Sneak Preview: Audit Finds Security Issues With FEMA’s eGrants

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) A recent Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General audit found that the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) eGrants system lacked adequate security because…
Read more ›NIH, NSF Issue Revised Policy Guides

Research grantees now have updated federal guidance to use when administering their grant programs. Late last month, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) revised its NIH Grants Policy Statement, and the National Science Foundation (NSF) posted its revised Proposal and…
Read more ›Sneak Preview: Subrecipient Outcomes Should Be Clearly Defined

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) uniform grant guidance requires federal agencies and pass-through entities to clearly define the intended performance outcomes of recipients and…
Read more ›University of Florida To Pay Around $19.9M in False Claims Settlement

This came across our desks recently and serves as a perfect example of what NOT to do as a grant recipient. According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), the University of Florida has agreed to pay almost $19.9 million to…
Read more ›Open Beta Site Unveiled for Comments To Improve USASpending.gov

The federal government is looking for your feedback once again; this time it’s the U.S. Treasury Department. This month, the Department of the Treasury unveiled a new website to collect recommendations and suggestions on the final version of USASpending.gov, which…
Read more ›Sneak Preview: FHWA Policy Aims To Enhance State Review Program

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service). Officials with the Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) anticipate that internal policy updated in 2014 related to its Financial Integrity Review and Evaluation…
Read more ›HUD Smoke-Free Proposal, Although Healthy, May Get Some Pushback

There are certain ideas that on the outset seem like a good, healthy proposals. However, in reality, such ideas may not prove so easy to accomplish.
Read more ›Sneak Preview: Comments Sought on Draft Research Terms and Conditions

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) An interagency working group is seeking public comments on a draft set of research terms and conditions that implements the provisions of Office of Management and…
Read more ›FEMA Issues Proposed Rule on Individual Assistance Factors

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is looking for your opinion. To comply with Section 1109 of the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013 (Pub. L. 113-2), FEMA issued a proposed rule in today’s Federal Register, to review and revise…
Read more ›Sneak Preview: Inspectors General Seek Delay for First Required DATA Act Report

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) Representatives from federal agency Offices of Inspectors General (OIGs) are requesting Congress to amend a provision in the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act) (Pub….
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