Understand the Implications of FAPIIS, Integrity Guidance with Free Thompson Webinar

You may have seen our blog post from earlier this month about an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) final guidance on the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) and Section 872 of the Duncan Hunter Defense Authorization…
Read more ›HUD Provides Needed Housing Assistance for North St. Louis

Finally, some good news for a city and county in need of it. Reeling from the continued rioting in nearby Ferguson and the seemingly daily news coverage of racial tensions there, St. Louis and St. Louis County needed federal assistance…
Read more ›Sneak Preview: Commerce OIG Advised To Expand Audit Coverage

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Department of Commerce (DOC) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is considering ways to conduct performance audits in fiscal year 2016 on federal award programs under each…
Read more ›Several Agencies Issue Proposed Rules Implementing Faith-Based Principles

In the Aug. 6 Federal Register, several federal agencies issued proposed rules to implement Executive Order (EO) 13559, Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships with Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations, which President Obama signed in November 2010. Among the…
Read more ›Section 872 Changes Affect Uniform Guidance; Call for Nonfederal Entity Integrity Review

After returning to the office this week after a week-long beach vacation, I had to hit the ground running to report on a July 22 Federal Register final guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget about Section 872…
Read more ›Sneak Preview: Proposal Would Include Food Delivery Under SNAP

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has proposed to allow governmental and nonprofit food purchasing and delivery service providers, for the…
Read more ›Sneak Preview: FTA Plans To Improve Hurricane Sandy Grant Program Reviews

(The following was excerpted from an article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) agreed with a Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General (DOT OIG) recommendation to enhance the grant applicant review and award process…
Read more ›Big Change in Compliance Supplement’s Internal Controls Section

When auditors are conducting their single audits of federal awards, they tend to prefer to follow a relatively concrete set of instructions. True, auditor judgment is a part of the job, but having suggested audit procedures, such as those found…
Read more ›Sneak Preview: EPA Guidance Aims To Improve Monitoring Reviews

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Grants and Debarment said it plans to issue comprehensive guidance by October to help EPA grant officers and specialists…
Read more ›OMB Releases 2015 Compliance Supplement, Despite Title Complexities

As the line from the Shakespeare novel Romeo and Juliet goes, “What’s in a name?” We’ve been asking ourselves that question as well when reviewing the 2015 Office of Management and Budget Compliance Supplement. Or is it still the 2015…
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