Inspector General Open Recommendations

10/15/2021 - Federal Housing Finance Agency Audit of the Federal Housing Finance Agency's Information Security Program, Fiscal Year 2021 [Report Details] Audit - Open Recommendations

AUD-2022-001-1

FHFA should ensure that Plans of Action and Milestone items are generated for all known information system security and privacy weaknesses in accordance with National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-37, Revision 2, and [redacted].

AUD-2022-001-3

FHFA should ensure contingency training to staff with contingency related responsibilities is provided in accordance with the [redacted].

10/13/2021 - Open Recommendations

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We recommend the following to the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training: Develop and implement cause-level reduction targets to gauge and monitor the effectiveness of strategies implemented by states to reduce work search overpayments.

10/07/2021 - Small Business Administration SBA Emergency EIDL Grants to Sole Proprietors and Independent Contractors [Report Details] Inspection / Evaluation - Open Recommendations

1

We recommend the Administrator direct the Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance to • review the applications of sole proprietors and independent contractors that included numbers of employees but no Employer Identification Number; and • remedy the $3.5 billion disbursed to sole proprietors and $1 billion disbursed to independent contractors that exceeded the amount allowed by SBA’s policy.

10/07/2021 - Tennessee Valley Authority External Organizations Board Practice [Report Details] Inspection / Evaluation - Open Recommendations

ISS.1 - 1

We recommend the Executive Vice President and General Counsel implement an agreement, for the external organization with no contract or membership agreement, to include specific language prohibiting the use of Tennessee Valley Authority funds for lobbying or litigation, as is included in other membership agreements or contracts.

ISS.2 - 1

We recommend the Executive Vice President and General Counsel implement a training program for employees involved in external organizations to educate them on the boundaries of their participation as a Tennessee Valley Authority employee.

ISS.2 - 2

We recommend the Executive Vice President and General Counsel implement a policy for coordination of Tennessee Valley Authority memberships in external organizations which includes a (1) review for compliance with all legal, ethical, and governance requirements and (2) centralized record of all employees participating in external organizations.

10/06/2021 - Tennessee Valley Authority Organizational Effectiveness – Lagoon Creek Combined Cycle Plant [Report Details] Inspection / Evaluation - Open Recommendations

ISS.1 - 1

We recommend the Manager-Integrated Combined Cycle and Combustion Turbine site, Lagoon Creek Combined Cycle, address concerns related to communication issues with first-line management.

10/06/2021 - Tennessee Valley Authority Organizational Effectiveness – Lagoon Creek Combustion Turbine Plant [Report Details] Inspection / Evaluation - Open Recommendations

ISS.1 - 1

We recommend the Manager-Integrated Combined Cycle and Combustion Turbine site, Lagoon Creek Combined Cycle, address concerns related to employees’ relationships with other team members.

ISS.2 - 1

We recommend the Manager-Integrated Combined Cycle and Combustion Turbine site, Lagoon Creek Combined Cycle, address perceptions pertaining to parts needed to perform jobs and a lack of money for equipment repairs.

10/05/2021 - Tennessee Valley Authority False Claims [Report Details] Investigation - Open Recommendations

1

We recommend TVA recover from the contractor $80,857.70 in TLA payments improperly paid to the contractor’s employee.

10/05/2021 - Tennessee Valley Authority False Claims and Theft of Government Funds [Report Details] Investigation - Open Recommendations

1

We recommend TVA recover $146,359 from the contractor for TLA payments improperly approved by the contractor and made to one of its employees.

09/30/2021 - Department of Veterans Affairs Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the Miami VA Healthcare System in Florida [Report Details] Review - Open Recommendations

01

The Chief of Staff and Associate Director for Patient Care Services evaluate and determine reasons for noncompliance and make certain that all transfers are monitored and evaluated as part of Veterans Health Administration’s Quality Management Program.

02

The Chief of Staff and Associate Director for Patient Care Services evaluate and determine additional reasons for noncompliance and ensure that staff use the VA Inter-Facility Transfer Form or an equivalent note to document inter-facility transfers.

03

The Chief of Staff evaluates and determines any additional reasons for noncompliance and makes certain that referring physicians record all required elements in the electronic health record prior to patient transfers.

04

The Chief of Staff and Associate Director for Patient Care Services evaluate and determine the reasons for noncompliance and ensure staff send pertinent medical records, including an active patient medication list, to the receiving facility during inter-facility transfers.

05

The System Director evaluates and determines any additional reasons for noncompliance and ensures staff complete all required prevention and management of disruptive behavior training based on the risk level assigned to their work areas.

