Assistance Agreement and Contract Recipients with Open Audit Recommendations May Affect Recovery Act

U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL Catalyst for Improving the Environment Special Report Assistance Agreement and Contract Recipients with Open Audit Recommendations May Affect Recovery Act Activities Report No. 09-X-0196 July 14, 2009 Report Contributors: Janet Kasper Mathew Simber Leh Nikadoh Michael Petscavage Nancy Daoisa McCwan Wendy Swan Abbreviations CFR Code of Federal Regulations DCAA Defense Contract Audit Agency EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FAOSC Financial Analysis and Oversight Service Center FY Fiscal Year GIAMD Grants and Interagency Agreements Management Division OAM Office of Acquisition Management OIG Office of Inspector General OMB Office of Management and Budget UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL July 14, 2009 MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: Assistance Agreement and Contract Recipients with Open Audit Recommendations May Affect Recovery Act Activities Report No. 09-X-0196 FROM: Melissa M. Heist Assistant Inspector General for Audit TO: Craig Hooks, Acting Assistant Administrator Office of Administration and Resources Management The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed a review of open recommendations from prior financial audit reports that could 1impact EPA’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) ...