Open Recommendations

The Executive Director ensures primary care staffing is sufficient for patients to receive appropriate health care.

The Executive Director reviews staffing levels for the Housing and Urban Development"Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program and takes action as needed.

The Medical Center Director ensures staff properly store clean medical equipment.

We recommend that the FAS Commissioner resume iterations of the Competitive Pricing Initiative at the MAS Program level to identify, address, and reduce price variability.

We recommend that the FAS Commissioner strengthen policies and procedures to: address data inaccuracies within FAS pricing tools; and ensure bilateral contract modifications are submitted and approved prior to catalog changes.

We recommend that the FAS Commissioner provide additional guidance to contracting officers regarding adequate sampling techniques for large catalogs to ensure information accuracy.

We recommend that the FAS Commissioner inform federal customer agencies that they should perform separate and independent price determinations because significant price variability puts federal customer agencies at risk of overpaying for products on MAS contracts.

We recommend that the FAS Commissioner increase oversight and implement additional controls related to temporary price reductions.

Update and fully implement the Collections Care Initiative Interim Guidelines to:
(a) require that awards to NCP be approved and monitored at a higher organizational level,
(b) require NCP to maintain a current list of all CCI projects and the funds awarded to them to use for oversight purposes, and
(c) add specific monitoring procedures for CCI awards.

Develop and implement a report tracking system and procedures requiring NCP staff to remind units of approaching due dates and timely follow-up with units that miss their reporting deadlines.

Develop and implement policies and procedures requiring NCP staff to review PSCI reports upon receipt to:
(a) ensure that they comply with applicable reporting requirements, and
(b) document the results of NCP’s review of the reports.

Add language to award letters reminding recipients that they may not deviate from the terms of the award without prior written approval from NCP.

Require the PSCI program to cease paying STRI’s Cryo Collection Manager’s salary and benefits with CCI funds.

Establish and implement a control to track the amount of S&E and FS Ops funds expended for IIJA Section 40804(b)(3).

Implement best practices for interagency coordination including but not limited to entering into a written agreement with DOI to document the roles, responsibilities, and expected outcomes.

Establish and implement controls to ensure that remaining award decisions are fully supported by data to ensure facilities are in close proximity to high or very high risk areas.

Evaluate whether the 132 awards approved from FY 2022 to FY 2024, which total $94.2 million in financial assistance, substantially decrease the cost of conducting ecological health restoration projects. Document conclusion reached and proceed to recover funds, as applicable.

Develop and implement a quantifiable and properly supported process for determining how the funding awarded to facilities would substantially or does substantially decrease the cost of conducting ecological restoration projects.

Update procedures for future restoration project funding to account for funding provided to facilities under Section 40804(b)(3).

We recommend the Senior Vice President, Generation, the Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer, and the Senior Vice President, Generation Projects and Fleet Services, evaluate physical controls to safeguard tools and determine the cost benefit of implementing the controls.

We recommend the Senior Vice President, Generation, the Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer, and the Senior Vice President, Generation Projects and Fleet Services, develop and implement policies and procedures for tool management. These should include a clear definition of what constitutes a tool, required controls for safeguarding tools, and guidance on who can purchase tools and shipping restrictions.

Take actions to address contractor failures at the Westchester Processing and Distribution Center.

Develop and implement a process to verify all mail containers are scanned for dispatch at the Westchester Processing and Distribution Center.

Verify the appropriate number of placards are printed, and extra placards are canceled at the Westchester Processing and Distribution Center.

Take action to retrieve all lost scanners at the Westchester Processing and Distribution Center.

Verify that scanner accountability procedures are followed for Postal Vehicle Service and Surface Visibility scanners at the Westchester Processing and Distribution Center.

Verify that all drivers use wheel chocks and padlocks at the Westchester Processing and Distribution Center.

Repair the damaged concrete columns at the Westchester Processing and Distribution Center.

Determine the allowability of the questioned transactions and recover $2,592,686, if applicable.

Work with the Federal Highway Administration to determine the allowability of questioned tribal transactions and recover $1,033,618, if applicable.

Work with the Federal Transit Administration to determine the allowability of questioned tribal transactions and recover $576,951.

Some or all of the recommendation is not publicly available due to concerns with information protected under the Freedom of Information Act.

Some or all of the recommendation is not publicly available due to concerns with information protected under the Freedom of Information Act.

Some or all of the recommendation is not publicly available due to concerns with information protected under the Freedom of Information Act.

Some or all of the recommendation is not publicly available due to concerns with information protected under the Freedom of Information Act.

Some or all of the recommendation is not publicly available due to concerns with information protected under the Freedom of Information Act.

We recommend that BOR resolve the $66,647 in questioned costs related to unsupported payroll, fringe, and indirect costs charged to Grant Agreement R23AP00500.

We recommend that BOR update Bureau of Reclamation financial assistance oversight policies to include minimum documentation requirements for post-award monitoring site visits.

We recommend that BOR identify similar instances where the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Tribe requested reimbursement of unsupported payroll expenditures and associated indirect costs that were not allocable to the grant and resolve those costs.

We recommend that BOR direct the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Tribe to develop and implement a consistent procedure for allocating time based on actual activity worked on Federal grants.

We recommend that BOR review the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Tribe's organizational procedures to ensure that the Tribe complies with applicable Federal regulations.

We recommend that BOR update Bureau of Reclamation financial assistance oversight policies to include specific timeliness requirements for the review, approval, and submission of the monitoring activity reports.

We recommend that BOR ensure all staff responsible for oversight and monitoring of financial assistance agreements are aware of all existing and updated Bureau of Reclamation policies and Federal requirements related to oversight and monitoring of financial assistance agreements.

We recommend that BOR amend the scope of work for Grant Agreement R23AP00500 to include detailed, measurable objectives that the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Tribe is responsible for achieving under the award.

The Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service, should evaluate available options to prioritize the scanning of historical documents to realize cost savings and comply with Office of Management and Budget and National Archives and Records Administration mandates to convert all paper documents to digital format by December 2030.

The Commission conduct an information security risk assessment and develop and implement comprehensive written policies and procedures for all areas of the information security program.

The Commission develop and implement a quality review system to review and revise information security policies and procedures on an annual basis, in accordance with previously established Commission standards.

Identify how the remaining IIJA workforce training and development funds will be used and the goals and outcomes expected from their use.

Establish and implement a control to track the amount of S&E and Business Operations funds expended for IIJA Section 40803(c)(7).

We recommend that the Orphaned Wells Program Office establish milestones for the Osage Nation's execution of its performance goals in its development grants and ensure it has made progress in meeting those performance goals before awarding phase 3 funds.