Open Recommendations

Publish improper payment and unknown payment estimates for NST in the accompanying materials provided with the FY 2025 annual financial statements in accordance with OMB guidance. 

Update its NST test plan to require the tester to verify that sampled education awards were only used to cover allowable COA expenses for members who earned the award (unless appropriately transferred).

Improve its quality control procedures to ensure AmeriCorps selects its NST sample and extrapolates its NST improper payment estimates consistent with its NST SEMP. Specifically, its quality control procedures should ensure AmeriCorps:
a. Excludes only records in the payment population that do not represent applicable disbursements, as justified in its SEMP.
b. Extrapolates its improper payment estimate only on the payments included within the sampling frame, unless otherwise justified and approved by OMB.
c. Documents the methodology used to extract the NST payment population used for sampling and the procedures used to verify the payment population is complete and accurate.

Determine the allowability of $70,796 in total unsupported questioned costs on page 14 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Verify that Institut Panos corrects the two material weaknesses in internal control detailed on page 24 of the audit report.

Verify that Institut Panos corrects the two instances of material noncompliance detailed on page 32 of the audit report.

We recommend that USAID/Senegal verify that Government of Senegal, Ministry of National Education corrects the one instance of material noncompliance detailed on pages 43 and 44 of the audit report.

The OIG recommends the Under Secretary for Health evaluates facility leaders for appropriate supervisory behavior and professional communication and takes actions as needed.

The OIG recommends the Under Secretary for Health determines whether the Veterans Integrated Service Network Director and other Veterans Integrated Service Network leaders were aware of, but did not address, facility leaders’ unprofessional behavior and communication, and takes actions as needed.

The OIG recommends the Under Secretary for Health ensures the Veterans Integrated Service Network and facility directors oversee the inventory management system, resolve medical supply deficiencies, and monitor actions for sustained improvement.

The OIG recommends facility leaders develop action plans to ensure providers communicate test results to patients timely.

The OIG recommends the Under Secretary for Health directs the national VHA Quality and Patient Safety Program staff to review the facility’s quality management program and determine whether actions by facility and Veterans Integrated Service Network leaders effectively addressed system issues affecting patient safety, including nursing leaders’ lack of access to safety reports, and missed opportunities for institutional disclosures, and takes action as needed.

The Under Secretary for Health evaluates facility leaders for appropriate supervisory behavior and professional communication and takes actions as needed.

The Under Secretary for Health determines whether the Veterans Integrrated Service Network Director and other Veterans Integrated Service Network leaders were aware of, but did not address, facility leaders unprofessional behavior and communication, and takes actions as needed.

The Under Secretary for Health ensures the Veterans Integrated Service Network and facility directors oversee the inventory management system, resolve medical supply deficiencies, and monitor actions for sustained improvement.

Facility leaders develop action plans to ensure providers communicate test results to patients timely.

The Under Secretary for Health directs the national VHA Quality and Patient Safety Program staff to review the facilitys quality management program and determine whether actions by facility and Veterans Integrated Service Network leaders effectively addressed system issues affecting patient safety, including nursing leaders lack of access to safety reports, and missed opportunities for institutional disclosures, and takes action as needed.

USDA OIG has determined that this recommendation contains sensitive information and will not be publicly released due to privacy concerns.

USDA OIG has determined that this recommendation contains sensitive information and will not be publicly released due to privacy concerns.

USDA OIG has determined that this recommendation contains sensitive information and will not be publicly released due to privacy concerns.

(U) Rec. 2: Recommendation is Classified

Rec. 2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Chief of Naval Operations update Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Instruction 5354.1H to implement a quality review process that will identify missed requirements and inadequate supporting documentation and will require corrections or justification before finalizing processing of a harassment complaint.

Rec. 5: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness update DoD Instruction 1020.03 to align with DoD Instruction 6400.11 requirements describing when commanders must conduct a command climate assessment.

Complete the foreign travel data exchange project.

Finalize the Improper Payment Alignment Strategy for relationship and dependency overpayment deficiency dollars.