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Inflation Reduction Act: Contract Performance Oversight and Compliance With Expenditure Restrictions Need Improvement

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
2025-208-008
Report Type
Audit
Special Emphasis
Inflation Reduction Act
Joint Report
No
Agency Wide
Yes (agency-wide)
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$20,819,532
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Recommendations

The Chief Procurement Officer should develop and implement, in collaboration with the Chief Information Officer, a process that includes educating and training stakeholders to track contracts by legacy system.

The Chief Information Officer should identify and correct the authorized funding source for all information technology contracts that inappropriately used IRA BSM funding for O&M costs of legacy systems.

The Chief Information Officer should develop and implement, in collaboration with the Chief Procurement Officer, a process that includes educating and training stakeholders to ensure compliance with the IRA prohibiting the use of BSM funds for the O&M of legacy systems.

The Chief Information Officer should update the Information Technology organization guidance to align with IRA provisions of when BSM funding can be used.

The Chief Procurement Officer should develop a quality review process to ensure that all final pre-award documentation is maintained in the Procurement System and meets quality standards prior to awarding the contract.