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Department of the Treasury Office of Inspector General Audit Report OIG-26-029, Audit of Airline Worker Support Extension Certification – Panasonic Avionics Corporation, dated April 15, 2026, with a memorandum from Pauletta Battle, Assistant Inspector General for Audit, to Jeffrey Stout, Acting Chief Program Officer. It states that Saggar & Rosenberg, P.C. performed the audit to assess the accuracy, completeness and sufficiency of PAC's sworn financial statement or other data used to certify compensation amounts for the Payroll Support Program Extension (PSP2), covering October 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020. It states that PAC's eligible PSP2 compensation exceeded the amount certified to Treasury on its application and that PAC did not over-request PSP2 financial assistance. It states that the Consolidated Appropriations Act provided $16 billion for the program.

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OIG-26-029


CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 PANDEMIC RELIEF
PROGRAMS


Audit of Airline Worker Support Extension
Certification – Panasonic Avionics
Corporation


April 15, 2026




Office of Inspector General
Department of the Treasury
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MEMORANDUM FOR JEFFREY STOUT
               ACTING CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

FROM:                    Pauletta Battle /s/
                         Assistant Inspector General for Audit

SUBJECT:                 Audit of Airline Worker Support Extension Certification —
                         Panasonic Avionics Corporation

Attached is our audit report for the Audit of Airline Worker Support Extension
Certification – Panasonic Avionics Corporation (PAC) (OIG-26-029; April 15, 2026).
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 PAC’s 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 Payroll Support Program Extension (PSP2). This audit was mandated
by Title IV, Subtitle A, Airline Worker Support Extension, of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2021. 1 The scope of our audit covered the period from
October 1, 2019, through March 31, 2020, and included the certified PSP2
Application, sworn financial statement, tax returns, and other documentation
submitted to Treasury.

In its audit report, S&R found that PAC, a contractor, incurred $       of
eligible PSP2 compensation between October 1, 2019 and March 31, 2020, which
exceeded the amount certified to Treasury on its PSP2 Application by $       .
As a result, PAC did not over-request PSP2 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
opinion on PAC’s compliance with Treasury’s PSP2 policies and procedures. S&R is

1
    P.L. 116–260 (December 27, 2020)


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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) 927-5400, or a member of your staff may contact Julie Wong, Acting Deputy
Assistant Inspector General for Audit, at (202) 439-6354.

Attachment

cc:   Thao P. Tran, Acting Chief Operating Officer, Department of the Treasury
      Danielle Christensen, Deputy Chief Program Officer for State and Local
       Programs, Office of Capital Access, Department of the Treasury
      Jason Morrow, Senior Counsel, Department of the Treasury
      Jeff Davis, Partner, Saggar & Rosenberg, P.C.




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Contents

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

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

                   Treasury Disbursement Processes ....................................................5
                   Panasonic Avionics Corporation .......................................................5

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

                   PAC Complied with PSP2 Application Requirements ...........................6


Appendices
Appendix 1: Objective, Scope, and Methodology ....................................................9
Appendix 2: Panasonic Avionics Corporation Management Response ...................... 12
Appendix 3: Treasury Management Response ...................................................... 13
Appendix 4: Report Distribution .......................................................................... 15



Abbreviations
CAA                           Consolidated Appropriations Act
DOT                           Department of Transportation
DUNS                          Data Universal Numbering System
IRS                           Internal Revenue Service
OIG                           Treasury Office of Inspector General
PAC                           Panasonic Avionics Corporation
PSP1                          Payroll Support Program, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
                                Security Act
PSP2                          Payroll Support Program Extension, Consolidated Appropriations
                                Act, 2021
PSP2 Guidelines               Guidelines and Application Procedures for Payroll Support to
                                Passenger Air Carriers and Contractors
S&R                           Saggar & Rosenberg, P.C.
SOC 1                         System and Organizational Controls
Treasury                      Department of the Treasury
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                        April 15, 2026

                        Jeffrey Stout
                        Acting Chief Program Officer
                        Department of the Treasury

                        This report presents the results of our audit of Panasonic Avionics
                        Corporation’s (PAC) certifications made to the Department of the
                        Treasury (Treasury) as part of its participation in the Payroll
                        Support Program Extension (PSP2). This audit was mandated by
                        Title IV, Subtitle A, Airline Worker Support Extension, of the
                        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA). Under the CAA,
                        Treasury was to provide $16 billion in financial assistance to
                        passenger 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 2019.2 Furthermore, the Treasury Office of
                        Inspector General (OIG) is required to audit certifications made by
                        passenger 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.

