Federal Reports

The Postal Service defines a grievance as a dispute, difference or disagreement between parties or a complaint lodged by a party regarding wages, hours or conditions of employment. The grievance process allows employees to discuss and informally settle grievances with their immediate supervisor; however, if there is no resolution, the union can file a formal grievance. Our objective was to assess the accuracy of grievances recorded in the Grievance and Arbitration Tracking System (GATS) for the Houston District.

What We Looked AtWe reviewed the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation'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 28, 2018.What We FoundWe found that the report contained a reporting finding that needs prompt action from the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) management.RecommendationsWe recommend that FHWA ensures that the Confederated Tribes comply with the reporting requirements.

What We Looked AtWe reviewed the State of Michigan'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, level of effort, earmarking finding that needs prompt action from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) management.RecommendationsWe recommend that NHTSA ensures that the State complies with the matching, level of effort, earmarking requirements.

What We Looked AtWe reviewed the Chicago Transit Authority's 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 April 25, 2018.What We FoundWe found that the report contained a reporting finding that needs prompt action from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) management.RecommendationsWe recommend that FTA ensures that the Authority complies with the reporting requirements.

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.