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Audit of Air Carrier Worker Support Certifications — Freight Runners Express, Inc. (OIG-24-039)

Issuer
Office of Inspector General
Document type
Memorandum
Date
2024-09-26

Summary

Audit Report OIG-24-039, dated September 26, 2024, from the Department of the Treasury Office of Inspector General, with a transmittal memorandum from the Assistant Inspector General for Audit to Treasury's Chief Program Officer. The audit, performed under contract by Saggar & Rosenberg, P.C., examined Freight Runners Express, Inc.'s certifications for the Air Carrier Payroll Support Program (PSP1) under the CARES Act. The report states that the cargo air carrier incurred $2,768,399 of eligible compensation between April 1, 2019, and September 30, 2019, exceeding the amount certified by $708, and that it did not over-request assistance. It lists a PSP1 Application of $2,767,691 submitted April 3, 2020, and five disbursements beginning May 11, 2020. Appendices include management responses and the report distribution list.

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Audit Report




OIG-24-039


CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 PANDEMIC RELIEF
PROGRAMS


Audit of Air Carrier Worker Support
Certifications - Freight Runners Express, Inc.



September 26, 2024




Office of Inspector General
Department of the Treasury
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                                     September 26, 2024



MEMORANDUM FOR JESSICA MILANO
               CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

FROM:                    Deborah L. Harker /s/
                         Assistant Inspector General for Audit

SUBJECT:                 Audit of Air Carrier Worker Support Certifications – Freight
                         Runners Express, Inc.

Attached is our audit report for the Audit of Air Carrier Worker Support Certifications –
Freight Runners Express, Inc. (Freight Runners Express) (OIG-24-039; dated
September 26, 2024). Under a contract monitored by our office, Saggar & Rosenberg,
P.C. (S&R), a certified independent public accounting firm, performed the audit. The
objective of this audit was to assess the accuracy, completeness, and sufficiency of
Freight Runners Express sworn financial statement or other data used to certify the
wages, salaries, benefits, and other compensation amounts submitted and approved
by the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) for the Air Carrier Payroll Support
Program (PSP1). This audit was mandated by Title IV, Subtitle B, Air Carrier Worker
Support, of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). 1 The
scope of this audit covered the period from April 1, 2019 through
September 30, 2019, and included the certified PSP1 Application, sworn financial
statement, tax returns, and other documentation submitted to Treasury.

In its audit report, S&R found that Freight Runners Express, a cargo air carrier,
incurred $2,768,399 of eligible PSP1 compensation between April 1, 2019, and
September 30, 2019, which exceeded the amount certified to Treasury on the PSP1
Application by $708. As a result, Freight Runners Express did not over-request PSP1
financial assistance.

Our contract required that the audit be performed in accordance with generally
accepted government auditing standards. In connection with the contract, we
reviewed S&R’s report and related documentation and inquired of its representatives.
Our review, as differentiated from an audit performed in accordance with generally
accepted government auditing standards, was not intended to enable us to express an

1
    P.L. 116–136 (March 27, 2020).
opinion on Freight Runners Express compliance with Treasury’s PSP1 policies and
procedures. S&R is responsible for the attached auditor’s report and the conclusions
expressed therein. Our review found no instances in which S&R did not comply, in all
material respects, with generally accepted government auditing standards.

We appreciate the courtesies and cooperation provided to S&R and our staff during
the audit. If you have any questions or require further information, please contact me
at (202) 486-1420, or a member of your staff may contact Lisa DeAngelis, Deputy
Assistant Inspector General for Audit, at (202) 487-8371.


