The audit determined whether the Department of Education (DOE) had adequate controls in place to ensure that the schools supported by Children?s First Network (CFN) 106 complied with the policies and procedures governing the procurement card (p-card) program as set forth in DOE?s Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
The Business Intergrity Commission is a law enforcement and regulatory agency. It eliminates organized crime and other forms of corruption in the industries it regulates. It conducts background checks on the applicant's business before providing them with a license or registration. This follow-up audit checks whether BIC had implemented the 13 recommendations stated in a previous audit.
An audit report was filed on December 6, 2012 on the Department of Education's (DOE) controls over the monitoring of individual consultants for mandated services. It was determined that there were significant control weaknesses which prevented DOE from effectively monitoring its individual consultants for mandated services. Such irregularities made it impossible to ensure that possibility of waste or fraud was being adequately controlled. Recommendations were made to rectify these issues.