Open Recommendations
Recommendation Number | Significant Recommendation | Recommended Questioned Costs | Recommended Funds for Better Use | Additional Details | |
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1 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
The Global Engagement Center, in coordination with the Bureau of Global Talent Management, should conduct an organizational assessment and align the center’s organizational structure with operational needs. | |||||
2 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
The Global Engagement Center should clarify and codify the roles and responsibilities of the Policy, Plans, and Operations Division and the Interagency and International Coordination Cell in the Foreign Affairs Manual. | |||||
3 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
The Global Engagement Center should approve a plan to implement its Functional Bureau Strategy, update its major programs to include key priorities, and assess its execution by conducting regular reviews with its staff, in accordance with Department standards. | |||||
4 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
The Global Engagement Center should appoint an evaluation coordinator with decision-making authority to conduct evaluations appropriate to its portfolio, in accordance with Department standards. | |||||
5 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
The Global Engagement Center should review risks to its strategic objectives, implement processes for identifying and responding to risk, and communicate risk response guidance to staff in accordance with Department standards. | |||||
6 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
The Global Engagement Center should comply with federal and Department standards with respect to pre-award design and approval processes for its federal assistance programs. | |||||
7 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
The Global Engagement Center should complete the closeout process for awards currently overdue and implement procedures for the timely close out of future awards. | |||||
9 | No | $0 | $745,000 | ||
The Global Engagement Center should review and de-obligate all invalid unliquidated obligations without activity for more than 1 year, in accordance with Department guidance, so that funds of up to $745,000 can be put to better use. | |||||
10 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
The Global Engagement Center should comply with Department contracting officer’s representative program standards. | |||||
11 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
The Global Engagement Center should comply with mandatory leadership training requirements in accordance with Department standards. | |||||
13 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
The Global Engagement Center should use domain names for the Global Engagement Center’s analytics platforms that comply with Department standards. | |||||
14 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
The Global Engagement Center, in coordination with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, should require the Information Systems Security Officers for the Global Engagement Center analytics platforms to perform their duties in accordance with Department guidance. | |||||
15 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
The Global Engagement Center should implement procedures to ensure all aspects of its analytics platforms’ systems documents are completed and current, in accordance with Department standards. | |||||
16 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
The Global Engagement Center, in coordination with the Office of the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, should conduct a cost-benefit analysis for its analytics support program. | |||||
17 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
The Global Engagement Center should develop and implement a project plan for replacing the Disinformation Cloud website. | |||||
18 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
The Global Engagement Center should implement a records management program that complies with Department standards. |