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Report File
Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of State OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Department of State OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of State
Components
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Bureau of Administration
Report Number
AUD-CGI-23-20
Report Type
Audit
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
20
Questioned Costs
$14,291,001
Funds for Better Use
$0

Open Recommendations

This report has 9 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
2 No $0 $0

OIG recommends that the Bureau of Consular Affairs, in coordination with the Bureau of Information Resource Management, develop and implement a process to annually ensure that all IT projects related to the Consular Systems Modernization program are registered in the Integrated Management, Analytics, and Technology Resource for Information Exchange system, in accordance with 5 Foreign Affairs Manual 611.

3 No $0 $0

OIG recommends that the Bureau of Budget and Planning update 18 Foreign Affairs Manual 300 to specify which requirements (including what documentation is required) apply to Department of State bureaus and offices using Agile (or Agile-related) program or project management methodologies.

6 No $0 $0

OIG recommends that the Bureau of Consular Affairs, in coordination with the Bureau of Budget and Planning, reassess the current program management methodology used to manage and monitor the Consular Systems Modernization program to determine whether it is the most effective option.

13 No $0 $0

OIG recommends that the Under Secretary for Management establish and oversee a working group with officials from key Department of State bureaus, including the Bureau of Budget and Planning, the Bureau of Information Resource Management, and the Bureau of Administration, to assist the Bureau of Consular Affairs in executing the Consular Systems Modernization program and its efforts to modernize and consolidate consular legacy IT systems into a common technology framework.

14 No $0 $0

OIG recommends that the Bureau of Administration, in coordination with the Bureau of Consular Affairs, take the following actions: (a) determine whether the questioned costs of $511,249, which were considered unsupported for 3 of 10 invoices selected for testing from Task Order 19AQMM18F3629, were supported and allowable, and (b) recover any costs determined to be unallowable, as shown in Table B.1.

15 No $0 $0

OIG recommends that the Bureau of Administration, in coordination with the Bureau of Consular Affairs, take the following actions: (a) determine whether the questioned costs of $13,779,756, which were considered to be unsupported for the 10 invoices selected for testing from Task Order 19AQMM19F1686, were supported and allowable and (b) recover any costs determined to be unallowable, as shown in Table B.1.

17 No $0 $0

OIG recommends that the Bureau of Administration, in coordination with the Bureau of Consular Affairs, develop and implement procedures to ensure that the Contracting Officer’s Representatives (COR) administering contracts related to Consular Systems Modernization maintain files in the mandated eFiling module of the Integrated Logistics Management System in accordance with 14 Foreign Affairs Handbook-2 H-142(b)(16)(b) and that the files include all required reports from contractors.

18 No $0 $0

OIG recommends that the Bureau of Administration, in coordination with the Bureau of Consular Affairs, develop and implement guidance related to the proper use and development of cost-plus-award-fee contractor performance reports.

20 No $0 $0

OIG recommends that the Bureau of Consular Affairs update the Consular Systems and Technology Procurement Guide to add requirements for acquisition planning, including the contents of written acquisition plans, as specified in Federal Acquisition Regulation 7.103 and 7.105.

Department of State OIG

United States