IPA Audit Report of FEC's Human Capital Management Program for Fiscal Year 2022

Date Issued

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Submitting OIG

Federal Election Commission OIG

Other Participating OIGs

Federal Election Commission OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Federal Election Commission

Report Number

OIG-22-02

Report Description

Independent Public Accountants (IPA) Audit Report of the FEC’s Human Capital Management Program.

Report Type

Audit

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

Additional Details

Open Recommendations

This report has 4 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
Recommendation1	No	$0	$0
We recommend that FEC’s senior management in collaboration with the FEC’s Director of the Office of Human Resources and the FEC’s CHCO should develop a plan to strategically manage human capital across the agency that is informed by the OPM HCOP and HCF guidance. The HCM plan should include the salient elements of the OPM human capital guidance and workforce planning activities that are scaled to the FEC’s size and needs.
Recommendation2	No	$0	$0
We recommend that FEC’s management should develop a strategic human capital management plan to include a process for conducting and documenting a skills gap analysis of its workforce.
Recommendation3	No	$0	$0
We recommend that FEC’s management should develop a strategic human capital management plan to include a process for succession planning for senior leaders and mission-critical positions.
Recommendation4	No	$0	$0
We recommend that FEC’s management should develop a strategic human capital management plan to include guidance on the development of training programs, including formal training plans for appropriate employees (e.g., employees with skills gaps and for succession planning purposes).