State & Local Reports

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit of the Department of Family and Support Services’ (DFSS) Strategic Contracting process for selecting delegate agencies. The objective of the audit was to determine whether DFSS’ contracting processes align with outcomes-based goals and the Department’s internal framework known as the Commitment to Outcomes, of which its Strategic Contracting process is a part. OIG concluded that DFSS’ Strategic Planning and Impact division’s involvement in developing requests for proposal (RFPs) and evaluation tools—critical steps in the Strategic Contracting process—helps align those steps with the Commitment to Outcomes. However, OIG also determined that there is room for improvement.OIG concluded that DFSS largely applies its Strategic Contracting process in accordance with the Commitment to Outcomes, but that there is room for improvement. That is, DFSS could more thoroughly apply its Commitment to Outcomes to maximize its effectiveness in improving outcomes.

In our Financial Statements and Federal Single Audit, we identified several state departments, including the Washington state Office of Management, Department of Commerce, and the Department of Social and Health Services did not have adequate internal controls over the Coronavirus Relief Fund and did not comply with certain requirements.

The primary objective of this report is to show Missouri's spending of federal assistance in the month of February 2022 for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) emergency and the cumulative financial activity since the state began receiving funding in April 2020.

The primary objective of this report is to show Missouri's spending of federal assistance from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act in the month of February 2022 for COVID-19 recovery and the cumulative financial activity since the state began receiving funding in May 2021.

The primary objective of this report is to show Missouri's spending of federal assistance from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act in the month of March 2022 for the COVID-19 recovery and the cumulative financial activity since the state began receiving funding in May 2021.

The primary objective of this report is to show Missouri's spending of federal assistance in the month of March 2022 for the COVID-19 emergency and the cumulative financial activity since the state began receiving funding in April 2020.

What Was Performed? An Agreed Upon Procedures (AUP) attestation engagement of the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), Division of Developmental Disabilities Services (DDDS), and Community Services Unit’s Patients’ Trust Funds for Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2019.Why This Engagement? This engagement was performed as a result of confidential reports from the Auditor’s Office’s Fraud Hotline and Fraud App, 29 Del. C. § 2906, and Title 16 of Delaware Code, Chapter 60 Section 6002, 6003, and 6004 which is applicable to any institutions operated, maintained, or under the supervision of the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS).The State Auditor’s Office performed agreed upon procedures on a sample of patients’ trust fund accounts including verifying interest earned and cash disbursement and cash receipt transactionsare applied, reconciled and compliant with the Unit’s policy and procedures and the state’s financial accounting requirementsCommunity Services is a unit operated under Division of Developmental Disabilities Services which provides services to approximately 5,083 patients with over $3.3M in Patients’ Trust Fund deposits processed in Fiscal Year 2019.What Was Found? Our AUP engagement contains the following results: • The Patient Trust Fund appropriation received the correct monthly allocation of earningsin FY2019 from OST and the interest earning correctly posted to the individual patientaccount.• Community Services recorded ACH payments to the correct patient account.• Community Services did not reconcile the state accounting system to the unit’s accountingsystem for June 30, 2019.• Community Services did not close deceased patient accounts and discharge the accountbalances.• Community Services did not record manual checks received on the incoming check depositlog.• Community Services did not have all supporting documentation for cash disbursementtransactions including some authorized signatures and purchase receipt documentation.The new report, Department of Health and Social Services Community Services Unit Patients’ Trust Fund” can be found here.Please do not reply to this email. For any questions regarding the attached report, pleasecontact State Auditor Kathleen K. McGuiness at Kathleen.Mcguiness@delaware.gov