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Reports

Management Advisory - Recommendations for Reimbursing Contractors’ Paid Leave Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act

CARES Act Section 3610 allows Federal agencies to reimburse their contractors and subcontractors for any paid leave, including sick leave, that the contractors provide to keep their employees or subcontractors in what the section refers to as a “ready state.” Because these reimbursements present a number of risks and the U.S.

Disaster Recovery Report
Pandemic
Departmentwide

Management Advisory – Issues Identified With Wildlife Restoration Subawards to the University of Tennessee, National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative

Report Number
2020-WR-019

Under the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program (WSFR), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) provides grant funds to eligible States to conserve, restore, and manage wildlife and sport fish resources. States may provide WSFR funds in the form of a subaward to other non-Federal entities, such as universities, to accomplish grant objectives. The National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative (NBCI) at the University of Tennessee provides data and tools to various States and external partners (such as nongovernmental organizations) to restore wild populations of bobwhite quail.

Other
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Lessons Learned for Indian Country

Report Number
2020-FIN-045

The DOI will award most of its CARES Act funding to Indian Country through grants to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE). Of the $756 million, $522 million (69.0 percent) will be funded to Indian Country. As of June 13, 2020, $419,462,721, or 80.4 percent, had been obligated. These emergency response awards from the DOI–together with more than $8.7 billion in awards to Indian Country from other Federal departments—present a higher risk because they must be spent in a short period of time.

Disaster Recovery Report
Pandemic
Bureau of Indian Affairs

The National Park Service's Coronavirus Response Operating Plans

Report Number
2020-CR-039

In response to the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the National Park Service (NPS) closed most park buildings, facilities, and restrooms, and in some cases, entire parks. With States now easing stay-at-home restrictions, and in response to the White House’s emphasis to open the national parks, some parks have already increased access by implementing a phased reopening. To facilitate a safe reopening, the NPS issued the National Park Service COVID-19 Adaptive Operations Recovery Plan to the parks on May 28, 2020.

Disaster Recovery Report
Pandemic
National Park Service