Open Recommendations

EXIM’s Office of Global Business Development should devise a detailed plan to directly engage importers in sub-Saharan Africa that are not already engaging with EXIM’s sub-Saharan Africa programs. The office must ensure that the plan is incorporated as an integral part of the overarching strategy devised by the Lead Office or Officials.

The Lead Office or Officials should devise a plan to directly engage U.S. businesses that are not already engaging with EXIM’s sub-Saharan Africa programs.

EXIM’s Office of Policy Analysis and International Relations should conduct an analysis of the potential impacts of lowering the mandated domestic content policy for EXIM programs targeted to sub-Saharan Africa on U.S. jobs and present its findings to EXIM’s Board of Directors.

Allocate all unassigned software licenses to the CSRs working on the TAC Appointment Telephone Line so they can assist taxpayers with existing appointments without the need to transfer them to a different CSR.

Formalize the executive director’s intent by requiring the submission to the OIG of a related plan and documentation of progress on implementing VA’s maintenance of an independent and updated list of contract facilities.

Enforce contractual requirements for vendors to conduct inspections and recertify all facilities to ensure ADA and OSHA compliance.

Develop and implement a method to track all Build America, Buy America Act waiver use across EPA-funded infrastructure projects.

We recommend that the Director of the Census Bureau ensure that quality assurance surveillance plans prepared by either the government or a contractor include all work requiring surveillance and the method of surveillance, as required by FAR section 46.401.

We recommend that the Director of the Census Bureau ensure that CORs maintain surveillance documentation of contractor performance in contract files, as required by FAR sections 1.604 and 4.803.

We recommend that the Director of the Census Bureau ensure that CORs receive and maintain in the COR file documentation supporting invoice payments, as required by contract terms and the FAR.

Determine the allowability of the questioned transactions and recover $29,997 if applicable.

Works with FHWA to determine the allowability of the questioned tribal transactions and recover $10,210,603, if applicable.

We recommend the Director of USCIS develop USCIS guidelines on terminating OAW parole and making referrals to ICE for enforcement action.

We recommend the Director of USCIS and Director of ICE update the USCISICE MOA in consideration of USCIS data access limitations.

We recommend the Director of USCIS and Director of ICE continue to review and update records for OAW parolees to improve data accuracy for individual records.

We recommend the DHS Secretary clarify DHS component responsibility for monitoring and addressing parole expiration for OAW parolees without other long-term status to ensure individuals are lawfully present in the United States after parole expiration.

We recommend the Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans coordinate with USCIS and ICE to develop guidelines for consideration of factors such as derogatory information and prior decisions on benefit requests during the re-parole and extension of parole processes.

We recommend that USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support Division determine the allowability of the $744,195 direct questioned costs ($2,713 ineligible and $741,482 unsupported) on pages 32, 44, 55, and 63 of the audit report and recover any unallowable amount.

We recommend that USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support Division verify that the African Institute for Development Policy corrects the six instances of material noncompliance detailed in the audit report.

We recommend the Director for the Office of Labor-Management Standards outline requirements needed to strengthen enforcement authority to align with the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959’s intentions to protect workers’ rights and interests to unionize by recommending rule changes or legislative changes to increase employer and consultant compliance.

We recommend the Director for the Office of Labor-Management Standards develop an online system to intake, track, and monitor tips from receipt to completion, including anonymity protection.

We recommend the Director for the Office of Labor-Management Standards increase awareness of the tip line through enhanced publicity, such as posting it on DOL’s complaint webpage.

We recommend that the PBS Commissioner ensure that PBS contracting officials emphasize the evaluation of O&M contractors’ proposed staffing and communicate with onsite PBS staff prior to contract award to ensure contract terms and conditions can be fully met.

We recommend that the PBS Commissioner ensure that PBS contracting officials confirm and enforce O&M contractor compliance with contractual requirements governing: “Personnel” and “Contractor Key Personnel”; and contingency plans for “Loss of the Contractor’s onsite personnel.”

We recommend that the PBS Commissioner ensure that PBS contracting officials ensure that the O&M contract language clearly specifies the time requirements for routine service request completion and that the requirements are communicated to O&M contractors.