Open Recommendations

The Under Secretary for Health clarifies the requirements for suicide risk and intervention training for audiologists and delineates responsibility for ensuring training is completed as required.

The Under Secretary for Health evaluates the definition of healthcare provider for the purposes of suicide risk and intervention training.

The Under Secretary for Health evaluates the accuracy of suicide risk and intervention training assignment, consistent with Veterans Health Administration policy, for all healthcare providers.

The Under Secretary for Health ensures audiology staff complete suicide risk identification screening as required.

The Under Secretary for Health evaluates oversight of and barriers to mental health integration in audiology services and takes action as appropriate.

The Under Secretary for Health clarifies the requirements for suicide risk and intervention training for audiologists and delineates responsibility for ensuring training is completed as required.

The Under Secretary for Health evaluates the definition of healthcare provider for the purposes of suicide risk and intervention training.

The Under Secretary for Health evaluates the accuracy of suicide risk and intervention training assignment, consistent with Veterans Health Administration policy, for all healthcare providers.

The Under Secretary for Health ensures audiology staff complete suicide risk identification screening as required.

The Under Secretary for Health evaluates oversight of and barriers to mental health integration in audiology services and takes action as appropriate.

Enforce procedures for Veterans Health Administration human resources officials to monitor employee service obligations and initiate a debt notice when an employee breaches that agreement, if warranted.

Identify and review active incentives of Veterans Health Administration employees who transferred within or left VA and take action, if appropriate.

Establish enhanced internal controls to ensure compliance with the law on recruitment, relocation, and retention incentives and take appropriate action when an employee with an active service obligation transfers within the Veterans Health Administration.

Complete the evaluation of the incentives awarded to the employees identified in this report who may not have fulfilled their service obligations, determine whether a debt was incurred, and take any appropriate action.

Enforce procedures for Veterans Health Administration human resources officials to monitor employee service obligations and initiate a debt notice when an employee breaches that agreement, if warranted.

Identify and review active incentives of Veterans Health Administration employees who transferred within or left VA and take action, if appropriate.

Establish enhanced internal controls to ensure compliance with the law on recruitment, relocation, and retention incentives and take appropriate action when an employee with an active service obligation transfers within the Veterans Health Administration.

Complete the evaluation of the incentives awarded to the employees identified in this report who may not have fulfilled their service obligations, determine whether a debt was incurred, and take any appropriate action.

We recommend that USADF's Chief Information Officer remediate the 122 high-risk and 23 critical vulnerabilities identified by USADF's December 2, 2024, scans.

We recommend that USADF's Chief Information Officer evaluate its vulnerability remediation process to determine why high and critical vulnerabilities were not addressed within required time frames and implement corrective actions as appropriate.

We recommend that USADF's Chief Information Officer finalize the enterprise risk management plan to define roles, responsibilities, and authority for cybersecurity risk management.

We recommend that USADF's Chief Information Officer determine why the enterprise risk management plan was not finalized and implement corrective action as appropriate.

We recommend that USADF's Chief Information Officer determine whether USADF updated its cybersecurity training strategy and plans to incorporate the results of the workforce assessments and, if not, update and implement the strategy and plan.

Establish procedures to monitor compliance with FLRA’s Alternative Work Schedules policy.

Provide training to all employees (which includes supervisors) on all available alternative work schedules. This training should be provided to all new employees during employee orientation and to all employees whenever significant changes to the policy occur.