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Performance Audit of the Implementation of OMB COVID-19 Flexibilities - University of Wisconsin - Madison

Audit · National Science Foundation OIG · 2021-05-25 · about National Science Foundation

Report

Title
Performance Audit of the Implementation of OMB COVID-19 Flexibilities - University of Wisconsin - Madison
Submitting OIG
National Science Foundation OIG
Component agency
National Science Foundation
Type
Audit
Publication date
2021-05-25

Recommendations (8)

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Finding1Rec.1ClosedResolve the $26,974 in questioned Award Cash Management $ervice drawdowns for which UW-Madison has not agreed to reimburse NSF and direct UW-Madison to repay or otherwise remove the sustained questioned drawdowns from its NSF awards.
Finding1Rec.2ClosedDirect UW-Madison to provide documentation supporting that it has repaid or otherwise credited the $20,431 of questioned Award Cash Management $ervice drawdowns for which it has agreed to reimburse NSF.
Finding1Rec.3ClosedDirect UW-Madison to update its administrative and management processes and internal control procedures surrounding the Award Cash Management $ervice procedures for awards with expiring appropriations. Updated processes could include validating that…
Finding1Rec.4ClosedDirect UW-Madison to strengthen its award set-up processes and procedures to ensure it cannot charge costs to an active award if the Federal appropriations for the award have expired.
Finding2Rec.1ClosedDirect UW-Madison to provide documentation supporting that it has repaid or otherwise credited the $1,593 in questioned costs for which it has agreed to reimburse NSF.
Finding2Rec.2ClosedDirect UW-Madison to update its administrative and management processes and internal control procedures surrounding the Award Cash Management $ervice system to ensure that UW-Madison appropriately incorporates credits when calculating the total amount…
Finding3Rec.1ClosedDirect UW-Madison to update its current award set-up practices to require that, when setting up accounts established for NSF awards, personnel ensure that the accounts apply indirect costs using the rates that were established in the Negotiated…
Finding4Rec.1ClosedDirect UW-Madison to strengthen its Research Experience for Undergraduate award setup procedures to ensure that personnel select the appropriate indirect cost base.

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