Attachment

cc:   Gregory Till, Chief Operating Officer, Office of Capital Access, Department of
        the Treasury
      Danielle Christensen, Deputy Chief Program Officer, Office of Capital Access,
        Department of the Treasury
      Jason Morrow, Senior Counsel, Department of the Treasury
      Jeff Davis, Partner, Saggar & Rosenberg, P.C.
Contents

Audit Report
Results in Brief ...................................................................................................2

Background ........................................................................................................3

                   PSP1 Interim Audit Report ...............................................................5
                   Freight Runners Express, Inc............................................................6

Audit Results......................................................................................................6

    Freight Runners Express Complied with PSP1 Application Requirements ...............6


Appendices
Appendix 1: Objective, Scope, and Methodology ....................................................9
Appendix 2: Freight Runners Express Management Response.................................13
Appendix 3: Treasury Management Response ......................................................14
Appendix 4: Report Distribution ..........................................................................16



Abbreviations
CARES Act                     Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
COVID-19                      Coronavirus Disease 2019
DOT                           Department of Transportation
GAO                           Government Accountability Office
Guidelines                    Guidelines and Application Procedures for Payroll Support to Air
                                Carriers and Contractors
IRS                           Internal Revenue Service
OIG                           Treasury Office of Inspector General
PSP1                          Payroll Support Program, CARES Act
S&R                           Saggar & Rosenberg, P.C.
Treasury                      Department of the Treasury




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                        September 26, 2024

                        Jessica Milano
                        Chief Program Officer
                        Department of the Treasury

                        This report presents the results of our audit of Freight Runners
                        Express, Inc.’s (Freight Runners Express) certifications made to the
                        Department of the Treasury (Treasury) as part of its participation in
                        the Air Carrier Payroll Support Program (PSP1). This audit was
                        mandated by Title IV, Subtitle B, Air Carrier Worker Support, of the
                        Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). 1
                        Under the CARES Act, Treasury was to provide $32 billion in
                        financial assistance to passenger air carriers, cargo air carriers, and
                        certain contractors to be exclusively used for the continuation of
                        payment of employee wages, salaries, and benefits, in response to
                        the economic impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019
                        (COVID-19). 2 Furthermore, the Treasury Office of Inspector General
                        (OIG) is required to audit certifications made by passenger and
                        cargo air carriers that do not report salaries and benefits to the
                        Department of Transportation (DOT) (hereinafter referred to as
                        non-241 air carriers) 3 and contractors.

                        Under a contract with OIG, Saggar & Rosenberg, P.C. (S&R)
                        conducted this audit. Our audit objective was to assess the
                        accuracy, completeness, and sufficiency of Freight Runners
                        Express’ sworn financial statement or other data used to certify the
                        wages, salaries, benefits, and other compensation amounts
                        submitted and approved by Treasury for PSP1. The scope of our
                        audit covered the time period from April 1, 2019 through
                        September 30, 2019, and included the certified PSP1 Application,


1
    P.L. 116–136 (March 27, 2020).
2
    The financial assistance provided under the CARES Act was split between Passenger Air Carriers
    ($25 billion), Cargo Air Carriers ($4 billion), and Contractors ($3 billion).
3
    Passenger and cargo air carriers that are not required to report salaries and wages to DOT under
    14 CFR, Part 241, “Uniform System of Accounts and Reports for Large Certificated Air Carriers”.



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                        sworn financial statement, tax returns, and other documentation
                        submitted to Treasury on April 3, 2020. 4

                        To accomplish the objective, we reviewed applicable laws and
                        regulations; and Treasury’s policies and procedures, including but
                        not limited to, the Title IV, Subtitle B, Air Carrier Worker Support of
                        the CARES Act; Guidelines and Application Procedures for Payroll
                        Support to Air Carriers and Contractors (Guidelines); PSP1
                        Agreement; and Frequently Asked Questions: Application
                        Procedures for Payroll Support to Air Carriers and Contractors. We
                        interviewed key personnel from Freight Runners Express, Treasury,
                        and contracted consultants engaged by Treasury to evaluate
                        certified company applications. We conducted our fieldwork from
                        August 2023 through December 2023. Appendix 1 contains a
                        more detailed description of our objective, scope, and
                        methodology.


Results in Brief

                        In brief, S&R found that Freight Runners Express, a cargo air
                        carrier, reported correct information for each of the four sections
                        reviewed on PSP1 Application. 5 These sections are: (1) Applicant
                        Information, (2) Applicant Type, (3) Awardable Amounts, and
                        (4) Certification. For the Awardable Amounts section, we found
                        that Freight Runners Express incurred $2,768,399 of eligible PSP1
                        compensation between April 1, 2019, and September 30, 2019,
                        which exceeded the amount certified to Treasury on the PSP1
                        Application by $708. As a result, Freight Runners Express did not
                        over-request PSP1 financial assistance. We compared information
                        provided in each section of the PSP1 Application to supporting
                        documentation including air carrier certificate, general ledger data,
                        sworn financial statement, tax returns, executive-level business
                        charts, payroll registers, and third-party benefit invoices.

