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 6/15/25)

333

Open Financial Recommendations (As of 6/15/25)

$54,940,450


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

2019

Dec 17, 2018
Audit of USAID's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2017
Audit Report
0-000-19-001-C
Recommendation
1

Office of the Chief Financial Officer establish an Agency working group comprising personnel of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer and the bureaus to research and address the $455 million differences between USAID and its trading partners that were reported in the fiscal year 2018 Agency Financial Report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Nov 19, 2019
Recommendation
2

Chief Financial Officer review and revise, if necessary, the business process to account for reimbursable agreements so that all transactions are recorded in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and the U.S. Standard General Ledger.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Nov 19, 2019
Dec 12, 2018
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Society for Family Health Rwanda Under Agreement AID‐696‐A‐13‐00001, January 1 to December 31, 2017
NFA Transmittal
4-696-19-030-R
Recommendation
1

USAID/Rwanda verify that Society for Family Health Rwanda corrects the material weakness in internal control identified on page 7 of the management letter.

Questioned Cost
0
Close Date
May 14, 2019
Dec 12, 2018
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by East African Community in Multiple Countries Under Assistance Agreement No. 623‐AA‐09‐002‐ 00‐EAC, July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2016
NFA Transmittal
4-623-19-003-N
Recommendation
1

USAID/Kenya and East Africa determine the allowability of $177,514 in questioned costs ($81,638 ineligible and $95,876 unsupported) on page18 of the audit report and the accompanying calculation of imputed interest and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
177514
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
May 01, 2020
Recommendation
2

USAID/Kenya and East Africa verify that East African Community corrects the seven material weaknesses and three significant deficiencies in internal control detailed on pages 28 to 32, 34 and 35, 39 to 44, and 46 to 48 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Aug 26, 2020
Recommendation
3

USAID/Kenya and East Africa verify that East African Community corrects the eight instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 29 and 30, 32 and 33, 36 to 40, and 45 to 47 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Aug 26, 2020
Dec 11, 2018
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Nonviolent Peaceforce in South Sudan Under Grant Agreement AID‐OFDA‐G‐16‐00041, May 11, 2016, to December 31, 2016
NFA Transmittal
4-000-19-024-R
Recommendation
1

USAID/M/OAA/CAS/CAM determine the allowability of $18,155 in questioned costs ($12,871 ineligible, $5,284 unsupported) on pages 10 and 12 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
18155
Close Date
May 30, 2019
Recommendation
2

USAID/M/OAA/CAS/CAM verify that Nonviolent Peaceforce corrects the three instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 23 to 25 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Close Date
Aug 08, 2019
Recommendation
3

USAID/M/OAA/CAS/CAM determine the allowability of $11,144 in questioned costs pertaining to indirect costs and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
11144
Close Date
Aug 08, 2019
Dec 11, 2018
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Africaid in Zimbabwe Under Cooperative Agreement AID‐613‐A‐17‐00001, June 1, 2017, to December 31, 2017
NFA Transmittal
4-613-19-025-R
Recommendation
1

USAID/Zimbabwe determine the allowability of $53,100 in ineligible questioned costs on pages 6,8, and 12 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
53100
Close Date
Jun 25, 2019
Recommendation
2

USAID/Zimbabwe verify that Africaid corrects the three significant deficiencies in internal control detailed on pages 14 and 19-20 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Close Date
Jun 25, 2019
Recommendation
3

USAID/Zimbabwe verify that Africaid corrects the three instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 15-18 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Close Date
Jun 25, 2019
Recommendation
4

USAID/Zimbabwe determine the allowabililty of $4,592 in foregone interest due to USAID funds not held in an interest bearing account as detailed on page 17 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
4592
Close Date
Jun 25, 2019
Dec 11, 2018
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by OPHAVELA ‐ Associacao Para o Desenvolvimento Socio‐Economico in Mozambique Under Cooperative Agreement AID‐656‐A‐16‐00011, January 1 to December 31, 2017
NFA Transmittal
4-656-19-028-R
Recommendation
1

USAID/Mozambique verify that OPHAVELA - Associacao Para o Desenvolvimento Socio-Economico corrects the one significant deficiency in internal control detailed on page 2 of the management letter.

Questioned Cost
0
Close Date
Feb 20, 2019
Dec 11, 2018
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Caritas Rwanda Under Multiple Awards, January 1 to December 31, 2017
NFA Transmittal
4-696-19-029-R
Recommendation
1

USAID/Rwanda determine the allowability of $35,572 in ineligible questioned costs on pages 11 and 23 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
35572
Close Date
Jun 20, 2019
Recommendation
2

USAID/Rwanda verify that Caritas Rwanda corrects the one significant deficiency in internal control detailed on pages 36 and 37 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Close Date
Aug 27, 2019
Recommendation
3

USAID/Rwanda verify that Caritas Rwanda corrects the one instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 34 to 36 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Close Date
Jun 20, 2019
Recommendation
4

USAID/Rwanda verify that Caritas Rwanda provide Global Communities and Catholic Relief Services with a copy of the finding raised in RUMA's audit report for their review to (a) determine the allowability of $8,449 and $907, respectively, in ineligible questioned costs identified on pages 10 and 23 and recover the amounts determined to be unallowable and (b) take any appropriate action regarding the one instance of material noncompliance related to the subawards ISVP-PC-16-03; RW.16.SUBAGR.8349.P0077676.01.00; and
RW.16.SUBAGR.8349.P0077676.02.00 as detailed on page 33 of the report.

Questioned Cost
0
Close Date
Jun 20, 2019
Dec 11, 2018
Examination of Costs Claimed for The Louis Berger Group, Inc. Integrated Development Segment for the Two Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2012
NFA Transmittal
3-000-19-006-I
Recommendation
1

USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost Audit and Support Division, determine the allowability of 4,818 in reimbursements from The Louis Berger Group, Inc. Integrated Development Segment on pages 1, 2 and 6 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Close Date
Apr 15, 2019
Dec 10, 2018
Examination of Costs Incurred for Abt Associates, Inc. for the Fiscal Years Ended April 1, 2011, March 30, 2012, March 29, 2013 and March 28, 2014
NFA Transmittal
3-000-19-005-I
Recommendation
1

USAID Office of Acquisition and Assistance Cost, Audit and Support Division determine the allowability of $533,844 in unsupported direct questioned costs detailed on pages 2 and 14 through 16, of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
533844
Close Date
Jun 07, 2019
Recommendation
2

USAID Office of Acquisition and Assistance Cost, Audit and Support Division verify that Abt Associates, Inc. corrects Findings #1 and #2 on pages 11 through 16, of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Jan 14, 2020
Dec 07, 2018
Closeout Audit of the Agricultural Extension Support Activity Project in Bangladesh Managed by Dhaka Ahsania Mission, Cooperative Agreement AID‐388‐A‐13‐00001, October 1, 2016, to February 28, 2018
NFA Transmittal
5-388-19-008-R
Recommendation
1

USAID/Bangladesh establish the total amount of the excess of expenditures over the approved budget for the life of the project as discussed on page 2 of this memorandum and presented in Finding 2 on pages 33-34, and 23-28 of the audit report, determine allowability, and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
0
Close Date
Mar 26, 2019
Recommendation
2

USAID/Bangladesh determine the allowability of $7,551 in excess cash not refunded to USAID (ineligible) as discussed on page 3 of this memorandum and presented on page 16 of the audit report, and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
7551
Close Date
Mar 26, 2019