The DOI administers Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act. The Secretary delegated administration of these Programs to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).
Requirements and restrictions for the use of funds to administer these Programs were established by the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act of 2000, which also requires independent biennial audits of program administration.
This report is the required audit of expenditures and obligations reported by the FWS for fiscal years 2015 through 2016 in administration of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs. The report was prepared by Joachim Group CPAs & Consultants, LLC, an independent public accounting firm.
Joachim Group identified deficiencies resulting from ineffective internal controls and noncompliance related to certain unallowable costs. Its report contains 10 recommendations that, if implemented, should resolve the findings.