09/30/2021 - Federal Housing Finance Agency FHFA Did Not Follow its Interim Directive on a Requirement to Use a FAR Clause Intended to Protect Whistleblower Rights of Contractor Employees, But Has Since Taken Corrective Action [Report Details] Audit - Open Recommendations

AUD-2021-015-1

FHFA should reinforce to Contracting Officers, through training and supervision, the requirement in the updated peer review checklists and in the revised Acquisition Procedures Manual to include Federal Acquisition Regulation clause 52.203-17 in all open market solicitations and awards that exceed the Simplified Acquisition Threshold.

09/30/2021 - Export-Import Bank Risk Assessment of EXIM's Government Purchase Card Program [Report Details] Other - Open Recommendations

1.

Ensure all purchase card holders and approvers timely complete required training.

2.

Ensure the responsibilities of the AOPC and OMB requirements are fulfilled.

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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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AmeriCorps, Office of Inspector General
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) OIG
Appalachian Regional Commission OIG
Architect of the Capitol OIG
Arlington County Auditor
Central Intelligence Agency OIG
City Auditor's Office, City of Kansas City, Missouri
City of Chicago Office of Inspector General
Commodity Futures Trading Commission OIG
Consumer Product Safety Commission OIG
Corporation for Public Broadcasting OIG
Council of Inspectors General on Financial Oversight
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Defense Intelligence Agency OIG
Denali Commission OIG
Department of Agriculture OIG
Department of Commerce OIG
Department of Defense OIG
Department of Education OIG
Department of Energy OIG
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Homeland Security OIG
Department of Housing and Urban Development OIG
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Department of Labor OIG
Department of State OIG
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Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Election Assistance Commission OIG
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission OIG
Export-Import Bank OIG
Farm Credit Administration OIG
Federal Communications Commission OIG
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation OIG
Federal Election Commission OIG
Federal Housing Finance Agency OIG
Federal Labor Relations Authority OIG
Federal Maritime Commission OIG
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Federal Trade Commission OIG
Florida Department of Transportation, Office of Inspector General
General Services Administration OIG
Government Accountability Office OIG
Government Publishing Office OIG
International Trade Commission OIG
Legal Services Corporation OIG
Library of Congress OIG
Louisiana State Office of Inspector General
National Aeronautics and Space Administration OIG
National Archives and Records Administration OIG
National Credit Union Administration OIG
National Endowment for the Arts OIG
National Endowment for the Humanities OIG
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency OIG
National Labor Relations Board OIG
National Reconnaissance Office OIG
National Science Foundation OIG
National Security Agency OIG
Nuclear Regulatory Commission OIG
Office of Personnel Management OIG
Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community
Oregon Secretary of State, Audits Division
Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
Peace Corps OIG
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation OIG
Postal Regulatory Commission OIG
Railroad Retirement Board OIG
Securities and Exchange Commission OIG
Small Business Administration OIG
Smithsonian Institution OIG
Social Security Administration OIG
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery
Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program
State of Delaware Auditor of Accounts
State of Florida Office of the Chief Inspector General
State of Indiana Office of Inspector General
State of Massachusetts, Office of the State Auditor
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
U.S. Agency for International Development OIG
U.S. Development Finance Corporation OIG
U.S. Postal Service OIG

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Inspector General Open Recommendations

10/15/2021 - Federal Housing Finance Agency Audit of the Federal Housing Finance Agency's Information Security Program, Fiscal Year 2021 [Report Details] Audit - Open Recommendations

10/13/2021 - Open Recommendations

10/07/2021 - Small Business Administration SBA Emergency EIDL Grants to Sole Proprietors and Independent Contractors [Report Details] Inspection / Evaluation - Open Recommendations

10/07/2021 - Tennessee Valley Authority External Organizations Board Practice [Report Details] Inspection / Evaluation - Open Recommendations

10/06/2021 - Tennessee Valley Authority Organizational Effectiveness – Lagoon Creek Combined Cycle Plant [Report Details] Inspection / Evaluation - Open Recommendations

10/06/2021 - Tennessee Valley Authority Organizational Effectiveness – Lagoon Creek Combustion Turbine Plant [Report Details] Inspection / Evaluation - Open Recommendations

10/05/2021 - Tennessee Valley Authority False Claims [Report Details] Investigation - Open Recommendations

10/05/2021 - Tennessee Valley Authority False Claims and Theft of Government Funds [Report Details] Investigation - Open Recommendations

09/30/2021 - Department of Veterans Affairs Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the Miami VA Healthcare System in Florida [Report Details] Review - Open Recommendations

09/30/2021 - Federal Housing Finance Agency FHFA Did Not Follow its Interim Directive on a Requirement to Use a FAR Clause Intended to Protect Whistleblower Rights of Contractor Employees, But Has Since Taken Corrective Action [Report Details] Audit - Open Recommendations

09/30/2021 - Export-Import Bank Risk Assessment of EXIM's Government Purchase Card Program [Report Details] Other - Open Recommendations

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