Open Recommendations

(U) Rec. 1.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy define Internet-based military information support operations.

(U) Rec. 1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy define the roles and authorities of the joint proponent for military information support operations and coordinating authority for Internet-based military information support operations.

(U) Rec. 1.c: Recommendation is Classified.

(U) Rec. 1.d: Recommendation is Classified.

(U) Rec. 2.a: Recommendation is Classified.

(U) Rec. 2.b: Recommendation is Classified.

(U) Rec. 2.c: Recommendation is Classified.

(U) Rec. 3.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, in conjunction with the combatant commanders and applicable stakeholders, establish minimum standards for military information support operations web operations tactics, techniques, and procedures.

(U) Rec. 3.b: This recommendation is Controlled Unclassified Information

(U) Rec. 3.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, in coordination with the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation and Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, determine the appropriate mechanism and process to fund the Joint Military Information Support Operations Web Operations Center Core.

Communicate formally to all relevant stakeholders the need to immediately cease counterintelligence evaluations of the President and Vice President in accordance with 10 CFR 709 and other Federal requirements.

Develop and implement effective processes immediately to ensure that counterintelligence evaluations are conducted in accordance with 10 CFR 709 and the exemptions reflected in SEAD 4, Executive Order 13467, and Executive Order 12968 to include: Communicating and fully implementing Federal requirements that incorporate provisions regarding personnel exempt from Department counterintelligence evaluations requirements such as the President and Vice President and identify, by position, the senior officials from other Government agencies that are covered; Establishing policies, procedures, and/or mechanisms to ensure counterintelligence evaluations are not requested or conducted in a manner that is inconsistent with the scope of individuals who are…

Determine whether there is any other noncompliance with laws, regulations, or Government-wide policies, including, but not limited to, the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974. If noncompliance has occurred, take appropriate remedial or corrective, including reporting to the necessary authorities, as appropriate.

Develop and implement effective processes immediately to ensure that counterintelligence evaluations are conducted in accordance with 10 CFR 709 and the exemptions reflected in SEAD 4, Executive Order 13467, and Executive Order 12968 to include: Communicating and fully implementing Federal requirements that incorporate provisions regarding personnel exempt from Department counterintelligence evaluations requirements such as the President and Vice President and identify, by position, the senior officials from other Government agencies that are covered; Establishing policies, procedures, and/or mechanisms to ensure counterintelligence evaluations are not requested or conducted in a manner that is inconsistent with the scope of individuals who are…

Communicate formally to all relevant stakeholders the need to immediately cease counterintelligence evaluations of the President and Vice President in accordance with 10 CFR 709 and other Federal requirements.

Develop and implement effective processes immediately to ensure that counterintelligence evaluations are conducted in accordance with 10 CFR 709 and the exemptions reflected in SEAD 4, Executive Order 13467, and Executive Order 12968 to include: Communicating and fully implementing Federal requirements that incorporate provisions regarding personnel exempt from Department counterintelligence evaluations requirements such as the President and Vice President and identify, by position, the senior officials from other Government agencies that are covered; Establishing policies, procedures, and/or mechanisms to ensure counterintelligence evaluations are not requested or conducted in a manner that is inconsistent with the scope of individuals who are…

The Chief Recovery Officer should review Ground Services International, Inc.'s and Inflight Catering's requested amount for unallowable expenses, under PSP2 and PSP3, and seek reimbursement for the overpayment, if applicable.

Take appropriate actions to remedy the remaining improperpayments of $25,111 identified in this audit.

Develop and implement written standard operating procedures toinclude but not limited to establishing clear roles and responsibilities for employees whoare accountable for the Workers’ Compensation Program to:1. Ensure only eligible claimants receive continuation of pay benefits and anypreviously provisioned continuation of pay is rescinded when the FederalEmployees’ Compensation Act claim is formally denied by the Department of Labor.2. Monitor and track all workers’ compensation-related activities recorded in theGovernment Publishing Office time and attendance system and take timely actionsto remedy ineligible activities under Federal Employees’ Compensation Act.3. Standardize processes to provide a consistent approach for conducting anddocumenting case reviews.

Review and update Government Publishing Office Directive 665.5B in compliance with Government Publishing Office Directive 001.D.

We recommend that the National Institutes of Health provide additional training and implement oversight controls to ensure that acquisition workforce and program staff adhere to the roles and responsibilities defined in the HHS Policy for Information Technology Procurements - Security And Privacy Language, including that staff must incorporate all applicable information security and privacy requirements, contract language, and clauses into acquisition documents; and complete the Information Security Program Requirements Checklist and Certification properly for all acquisitions involving the procurement of information and IT products and services.

We recommend that the National Institutes of Health provide additional training and implement oversight controls to ensure that contractor performance assessments are completed and uploaded to the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System timely.

We recommend that the National Institutes of Health provide additional training and implement oversight controls to ensure that NIH Competition Advocates prepare and submit timely Annual Competition Advocate Reports to HHS in accordance with the requirements of FAR 6.502(b)(2) and the HHS Competition Advocacy Directive.

Refine current, and identify new, strategies and solutions to manage delays in detainee transfers to partner agencies and communicate those improvements throughout the Rio Grande Valley sector.

Recommendation 2: Oversee a data integrity review at Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol facilities for a sampling (from at least one month of data) of detainee custody logs to verify that the information recorded is accurate and implement quality assurance mechanisms to monitor data integrity. We recommend the Executive Assistant Commissioner, Operations Support, U.S. Customs and Border Protection: