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.

We recommend the Vice President, Nuclear Engineering, evaluate probability of occurrence and financial impact to verify they are accurately reported.

We recommend the Vice President, Nuclear Engineering, take steps to ensure that risk information in the Enterprise Risk Management system of record is accurate.

We recommend the Vice President, Power Supply and Fuels explore options to amend the 2024 compliance report to reflect the accurate number of RECs to be carried forward.

We recommend the Vice President, Power Supply and Fuels take steps to ensure the accuracy of information provided in compliance reports.

We recommend the Social Security Administration (SSA) take appropriate actions for the 11 widow(er)s who were eligible for higher monthly benefits.

We recommend SSA take appropriate action for the remaining population of 54,773 widow(er)s who may be eligible for higher monthly benefits.

We recommend SSA establish controls to ensure employees evaluate claims for a widow(er)’s indexing (WINDEX) Primary Insurance Amount (PIA) when a widow(er) applies on the record of a wage earner who died before reaching age 62.

We recommend SSA enhance its systems to generate alerts reminding employes to (1) discuss filing options when a claimant lists a deceased spouse on the benefit application or files a widow(er) claim and a retirement claim with the same month of entitlement and (2) document the discussion as required.

Take appropriate actions to correct the remaining 31 critical payments.

To prevent future errors, implement a control in the Critical Payment System (CPS) to flag incorrect or mismatched manual payment entries based on the most current Payment History Update System (PHUS) entry (when available) before processing a critical payment.

To prevent future errors, establish a control that alerts processing center (PC) employees when manual action on a CPS output does not address an overpayment currently established on a beneficiary’s record.

To prevent future errors, establish a control in CPS to ensure employees consider any overpayments present on a beneficiary’s Recovery of Overpayments, Accounting and Reporting when issuing critical payments.

Update policy to guide PC employees in adjusting the CPS and overpayment records when they receive CPS outputs.

Update national procedure with processing instructions for adjustment to PHUS, depending on whether the replacement payment event is present or not.

Evaluate current CPS procedures and strengthen controls to ensure PC and field office employees follow established protocols, including steps to handle allegations of non-receipt of payments.

Take corrective actions for the 23 beneficiaries’ accounts to ensure Part B premium penalties are accurately assessed in accordance with policy.

Update the question on the health insurance screen related to recording information for Part B enrollment to clarify what is considered current employment in all Social Security Administration systems.

To prevent future errors, establish controls to ensure employees accurately process Medicare Part B enrollment applications during the General Enrollment Period.