Open Recommendations

USAID/Afghanistan verify that AUAF corrects the three instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 43 to 45 of the audit report.

USAID/Georgia determine the allowability of $135,929 in questioned costs ($134,429 ineligible, $1,500 unsupported) on pages 19 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

USAID/Ukraine and Belarus determine the allowability of $370,518 ineligible questioned costs on page 19 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

USAID/Management/Office of Acquisition and Assistance/Cost, Audit and Support Division determine the allowability of $10,070 ineligible questioned costs on page 19 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

USAID/Georgia verify that Zinc Network Limited corrects the six instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 26-38 of the audit report.

Review and correct the claims for the 67 claimants we identified, as appropriate, including developing work activity and making medical determinations.

Add controls to ensure employees obtain and document in the Social Security Administration’s records all required evidence to support their earnings evaluations before they allow or deny disability claims.

Ensure Protective and Advocacy agencies and Social Security Administration employees take the required actions to resolve deficiencies Protection and Advocacy agencies identified during payee reviews, and document those actions as required.

We recommend that the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education verify that ODE provided additionalsupport services to the regular, combined school with a youth correction education program that should have beenidentified for CSI in the fall of 2022 based on its assigned level rating for school year 2021–2022.

We recommend that the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education verify that ODE provided additionalfunding and support services to the one LEA with three eligible schools identified as needing TSI that did not receiveadditional funding.

We recommend that the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education verify that ODE designed andimplemented policies and procedures for calculating the amount of Title I set-aside funds to allocate to each eligible LEAwith schools identified as needing CSI or TSI.

We recommend that the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education verify that ODE has recordsshowing how it is calculating the amount of Title I set-aside funds to allocate to each eligible LEA with schools identifiedas needing CSI or TSI.

We recommend that the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education verify that ODE has recordsshowing that it is providing ongoing professional learning and networking, technical assistance, and coaching to LEAswith schools that it identifies as needing CSI or TSI.

Recommend that the Manager, Argonne Site Office, direct the CO, in consultation with the Cognizant Federal Agency Official if not the same individual, to require UChicago Argonne, LLC to implement changes to comply with CAS.

Recommend that the Manager, Argonne Site Office, direct the CO, in consultation with the Cognizant Federal Agency Official if not the same individual, to revise and submit a Disclosure Statement to adequately capture its actual cost accounting practices.

Recommend that the Manager, Argonne Site Office, direct the CO, in consultation with the Cognizant Federal Agency Official if not the same individual, to require UChicago Argonne, LLC to comply with the established payroll and timekeeping policies and procedures.

Recommend that the Manager, Argonne Site Office, direct the CO, in consultation with the Cognizant Federal Agency Official if not the same individual, to require UChicago Argonne, LLC to comply with the established consulting policies and procedures.

Recommend that the Manager, Argonne Site Office, direct the Contracting Officer, in consultation with the Cognizant Federal Agency Official if not the same individual, to ensure that UChicago Argonne, LLC complies with its contractual obligations to conduct an audit of the subcontractor’s costs or arrange for such an audit to be performed and make a final determination on the allowability of the unresolved subcontract costs upon completion of audits.

Recommend that the Manager, Argonne Site Office, direct the Contracting Officer, in consultation with the Cognizant Federal Agency Official to determine the allowability of $4,102,994 in costs questioned in this report and determine the impact of the understated G&A allocation base, as summarized in Appendix 2, and seek appropriate recoveries.

Develop IPT processes and procedures for overseeing contractors to include integration of key roles into the procurement oversight process according to the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan standards.

For IPT procurements including the Agile method, ensure IPT team members who participate in contractor oversight receive appropriate training on their roles and responsibilities.

Ensure CORs formally appoint technical monitors for overseeing the contractors and include in the appointment letter a detailed description of the monitoring responsibilities.

Ensure designated contracting officials document the acceptance of all deliverables in accordance with FAR, PBGC FARS, and/or contract requirements.

Improve controls to properly centralize, maintain and safeguard COR contract files, as required by the FAR and internal policies.

Ensure the annual COR file review process identifies improvements needed in COR files and communicates them to the CORs.

Require the PD to follow up on annual COR file reviews within 90 days to ensure the COR fixed any identified discrepancies.

