Semiannual Report to Congress

April 1, 2009-September 30, 2009
Office of the Inspector General


Appendix 4
Audit Division Reports

April 1, 2009 – September 30, 2009

Internal and External Audit Reports
Single Audit Act Reports of Department of Justice Activities
Quantifiable Potential Monetary Benefits


Internal and External Audit Reports

Audit of Newport News Police Department’s Equitable Sharing Program Activities, Newport News, Virginia

Audit of Salem Police Department’s Equitable Sharing Program Activities, Salem, Virginia

Compliance with Standards Governing Combined DNA Index System Activities at the North Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory, Shreveport, Louisiana

Compliance with Standards Governing Combined DNA Index System Activities at the Rhode Island Department of Health Laboratories, Providence, Rhode Island

Compliance with Standards Governing Combined DNA Index System Activities at the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Knoxville Crime Laboratory, Knoxville, Tennessee

Compliance with Standards Governing Combined DNA Index System Activities at the Texas Department of Public Safety Regional Crime Laboratory, El Paso, Texas

Compliance with Standards Governing Combined DNA Index System Activities at the Washington State Patrol Crime Laboratory, Seattle, Washington

Compliance with Standards Governing Combined DNA Index System Activities at the Wyoming State Crime Laboratory, Cheyenne, Wyoming

Follow-up Audit of the DEA’s Handling of Cash Seizures

Follow-up Review and Investigation of the Hopi Tribe, Kykotsmovi, Arizona

Limited Scope Audit of the Committed Partners for Youth, Oregon

Limited Scope Audit of FY 2004 Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program, Saline County, Arkansas

Limited Scope Audit of FY 2005, 2007, and 2008 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants Awarded to Jonesboro, Arkansas

Limited Scope Audit of the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice, Denver, Colorado

Limited Scope Audit of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Awarded to the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana

Limited Scope Audit of the New Mexico Crime Victims Reparation Commission

Limited Scope Audit of the Texas Department of Public Safety Convicted Offender DNA Backlog Reduction Program, Austin, Texas

Limited Scope Audit of the Wyoming Office of the Attorney General Division of Victim Services, Cheyenne, Wyoming

COPS Safe Schools Initiative Grants Administered by the Daniel Webster Council - Boy Scouts of America, Manchester, New Hampshire

OJP and COPS Grants Awarded to Team Focus, Inc., Mobile, Alabama

OJP BJA Grant Awarded to the Kane County Drug Rehabilitation Court, Kane County, Illinois

OJP BJA Grant Awarded to the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, Lincoln, Nebraska

OJP Grants Awarded to the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice, Columbia, South Carolina

OJP NIJ Cooperative Agreements and Grants Awarded to the National Forensic Science Technology Center, Largo, Florida

OJP OJJDP Grants Awarded to TechMission, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts

OJP SWBPI Funding Received by Alameda County, California

OJP SWBPI Funding Received by Santa Clara County, California

OVW Grant to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Awarded to Skagit County, Washington

Procedures Used by OJJDP to Award Discretionary Grants in FY 2007

The Civil Division’s Laptop Computer Encryption Program and Practices

The Department’s Management of the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act Program

The DEA’s Information Security Program Pursuant to FISMA, FY 2008

The DEA’s Validation, Integrity and Penetration Response System Pursuant to FISMA, FY 2008

The FBI’s BlackNet System Pursuant to FISMA, FY 2008

The FBI’s Digital Collection System 3000 Pursuant to FISMA, FY 2008

The FBI’s Information Security Program Pursuant to FISMA, FY 2008

The FBI’s Terrorist Watchlist Nomination Practices

The FBI’s WMD Coordinator Program

JMD’s Automated Configuration Engineering System Pursuant to FISMA, FY 2008

JMD’s Information Security Program Pursuant to FISMA, FY 2008

The U.S. National Central Bureau of INTERPOL    

Audit of the NIJ’s Practices for Awarding Grants and Contracts in FYs 2005 through 2007


Single Audit Act Reports of Department Activities

A Child Is Missing, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Ama Doo Alchini Bighan, Inc., Chinle, Arizona

American Prosecutors Research Institute, Alexandria, Virginia

Apache Tribe of OK, Anadarko, Oklahoma

Asotin County, Asotin, Washington

Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows, Reno, Nevada

Chevak Traditional Council, Chevak, Arkansas

Children’s Advocacy Center for the Pikes Peak Region, Inc., Colorado Springs, Colorado

City and County of Denver, Colorado

City of Chicago, Illinois

City of Gary, Indiana

City of Houston, Texas

City of Jackson, Mississippi

City of Jonesboro, Arkansas

City of Kenosha, Wisconsin

City of Marion, South Carolina

City of Orange Beach, Alabama

City of Poplar Bluff, Missouri

City of Port St. Lucie, Florida

City of San Diego, California

City of Socorro, Texas

City of Thomasville, Georgia

City of Wilmington, Delaware

Clark County, Neillsville, Wisconsin

Clayton County, Jonesboro, Georgia

Collier County, Naples, Florida

Family Development Foundation, Las Vegas, Nevada

Friendship Home of Lincoln, Inc., Lincoln, Nebraska

Guam Legal Services Corporation, Hagatna, Guam

Hopland Band of Pomo Indians, Hopland, California

Lockheed Martin Aspen Systems Corp., Rockville, Maryland

Logan County, Lincoln, Illinois

Manitowoc County, Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Municipality of Monroeville, Pennsylvania

National Association of Police Athletic/Activities Leagues, Inc., Jupiter, Florida

National Children’s Alliance, Washington, D.C.

