Date Issued
Report Number
2016-FIN-072
Report Type
Management Advisory
External Entity
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Description
During an audit of the costs claimed by Cherokee Nation Technologies (CNT) under a $5.4 million IT support contract (Contract No. A16PC00003) with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), we found several issues with BIA’s management of the contract award process and its oversight over CNT’s performance. We found that BIA did not—
- review the résumé of an individual hired under the contract;
- initially approve CNT’s hiring of key personnel;
- oversee CNT’s compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation’s (FAR) “Limitations on Subcontracting” clause;
- respond to CNT’s request to share sensitive information with its subcontractor; and
- respond to an inquiry concerning an alleged preferential treatment of a subcontractor.
In this management advisory memorandum, we made five recommendations to BIA to resolve these issues.
Joint Report
No
Agency Wide
Yes
Local File
Oversight Report File