                        As part of our reporting process, we provided Freight Runners
                        Express management with an opportunity to comment on a draft of

4
    Freight Runners Express submitted the PSP1 Application and related supporting documentation on
    April 3, 2020.
5
    The PSP1 Application is comprised of eight sections. Four sections - Financial Institution Information,
    Employment Levels, Taxpayer Protection, and Additional Information, were not subject to audit
    procedures. Details regarding the sections not reviewed can be found in appendix 1.



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             this report. In a written response, Freight Runners Express
             management acknowledged the audit report and stated that they
             agree with the reported results. Freight Runners Express
             management’s response, in its entirety, is included as appendix 2
             of this report.

             In a written response, Treasury management stated the draft report
             describes work performed by OIG’s contractor to determine
             whether the recipient’s requested awardable amount complied with
             Treasury’s program requirements. The draft report notes the
             extensive fieldwork conducted for this review between
             August 2023 and December 2023, including interviewing Freight
             Runners Express’ management and reviewing a wide range of the
             company’s financial records and corporate documents. In relation
             to Freight Runners Express, Treasury management noted that OIG’s
             contractor found no amounts were overpaid. Treasury management
             appreciates the OIG’s work on this engagement and looks forward
             to working with the OIG to protect the integrity of the PSP and
             other recovery programs. Treasury management’s response, in its
             entirety, is included as appendix 3 of this report.


Background

             Title IV, Subtitle B, of the CARES Act, Air Carrier Worker Support,
             requires Treasury to provide financial assistance to air carriers and
             contractors that must exclusively be used for the continuation of
             payments of employees’ wages, salaries, and benefits. Financial
             assistance is to be provided to:

                (1) passenger air carriers, in an aggregate amount up to
                    $25 billion;
                (2) cargo air carriers, in an aggregate amount up to $4 billion;
                    and
                (3) contractors, in an aggregate amount up to $3 billion.

             According to the CARES Act, Treasury is required to provide
             financial assistance to air carriers that report salaries and benefits




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                         to the DOT (referred to as 241 air carriers), 6 in an amount equal to
                         the salaries and benefits reported to DOT for the period
                         April 1, 2019, through September 30, 2019. For air carriers that
                         do not report such data to DOT (referred to as non-241 air
                         carriers), and contractors, financial assistance is required to be in
                         an amount that the air carrier or contractor certifies using sworn
                         financial statements or other appropriate data as the amount of
                         wages, salaries, benefits, and other compensation paid to
                         employees during the period of April 1, 2019, through
                         September 30, 2019. The amounts submitted on the application to
                         Treasury were considered sworn financial statements. To be
                         eligible for payments, air carriers and contractors had to enter into
                         agreements with Treasury certifying that they meet certain required
                         assurances, terms, and conditions.

                         On March 30, 2020, Treasury posted on its website the
                         Guidelines, which included the PSP1 Application. The PSP1
                         Application is comprised of eight sections:

                         1. Applicant Information ─ (1) applicant name; (2) taxpayer
                            identification number and address; and (3) contact person’s
                            name, title, phone number, and email address.

                         2. Applicant Type ─ selection of applicant type whether it is
                            passenger air carrier, cargo air carrier, or contractor.
                            Additionally, if the applicant is a contractor, this section would
                            identify the contractor’s service functions and the name of the
                            air carrier or airport to which services are provided. Finally, this
                            section includes affiliate and parent company information.

                         3. Financial Institution Information ─ (1) the applicant’s account
                            number and routing number; and (2) the financial institution’s
                            name, address, and telephone number.




