Open Recommendations

The Under Secretary for Health works with the Women’s Program Office to gain an understanding of barriers to osteoporosis clinical reminder use and based on results, implement action as needed.

That the FBI assess the processes and procedures it uses to prepare for events that it determines present potential domestic security issues-but have not been designated as NSSE or SEAR events by DHS-to ensure that its processes and procedures set forth with clarity the division of responsibilities between and within the relevant FBI field office and FBI headquarters; clearly define a mechanism for making a formal determination whether and what kind of a nationwide intelligence and CHS canvass is necessary and appropriate under FBI policies; and provide sufficient guidance to ensure that relevant intelligence can be timely shared among the…

Ensure that NWDCS establishes written policies and procedures specific to the performance reporting of VOCA-funded services and distributes this guidance to relevant personnel.

Ensure that NWDCS establishes written policies and procedures specific to the payroll process and distributes this guidance to relevant personnel.

Ensure that NWDCS develop and implement an incentive compensation policy that adheres to the requirements of the Uniform Guidance.

Rec A.1.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Civilian Personnel ensure the Office of Civilian Human Resources reviews the circumstances for the 120 entry level engineers we identified who received an accelerated promotion before the Office of Personnel Management's approval of the Accelerated Promotion Program on December 22, 2016, and determines the appropriate actions to take regarding those circumstances.

Rec B.2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commander, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, implement a process to differentiate which accelerated promotion program shipyard personnel are participating in to ensure that personnel receive accelerated promotions in accordance with the provisions of the appropriate Accelerated Promotion Program.

Embassy Berlin should conduct timely nonimmigrant visa adjudication reviews in accordance with Department Standards.

Embassy Berlin should comply with Department standards for line-of-sight supervision of the cashier booths at Consulate General Frankfurt.

Embassy Berlin, in coordination with the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, should provide Consulate General Munich's consular applicants with a waiting area that meets Department standards.

Embassy Berlin should replace the existing consular microphone system with a functioning system.

The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, in coordination with Embassy Berlin, should implement a plan to address identified facilities issues at Embassy Berlin.

The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, in coordination with Embassy Berlin, should implement a plan to address identified facilities issues at Consulate General Frankfurt.

Embassy Berlin, in coordination with the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, should bring its fire protection program into compliance with Department standards.

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

Embassy Berlin should bring its contracting officer's representative program into compliance with Department and federal requirements.

Embassy Berlin should enforce the requirement for vendors to register in the System for Award Management.

Embassy Berlin should close out procurement files in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Berlin should use the Integrated Logistics Management System to account for all expendable property in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Berlin should comply with all Department Motor Vehicle Safety Management Program standards for incidental drivers under chief of mission authority.

Embassy Berlin should account for all motor vehicle fleet costs in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Berlin, in coordination with the Bureaus of Budget and Planning, the Comptroller and Global Financial Services, and European and Eurasian Affairs, should reprogram additional Department-funded diplomatic technology positions to International Cooperative Administrative Support Services-funded positions in accordance with Department standards, and put funds of up to $243,993 over 3 years per position to better use.

Embassy Berlin, in coordination with the Bureau of Global Talent Management, should update the mission's local compensation plan in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Berlin should update the locally employed staff handbook in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Berlin should transition Consulate General Frankfurt's OpenNet operations to the Department-provided Enterprise Converged Platform and put up to $100,000 to better use.

Embassy Berlin should comply with Department standards concerning server room emergency power-off switches.

Embassy Berlin should perform its local information technology configuration control board responsibilities in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Berlin should assign responsibility for records management, including liaison with the post records coordinator and retiring records, to an individual in each of the mission's offices, and bring the records management program into compliance with Department standards.

Embassy Berlin should upload all diplomatic notes it prepares and receives to the State Messaging and Archive Retrieval Toolset in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Berlin should correct the network cabling infrastructure issues at Embassy Berlin, Clay Annex, and Consulate General Munich to comply with Department standards concerning switch cable management.

Embassy Berlin should install required air conditioning and humidity gauges in Consulates General Dusseldorf and Frankfurt server and telephone system rooms in accordance with Department standards.

Embassy Berlin should configure the mission's non-enterprise networks to comply with Department standards.

BEP management should update LAN WAN password configuration settings to comply with policy requirements or formally document a risk acceptance with mitigating controls.

