Semiannual Report to Congress

April 1, 2006-September 30, 2006
Office of the Inspector General

Audit Statistics Audit Summary 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. 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. 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. Unresolved Audits 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 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, 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 Integrity Awareness Briefings 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.