“The VA OIG contracted with the independent public accounting firm CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA) to audit VA’s compliance under the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act). CLA conducted this performance audit with data sampled from the fourth quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2020, in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards. CLA primarily conducted its audit work during FY 2021, and the results of the audit are presented in the attached report…”
“CLA reported that VA’s existing financial management and related systems have limited functionality to fully support the reporting standards and requirements under the DATA Act. CLA said data management and reporting processes need improvement to ensure compliance with those requirements. As a result of these challenges, CLA reported that VA did not fully meet the reporting standards and attributes of completeness, accuracy, timeliness, and quality required under the DATA Act in itsFY2020 fourth quarter submission for publication on USASpending.gov.”
“CLA’s recommendations included that VA continue system modernization efforts and improve internal controls over certain aspects of the data submission process. Overall, CLA made 12 recommendations for improving compliance under the DATA Act…”
Access the full 45-page report here.
Source: Audit of VA’s Compliance under the DATA Act of 2014 – November 8, 2021. VA OIG.
