Open Recommendations

We recommend the Council document subrecipient notification procedures that adhere to the requirements established in 2 CFR 200.332(b)1, and establish controls that ensure the procedures are followed.

We recommend the NEA disallow $5,894,428 of unallowable subrecipient cost share from the 2019 Award.

We recommend the NEA disallow $6,566,008 of duplicate costs - $5,673 from the 2020 Award and $892,400 from the 2021 Award.

We recommend the NEA disallow $16,175 in unsupported costs - $500 from the 2019 Award and $15,675 from the 2021 Award.

We recommend the NEA review any additional Poetry Out Loud costs provided by the Council and determine allowability.

We recommend the NEA disallow $7,206 in unallowable Poetry Out Loud cash prize and reception costs - $3,600 from the 2020 Award and $3,606 from the 2021 Award.

We recommend the NEA disallow $3,154 in pre-award subrecipient costs from the 2019 Award.

We recommend the NEA disallow $503 in unreasonable subrecipient costs from the 2019 Award.

Verify that Palestinian Peace Coalition corrects the two material weaknesses in internal control detailed on pages 22 and 23 of the audit report.

The Under Secretary for Health ensures the establishment of Veterans Integrated Service Network-level multidisciplinary cancer committees.

The Under Secretary for Health ensures Veterans Integrated Service Network staff submit an inventory of available oncology services and facility points of contact to the National Oncology Program Office annually.

The Under Secretary for Health ensures complexity level 1 and 2 facilities pursue membership in the National Cancer Institute’s National Clinical Trial Network or the National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program.

The Under Secretary for Health ensures the establishment of facility-level multidisciplinary cancer committees, or partnering with another facility or Veterans Integrated Service Network to provide the required committee functions.

The Under Secretary for Health reviews the operations of oncology-related program offices to ensure the required oversight of Veterans Integrated Service Network and facility oncology program implementation.

We recommend that USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance Cost, Audit and Support Division/Contract Audit Management Branch determine the allowability of $37,943 in direct questioned costs identified on page 10 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

We recommend that USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance Cost, Audit and Support Division/Contract Audit Management Branch verify that Jefferson Consulting Group, LLC, corrects the one material weaknesses in internal control detailed on pages 9 and 10 of the audit report.

We recommend that the Acting GSA Administrator, for buildings where GSA employees access the roof, include a requirement to perform roof inspections during annual Occupational Safety and Health surveys conducted in accordance with GSA Order 5940.2, General Services Administration Occupational Safety and Health Program.

We recommend that the PBS Commissioner improve oversight of O&M contractors to ensure they develop and use safety and health plans that comply with the National O&M Specification and National Consolidated Maintenance Specification contract templates.

We recommend that the PBS Commissioner provide training to PBS contracting officer’s representatives and regional safety offices on their roles and responsibilities for accepting, reviewing, and approving compliant safety and health plans.

We recommend that the PBS Commissioner provide fall protection training to PBS facility managers that addresses roof fall hazards and fall protection requirements issued by OSHA and GSA.

We recommend that the PBS Commissioner resolve identified roof fall hazards in a timely manner by installing necessary OSHA- compliant fall protection on roofs with equipment located near unprotected roof edges. If no funding is available to do so, implement interim controls to protect against fall hazards and monitor the performance of those controls to ensure they remain effective.

We recommend that the PBS Commissioner require contractors to use OSHA-compliant fall protection.

We recommend that the PBS Commissioner implement a consistent process for ensuring facility managers are aware of all open risk conditions in the Inventory Reporting Information System, address open risk conditions in a timely manner, and periodically review open risk conditions until they are abated.

We recommend that the PBS Commissioner improve risk management surveys to ensure survey inspectors identify and record all applicable roof fall hazards under OSHA 1910.28, Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection, consistently.

We recommend that the PBS Commissioner review all ongoing and future roof replacement projects to ensure they comply with P100 roof replacement requirements for a review of existing fall protection by a qualified consultant; and, if the fall protection is deemed inadequate, design and install OSHA-compliant fall protection.