Chalk this under the “Ask and ye shall receive” department! Last week, we were posting snails as we waited for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue the 2018 2 C.F.R. Part 200, Appendix XI Compliance Supplement. Here…

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Massachusetts Office of State Auditor (OSA) made numerous recommendations in a recent audit aimed at helping MassHealth, which oversees the state’s Medicaid program, address its…

After observing the worms and slugs winding their way across the damp pavement following the rain storms that have recently rumbled through the nation’s capital after a mostly dry month, it brought to mind that we’re now entering the latter…

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) Until the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) completes a nationwide assessment that fully evaluates the performance of its emergency preparedness grant…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) yesterday released its 2018 EPA Management Challenges, and proper grants administration was a major topic within the document.

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) Nonfederal entities awaiting a site visit from an auditor should make numerous preparations prior to the visit to encourage better outcomes for all parties involved, an…

Over the last several months, we have written about the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) struggles in administering its federal grants. For example, one recent article covered a House Homeland Security subcommittee hearing, in which a Government Accountability Office (GAO)…

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) Legislative officials working with the sponsors of the Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency (GREAT) Act of 2017 (H.R. 4887) recently told attendees at a forum…

In football, there’s the two-minute warning. For the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), we now have the one-year warning.

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) plans by March 2019 to fully update its Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) guidance to…