Open Recommendations

CDC should update its plans for mass vaccination programs with strategies that address awardee-reported logistical challenges.

CDC should provide educational outreach to ensure that State and local immunization programs are aware of existing tools to address vaccination campaign needs.

CDC should work with State and local immunization programs and retail pharmacy partners to mitigate reported data gaps and timeliness challenges.

In accordance with Policy 51.101, review and update all compliance policies, including determining whether updates are needed to improve clarity, remove inconsistencies, and ensure harmonization with the Cooperative Agreements.

Develop comprehensive written documentation of the procedures to be performed by Commission staff for reviewing, evaluating, and approving or rejecting compliance transaction packages CNAs submit to PLIMS. The procedures should include roles and responsibilities with an appropriate segregation of duties and documentation requirements in PLIMS. (Finding 1B) For CVR transactions, also incorporate the following:
a. OCD staff protocols and requirements for requesting access to detailed supporting documentation provided by the NPAs to the CNAs to independently verify NPA compliance with statutes, regulations, and Commission policies. The protocols should take into consideration identified risks such as NPA past performance, overall trends…

Develop comprehensive written documentation of the procedures to be performed by Commission OCD staff for reviewing, reconciling, and processing manual compliance reports and transactions submitted by the CNAs and/or NPAs outside of PLIMS (Finding 1B). The procedures should also include the following:
a. Roles and responsibilities with an appropriate segregation of duties.
b. Follow-up on compliance exceptions reported.
c. Reconciliation of manual data to PLIMS.
d. Review of quarterly and annual AR&C extracts, including data supporting the NPA’s 75% ODLH requirement.
e. Documentation requirements, including the use and frequency of PLIMS reports and summarizing compliance findings and actions, preferably in…

Review each CNA’s NPA Oversight Protocol for conducting RRAVs and update to improve comparability of data provided and reported to the Commission as follows:
a. Standardize the sampling methodology used by the CNAs and the Commission to test certain key compliance areas during RRAVs such that comparable data is reported to PLIMS for NPA compliance deficiencies.
b. Harmonize the CNAs’ RRAV Checklists and the Commission’s Compliance Review Checklist such that the procedures performed are consistent.
c. Standardize the methodology for aggregating and reporting summarized results of compliance deficiencies for the FY in the End of Year AR&C Analysis.
d. Standardize…

Identify updates needed for CVR transaction data reported in PLIMS as follows:
a. Review the information available from each CNA’s proprietary system for CVR transaction packages, determine the current mapping of data fields to PLIMS, and identify whether any updates are needed to improve clarity or correct inconsistencies between CNAs.
b. Evaluate whether any new data fields should be added to PLIMS to provide the Commission with additional insights to better inform decision making.
c. Determine whether any updates are needed to the eleven (11) individual compliance categories to improve clarity or respond to changes in regulations.
d. Prioritize identified…

Develop written standard operating procedures for the specific procedures it requires Commission OCD staff to perform when conducting an NPA compliance visit including the documentation requirements and reporting to PLIMS (Finding 4B). The procedures should also include the following related to joint visits with the CNA:
a. The rationale and factors to be considered in making the decision to conduct a joint visit with the CNA versus a stand-alone visit to the NPA as well as the scope of the review.
b. Develop a protocol for communicating the roles and responsibilities of the Commission and CNA reviewers to the NPA…

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Refund $394,733 to the Federal Government for unallowable costs charged to the Head Start awards.

Work with ACF to determine the amount of allowable vehicle costs or refund $92,678 to the Federal Government for potentially unallowable vehicle costs.

Strengthen its policies and procedures to ensure that grant drawdowns are used to cover immediate cash needs necessary for its Head Start expenditures; only allowable costs are charged to the Head Start program; vehicle usage costs are adequately supported; and background checks and health screenings are performed on all volunteers who provide more than 20 percent of services during GBCA's weekly operating hours.

We recommend that CPB management require Valley PBS to repay $214,340 in CSG overpayments.

