Open Recommendations

We recommend Senior Vice President, Power Operations, and the Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer, Technology and Innovation, develop a contingency plan for the operational technology at the site.

We recommend Senior Vice President, Power Operations, and the Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer, Technology and Innovation, complete the ongoing inventory project for the operational technology at the site.

We recommend Senior Vice President, Power Operations, and the Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer, Technology and Innovation, document and implement operational technology system baselines and monitor systems for changes.

We recommend Senior Vice President, Power Operations, and the Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer, Technology and Innovation, design and implement cybersecurity monitoring, as appropriate, for the operational technology.

We recommend Senior Vice President, Power Operations, and the Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer, Technology and Innovation, perform a risk assessment and update it as needed.

We recommend that the OCFO implement written policies and procedures over the trust fund management and related systems in accordance with the GAO Green Book, including but not limited to: Processes for acceptance and usage of Payroll Office RITS' data. Processes for importing data from RITS to the FMCD2812 system, accounting and other functions conducted within the FMCD2812 system, and the uploading of data into the AIOS system. Extraction and use of financial systems reports in the FMCD2812 system.

We recommend that the OCFO implement written policies and procedures over the trust fund management and premium payment processes in accordance with the GAO Green Book, including but not limited to: Approval and payment of funds to the carriers via ACH. Approval and transfer of funds from the contingency reserve to the Letter of Credit system. Approval and transfer of funds from the contingency reserve to the FEHBP carriers via ACH. Explanations for the securities, maturity, and investment due dates for the FEHBP trust fund. Supervisory activities over trust fund management and premium payment processes activities. The TFM office's succession/contingency…

We recommend that OPM establish an enterprise-wide fraud policy or an antifraud strategy to ensure compliance with OMB Circular A-123 as it relates to implementation of GAO's Fraud Risk Management Framework.

We recommend the Assistant Commissioner, OFAM, CBP, develop and implement guidance to standardize the process of identifying, validating, prioritizing, and resolving critical repairs at CBP-owned LPOEs identified through the FCA process.

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Coordinate with CBP to establish an effective approach to detain and remove inadmissible travelers.

Inventory inadmissible travelers released on parole between October 1, 2020, and September 30, 2023, who failed to return for removal flights, and ensure that each of these inadmissible travelers is issued an NTA.

Ensure sufficient staffing to issue NTAs to released inadmissible travelers who fail to return for removal flights.

We recommend that USAID/Bureau for Management/Office of Acquisition & Assistance ensure that Jhpiego documents key processes and controls in its company policies and procedures to include the approval requirements associated with its access revocation process, new hire orientation checklist, initial salary determinations, international travel, travel expense report, invoices, and financial reports.

We recommend that USAID/Bureau for Management/Office of Acquisition & Assistance require FHI-360 to develop and implement procedures to include the Compensated Personal Absence rate in its supporting documentation and negotiations leading up to the execution of a Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement, unless USAID provides written approval to bill the rate on applicable awards.

Rec. A.1.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, in coordination with the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, reevaluate the policy for valuing General Equipment, including items with a net book value of zero, provided through Presidential Drawdown Authority and update the Defense Security Cooperation Agency's Security Assistance Management Manual accordingly.

Rec. A.1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, require the Military Departments to perform a full reconciliation of General Equipment provided to the Government of Ukraine under Presidential Drawdown Authority Execute Orders 1-37 to ensure those assets are revalued according to the DoD's Presidential Drawdown Authority policies.

Rec. A.1.b.1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) perform a review of Presidential Drawdown Authority Execute Orders 38?56 to ensure that the Execute Orders complied with DoD's Presidential Drawdown Authority policies for General Equipment.

Rec. A.1.b.2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) perform a review of Presidential Drawdown Authority Execute Orders 38?56 to ensure that the Execute Orders complied with DoD's Presidential Drawdown Authority policies for General Equipment.

Rec. A.1.b.3: The DoD OIG recommended that the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management and Comptroller) perform a review of Presidential Drawdown Authority Execute Orders 38?56 to ensure that the Execute Orders complied with DoD's Presidential Drawdown Authority policies for General Equipment.

Rec. A.1.b.4: The DoD OIG recommended that the Assistant Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources of the Marine Corps perform a review of Presidential Drawdown Authority Execute Orders 38?56 to ensure that the Execute Orders complied with DoD's Presidential Drawdown Authority policies for General Equipment.