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Business Systems Review. National Science Foundation Large Facilities Office Florence I. Rabanal. Business Systems Review: What?. NOT Audit (No Yellow Book Standards) Business Assistance (Agency, Program, Awardee, Facility and Auditors) Review/Introspective Look Sharing/Lessons Learned
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Business Systems Review National Science Foundation Large Facilities Office Florence I. Rabanal
Business Systems Review: What? • NOT Audit (No Yellow Book Standards) • Business Assistance (Agency, Program, Awardee, Facility and Auditors) • Review/Introspective Look • Sharing/Lessons Learned • Introductions/Networking • Stewardship/Compliance
Business Systems Review:Ground Rules • conduct once every five years/per life cycle • follow a written framework • BSR Guide • respond to auditors • financial statement audit • “other” NSF Office of Inspector General • i.e., oversight of oversight
Business Systems Review: Big Picture1 1Santonastassoand Wynnyk, (presentation) 2008
Business Systems Review:History1 1Santonastassoand Wynnyk, (presentation) 2008
Business Systems Review:Highlights • Closing: • Gemini and Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology Core Programs (IRIS)/EarthScope • Monitoring: National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, EarthScope/Plate Boundary Observatory/San Andreas Fault Observatory At-Depth, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Academic Research Fleet: R/V Sikuliaq and R/V Marcus Langseth, and Cornell High Energy Electron Storage Ring/Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source and Network Engineering Earthquake Simulation
Business Systems Review:Highlights • Underway: • Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, National Ecological Observing Network • Planning: • Atacama Large Millimeter Array, Oceans Observing Initiative, National Solar Observatory, National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Business Systems Review:Past Year • Completed 17 (since 2005): approaching first five-year cycle • Reviewed systems: • funded through cooperative agreements and contracts • supporting pre-construction, construction and operations • Participated in OIG real time audit while conducting BSR
Business Systems Review:Past Year • Piloted Staffing Model, exploring: • Use of external reviewers • Involvement of program officers • Tailored Scoping, through: • Risk based assessment of core functional areas • NSF/LFO coordination with Program and cognizant grants official • Accelerated Follow-Up and Monitoring, by: • Delivering preliminary results early (two weeks) • Initiating follow-up plan with delivery of preliminary results
Business Systems Review:Evolution • Build Flexibility/Capacity, by • Exploring various reviewer pools such as government agencies • Formalizing support infrastructure • Facilitate community [facility] network, through • Offering hands-on working session to develop network connections and sharing procedures • Supporting other “learning” mechanisms
Business Systems Review:Evolution • Leverage Broad Expertise, by • Continued coordination with NSF Programs and Grants Officials • Partnering lessons learned with other entities (e.g., National Council of University of Research Administrators) • Benchmarking with others such as Government Agencies
Business Systems Review • Questions? • Suggestions? • Contact: • frabanal@nsf.gov • 703.292.8808