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Review of Formation Issues Regarding the Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2003 Contract with Ketchum, Inc.for Media Relations Services
 
FINAL REPORT
ED-OIG/A19-F0007
April 2005
 
Our mission is to promote the efficiency, U.S. Department of Educationeffectiveness, and integrity of the Office of Inspector GeneralDepartment’s programs and operations. Washington, DC
 
 
Statements that managerial practices need improvements, as well as other conclusions and recommendations in this reportrepresent the opinions of the Office of Inspector General. Determinations of corrective action to be taken will be made by the appropriate Department of Education officials.In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. § 552), reportsissued by the Office of Inspector General are available, if requested, tomembers of the press and general public to the extent information containedtherein is not subject to exemptions in the Act.
 
 
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
 April 15, 2005
 MEMORANDUMTO:
Margaret SpellingsSecretary of Education
FROM:
John P. Higgins, Jr. /s/
 SUBJECT:
Final ReportReview of Formation Issues Regarding the Department of Education’sFiscal Year 2003 Contract With Ketchum, Inc. for Media Relations ServicesControl Number A19-F0007Attached is the subject final report that covers the results of our review of formation issuesregarding the Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2003 contract with Ketchum, Inc. for Media Relations Services. We received your comments accepting our findings andconcurring with the recommendations in our draft report. As a result, no changes weremade to the report.Corrective actions proposed (resolution phase) and implemented (closure phase) will bemonitored and tracked through the Department’s Audit Accountability and Resolution TrackingSystem (AARTS). Department policy requires that you develop a final corrective action plan(CAP) for our review in the automated system within 30 days of the issuance of this report. TheCAP should set forth the specific action items, and targeted completion dates, necessary toimplement final corrective actions on the findings and recommendations contained in this finalreport.In accordance with the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, the Office of Inspector General is required to report to Congress twice a year on the reports that remain unresolved after six months from the date of issuance.In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. §552), reports issued by the Officeof Inspector General are available to members of the press and general public to the extentinformation contained therein is not subject to exemptions in the Act.We appreciate the cooperation given us during this review. If you have any questions, pleasecall me at 202-245-6900.Enclosure
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