Open Recommendations

Determine whether Veterans Health Administration facilities community care offices should continue to be required to use the administrative closure report for oversight of administratively closed consults, and if not, determine what reports should be required.

Evaluate the workload of community care staff to determine the most efficient way to structure and execute their duties.

Determine if there are mechanisms to identify standardization opportunities and increase efficiency for improving records return processes.

Ensure community care staff follow procedures to reduce duplicate records received.

Evaluate ways to increase use of provider electronic records portals to reduce reliance on electronic fax when retrieving medical records.

Consider increased implementation of technologies to improve records processing once received to reduce the manual renaming of electronic files and uploading of records into the electronic health record.

Ensure records from the Joint Longitudinal Viewer are uploaded into the electronic health record.

The Medical Center Director ensures staff store clean and soiled utility items separately, maintain cleanliness, and dispose of expired items.

Ensure YouthBuild develops and implements written policies for the preparation of performance and progress reports

Require YouthBuild to comply with the personally identifiable information (PII)-related special condition and enhance its existing information security policies to include procedures on how to respond and report an actual or imminent breach of PII.

Ensure YouthBuild develops and implements written subrecipient monitoring policies and procedures to: (1) review background checks for individuals with close contact with minors, (2) validate subrecipient performance data to source documentation, and (3) include documentation of corrective actions and resolution on all significant developments that negatively affect the subaward.

Ensure YouthBuild enhances its existing conflict of interest policies to include the necessary procedures, including satisfying the requirement to disclose in writing any potential conflicts of interest to OJP.

Ensure YouthBuild develops and implements: (1) a control to help ensure that its files contain adequate documentation to support its sole source procurement activities as required and (2) policies and procedures for documenting its price reasonableness determinations.

Finalize and implement policies and procedures for creating and maintaining current and target cybersecurity profiles in alignment with National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework Guidance.

Finalize and implement a comprehensive Risk Management Strategy that defines roles and responsibilities, enterprise risk priorities, objectives, and communication protocols, including third-party risk considerations.

Continue to develop and implement an Enterprise Risk Management program based on National Institute of Standards and Technology and Enterprise Risk Management Playbook (Office of Management and Budget Circular A- 123, Section II requirement) guidance.

Develop and implement policies and procedures for developing and maintaining a comprehensive and accurate inventory of data and corresponding metadata for the Consumer Product Safety Commission data types.

Fully implement, assess, and maintain secure configuration settings in accordance with defined configuration management policy and security configuration baseline procedures.

Update all relevant Information Security Continuous Monitoring policies, procedures, and supporting documentation based on latest National Institute of Standard and Technology guidance.

(U) Rec. 2.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central direct the Air Force War Reserve Stock for Allies-Israel officials to develop and [redacted] in accordance with the requirements in Department of the Air Force Manual 21-201, "Munitions Management," May 3, 2022, and the War Reserve Stock for Allies-Israel Peacetime Operating Procedures.

(U) Rec. 2.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central establish an annual reminder to the Air Force War Reserve Stock for Allies-Israel officials for developing and [redacted] inventory plans.

(U) Rec. 4.a.1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commander, U.S. Central Command direct the U.S. Central Command Joint Munitions Office to coordinate with the Services and the Israel Defense Forces to finalize and disseminate an updated War Reserve Stock for Allies-Israel Peacetime Operating Procedures that includes alternative accountability controls to ensure that the War Reserve Stock for Allies-Israel inventory is accounted for in the event the Services cannot travel to perform inventories.

(U) Rec. 4.a.2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commander, U.S. Central Command direct the U.S. Central Command Joint Munitions Office to coordinate with the Services and the Israel Defense Forces to finalize and disseminate an updated War Reserve Stock for Allies-Israel Peacetime Operating Procedures that includes specific requirements for the U.S. Central Command Joint Munitions Office to monitor and enforce the requirements of the War Reserve Stock for Allies-Israel program.

(U) Rec. 4.a.3: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commander, U.S. Central Command direct the U.S. Central Command Joint Munitions Office to coordinate with the Services and the Israel Defense Forces to finalize and disseminate an updated War Reserve Stock for Allies-Israel Peacetime Operating Procedures that includes roles and responsibilities for all the commands responsible for the accountability of the War Reserve Stock for Allies-Israel inventory.

(U) Rec. 4.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commander, U.S. Central Command report is Classified. Direct the U.S. Central Command Joint Munitions Office to conduct a review of the War Reserve Stock for Allies-Israel Peacetime Operating Procedures, Service-specific requirements, and the current conditions of the War Reserve Stock for Allies-Israel inventory to determine the appropriate frequency for required inventories and incorporate those changes into the updated War Reserve Stock for Allies-Israel Peacetime Operating Procedures.