Open Recommendations

The Chief of Staff ensures service chiefs use specialty-specific criteria in the professional practice evaluations of licensed independent practitioners.

The under secretary for health to ensure the Office of Integrated Veteran Care develops a process to make sure the third-party administrators regularly update their Community Care Network provider lists to reflect accurate provider contact information and annotate providers who are not currently accepting VA patients.

We recommend that NTIA's Associate Administrator for the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth develop and implement formal policy and procedures for validating self-certifications to determine applicants' eligibility for future broadband grant program awards.

We recommend that NTIA's Associate Administrator for the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth update the office's internal policies and procedures to require reviewers to document detailed justifications for each stage of the review and award processes, and maintain these justifications in the official award files.

We recommend that NTIA's Associate Administrator for the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth design quality assurance procedures and implement them throughout the application review process.

The Under Secretary for Health ensures Veterans Health Administration prescribers assess risks and contraindications associated with stimulant prescribing.

The Under Secretary for Health considers establishing policy and clinical practice guidance related to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnostic assessment and treatment with a stimulant and takes action as warranted.

Rec. 1.a: The DoD OIG recommended that Chief of Naval Operations develop and implement policies or processes to develop and implement policies or processes to ensure that the steps taken to dismiss a sexual harassment complaint are fully documented and retained in command files, including the opinions or concurrences of the Military Equal Opportunity and legal advisors.

Rec. 1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that Chief of Naval Operations develop and implement policies or processes to develop and implement policies or processes to formalize the complaint withdrawal process to ensure the complainant's decision to voluntarily withdraw their complaint is fully documented and free from improper influence by command leadership or other entities.

Rec. 1.d: The DoD OIG recommended that Chief of Naval Operations develop and implement policies or processes to develop and implement policies or processes to ensure that complaints involving severe and pervasive allegations of sexual harassment are not directed to and resolved through the informal resolution process.

Rec. 2.a.1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commandant of the Marine Corps develop and implement policies or processes to ensure that the steps taken to dismiss or downgrade a sexual harassment complaint are fully documented and retained in command files, including the opinions or concurrences of the Military Equal Opportunity and legal advisors.

Rec. 3.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director of the DoD Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion clarify in policy whether Military Service commanders with complaint jurisdiction have the authority to downgrade a formal sexual harassment complaint to an informal complaint.

Rec. 3.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director of the DoD Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion modify DoD Instruction 1020.03 to require the Military Services to collect and annually report data on withdrawn and dismissed sexual harassment complaints.

Conduct an extent of condition review regarding SNL Safeguards and Security’s use of overtime

Determine the allowability of costs questioned in this report and recover any amounts deemed unallowable.

1. We recommend the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator continue to use, update, and monitor the dashboard.

2. We recommend the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator determine roles and responsibilities for oversight between NOAA and BIA. NOAA should ensure biannual progress reports for CAA funding for Tribes are collected and reviewed for compliance and take corrective action as necessary, including expediting funding that has not yet been distributed.

3. We recommend the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator increase attention and oversight for states, Tribes, and territories that have not completed CAA disbursements.

The Veterans Integrated Service Network Chief Medical Officer provides effective oversight of credentialing and privileging processes at the healthcare system.

The Medical Center Director ensures staff maintain a safe environment in the Inpatient Mental Health Unit.

The Medical Center Director ensures staff keep patient care areas safe and clean.

The Chief of Staff ensures designated staff complete the Comprehensive Suicide Risk Evaluation the same calendar day, when logistically feasible and clinically appropriate, for all ambulatory care patients with a positive suicide risk screen.

Develop and implement procedures to routinely conduct a staffing needs assessment throughout a disaster to ensure recovery centers are adequately staffed based on customer demand and workload.

Provide FHWA Division Offices and State DOTs with all planned IIJA guidance areas and associated targeted completion dates.

Identify a list of any outstanding technical assistance requests from Division Offices and State DOTs for IIJA guidance clarifications and fulfill them.