Semiannual Report to the Congress

By Sundro, Linda G.

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Reproduction Date: 2008

Title:	Semiannual Report to the Congress
Author:	Sundro, Linda G.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Legislation., Government Printing Office (U.S.)
Collections:	Government Library Collection
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Publisher:	Government Printing Office


Citation APA MLA Chicago Sundro, L. G. (n.d.). Semiannual Report to the Congress. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.us/

Excerpt
Executive Summary: This report covers the 6-month reporting period from October 1, 1990, through March 31, 1991. It provides an account of the major work of the Office of Inspector General by describing significant problems and deficiencies identified during our audits, investigations, and reviews as well as the recommendations we made for corrective actions. We also describe the Foundation's responses to our findings and acknowledge management's contribution to our mission.

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter to the National Science Board and the Congress Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Building Relocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Reporting Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ExternalAudit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 RecentActivities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Significant Audit Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Museums. Science Centers. and Botanical Gardens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Museum Has Questioned Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 A Majority of Thirteen Grants To Association Has Questioned Costs . . . . . . . . . 10 Nonprofit Does Not Provide Documentation To Support Reimbursement Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Nonprofit Fails To Claim Costs In Accordance With Federal Guidelines . . . . . . . 12 Institute Claims Unsupported Travel Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 SBIR Grantee Increases Subcontract Costs Without NSF Approval . . . . . . . . . . 13 Research Firm Fails To Maintain Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Commercial Firm Earns Interest on NSF Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Audits Involving Possible Violations of Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 Commercial Company Inappropriately Claims Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 University Controls Development of Grant Byproduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Conducting Followup Review on Grantees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 For-profit Corrects Material Deficiencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Museum Makes Major Improvements in Control Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18