                        Our audit objective was to assess the accuracy, completeness, and
                        sufficiency of PAC’s sworn financial statement or other data used
                        to certify the wages, salaries, benefits, and other compensation
                        amounts submitted and approved by Treasury for PSP2. The scope
                        of our audit covered the period from October 1, 2019, through
                        March 31, 2020, and included the certified PSP2 Application,
                        sworn financial statement, tax returns, and other documentation
                        submitted to Treasury on January 14, 2021.

                        To accomplish the objective, we reviewed applicable federal laws
                        and regulations; and Treasury’s policies, procedures and guidance,

2
    The financial assistance provided under the CAA was split between passenger air carriers
    ($15 billion) and contractors ($1 billion).
3
    Passenger 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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                      including but not limited to, Title IV, Subtitle A, Airline Worker
                      Support Extension of the CAA; Guidelines and Application
                      Procedures for Payroll Support to Passenger Air Carriers and
                      Contractors (PSP2 Guidelines); PSP2 Agreement; and Question and
                      Answer: Payroll Support Program Extension for Passenger Air
                      Carriers and Contractors. We interviewed key personnel from PAC
                      and Treasury. We conducted our fieldwork from January 2025
                      through June 2025. Appendix 1 contains a more detailed
                      description of our objective, scope, and methodology.


Results in Brief

                      We found that PAC, a contractor, reported correct information for
                      all six sections reviewed on its PSP2 Application. 4 These sections
                      are: (1) Recipient Information, (2) Eligibility Questions,
                      (3) Company Information, (4) Determining Awardable Amount
                      (5) Affiliates, and (6) Certification. For the Determining Awardable
                      Amount section, we found PAC incurred $                       of eligible
                      PSP2 compensation between October 1, 2019 and
                      March 31, 2020, which exceeded the amount certified to Treasury
                      on its PSP2 Application by $                 . As a result, PAC did not
                      over-request PSP2 financial assistance.

                      As part of our reporting process, we provided PAC management
                      with an opportunity to comment on a draft of this report. In a
                      written response, PAC management stated they have reviewed the
                      report and agreed with the results. PAC management’s response,
                      in its entirety, is included as appendix 2 of this report.

                      In a written response, Treasury management noted that PAC
                      understated its awardable amount; therefore no amounts are owed
                      back to Treasury. Additionally, Treasury management appreciates
                      the 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.


4
    The PSP2 Application is comprised of ten sections. We did not review four sections because the
    Financial Information, Bankruptcy Information, and Employment Levels sections had no impact on
    Treasury’s determination of recipients’ award amounts; and the Validation of Payroll Support
    Program (PSP1) Award Amount section had no impact on PAC’s PSP2 awarded amount because the
    company did not receive PSP1 financial assistance.



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Background

                        Title IV, Subtitle A, of the CAA, Airline Worker Support Extension,
                        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
                                $15 billion; and
                            (2) contractors, in an aggregate amount up to $1 billion.

                        According to the CAA, Treasury is required to provide financial
                        assistance to contractors, in an amount equal to: (1) the amount
                        such contractor was approved to receive (without taking into
                        account any pro-rata reduction) under Payroll Support Program
                        (PSP1); 5 or (2) in the event such contractor did not receive
                        financial assistance under PSP1, an amount that the contractor
                        certifies, using sworn financial statements or other appropriate
                        data, as the amount of wages, salaries, benefits, and other
                        compensation that such contractor paid the employees of such
                        contractor during the period from October 1, 2019, through
                        March 31, 2020. The amounts submitted on the application to
                        Treasury were considered sworn financial statements. To be
                        eligible for payments, contractors must enter into agreements with
                        Treasury certifying that they meet certain required assurances,
                        terms, and conditions.

                        On December 29, 2020, Treasury posted on its website the PSP2
                        Guidelines. Afterwards, Treasury posted a web-based PSP2
                        Application for applicants to complete and submit. The PSP2
                        Application was comprised of ten sections:

                            1. Recipient Information — (1) indication of whether the
                               applicant is an eligible passenger air carrier or an eligible
                               contractor; (2) Form-41 filer indication; 6 (3) applicant’s

5
    The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (P.L. 116-136), enacted on March 27, 2020,
    created the Air Carrier Worker Support. The program provided payroll support to passenger air
    carriers, cargo air carriers, and certain contractors for the continuation of payment of employee
    wages, salaries, and benefits in response to the economic impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019.
    Treasury referred to this as Payroll Support Program (PSP1).
6
    A Form-41 filer is a large certificated air carrier, who is required to report financial information to
    DOT.



