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Sneak Preview: FEMA Instructed To Guide NY Grant Closeout

March 24, 2017 – 7:49 am

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) plans to ensure that the state of New York and New York City properly close out an award for repairs…

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Sneak Preview: FTA To Review Blanket Approval for Change Orders

September 9, 2016 – 7:41 am

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Federal Transit Agency (FTA) this fall plans to evaluate its policy regarding recipient use of blanket approvals for change orders under a federal award after…

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Sneak Preview: OIG Urges NPS To Maintain Award Documents

July 15, 2016 – 8:48 am

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The National Parks Service (NPS) did not maintain numerous required oversight documents in its grant files, and also failed to conduct pre-award risk assessments, relating to…

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Sneak Preview: Disaster Rebuilding Sought for Child Care Sites

January 15, 2016 – 8:35 am

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) In response to concerns about child care availability following Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG)…

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Sneak Preview: FTA Plans To Improve Hurricane Sandy Grant Program Reviews

July 23, 2015 – 2:29 pm

(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…

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Sandy Victims in N.J. Still Looking To Receive Housing Assistance Funds

November 15, 2013 – 11:32 am

It’s heartbreaking to watch the scenes coming out of the Philippines as victims of Typhoon Haiyan try to survive the utter devastation surrounding them. After a natural disaster of this magnitude, poorer regions of the world may face too many…

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Congress Faces a Hurricane and a Cliff

November 13, 2012 – 1:27 pm

It’s rare that you will see a document proudly signed by the leaders of both parties in the U.S. House, but desperate times call for desperate measures.

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Where to Turn to After Suffering Through Hurricane Sandy

October 31, 2012 – 11:18 am

Hurricane Sandy (aka “Frankenstorm”) has come and gone in the Northeast and the damage left behind is unfathomable. For most of us in the D.C. area, we were spared the true wrath of the storm and had relatively little damage,…

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