Open Recommendations

Revise policies and procedures to include procedures for determining the allowability of costs to comply with the Uniform Guidance and ensure costs incurred under Federal awards are allowable and allocable.

(U) Rec. 2.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commander, Joint Force Headquarters"DoD Information Network revise the process for developing orders, including a requirement to list all current, previous, and alternate names of hardware and software in the orders to the greatest extent possible.

(U) Rec. 2.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commander, Joint Force Headquarters"DoD Information Network develop and implement a process to ensure that DoD Components take all actions agreed to in plans of actions and milestones and to hold the respective DoD Component and Department of Defense Information Network area of operations accountable if the DoD Component does not comply with the agreed actions.

(U) Rec. 2.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commander, Joint Force Headquarters"DoD Information Network review the process for developing and distributing orders and responding to questions from the DoD Information Network Areas of Operation, identify opportunities to make the process more effective and efficient, and revise the process accordingly.

Implement a control in the Consolidated Claims Experience (CCE) to help ensure Supplemental Security Income (SSI) claimants and recipients are given the option, where appropriate, to file a SNAP application with the SSA office when they are in a pure SSI household.

Review the SNAP training material and update, as needed, to emphasize the requirement for SSA employees to correctly record information in CCE.

Instruct the New Jersey Small Business Development Center to reconcile $75,247 of program income across the network to ensure generated income and expenses are accounted for and reported accurately in accordance with 13 CFR § 130.480.

Ensure the New Jersey Small Business Development Center is maintaining sufficient accessibility to its facilities and appropriate staff levels and notifying clients of service centers’ hours of operation in accordance with 15 USC § 648(c)(2).

Ensure ICE staff respond to all detainee requests within the required 3 business days.

Regularly train the EPA on-scene coordinators on the new formal, written procedure developed in response to Recommendation 1. Doing so would better inform emergency response decision-making and help ensure the timely receipt of and response to Airborne Spectral Photometric Environmental Collection Technology deployment requests.

Develop and implement a policy that clearly defines roles and responsibilities for Office of Multifamily Housing Programs' staff for EBLL-related requirements, including the oversight of property owners' compliance with these requirements.

Establish processes to track reported EBLLs for the Office of Multifamily Housing Programs to easily identify the status of owners' remediation efforts for units that were the source of the confirmed EBLL.

Rec. 1: The DoD OIG recommended that the U.S. Property and Fiscal Officer for the Nevada National Guard issue a memorandum to the auditors assigned to the Internal Review Division emphasizing that when auditors do not comply with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards requirements, the auditors should take the following actions in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards 2.19 and 9.05. a. Assess the significance of noncompliance to the engagement objectives. b. Document the assessment, along with the reasons for not following the requirement. c. Determine which type of Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards compliance statement to use. d…

Rec. 2: The DoD OIG recommended that the U.S. Property and Fiscal Officer for the Nevada National Guard develop and implement a process for the monitoring and documentation of quality in their office in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards 5.43 and 5.44.

Rec. 3: The DoD OIG recommended that the U.S. Property and Fiscal Officer for the Nevada National Guard require that auditors assigned to the Internal Review Division obtain training on performing nonaudit services in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards.

Rec. 4: The DoD OIG recommended that the National Guard Bureau Internal Review Office Director issue a memorandum to the auditors at the National Guard Bureau Internal Review Office Headquarters and the Internal Review divisions of the United States Property and Fiscal Office to emphasize the requirement to inquire of the audited entitys management whether any investigations or legal proceedings significant to the audit objectives have been initiated or are in process with respect to the period under audit, in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standard 8.27.

Rec. 5: The DoD OIG recommended that the National Guard Bureau Internal Review Office Headquarters Director and U.S. Property and Fiscal Officer for the Maryland National Guard develop and implement a tool, such as a fraud risk assessment template, to help ensure that the auditors assess the risk of fraud that is significant in the context of the audit objectives, in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standard 8.71.

Rec. 6: The DoD OIG recommended that the National Guard Bureau Internal Review Director develop and implement a tool, such as an independence tracking checklist, to assist auditors at the Internal Review Headquarters office with ensuring that all supervisors and auditors assigned to an engagement complete a statement of independence before starting the engagement.

Rec. 7: The DoD OIG recommended that the National Guard Bureau Internal Review Office Director develop and implement a tool, such as a reporting checklist, that includes a step to verify that each audit report includes the appropriate GAGAS compliance statement in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards 2.17 and 9.03.

We recommend that the Acting Chief Program Officer of the Treasury Office of Capital Access works with the OIG to ensure that the State of Oregon returns to Treasury the $32,554 of CRF proceeds that were used by the City of Lakeside, Oregon in violation of subsection 601(d) of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 801(d)), as well as Treasury’s Guidance and FAQs.

The under secretary for benefits ensure all erroneous scenarios in the Veterans Benefits Management System for Rating special monthly compensation calculator identified in this review are corrected and certify the results to the VA Office of Inspector General.

Assess current challenges imposed on CHP recipients (such as hiring, retention, and the $125,000 officer funding cap), develop potential strategies to address those challenges, communicate this information to the Department and, in coordination with the Department, consider program changes that may be necessary, potentially including statutory changes, to address the viability and success level of the program.

Designate a dedicated entity to manage the process of assessing SNAP fraud risks, consistent with the leading practices in GAO’s Fraud Risk Management Framework. This entity should have clearly defined and documented responsibilities and authority, including managing fraud risk assessments and facilitating communication among stakeholders regarding SNAP fraud-related issues.

Comprehensively assess SNAP fraud risks in adherence with leading practices identified in GAO’s Fraud Risk Management Framework.

Document the fraud risk profile for SNAP, incorporating fraud risks determined from OIG Recommendation 2 activities, in adherence with applicable leading practices identified in GAO’s Fraud Risk Management Framework.