Open Recommendations

Develop and implement additional written procedures and controls to ensure that employees charge time in accordance with program requirements and that the Authority fully documents and supports that salary and rental cost allocations are charged to its CoC grants in accordance with its cost allocation plan.

The Under Secretary for Health, in conjunction with Veterans Integrated Service Network directors and facility senior leaders, ensures that facility providers complete aberrant behavior risk assessments on all patients prior to initiating long-term opioid therapy.

The Under Secretary for Health, in conjunction with Veterans Integrated Service Network directors and facility senior leaders, makes certain that facility providers document justification for prescribing opioids and benzodiazepines concurrently.

The Under Secretary for Health, in conjunction with Veterans Integrated Service Network directors and facility senior leaders, makes certain that facility providers communicate problematic urine test results to patients.

The Bureau of Administration should review and de-obligate all invalid unliquidated obligations without activity for more than 1 year, in accordance with Department standards, so funds of up to $8 million can be put to better use.

Rec. 2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD work with the Navy and the Marine Corps to ensure that the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act obligation and disbursement transactions processed through their accounting systems and journal vouchers are properly reported in USASpending.gov.

Rec. 3.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD develop procedures to confirm that DoD Components have appropriately implemented the policies DoD prescribed for coding Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act fund transactions.

Update agency guidance to fully reflect and comply with federal guidance.

Evaluate whether the contract costs for web development services and media services are reasonable and remedy any violations.

Assess and recover the amount spent on the unallowable contracted project management services expenses incurred during the performance of the grant.

Recover the $100,000 paid for unallowable pre-award project management expenses.

Complete a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework current profile in accordance with NIST guidance.

Conduct an assessment to identify the highest risks to the CPSC’s security profile based on the information learned while completing the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework current profile exercise.

Complete a National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework (NIST) target profile in accordance with NIST guidance.

Perform an assessment to identify gaps between the current and target National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework profiles.

Update and implement the CPSC Framework Implementation Action Plan.

Recommendation includes redactions.

Recommendation includes redaction.

We recommend the Executive Assistant Director, Emergency Communications Division, establish a quality control process to validate the reliability of telecommunications service providers’ performance data prior to consolidating GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 Government Emergency Telecommunications Service and Wireless Priority Service performance measures for reporting toDHS.

Develop and implement a plan to routinely identify and address recurring urgent health and safety issues such as flooded stairwells, accessible crawlspaces, and unsecured windows and doors while the property remains vacant and throughout future asset repositioning efforts.

Develop and implement a plan to use available asset repositioning options for the remaining 284 public housing units at the Commodore Perry Homes development, including 274 dwelling units and 10 nondwelling units.

Develop and implement a plan for the original property related to the 46 units converted under the RAD transfer of assistance option to ensure that the property and proceeds from its disposition are used in accordance with requirements.

If the Authority does not follow through on its asset repositioning plans, misses deadlines, or it otherwise becomes clear that the plan is no longer feasible, work with the HUD's Special Applications Center, Office of Recapitalization, and other offices as appropriate, to consider and use available remedies such as revoking approval and enforcing required conversion.

Rec. 1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director of the Defense Health Agency update sampling methodology to consider data characteristics and ensure the sampling methodology is appropriate, including a reasonable number of sample items.

To ensure the training process for future Artemis missions is developed with sufficient time for implementation and revision, we also recommended the Director of the Flight Operations Directorate and the Chief of the Astronaut Office:3. At least 18 months prior to the planned Artemis II launch, coordinate with Artemis program offices to complete the development and chartering of the framework of Artemis boards and panels to ensure alignment with future mission training needs for new vehicles and missions, including Orion, next-generation spacesuits, HLS, and Gateway.