Call it the “pillow test.” Or perhaps the “snooze factor.” These seemed to be good terms to use for determining the level of internal control that a recipient needs under the uniform grant guidance after hearing from a couple of…

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Office of Management and Budget’s uniform grant guidance clarifies how nonfederal entities should treat the salaries of administrative and clerical staff when charging these costs to…

Quick! Clear your schedules for Thursday afternoon (assuming you have that option). The Council on Federal Financial Reform and the Office of Management and Budget are hosting a two-hour webinar Oct. 2 starting at 1 p.m.

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance seeks to implement best practices by March 2015 to better ensure that only qualified…

If you’ve ever had major remodeling work done on your house, you know how frustrating it can be if delays in progress extend the completion date. I personally considered myself lucky when the three-week kitchen remodel our family went through…

Planning to cheat your state’s unemployment system? Think again. The Department of Labor this week issued more than $87 million nationwide to improve state unemployment insurance programs. The funds will allow state agencies to implement program integrity and system improvement…

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Food and Nutrition Service has issued to state educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) the 2014 version of the Eligibility Manual for School Meals,…

While attending the Federal Demonstration Partnership meeting on Thursday here in Washington, a certain song kept coming to mind — the old Paul Simon hit “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover.” Now, if that seems odd, it’s really not the…

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Single Audit Information Service.) Auditees and auditors preparing the Data Collection Form to submit with a single audit reporting package to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse should be aware of process changes…

It’s time again for my annual blog post based on my once-a-year golf outing with my brother. In the past, I’ve been able to take some the lessons learned from my horrific rounds of golf and relate those lessons, in…