Open Recommendations

Embassy Bridgetown should bring its consular cashier operations into compliance with Department standards.

Embassy Bridgetown should update its Duty Officer Guide to include all consular information required by Department guidance.

Embassy Bridgetown should bring its consular interview facilities into compliance with Department standards.

Embassy Bridgetown should archive Consular Section communications in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Bridgetown, in coordination with the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, should inspect its elevators and obtain certificates of use for them in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Bridgetown should bring the fire protection program in Bridgetown and at Embassy St. George's into compliance with Department and federal standards.

Embassy Bridgetown, in coordination with the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, should bring the safety, health, and environmental management program in Bridgetown and at Embassy St. George's into compliance with Department standards.

Embassy Bridgetown should conduct and document workplace safety inspections in Bridgetown and at Embassy St. George's in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Bridgetown should bring its playground into compliance with federal safety standards.

Embassy Bridgetown should review and de-obligate or validate all open unliquidated obligations without activity for an extended period, in accordance with Department standards, so funds up to $1,656,734 can be put to better use.

Embassy Bridgetown, in coordination with the Bureaus of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services, Personnel and Training, and Western Hemisphere Affairs, should implement a plan to fund current liabilities and reduce future liabilities in the locally employed staff pension plan in order to comply with local labor law and address long term funding concerns.

Embassy Bridgetown should bring its contract files into compliance with Department and federal requirements.

Embassy Bridgetown should bring its contracting officer's representative program into compliance with Department standards.

Embassy Bridgetown, in coordination with the Bureau of Administration, should manage its furniture and appliance pool assets in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Bridgetown should manage its generator fuel deliveries in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Bridgetown should review and close out procurement files in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Bridgetown should implement a plan to recover the costs for personal calls on U.S. government-issued cellular telephones, in accordance with embassy policy.

Embassy Bridgetown should create budget and training plans for the Diplomatic Technology unit in Bridgetown and at Embassy St. George's.

Embassy Bridgetown should require the Information Systems Security Officers to perform all duties in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Bridgetown should bring the emergency communications program in Bridgetown and at Embassy St. George's into compliance with Department standards.

Embassy Bridgetown should bring the Sensitive But Unclassified server rooms in Bridgetown and at Embassy St. George's into compliance with Department standards.

Embassy Bridgetown should manage the mobile device program in Bridgetown and at Embassy St. George's in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Bridgetown should manage the mail and pouch program in Bridgetown and at Embassy St. George's in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Bridgetown should establish and implement a local configuration management protocol in Bridgetown and at Embassy St. George's in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Bridgetown should implement a systems development life cycle management plan for the applications it develops in Bridgetown and at Embassy St. George's, in accordance with Department standards.