The Inspector General continued to meet with Commission staff to work towards completion of audited financial statements. While the unique makeup of the Commission required research on determining the applicable standard to be used in preparing financial statements, the Commission, working with the independent public accountant, successfully completed the first financial statement audit. Further, the IG has worked with Commission staff responsible for the J-1 program to gather information early in the process that will assist not only the Commission but also the OIG in monitoring the program internal controls. The OIG began to review J-1 recipients during the reporting period by making unannounced visits to various holders of J-1 visas. The IG is continuing the process of developing an OIG portion of the Commission MIS, which, when completed, will allow Commission managers access to OIG reports and information directly. The OIG will work with the Commission staff to place OIG information on the Commission website during the upcoming period.

The IG continued to serve on the Executive Council on Integrity and Efficiency. The IG continued to serve as the Inspector General of the Denali Commission in line with a Memorandum of Agreement between the ARC IG and the Denali Commission Federal Co-Chair. During this period, a site visit was made to the Denali Commission and Alaska. A followup was conducted and will be completed early in the next fiscal year. The full audit report is included in the most recent Denali Commission annual report. The Denali Commission has also forwarded an inquiry into a project that the OIG reviewed during the period with the assistance of an engineer from the EPA OIG. The report was issued to the Denali Commission during this reporting period.

The IG will make a presentation to ARC grantees and potential grantees during a statewide workshop held in Alabama during the upcoming period.

A peer review of the ARC OIG was completed during the reporting period. The Office of Inspector General, Federal Maritime Commission, conducted the review. Our office received an unqualified opinion on our system of audit quality control.