adjust their work schedules to their personal lives as much as possible. In general, the strategic value of such policies is that they help employees establish a healthy work-life balance, which can yield benefits all around. Research we conducted and have chronicled in this white paper shows that the U.S. Postal Service could similarly benefit by attracting and retaining high-quality employees through adoption of flexible workforce policies.

The Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture of the Northern Mariana Islands (CCAC) is on the cost reimbursement methof of funding and submitted a payment request for an award. The NEA OIG conducted a review of the payment request and identified repeated deficiencies, such as inadequate oversight of subrecipient awards, inadequate support documentation for expenses, unallowable costs, incomplete personnel activity reports, ineffective management of program plans, and inadequate staff training. Based on the review, we determined that the CCAC failed to comply with grant terms and conditions and as not demonstrated the ability to adequately manage federal awards.