Federal Reports

TFC Consulting, Inc. (TFC), an independent licensed Certified Public Accounting firm, was contracted by the Department of Agriculture (USDA), Office of Inspector General (OIG) to conduct an agreed-upon procedures engagement at Louisiana and provide the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) with recommendations to enhance program efficiency and effectiveness.

The National Institute of Transplantation (NIT), an independent histocompatibility laboratory located in Los Angeles, California, did not fully comply with Medicare requirements for reporting tissue-typing costs and revenues on its fiscal year (FY) 2012 Medicare cost report. Of the 186 cost transactions that we reviewed, 177 were correctly reported; however, the remaining 9 transactions, totaling $81,063, were incorrectly reported. Of the 751 tissue-typing tests that we reviewed, 711 were correctly reported; however, the remaining 40 tests and 94 additional tests, with combined revenues totaling $50,000, were incorrectly reported.

The objective of this Management Advisory Report was to determine the agency's rationale for maintaining a full staff at the Peace Corps/Kenya post following its suspension in July 2014 and to determine if resources were unnecessarily expended to operate the fully-staffed post for almost 3 years after the suspension. Our results demonstrate that the agency did not deliberately and effectively assess necessary staffing levels throughout the suspension of Peace Corps/Kenya, does not have dedicated policies or procedures governing post suspensions, and did not maintain adequate documentation of key decisions concerning the suspension. This report contains two recommendations.

This grant funds to provide support for the Partnership for Regional Economic Performance (PREP) program which is designed to provide economic development in the greater North Central PA area.

The Commission is a public, non-profit corporation established in 1967 under the PA non-profit Corporation law.