Office of Inspector General - Semiannual Report the Congress

By Sundro, Linda G.

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Reproduction Date: 2008

Title:	Office of Inspector General - Semiannual Report the Congress
Author:	Sundro, Linda G.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Legislation., Government Printing Office (U.S.)
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Excerpt
Excerpt: This is the second semiannual report on the activities of the National Science Foundation's Office of Inspector General for the 6-month period ended March 31, 1990. The report presents an overview of our first-year progress and describes significant audit, oversight, investigations, and legal findings...

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS LETTER TO THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD AND THE CONGRESS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AT FORTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 OIG MISSION AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 EXTERNAL AUDIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Introduction .............................................................. 4 Recenthogress ........................................................... 4 Audits Conducted by External Audit Staff ...................................... 6 Research Center Improperly Handled Interest Income ......................... 6 Nonprofit Has Inadequate Internal Controls ................................. 6 Corporate Recipient's Accounting Procedures Found Deficient ................. 7 Inadequate Documentation to Support Matching Funds Agreement .............. 7 Audits Performed by Independent Public Accountants ............................ 8 Travel Service Contract Poorly Documented ................................ 8 Grantee's Claims Not Substantiated ....................................... 8 Museum Awards Noncompetitive Subcontract ............................... 8 Documentation of Small Business Expenses Lacking ......................... 9 Inappropriate and Unsupported Payroll Cost Questioned ....................... 9 INTERNAL AUDIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Introduction .............................................................. 10 Review of NSF Grant Administration .......................................... 10 NSF Presence in Foreign Locations ........................................... 10 INVESTIGATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Introduction ..............................................................1 1 Establishing an Investigative Program .........................................1 2 Summary of Investigative Activities ..........................................1. 2 OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Introduction ..............................................................1 2 OIGRepresentation ........................................................1 2 Oversight of NSF Research and Education Programs .............................1 3 Review of Proposal Actions and Postaward Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -13 Appraisal of Technical Management of NSF Programs ........................1 4