Develop a control to ensure that options are exercised in accordance with contractual language. Implementing this recommendation could have ensured $1,442 would have been put to better use.

Provide training for individuals responsible for writing contracts to ensure requirements are clear and options comply with the FAR.

For plans paid SFA prior to implementation of the Corporation’s full death audit procedure, continue to implement the new death audit procedures, and rectify with the plans the value attributed to deceased participants to include repayment to Treasury. The estimate from this recommendation results in approximately $250 million in questioned costs, including the $140 million identified in the sampled plans.

Report on NASA’s progress to reexamine available orbital debris tracking tools and offices to ensure all practicable data sources are leveraged to inform ISS operations and ensure crew safety.

Document safety contingency plans and vehicle reassignment rules to help ensure the safe return of crew in the event of an emergency—expanding these efforts to include damage to the Crew Dragon and Starliner.

Develop plans that reflect potential cost savings measures and anticipated reductions in operations for ISS decommissioning.

Update the controlled deorbit plan and ensure the plan includes key commitments, technical, schedule, and cost challenges impacting the 2031 deorbit time frame.

We recommend that the Peace Corps develops a plan to implement automation of the Quality Improvement Unit’s update process and management of Technical Guidelines and to assess its impact on the efficiency and effectiveness in managing and updating Technical Guidelines.

We recommend that the Peace Corps develops a process or mechanism for Peace Corps Medical Officers and other users to report Technical Guidelines that need review, to include a procedure for how the issues will be systematically addressed.

We recommend that the Director of CISA develop and implement a strategy and performance metrics to actively recruit and retain Automated Indicator Sharing participants, including Federal data producers.

We recommend that the ICE Office of the Chief Information Officer implement all necessary mobile device security settings per guidance from DHS and the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Security Technology Implementation Guides.

We recommend that the ICE Office of the Chief Information Officer develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure source code scans are performed on ICE-developed applications as required.

We recommend that the ICE Office of the Chief Information Officer develop and implement policies and procedures to improve the vulnerability management process to ensure:• credentialed scans are completed and assessed, per DHS guidance;• limitations posed by non-credentialed scans are properly and promptly reported per DHS guidance;• plans to address vulnerabilities are created and implemented promptly, per DHS guidance; and• formal acceptance of, or mitigate the risk of, noncompliant enterprise-level system settings.

We recommend that the ICE Office of the Chief Information Officer develop and implement policies and procedures to monitor and block unauthorized network access attempts from mobile devices in foreign locations.

We recommend that the ICE Office of the Chief Information Officer revise and implement policies and procedures to protect ICE-issued mobile devices that have been authorized for use on international travel, per DHS and National Institute of Standards and Technology guidance.

We recommend that the ICE Office of the Chief Information Officer develop and implement policies and procedures to protect ICE-issued mobile devices used by employees permanently stationed outside the United States.

We recommend that the ICE Office of the Chief Information Officer update and implement policies and procedures to ensure mobile devices are sanitized before they are released from ICE custody for disposal.

We recommend that the ICE Office of the Chief Information Officer update and implement clear policies and procedures to ensure all lost and stolen mobile devices are treated as security incidents and the associated incident tickets are routed to the ICE Security Operations Center.

We recommend that the Architect of the Capitol develop standardized policies and procedures that govern how jurisdictions should evaluate and document their decision to either engage internal resources or hire external contractors.

We recommend that the Construction Division finalize and formalize its standard operating procedures.

This recommendation is Sensitive But Unclassified.

This recommendation is Sensitive But Unclassified.

Office of Capital Access management should require Houston's and Harris County's management to take appropriate and timely corrective actions to (a) determine if payments related to the total population of 1,797'ERA1 household address groupings with potential duplicative assistance totaling approximately $20'million as of December 31, 2021, from which TOIG identified $98,242 in questioned costs from a sample, were made to eligible beneficiaries in the correct amounts, (b)'identify whether additional ERA1 ineligible and duplicate payments occurred after December 31, 2021 and, if applicable, provide the amount of such payments, and (c)'identify whether ineligible and duplicate payments were made during the entire…

Office of Capital Access management should develop, document, and communicate to TOIG OCA's processes to monitor grantees for overpayments and duplicate payments, track grantees' recharacterizations, and ensure data quality for household addresses provided by grantees.