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Data Quality & RecordkeepingAvoiding Reporting Pitfalls
Data Quality & RecordkeepingAvoiding Reporting Pitfalls
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Sound Check
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Speakers Speakers
Risk Management Service
David Cattin
Otis Wilson
David Downey
Cynthia Brown
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Introduction
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Transparency & Accountability
• Efficient• Economical• Effective• Ethical• Equitable
Federal Funding Accountability & Transparency Act
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What is Transparency?
A tool to promote results & accountability– Accurate data – Presented in context– Meaningful information – Accessible & easy for public use
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Treatment of Recovery Act Funds
Recordkeeping processes and procedures for ARRA funds follow the same guidelines, rules and regulations that apply to other ED grants
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REPORT FRAUD AND MISCONDUCT TO THE ED OIG
All ARRA grants include “the requirement that each grantee or sub-grantee awarded funds made available under the Recovery Act shall promptly refer to an appropriate inspector general any credible evidence that a principal, employee, agent, contractor, sub-grantee, sub-contractor, or other person has submitted a false claim under the False Claims Act or has committed a criminal or civil violation of laws pertaining to fraud, conflict of interest, bribery, gratuity, or similar misconduct involving those funds.”
FAX 202-260-0230
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Learning Objectives• Describe key reasons data quality is important• Know & apply data quality principles: quality,
objectivity, utility and integrity• Assess methodology for data collection• Identify & apply federal record retention requirements• Avoid reporting pitfalls identified by GAO• Implement best practices
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Key Principles
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Quality Encompassing term
Incorporates Objectivity, Integrity, Utility
Ensures usefulness, accuracy, reliable, secure
Integral to creation, collection, maintenance
ED reviews before dissemination
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Objectivity
Accurate, reliable, unbiased infoUse dependable source & appropriate techniques
Include documentation
Describe any errors that impact quality
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Integrity
Security and protection of info Ensure info is not:
CompromisedCorruptFalsified
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Utility Usefulness of info to intended users
Stay informed of info needs Care during review stage to ensure clarity
1)General info – clear & readable2)Admin & Program Data – described & documented3)Statistical Data – fill data gaps
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Methodology
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Assessing Methodology
• Essential step in the project’s development • Preparation is key• Anticipate potential problem areas
- Address in the design phase
• Ensure consistency across the board• Communicate clearly with staff collecting and
recording data
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Where Methodology Goes Wrong
• Problems by design
• Problems arising from human error
Determine just wherethey overlap and howto eliminate, reduce,negate their effects on reporting.
Design HumanError
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Where Methodology Goes Wrong
• Fundamental design flaws
• Data collection mechanisms
• Documentation
• Connection with the target population
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Design Concerns
• Determine most relevant time to collect data
• Define the data to be gathered
• Collect only the necessary data
• Limit the intervals between sampling
• Develop appropriate evaluation tools
• Train staff accordingly
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Target Population Issues
• Follow Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and human subject research requirements to the letter• Utilize varied data collection strategies• Consider target population demographics• Create a non-threatening, non-intrusive environment to conduct interview, complete surveys, etc.
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Recordkeeping
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Three years from… Final expenditure report
Quarterly or annual financial report
Exceptions… Litigation, real property, record transfer, indirect
cost rate proposals, cost allocation plans
Record Retention Period
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AccessSecretary, IG, Comptroller General…
timely, unrestricted accessDOCUMENTS AND PERSONNEL
…audits, examinations, excerpts, transcripts, and copies.
…as long as the records are retained.
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Types of Records
Grant funds
Compliance
Performance
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Confidentiality & Privacy
Generally no restrictions on recipient records
Student records – covered by FERPA
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Recovery Act Data Quality
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Data Quality & ARRA Section 1512 Reports
• Section 1512 reporting presents new challenges for data collection and reporting
• Under the Federal Financial Accountability and Transparency Act – October 1st, 2010 sub-recipient reporting will become the norm
www.USAspending.gov
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#1 Section 1512 Pitfall -Failure to Report
• Quarterly reporting begins the quarter you first receive a grant (even before spending)
• Track ARRA funds separately • Need 100% of sub-recipients and contracts• Keep reporting until all funds expended &
activities complete• Then mark last report “FINAL”
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What’s Different with ARRA?
