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Bob Adachi

Oakland, CA

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Bob Adachi graduated from the University of California at Berkeley's Haas School of Business and began his Federal career with the Internal Revenue Service. Bob then joined the Environmental Protection Agency Office of the Inspector General and has been involved in every type of audit conducted within the OIG ranging from performance audit to financial audits of grantees and EPA direct contractors. He has also provided assistance to the Office of Investigations in connection with grant and contract related fraud.

Bob has been the recipient of numerous awards including:

President's Council for Integrity and Efficiency (PCIE) Awards for Excellence
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) Awards for Excellence
EPA Gold Medals for Commendable Service to the Agency
OIG Honor Award for Exceptional Contributions

Bob was the Director of Forensic Audits for the EPA Office of Inspector General from October 2008 till his retirement in October 2015.

Bob has been an instructor with the Council of Inspectors General for Integrity and Efficiency, the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) and Graduate School USA. Bob has made presentations to various organizations including the AGA, the Association of Certified Fraud Specialists, the Northwest and Western Intergovernmental Audit Forum, as well as numerous Government conferences and training courses.

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September 08, 2025
CPEs - 12 Credit Hours
On-site
Grants

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1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

CNMI (GMT+10)

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Understand the full grants management process, the current regulatory requirements (OMB Revised 2022 Guidance) governing grants and the role of auditors in developing strategies for assessing compliance and performance. Learn to develop audit objectives and procedures to identify issues and recommendations for constructive feedback, corrective action and accountability. Learn the stages of effective grants management from award, monitoring, audit and close-out. Become skillful at implementing strategies for auditing, application of cost principles performance measurement and reporting through each of the grant stages by applying those strategies in case studies

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September 10, 2025
CPEs - 8 Credit Hours
On-site
Audit

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8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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You are a grant manager and you need to have contractors help you achieve your grant objectives. Does your organization have the administrative knowledge of the various Federal requirements to ensure that the contract is awarded properly? Is the proper contract type being used? Does your organization perform a cost and price analysis before awarding a contract? If you cannot answer yes to all these questions, then this course may help you.

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November 02 - 20, 2020
CPEs - 27 Credit Hours
Virtual
Audit

8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

CNMI (GMT+10)

Other

Understand the full grants management process, the current regulatory requirements governing grants and the role of auditors in developing strategies for assessing compliance and performance. Learn to develop audit objectives and procedures to identify issues and recommendations for constructive feedback, corrective action and accountability.

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October 30, 2023
CPEs - 8 Credit Hours
On-site
Grants

8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

American Samoa (GMT-11)

American Samoa

Congratulations on your organization's successful acquisition of Federal grant funds! You are now entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring these funds are managed efficiently and effectively to meet the grant objectives.

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October 26, 2023
CPEs - 8 Credit Hours
On-site
Audit

8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

American Samoa (GMT-11)

American Samoa

In this course, participants explore the complexities of grant audits, gaining a deep understanding of the two primary types that affect granting agencies and grantee organizations.

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October 25, 2023
CPEs - 8 Credit Hours
On-site
Grants

8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

American Samoa (GMT-11)

American Samoa

This course is intended for grantees of federal funds either as a direct recipient or as a sub-recipient. In order to meet the grant objectives, recipients are required to obtain goods and services through contracts.

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September 27 - 29, 2021
CPEs - 12 Credit Hours
Virtual
Grants

1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Hawaii (GMT-10)

Other

Pandemic relief funds provided through the passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the American Rescue Plan of 2021 has resulted in a large number of grants being awarded to aid in the fight against Covid 19 to many first-time recipients.

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February 09 - 11, 2021
CPEs - 9 Credit Hours
Virtual
Audit

10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

CNMI (GMT+10)

Other

This course deals with the auditor’s role in contract auditing and emphasizes the knowledge and skills necessary to evaluate contract proposals and audit contractor billings.

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