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Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of Defense OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Department of Defense OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of Defense
Components
United States Navy (USN)
United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Report Number
DODIG-2022-126
Report Type
Audit
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
0
Questioned Costs
$325,070
Funds for Better Use
$0

Open Recommendations

This report has 10 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
D-2022-0126-D000AT-0001-0001 No $0 $0

Rec. 1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness update Federal Employees' Compensation Act guidance to clearly establish the Injury Compensation Program Administrator roles and responsibilities, including tracking and recouping overpayments and reviewing the chargeback reports.

D-2022-0126-D000AT-0001-0002.a No $0 $0

Rec. 2.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) develop and issue formal guidance that provides a consistent approach for implementing the Federal Employees' Compensation Act Program, including assigning staff, completing chargeback reviews, tracking and monitoring overpayments, maintaining claim files in the Defense Injury and Unemployment Compensation System, and referring claims for investigation.

D-2022-0126-D000AT-0001-0002.b No $0 $0

Rec. 2.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) establish guidance for completing and setting the frequency of command assessments and ensure that those assessments are completed.

D-2022-0126-D000AT-0001-0002.c No $0 $0

Rec. 2.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) complete a workforce study that identifies the number of Department of the Navy Office of Civilian Human Resources personnel required to perform the Federal Employees' Compensation Act workload, including the required functions of oversight and command assessments.

D-2022-0126-D000AT-0001-0002.d No $0 $0

Rec. 2.d: The DoD OIG recommended that the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) include timeframes within updates to Secretary of the Navy Instruction 12810.2A, "Federal Employees' Compensation Act Program" for the Injury Compensation Program Administrators to complete the Injury Compensation Program Administrator Level I course.

D-2022-0126-D000AT-0001-0002.e No $0 $0

Rec. 2.e: The DoD OIG recommended that the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) complete a workforce study that identifies the number of Injury Compensation Program Administrators required to implement and perform the Federal Employees' Compensation Act Program workload, including the required functions of case management, chargeback reviews, and long-term claim file reviews, once the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness clearly establishes the Injury Compensation Program Administrator roles and responsibilities.

D-2022-0126-D000AT-0001-0003 No $0 $0

Rec. 3: The DoD OIG recommended that the Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service Director conduct an analysis of the software and databases needed to manage Federal Employees' Compensation Act claims, such as the Social Security Administration's Death Master File, and provide Injury Compensation Program Administrators access as appropriate.

D-2022-0126-D000AT-0001-0004.a No $0 $0

Rec. 4.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps direct the Human Resources Office Directors to ensure the Injury Compensation Program Administrators accomplish the Injury Compensation Program Administrator Level I training as required by Secretary of the Navy Instruction 12810.2A. Once the training is complete, report the information to the Department of the Navy Office of Civilian Human Resources Injury and Unemployment Compensation Program Manager to track the Injury Compensation Program Administrator's compliance with all training related to the Federal Employees' Compensation Act Program and take appropriate action for those not completing the training.

D-2022-0126-D000AT-0001-0004.b No $0 $0

Rec. 4.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps direct the Human Resources Office Directors to conduct periodic reviews of claim files to ensure that the Injury Compensation Program Administrators are maintaining adequate documentation and elevating documentation requests to Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service Advisors when the Department of Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Programs is unresponsive, as required by the Significant Claims Process Standard Operating Procedure.

D-2022-0126-D000AT-0001-0004.c No $0 $0

Rec. 4.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps direct the Human Resources Office Directors to report overpayment information to the Department of the Navy Office of Civilian Human Resources Injury and Unemployment Compensation Program Manager to monitor the outcomes of all Federal Employees' Compensation Act overpayments, once the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness issues the guidance for tracking and recouping overpayments.

Department of Defense OIG

United States