Audit of the Broadcasting Board of Governors Implementation of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014

OIG recommends that the Broadcasting Board of Governors improve guidance and procedures in the Broadcasting Administrative Manual for Contracting Officers related to entering accurate and complete procurement award transaction data into the Federal Procurement Data System–Next Generation.

OIG recommends that the Broadcasting Board of Governors develop and issue guidance and procedures in the Broadcasting Administrative Manual for personnel responsible for entering accurate and complete financial assistance award transaction data into the Award Submission Portal.

OIG recommends that the Broadcasting Board of Governors formally document quality control procedures to include (a) explaining how the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act Files are created, (b) recording reconciliation results, and (c) reviewing of the accuracy of data contained in DATA Act Files D1 and D2 generated from the Federal Procurement Data System–Next Generation and the Award Submission Portal.

OIG recommends that the Broadcasting Board of Governors designate a Senior Accountable Official who is an official on the Senior Management Council and is capable of providing “reasonable assurance that their internal controls support the reliability and validity of the agency account-level and award-level data,” as required by the Office of Management and Budget.