What is the compliance process and timing?
Obtaining a management decision or final action and following up on audit report recommendations are integral parts of auditing and have a direct bearing on audit effectiveness. This is a shared responsibility between management and OIG. For some audits, findings are resolved (i.e., agreement is reached) between management officials and our auditors by the time the report is issued. However, for both resolved and unresolved findings, Department management must provide a response to OIG within 30 days of the audit report date. This response should indicate whether management agrees with the recommendations and should report on actions planned or taken in response to the recommendation. OIG will then review the response and, if the response indicates agreement with the recommendation, will accept the response and consider the finding resolved. In cases of further disagreement, the recommendations will be elevated to the Under Secretary for Management for resolution. Once the finding has
