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ACF’s $529 Million Sole Source Contract Award for Unaccompanied Alien Children Services Was Based on an Unsolicited Proposal, Double the Cost Estimate, and Noncompliant With Pre-Award Requirements

ACF Can Improve Services to Homeless Youth by Strengthening Grant Recipients’ Compliance With Transitional Living Program Requirements

West Virginia Did Not Comply With Intake, Screening, Assessment, and Investigation Requirements for Responding to Reports of Child Abuse and Neglect

ACF Did Not Award, Monitor, and Close Selected Contracts for the Unaccompanied Alien Children Program in Accordance With Federal Requirements

ACF Did Not Monitor States’ Compliance With All American Rescue Plan Child Care Stabilization Grant Provisions

Michigan Did Not Effectively Monitor Home Heating Benefits Provided Under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program

Minnesota Could Better Ensure That Childcare Assistance Providers Comply With Attendance Requirements

Little Overlap Exists Between ORR-Funded Foster Care and the US Domestic Foster Care System

ACF Used Contractor Personnel To Perform Inherently Governmental Functions and Paid Millions in Potentially Unallowable Costs

Maine Did Not Comply With Screening, Assessment, and Investigation Requirements for Responding to Reports of Child Abuse and Neglect

Most Children in Foster Care Did Not Receive Credit Checks and Assistance

Many States Lack Information To Monitor Maltreatment in Residential Facilities for Children in Foster Care

Medicaid Enrollees May Not Be Screened for Intimate Partner Violence Because of Challenges Reported by Primary Care Clinicians

ACF Has Enhanced Some Cybersecurity Controls Over the Unaccompanied Children Portal and Data But Improvements Are Needed

Administration for Children and Families Data Hosted in Certain Cloud Information Systems May Be at a High Risk of Compromise

Issue Brief: Insights from OIG’s Work on the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s Efforts to Care for Unaccompanied Children

Gaps in Sponsor Screening and Followup Raise Safety Concerns for Unaccompanied Children

California Did Not Comply With Requirements for Documenting Psychotropic and Opioid Medications Prescribed for Children in Foster Care

Kentucky Experienced Challenges in Meeting Federal and State Foster Care Program Requirements During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Risk Assessment of the Administration for Children and Families' Purchase Card Program for Fiscal Year 2021

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