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Recommendations Tracker
HHS-OIG provides independent and objective oversight that promotes economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in HHS programs and operations. To drive positive change, we produce reports and identify recommendations for improvement. We have developed this public-facing page for tracking all of our open recommendations. Learn More
Summary of Recommendations Data
Updated Monthly · Last updated on June 24, 2024
1,301
Unimplemented
recommendations
$281.3B
Potential savingsfrom unimplemented recommendations
2,518
Implemented and Closed
recommendations since FY 2017
OIG Recommendations Grouped by Report
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Showing 41–60 of 97 reports, containing 407 recommendations
Sorted by latest release date
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Rhode Island's Monitoring Did Not Ensure Child Care Provider Compliance With State Criminal Background Check Requirements at 18 of 30 Providers Reviewed
20-A-01-137.01We recommend that the Rhode Island Department of Human Services conduct or renew all required criminal background checks for the 108 individuals we reviewed who did not have all required checks or who had expired background checks at the time of our data request and site visits.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 08/17/2020
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-01-137.02We recommend that the Rhode Island Department of Human Services determine whether it is feasible to develop a centralized process to monitor both family homes and childcare centers.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 08/17/2020
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-01-137.03We recommend that the Rhode Island Department of Human Services determine whether it is feasible to increase the ratio of State licensing inspectors to child care providers to meet industry standards so that it can review all employee criminal background checks at all child care providers.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Non-Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 08/17/2020
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-01-137.04We recommend that the Rhode Island Department of Human Services require the State licensing agency to increase the number of current employees it reviews at all child care centers to ensure child care provider compliance with criminal background check requirements.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Non-Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 08/17/2020
- Legislative Related
- No
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Kansas Did Not Ensure That Group Homes for Children in Foster Care Complied With All State Health and Safety Requirements
20-A-07-129.01We recommend that the Department for Children and Families follow up with all foster care group homes to verify that all of the maintenance deficiencies that we identified during the audit are corrected.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 04/19/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-07-129.02We recommend that the Department for Children and Families improve controls to ensure that foster care group homes are in compliance with State licensing requirements related to the health and safety of group home residents.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 04/19/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-07-129.03We recommend that the Department for Children and Families ensure that corrective action is taken when issues of noncompliance are found during the foster care group home inspection process- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 04/19/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-07-129.04We recommend that the Department for Children and Families improve controls over the background record check process to ensure that all individuals residing, working, or volunteering in the group homes submit all necessary background checks in a timely manner, and that proof of completion of the checks is retained.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 04/19/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-07-129.05The Department for Children and Families adequately monitor the foster care group homes to ensure that they are in compliance with the age and gender requirements of their State licensing agreements.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 04/19/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
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New Jersey's Monitoring Did Not Ensure Child Care Provider Compliance With State Criminal Background Check Requirements at 9 of 30 Providers Reviewed
20-A-02-126.01We recommend that the New Jersey Department of Human Services conduct all required background checks for the 26 individuals we reviewed who did not have the required checks.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 04/19/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-02-126.02We recommend that the New Jersey Department of Human Services develop a system that provides notifications to State agency staff when criminal background checks need to be conducted for prospective and current employees and household members.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 10/26/2023
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-02-126.03We recommend that the New Jersey Department of Human Services continue to work with ACF to reach substantial compliance with criminal background check requirements.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 05/22/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
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Utah's Monitoring Process Generally Ensured Child Care Provider Compliance With State Criminal Background Check Requirements
20-A-07-122.01We recommend that the Utah Department of Health consider improving its policies and procedures for the monitoring of criminal background checks so that it routinely obtains wage information from DWS prior to the inspections of child care providers, so as to reduce the State agency's dependence on provider disclosure of prospective covered individuals.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 04/06/2023
- Legislative Related
- No
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Ohio Did Not Ensure the Accuracy and Completeness of Psychotropic and Opioid Medication Information Recorded in Its Child Welfare Information System for Children in Foster Care
20-A-05-118.01We recommend that the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services improve monitoring to ensure that the county agencies maintain the required documentation in the Ohio SACWIS14 for the medications prescribed for children in its custody.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 09/29/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-05-118.02We recommend that the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services continue its efforts to obtain access to Medicaid claim data for children in its custody.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 09/29/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-05-118.03We recommend that the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services implement procedures for the monitoring of opioid medications prescribed for children in its custody.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 09/29/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-05-118.04We recommend that the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services review and update the medication list in the Ohio SACWIS on a regular schedule, at least once a year and as medications are approved or discontinued, to improve the reliability and relevancy of the list.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 09/29/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-05-118.05We recommend that the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services provide training and technical assistance to county agency workers who input medical and medication information into the Ohio SACWIS.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 09/29/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
