Recommendation Dashboard

OIG makes recommendations in our reports to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of agency programs and help agencies identify questioned costs and funds that could be put to better use. The aim is to spur our audited agencies to take corrective actions, which allow us to close the recommendations.

This dashboard identifies current open recommendations along with the associated questioned costs.  Open recommendations may be resolved or unresolved:

  • A recommendation is resolved when OIG agrees with the agency's plan of action.
  • A recommendation is unresolved when the agency has yet to share a plan of action or OIG disagrees with the plan.

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Total Open Recommendations (As of 5/30/25)

343

Open Financial Recommendations (As of 5/30/25)

$56,304,556


Please see an updated list of recommendations with their corresponding report below.

2025

May 29, 2025
Financial Audit of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Reconstruction Program in Pakistan Managed by the Provincial Reconstruction Rehabilitation and Settlement Authority, Provincial Disaster Management Authority, Agreement 391-011, for the year ended June 30, 2024
NFA Transmittal
5-391-25-042-R
Recommendation
1

USAID/Pakistan determine the allowability of $479,381 in ineligible questioned costs detailed on pages 27 to 39 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
479381
Funds for Better Use
0
May 29, 2025
Financial Audit of Municipal Services Delivery Project, Managed by Planning & Development Department, Government of Sindh in Pakistan, USAID Grant Number 391-PEPA-DG-S-MSP-2011-01, For the year ended June 30, 2023 and 2024
NFA Transmittal
5-391-25-046-R
Recommendation
1

USAID/Pakistan determine the allowability of $1,049,901 in ineligible questioned costs detailed on pages 50 to 57 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
1049901
Funds for Better Use
0
May 28, 2025
Afghanistan: USAID Can Strengthen Coordination, Award Requirements, and Guidance to Safeguard Implementers and Manage Taliban Engagement
Audit Report
5-000-25-002-P
Recommendation
1

We recommend that the Office of the Administrator coordinate with the Office of Security, Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, and regional bureaus to review and revise Automated Directives System Chapters 101, 251, and 573 to clarify roles and responsibilities for the Office of Security, Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, and mission Partner Liaison Security Offices to ensure USAID coordinates the security and safety support it provides to implementers. This review should articulate roles and responsibilities for reviewing, monitoring, and sharing information related to implementer security and safety plans and incident reports.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
May 28, 2025
Recommendation
2

We recommend that the Office of the Administrator coordinate with the Bureau for Management's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, and USAID/Afghanistan to review and revise USAID's approach to coordinating implementer security and safety measures in Afghanistan. This review should consider implementing consistent assistance award requirements for implementers in Afghanistan to prepare security and safety plans and report security and safety incidents.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
3

Agency's risk appetite for implementer engagement with sanctioned entities when the Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control authorizes and issues a general license. This review should be coordinated with Agency stakeholders as necessary.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
May 28, 2025
Recommendation
4

We recommend that the Office of the Administrator coordinate with the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance and USAID/Afghanistan to develop and implement a joint process for reviewing, monitoring, and sharing information related to implementer memorandums of understanding with Afghanistan's de facto government.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
May 28, 2025
May 28, 2025
Close-out Audit of the Schedule of Expenditures of USAID Award Managed by Appleseeds Academy, Cooperative Agreement 72029420CA00003, October 1, 2022, to June 27, 2023
NFA Transmittal
8-294-25-012-N
Recommendation
1

Determine the allowability of $300,245 ($15,786 in questioned ineligible
costs and $284,459 in cost share contribution shortfall amounts) on pages 24 to 26 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
300245
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
2

Verify that Appleseeds Academy corrects the two instances of material
noncompliance detailed on pages 22 and 23 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
May 23, 2025
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Government of Senegal, Ministry of National Education Under Implementation Letter 685-20-013-1, January 1 to December 31, 2023
NFA Transmittal
4-685-25-106-R
Recommendation
1

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.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
May 23, 2025
Closeout Financial Audit of the Social Behavioral Change with Targeted Communication Program Managed by Institut Panos in Haiti, Cooperative Agreement 72052120CA00007, October 1, 2022, to March 31, 2024
NFA Transmittal
1-521-25-024-R
Recommendation
1

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.

Questioned Cost
70796
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
2

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

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
3

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

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
May 13, 2025
MANAGEMENT ADVISORY: Information Security: Weaknesses in USAID’s Management of Travel System Account Closures Highlight Concerns About Protecting Travelers and Sensitive Information
Audit Report
A-000-25-002-M
Recommendation
1

We recommend that USAID's Chief of Travel and Transportation review the list of 33 separated users whose accounts in the End-to-End Travel system that have no record of being disabled and, if they are not needed, disable them.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
2

We recommend that USAID's Chief of Travel and Transportation determine the activities of 11 separated users who logged into the End-to-End Travel system after their termination dates and take appropriate action.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
3

We recommend that USAID's Chief of Travel and Transportation designate an Information System Security Officer to perform security functions for the End-to-End Travel system in accordance with USAID policy.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
4

We recommend that USAID's Chief of Travel and Transportation revise the system security plan to require account managers for the End-to-End Travel system to be notified about personnel separations in a timely manner and receive sufficient time to disable system access within 24 hours, rather than 3 days, of a user's separation.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
5

We recommend that the Chief Information Officer revise Agency information systems security policies to eliminate conflicting language for the timeframe to disable accounts for separated employees.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
May 13, 2025
May 12, 2025
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation Uganda Under Multiple Awards, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024
NFA Transmittal
4-617-25-104-R
Recommendation
1

We recommend that USAID/Uganda verify that Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation Uganda corrects the one instance of material noncompliance detailed on pages 29 to 30 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
May 12, 2025
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau Under Multiple Awards, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024
NFA Transmittal
4-617-25-102-R
Recommendation
1

We recommend that USAID/Uganda verify that Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau provides Palladium International LLC with a copy of the finding raised in Ernst and Young's audit report to take any corrective actions regarding the one instance of material noncompliance detailed on page 35 of the audit report. Report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
May 09, 2025
Financial Audit of Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo y Vida sin Drogas in Peru, Grant Agreement 527-0426, January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023
NFA Transmittal
1-527-25-022-R
Recommendation
1

Determine the allowability of $59,107 in ineligible questioned costs on page 15 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
59107
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
2

Verify that DEVIDA corrects the two instances of material noncompliance detailed on page 40 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0