Treasury OIG should confirm the transactions noted as unsupported expenditures within the Contracts greater than or equal to $50,000 and Aggregate Payments to Individuals payment types are recouped or replaced by other eligible expenditures, not previously charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance. Treasury OIG should determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Contracts greater than or equal to $50,000 and Aggregate Payments to Individuals payment types. Treasury OIG should follow-up with Treasury's Office of Capital Access to ensure that management decision letters are issued on the CRF specific findings identified by the auditor…

Treasury Office of Inspector General (OIG) follow-up with Dallas County's management to confirm the transactions noted as unsupported or ineligible expenditures within the Contracts greater than or equal to $50,000, Grants greater than or equal to $50,000, Direct Payments greater than or equal to $50,000, and Aggregate Payments to Individuals payment types are recouped or replaced by other eligible expenditures, not previously charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance. Based on Dallas County management's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and management's ability to provide sufficient documentation, Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for…

Treasury Office of Inspector General should follow-up with Mississippi's management to confirm if the $1,320,000 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Direct Payments greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury Office of Inspector General should recoup the funds or request Mississippi management to provide support for replacement expenses, not previously charged, that were eligible during the CRF period of performance. Further, based on Mississippi's responsiveness to Treasury Office of Inspector General's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Treasury…

Treasury Office of Inspector General should follow-up with Mississippi's management to confirm if the $4,066 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Aggregate Payments to Individuals payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury Office of Inspector General should recoup the funds or request Mississippi management to provide support for replacement expenses, not previously charged, that were eligible during the CRF period of performance. Further, based on Mississippi's responsiveness to Treasury Office of Inspector General's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Treasury Office of Inspector General…

For the Fiscal Year 2021 Single Audit report, Treasury Office of Inspector General should follow-up with Treasury's Office of Capital Access to ensure that management decision letters are issued on the findings identified by the auditor in the Single Audit report and should follow-up on any CRF related questioned costs.

Treasury Office of Inspector General should follow-up with Mississippi to determine the feasibility of conducting a limited scope review of its unemployment expenditures.

Office of Inspector General (OIG) request Arizona perform an assessment over whether there were any additional indirect costs claimed within its Grants greater than or equal to $50,000 CRF submission, and identify those for removal and repayment to Treasury, as applicable. In addition, Castro recommends that Treasury OIG request that Arizona management provide support for replacement expenses, not previously charged, that were eligible during the CRF period of performance for the $55,413 of ineligible costs charged to the Grants greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds.

Treasury OIG follow-up with Arizona's management to confirm if the $117,614,002 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Transfers greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds or request Arizona's management to provide support for replacement expenses, not previously charged, that were eligible during the CRF period of performance. Further, based on Arizona management's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and management's ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported and ineligible transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Castro recommends Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of conducting…

Treasury OIG request that Arizona management completes a reconciliation of its Transfers greater than or equal to $50,000 population utilizing state agency incurred expenditures at the invoice level. Based on Arizona management's ability to provide a sufficient general ledger detail reconciliation for Transfers greater than or equal to $50,000, we recommend Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of performing additional testing over Transfers greater than or equal to $50,000.

Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of performing additional follow-up with Arizona to determine if there were other instances of unsupported balances within the remaining untested balance of Substantially Dedicated Payroll costs. Castro further recommends that Treasury OIG follow-up with Arizona's management to confirm if the $18,133,411 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Aggregate Payments to Individuals payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds or request Arizona's management to provide support for replacement expenses, not previously charged, that were eligible during the CRF period of performance. Further, based on Arizona management's responsiveness…

Request documentation of any additional annual leave payments that were earned prior to the CRF covered period were claimed as CRF expenses, and identify those for reversal and repayment to Treasury, as applicable. Additionally, request Arizona provide support for replacement expenses, not previously charged, that were eligible during the CRF period of performance for the $18,631 of ineligible costs charged to the Aggregate Payments to Individuals payment type. If support is not provided, recoup the funds. Based on Arizona's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and Arizona's ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace ineligible transactions charged to CRF with valid…

The OIG recommends that executive leaders ensure staff store all high-alert medications in a secure or locked area.

The OIG recommends that executive leaders ensure staff follow their processes to prevent the storage of expired medical supplies and that supply areas remain clean.

The OIG recommends that executive leaders ensure quality management staff implement an oversight process to validate providers compliance with patient communication and follow-up for urgent, noncritical abnormal test results.

The OIG recommends that executive leaders ensure all directories are accurate and provide specific details so veterans can easily navigate the facility.

The OIG recommends that executive leaders implement additional features to aid veterans with sensory impairments to navigate the facility.

The OIG recommends that executive leaders ensure staff train patient escorts on how to effectively communicate with sensory-impaired veterans.