[TEXT ONLY]
This document is a summary of a printed document. The printed document may contain charts and photographs which are not reproduced in this electronic version. If you require the printed version of this document, contact the Freedom of Information Act Officer, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC 20210, or call (202) 693-5116.
This report reflects the findings of the Office of Inspector General at the time that the audit report was issued. More current information may be available as a result of the resolution of this audit by the Department of Labor program agency and the auditee. For further information concerning the resolution of this report's findings, please contact the program agency.
OIG has started using Acrobat 4.0 to prepare it's latest Audit reports. If you are experiencing problems downloading some of the larger PDF files, you may want to download the latest version of the Adobe Acrobat Reader by clicking the link provided below.
In response to a request from Job Corps, the OIG performed a limited review of the accuracy Dynamic Educational Systems Inc's (DESI) placement information. The request followed a report from DESI that one of its employees had submitted invalid placements information. Our audit revealed that a lack of adequate controls resulted in the submission of 77 invalid placements during Program Years 1997 and 1998. We questioned $13,625 in costs associated with invalid placements and unearned student bonuses.
DESI is one of several entities contracting with Job Corps to provide training, educational and placement services for Job Corps participants. Under the contract audited, DESI furnished outreach, admissions and placement (OAP) services to Job Corps participants returning to the State of Ohio. Our audit assessed the extent of invalid placements submitted by the alleged employee, identified other potential invalid placements, tested the validity of the remaining placements reported by DESI, and evaluated the control procedures over placements.
We recommended that the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training direct the Office of Job Corps to:
-
implement control procedures that place more
responsibility on the contractors' corporate office when resolving
notices of questionable student placements;
- delete the invalid placements so that DESI's accomplishments only reflect valid placements; and
- collect $13,625 from DESI for the costs associated with invalid placements and unearned student bonuses.
(Report No. 05-00-006-03-370, issued August 10, 2000)
