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Title Full
Desk Review of the Government of Guam’s Use of Coronavirus Relief Fund Proceeds
Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of the Treasury OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of the Treasury
Components
Departmental Offices
Report Number
OIG-CA-25-010
Report Type
Other
Special Projects
Pandemic
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
4
Questioned Costs
$3,962,502
Funds for Better Use
$0
Report updated under NDAA 5274
No

Open Recommendations

This report has 4 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
1-1 Yes $3,962,502 $0

Castro recommends Treasury OIG follow-up with Guam's management to confirm the transactions noted as unsupported expenditures within the Direct Payments greater than or equal to $50,000, Aggregate Reporting less than $50,000, and Aggregate Payments to Individuals can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds or request that Guam management provide support for replacement expenses, not previously charged, that were eligible during the CRF period of performance. Further, based on the Government of Guam's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported and ineligible transactions charged to the CRF with valid expenditures, Castro recommends Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Direct Payments greater than or equal to $50,000, Aggregate Reporting less than $50,000, and Aggregate Payments to Individuals payment types.

2-1 Yes $0 $0

Treasury OIG follow-up with Guam's management to 1) determine the feasibility of performing additional testing to verify if unsupported disaster relief payment errors identified were isolated errors or if it represents a systemic issue across other disaster relief payments claimed by Guam; and 2) determine the feasibility of performing additional testing on unsupported expenditures paid to hotels for quarantining to determine eligibility and reasonableness.

3-1 Yes $0 $0

We recommend Treasury's Office of Capital Access should follow-up with Guam to obtain a copy of its fiscal year 2022 Single Audit report.

3-2 Yes $0 $0

Treasury's Office of Capital Access to ensure that management decision letters are issued on the findings identified in the Single Audit Reports

Department of the Treasury OIG

United States