# COVID-19: ETA's Oversight of Short-Time Compensation Did Not Detect $126.9 Million in Questioned Costs
> **Audit** by Department of Labor OIG · 2024-06-26
> *About: Department of Labor*
## Report
- **Title:** COVID-19: ETA's Oversight of Short-Time Compensation Did Not Detect $126.9 Million in Questioned Costs
- **Submitting OIG:** Department of Labor OIG
- **Component agency:** Department of Labor
- **Type:** Audit
- **Publication date:** 2024-06-26

## Summary

https://www.oig.dol.gov/cgi-bin/oa_rpts-v6.cgi?s=&y=2024&a=all


## Recommendations

- **Rec 01** (Open): We recommend the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training establish policies and procedures for monitoring, using lessons learned from the Short-Time Compensation program during the pandemic, that ensure states meet requirements for similar…
- **Rec 02** (Open): We recommend the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training review states’ compliance with Short-Time Compensation (STC) eligibility requirements and require all states with STC agreements to return federal funds used for reimbursements of STC…
- **Rec 03** (Open): We recommend the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training monitor states administering unemployment insurance programs subsidized with federal funds, including temporary programs such as Short-Time Compensation, to ensure compliance with the 3-…
## Source
- [oversight.gov report page](https://www.oversight.gov/reports/audit/covid-19-etas-oversight-short-time-compensation-did-not-detect-1269-million)
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