Our briefs show where federal awards draw findings, why the same issues recur, and what closes the gap. Written by former auditors for the teams that manage federal funds.
A finding-level review of what draws audit findings across education-sector grantees, and the four requirement areas that recur year after year. Our launch brief, and the frame for everything we publish next.
By Fidel Wambura, CPA · Read the brief →
A running record of what single audits show across the sector. New entries as our research desk publishes.
Why subrecipient oversight produces repeat findings even at well-run grantees, and the monitoring steps that hold up under audit.
The procurement standards that trip up grantees most, from documentation of competition to the micro-purchase threshold.
A repeat finding tells an auditor the corrective action never took. We look at what makes corrective-action plans actually stick.
Personnel charges remain the single largest category of questioned costs in education audits. What good documentation looks like.
A grantee's guide to the parts of the audit that shape next year's risk determination.
More entries added as the research desk publishes. Topics and titles shown are an early slate and may change.