Open Recommendations

Complete a Master Plan to address all of the buildings’ needs for the next 10-20 years or more, beyond the current project-specific “Facilities Management Master Plan,” and use the Master Plan to prioritize projects.

We recommend that Millennium Challenge Corporation determine the allowability of the $151,268 ($62,146 ineligible and $89,122 unsupported questioned costs) detailed on pages 58, 62, 78, and 116 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

We recommend that the Millennium Challenge Corporation verify that MCA-Nepal corrects the material instance in internal control that is also an instance of material noncompliance detailed on page 116 of the audit report.

We recommend that the Millennium Challenge Corporation verify that MCA-Nepal corrects the twelve instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 58 to 64, 78, 81, 85 to 95, 103, 105, and 112 of the audit report.

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Determine whether Bechtel is compliant with CAS 401, Consistency in Estimating, Accumulating and Reporting Costs.

Develop a policy that prescribes cost estimating system requirements, similar to those in Appendix 4, Estimating System Criteria, for inclusion in Department contracts.

"We recommend that the Manager, River Protection, direct the Department Contracting Officers
to: 1. Ensure all Hanford Site contractors have an adequate estimating system, including:
• Establish specific local policies and procedures that address estimating techniques such as Monte Carlo, CERs, and unit rate development.
• Require personnel to have sufficient training, experience, and guidance with regards to the contractor’s established estimating procedures.
• Identify and document the sources of data and the estimating methods and rationale used in developing cost estimates. (Verify that contractors submit proposals that allow for detection and correction of errors in a timely manner.)
•…

Include the requirement for an adequate estimating system and associated estimating system criteria (see Appendix 4, Estimating System Criteria, for suggestion) in Bechtel’s contract as part of any future modification negotiations.

We recommend that CPB management require KDNA-FM to fully comply with Act requirements for advance notice for open meetings and for making the reasons for a closed meeting available to the public within 10 days following the closed meeting date.

We recommend that CPB management require KDNA-FM to identify the corrective actions and controls it will implement to ensure future compliance with Act requirements for open and closed meetings, as well as making financial information available to the public.

We recommend that CPB require KDNA-FM to update its Diversity Statement to fully address the CPB diversity requirements and have its LCSR available to the public.

We recommend that CPB require KDNA-FM to identify the corrective actions it will implement to ensure compliance with CPB General Provisions for diversity and transparency, including documenting its review of the updated Diversity Statement with the governing board or licensee official.

Develop and consistently maintain comprehensive Orderly Liquidation Authority policies and procedures for systemically important financial companies, to include:a. Tier I policies and procedures for framework-level activities.b. Tier II policies and procedures for operational process-level activities.c. Tier III policies and procedures for institution-specific planning activities.d. Other operational program policies and procedures for Orderly Liquidation Authority resolution planning activities.

​FHFA should ensure that approving officials approve travel reimbursements within five calendar days of receipt of the voucher in the Agency’s electronic travel system.​

FHFA should ensure that employees submit travel vouchers within five working days after completing their travel.​

1. We recommend the Deputy Secretary of Commerce direct the Department's Chief Information Officer to work with system owners to (a) determine why penetration tests and KEV findings are not resolved within established due dates, (b) prioritize resources to resolve the causes of the delayed remediations, (c) immediately remediate vulnerabilities, and (d) establish a real-time reporting mechanism to track closures.

We recommend the Executive Director, Law Enforcement Safety and Compliance Directorate implement a process to ensure recordation, for each stored firearm, of the physical location, including street address, and specific location within the facility, in the Firearms, Armor, and Credentials Tracking System.

We recommend that the Commissioner of CBP develop and implement a corrective action plan to ensure firearms and ammunition video surveillance systems are installed in required areas, functioning, and correctly positioned at the 11 locations with issues identified in this report.

We recommend SSA ensure contracts from other Federal agencies are readily available to determine whether the contract includes required FAR clauses, by including a copy of the initial award issued by other Agencies in SSA’s Streamlined Acquisition System.

We recommend the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health update the criteria for the number of establishments to be included in the Site-Specific Targeting programs’ universes to better reflect industry growth and the number of eligible establishments nationwide.

We recommend the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health to develop specific, measurable inspection goals for the Site Specific Targeting program, including a baseline for the number of inspections in each Site-Specific Targeting category, and periodically monitor progress toward those goals.

We recommend the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health develop a more effective enforcement strategy to improve employer Form 300A compliance.

We recommend the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health assess Form 300A data categories and gather more specific supporting information about injuries to better identify the count and type of injuries reported, such as musculoskeletal disorders.

We recommend the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health develop improved Form 300A data analyses to better identify trends among industries and establishments.

We recommend the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health develop specific measurable inspection goals for the warehousing National Emphasis Program, including a baseline for the number of inspections to complete and periodically monitor progress toward those goals. Ensure the goals contain metrics that demonstrate the outcomes of the program.

