RIVERTON, Wyo. (AP) - The Bureau of Indian Affairs is training its workers in response to an audit that faulted its oversight of spending by the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes.
The Riverton Ranger says that a draft report of an audit by the Department of Interior’s Office of Inspector General says the BIA didn’t review tribes’ financial reports submitted in 2013 and 2014 until 2016. When they were reviewed, the audit found that the agency “failed to identify the errors” which allowed $6.2 million misspending to occur.
In a May memo obtained by the newspaper, BIA’s acting Billings director, Susan Messerly said four employees in the transportation office were trained on auditing procedures for federal grants in April and they will also receive more training on tribal contracts.
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Information from: The (Riverton, Wyo.) Ranger, http://www.dailyranger.com
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