March 30, 2018
MEMORANDUM FOR: Denali Commission Commissioners
FROM: Mark H. Zabarsky
Principal Assistant Inspector General for Audit and Evaluation
SUBJECT: Review of the Commission’s FY 2017 Compliance with Improper
Payment Requirements
We are initiating a review to determine the Commission’s compliance with the Improper
Payments Information Act of 2002, as amended. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
issued implementing guidance in the form of OMB Circular A-123, Appendix C, as revised by
OMB Memorandum M-15-02, which requires federal inspectors general to review improper
payment reporting annually.
We will evaluate the accuracy and completeness of the Commission’s reporting in the Denali
Commission FY 2017 Agency Financial Report and, if applicable, its performance in reducing and
recapturing improper payments. To comply with legislative requirements, this review must be
completed within 180 days of publication of the agency financial report.
I will be in contact with you soon to schedule an entrance conference, at which time we will
discuss the review’s scope and methodology in greater detail. If you have any questions
regarding this review, please contact me at (202) 482-3884. We thank you in advance for your
cooperation during this review.
cc: Peggy E. Gustafson, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Commerce
Corrine Eilo, Chief Financial Officer, Denali Commission
John Whittington, General Counsel, Denali Commission
Announcement of Review of Denali Commission's Compliance with FY2017 Improper Payments Requirements
Published by the Denali Commission, Office of Inspector General on 2018-03-01.
Below is a raw (and likely hideous) rendition of the original report. (PDF)