Open Recommendations

The Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, should develop programming to reject estate applications if the decedent TIN is not that of a deceased individual.

Periodically track the use and effectiveness of ongoing initiatives and tools used to monitor and reduce visitor wait times, where possible.

The OIG recommends that OPM cease implementing the Retirement Insurance Letter (RIL) 2016-12 and OS Clearinghouse 359 memorandum to apply the state court-ordered marital share to Annuity Supplements unless those court orders expressly and unequivocally identify the Annuity Supplement to be apportioned.

The OIG recommends that OPM take all appropriate steps to make whole those retired law enforcement officers (LEOs) and any other annuitants affected by this re-interpretation. This would include reversing any annuities that were decreased either prospectively or retroactively that involved a state court order that did not expressly address the Annuity Supplement.

The OIG recommends that OPM determine whether it has a legal requirement to make its updated guidance, including Retirement Insurance Letters, publicly available.

We recommend that the Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing require Villa Main Apartments owner to repay HUD $534,741 for 39 subsidized units with ineligible ""ghost" tenants.

We recommend that the Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing require Villa Main Apartments owner to provide support that the subsidized 43 units without annual physical inspections, without required EIV reports, or with missing files were eligible or repay HUD $1,095,364 for those subsidies.

We recommend that the Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing require Villa Main Apartments owner to implement appropriate controls to ensure tenants are eligible, housing assistance subsidies are accurate, and that units are inspected as required.

We further recommend that the Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing verify that the owner is providing oversight to its onsite staff and its recently implemented quality control program is working as designed and in accordance with HUD requirements.

We further recommend that the Southwest Region Director of Multifamily Housing ensure that the project-based contract administrator's review process includes steps to obtain reasonable assurance that tenants being reported as subsidized at Villa Main qualify for the program and live in the subsidized units.

Resolve the electrical configuration issue of the STARS rack assemblies at each of the 11 TRACONs by either: (a) obtaining approval for the configuration from a nationally recognized testing laboratory or (b) assessing and documenting risks posed by the STARS rack assemblies installed at each of the 11 facilities and FAA's acceptance of that risk on air traffic operations.

Collaborate with industry stakeholders to develop and implement a plan to collect and analyze reliable, accurate, and representative data on the frequency and severity of driver detention times.

Rec. A.3.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commander of Navy Installations Command issue guidance to emphasize that tenant organization personnel on Navy installations should coordinate the acquisition of relocatable buildings with the installation's Department of Public Works personnel.

Rec. A.4.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Directorate of Public Works Chief, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, apply for approval of relocatable buildings that initially were never submitted for approval.

Rec. A.4.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Directorate of Public Works Chief, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, establish exit strategies for relocatable buildings that do not have one.

Rec. A.4.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Directorate of Public Works Chief, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, request extensions for relocatable buildings that are past the established expiration date and still needed or terminate the use of the relocatable buildings that are no longer needed.

Rec. A.5.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Directorate of Public Works Chief, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, apply for approval of relocatable buildings that initially were never submitted for approval.

Rec. A.5.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Directorate of Public Works Chief, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, develop procedures to ensure that personnel are performing the required lease-versus-buy analysis before extending existing leases or obtaining additional relocatable buildings.

Rec. B.3.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commandant of the Marine Corps revise Marine Corps Order 11000.12, Appendix G, and the Marine Corps Headquarters GF-6 Real Estate and Real Property Accountability Handbook to reflect updates made to Department of Defense Instruction 4165.56 and train Department of Public Works personnel on the proper classification of relocatable buildings.

Rec. B.3.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commandant of the Marine Corps develop procedures to ensure that Department of Public Works personnel properly apply the interim facility requirement when classifying relocatable buildings as required by Department of Defense Instruction 4165.56.

Rec. B.3.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commandant of the Marine Corps revise guidance to separate non-relocatable buildings from properly classified relocatable buildings within the Internet Navy Facility Assets Data Store system for tracking all facilities if fire and emergency services are needed.

Rec. B.4: The DoD OIG recommended that the Chief of Naval Operations revise the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Instruction 11010.33C to reflect updates made to Department of Defense Instruction 4165.56 and train Department of Public Works personnel on the proper classification of relocatable buildings.

Implement controls to continuously monitor and work with components to ensure network administrators are informed and action is taken to disable system accounts when users no longer require access or have been inactive beyond established thresholds.

Implement processes verifying that personnel performing certain security related roles receive specialized training needed to meet OCIO guidance.