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Rec. 2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment update the appropriate Department of Defense 4165 series policies to address policy changes related to the reform requirements in the Fiscal Year 2020, Fiscal Year 2021, Fiscal Year 2023, and Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Acts, and incorporate and codify the requirements from outdated memorandums, such as the Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Memorandums issued on September 10, 2013, April 16, 2014, and April 29, 2014.

Rec. 3: The DoD OIG recommended that the Chief Housing Officer direct the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Housing), in coordination with the Military Departments, to perform an assessment and document the feasibility of extending the implementation of military housing oversight requirements in the Fiscal Year 2020, Fiscal Year 2021, and Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Acts to government-owned and government-controlled unaccompanied housing where those requirements were not included in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act.

Rec. 4: The DoD OIG recommended that the Chief Housing Officer direct the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Housing), in coordination with the Military Departments and the Department of Defense Comptroller, to develop a plan of action and milestones to correct deficiencies in the condition of Department of Defense government-owned and government-controlled unaccompanied housing, including a comprehensive assessment of the condition of Department of Defense government-owned and government-controlled unaccompanied housing and identification of resources necessary to correct deficiencies in the condition of Department of Defense government-owned and government-controlled unaccompanied housing.

Rec. 5: The DoD OIG recommended that the Chief Housing Officer direct the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Housing), in coordination with the Military Departments and the Department of Defense Comptroller, to perform an assessment and document the feasibility of alternatives for the future management of funding for government-owned and government-controlled unaccompanied housing, such as the expansion of unaccompanied housing privatization, separate appropriations, and funding targets with accountability standards.

Determine the allowability of the questioned transactions and recover $338,801, if applicable.

We recommend the Vice President, Gas, Hydro and Integration, reinforce procedure guidelines regarding clearance documentation.

We recommend the Vice President, Gas, Hydro and Integration, implement a periodic review of active clearances to verify tags are in place.

We recommend the Vice President, Gas, Hydro and Integration, take actions to ensure required training is completed for contractors.

We recommend the Vice President, Gas, Hydro and Integration, perform monthly audits in accordance with Power Operations, Standard Programs and Processes 10.015, Coal and Gas Clearance Procedure requirements.

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We recommend that the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education require Tennessee, in consultation with the Governor of Tennessee, to review its policies and procedures for drawing down Department grant funds to pay for corresponding grant expenditures and determine whether any updates are necessary to ensure funds drawn down from one grant (for example, CRRSA EANS) are not being used to pay for expenditures under another grant (for example, ARP EANS).

We recommend that the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education require Tennessee, in consultation with the Governor of Tennessee, to ensure that Tennessee officials responsible for making, reviewing, and approving G5 drawdowns receive sufficient training on Federal rules and regulations and State policies and procedures related to drawing down funds from G5 and documenting the process correctly.

We recommend that the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education require Tennessee, in consultation with the Governor of Tennessee, to ensure full implementation of procedures that will identify, locate, and track assets purchased with EANS funds at nonpublic schools and verify that those assets were still being used for purposes related to COVID-19 or for allowable purposes under another Federal education program in which the nonpublic school participates. If assets purchased with EANS funds are no longer being used for purposes related to COVID-19 or for allowable purposes under another Federal education program in which the…

We recommend that the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education require Tennessee, in consultation with the Governor of Tennessee, to retroactively obtain prior written approval from the Department for the three equipment expenditures or return the approximately $123,000 expended for those equipment purchases and perform a review of the remaining equipment expenditures to determine whether there are additional purchases that require prior written approval. Tennessee should also incorporate into its grants management policies and procedures a step to determine for any Department grants whether it is required to obtain prior approval from the Department for certain…

NEA should disallow the $1,560 unallowable ARP activity costs from the 2020 award and determine whether a refund is due.