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                                  name; (4) applicant’s taxpayer identification number; and
                                  (5) PSP1 Applicant indication, if applicable, by listing the
                                  PSP1 Application number, whether PSP1 Application was
                                  approved, and financial assistance received.

                             2. Eligibility Questions — selection of whether the applicant is
                                a direct passenger air carrier, an indirect passenger air
                                carrier, a direct contractor, or a subcontractor. 7

                             3. Company Information — (1) applicant’s Data Universal
                                Numbering System (DUNS) number; 8 (2) indication of
                                whether the applicant is registered with the System for
                                Award Management;9 (3) applicant’s entity type;
                                (4) applicant’s address; and (5) contact person name, title,
                                phone number, and email address.

                             4. Financial Information — (1) the applicant’s account type,
                                number, and routing number; and (2) the financial
                                institution’s name, address, and telephone number.

                             5. Bankruptcy Information — applicant’s indication as to
                                whether they have taken or is contemplating taking action
                                to commence bankruptcy, to include explanation, debtor
                                name, bankruptcy court, case number, type of bankruptcy
                                filing, and date of bankruptcy filing.

                             6. Employee Levels — (1) applicant’s average number of
                                employees for 2019 and 2020; (2) employee count as of the
                                date of the PSP2 Application; (3) if applicant did not apply
                                for PSP1, number of involuntary reductions after
                                March 27, 2020; and (4) if applicant applied for PSP1,
                                number of involuntary reductions after October 1, 2020.



7
    Direct air carrier means a certificated commuter, foreign air carrier, an air taxi operator, or a Canadian
    charter air taxi operator; that directly engages in the operation of aircraft under a certificate,
    authorization, permit or exemption issued by DOT. Indirect air carriers are organizers and service
    providers who use services of a direct air carrier but do not operate or own the aircraft. A direct
    contractor is hired directly by the client to complete a project, whereas a subcontractor is hired by
    the contractor to complete tasks within the contract.
8
    A DUNS number is a unique nine-digit identifier associated with a company’s credit profile.
9
    Entities registered on the System for Award Management, which is administered by the General
    Services Administration, are allowed to bid on government contracts and apply for federal
    assistance.



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                              7. Determining Awardable Amount — applicant’s sworn
                                 financial statement consisting of salaries, wages, benefits,
                                 and other compensation for October 1, 2019, to
                                 March 31, 2020.

                              8. Validation of PSP1 Award Amount — applicant’s
                                 recertification to whether unallowable expenses were
                                 included in its PSP1 Application, to include corporate officer
                                 compensation, independent contractors, employer-side
                                 payroll taxes, and amounts other than wages, salaries,
                                 benefits, and other compensation.

                              9. Affiliates — (1) affiliate name; (2) affiliate applicant type;
                                 (3) affiliate taxpayer ID; and (4) affiliate DUNS number.

                              10. Certification — names, titles, and signatures of two
                                  certifying officials 10 and application submission date.

                          Treasury Disbursement Processes
                          The total PSP2 requested amount (also referred to as awardable
                          amount) by all contractor applicants exceeded the $1 billion
                          available financial assistance. As a result, Treasury applied a
                          pro-rata rate of 30.4 percent to the requested amount. Generally,
                          Treasury disbursed two payments—each half of the awarded
                          amount.

                          Panasonic Avionics Corporation
                          Headquartered in Irvine, California, PAC is a contractor that
                          provides a variety of services to commercial airlines including, but
                          not limited to, ground handling and aircraft maintenance services.

                          PAC submitted its PSP2 Application totaling $          on
                          January 14, 2021. The company received $52,728,182, or




10
     The certifying officials attested under penalty of perjury that the information and certifications
     provided in the application and its attachments are true and correct.



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                       30.4 percent of the requested amount. Treasury’s disbursements
                       to PAC were as follows:

                           •   February 3, 2021: $26,364,091

                           •   April 23, 2021: $26,364,091

                       In addition to PSP2, Treasury awarded PAC $52,728,182 under
                       Payroll Support Program 3 authorized by the American Rescue Plan
                       Act of 2021. 11 Payroll Support Program 3 was not the subject of
                       this audit.


