Open Recommendations

We recommend the Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations direct the Seattle Field Office, responsible for Northwest, to: Update the facility’s food service policy to ensure the food service department’s pre-existing weekly mandatory inspections include checking that products are used before their “best-by” or expiration dates, in accordance with the shelf-life reference guide used by the facility.

We recommend the Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations direct the Seattle Field Office, responsible for Northwest, to: Review and update ICE’s contract with the facility by better identifying housing requirements and determining an appropriate guaranteed minimum.

We recommend the Executive Assistant Commissioner, Operations Support, U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Ensure that current guidance and operational procedures for managing detainees with confirmed or suspected contagious diseases are communicated to agents across the Border Patrol.

We recommend that CPB management require WAPS-FM to identify the corrective actions and controls it will implement to ensure future compliance with Act and CPB requirements for open financial records.

We recommend that CPB management require WAPS-FM to identify the corrective actions and controls it will implement to ensure future compliance, including the annual review requirements.

We recommend that CPB management require WAPS-FM to identify the corrective actions and controls it will implement to ensure future compliance with CPB requirements to make the names of its executive staff and school board members available to the public.

Ensure the facility has a plan to fill medical vacancies.

The District Director determines reasons for lack of evidence that clinical quality review deficiencies were resolved at the Center City, Huntington, Northeast, and Scranton Vet Centers; takes indicated actions to ensure completion; and monitors compliance.

The District Director determines reasons administrative quality review remediation plans did not include documentation of deficiency resolution and the time frame for resolution for the Center City, Huntington, Northeast, and Scranton Vet Centers; takes indicated actions to ensure completion; and monitors compliance.

The District Director determines reasons for lack of evidence for administrative quality review deficiency resolution for the Center City, Huntington, Northeast, and Scranton Vet Centers; takes indicated actions to ensure completion; and monitors compliance.

The District Director verifies clinical staff follow confidentiality requirements when consulting and coordinating care with the support VA medical facility for shared clients at high risk for suicide, and monitors compliance across all zone vet centers.

The District Director determines reasons clinical quality review remediation plans did not include documentation of deficiency resolution and the time frame for resolution for the Baltimore, Dundalk, Raleigh, and Richmond Vet Centers; takes indicated actions to ensure completion; and monitors compliance.

The District Director determines reasons for lack of evidence for clinical quality review deficiency resolution for the Baltimore, Dundalk, Raleigh, and Richmond Vet Centers; takes indicated actions to ensure completion; and monitors compliance.

The District Director determines reasons administrative quality review remediation plans did not include documentation of deficiency resolution and the time frame of resolution for the Dundalk, Raleigh, and Richmond Vet Centers; takes indicated actions to ensure completion; and monitors compliance.

The District Director determines reasons for lack of evidence for administrative quality review deficiency resolution for the Dundalk, Raleigh, and Richmond Vet Centers; takes indicated actions to ensure completion; and monitors compliance.

The District Director ensures clinical staff consult and coordinate care with the support VA medical facility for shared clients flagged as high risk for suicide and monitors compliance across all zone vet centers.

The District Director verifies clinical staff follow confidentiality requirements when consulting and coordinating care with the support VA medical facility for shared clients at high risk for suicide and monitors compliance across all zone vet centers.

The District Director ensures clinical staff consult with the vet center director, external clinical consultant, associate district director for counseling, or support VA medical facility mental health provider following a client’s suicide risk assessment as required; and monitors compliance across all zone vet centers.

The District Director, in collaboration with the support VA medical facility clinical or administrative liaisons, determines the reasons for noncompliance with staff participation on the mental health council for the Baltimore, Dundalk, Raleigh, and Richmond Vet Centers; and takes action as indicated to ensure compliance with Readjustment Counseling Services requirements.

We recommend that the Millennium Challenge Corporation verify that the MCA-Senegal corrects the three instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 47 to 50 of the audit report.

We recommend that the Maryland Department of Health remediate the seven control findings OIG identified.

We recommend that the Maryland Department of Health assess the effectiveness of all required NIST SP 800-53 controls according to the organization's defined frequency.

We recommend that the Maryland Department of Health assess at least annually and if necessary, adjust baseline configurations for its MMIS and E&E public servers.

We recommend that the Maryland Department of Health perform periodic phishing exercises and enhance employee and contractor cybersecurity awareness training based on the results of the phishing exercises, if needed.

Conduct a thorough review of BPOC’s scope of work and technical requirements needed to complete the respective periods of performance and update the contract as appropriate.