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Inspector General Open Recommendations

09/17/2024 - Department of the Interior The U.S. Department of the Interior Is Making Progress in Its Management of Geospatial Data but Improvements Are Needed [Report Details] Audit - Open Recommendations

2024-ER-003-04
We recommend that the Office of the Chief Information Officer develop and implement a methodology for the bureaus to identify all DOI geospatial-related costs to ensure consistency.
2024-ER-003-03
We recommend that the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, as the delegated Federal Geographic Data Committee Chair, implement appropriate changes based on the root cause and cost benefit analyses to address dataset availability issues. 
2024-ER-003-02
We recommend that the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, as the delegated Federal Geographic Data Committee Chair, conduct an analysis to determine the costs, benefits, and feasibility of resolving the root causes identified with GeoPlatform.
2024-ER-003-01
We recommend that the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, as the delegated Federal Geographic Data Committee Chair, conduct an analysis to identify the root cause(s) of the geospatial dataset unavailability on GeoPlatform.

09/16/2024 - General Services Administration FAS’s Office of Assisted Acquisition Services Should Improve Its Oversight and Administration of Classified Contracts [Report Details] Audit - Open Recommendations

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We recommend that the Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner provide AAS contracting personnel with training on any updated policies or guidance implemented in response to the audit findings.
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We recommend that the Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner strengthen AAS policy to require AAS Level 3 contracting officers to have adequate security clearances and establish a plan to initiate the security clearance process for affected contracting officers.
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We recommend that the Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner implement Assisted Services Shared Information System controls to ensure accuracy and integrity of contract security classifications by prioritizing the development of edit history for immediate visibility of changes to the contract security classification level; and limiting the ability to edit contract data to only the assigned acquisition personnel and their supervisory chain.
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We recommend that the Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner update existing controls to monitor and ensure compliance with contract security classifications by including a review of the security classification level in contract file transfer checklists; verifying compliance with AAS security classification policies during existing internal contract reviews; and updating briefing templates to use consistent terminology.
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We recommend that the Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner consolidate and improve contract security classification guidance to provide more detail and clarity for AAS contracting personnel.
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We recommend that the Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner conduct a review of all active AAS Level 2 contracts to ensure that all contract security classifications adhere to AAS’s current policy and definitions.

09/16/2024 - U.S. Agency for International Development Cloud Computing: USAID Needs to Improve Controls to Better Protect Agency Data [Report Details] Audit - Open Recommendations

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We recommend that USAID’s IT Operations Division Chief complete plan of action and milestones, as required. This may include documenting the “planned remediation actions” in the reports.
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We recommend that USAID’s Chief Information Officer work with the Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer and IT Operations Division Chief to update the system security plan, as required. This may include updating the system security plan with the results of a security assessment or create a plan of actions and milestones.
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We recommend that USAID’s Chief Information Officer revise Agency procedures to address how system owners should document their monitoring of cloud service providers’ remediation activities._x000D_ _x000D_
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We recommend that USAID’s Chief Information Officer develop additional procedures to hold system accountable for noncompliance with plan of action and milestones requirements. This may include actions other than denying a system authority to operate, such as a negative performance evaluation or disciplinary action.
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We recommend that USAID’s Chief Information Officer develop additional procedures to hold system owners accountable for noncompliance with continuous monitoring reporting requirements. This may include actions other than denying a system authority to operate, such as a negative performance evaluation or disciplinary action.
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We recommend that USAID’s Chief Information Officer develop and implement a written process for defining and reviewing service level agreements to determine whether they meet Agency needs.
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We recommend that USAID’s Chief Information Officer develop and implement a written procedure to document the Chief Information Officer’s review and approval of all cloud service acquisition plans.
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We recommend that USAID’s Chief Information Officer develop and implement written guidance for performing and documenting cost-benefit and alternative analyses for cloud acquisitions before procuring cloud services.

09/13/2024 - Government Publishing Office Special Review of GPO’s Compliance with the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, Anti-Gag Provision [Report Details] Review - Open Recommendations

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