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Sharon Baptist Head Start Claimed Unallowable Rent and Failed To Return Embezzled Funds
20-A-02-114.01We recommend that Sharon Baptist Head Start refund to the Federal Government the $36,264 in unallowable rent expense charged to its direct Head Start grant during our audit period.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- $36,264
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 07/08/2020
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-02-114.02We recommend that Sharon Baptist Head Start work with ACF to determine the portion of the $489,564 in rent expense from prior periods that should be refunded and refund the appropriate amount.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- $489,564
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 07/08/2020
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-02-114.03We recommend that Sharon Baptist Head Start refund to the Federal Government the $171,000 in embezzled funds.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- $171,000
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 07/08/2020
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-02-114.04Disallow unallowable rental costs claimed by Sharon Baptist of $1,025,657.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- $1,018,478
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 04/26/2021
- Legislative Related
- No
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Unaccompanied Alien Children Program Care Provider Facilities Do Not Include All Required Security Measures in Their Checklists
20-E-05-025.01ACF should work with ORR to develop and implement methods to ensure that care providers’ facilities inspection checklists include all required physical security measures.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 05/02/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
20-E-05-025.02ACF should work with ORR to develop and implement methods to ensure that care providers regularly report inspection checklist results to ORR.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 05/02/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
20-E-05-025.03ACF should work with ORR to conduct a review to determine whether to enhance required physical security measures.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- 08/14/2023
- Next Update Expected
- 09/12/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
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The Office of Refugee Resettlement's Incident Reporting System Is Not Effectively Capturing Data To Assist Its Efforts To Ensure the Safety of Minors in HHS Custody
20-E-09-024.01ACF should work with ORR to systematically collect key information about incidents that allows for efficient and effective oversight to ensure that facilities are taking appropriate actions to protect minors.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- 06/10/2024
- Next Update Expected
- 07/11/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
20-E-09-024.02ACF should work with ORR to track and trend incident report information to better safeguard minors in ORR care.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- 06/10/2024
- Next Update Expected
- 07/11/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
20-E-09-024.03ACF should work with ORR to work with care provider facilities to address staffing shortages of youth care workers that impact the ability to prevent, detect, and report incidents.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- 06/10/2024
- Next Update Expected
- 07/11/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
20-E-09-024.04ACF should work with ORR to improve ORR’s guidance to facilities to help them consistently identify and report significant incidents.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- 06/10/2024
- Next Update Expected
- 07/11/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
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Illinois' Monitoring Did Not Ensure Childcare Provider Compliance With State Criminal Background Check Requirements at 12 of 30 Providers Reviewed
20-A-05-103.01We recommend that the Illinois Department of Human Services conduct all required criminal background checks for the 2 individuals we reviewed who did not have all required checks at the time of our data requests and site visits.- Status
- Closed Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 04/19/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-05-103.02We recommend that the Illinois Department of Human Services conduct all required criminal background checks for the 47 individuals we reviewed who did not have all recurring checks conducted within the last 5 years.- Status
- Closed Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 04/19/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-05-103.03We recommend that the Illinois Department of Human Services ensure that childcare providers notify the State when a new employee is hired or a new household member is added so that the State may conduct the required criminal background checks.- Status
- Closed Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 04/19/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-05-103.04We recommend that the Illinois Department of Human Services work with the State licensing agency to address staff and funding challenges to ensure that background checks are conducted on all licensed providers’ employees or household members at least once every 5 years.- Status
- Closed Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 04/19/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
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Cape Cod Child Development Program Did Not Meet Its Head Start Non-Federal Share Obligations
20-A-01-094.01We recommend that the Administration for Children and Families take steps through the bankruptcy process to recover $1,196,293 in Federal Head Start funds based on CCCDP’s approximately $1,495,366 non-Federal share shortfall.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- $1,196,293
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 03/21/2023
- Legislative Related
- No
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New Hampshire's Monitoring Did Not Ensure Childcare Provider Compliance With State Criminal Background Check Requirements at 21 of 30 Providers Reviewed
