Semiannual Report to Congress

October 1, 2005-March 31, 2006
Office of the Inspector General


Statistical Information


Audit Statistics

Audit Summary

During this reporting period, the Audit Division issued 89 audit reports containing more than $31 million in questioned costs and more than $50 million in funds to be put to better use, and made 351 recommendations for management improvement. Specifically, the Audit Division issued 26 internal reports of Department programs funded at more than $214 million; 28 external reports of contracts, grants, and other agreements funded at more that $146 million; and 35 Single Audit Act audits. In addition, the Audit Division issued one Notification of Irregularity, and two Management Improvement Memoranda.

Funds Recommended to Be Put to Better Use
Audit Reports Number of
Audit Reports
Funds
Recommended
to Be Put to
Better Use
No management decision made by beginning of period 3
$2,149,163
Issued during period 8
$50,478,161
Needing management decision during period 11
$52,627,324
Management decisions made during period:
• Amounts management agreed to put to better use1
• Amounts management disagreed to put to better use

7
0

$45,757,040
$0
No management decision at end of period 4
$6,870,284
1 Includes instances in which management has taken action to resolve the issue and/or the matter is being closed because remedial action was taken.


Audits With Questioned Costs
Audit Reports Number
of Audit
Reports
Total Questioned
Costs (including
unsupported costs)
Unsupported
Costs
No management decision made by beginning of period 9
$6,126,975
$1,594,205
Issued during period 24
$31,544,631
$6,724,661
Needing management decision during period 33
$37,671,606
$8,318,866
Management decisions made during period:
• Amount of disallowed costs1
• Amount of costs not disallowed


24
0


$24,599,464
$0


$6,825,385
$0
No management decision at end of period 9
$13,072,142
$1,493,481
1 Includes instances in which management has taken action to resolve the issue and/or the matter is being closed because remedial action was taken.


Audits Involving Recommendations for Management Improvements
Audit Reports Number of
Audit Reports
Total Number of
Management
Improvements
Recommended
No management decision made by beginning of period 7 12
Issued during period 78 351
Needing management decision during period 85 363
Management decisions made during period:
• Number management agreed to implement1
• Number management disagreed with

782
0

333
0
No management decision at end of period 10 30
1 Includes instances in which management has taken action to resolve the issue and/or the matter is being closed because remedial action was taken.

2 Includes three audit reports that were not resolved during this reporting period because management has agreed to implement a number of, but not all, recommended management improvements in these audits.

Audit Follow-Up

OMB Circular A-50

OMB Circular A-50, Audit Follow-Up, requires audit reports to be resolved within 6 months of the audit report issuance date. Audit monitors the status of open audit reports to track the audit resolution and closure process. As of March 31, 2006, the OIG had closed 130 audit reports and was monitoring the resolution process of 340 open audit reports.

Unresolved Audits

Audits Over 6 Months Old Without Management Decisions

As of March 31, 2006, the following audits had no management decision or were in disagreement:

  • COPS Grants to the Albuquerque, New Mexico, Police Department

  • COPS Grants to the Picuris Pueblo, New Mexico, Police Department

  • COPS Grants to the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council, Montana

  • COPS Grants to the Navajo Department of Resource Environment, Window Rock, Arizona

  • COPS Grants to the AMTRAK Police Department

  • COPS Grants to the Passamaquoddy Tribe and Pleasant Point Reservation Police Department, Perry, Maine

  • USMS Intergovernmental Service Agreement for Detention Facilities with the Central Virginia Regional Jail

  • USMS Intergovernmental Service Agreement for Detention Facilities with Blount County, Tennessee, Sheriff’s Office

Evaluation and Inspections Statistics

The chart below summarizes E&I's accomplishments for the 6-month reporting period ending March 31, 2006.

E&I Workload Accomplishments Number of
Reviews
Reviews active at beginning of period 7
Reviews initiated 5
Final reports issued 3
Reviews active at end of reporting period 9

Unresolved Reviews

DOJ Order 2900.10, Follow-up and Resolution Policy for Inspection Recommendations by the OIG, requires reports to be resolved within 6 months of the report issuance date. As of March 31, 2006, there are no unresolved recommendations that meet this criterion.

Investigations Statistics

The following chart summarizes the workload and accomplishments of the Investigations Division during the 6-month period ending March 31, 2006.

Source of Allegations
Hotline (telephone and mail)
Other sources
Total allegations received
533
3,555
4,088
Investigative Caseload
Investigations opened this period
Investigations closed this period
Investigations in progress as of 3/31/06
185
211
383
Prosecutive Actions
Criminal indictments/informations
Arrests
Convictions/Pleas
52
48
47
Administrative Actions
Terminations
Resignations
Disciplinary action
11
59
10
Monetary Results

Fines/Restitutions/Recoveries
Seizures

$1,828,636
$13,600

Integrity Awareness Briefings

OIG investigators conducted 163 Integrity Awareness Briefings for Department employees throughout the country. These briefings are designed to educate employees about the misuse of a public official's position for personal gain and to deter employees from committing such offenses. The briefings reached more than 8,216 employees.



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