Open Recommendations

Enhancing controls to ensure NNSA contract oversight reviews M&V reports and takes appropriate action.

Monitoring when guaranteed savings are not being achieved and correcting any deficiencies.

Implementing an active contract continuity plan for NNSA Contracting Office personnel who have oversight of ESPCs.

Establishing onsite representation from NNSA’s Contracting Office for future ESPCs.

Direct the NNSA’s Office of Partnership and Acquisition Services to exercise necessary oversight over the Contracting Office’s verification and award practices for future ESPCs.

We recommend that Coast Guard’s Cyber Command and Office of Port and Facility Compliance develop and implement a plan of action with established benchmarks for the Cyber Protection Team and the Maritime Cyber Readiness Branch to work with Marine Transportation Security Specialists–Cyber to enhance coordination and to build working relationships with private industry stakeholders.

We recommend that Coast Guard’s Office of Port and Facility Compliance establish standardized cybersecurity training on enforceable authorities.

We recommend that Coast Guard’s Office of Port and Facility Compliance review and determine whether the Marine Transportation Security Specialist–Cyber position description and job series is the correct designation based on the needs of the position.

We recommend that Coast Guard’s Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy complete and publish cybersecurity-specific regulations providing enforcement authority for facility and vessel inspections.

Assess the administrative impact of the Appropriation Act earmarks and determine and implement all necessary response actions.

Coordinate with the Office of the Chief Financial Officer to ensure that LRP funds are properly accounted for and tracked separately from other McGovern-Dole Program funds for agreements issued in FYs 2021 and 2022. As applicable, remediate or consult with OGC on any potential Antideficiency Act violations noted and, if applicable, include any nonconformance in the agency’s Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act Annual Certification Statement.

Analyze the advance payment requests FAS received from FY 2023 to the date of implementation of advance payment review policies and procedures in Recommendation 5, to determine whether the recipients included rollover funds, and follow up as needed.

Review and update FAS’ reimbursement and advance payment tracking system to accurately track recipients’ advance payment requests, including rollover funds.

Revise current agreement closeout policies and procedures to reflect regulatory requirements.

Establish and implement a formalized plan to resolve the historical backlog and close out these agreements.

Analyze whether FAS’ existing closeout process (including the agency’s existing resources and distribution of responsibilities) is effective to meet its objectives, and implement closeout process revisions, if needed, based on the results.

The LB&I Division, SB/SE Division Examination, Criminal Investigation, RAAS, and the Digital Assets Initiative Project Office analyze ************2****************** ***************2****************************** of digital assets.

The LB&I Division, SB/SE Division Examination, RAAS, and the Digital Assets Initiative Project Office leverage data pertaining to ***************2****************** *************************2********************************************** compliance activity.

The LB&I Division, SB/SE Division Examination, Criminal Investigation, RAAS, and the Digital Assets Initiative Project Office develop a compliance plan that includes the use of Form 1099-DA data, case identification, and case selection of digital asset cases.

Complete the hiring actions necessary to staff the Office of Acquisition and Logistics Project Management Office.

Resolve key Integrated Financial and Acquisition Management System challenges and ongoing concerns identified by officials from the Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction and the Office of Acquisition and Logistics before further deployment of the acquisition module.

The Overton Brooks VA Medical Center Director ensures the provision of mental health appointments for patients with a high risk for suicide patient record flag as required by Veterans Health Administration policy, and monitors for compliance.

The Veterans Integrated Service Network Director takes steps to ensure that suicide prevention positions are posted and continues to identify additional recruitment opportunities for suicide prevention positions, as indicated.

Take immediate action to review 1,818 SVOG awards that we identified as high-risk of potential ineligibility and recover any funds from recipients who did not meet the requirements.

Finalize and implement updated guidance dated April 18, 2024, to terminate the award for unresponsive recipients and initiate actions to recover funds within the stated timeline.