Federal Reports

The OIG audited a contract between City Construction, LLC, and the National Park Service (NPS) to determine whether City Construction and the NPS complied with the applicable Federal regulations and contract provisions from August 29, 2016, through March 21, 2018. On August 29, 2016, the NPS issued a $9,369,601 firm-fixed-price contract (Contract No. P16PC00558), which later included four modifications for a total of $9,809,991 for City Construction—a small commercial construction company located in Washington, DC—to build a new law enforcement facility at the NPS’ National Capital Region Headquarters in Washington, DC.We found that City Construction and the NPS both complied with the applicable Federal regulations and contract provisions. We provided our report the NPS Deputy Director but did not require a response.

We reviewed two recommendations presented in our April 30, 2015 report, titled Evaluation of Security Features of the Stewart Lee Udall U.S. Department of the Interior Building, to verify that the Department and its bureaus have implemented them. We confirmed that both recommendations have been resolved and implemented.

What We Looked AtThe Department of Transportation's (DOT) mission depends on proper stewardship of funds and effective enforcement of laws and regulations. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) plays a crucial role in supporting DOT's mission by detecting and preventing waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, as well as providing criminal enforcement for violations of law. In order for the Department and our office to fulfill these roles, Operating Administrations must notify us whenever circumstances appear to indicate a potential criminal violation. We initiated this audit to assess DOT's policies and procedures for prompt referral of potential criminal violations to our office.What We FoundDOT's criminal referral policies are not up to date and were unavailable in a central location to DOT employees for almost 2 years. While DOT does not require Operating Administrations to have their own policies or prohibit management involvement, four Operating Administrations have developed policies outlining their internal referral review processes. However, internal processes used by two of the four Operating Administrations may hinder prompt referrals to OIG. Finally, the number of referrals varies across Operating Administrations, and our survey results point to training needs.Our RecommendationsWe made three recommendations to help the Department and its Operating Administrations put policies, procedures, and training in place to enable prompt referral of fraud, waste, abuse, or other potential criminal violations to our office. The Office of the Secretary concurred with two recommendations and partially concurred with one.

What We Looked AtWe reviewed the Utah Transit Authority's single audit report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, to identify findings that affect directly awarded Department of Transportation programs. An independent auditor prepared the single audit report, dated May 29, 2018.What We FoundWe found that the report contained an equipment and real property management finding that needs prompt action from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) management.RecommendationsWe recommend that FTA ensures that the Authority complies with the equipment and real property management requirements

What We Looked AtWe reviewed the Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities' single audit report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, in order to identify findings that affect directly awarded Department of Transportation programs. An independent auditor prepared the single audit report, dated June 18, 2018What We FoundWe found that the report contained a special tests and provisions finding that needs prompt action from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) management.RecommendationsWe recommend that FTA ensures that the Council complies with the special tests and provisions requirements.

What We Looked AtWe reviewed the Government of Guam'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 25, 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 Government of Guam complies with the equipment and real property management requirements.