20-A-01-086.01We recommend that the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services conduct or renew all required criminal background checks for the 98 individuals we reviewed who did not have all required checks or who had expired background checks at the time of our data requests and site visits.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 03/30/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-01-086.02We recommend that the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services develop a system that provides notifications to providers, employees, and department staff when criminal background checks need to be renewed or information to complete the required checks has not been submitted.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 03/30/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-01-086.03We recommend that the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services determine whether it is feasible to increase the ratio of State licensing inspectors to childcare providers to meet industry standards so that it can review all employee criminal background checks at all childcare centers.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 03/30/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-01-086.04We recommend that the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services require the State licensing agency to increase the number of current employees it reviews at all childcare centers to ensure childcare provider compliance with criminal background check requirements.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 03/30/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
-
Mississippi Needs To Improve Oversight of Its Child Care Payment Program
20-A-07-083.01We recommend that the Mississippi Department of Human Services refund to the Federal Government the estimated $22,284,900 Federal CCDF share of the Child Care Payment Program claims paid during FYs 2016 and 2017.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Overdue
- Potential Savings
- $22,284,900
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/30/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-07-083.02We recommend that the Mississippi Department of Human Services strengthen its monitoring program to ensure that providers maintain required attendance documentation to support the childcare payment amounts that they claim for reimbursement by the State agency.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Overdue
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/30/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-07-083.03We recommend that the Mississippi Department of Human Services develop policies and procedures to ensure that attendance documentation is maintained and provided to the State agency when a provider closes.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Overdue
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/30/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
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Communication and Management Challenges Impeded HHS's Response to the Zero-Tolerance Policy
20-E-BL-011.01HHS should take steps to ensure that children’s interests are prioritized and represented in decisions affecting the UAC Program, both internally and when engaging with interagency partners.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 05/30/2023
- Legislative Related
- No
20-E-BL-011.02HHS should modify or pursue formal agreements with DHS and DOJ to ensure that it is receiving information that supports its operation of and ability to provide care for children in the UAC Program.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- 05/20/2024
- Next Update Expected
- 05/30/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
20-E-BL-011.03HHS should improve communication to care provider facilities regarding interim guidance, operational directives, and other instructions that are not immediately available in published policy documents.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 09/25/2020
- Legislative Related
- No
20-E-BL-011.04HHS should further improve its ability to identify and track separated children by reducing reliance on manual processes.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 05/30/2023
- Legislative Related
- No
-
New Mexico's Monitoring of Childcare Providers Generally Ensured Provider Compliance With State Criminal Background Check Requirements at 30 Childcare Providers Reviewed
20-A-06-064.01We recommend that New Mexico’s Children, Youth, and Families Department ensure all required background checks are conducted for the 1 individual that did not have the required checks within the past 5 years at the time of our review.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 07/18/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-06-064.02We recommend that New Mexico’s Children, Youth, and Families Department determine if the fingerprint system has the ability to notify BCU when fingerprints for childcare providers are submitted to DPS and if so implement this process.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 07/18/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-06-064.03We recommend that New Mexico’s Children, Youth, and Families Department develop a process for BCU to notify The State Licensing Agency and the childcare provider when a background check is not completed due to lack of documentation or childcare staff member non-response.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 07/18/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-06-064.04We recommend that New Mexico’s Children, Youth, and Families Department determine if the EPICS system can track and notify the child care provider one month before a childcare staff member’s background check clearance expires and if so implement this process.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 07/18/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-06-064.05We recommend that New Mexico’s Children, Youth, and Families Department implement name-based checks of the NCIC NSOR and complete checks on all childcare staff members.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 07/18/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
-
Wateree Community Actions, Inc., Made Improvements but Still Requires Monitoring
20-A-04-060.01We recommend that Wateree Community Actions, Inc. monitor the non-Federal match it is receiving throughout the budget year and, if needed, either request a waiver from ACF immediately upon determining that it cannot meet its match requirements or adjust its Federal funds grant expenditures accordingly.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 05/28/2020
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-04-060.02We recommend that Wateree Community Actions, Inc. ensure adequate controls are in place to prevent invoicing both Head Start and the USDA Child Nutrition programs for the same expenses.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 05/28/2020
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-04-060.03We recommend that Wateree Community Actions, Inc. establish a tracking system to ensure that all required Federal reports are completed and submitted on time.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 05/28/2020
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-04-060.04We recommend that Wateree Community Actions, Inc. train staff on how to accurately complete the SF-425.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 05/28/2020
- Legislative Related
- No
-
Opportunities for Williamson and Burnet Counties Had Ineffective Accounting Controls and Used Unapproved or Questionable Cost Allocation Methods
20-A-06-058.01We recommend that Opportunities for Williamson and Burnet Counties implement procedures designed to ensure that Federal funds are drawn down only in the amounts needed to meet the immediate cash requirements of its CSBG and LIHEAP-related activities.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 02/07/2020
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-06-058.02We recommend that Opportunities for Williamson and Burnet Counties instruct and train its finance employees to use the grant year program code built into the accounting software to identify revenues and expenses by specific grant year for all Head Start, CSBG, and LIHEAP general ledger transactions.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 02/07/2020
