Reports - Audit

TFC Consulting, Inc. (TFC), an independent licensed Certified Public Accounting firm, wascontracted by the Department of Agriculture (USDA), Office of Inspector General (OIG) toconduct an agreed-upon procedures engagement at Illinois and provide the Food and NutritionService (FNS) with recommendations to enhance program efficiency and effectiveness.

OIG reviewed how USDA awards contracts to small and disadvantagedbusinesses to ensure only eligible businesses receive contracts.

OIG reviewed AMS’ commodity procurement process for international foodprograms.

OIG performed agreed-upon procedures for assessing information reported byUSDA’s National Finance Center.

We reviewed the New York State agency’s controls for operating under SFSPrequirements and sponsor and site compliance with those requirements.

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) completed a final action verification of all seven recommendations in our September 8, 2015 report, APHIS Wildlife Services—Wildlife Damage Management (Audit Report 33601-0002-41).

This report presents the results of the Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 examination for the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Finance Center (NFC) description of its payroll/personnel and application hosting services used to process customer agencies’ transactions throughout the period October 1, 2017 to July 31, 2018.

OIG evaluated the adequacy of FSA’s controls over the ARC/PLC program.