Audit Statistics
During this reporting period, the Audit Division issued 105 audit reports containing more than $10 million in questioned costs and more than $3 million in funds to be put to better use, and made 335 recommendations for management improvements. Specifically, the Audit Division issued 11 internal reports of Department programs funded at more than $11 million; 24 external reports of contracts, grants, and other agreements funded at more that $102 million; and 70 Single Audit Act audits. In addition, the Audit Division issued six Notifications of Irregularities and one Management Improvement Memorandum.
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 |
4 |
$6,870,284 |
Issued during period |
5 |
$3,029,494 |
Needing management decision during period |
9 |
$9,899,778 |
Management decisions made during period:
• Amounts management agreed to put to better use1
• Amounts management disagreed to put to better use |
5
0 |
$6,250,929
$0 |
No management decision at end of period |
4 |
$3,648,849 |
1Includes 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 |
$13,072,142 |
$1,493,481 |
Issued during period |
27 |
$10,366,537 |
$4,836,176 |
Needing management decision during period |
36 |
$23,438,679 |
$6,329,657 |
Management decisions made during period:
• Amount of disallowed costs1
• Amount of costs not disallowed |
232
0 |
$13,042,412
$0
|
$2,490,651
$0
|
No management decision at end of period |
14 |
$10,396,267 |
$3,839,006 |
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 One audit report was not resolved during this reporting period because management has agreed with some, but not all, of the questioned costs in the audit. |
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 |
10 |
30 |
Issued during period |
94 |
335 |
Needing management decision during period |
104 |
365 |
Management decisions made during period:
• Number management agreed to implement1
• Number management disagreed with |
79
0 |
292
0 |
No management decision at end of period |
25 |
73 |
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. |
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. The Audit Division monitors the status of open audit reports to track the audit resolution and closure process. As of September 30, 2006, the OIG closed 95 audit reports and was monitoring the resolution process of 353 open audit reports.
Audits Over 6 Months Old Without Management Decisions
As of September 30, 2006, the following audits had no management decision or were in disagreement:
COPS Grants to the City of Camden, New Jersey
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
FBI’s Efforts to Prevent and Respond to Maritime Terrorism
USMS Intergovernmental Service Agreement for Detention Facilities with the Central Virginia Regional Jail
USMS Intergovernmental Service Agreement for Detention Facilities with the Blount County, Tennessee, Sheriff’s Office
USMS Intergovernmental Service Agreement for Detention Facilities with the Cumberland County Jail, Portland, Maine
USMS Intergovernmental Service Agreement for Detention Facilities with the Western Tidewater Regional Jail, Suffolk, Virginia
Evaluation and Inspections Statistics
The chart below summarizes the Evaluation and Inspections Division’s (E&I) accomplishments for the 6-month reporting period ending September 30, 2006.
E&I Workload Accomplishments |
Number of Reviews |
Reviews active at beginning of period |
9 |
Reviews initiated |
4 |
Final reports issued |
6 |
Assistance in support of joint projects |
1 |
Reviews active at end of reporting period |
6 |
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 September 30, 2006, one report, “Review of the Office of Justice Programs’ Forensics Science Improvement Grant Program,” had two unresolved recommendations. The OIG continues to work with OJP to resolve them.
Investigations Statistics
The following chart summarizes the workload and accomplishments of the Investigations Division during the 6-month period ending September 30, 2006.
Source of Allegations |
Hotline (telephone and mail)
Other sources
Total allegations received |
1,062
3,662
4,724 |
Investigative Caseload |
Investigations opened this period
Investigations closed this period
Investigations in progress as of 9/30/06 |
193
202
374 |
Prosecutive Actions |
Criminal indictments/informations
Arrests
Convictions/Pleas |
83
86
61 |
Administrative Actions |
Terminations
Resignations
Disciplinary action |
15
59
15 |
Monetary Results |
Fines/Restitutions/Recoveries
Seizures
Civil penalties |
$136,986
$137,400
$16 million |
OIG investigators conducted 202 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 9,000 employees.
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