6
    14 CFR, Part 241 “Uniform System of Accounts and Reports for Large Certificated Air Carriers”
    defines “Air carrier, large certificated” as an air carrier holding a certificate issued under 49 U.S.C.
    41102, as amended, that: (1) operates aircraft designed to have a maximum passenger capacity of
    more than 18,000 pounds; or (2) conducts operations where one or both terminals of a flight stage
    are outside the 50 states of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
    Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These air carriers are required to report financial information
    to DOT. Freight Runners Express is not a Large Certificated Air Carrier.



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                       4. Employment Levels ─ applicant’s average number of employees
                          for 2019 and involuntary reductions after March 1, 2020.

                       5. Awardable Amounts ─ applicant’s sworn financial statement
                          consisting of salaries, wages, benefits, and other compensation
                          for the period April 1, 2019, through September 30, 2019.

                       6. Taxpayer Protection ─ a table that outlines in detail the
                          proposed financial instrument to be issued to the Treasury.

                       7. Additional Information ─ applicant’s verification of submitting its
                          Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 941, Employer’s Quarterly
                          Federal Tax Return, 7 covering the period April 1, 2019 through
                          September 30, 2019, along with the PSP1 Application
                          submitted to Treasury.

                       8. Certification ─ names, titles, and signatures of two certifying
                          officials 8 and the applicant’s name and application submission
                          date.

                       On April 18, 2020, Treasury published a sample PSP1 Agreement
                       on its website, which provided definitions, terms, and conditions
                       for participation in PSP1, and required applicants to submit
                       completed applications by April 27, 2020. After Treasury reviewed
                       and approved an application, both parties were required to sign the
                       PSP1 Agreement.

                       PSP1 Interim Audit Report
                       In a prior audit report, 9 OIG identified two systemic issues affecting
                       the payment amounts administered to all PSP1 recipients for
                       non-241 air carriers and contractors. Specifically, some of the
                       recipients audited included unallowable employer-side payroll taxes
                       and/or corporate officer compensation in their calculation of the
                       awardable amounts on their PSP1 applications. Treasury
                       management acknowledged these issues and agreed to (1) review

7
    IRS Form 941 is a tax form that businesses file quarterly to report income taxes, Social Security
    taxes, and Medicare taxes they withheld from employees’ paychecks.
8
    The certifying officials attested under penalty of perjury that the information and certifications
    provided in the application and its attachments are true and correct.
9
    OIG-21-025, Interim Audit Update – Air Carrier and Contractor Certifications for Payroll Support
    Program (Interim Audit), March 31, 2021.



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                payments issued under PSP1 to ensure awarded amounts are
                allowable per the CARES Act and Treasury guidance; and
                (2) remedy the incorrect amounts awarded under PSP1.

                Freight Runners Express, Inc.
                Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Freight Runners Express is
                a cargo air carrier that offers both scheduled and on-demand cargo
                flights in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

                Freight Runners Express submitted its PSP1 Application totaling
                $2,767,691 on April 3, 2020, all of which was awarded by
                Treasury. Disbursements to Freight Runners Express were as
                follows:

                   •   May 11, 2020: $922,563

                   •   June 2, 2020: $461,282

                   •   July 1, 2020: $461,282

                   •   August 3, 2020: $461,282

                   •   September 1, 2020: $461,282


Audit Results

                We found that Freight Runners Express reported correct
                information for all four sections reviewed on its PSP1 Application.
                These sections are: (1) Applicant Information, (2) Applicant Type,
                (3) Awardable Amounts, and (4) Certification. We compared
                information provided in each section of the PSP1 Application to
                supporting documentation including general ledger data, company
                sworn financial statement, IRS Form 941, executive-level business
                charts, payroll registers, and third-party benefit invoices.

                Freight Runners Express Complied with PSP1 Application
                Requirements

                Freight Runners Express complied with PSP1 Application
                requirements since the amount requested did not include


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unallowable expenses. For salaries and wages, we found that
Freight Runners Express incurred                in eligible
compensation from April 2019 through September 2019. This
amount was less than the requested amount of                  on the
PSP1 Application, resulting in a          overstatement. For
benefits, we found that Freight Runners Express incurred
           in eligible employer contributed expenses from
April 2019 through September 2019. This amount exceeded the
requested amount of              on the PSP1 Application, resulting
in a         understatement. Freight Runners Express management
stated that data compilation errors for salaries, wages, and benefits
stemmed from unintentional oversight during the application
process.