• Basic expenditure reporting• Reported funds “received”
should match G5 draws• Automate expenditure data –
pull from finance system • Keep records of your
methodology related to data collection and estimations
• Sub-recipient information• Subs may input their data• Subs must provide jobs
and infrastructure information
• Estimating # jobs created/retained
• Increased oversight• Public transparency
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Avoiding Sub-recipient Reporting Pitfalls
• Collect consistent information from sub-recipientsProvide good instructions and definitions
• Collect complete and accurate information from eachKnow who should report & review their reports
• Validate sub-recipient data Extract or verify against finance system
• Ensure they maintain recordsProvide instructions on recordkeeping
• Monitor subs’ data collection and internal controls over reporting Provide guidance on good practices
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Be careful what you ask for…
What you ask affects whether the answer will make sense•Carefully target data collection to the data you need •Carefully word the questions to get consistent & meaningful responses•Define terms and data elements •Provide the formula to use for calculations
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Jobs Calculation Pitfalls• OMB established new guidance in December
2009 – count jobs funded by ARRA • Ensure all sub-recipients use the same
methodology• “Reality check” – Does the number of jobs
reported by sub-recipients and contractors make sense given their funds/activities? Does the total number reported for the grant make sense given the total amount of the grant?
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Public Transparency
• Public access to information is a challenge• Present data in a way that is not misleading• Describe expenditures in a meaningful way –
explaining difference between “spent” i.e., obligated and “expenditure” i.e., federal funds have been drawn and disbursed
• Describe activities in a meaningful way • Expect questions – maintain records
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What Should Be Transparent?
• Raw data is insufficient • Present information in context
– Analyzed and summarized
• Mission-related information• Transparency that meets the goal
– Public accountability– Fraud detection and reporting– Public participation and feedback
Graphic by Steve Gunn
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Public Transparency –Tell the whole story
• Expenditure reports “iPods”• New reports, public
complaints, Congressional investigation
• Not about iTunes –iPods have instructional purposes
• Public won’t know that unless reports specify it
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Even if not required, it may be a good idea to provide some explanation of the type of service procured on some contracts: •Travel expenses•Restaurant bills •Recreation parks•Tiffany
More Questionable Reports…
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Pitfall Patrol• The public • The press• Stakeholder groups• The Recovery Accountability &Transparency
Board• U.S. Government Accountability Office• ED’s Office of Inspector General
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ED OIG Internal Controls Review
• Found many agencies should strengthen controls over ARRA reporting requirements – Procedures to collect, review and report data
including assignment of individual responsibilities– Clear guidance to sub-recipients & contractors– Methodology for estimating jobs created/saved– Use existing systems to extent possible– Modify existing systems or procedures if they fall
short of new needs
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ARRA Recordkeeping Findings
US GAO and ED OIG auditing internal controls over data and reporting
Have established written proceduresEstablish and execute data quality review
proceduresMaintain documentation of guidance and
instructions to staff, sub-recipients and contractorsMaintain data used to calculate jobs
created/retained
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GAO Concerns Raised ARRA Section 1512 reports
Nov 2009 findings: • Erroneous and questionable data entry• Lack of data quality review• Issues in calculation of FTEs for jobs
created/retained
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Erroneous Data EntryGAO found: • Misidentification of awarding agencies• Implausible dollar amounts• Discrepancies between actual award amounts and reports received
Actions:
1) Check CFDA #, the Federal Agency Codes and Treasury Account Symbol (TAS)
2) “Reality Check”– Does data make sense?
3) Verify data against other sources, i.e., finance system
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Lack of a Quality Review
GAO found: • Issues in 10% of recipient reports• 75% of the prime reports were marked as
undergoing review by federal agency• Less than 1% were marked as undergoing a
review by the prime recipientAction:
1) Prime recipient is responsible for accuracy and completeness of sub-recipients’ reports
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Properly Calculating FTEs
GAO found:• Problems with interpreting OMB guidance• Lack of consistency in applying measurements• Variations in length of time reportedActions:
1) Use OMB’s simplified guidance http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/memoranda_2010/m10-08.pdf (page 13)
2) ED’s clarifying guidance for summer employment (forthcoming)
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OMB-Identified Common Mistakes
• Duplicate awards• Incorrect award IDs • Changes to key elements• ‘Extra’ reporting• Non-reporting
– In current quarter– In subsequent quarter
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Challenges to Transparency
Agencies concerns:• Data correct? • Report misinterpreted?• Major collection
burden?• Need technology?• Need expertise?