We recommend that CPB management require Valley PBS to identify the AA revenues reported as NFFS for the prior two fiscal years to recover related CSG overpayments.

We recommend that CPB management require Valley PBS to identify the corrective actions and controls it will implement to ensure future compliance with all CPB NFFS reporting requirements, including documenting its in-kind agreements and verifying the funding sources associated with local productions and workshops.

We recommend that CPB management require Valley PBS to exclude $8,820 for presenting fees that were paid in FY 2022, along with any additional presenting fees that were incurred and reported as NFFS on the FY 2022 AFR.

We recommend that CPB management require Valley PBS to identify the corrective actions and internal controls it will implement to ensure continuing compliance with Act and CPB requirements addressing:a) posting the audited financial statements on a timely basis; b) maintaining accurate EEO employment and hiring statistics for public information; c) maintaining a current Diversity Statement; d) providing harassment prevention training for employees and interns; and e) discretely accounting for its CSG expenditures.

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We recommend that the National Institutes of Health define the process and timeline for what NIH considers "immediate notification" as it relates to specific award conditions intended to report unexpected research outcomes.

Establish and implement comprehensive written investigative policies and procedures for whistleblower investigations conducted by AAE that address best practice investigation standards in the areas of Qualifications, Independence, Due Professional Care, Planning, Execution, Reporting, and Information Management

Revise FAA Order 1100.167B to readjust duties that are inconsistent with the limitations established by the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act of 2020.

Assess its help desk system against other technical solutions and ensure that the help desk solution used captures complete data on technical support requests. This measure includes but is not limited to ensuring that sequence gaps are properly documented or do not occur, valid transactions are accepted by the help desk system, rejected transactions are identified, and the history of each transaction is retained.

The Under Secretary for Health conducts a review to assess the possible scope of current and former VA psychiatry residents being in possession of patients personal health information, to
include video recorded treatment sessions and consent forms, and consults with the appropriate organizational leaders such as the Office of General Counsel on the required disposition of the
recordings and forms, and takes action as needed.

Rec. A.1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Secretary of the Navy conduct a review of Secretary of the Navy Instruction 5430.92C to determine if a revision is necessary to align the initial written notification requirement with Department of Defense Instruction 7050.05. Specifically, update the instruction to require immediate written notification to the centralized organization at the start of all significant fraud investigations.

Rec. B.1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Secretary of the Navy conduct a review of Secretary of the Navy Instruction 5430.92C to determine if a revision is necessary to align legal notifications to the appropriate legal jurisdiction. Specifically, to notify the General Counsel, Acquisition General Counsel for Acquisition Integrity when civilian personnel, contractors, or contractor employees are involved in an investigation, and notify the Judge Advocate General when military personnel are involved in an investigation.

Engage an independent organizational change management firm / entity to assist EEOC in implementing Recommendations 2 through 9.

Create a Digital Support Unit (DSU) of dedicated staff.

Define a clear, consistent, and comprehensive vision of digital transformation at EEOC.

Consider formulating a Digital Transformation Strategy, either as a strategic goal in the EEOC Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2023 – 2027 or as a standalone document.

Plan at least three digital pilot projects with appropriate evaluation methods.

Task OEDA with a goal of building a Data Analytics Plan for EEOC.

Develop an EEOC Organizational Communication Strategy and Plan.

Develop a Target-State Architecture Plan.

Inventory and plan the decommissioning of outdated technologies and online content.

We recommend that the DOI develop and implement a process through which relevant stakeholders (for example, a working group consisting of the Departmental Ethics Office, the U.S. Geological Survey, etc.) can identify and address potential conflicts of commitment relating to foreign risk pending the National Science and Technology Council issuance of National Security Presidential Memorandum-33 implementation guidance.

We recommend that the DOI issue interim guidance regarding DOI employee participation in foreign government-sponsored talent recruitment programs.

We recommend that the DOI develop a process to identify, review, and remediate foreign influence risk indicators for DOI employees.

Ensure communication rooms with infrastructure equipment have adequate environmental controls.

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