The Latest from Priority Areas

CAP Goal #9 “Getting Payments Right,” CAP Goal Action Plan slide deck updated and posted to Performance.gov, updating the strategy and goal leads and highlighting 2019 Q4 accomplishments.

The purpose of this Controller Alert is to provide agencies a reminder of the most recent OMB policy regarding Financial Assistance requirements for award description data quality and controls.

Initial meeting of CAP Goal #9 Working Group - Root Causes and Eligibility Criteria Reporting. The Root Causes and Eligibility Criteria working group will seek to identify and categorize different eligibility root causes of improper payments.

2019 Quarterly Key Priority Indicators (KPI) Scorecards posted to Paymentaccuracy.gov and Performance.gov websites. KPI Scorecards are for high-priority programs to highlight quarterly goals and accomplishments.

The purpose of this Controller Alert is to provide additional details and updates regarding the grants management related requirements that were rescinded in M-17-26.

Today, the Chief Financial Officers Council (CFOC) and the Performance Improvement Council (PIC) release the Playbook.

Opening Remarks Dave Mader, Controller, OMB Rhea Hubbard, Policy Analyst, OMB Gil Tran, Policy Analyst, OMB Promising Practices in Implementation; Risk Assessment (Panel 1) Andrea Brandon, Director, Financial Assistance Policy and Oversight, Department of Homeland Security and COFAR Co-Chair Phil Maestri, Director, Risk Management Service, U.S. Department of Education Moderator; Rhea Hubbard, Policy Analyst, OMB. Continued

OMB together with Federal awarding agencies is issuing a joint interim final rule to implement the new guidance at 2 C.F.R. 200 titled Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance).