Direct UH to strengthen its administrative and management procedures for approving consultant and independent contractor payments. Processes could include: a. Establishing controls that do not allow vendors being paid through sponsored funding resources to receive payment until after the consultant or contractor agreement has been appropriately approved by the Office of Contracts and Grants, the department business administrator, and any other relevant parties. b. Implementing automated controls that prevent a vendor from receiving payment from sponsored funding resources if the vendor has been suspended or debarred.