Audit Results

                       We found that PAC reported correct information for all six sections
                       reviewed on its PSP2 Application. These sections are: (1) Recipient
                       Information, (2) Eligibility Questions, (3) Company Information,
                       (4) Determining Awardable Amount, (5) Affiliates, and
                       (6) Certification. We compared information provided in each section
                       of the PSP2 Application to supporting documentation, including
                       general ledger data, company sworn financial statement, Internal
                       Revenue Service (IRS) Form 941, 12 executive-level business charts,
                       payroll registers, and third-party benefit claim and invoice data,
                       among other items.

                       PAC Complied with PSP2 Application Requirements
                       Treasury’s PSP2 Application instructs applicants to enter:
                       (1) salaries and wages as an amount equal to Line 2 on its IRS
                       Form 941 for October - December of tax year 2019 and
                       January - March of tax year 2020, less amounts paid to corporate
                       officers of the company; and (2) benefits in an amount equal to
                       benefits paid to all individuals on payroll from October 1, 2019
                       through March 31, 2020, less benefits paid to corporate officers of
                       the company.


11
   The American Rescue Plan of 2021 (P.L. 117-2), enacted on March 11, 2021, created the Air
   Transportation Payroll Support Program Extension authorizing Treasury to provide additional
   assistance to passenger air carriers and contractors that received financial assistance under PSP2.
   Treasury referred to this as Payroll Support Program 3.
12
   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.



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According to the instructions for IRS Form 941, employers are to
enter amounts on Line 2 that are equal to Box 1 [Wages, tips,
other compensation] of the employees' IRS Forms W-2. The Form
W-2 instructions requires that Box 1 excludes elective deferrals
such as employee contributions to 401(k).

Treasury’s PSP2 Guidelines defines:

   salaries as without duplication of any amounts counted as
   benefits, a predetermined regular payment, typically paid on a
   weekly or less frequent basis but which may be expressed as an
   hourly, weekly, annual or other rate, as well as cost-of-living
   differentials, vacation time, paid time off, sick leave, and
   overtime pay, paid by a passenger air carrier or contractor to its
   employees, but excluding any federal, state, or local payroll
   taxes paid by the passenger air carrier or contractor.

   wages as without duplication of any amounts counted as
   benefits, a payment, typically paid on an hourly, daily, or
   piecework basis, including cost-of-living differentials, vacation,
   paid time off, sick leave, and overtime pay, paid by a passenger
   air carrier or contractor to its employees, but excluding any
   federal, state, or local payroll taxes paid by the passenger air
   carrier or contractor.

PAC complied with PSP2 Application requirements. From
October 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020, PAC incurred
$              of eligible PSP2 compensation, which exceeded its
PSP2 Application by $              . As such, PAC did not
over-request PSP2 financial assistance. Table 1 illustrates the
aggregate understatement.

Table 1: Awardable Amount Comparison
                                     Requested       Recalculated
                                       Amount            Amount             Variance
 Description
 Allowable Salaries and         $                $                  $
 Wages
 Allowable Benefits              $               $                      $
 Total                          $                $                  $
Source: S&R Calculation of Awardable Amount.

The understatement variance was due to (1) Treasury’s PSP2
Application instructed applicants to exclude elective deferrals, such



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                         as employee contributions to 401(k) and health insurance, which
                         are considered eligible expenses for PSP2 purposes; and (2) the
                         company used actuarial estimates rather than actual medical
                         benefit paid. 13



                                                           ******

                         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/
Appendices




13
     An actuarial estimate is a mathematical model used to forecast uncertain variables or events for the
     purposes of calculating insurance premiums or benefits.



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Appendix 1: Objective, Scope, and Methodology

             Our objective was to assess the accuracy, completeness, and
             sufficiency of Panasonic Avionics Corporation’s (PAC) 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
             Payroll Support Program Extension (PSP2).

             The scope of our audit covered the period from October 1, 2019,
             through March 31, 2020, and included the certified PSP2
             Application, sworn financial statement, tax returns, and other
             documentation submitted to Treasury on January 14, 2021.

