Yesterday, OMB released an additional memorandum to Federal agencies directing the agencies “to use every means available to identify any prime recipient required to file a report on FederalReporting.gov who has failed to do so and hold such recipients accountable to the fullest extent permitted by law.” The memorandum provides “updated guidance, including additional actions and strategies, designed to assist agencies in fulfilling their responsibility to hold recipients accountable for reporting compliance.”
Federal agencies are responsible for contacting recipients to make them aware of their obligation to report and will report non-reporters to the Office of Management and Budget. Additionally, recipients not filing reports as required under section 1512 of the Recovery Act could face sanctions including:
· Termination of Federal funding
· Suspension and debarment (prime recipient)
· Other appropriate actions the agencies deem appropriate under the circumstances
The memorandum is available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/memoranda_2010/m-10-17.pdf
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