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USDA’s Fiscal Year 2019, First Quarter DATA Act Submission

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number:
11601-0001-12
Report Type
Audit
Component
USDA - Multi Agency
Joint Report
Yes
Participating OIG
Department of Agriculture OIG
Agency Wide
Yes (agency-wide)
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0
View report on Oversight.gov

Recommendations

OCP needs to establish and implement a policy for reconciling SmartPay purchase card transactions to ensure USDA agencies and offices are properly assigning PIIDs and FAINs where applicable.

FSA needs to develop and implement a process to ensure financial assistance transaction record types are properly labeled and recorded, to ensure complete and accurate DATA Act reporting.

ARS needs to develop and implement a process to ensure transactions are properly assigned to applicable ARS program activities, according to OMB A-11.

FS needs to develop and implement a process to ensure transactions are obligated and recorded in the quarter in which the agreement is reached, including the assignment and recording of PIIDs and FAINs, to ensure proper DATA Act reporting.

USDA agencies and offices, in coordination with OCFO, need to establish procedures to clearly identify their DATA Act reportable data related to files C, D1, and D2 for all non-FMMI source systems.