Open Recommendations

Ensure that disposition plans are approved for all terminated awards USAID Southern Africa managed.

Implement internal controls, such as closeout audits, to verify that high-value assets purchased under awards are properly accounted for at the time of award closeout, in accordance with thresholds established in Federal requirements.

Enforce the requirement for the White Plains Main Post Office management to monitor fuel card purchases, including annotating all high-risk fuel transactions with an appropriate comment.

We recommend that USAID determine the allowability of $55,154 in ineligible questioned costs identified on pages 19 and 30 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

We recommend that USAID verify that Christian Health Association of Kenya corrects the one instance of material noncompliance detailed on pages 43 to 44 of the audit report.

Notify affected LEAP-1B operators if software modification and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification or rulemaking exceed Boeing's and FAA's End-to-End Agreement completion timelines.

Provide outreach to operators with CFM International LEAP-1B engines not covered in the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) AIR-25-03 recommendations.

Oversee air carrier training programs to ensure newly hired or trained flight crews of airplanes equipped with CFM International LEAP-1B engines are being made aware of the risks posed by LRD activation.

Provide guidance to air carriers on incorporating limited cockpit visibility operations into flight crew training scenarios and simulators.

Update written procedures to clarify what Buy American-related clauses are required in contracts partially or fully funded by IIJA and when these clauses must be added into an existing contract. Implementing this recommendation could put up to $272.7 million in Federal funds to better use by improving FAA's ability to enforce Buy American compliance in IIJA-funded contracts.

Update AMS to include requirements that contractors on contracts partially or fully funded by IIJA submit updated Buy American Act certificates if anything changes during the life of the contract. This AMS update should also explain how to implement this requirement when IIJA funds are added to existing contracts.

Implement written procedures to verify that contracting officials comply with Acquisition Management System (AMS) requirements for applying Buy American waivers to contracts partially or fully funded by IIJA.

Implement written procedures to track and annually review all Buy American waivers associated with contracts partially or fully funded by IIJA. This annual review must check if each waiver remains relevant and aligns with current requirements.

Conduct and record annual training for procurement staff regarding Buy American requirements for contracts involving IIJA funds

Implement a written reference guide to detail how Buy American-related data should be entered into the Federal Procurement Data System Next Generation.

Seek industry input on current xEVAS contract requirements to maintain competition as needed
in the future.

Develop a plan to establish interoperability standards between Artemis lunar vehicles and
spacesuits

Ensure the Oregon Department of Human Services has policies and procedures to timely review employee timesheets for cost coding and accuracy.

Work with the New Hampshire Department of Education (NH-DOE) to determine the reason(s) for continuous noncompliance with Form SSA-4513, State Agency Report of Obligations for Social Security Administration (SSA) Disability Programs, reporting requirements.

Monitor the NH-DOE’s progress with its corrective action plan to ensure its revised policies and procedures fully comply with SSA requirements to enable accurate and complete reporting.

We recommend that FWS require the Colorado Department of Natural Resources to provide training to all personnel responsible for the administration of subawards regarding subrecipient risk assessments and subaward public reporting requirements to ensure compliance with the Code of Federal Regulations and State policies.

The Commissioner, Small Business/Self-Employed Division should review the 40 businesses identified as ineligible for the Qualified Small Business Payroll Tax Credit and recover any erroneously claimed credit.

Work with the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services to ensure its policies and procedures support payroll reconciliations and certifications for each pay period.

Work with the Health and Human Services Commission to ensure it has controls to grant privileged access only to appropriate authorized users.

Develop and implement policies and procedures that promote enhanced communication for property acquisitions, transfers, and disposals between the Office of Facilities and Asset Management, contracting officers, contractors, and program offices.