Open Recommendations

CMS should take appropriate action to encourage participating States to obtain necessary authorities to fully implement Program requirements

Rec. B.1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force take prompt action to ensure that a comprehensive review of all criminal investigative databases and files is conducted to verify that all subjects of domestic violence incidents from 1998 to present are titled and indexed in the Defense Central Index of Investigation, as required by DoD Instruction 5505.07, "Titling and Indexing Subjects of Criminal Investigations in the Department of Defense," January 27, 2012.

Rec. B.1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force take prompt action to ensure that a comprehensive review of all criminal investigative databases and files is conducted to verify that all subjects of domestic violence incidents from 1998 to present are titled and indexed in the Defense Central Index of Investigation, as required by DoD Instruction 5505.07, "Titling and Indexing Subjects of Criminal Investigations in the Department of Defense," January 27, 2012.

Rec. B.1.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force take prompt action to ensure that subject fingerprint cards and final disposition reports are collected and submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigations Criminal Justice Information Services Division database for all subjects that we determined were not submitted, as required by DoD Instruction 5505.11, "Fingerprint Card and Final Disposition Report Submission Requirements," July 21, 2014, as amended.

Rec. B.1.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force take prompt action to ensure that subject fingerprint cards and final disposition reports are collected and submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigations Criminal Justice Information Services Division database for all subjects that we determined were not submitted, as required by DoD Instruction 5505.11, "Fingerprint Card and Final Disposition Report Submission Requirements," July 21, 2014, as amended.

Rec. B.1.d: The DoD OIG recommended that the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force take prompt action to ensure that DNA is collected and submitted to the Defense Forensics Science Center for submission to the Combined DNA Index System for all qualifying subjects that we determined were not submitted, as required by DoD Instruction 5505.14, "Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Collection Requirements for Criminal Investigations, Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Commanders," December 22, 2015.

Rec. B.1.d: The DoD OIG recommended that the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force take prompt action to ensure that DNA is collected and submitted to the Defense Forensics Science Center for submission to the Combined DNA Index System for all qualifying subjects that we determined were not submitted, as required by DoD Instruction 5505.14, "Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Collection Requirements for Criminal Investigations, Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Commanders," December 22, 2015.

Rec. B.1.e: The DoD OIG recommended that the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force take prompt action to ensure that the importance of complying with DoD and supplemental Military Service policies related to law enforcement's response to domestic violence incidents when collecting evidence, conducting interviews, notifying Family Advocacy Program staff members, and titling and indexing subjects in the Defense Central Index of Investigations is emphasized in writing to all law enforcement organizations.

Rec. B.1.f: The DoD OIG recommended that the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force take prompt action to ensure that law enforcement practices, equipment, and supervisory reviews are adequate to comply with DoD policies when collecting evidence, conducting interviews, notifying Family Advocacy Program staff members, and titling and indexing subjects in the Defense Central Index of Investigations.

Rec. 1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that in accordance with Public Law 115-232, Section 2862, paragraphs a through c, the Under Secretaries of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the Services, develop and implement a plan to field and sustain DoD-wide solutions to address training gaps, including addressing (1) the airspace and impact area needs of advanced aircraft and weapons, such as the F-35; and (2) the need to join neighboring airspace on a continuing basis.

Rec. 1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that in accordance with Public Law 115-232, Section 2862, paragraphs a through c, the Under Secretaries of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the Services, develop and implement a plan to field and sustain DoD-wide solutions to address training gaps, including addressing (1) the airspace and impact area needs of advanced aircraft and weapons, such as the F-35; and (2) the need to join neighboring airspace on a continuing basis.

Rec. 2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in coordination with the Army and the Air Force, develop and implement plans to synchronize Army and Air Force range management and range use in Alaska for: a) joint training events, b) individual through collective level training for the Army and the Air Force, and c) future F-35 training needs across the DoD to ensure readiness and the ability to accomplish operation plans.

Design controls to protect the insurance fund from improper partial claims that did not reinstate the loans to put $27.1 million to better use.

Rec. 1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director for Defense Intelligence (Intelligence and Security), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, revise all applicable DoD policies to ensure the protection of essential DoD services and infrastructure.

Update Cyber Division Policy Guide 0853PG to include a minimum requirement for information that should be included in a victim notification and in victim notification leads, to ensure the consistency and effectiveness of victim notifications.

Pursue a mutually agreeable solution with OHS for ensuring all victim notification data is entered into Cyber Guardian.

Enhancing instructions to approving officials to look for sales tax paid by a cardholder, recurring purchases, and split purchases.

Enhancing the monitoring of the approving officials timely verification of purchase card transactions.

Documenting the monitoring of purchase card transactions to ensure cardholders’ recover sales tax paid and/or make a good-faith attempt to recover sales tax paid.

Documenting the monitoring of purchase card transactions to ensure split purchases are not occurring.

Monitoring purchase card transactions to ensure separation of duties from authorizing the purchases and making purchases.

Ensure Accounting Policy and Operations and Acquisitions purchase card policies are updated to reflect current practices.

Ensure Accounting Policy and Operations and Acquisitions update the controls and the methods used to monitor controls associated with the purchase card program.

Enforce the current policy of rescinding cardholder and approving official privileges if they fail to complete refresher training.