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Election Assistance Commission
Administration of Payments Received Under the Help America Vote Act by the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
EAC OIG, through the independent public accounting firm of McBride, Lock & Associates, LLC, audited $7.9 million in funds received by the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth under the Help America Vote Act. The objectives of the audit were to determine whether the Office: 1) used funds for authorized purposes in accordance with Section 101 of HAVA, and other applicable requirements; 2) properly accounted for and controlled property purchased with HAVA payments; and 3) used the funds in a manner consistent with the budget plan provided to EAC.
Suspected Violations of the Library of Congress (LOC) “Standards of Conduct,” “Conduct in Official Positions,” “Outside Employment and Activities,” and “Financial Interests Participation in an Official Capacity” Policies: Not Substantiated
The OIG investigated allegations that two Bureau of Land Management (BLM) officials inappropriately released BLM records without going through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) review process. The complaint also separately alleged that certain other BLM records could not be found and appeared to have been destroyed.We did not substantiate the allegations. We found that the records the BLM released were public and did not require a FOIA review. Moreover, following our request to the BLM for the allegedly missing records, BLM officials located and provided us copies of all relevant documents. Accordingly, we found no support for the claim that documents had been improperly destroyed.