We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training develop a document that captures lessons learned from the implementation of the pandemic-related UI programs that can be used to provide legislative technical assistance and operational guidance to Congress and states on any future emergency UI programs, including an assessment of fraud and fraud prevention methods in programs that allow for self-certification.

Ensure that all 1,286 noncompliant card readers are replaced with Federally compliant card readers and are properly configured.

Discuss and reinforce the updates made to Supervision and Regulation Letter 02-9 in response to recommendation 1 with Reserve Banks through training.

Develop and implement a plan for instructing Community Banking Organization and Regional Banking Organization examiners to take a forward-looking view of a bank’s risk profile and the possible and plausible outcomes of that risk profile when assigning CAMELS composite and component ratings, includinga. guidance for examiners on effectively balancing a bank’s financial results and condition with its risk profile when assigning CAMELS composite and component ratings, particularly for banks with concentrated business models susceptible to boom and bust cycles.b. guidance for examiners on circumstances that warrant a heightened sense of urgency to initiate CAMELS composite or component ratings downgrades, identify…

Develop guidance for examiners on preparing firms to transition from the Community Banking Organization portfolio to the Regional Banking Organization portfolio that includes references to updated and relevant guidance applicable to firms that cross the $10 billion asset size threshold.

Develop a plan to minimize the time necessary to establish a new Regional Banking Organization central point of contact and supervisory team for Community Banking Organizations approaching the $10 billion asset size threshold.

Develop guidance for examiners on supervising firms approaching the $10 billion total assets threshold that describesa. how to prepare for the transition, including the roles and responsibilities of the Board, the Community Banking Organization team, and the Regional Banking Organization team, and the expectations for sharing relevant information between the portfolio teams.b. procedures for developing and updating the supervisory plan before, during, and after the transition.

Develop guidance for examiners on supervising banks projecting or experiencing rapid growth. The guidance should includea. parameters for identifying significant, rapid growth that may hinder a bank’s ability to operate in a safe and sound manner and parameters for identifying when a bank is growing in an unchecked manner based on conditions in the market that have surpassed management’s capability to effectively manage it.b. actions examiners should take as a bank projects or experiences such growth or in response to sustained, unchecked growth, including any expected escalations.c. actions examiners should take when supervising banks susceptible to volatile market conditions.

Develop guidance for banks projecting or experiencing significant, rapid growth that includes expectations for ensuring that they have requisite staff and risk management capabilities and effective key control functions.

Update Supervision and Regulation Letter 02-9 to provide additional details on what may constitute a change in the general character of a state member bank’s business, including providing examiners with a variety of examples or scenarios that could help them to determine when a bank needs to file an application and receive approval from the Board under Regulation H.

The assistant secretary for information and technology ensure VA Directive and Handbook 6517 are updated to reflect the revised National Institute of Standards and Technology requirements.

Ensure vulnerabilities are remediated within OIT’s established time frames.

Ensure a video surveillance system is operational and monitored for the data center.

Ensure water detection sensors are implemented in the data center.

The Railroad Retirement Board's Bureaus of Information Services should fully implement the corrective actions developed in response to Railroad Retirement Board’s Office of Inspector General Report Number 17-08 recommendations 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, and 10 by the completion timeline.

The Railroad Retirement Board’s Bureau of Information Services should develop action plans, with timelines for estimated completion, for the following fiscal year 2021 Federal Manager’s Financial Integrity Act Report program process improvements:• Program Process Improvement 7: Complete a comprehensive update of the Railroad Retirement Board’s Records Schedule Disposition Handbook; and • Program Process Improvement 8: Incorporate all new National Archives and Records Administration Digital Preservation Guidance into Railroad Retirement Board’s Records Management policies and procedures by June 30, 2024.

The Railroad Retirement Board's Bureau of Information Services should create a corrective action plan to ensure requirements identified in Administrative Circular Information Resources Management 4 have been implemented.

The Railroad Retirement Board's Bureau of Information Services should update Administrative Circular Information Resources Management 4 to include procedures that the Bureau of Information Services staff must implement in the absence of a records liaison.

The Railroad Retirement Board's Bureau of Information Services should develop a checklist to enable Bureau Heads to be made fully aware of their responsibilities and verify that their bureau or office complies with each requirement in Administrative Circular Information Resources Management 4.

Create a feature in the Manual Adjustment, Credit, and Award Data Entry system that allows Social Security Administration employees to review the notice and make any necessary corrections without requiring a separate action.

Implement two new alerts to identify Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits being withheld pending a windfall offset determination over 12 months that do not have a WOD line on the MBR.

We recommend that CPB management require KDHX-FM to identify the corrective actions and controls it will implement to ensure future compliance with Act and CPB requirements for open financial records.

We recommend that CPB management require KDHX-FM to update its Diversity Statement to fully address the CPB Diversity Statement requirements.

We recommend that CPB management require KDHX-FM to identify the corrective actions and controls it will implement to ensure future compliance with Diversity Statement requirements.