Federal Reports

What We Looked AtWe reviewed the Mississippi Coast Transportation Authority's single audit report for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, in order to identify findings that affect directly awarded Department of Transportation programs. An independent auditor prepared the single audit report, dated June 21, 2018.What We FoundWe found that the report contained a matching finding that needs prompt action from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) management.RecommendationsWe recommend that FTA ensures that the Authority complies with the matching requirements. We also recommend that FTA recovers $2,787 from the Authority, if applicable.

What We Looked AtWe reviewed the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County's single audit report for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, in order to identify findings that affect directly awarded Department of Transportation programs. An independent auditor prepared the single audit report, dated June 1, 2018.What We FoundWe found that the report contained a subrecipient monitoring finding that needs prompt action from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) management.RecommendationsWe recommend that FTA ensures that the Authority complies with the subrecipient monitoring requirements.

What We Looked AtWe reviewed Rutgers University's single audit report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, in order to identify findings that affect directly awarded Department of Transportation programs. An independent auditor prepared the single audit report, dated April 2, 2018.What We FoundWe found that the report contained an allowable costs/cost principles finding that needs prompt action from the Office of the Secretary's (OST) and the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) management.RecommendationsWe recommend that OST and FTA ensure that the University complies with the allowable costs/cost principles requirements. We also recommend that OST recovers $8,954 and FTA recovers $9,377 from the University, if applicable.

What We Looked AtWe reviewed the South Carolina Department of Transportation's (SCDOT) single audit report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, in order to identify findings that affect directly awarded Department of Transportation programs. An independent auditor prepared the single audit report, dated November 28, 2017.What We FoundWe found that the report contained a finding related to improper recording of accounts payable and accounts receivable that needs prompt action from the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) management.RecommendationsWe recommend that FWHA ensures that the SC DOT complies with proper accounting requirements for accounts payable and accounts receivable.

What We Looked AtWe reviewed the State of Vermont's single audit report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, in order to identify findings that affect directly awarded Department of Transportation programs. An independent auditor prepared the single audit report, dated March 22, 2018.What We FoundWe found that the report contained reporting and matching, level of effort, earmarking findings that need prompt action from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) management.RecommendationsWe recommend that NHTSA ensures that the State complies with the reporting and matching, level of effort, earmarking requirements.

We reviewed NRCS’ oversight of the CIG program.

What We Looked AtWe reviewed the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands' single audit report for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, in order to identify findings that affect directly awarded Department of Transportation programs. An independent auditor prepared the single audit report, dated June 27, 2018.What We FoundWe found that the report contained an equipment and real property management finding that needs prompt action from the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) management.RecommendationsWe recommend that FHWA ensures that the Commonwealth complies with the equipment and real property management requirements.