October 1, 2003–March 31, 2004
Office of the Inspector General
During this reporting period, the Audit Division issued 146 audit reports containing more than $29 million in questioned costs and $1.4 million in funds to better use and made 454 recommendations for management improvement. Specifically, the Audit Division issued 18 internal reports of programs funded at more than $124 million; 31 external reports of contracts, grants, and other agreements funded at more than $126 million; and 97 Single Audit Act audits. In addition, the Audit Division issued six Notifications of Irregularities, one Management Letter Transmittal, 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 | 2 | $3,506,215 |
Issued during period | 6 | $1,410,552 |
Needing management decision during period | 8 | $4,916,767 |
Management decisions made during period:
--Amounts management agreed to put to better use1 --Amounts management disagreed to put to better use |
70 0 |
$1,585,661 $0 |
No management decision at end of period | 1 | $3,331,106 |
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. |
Audit Reports | Number of Audit Reports | Total Questioned Costs (including unsupported costs) | Unsupported Costs |
---|---|---|---|
No management decision made by beginning of period | 20 | $18,452,616 | $6,860,337 |
Issued during period | 51 | $29,258,897 | $13,827,659 |
Needing management decision during period | 71 | $47,711,513 | $20,687,996 |
Management decisions made during period:
--Amount of disallowed costs1 --Amount of costs not disallowed |
482 5 |
$36,831,539 $1,882,140 |
$18,310,078 $0 |
No management decision at end of period | 20 | $8,997,834 | $2,377,918 |
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 | 29 | 61 |
Issued during period | 117 | 454 |
Needing management decision during period | 146 | 515 |
Management decisions made during period:
--Number management agreed to implement1 --Number management disagreed with | 1172 0 | 430 0 |
No management decision at end of period | 31 | 85 |
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-50, Audit Follow-Up, requires audit reports to be resolved within six 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 March 31, 2004, the OIG had closed 130 audit reports and was monitoring the resolution process of 448 open audit reports.
Audits Over Six Months Old Without Management Decisions
As of March 31, 2004, the following audits had no management decision or were in disagreement:
Evaluation and Inspections Statistics
The chart below summarizes the Evaluation and Inspection Division's accomplishments for the six-month reporting period ending March 31, 2004.
E&I Workload Accomplishments | Number of Reviews |
---|---|
Reviews active at beginning of period | 6 |
Reviews initiated | 6 |
Final reports issued | 5 |
Reviews active at end of reporting period | 7 |
DOJ Order 2900.10, Follow-Up and Resolution Policy for Inspection Recommendations by the OIG, requires reports to be resolved within six months of the report issuance date. As of March 31, 2004, there were no unresolved recommendations.
The following chart summarizes the workload and accomplishments of the Investigations Division during the six-month period ending March 31, 2004.
Source of Allegations | |
---|---|
Hotline (telephone and mail)
Other sources 1 Total allegations received |
682 3,0402 3,722 |
Investigative Caseload | |
Investigations opened this period
Investigations closed this period Investigations in progress as of 3/31/04 |
219 219 477 |
Prosecutive Actions | |
Criminal Indictments/Informations
Arrests Convictions/Pleas |
41 48 52 |
Administrative Actions | |
Terminations
Resignations Disciplinary action |
14 46 6 |
Monetary Results | |
Fines/Restitutions/Recoveries
Seizures Bribe monies deposited to the Treasury Civil penalties |
$1,426,452 $200 $1,100 $0 |
1 "Other" includes 18 inquiries initiated by the OIG, 1,499 received from other agencies, 62 received from individuals in person, and 1,461 received in other ways.
OIG investigators conducted 124 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 5,990 employees.