Date Issued
Report Number
2018-FIN-007
Report Type
Inspection / Evaluation
Component
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Description
We inspected 15 financial assistance agreement files of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS’) International Affairs Program (IA).
Across all 15 agreements reviewed, we found instances where the IA did not comply with Federal regulations, FWS policy, or agreement terms and conditions when awarding and monitoring the agreements. Specifically, the grants management specialists did not:
• Determine which laws and regulations apply to the agreements
• Use the proper risk assessment form
• Properly evaluate recipients’ financial management systems
• Complete the required business evaluation and budget analysis
• Properly review recipients’ financial reports
• Monitor the equipment schedules
These failures could lead to fraud, waste, and mismanagement and affect the success of IA programs.
We make 11 recommendations to help the IA better award and monitor its agreements with foreign recipients. The IA concurred with all recommendations.
Joint Report
No
Agency Wide
No
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0
Oversight Report File