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SpeakersSpeakers
Todd StephensonOffice of Elementary & Secondary Education
Student Achievement and School Accountability Programs
Rebecca WalawenderOffice of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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Questions
AnswersFurther Recovery Act questions- ED contact listed on the Grant Award Notification or,email [email protected]
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Thank you for participating!Please complete an evaluation—
Your feedback is important. http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/rms-web-conferences.html
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Resource DocumentsNew FFATA Requirements
• October 1, 2010 grantees will start reporting data on sub-recipients (grants and contracts) for all federal grants -- USASpending.gov
• OMB instructions to the agencies at:http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/open_gov/OpenGovernmentDirective_04062010.pdf
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Resource: Section 1512 Reporting Registration Tips from OMB
It is the recipients’ responsibility to ensure that their CCR information is up-to-date and that their registration is active and will remain active throughout the reporting cycle. CCR registrations must be renewed at least every 12 months or the registration expires preventing a recipient from submitting a report in FederalReporting.gov until the registration is re-instated. Because re-instating an expired registration requires specific recipient actions to protect the security of the record, processing time, and additional time to update FederalReporting.gov, recipients should check their CCR registration prior to the beginning of each reporting cycle. Maintaining current Points of Contact in their CCR record will assure recipients that CCR renewal reminders are received.
It is the recipient’s responsibility to ensure that that their D-U-N-S number and entity record is accurate and active with Dun and Bradstreet (D&B). While D-U-N-S numbers don’t expire, Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) does conduct routine and continuous data maintenance and outreach to verify operations at a location. When operations cannot be verified for a particular D-U-N-S number, D&B may flag the D-U-N-S number “inactive,” which could interfere with successful reporting. It is also important that the information about your entity is accurate when used to report on government websites. In order to lookup, review or modify a record at D&B, or request a D-U-N-S number altogether, recipients may use the following two free resources:
Recipients may utilize the self-service webform at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. This application allows a recipient to lookup their D-U-N-S Number, review the data on file, request changes if necessary, or request a new D-U-N-S number if one does not already exist.
Recipients may call (866) 705-5711 to verify that a D-U-N-S number is active and confirm other details about their entity.
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Resource Documents
GAO-10-224T - Recipient Reported Jobs Data Provide Some Insight into Use of Recovery Act Funding, but Data Quality and Reporting Issues Need Attention http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10224t.pdf
Circular A-133 - Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizationshttp://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/rewrite/circulars/a133/a133.html
Circular A-133 – Compliance Supplementhttp://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/omb/circulars/a133_compliance/04/ed.pdf
Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by Federal Agencies; Notice; Republication http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg/reproducible2.pdf
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Resource Documents
Data Quality Campaign – Using Data to Improve Student Achievement http://www.dataqualitycampaign.org/
U.S. Department of Education OIG – The Department’s Process to Ensure Data Quality Under the Reporting Requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 – Final Audit Report http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/auditreports/fy2010/a19j0004.pdf
GAO-10-224T - Recipient Reported Jobs Data Provide Some Insight into Use of Recovery Act Funding, but Data Quality and Reporting Issues Need Attention http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10224t.pdf
Government Business Council, 2010: Open Government: Achieving Transparency within Federal Agencies http://www.govexec.com/gbc/
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ARRA Contact Information
State Fiscal Stabilization Fund [email protected]
Title I, Part A Grants to [email protected]
School Improvement Grants [email protected]
Educational Technology - Enhancing Education Through [email protected] IDEA, Parts B & C
[email protected] Voc-Rehab, Independent Living Services & Centers for Independent Living
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ARRA Contact Information Impact Aid
[email protected] State Longitudinal Data [email protected] Quality Partnership [email protected] Incentive [email protected]
ED-OIG Hotline [email protected], 1-800-MIS-USED
General Info: 1-800-USA-LEARN (1-800-872-5327)
For archived and future web conferences: http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/web-conferences.html#schedule