Semiannual Report to Congress

April 1, 2005-September 30, 2005
Office of the Inspector General

Audit Statistics Audit Summary During this reporting period, the Audit Division issued 109 audit reports containing more than $12 million in questioned costs and more than $2 million in funds recommended to be put to better use and made 466 recommendations for management improvement. Specifically, the Audit Division issued 19 internal reports of Department programs funded at more than $521 million; 38 external reports of contracts, grants, and other agreements funded at more that $79 million; and 52 Single Audit Act audits. In addition, the Audit Division issued three Notifications of Irregularities. 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 7 $8,651,803 Issued during period 8 $2,154,437 Needing management decision during period 15 $10,806,240 Management decisions made during period: • Amounts management agreed to put to better use1 • Amounts management disagreed to put to better use 12 0 $8,657,077 $0 No management decision at end of period 3 $2,149,163 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 25 $39,016,272 $1,577,273 Issued during period 37 $12,639,339 $7,078,278 Needing management decision during period 62 $51,655,611 $8,655,551 Management decisions made during period: • Amount of disallowed costs1 • Amount of costs not disallowed 53 0 $45,528,636 $0 $7,061,346 $0 No management decision at end of period 9 $6,126,975 $1,594,205 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 43 98 Issued during period 96 466 Needing management decision during period 139 564 Management decisions made during period: • Number management agreed to implement1 • Number management disagreed with 132 0 552 0 No management decision at end of period 7 12 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 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 September 30, 2005, the OIG had closed 134 audit reports and was monitoring the resolution process of 385 open audit reports. Unresolved Audits Audits Over 6 Months Old Without Management Decisions As of September 30, 2005, the following audits had no management decision or were in disagreement: COPS Grants to Albuquerque, New Mexico, Police Department COPS Grants to AMTRAK Police Department COPS Grants to Dona Ana County, New Mexico, Sheriff's Department COPS Grants to Picuris Pueblo, New Mexico, Police Department COPS Grants to Texas Tech University Police Department, Lubbock, Texas COPS Grants to the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council, Montana COPS Grants to the City of Camden, New Jersey, Police Department COPS Grants to the Navajo Department of Resource Enforcement, Window Rock, Arizona COPS Grants to the Passamaquoddy Tribe and Pleasant Point Reservation Police Department, Perry, Maine COPS Methamphetamine Initiative Grants to the Sioux City, Iowa, Police Department USMS Intergovernmental Service Agreement for Detention Facilities with the Central Virginia Regional Jail Evaluation and Inspections Statistics The chart below summarizes E&I's accomplishments for the 6-month reporting period ending September 30, 2005. E&I Workload Accomplishments Number of Reviews Reviews active at beginning of period 8 Reviews initiated 4 Final reports issued 5 Reviews active at end of reporting period 7 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 September 30, 2005, 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 September 30, 2005. Source of Allegations Hotline (telephone and mail) Other sources Total allegations received 814 3,461 4,275 Investigative Caseload Investigations opened this period Investigations closed this period Investigations in progress as of 9/30/05 218 173 409 Prosecutive Actions Criminal indictments/informations Arrests Convictions/Pleas 42 47 30 Administrative Actions Terminations Resignations Disciplinary action 18 39 18 Monetary Results Fines/Restitutions/Recoveries Seizures Civil penalties $1,604,421 $1,000 $500,000 Integrity Awareness Briefings OIG investigators conducted 72 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 3,000 employees.