Open Recommendations

Recommendation 1: EXIM’s Office of External Engagement, in coordination with the Office
of the Chairman, should establish consistent nomination processes for all award categories
that delineate roles and responsibilities.

Recommendation 2: EXIM’s Office of External Engagement, in coordination with the Office
of the Chairman, should establish criteria for selecting awardee(s) for each award category,
including special award categories.

Recommendation 3: EXIM’s Office of External Engagement, in coordination with the Chief
Risk Officer, should complete a risk profile, or assessment, to identify all potential risks to
the awards program.

Recommendation 4: EXIM’s Office of External Engagement should identify and implement
due diligence activities, as needed, to mitigate the potential risks based upon its risk profile,
such as determining when character, reputational, and transaction integrity (CRTI) reviews
or other ethical, legal, law enforcement, Office of Inspector General, or non-public source
reviews are needed.

We recommend that the Washington Office issue guidance to its regions to strengthen the LRT project selection process to formally document the information reviewed and decisions made when determining LRT project eligibility and scoring in a manner that allows for independent review.

We recommend that the Washington Office establish a plan to monitor the regions’ implementation of its April 3, 2024, guidance, which clarified that regions should solicit and consistently consider public input regionally in the ranking of IIJA projects for funding.

We recommend that the Washington Office establish a process to confirm that all tasks within an LRT project are eligible before approving the project and funding allocation.

We recommend that USAID/Kenya and East Africa determine the allowability of $74,752 in ineligible questioned costs on pages 34 to 37 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

The Veterans Health Administration chief operating officer establishes a written policy or procedure to reasonably ensure that potential conflicts of interest or appearance of partiality concerns involving VHA employees are identified and remediated before contractor presentations to Veterans Integrated Service Network or facility leaders.

The Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 director confirms that VA has initiated the process to seek recoupment of the critical skill incentive paid by VA to Ms. Skala that was attributable to a service period that she did not complete due to her retirement.

The assistant secretary for Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness directs a review to determine whether any VHA employee ranked GS‑15 or above awarded a critical skill incentive has left VA before completing their required service obligation, and, if so, whether VA has established a debt and initiated recoupment in the amount of the CSI attributable to the uncompleted period, and takes further corrective actions as warranted.

Improve vulnerability management processes to ensure all vulnerabilities are identified and plans of action and milestones are created for vulnerabilities that cannot be mitigated by VA deadlines.

Implement a more effective baseline configuration process to ensure network devices are running authorized software that is configured to approved baselines and free of vulnerabilities.

Confirm with the New Hampshire Disability Determination Service that the actions taken to resolve the 2023 findings will address the 2024 findings.

USDA OIG has determined that this recommendation contains sensitive information and will not be publicly released due to privacy concerns.

USDA OIG has determined that this recommendation contains sensitive information and will not be publicly released due to privacy concerns.

USDA OIG has determined that this recommendation contains sensitive information and will not be publicly released due to privacy concerns.

USDA OIG has determined that this recommendation contains sensitive information and will not be publicly released due to privacy concerns.

USDA OIG has determined that this recommendation contains sensitive information and will not be publicly released due to privacy concerns.

USDA OIG has determined that this recommendation contains sensitive information and will not be publicly released due to privacy concerns.

USDA OIG has determined that this recommendation contains sensitive information and will not be publicly released due to privacy concerns.

USDA OIG has determined that this recommendation contains sensitive information and will not be publicly released due to privacy concerns.

USDA OIG has determined that this recommendation contains sensitive information and will not be publicly released due to privacy concerns.

Verify that Yozmot Atid corrects the two instances of material internal control deficiencies detailed on pages 22-24 of the audit report

Verify that Yozmot Atid corrects the four instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 30-37 of the audit report