Commerce Has Implemented Operations to Promote Accurate Recipient Reporting, but Improvements Are Needed. Final Report

摘要

Commerce and its bureaus have proactively ensured that Recovery Act recipients recognize and meet reporting requirements and deadlines. Commerce Recovery Act implementation officials provided policy, guidance, and oversight to bureau grant and contracts officials to facilitate department-wide standard review processes. Bureau officials established policies and procedures to support compliance with requirements, contacted recipients by telephone and e-mail, provided recipients with training on Recovery Act reporting, and offered recipients tools such as checklists to help guide them through the reporting process.