Inspection of the Global Engagement Center

Submitting OIG:

Department of State OIG

Date Issued:

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Department of State

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

ISP-I-22-15

Component, if applicable:

Global Engagement Center

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Inspection / Evaluation

Special Projects:

DEIA

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

$745,000

Number of Recommendations:

View Document:

Attachment	Size
ISP-I-22-15.pdf	1.53 MB

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
1	Open	No
The Global Engagement Center, in coordination with the Bureau of Global Talent Management, should conduct an organizational assessment and align the center’s organizational structure with operational needs.
2	Open	No
The Global Engagement Center should clarify and codify the roles and responsibilities of the Policy, Plans, and Operations Division and the Interagency and International Coordination Cell in the Foreign Affairs Manual.
3	Open	No
The Global Engagement Center should approve a plan to implement its Functional Bureau Strategy, update its major programs to include key priorities, and assess its execution by conducting regular reviews with its staff, in accordance with Department standards.
4	Open	No
The Global Engagement Center should appoint an evaluation coordinator with decision-making authority to conduct evaluations appropriate to its portfolio, in accordance with Department standards.
5	Open	No
The Global Engagement Center should review risks to its strategic objectives, implement processes for identifying and responding to risk, and communicate risk response guidance to staff in accordance with Department standards.
6	Open	No
The Global Engagement Center should comply with federal and Department standards with respect to pre-award design and approval processes for its federal assistance programs.
7	Open	No
The Global Engagement Center should complete the closeout process for awards currently overdue and implement procedures for the timely close out of future awards.
9	Open	No
The Global Engagement Center should review and de-obligate all invalid unliquidated obligations without activity for more than 1 year, in accordance with Department guidance, so that funds of up to $745,000 can be put to better use.
10	Open	No
The Global Engagement Center should comply with Department contracting officer’s representative program standards.
11	Open	No
The Global Engagement Center should comply with mandatory leadership training requirements in accordance with Department standards.

Recommendation Number

Recommendation Status

Significant Recommendation

Additional Details

Open

The Global Engagement Center, in coordination with the Bureau of Global Talent Management, should conduct an organizational assessment and align the center’s organizational structure with operational needs.

Open

The Global Engagement Center should clarify and codify the roles and responsibilities of the Policy, Plans, and Operations Division and the Interagency and International Coordination Cell in the Foreign Affairs Manual.

Open

The Global Engagement Center should approve a plan to implement its Functional Bureau Strategy, update its major programs to include key priorities, and assess its execution by conducting regular reviews with its staff, in accordance with Department standards.

Open

The Global Engagement Center should appoint an evaluation coordinator with decision-making authority to conduct evaluations appropriate to its portfolio, in accordance with Department standards.