Open Recommendations

The IRS Human Capital Officer should Update the quality review process and enhance training to ensure that misconduct cases involving potential FTCP violations are correctly coded and resolved according to IRS policies and procedures.

The IRS Human Capital Officer should review the 19 miscoded issues (16 cases) to ensure that a proper analysis of the potential FTCP violations is conducted and discuss the results with the impacted managers and employees to promote awareness and improve future results.

The OIG recommends the under secretary for health implement procedures to monitor the data used to measure productivity to ensure the data accurately reflect the complete work of clinical resource hub physicians.

The OIG recommends the under secretary for health work with appropriate officials, such as Office of Primary Care and clinical resource hub leaders, to determine whether hub physicians should be subject to existing productivity measures. If so, issue clear hubs guidance requiring adherence; if not, clearly define what should be used, and issue thorough guidance on the steps hubs must take to measure physician productivity consistently.

The OIG recommends the under secretary for health clarify oversight responsibilities for monitoring productivity measures, including detailed procedures and actions that should be taken when thresholds are not met.

Conduct a feasibility study of capturing cost savings resulting from the Regional Transfer Hub initiative and, based on the results, implement tracking of costs related to the initiative.

Enforce corrective actions for contracted transportation with late departing transportation.

Establish quantifiable key performance indicators (in coordination with Vice President Processing Operations), including acceptable impacts to service and a trailer utilization target, specific to the Regional Transfer Hub initiative.

Monitor performance of the Regional Transfer Hubs against established goals.

Verify that Leo Baeck Education Center corrects the instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 22 to 25 of the audit report.

Rec. 1.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commanding General, Marine Corps Logistics Command, direct the Commander, Blount Island Command, to update and implement quality assurance procedures to validate the contractors maintenance of prepositioned equipment aboard the USNS Dahl and all other maritime prepositioned ships in the U.S. Indo Pacific Command area of responsibility that are covered by the contract, including the requirement for the contractors to provide Blount Island Command officials the records supporting the maintenance results in the shipboard semi-annual start up reports; verification of the accuracy and completeness of the records supporting the maintenance results in the…

Rec. 1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commanding General, Marine Corps Logistics Command analyze and document the impact to the battery life of the 3,175 batteries, valued at approximately $1 million, due to not recharging the batteries when they reach the threshold of 12.65 volts.

Rec. 1.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commanding General, Marine Corps Logistics Command require the contractors to implement the Technical Bulletin (TB) 9 6140 252-13, Recharging Procedures for Automotive Valve Regulated Lead Acid Batteries, requirements and issue service requests to either recharge or replace batteries with voltage readings below the threshold of 12.65 volts aboard the USNS Dahl and all other maritime prepositioned ships in the U.S. Indo Pacific Command area of responsibility that are covered by the contract.

Rec. 1.d: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commanding General, Marine Corps Logistics Command determine whether any vehicles aboard the USNS Dahl have Class III leaks and, if so, require the contractors to take appropriate corrective maintenance actions.

Rec. 1.e: The DoD OIG recommended the Commanding General, Marine Corps Logistics Command determine why the contractor did not identify maintenance issues, such as Class III leaks, and develop and implement a solution.

We recommend the San Diego Sector Chief, Border Patrol, CBP, implement and regularly monitor quality assurance mechanisms at short-term holding facilities to ensure detainee high-dollar currency amounts and other valuable property are itemized, documented, securely stored, and transited with detainees when they are transferred, repatriated, or released.

We recommend the San Diego Field Office Director, OFO, CBP, implement and regularly monitor quality assurance mechanisms at short-term holding facilities to ensure detainee high-dollar currency amounts and other valuable property are itemized, documented, securely stored, and transited with detainees when they are transferred, repatriated, or released.

We recommend the Office of Chief Medical Officer, CBP, ensure the medical contractors are following the Migrant Foreign Medications Validation Guidance and identify corrective actions to reduce the number of CBP-purchased prescriptions that are discarded.

We recommend the San Diego Sector Chief, Border Patrol, CBP, complete the scheduled antimicrobial coating project of the Chula Vista Border Patrol station holding rooms.

We recommend FEMA’s Administrator communicate non-Federal cost share requirements to grant recipients.

We recommend FEMA’s Administrator obtain the necessary supporting documentation or begin the process to recover $199,083 in Federal reimbursements resulting from $281,045 in unallowable costs for two PSGP recipients to meet their respective cost shares.

We recommend FEMA’s Administrator modify the applicant risk review process to use histories of past noncompliance and document the risk analysis and determination when assessing an applicant’s overall risk level.

We recommend FEMA’s Administrator modify the applicant risk review process to use histories of past noncompliance and document the risk analysis and determination when assessing an applicant’s overall risk level.

We recommend FEMA’s Administrator, in consultation with the Coast Guard, develop and implement a formal plan that includes required actions, projected milestones, and necessary support to track and measure PSGP’s performance in strengthening the security and resiliency of the Nation’s ports against emerging threats.

We recommend the Senior Vice President, Generation Projects and Fleet Services, establish steps to verify implementation estimates include the complete scope of work and are developed using definitive costs.