             To accomplish this objective, Saggar & Rosenberg, P.C. performed
             the following activities during audit fieldwork from January 2025
             through June 2025:

             •   Reviewed applicable federal laws and regulations, including:
                    o Title IV, Subtitle A, Airline Worker Support Extension, of
                      the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021; and
                    o 14 CFR Part 241, Uniform System of Accounts and
                      Reports for Large Certificated Air Carriers, amended
                      April 2, 2025.
             •   Reviewed Treasury’s policies, procedures, and guidance related
                 to PSP2:
                    o Guidelines and Application Procedures for Payroll Support
                      to Passenger Air Carriers and Contractors,
                      December 29, 2020;
                    o PSP2 Agreement;
                    o Question and Answer: Payroll Support Program Extension
                      for Passenger Air Carriers and Contractors,
                      (January 19, 2021 and March 10, 2021 versions).
             •   Performed 100 percent testing for six of the ten sections of the
                 PSP2 Application—specifically, the Company Information,
                 Recipient Information, Eligibility Questions, Affiliates,
                 Determining Awardable Amount, and Certification sections. The
                 other four sections were not reviewed because the Financial
                 Information, Bankruptcy Information, Employee Levels, and
                 Validation of PSP1 Award Amount sections had no impact on


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Appendix 1: Objective, Scope, and Methodology

                           Treasury’s determination of PAC’s PSP2 award amounts
                           because the company did not receive PSP1 financial assistance.
                       •   Interviewed key Treasury personnel.
                       •   Interviewed PAC’s management responsible for the completion
                           and submission of the sworn financial statement in the
                           Determine Awardable Amount section of the PSP2 Application.
                       •   Reviewed sworn financial statement and documents to support
                           the requested payroll support amount. The documentation
                           included but was not limited to: (1) general ledger data,
                           (2) company pay registers, (3) benefit claim information,
                           (4) Internal Revenue Service Form 941 – Employer’s Quarterly
                           Federal Tax Return, and (5) organizational hierarchy.
                       •   Reviewed Government Accountability Office’s Standards for
                           Internal Control in the Federal Government 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
                           concluded that one of the five internal control components,
                           Control Activities, as related to PAC’s payroll system, was
                           significant to the audit objective.14 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
                           PAC’s payroll system, we examined PAC’s response to Data
                           Supplier Questionnaires,15 reviewed a System and
                           Organizational Controls 1 (SOC 1) report, 16 and interviewed
                           PAC’s management responsible for generating and using the
                           data. Additional details regarding our assessment of the
                           reliability of the data are reported in the section below.



14
   The five components of internal control are Control Environment, Risk Assessment, Control
   Activities, Information and Communication, and Monitoring.
15
   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 of a third-party vendor’s accounting and
   financial controls. The Data Supplier Questionnaire would be one of the tools used during the Data
   Reliability Assessment.
16
   SOC 1 report addresses a company’s internal control over financial reporting, which pertains to the
   application of checks-and-limits. Essentially, it is the audit of a third-party vendor’s accounting and
   financial controls.



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Appendix 1: Objective, Scope, and Methodology

               •   Reviewed Government Accountability Office’s Assessing Data
                   Reliability 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 needed to support
                   the findings, conclusions, or recommendations in the context of
                   the audit objective. PAC prepared the PSP2 Application using
                   payroll and benefit information from PAC’s payroll and financial
                   accounting systems. We compared details generated from the
                   payroll registers at the individual employee level, as well as
                   third-party benefit data from October 1, 2019 through
                   March 31, 2020 to the amounts presented in the Determine
                   Awardable Amount section of the PSP2 Application.
                   To assess data reliability of these sources, we (1) reviewed the
                   Data Supplier Questionnaires for the payroll and financial
                   accounting systems, (2) reviewed the SOC 1 report for the
                   payroll system, and (3) interviewed PAC’s management
                   responsible for generating and using the data. Based on our
                   assessment, we determined that the data was sufficiently
                   reliable to support the findings and conclusions to answer the
                   objective of this audit.
               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 2: Panasonic Avionics Corporation Management
Response




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Appendix 3: Treasury Management Response




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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 Strategy, Planning, and Performance Improvement
                 Office of the Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Risk and Control
                   Group
              Panasonic Avionics Corporation
                 Chief Executive Officer
                 Chief Financial Officer
              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 Government Reform
                 Committee on Financial Services
                 Committee on the Budget
                 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure




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              Avionics Corporation (OIG-26-029)                                   15
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