Federal Reports

We performed this review to determine whether Anchorage School District (Anchorage) expended ESSER grant funds for allowable purposes in accordance with applicable requirements. We determined that all the ESSER expenditures we reviewed for Anchorage were allowable and in accordance with applicable requirements. We also found that Anchorage complied with key Federal procurement requirements, including those covering the procurement methods to be followed and contract cost, price, and provisions, when procuring the goods or services associated with each ESSER expenditure we reviewed. Because we identified no exceptions, our report does not include recommendations. However, our results are limited to the ESSER expenditures we reviewed, and it is critical that any remaining ESSER funds continue to be used appropriately.

We audited WSFR grants awarded by FWS to New Jersey to ensure compliance and cost allowability.

This report presents the results of our audit of The Effectiveness of the New Regional Processing and Distribution Center in Portland, OR.

Our objective was to assess the Department’s compliance with the 13 covered agency responsibilities in 43 U.S.C. § 2808(a). To meet this objective, we reviewed our audit results from 2020 and 2022 and obtained updated information from the Department for each of the 13 requirements. In addition, we independently tested the Department’s geospatial metadata published on Data.gov. We found that the Department was complying with 12 of the 13 GDA requirements. However, our testing revealed that the Department’s geospatial metadata is not always complete. Without ensuring a consistent approach to completing geospatial metadata, the Department’s geospatial data stakeholders could face challenges in making the most efficient and effective use of the Department’s geospatial data portfolio.