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OIG recommends that U.S. Embassy Cairo, Egypt, continue to develop and implement additional mechanisms to encourage and support the free exchange of ideas and criticism in the Management Section in accordance with 2 Foreign Affairs Manual 111.1-1, “Openness in Post Operations and Management” and Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government. Such mechanisms could include regular one-on-one meetings between U.S. direct-hire supervisors and their locally employed staff, with the assistance of an American translator to identify specific areas of concern when feasible; the use of anonymous drop boxes; or other appropriate, confidential, feedback processes.