Open Recommendations

Rec. 1.c: The DoD OIG recommended that Chief of Naval Operations develop and implement policies or processes to develop and implement policies or processes to ensure that commanders investigate withdrawn complaints with sufficient information to permit investigation of allegations that, if substantiated, would meet the administrative separation requirement outlined in Secretary of the Navy Instruction 5300.26E.

Rec. 1.d: The DoD OIG recommended that Chief of Naval Operations develop and implement policies or processes to develop and implement policies or processes to ensure that complaints involving severe and pervasive allegations of sexual harassment are not directed to and resolved through the informal resolution process.

Rec. 1.e: The DoD OIG recommended that Chief of Naval Operations develop and implement policies or processes to develop and implement policies or processes to ensure that Navy personnel assigned by commanders to investigate sexual harassment complaints are trained in investigative methods and processes.

Rec. 2.a.1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commandant of the Marine Corps develop and implement policies or processes to ensure that the steps taken to dismiss or downgrade a sexual harassment complaint are fully documented and retained in command files, including the opinions or concurrences of the Military Equal Opportunity and legal advisors.

Rec. 2.a.2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commandant of the Marine Corps develop and implement policies or processes to ensure that commanders investigate withdrawn complaints with sufficient information to permit investigation of allegations that, if substantiated, would meet the administrative separation requirement outlined in Secretary of the Navy Instruction 5300.26E.

Rec. 2.a.3: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commandant of the Marine Corps develop and implement policies or processes to ensure that Marine Corps personnel assigned by commanders to investigate sexual harassment complaints are trained in investigative methods and processes.

Rec. 3.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director of the DoD Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion clarify in policy whether Military Service commanders with complaint jurisdiction have the authority to downgrade a formal sexual harassment complaint to an informal complaint.

Rec. 3.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director of the DoD Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion modify DoD Instruction 1020.03 to require the Military Services to collect and annually report data on withdrawn and dismissed sexual harassment complaints.

Conduct an extent of condition review regarding SNL Safeguards and Security’s use of overtime

Determine the allowability of costs questioned in this report and recover any amounts deemed unallowable.

1. We recommend the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator continue to use, update, and monitor the dashboard.

2. We recommend the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator determine roles and responsibilities for oversight between NOAA and BIA. NOAA should ensure biannual progress reports for CAA funding for Tribes are collected and reviewed for compliance and take corrective action as necessary, including expediting funding that has not yet been distributed.

3. We recommend the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator increase attention and oversight for states, Tribes, and territories that have not completed CAA disbursements.

The Veterans Integrated Service Network Chief Medical Officer provides effective oversight of credentialing and privileging processes at the healthcare system.

The Medical Center Director ensures staff maintain a safe environment in the Inpatient Mental Health Unit.

The Medical Center Director ensures staff keep patient care areas safe and clean.

The Chief of Staff ensures designated staff complete the Comprehensive Suicide Risk Evaluation the same calendar day, when logistically feasible and clinically appropriate, for all ambulatory care patients with a positive suicide risk screen.

Develop and implement procedures to routinely conduct a staffing needs assessment throughout a disaster to ensure recovery centers are adequately staffed based on customer demand and workload.

Provide FHWA Division Offices and State DOTs with all planned IIJA guidance areas and associated targeted completion dates.

Identify a list of any outstanding technical assistance requests from Division Offices and State DOTs for IIJA guidance clarifications and fulfill them.

Develop and implement a policy to require Headquarters' concurrence when Division Offices are making procedural revisions to their standard operating procedures for reviewing and approving STIPs to ensure continued alignment with the Agency's standards prescribed in its template.

We recommend that Indian Affairs incorporate the Department's definition of deferred maintenance into the Indian Affairs Manual, the facility management system's work order approval process, and the system training guidance.

We recommend the Bureau of Indian Education, in coordination with Indian Affairs and Many Farms schools, inspect and immediately address the foundation and boiler issues identified in the report.

We recommend the Bureau of Indian Education, in coordination with Indian Affairs, conduct a workforce study to ensure BIE has the capacity to oversee the transferred facility management responsibilities in its regions.

We recommend the Bureau of Indian Education close or cancel the 14 work orders that we concluded had been addressed (work order IDs AB157793, AB157794, AB155209, AB154396, AB381236, AB147686, AB159719, AB152087, AB385474, AB488840, AB207746, AB701825, AB664814, AB343991).