Open Recommendations

Embassy Tunis, in coordination with the Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources, should review the section's organizational structure, and position elements to ensure compliance with Department guidelines and to optimize section effectiveness.

Embassy Tunis should maintain and destroy immigrant visa files in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Tunis should archive Consular Section communications according to Department guidance.

Embassy Tunis, in coordination with the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, should bring its non-high-rise residential apartment properties into compliance with Department standards for fire protection or obtain exceptions to the standards.

Embassy Tunis should visually inspect its fire extinguishers and smoke alarms in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Tunis should request permits from the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations for the 11 prefabricated buildings on the chancery and recreation center compounds.

Embassy Tunis should bring its safety, health, and environmental management program into compliance with Department standards.

Embassy Tunis, in coordination with the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, should complete all elevator repairs needed to obtain a current certificate of use for each elevator, in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Tunis should conduct quarterly unannounced cash verification of sub-cashier funds in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Tunis should manage its bulk fuel operation in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Tunis should perform and document required daily maintenance checks and record vehicle usage data for all U.S. government vehicles, in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Tunis should review and reconcile its fuel credit card receipts in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Tunis should bring its motor vehicle safety program into compliance with Department standards.

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

Embassy Tunis should use the Integrated Logistics Management System to track all personal and program property in accordance with Department standards

Embassy Tunis should document all nonexpendable property transfers in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Tunis should bring its time and attendance procedures into compliance with Department standards.

Embassy Tunis should bring its furniture and appliance pool program into compliance with Department standards.

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

Embassy Tunis should manage its non-enterprise networks in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Tunis should implement its local configuration management protocol, as set forth in its charter, in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Tunis should implement a lifecycle management plan for the applications it develops, in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Tunis should manage its mobile devices in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Tunis should bring its Sensitive But Unclassified server room into compliance with Department standards.

Embassy Tunis should bring its telephone system into compliance with Department standards.