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Rec. B.1.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commander of the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, in accordance with DoD Instruction 5000.64, "Accountability and Management of DoD Equipment and Other Accountable Property," April 27, 2017, (Incorporating Change 3, June 10, 2019), review the current list of the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command's shipping containers that have an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more and report information related to the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command's shipping containers in an accountable property system of record.

Rec. B.1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commander of the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, in accordance with DoD Instruction 5000.64, "Accountability and Management of DoD Equipment and Other Accountable Property," April 27, 2017, (Incorporating Change 3, June 10, 2019), develop and implement procedures to ensure that Surface Deployment and Distribution Command officials use an accountable property system of record to report information related to the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command's shipping containers that have a unit acquisition cost of $5,000 or more.

Rec. B.1.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commander of the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, in accordance with DoD Instruction 5000.64, "Accountability and Management of DoD Equipment and Other Accountable Property," April 27, 2017, (Incorporating Change 3, June 10, 2019), develop procedures to conduct periodic reviews of the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command's shipping containers that have an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more to ensure Surface Deployment and Distribution Command officials report information related to the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command's shipping containers in an accountable property system of record.

(U) Rec. 1.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment provide guidance to the Secretaries of the Military Departments and the Directors of the Defense agencies to develop and implement procedures to verify compliance with the Defense Transportation Regulations and the Presidential Drawdown Execute Orders for the shipment of defense items. Specifically, the Under Secretary of Defense of Acquisition and Sustainment should prepare a memorandum to the Secretaries of the Military Departments and the Directors of the Defense agencies that clarifies the requirements to and importance of verifying that their personnel complete the…

(U) Rec. 1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment provide guidance to the Secretaries of the Military Departments and the Directors of the Defense agencies to develop and implement procedures to verify compliance with the Defense Transportation Regulations and the Presidential Drawdown Execute Orders for the shipment of defense items. Specifically, the Under Secretary of Defense of Acquisition and Sustainment should prepare a memorandum to the Secretaries of the Military Departments and the Directors of the Defense agencies that clarifies the requirements to and importance of verifying that their personnel identify the…

(U) Rec. 1.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment provide guidance to the Secretaries of the Military Departments and the Directors of the Defense agencies to develop and implement procedures to verify compliance with the Defense Transportation Regulations and the Presidential Drawdown Execute Orders for the shipment of defense items. Specifically, the Under Secretary of Defense of Acquisition and Sustainment should prepare a memorandum to the Secretaries of the Military Departments and the Directors of the Defense agencies that clarifies the requirements to and importance of verifying that their personnel generate valid…

(U) Rec. 1.d: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment provide guidance to the Secretaries of the Military Departments and the Directors of the Defense agencies to develop and implement procedures to verify compliance with the Defense Transportation Regulations and the Presidential Drawdown Execute Orders for the shipment of defense items. Specifically, the Under Secretary of Defense of Acquisition and Sustainment should prepare a memorandum to the Secretaries of the Military Departments and the Directors of the Defense agencies that clarifies the requirements to and importance of verifying that their personnel coordinate with…

Rec. 1.a: The DoD OIG recommended the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness develop and implement policy and processes to define how the Services should measure the effectiveness of their assignment policies. At a minimum, the policy and processes should require the Services to review and analyze the results of their exit and retention surveys and re-examine their co-location policies, on a specified recurring basis, to determine whether their assignment policies are balancing their respective missions with the needs of the Service members and their families.

Rec. 1.b: The DoD OIG recommended the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness develop and implement policy and processes to require coordination across all of the Services for the co-location of inter-Service dual military spouses. The policy and processes should also require additional oversight from higher-level authorities in both Services, should the Services be unable to accommodate inter-Service co-location, similar to the Service-specific processes for intra-Service co-location.

The Associate Director and Associate Director, Patient Care Services evaluate and determine any additional reasons for noncompliance and ensure staff remove supplies from shipping cartons and corrugated boxes prior to putting them in clean storage areas.

Validate that appropriate physical and environmental security measures are implemented and functioning as intended.

The BOP should amend the language contained in Correctional Services Manual, 103, Section 1, so as to clarify whether the requirement to consult with medical staff prior to the use of OC spray on an inmate with a known history of respiratory or cardiovascular disease, chronic dermatitis, or psychosis applies to only calculated uses of force or both calculated and immediate uses of force.a. If, in response to recommendation 1, above, the BOP clarifies that the requirement to consult with medical staff prior to the use of OC spray on an inmate with a known history of respiratory or cardiovascular…

The BOP should amend the language contained in Correctional Services Manual, 103, Section 1, so as to clarify whether the requirement to consult with medical staff prior to the use of OC spray on an inmate with a known history of respiratory or cardiovascular disease, chronic dermatitis, or psychosis applies to only calculated uses of force or both calculated and immediate uses of force.b. If, in response to recommendation 1, above, the BOP clarifies that the requirement to consult with medical staff prior to the use of OC spray on an inmate with a known history of respiratory or cardiovascular…

Rec. 1.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness establish and define demographic categories in Service personnel and military justice system databases across all Services.

Rec. 1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness establish a process that requires consistent use of demographic categories in Service personnel and military justice system databases across all Services.

Rec. 1.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness conduct a review to determine whether a single military justice system database for use by all Services would be beneficial.

Rec. 1.d: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness develop and implement a single military justice system database if found beneficial based on the review.

Evaluate its various initiatives and efforts that relate to addressing the DVE threat to ensure that they are effective, cohesive, and used strategically to inform DOJ's approach and determine if there is value in establishing an internal DOJ-wide strategy or other strategic framework to define, guide, and coordinate its varied DVE-related efforts.

Build on the NSD DT Unit's structure and continue to determine how or if the DT Unit should be empowered to coordinate and provide leadership across DOJ components on DOJ-wide strategic efforts to address DVE.

Evaluate DOJ components' implementation of the November 2022 Justice Manual revisions to ensure that federal prosecutors comply with the NSD CTS notification and coordination requirements and have a consistent understanding of what constitutes a DVE-related case.

Provide guidance to all DOJ law enforcement components to ensure there is a consistent understanding of identifying cases with a DVE nexus.

Continue to enhance its mechanisms to routinely evaluate the efficacy and impact of its DVE efforts, to include: (a) identifying any unintended consequences on how its DVE-related efforts are perceived by the public and external stakeholders; (b) assessing and mitigating any privacy and civil liberties risks with assistance from OPCL; and (c) ensuring resources are sufficiently aligned throughout the Department to address the threat.

Evaluate its various tracking efforts for DVE-related case data to ensure that it has a holistic view of the threat and a consistent process for capturing, interpreting, and reporting DVE-related case data.

(U) Rec. 1.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy define Internet-based military information support operations.

(U) Rec. 1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy define the roles and authorities of the joint proponent for military information support operations and coordinating authority for Internet-based military information support operations.