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 4/18/24)

267

Open Financial Recommendations (As of 4/18/24)

$122,957,553


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

2023

Sep 11, 2023
Audit Report
5-000-23-001-P
Recommendation
1

Deputy Administrator for Policy and Programming coordinate with regional bureaus and the Center for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance to develop and implement an action plan to improve guidance and training for missions on implementing C-TIP Policy programming objectives and using C-TIP Coordinators. This plan should include incorporating current C-TIP Policy programming objectives into the C-TIP Field Guide, developing training for mission C-TIP Coordinators, improving availability and awareness of survivor engagement training for missions, and assessing opportunities to strengthen C-TIP standard indicators in coordination with missions and the State Department.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
2

Deputy Administrator for Management and Resources coordinate with the Bureau for Policy, Planning, and Learning and the Office of Acquisition and Assistance to develop and implement an action plan to clarify guidance and improve training for Contracting and Agreement Officers and Contracting and Agreement Officer Representatives on their roles and responsibilities for monitoring and enforcing implementer compliance with trafficking in persons requirements in acquisition and assistance awards.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
3

Bureau for Asia coordinate with USAID/Regional Development Mission for Asia, USAID/Central Asia Regional, and USAID/Philippines, Pacific Islands, and Mongolia to review and revise each mission's procedures to incorporate guidance on integrating C-TIP during strategy, project, and activity design.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
4

Bureau for Asia coordinate with USAID/Regional Development Mission for Asia, USAID/Central Asia Regional, and USAID/Philippines, Pacific Islands, and Mongolia to review and revise each mission's mission orders to incorporate guidance on designating C-TIP Coordinators, assigning responsibilities, and using C-TIP Coordinators. As part of this review, each mission should (1) designate C-TIP Coordinator(s) in its mission orders and (2) insert C-TIP Coordinator responsibilities into the position descriptions and annual work objectives for designated C-TIP Coordinators.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
5

Bureau for Asia coordinate with USAID/Regional Development Mission for Asia, USAID/Central Asia Regional, and USAID/Philippines, Pacific Islands, and Mongolia to develop and implement an action plan to bring each mission's monitoring and enforcement practices for acquisition and assistance awards into compliance with trafficking in persons regulations, policies, and procedures.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Sep 08, 2023
Audit Report
A-000-23-004-C
Recommendation
1

We recommend that USAID's Chief Information Officer formally document and implement a revised policy for maintaining a system component inventory to include the specific physical location of hardware assets.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
2

We recommend that USAID's Chief Information Officer fully implement event logging requirements in accordance with Office
of Management and Budget, Memorandum M-21-31.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Sep 07, 2023
NFA Transmittal
9-521-23-020-R
Recommendation
1

Determine the allowability of $31,248 in questioned costs ($1,250 ineligible and $29,998 unsupported) on pages 15 and 16 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
31248
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
2

Verify that Fondation Serovie corrects the three 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 Fondation Serovie corrects the five instances of material noncompliance detailed on page 36 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Sep 07, 2023
NFA Transmittal
4-620-23-115-R
Recommendation
1

We recommend that USAID/Nigeria verify that Georgetown Global Health Nigeria corrects the one material weakness in internal control detailed on page 21 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Mar 04, 2024
Recommendation
2

We recommend that USAID/Nigeria verify that Georgetown Global Health Nigeria corrects the one instance of material noncompliance detailed on page 25 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Mar 04, 2024
Sep 05, 2023
Audit Report
A-MCC-23-002-C
Recommendation
1

Update the agency's policies and procedures to reflect security controls identified in National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-53, Revision 5.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
2

Develop and implement a plan for Millenium Challenge Corporation's security assessments to be updated.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
3

Implement level 2 event logging requirements in accordance with Office of Management and Budget memorandum M-21-31.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
4

Develop and implement a process to make periodic updates to the Millenium Challenge Corporation's business impact assessments.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Sep 05, 2023
NFA Transmittal
9-538-23-019-R
Recommendation
1

Determine the allowability of $229,822 in ineligible questioned costs on page 21 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
229822
Funds for Better Use
0
Sep 01, 2023
NFA Transmittal
3-000-23-046-R
Recommendation
1

We recommend that USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support Division verify that Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany corrects the instance of material weakness in internal controls detailed on page 26 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Aug 31, 2023
NFA Transmittal
5-386-23-025-R
Recommendation
1

USAID/India verify that the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease corrects the instance of material noncompliance detailed on pages 30 and 31 of the of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Mar 20, 2024
Aug 31, 2023
NFA Transmittal
9-526-23-018-R
Recommendation
1

Verify that FECOPROD corrects the two material weaknesses in internal control detailed on page 25 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Aug 31, 2023
NFA Transmittal
4-605-23-110-R
Recommendation
1

We recommend that USAID/Democratic Republic of Congo determine the allowability of $74,786 in questioned costs ($71,847 ineligible, $2,939 unsupported) on pages 15 to 16; 27 to 30; and 33 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
74786
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
2

We recommend that USAID/Democratic Republic of Congo verify that African Parks Network corrects the one instance of material noncompliance detailed on page 33 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0