Open Recommendations

The U.S. Mission to the United Nations should update its housing program regulations in the Foreign Affairs Manual.

The U.S. Mission to the United Nations should bring its nonexpendable property inventory records and procedures into compliance with Department standards.

The U.S. Mission to the United Nations should dispose of excess inventory in accordance with Department standards.

The U.S. Mission to the United Nations should implement a process to require supervisors to submit performance evaluations for direct reports in accordance with established deadlines.

The U.S. Mission to the United Nations, in coordination with the Bureau of International Organization Affairs, should institute a process to certify position descriptions every 5 years, in accordance with Department standards.

The U.S. Mission to the United Nations should clear overdue travel vouchers, institute a process to ensure travelers submit their final travel vouchers in accordance with Department standards, and put up to $47,397 to better use.

The U.S. Mission to the United Nations should require its primary and alternate information system security officers to complete training in accordance with Department standards.

The U.S. Mission to the United Nations should test its information technology contingency plans in accordance with Department standards.

The U.S. Mission to the United Nations should implement an annual process for verifying system access controls for mission staff.

The U.S. Mission to the United Nations should provide personal protective equipment for its mail screening personnel in accordance with Department standards.

The U.S. Mission to the United Nations should bring the network cabling in its telecommunications room into compliance with Department standards.

The U.S. Mission to the United Nations should bring its records management program into compliance with Department standards.

We recommend the Grantee revise policies and procedures to reflect the updated process for progress report tracking to ensure the timely submission of progress reports.

We recommend that USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance Cost, Audit and Support Division/Contract Audit Management Branch verify that Norwegian Refugee Council corrects the instance of material noncompliance detailed on pages III-2 to III-3 of the audit report.

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