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Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of State OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of State
Report Number
ISP-I-25-15
Report Type
Inspection / Evaluation
Location

Muscat
Oman

Number of Recommendations
18
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0
Report updated under NDAA 5274
No

Open Recommendations

This report has 18 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
1 No $0 $0

Embassy Muscat should bring its public diplomacy grants into compliance with Department standards.

2 No $0 $0

Embassy Muscat should bring the Consular Section's workload management into compliance with Department standards.

3 No $0 $0

Embassy Muscat, in coordination with the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations and Bureau of Consular Affairs, should bring the Consular Section's physical space into compliance with Department standards.

4 No $0 $0

Embassy Muscat should complete audits of controlled consular supplies in accordance with Department standards.

5 No $0 $0

Embassy Muscat should reply to congressional correspondence in accordance with Department standards.

6 No $0 $0

Embassy Muscat should comply with all Department Motor Vehicle Safety Management Program standards for incidental drivers under chief of mission authority.

7 No $0 $0

Embassy Muscat should bring its contracting officer's representative program into compliance with Department standards.

8 No $0 $0

Embassy Muscat should enforce the requirement for vendors to register in the System for Award Management.

9 No $0 $0

Embassy Muscat should close out procurement files in accordance with Department standards.

10 No $0 $0

Embassy Muscat should manage its property in accordance with Department standards.

11 No $0 $0

Embassy Muscat should bring its safety, health, and environmental management program into compliance with Department standards.

12 No $0 $0

Embassy Muscat, in coordination with the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, should determine if the purchase of bottled drinking water is necessary, in accordance with Department standards.

13 No $0 $0

Embassy Muscat should require supervisors to approve staff requests for overtime in advance, in accordance with Department standards.

14 No $0 $0

Embassy Muscat, in coordination with the Bureaus of Budget and Planning, the Comptroller and Global Financial Services, and Near Eastern Affairs, should reprogram additional Department-funded Diplomatic Technology positions to International Cooperative Administrative Support Services-funded positions in accordance with Department standards.

15 No $0 $0

Embassy Muscat should implement a local configuration management protocol to comply with Department standards.

16 No $0 $0

Embassy Muscat should bring telephone operations into compliance with Department standards.

17 No $0 $0

Embassy Muscat should require all Diplomatic Technology staff to complete the required information assurance training in accordance with Department standards.

18 No $0 $0

Embassy Muscat should implement an acquisition plan that is cost effective and efficient in accordance with Department standards.

Department of State OIG

United States