Open Recommendations

Take appropriate action pursuant to 34 C.F.R. § 74.62 to protect future GEAR UP grant funds.

Recover from owner $2,687,822, the difference between $3,662,822 owed to HUD by owner and $975,000 proceeds of foreclosure sale.

The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, in coordination with the Bureau of Administration, should finalize a service level agreement clarifying the Bureau of Administrations responsibilities for grants support.

Review the SCRM NIST guidance and update the SCRM plan, policies, and procedures to fully address supply chain risk management controls and practices.

Upon issuance of the CUI policies, design and implement media marking to designate protection standards for safeguarding and/ordisseminating agency information.

Develop and implement a process to include compensating controls to_x000D_mitigate risk when accepting the risk of known vulnerabilities.

Document and implement a process to verify that laptops are encrypted and remediate instances of nonencrypted laptops.

Document and implement a strategy, policy, and procedures to manage supply chain risks with suppliers, contractors, and systems.

Determine the allowability of the questioned costs of $34,805 ($34,368 ineligible and $437 unsupported), on pages 10-12 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Correct the six material weaknesses in internal control disclosed on page 17 of the audit report.

Develop and implement standard operating procedures to identify and calculate reliable drug control-related obligations.

Develop and implement a methodology that can be applied to data in NHTSA’s financial system to track drug control-related obligations, by budget decision unit and drug control function.

Develop a budget formulation methodology that provides a reasonable basis for consistent estimation of NHTSA’s drug control budget that fairly quantifies its financial commitment to drug control activities and provides the methodology to the Office of National Drug Control Policy for approval.

Embassy Bucharest should implement a coordination process for the oversight of foreign assistance programming in Romania in accordance with Department guidelines.

Embassy Bucharest should comply with Department standards for the use of public diplomacy-funded resources.

Embassy Bucharest should create a fraud prevention strategy in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Bucharest should maintain and destroy immigrant visa files in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Bucharest should implement a process to regularly review and update its management policies.

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

Embassy Bucharest should prohibit locally employed staff mechanics from servicing privately owned vehicles on U.S. government property and with U.S. government equipment, in accordance with federal regulations.

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

Embassy Bucharest should bring its contracting officer’s representative program into compliance with Department standards.

Embassy Bucharest should bring its property management program into compliance with Department standards.

Embassy Bucharest should bring its cashier operations into compliance with Department standards.

Embassy Bucharest should implement standard procedures to accurately record, track, and process employee accounts receivables in accordance with Department requirements.