In aggregate, Freight Runners Express incurred $2,768,399 of
eligible PSP1 compensation which exceeded its PSP1 Application
by $708, as illustrated in Table 1. As such, Freight Runners
Express did not over-request PSP1 financial assistance.

Table 1: Awardable Amount Comparison

                        Requested              Re-Calculated
 Month                    Amount                    Amount     Variance

 April 2019

 May 2019

 June 2019

 July 2019

 August 2019

 September 2019
 TOTAL                 $2,767,691               $2,768,399        $708
Source: S&R Calculation of Awardable Amounts

                                  ******




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We appreciate the courtesies and cooperation provided to our staff
during the audit. A distribution list for this report is provided as
appendix 4.

Saggar & Rosenberg, P.C. /s/




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Appendix 1: Objective, Scope, and Methodology

                        Our objective was to assess the accuracy, completeness, and
                        sufficiency of Freight Runners Express, Inc.’s (Freight Runners
                        Express) sworn financial statement or other data used to certify the
                        wages, salaries, benefits, and other compensation amounts
                        submitted and approved by the Department of the Treasury
                        (Treasury).

                        The scope of our audit covered the period from April 1, 2019
                        through September 30, 2019, and included the certified Payroll
                        Support Program (PSP1) Application, sworn financial statement,
                        tax returns, and other documentation submitted to Treasury on
                        April 3, 2020.10

                        To accomplish this objective, Saggar & Rosenberg, P.C. (S&R)
                        performed the following activities during audit fieldwork conducted
                        remotely from August 2023 through December 2023:

                        •   Reviewed applicable Federal laws and regulations, including:
                                o Title IV, Subtitle B, Air Carrier Worker Support, of the
                                  Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
                                  (CARES Act);11 and
                                o 14 CFR, Part 241,12 Uniform System of Accounts and
                                  Reports for Large Certificated Air Carriers, amended
                                  December 28, 2023.
                        •   Reviewed Treasury’s policies, procedures, and guidance related
                            to PSP1:
                                o Guidelines and Application Procedures for Payroll Support
                                  to Air Carriers and Contractors (Guidelines), which
                                  included the PSP1 Application, March 30 2020;


10
   Freight Runners Express submitted the PSP1 Application and related support documentation on
   April 3, 2020.
11
   P.L. 116–136 (March 27, 2020).
12
   14 CFR, Part 241 “Uniform System of Accounts and Reports for Large Certificated Air Carriers”
   defines “Air carrier, large certificated” as an air carrier holding a certificate issued under 49 U.S.C.
   41102, as amended, that: (1) operates aircraft designed to have a maximum passenger capacity of
   more than 18,000 pounds; or (2) conducts operations where one or both terminals of a flight stage
   are outside the 50 states of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
   Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These air carriers are required to report financial information
   to Department of Transportation. Freight Runners Express is not a Large Certificated Air Carrier.



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Appendix 1: Objective, Scope, and Methodology

                               o PSP1 Agreement;
                               o Question and Answer: Payroll Support to Air Carriers and
                                 Contractors, (April 2, 2020, April 3, 2020, and
                                 April 20, 2020 versions); and
                               o Frequently Asked Questions: Application Procedures for
                                 Payroll Support to Air Carriers and Contractors,
                                 April 3, 2020.
                       •   Performed 100 percent testing for four of the eight sections of
                           the PSP1 Application—specifically, the Applicant Information,
                           Applicant Type, Awardable Amounts, and Certification sections.
                           The other four sections were not reviewed because the
                           Taxpayer Protection section generally applied to 241 air
                           carriers, with exceptions; the Employment Levels, Financial
                           Institution Information, and Additional Information sections had
                           no impact on Treasury’s determination of recipients’ award
                           amounts.
                       •   Interviewed key Treasury personnel and contracted consultant
                           personnel engaged by Treasury to aid in its evaluation of the air
                           carriers’ and the contractors’ certified applications and other
                           data.
                       •   Interviewed Freight Runners Express representatives responsible
                           for the completion and submission of the sworn financial
                           statement in the Awardable Amounts section of the PSP1
                           Application.
                       •   Reviewed sworn financial statement and documents to support
                           the requested payroll support amount. The documentation
                           included general ledger data; company pay registers; benefit
                           invoices; Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 941, Employer’s
                           Quarterly Federal Tax Return; 13 and organizational hierarchy
                           information.
                       •   Reviewed Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) Standards
                           for Internal Control in the Federal Government 14 to identify the
                           components of internal control that are significant to the audit
                           objective. Understanding internal control within the context of
                           an entity’s internal control framework can help auditors
                           determine whether internal control deficiencies exist. We