National District Attorneys Association, Alexandria, Virginia

Nebraska Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Coalition, Inc., Lincoln, Nebraska

New Mexico Crime Victims Reparation Commission, Albuquerque, New Mexico

New Mexico Department of Public Safety, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Nye County, Tonopah, Nevada

Oglala Sioux Tribe, Pine Ridge, South Dakota

Oneida County, Rhinelander, Wisconsin

Residential Care Consortium, Portland, Maine

Safehome, Inc., Overland Park, Kansas

Sheriffs’ Association of Texas, Inc., Austin, Texas

Taylor County, Medford, Wisconsin

Team Focus, Inc., Mobile, Alabama

Texas Border Sheriffs’ Coalition, El Paso, Texas

The Navajo Nation, Window Rock, Arizona

Tulsa County, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Waupaca County, Waupaca, Wisconsin

Yankton Sioux Tribe, Marty, South Dakota


Quantifiable Potential Monetary Benefits

Audit Report Questioned Costs Unsupported Costs Funds Put to Better Use
Audits Performed by the OIG
Audit of Newport News Police Department’s Equitable Sharing Program Activities, Newport News, Virginia $3,674 $3,674  
Audit of Salem Police Department’s Equitable Sharing Program Activities, Salem, Virginia $550    
COPS Safe Schools Initiative Grants Administered by the Daniel Webster Council - Boy Scouts of America, Manchester, New Hampshire $983,926 $882,737  
Follow-up Review and Investigation of the Hopi Tribe, Kykotsmovi, Arizona $85,636    
OJP and COPS Grants Awarded to Team Focus, Inc., Mobile, Alabama $718,443 $715,708  
OJP BJA Grant Awarded to the Kane County Drug Rehabilitation Court, Kane County, Illinois $4,812    
OJP Grants Awarded to the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice, Columbia, South Carolina $7,277 $3,870  
OJP NIJ Cooperative Agreements and Grants Awarded to the National Forensic Science Technology Center, Largo, Florida $252,336 $11,348  
OJP SWBPI Funding Received by Alameda County, California $8,451    
OJP SWBPI Funding Received by Santa Clara County, California $323,859   $17,500
OVW Grant to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Awarded to Skagit County, Washington $21,706 $17,124  
Procedures Used by OJJPD to Award Discretionary Grants in FY 2007     $154,684
Subtotal (Audits Performed by the OIG) $2,410,670 $ 1,634,461 $ 172,184
Audits Performed by State/Local Auditors Under the Single Audit Act1
American Prosecutors Research Institute, Alexandria, Virginia $42,992 $42,992  
Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows, Reno, Nevada $22,158 $22,158  
Children’s Advocacy Center for the Pikes Peak Region, Inc., Colorado Springs, Colorado $50,000 $50,000  
City of Gary, Indiana $63,456 $63,456  
City of Houston, Texas $5,571 $5,571  
City of Jackson, Mississippi $658,502 $658,502  
City of Jonesboro, Arkansas $4,917 $4,917  
City of Port St. Lucie, Florida $12,396 $12,396  
City of Thomasville, Georgia $40,000 $40,000  
City of Wilmington, Delaware $40,064 $40,064  
Guam Legal Services Corporation, Hagatna, Guam $1,986 $1,986  
Hopland Band of Pomo Indians, Hopland, California $10,347 $10,347  
National Association of Police Athletic/Activities Leagues, Inc., Jupiter, Florida $42,971 $42,971  
National Children’s Alliance, Washington, D.C. $73,001    
New Mexico Crime Victims Reparation Commission, Albuquerque, New Mexico $144,219 $144,219  
New Mexico Department of Public Safety, Santa Fe, New Mexico $296,749 $296,749  
Nye County, Tonopah, Nevada $21,777 $21,777  
Oglala Sioux Tribe, Pine Ridge, South Dakota $368,500 $368,500  
Residential Care Consortium, Portland, Maine $45,940 $45,940  
Sheriffs’ Association of Texas, Inc., Austin, Texas $111,032 $111,032  
Team Focus, Inc., Mobile, Alabama $96,642    
The Navajo Nation, Window Rock, Arizona $242,488 $242,488  
Subtotal (Audits Performed by State/Local Auditors Under the Single Audit Act) $ 2,395,708 $ 2,226,065 $0
Total $ 4,806,378 $ 3,860,526 $ 172,184

1 These audits are reviewed by the OIG to assess the quality and the adequacy of the entity’s management of federal funds. The OIG issues these audits to the responsible component and performs follow up on the audit reports’ findings and recommendations.

 


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