Open Recommendations

We recommend the Vice President, Supply Chain, take steps to improve surplus inventory documentation completion.

We recommend the Commissioner of CBP: (1) conduct an analysis of the 500,000 fingerprints sent to DoS and include the findings in their risk assessments to further identify and mitigate any risks posed by individuals whose fingerprints were waived by the Department of State, and (2) share the results with the Department of State and other government partners, as appropriate, for any follow-up action.

Take appropriate action to pay the underpayments to the 42 beneficiaries identified in our audit.

Take appropriate action to pay the underpayments for the remaining population of beneficiaries identified by our audit.

Revise its semi-annual alerts to include beneficiaries whose benefits SSA withheld due to the representative payees’ deaths.

To prevent future errors, establish controls to ensure employees properly pay benefits that the Agency withheld pending the selection of representative payees.

We recommend that RUS ensure that its current practices regarding Level 2 reviews of Summary Reports of eligible applications are consistent with its written policies, and vice versa.

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

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This recommendation contains sensitive information that should not be made public. Therefore, we are not including the wording for this recommendation.

This recommendation contains sensitive information that should not be made public. Therefore, we are not including the wording for this recommendation.

This recommendation contains sensitive information that should not be made public. Therefore, we are not including the wording for this recommendation.

This recommendation contains sensitive information that should not be made public. Therefore, we are not including the wording for this recommendation.

This recommendation contains sensitive information that should not be made public. Therefore, we are not including the wording for this recommendation.

This recommendation contains sensitive information that should not be made public. Therefore, we are not including the wording for this recommendation.

This recommendation contains sensitive information that should not be made public. Therefore, we are not including the wording for this recommendation.

This recommendation contains sensitive information that should not be made public. Therefore, we are not including the wording for this recommendation.

This recommendation contains sensitive information that should not be made public. Therefore, we are not including the wording for this recommendation.

This recommendation contains sensitive information that should not be made public. Therefore, we are not including the wording for this recommendation.

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We recommend Social Security Administration (SSA) enhance its award oversight controls to require that SSA employees confirm contractor personnel meet the labor qualifications outlined in the Statement of Work at the date of award.

We recommend SSA ensure Contracting Officer’s Representatives and Contracting Officers retain contractor resumes in accordance with Federal record retention policies as specified in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).

We recommend SSA maintain contract file documentation of the review and approval of initial and replacement contractor employees.