13
   IRS Form 941 is a tax form that businesses file quarterly to report income taxes, Social Security
   taxes, and Medicare taxes they withheld from employees’ paychecks.
14
   GAO-14-704G (September 2014).



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Appendix 1: Objective, Scope, and Methodology

                           concluded that one of the five internal control components,
                           Control Activities, as related to Freight Runners Express’ payroll
                           system, was significant to the audit objective. 15 This
                           component states that control activities are the actions
                           management establishes through policies and procedures to
                           achieve objectives and respond to risks in the internal control
                           system, which includes the entity’s information system. To
                           assess the controls over Freight Runners Express’ payroll
                           system, we reviewed a Data Supplier Questionnaire, 16 and
                           interviewed Freight Runners Express’ management responsible
                           for generating and using the data. Additional details regarding
                           our assessment of the reliability of the data is reported in the
                           section below.
                       •   Reviewed GAO’s Assessing Data Reliability 17 guidance, which
                           states that a data reliability determination does not involve
                           attesting to the overall reliability of the data or database. For
                           this audit, the audit team has only determined the reliability of
                           the specific data sources needed to support the findings,
                           conclusions, or recommendations in the context of the audit
                           objective. Freight Runners Express prepared the PSP1
                           Application using gross pay, less non-taxable employee-paid
                           medical contributions and per diem reimbursements, from
                           April 2019 through September 2019, which included
                           information developed from Freight Runners Express’ payroll
                           system. We compared details generated from payroll registers
                           at the individual employee level, as well as third-party vendor
                           benefit invoices from April 2019 through September 2019, to
                           the amounts presented in the Awardable Amounts section of
                           the PSP1 Application.
                           To assess data reliability of this source, we reviewed the Data
                           Supplier Questionnaire for the payroll system and interviewed
                           Freight Runners Express management responsible for generating
                           and using the data. Based on our assessment, we determined
                           that the data were sufficiently reliable to support the findings
                           and conclusions to answer the objective of this audit.


15
   The five components in GAO’s Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government are Control
   Environment, Risk Assessment, Control Activities, Information and Communication, and Monitoring.
16
   A Data Reliability Assessment is completed to assess the reliability of data originating from a system
   to determine if it is reliable for the purposes of the audit. The Data Supplier Questionnaire would be
   one of the tools used during the Data Reliability Assessment.
17
   GAO-20-283G (December 2019).



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Appendix 1: Objective, Scope, and Methodology

               We conducted this performance audit in accordance with generally
               accepted government auditing standards. Those standards require
               that we plan and perform the audit to obtain sufficient, appropriate
               evidence to provide a reasonable basis for our findings and
               conclusions based on our audit objective. We believe that the
               evidence obtained provides a reasonable basis for our findings and
               conclusions based on our audit objective.




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Appendix 3: Treasury Management Response




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Appendix 4: Report Distribution

              Department of the Treasury
                 Deputy Secretary
                 Treasury Audit Liaison
                 Office of Strategic Planning and Performance Improvement
                 Office of the Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Risk and Control
                  Group
              Freight Runners Express, Inc.
                 Vice President/General Manager
              Office of Management and Budget
                 OIG Budget Examiner
              United States Senate
                 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
                 Committee on Finance
                 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
                 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
                 Committee on Appropriations
                 Committee on the Budget
              United States House of Representatives
                 Committee on Oversight and Accountability
                 Committee on Financial Services
                 Committee on the Budget
                 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure




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