Open Recommendations

We recommend the Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer, Information Technology, verify the data and corresponding metadata in the data inventories are subject to the monitoring processes defined within TVA’s Information Security Continuous Monitoring strategy.

The facility Director ensures staff review primary care panel sizes and capacity levels to ensure they are accurate.

Document lessons learned from the APMC Chair’s decision to begin Phase C development work prior to formally passing KDP-C and establishing an ABC to the Office of Management and Budget and Congress.

Update Dragonfly’s project plan to reflect baseline commitments.

Ensure SMD maintains adequate levels of UFE to support the Dragonfly project through Phase D.

If DCMA determines that APL’s EVM data is not sufficiently reliable, ensure APL timely implements any recommendations needed to bring the EVM System into compliance.

Ensure the science community is informed of updates to the expected scope and cadence for future New Frontiers missions.

USDA OIG has determined that this recommendation contains sensitive information and will not be publicly released due to privacy concerns.

USDA OIG has determined that this recommendation contains sensitive information and will not be publicly released due to privacy concerns.

USDA OIG has determined that this recommendation contains sensitive information and will not be publicly released due to privacy concerns.

Sensitive But Unclassified

Recommendation 1a
We recommend the Architect of the Capitol perform an independent risk assessment to identify
and evaluate potential risks within the agency’s supply chain, including risks related to cybersecurity, geopolitical factors, vendor reliability, and compliance with regulatory requirements. This assessment will allow the agency to determine whether a formal Supply Chain Risk Management program is necessary based on the agency’s unique risk profile.

Recommendation 1b
If deemed necessary based on the outcomes of the assessment performed, develop and
implement a Supply Chain Risk Management program tailored to the identified risks. This may
include implementing or enhancing appropriate controls, vendor…

Recommendation 2
We recommend that the agency work with the offices and jurisdictions to define, document, and
implement risk management processes for offices and jurisdictions to consistently identify, track,
and manage risks applicable to them.

Recommendation 3
We recommend that the agency work with the offices and jurisdictions to develop and document
risk tolerance thresholds for strategic objectives.

Reassess and clarify physical inventory requirements for equipment in medical facilities to ensure they are consistent with and meet the intent of VA Directive 7002.

Ensure that facility directors require custodial officers to regularly review nonexpendable inventory to determine whether the equipment is required and take appropriate action.

Ensure medical facility directors review inventory list compliance data to identify noncompliant services and implement a process to resolve noncompliance.

Ensure the Veterans Health Administrations Procurement and Logistics Office, in coordination with VAs Office of Acquisition and Logistics, regularly monitors inventory compliance data to identify and communicate with noncompliant facilities to proactively address delinquent inventories.

Require medical facilities to use a standardized report of survey dashboard to centrally report all lost, stolen, or damaged items.

Require medical facility directors to review inventory compliance and establish a process to ensure noncompliant equipment"to include equipment identified in this audit"is reported as lost, stolen, or damaged within required time frames.

Reiterate through formal communication that facilities and regional Veterans Integrated Service Networks are required to fully implement and use the Strategic Equipment Planning Guide and Enterprise Equipment Request process for equipment planning and approval and develop a system to monitor compliance and verifying facilities are using the process as required.

Ensure facilities define and assign Strategic Equipment Planning Guide and Enterprise Equipment Request user roles and responsibilities as applicable.

Ensure a disability compensation examiner who has completed PACT Act training provides an independent assessment and medical opinion for the 29 VHA and five VBA nonpresumptive PACT Act opinions identified by the Office of Inspector General that were provided before completing PACT Act training, and readjudicate the claims as needed.

We recommend that OIT update policies and procedures to ensure that OIT (a) thoroughly documents and understands changes to the SEC’s mobile device management system before such changes are implemented; (b) maintains an accurate inventory of mobile devices enrolled in the SEC’s mobile device management system (including timely follow-up and removal of inactive devices); (c) reviews and escalates mobile device management system notifications involving Capstone officials’ devices; and (d) regularly obtains and, as necessary, responds to information about technical risks from vendors whose products may impact the SEC’s mobile devices.

We recommend that OIT ensure that all SEC Capstone officials’ devices were backed up at the time OIT removed the texting application from SEC devices, and (for each device) document the date OIT verified that all electronic records, including text messages, were successfully saved (as of the October 2022 Capstone initiative and with each subsequent backup). If text messages from any Capstone officials’ devices were not successfully saved, work with ORMS to determine if NARA notification is required.