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-06-058.03We recommend that Opportunities for Williamson and Burnet Counties train employees to follow existing policies and procedures for approval of expenses.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 02/07/2020
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-06-058.04We recommend that Opportunities for Williamson and Burnet Counties work with CAS to either be released from the existing indirect cost rate or negotiate a current indirect cost rate for claiming future indirect costs.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 02/07/2020
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-06-058.05We recommend that Opportunities for Williamson and Burnet Counties develop and implement a reasonable basis to allocate meal costs, kitchen salaries, and central office expenses between the Head Start and Senior Nutrition programs in accordance with the benefits received.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 02/07/2020
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-06-058.06We recommend that Opportunities for Williamson and Burnet Counties refund $3,207 in unallowable costs.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- $3,207
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 02/07/2020
- Legislative Related
- No
-
Tennessee's Monitoring Ensured Compliance With Criminal Background Check Requirements at 28 of the 30 Childcare Providers Reviewed
20-A-04-048.01We recommend that the Tennessee Department of Human Services conduct all required background checks for the two individuals we identified as not having the required checks at the time of our review.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 04/19/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
-
Florida's Refugee Medical Assistance Payments Were Generally Allowable
20-A-04-047.01We recommend that Florida refund $8,772 to the Federal Government.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- $8,772
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 04/01/2022
- Legislative Related
- No
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Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Did Not Adequately Operate And Manage Its Head Start Program
20-A-06-044.01We recommend Seminole Nation of Oklahoma implement controls and develop policies and procedures that restrict access to the accounting system to include terminating access when employees leave, limiting permissions granted to the accounting system, providing coverage when key positions are vacant and properly segregating duties between accounting system users and personnel responsible for managing the accounting system.- Status
- Closed Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 12/16/2019
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-06-044.02We recommend Seminole Nation of Oklahoma securely store the executive signature stamps and restrict access to and the use of the executive signature stamps, and develop and implement policies and procedures regarding the purposes of the signature stamps and how the stamps should be used.- Status
- Closed Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 12/16/2019
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-06-044.03We recommend Seminole Nation of Oklahoma develop and implement a cost allocation plan policy and procedures that identify and assign its Head Start and Early Head costs to the benefitted activities on a reasonable and consistent basis.- Status
- Closed Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 12/16/2019
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-06-044.04We recommend that Seminole Nation of Oklahoma refund $5,095 to the Federal government for the inadequately documented costs, and strengthen existing controls to ensure that costs charged to the Head Start Program are properly supported with adequate documentation.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- $5,095
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 12/16/2019
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-06-044.05We recommend that Seminole Nation of Oklahoma develop and implement policies and procedures to create vehicle logs to identify the purpose of trips when using Head Start vehicles.- Status
- Closed Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 12/16/2019
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-06-044.06We recommend that Seminole Nation of Oklahoma submit its Federal financial reports timely, ensure that employees are aware of requirements related to filing Federal financial reports, and ensure coverage for filing reports when key positions are vacant.- Status
- Closed Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 12/16/2019
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-06-044.07We recommend Seminole Nation of Oklahoma strengthen monitoring procedures to ensure that costs claimed benefit the program during the grant period, and ensure that equipment purchased is operational and put to use timely.- Status
- Closed Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 12/16/2019
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-06-044.08We recommend Seminole Nation of Oklahoma develop and implement policies and procedures to track administrative costs and ensure that the administrative costs charged to the Head Start grant do not exceed 15 percent of total approved program costs.- Status
- Closed Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 12/16/2019
- Legislative Related
- No
-
Pathways for Children Needs To Strengthen Documentation Requirements
20-A-01-037.01We recommend that Pathways for Children, Inc. refund to the Federal Government $296,982 for FY 2017 unallowable non-Federal share expenses or provide documentation showing that Federal sources were not billed for IEP services.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- $296,982
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 03/09/2021
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-01-037.02We recommend that Pathways for Children, Inc. refund to the Federal Government $44,655 for FY 2017 capital expenditures that lacked prior written approval from ACF and work with ACF to determine the amount of FY 2016 Head Start funds that were drawn down without proper prior approval and refund that amount.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- $44,655
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 03/09/2021
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-01-037.03We recommend that Pathways for Children, Inc. implement policies and procedures to ensure that revenue generated from non-Federal match fundraising expenses are allocated to Head Start program in accordance with the relative benefits received.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 03/09/2021
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-01-037.04We recommend that Pathways for Children, Inc. implement policies and procedure to require that LEAs provide documentation to Pathways showing that IEP services were not paid by Federal funds.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 03/09/2021
- Legislative Related
- No
20-A-01-037.05We recommend that Pathways for Children, Inc. implement policies and procedures to request prior written approval from ACF before purchasing capital assets.- Status
- Closed Implemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Closed Date
- 03/09/2021
- Legislative Related
- No