Review of VHA’s Financial Oversight of COVID-19 Supplemental Funds
Review · Department of Veterans Affairs OIG · 2021-06-10 · about Department of Veterans Affairs
Report
Title
Review of VHA’s Financial Oversight of COVID-19 Supplemental Funds
Submitting OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Component agency
Department of Veterans Affairs
Type
Review
Publication date
2021-06-10
Summary
In response to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviewed the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) tracking and reporting of COVID-19 supplemental funding from legislation for pandemic relief.VA met monthly reporting requirements to OMB and Congress on supplemental fund obligations and expenditures. VA also submitted required weekly obligations and expenditures from supplemental funding to OMB by program activity.
Recommendations (2)
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Status
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1
Closed
The OIG recommends that the Principle Deputy Under Secretary for Health coordinate with VA’s Office of Management to implement internal control procedures to ensure the completeness and accuracy of the data in VA’s reports to the Office of Management…
2
Closed
The OIG recommends that the Principle Deputy Under Secretary for Health coordinate with VA’s Office of Management to execute data validation procedures to make certain that reports to the Office of Management and Budget and to Congress can be traced…