Open Recommendations

Rec. 1.a.1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the Program Executive Officer for the F'35 Joint Program Office modify the F'35 air vehicle sustainment contract to include incentive metrics and associated remedies that closely align with or support the performance requirements outlined in the bilateral Performance'Based Arrangement or obtain a waiver for not including the performance requirements from each Military Service.

Rec. 1.a.2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the Program Executive Officer for the F'35 Joint Program Office modify the F'35 air vehicle sustainment contract to include contract requirements that contain specific metrics and associated remedies, including the development of metrics for action requests, property transfer responses, and resolution timelines.

Rec. 1.a.3: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the Program Executive Officer for the F'35 Joint Program Office modify the F'35 air vehicle sustainment contract to include property clauses the Defense Contract Management Agency considers necessary in future option years.

Rec. 1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the Program Executive Officer for the F'35 Joint Program Office enforce the requirement for Lockheed Martin to provide a completed DD Form 250, Material Inspection and Receiving Report, or its electronic equivalent.

Rec. 2.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Program Executive Officer for the F'35 Joint Program Office align the contracting officers representative responsibilities to monitor and report impactful evaluation data on Lockheed Martins performance, including the impact of cannibalization of spare parts on aircraft readiness, and update these responsibilities in the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan.

Rec. 2.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Program Executive Officer for the F'35 Joint Program Office provide all contracting officers representatives a detailed Performance Work Statement and appropriate access to databases and information required to accomplish effective oversight.

Rec. 2.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Program Executive Officer for the F'35 Joint Program Office coordinate with the Military Services to complete a workforce study to determine appropriate contracting officers representative requirements and staffing levels for the F'35 air vehicle sustainment contract.

Clarify procedures for validating the security level of armored vehicles when approving asset disposition plans

Implement a plan to ensure remaining health commodities associated with terminated awards in Haiti are donated in accordance with their USAID-approved disposition plans.

Implement a plan to ensure port rehabilitation materials located in the U.S. and in Haiti are disposed of in accordance with USAID-approved disposition plans.

We recommend the Director, Nuclear Asset Sustainability Projects, take steps to ensure that project managers include Supply Chain in the solicitation and bid evaluation processes in a timely manner.

We recommend the Director, Nuclear Asset Sustainability Projects, take steps to ensure that independent estimates are completed as required.

We recommend the Director, Nuclear Asset Sustainability Projects, take steps to ensure that estimation checklists are completed as required.

We recommend that USAID determine the allowability of $66,733 in ineligible questioned costs on page 23 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

We recommend that USAID verify that Program for Appropriate Technology in Health in Kenya corrects the one instance of material noncompliance detailed on pages 29 to 30 of the audit report.

We recommend that USAID verify that Program for Appropriate Technology in Health in Kenya provides AMREF Health Africa in Kenya with a copy of the finding raised in Ernst & Young LLP's audit report for their review (a) to determine the allowability of any ineligible questioned costs identified on pages 16 and 23 of the audit report pertaining to their particular subaward; and (b) to take any corrective actions regarding the instance of material noncompliance related to the subaward detailed on pages 29 to 30 of the report.

We recommend that USAID determine the allowability of $62,314 in ineligible questioned costs on pages 19 and 34 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

We recommend that USAD verify that Liverpool Voluntary Care and Treatment corrects the one instance of material noncompliance detailed on pages 37 to 39 of the audit report.

We recommend that USAD verify that Liverpool Voluntary Care and Treatment provides FHI360 with a copy of the finding raised in Ernst & Young LLP's audit report for their review (a) to determine the allowability of any ineligible questioned costs identified on pages 19 and 34 of the audit report pertaining to their particular subaward; and (b) to take any corrective actions regarding the instance of material noncompliance related to the subaward detailed on pages 37 to 39 of the report.

FHFA's DBR Deputy Director should reinforce, through training and other periodic reminders to supervisory examiners and QCB staff, the requirement that all worksteps supporting supervisory conclusions must be fully completed and all analyses thoroughly documented.

Implement controls and Department-wide regulations to ensure high-impact assessments of AI use cases are conducted in compliance with OMB requirements

Review and update all applicable policies and procedures to incorporate AI in compliance with OMB requirements.

Develop and implement a process to continually review and update USDA’s AI inventory.

Develop and implement a process to ensure a risk assessment, ATO determination, and an overall system impact analysis is conducted prior to AI technologies being permitted on the USDA network.

Recommendation is not publicly available.