Open Recommendations

We recommend that USAID/Uganda determine the allowability of $61,848 in ineligible questioned costs on pages 12 and 16 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

We recommend that USAID/Uganda verify that Makerere University Joint AIDS Program corrects the one instance of material noncompliance detailed on page 27 of the audit report.

We recommend the CBP Commissioner identify and implement a long-term solution to ensure CBP can conduct familial DNA testing when needed.

We recommend the CBP Commissioner update CBP’s standard operating procedures and workflows, to include fraud, family unit indicators, and awareness training, for familial DNA testing (once a solution to familial DNA testing is in place) and distribute the
guidance to all agents and officers at CBP stations and ports of entry.

We recommend the CBP Commissioner develop and implement a mechanism for tracking the number of instances wherein agents and officers offer familial DNA testing, the number of instances wherein aliens refuse testing, and the results of administered
tests.

Ineffective Network Access Controls for Unauthorized Assets (Asset Discovery)

Inadequate Software License Management (Licensing)

Inadequate Management of Unsupported Software Processes (Inventory Asset Management)

Establish internal controls to ensure the Service Standard Directory is updated timely when service changes in specific markets.

Evaluate the reasons for cancellations of freight auction and repetitive highway contract route trips to reduce the associated excess payments for these trips during the post-peak season.

Adjust package processing plans and staffing plans during peak season to ensure full capacity of machines is used to minimize delayed mail volume.

Direct and monitor division management decisions in the offload process during peak season to incorporate strategic factors, such as facility type, resources, and equipment capacity.

Develop a process for clear communication of offloads between all levels of processing and logistics functions.

Reassess the methodology used for surface transportation planning to better estimate surface transportation needs and costs.

Evaluate the reasons for cancellations of freight auction and repetitive highway contract route trips to reduce the associated excess payments for these trips during peak season.

Assess and update peak season key performance indicators and initiatives.

Develop measures and targets to evaluate the customer experience during peak season.

Adjust the timelines for peak initiatives to incorporate post-peak season package volume on operations.

Rec. 1.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director, Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service evaluate whether current document retention policies for civilian pay ensure proper documentation is readily available to support pay and benefits transactions and personnel record updates.

Rec. 1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director, Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service develop and implement appropriate control activities to ensure accurate and complete recording of payroll and benefit transactions based on the maintained supporting documentation.

(U) Rec. 1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Air Force Program Executive Officer for Cyber and Networks define the Secret and Below Releasable Environment network minimum viable capability release standards to better determine policy constraints and the required exception processes and ensure that the system is developed in compliance with these requirements.

(U) Rec. 3: The DoD OIG recommended that the DoD Chief Information Officer, in coordination with the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, develop and implement policy that establishes the standards for the tagging and labeling of information shared on the Mission Partner Environments.

The Associate Director for Health Services recognizes and shares Peace Corps/The Gambia’s promising practices with other posts to help guide their medical inventory practices and needed improvements.

The Country Director of Peace Corps/Namibia instructs the Peace Corps Medical Officer and other medical staff to perform a full medical inventory count of controlled substances under the supervision of Director of Management and Operations and witness the inventory count.

The Country Director of Peace Corps/Namibia ensures all controlled substances are securely locked in a cabinet inside a secure room and monitors access to the storage unit.