Jeesshhhh is this brutal
CMS Response:Based on the comments during the entrance conference, CMS was concerned that the information in the draft report might not comply with these standards, perhaps not because there was a deliberate effort to do so, but because it would either be expedient to do so, or that the issues involved, e.g. the billings and accounting of the Efficiency Initiatives Revolving Fund, were understandably complex and would require extensive discussion between the auditors and the auditee to ensure accurate and balanced presentation of these issues in the report.
Auditor Comment: Comment 9: We agree the issues surrounding the Efficiency Initiatives Revolving Fund are complex. However, the auditors have developed a high level of expertise in this matter by virtue of the fact that we have had similar findings in 20 other agency audits to date. Sixteen of those 20
other agencies agreed with the auditors that CMS had not provided adequate documentation with the efficiency billings.