Open Recommendations

Develop and implement inspector guidance on how to assess risk within Boeing manufacturing facilities.

Develop and implement a structured oversight approach for planning and performing audits to provide a comprehensive assessment of Boeing production.

Assess the Aircraft Certification Audit Information System to determine whether the system incorporates the functions that the inspectors need to plan and manage effective audits. Based on the assessment results, implement changes to the system as appropriate.

Clarify FAA Order 8120.23A defining isolated and systemic findings and how inspectors should categorize these findings.

Revise guidance to require inspectors to evaluate Boeings risk assessments of suppliers, including subtier suppliers, and incorporate the results of those assessments into FAAs audit planning.

Enhance inspector guidance to account for the number of Boeing suppliers, including subtier suppliers; what each supplier manufactures; and the number of audits needed to ensure Boeing effectively controls its suppliers

Develop and implement procedures that require FAA to disposition recommendations from joint FAA and industry reviews related to Boeing production and manufacturing.

Develop and implement guidance requiring inspectors to evaluate Boeings supplier control, including review of first article inspections, to verify suppliers can produce conforming parts.

Assess whether the Compliance and Enforcement Action system has the functionality that inspectors need to manage noncompliances, including the ability to track deadlines and identify potential repetitive issues. Implement changes to the system as appropriate based on the assessment results.

Develop and implement processes used by the Boeing oversight group to evaluate root causes of noncompliances and the associated corrective actions.

Train inspectors on updated guidance and system updates for the Aircraft Certification Audit Information System and the Compliance and Enforcement Action system.

Establish procedures to periodically evaluate Boeings Safety Management System, including how it interfaces with Boeings existing quality system.

Establish specific and measurable criteria for Boeing to meet before FAA can return delegation to Boeings Organization Delegation Authorization (ODA), including criteria from the FAA team overseeing Boeing's ODA.

Enforce requirements for Boeing to report allegations of undue pressure with sufficient detail, in compliance with FAA Notice N 8100.18.

Evaluate the impact of ongoing policy revisions and additional internal review requirements on FAA inspectors abilities to address allegations of undue pressure in a timely manner. Develop and implement corrective actions based on the evaluation.

Evaluate organizational changes promoting communication across FAA groups overseeing Boeing. Develop and implement corrective actions based on the evaluation.

Develop and implement a formal policy outlining the agency’s process for assessing the per-acrenational maximum payment rate limitations for CRP to determine if revisions are needed.

(U) Rec. 1: The DoD OIG recommended the Commander, Security Assistance Group-Ukraine, in coordination with the Defense Security Cooperation Agency and Military Services, establish processes and implement controls to mitigate the challenges regarding non-mission capable military equipment arriving at the Remote Maintenance and Distribution Center - Ukraine for repair and maintenance, to include requiring technical inspections in advance of shipping military equipment to theater.

(U) Rec. 2: The DoD OIG recommended the Commander, Security Assistance Group-Ukraine, review the possibilities of establishing a memorandum of understanding with the Ukrainian Armed Forces that formalizes the April 22, 2023 and July 13, 2023 letters, incentivizes the Ukrainian Armed Forces to return reparables, instead of delaying or declining to return them, and implement the results of the review as determined appropriate.

We recommend that the SAOP develop and implement a process to monitor the completion of mandatory annual privacy training including the notification of supervisors.

We recommend that the SAOP obtain an up-to-date and accurate FLRA Users roster for tracking compliance.

We recommend that the SAOP review FLRA’s Policy No. 1312, Protection of Personally Identifiable Information, to ensure it is up-to-date with current OMB guidance and update if necessary.

Implement a process to identify teleworkers most at risk of receiving incorrect locality payments, verify that their official duty stations are correct and they are reporting to their official duty stations as required, and if necessary, correct their locality payments.

We recommend that the Massachusetts Department of Public Health follow up with the 20 nursing homes reviewed in this audit that demonstrated life safety, emergency preparedness, and infection control deficiencies to ensure that they have taken corrective actions.

We recommend that the Director for IES ensure that the Department continues to implement the covered agency requirements listed under section 759(a) of the Geospatial Data Act.