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 9/6/24)

276

Open Financial Recommendations (As of 9/6/24)

$97,857,725


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

2024

Aug 29, 2024
Audit Report
A-ADF-24-003-C
Recommendation
5

Chief Information Officer update the change management charter to designate in writing the responsibilities for monitoring performance metrics, conducting lessons-learned activities, and documenting routine updates and minor changes.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
6

Chief Information Officer update the system security plan to include the frequency for reviewing and updating the contingency plan.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
7

Chief Information Officer develop and implement policies and procedures to obtain feedback on the agency's specialized security training, update the training program, and request that third-party providers update their training content, as appropriate, to keep current with security practices.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
4

Chief Information Officer develop and implement policies and procedures for agency personnel to monitor performance metrics for information technology services provided by third parties.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
1

Chief Information Officer develop and implement procedures to assess whether position risk designations are reviewed for all personnel.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
2

Chief Information Officer develop and implement procedures to assess whether reinvestigations are performed timely for individuals who possess critical-sensitive/high-risk roles that require system access.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
3

Chief Information Officer develop and implement policies and procedures to periodically assess its cybersecurity workforce's knowledge, skills, and abilities to confirm that security training and development activities align with agency needs.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Aug 29, 2024
Audit Report
E-ADF-24-001-A
Recommendation
2

To address these shortcomings, we recommend that USADF:
Develop and implement a plan within 90 days of USAID OIG publishing this advisory to schedule fraud awareness briefings with USAID OIG's Office of Investigations for all USADF staff.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
1

To address these shortcomings, we recommend that USADF:
Update its training within 30 days of USAID OIG publishing this advisory to incorporate information on USAID OIG oversight authorities and procedures for disclosing allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement, and develop and implement a plan to provide the updated training to all USADF staff.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
3

To address these shortcomings, we recommend that USADF:
Develop and implement a plan within 90 days of USAID OIG publishing this advisory to schedule fraud awareness briefings with USAID OIG's Office of Investigations for all USADF staff.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Aug 28, 2024
NFA Transmittal
4-611-24-124-R
Recommendation
2

We recommend that USAID/Zambia verify that Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia corrects the two instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 67 to 69 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
1

We recommend that USAID/Zambia verify that Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia corrects the one material weaknesses in internal control detailed on pages 59 to 61 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Aug 27, 2024
NFA Transmittal
5-492-24-044-R
Recommendation
2

USAID/Philippines verify that AgriterraPhils Inc. corrected the two instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 33 to 35 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
1

USAID/Philippines determine the allowability of $243,869 in questioned costs, ($12,276 of ineligible costs pertaining to USAID funds and $231,593 of unsupported costs [$164,567 pertaining to USAID funds and $67,026 pertaining to the awardee's cost sharing contributions]), as detailed on pages 21 to 30 and 36 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
243869
Funds for Better Use
0
Aug 23, 2024
Audit Report
A-IAF-24-002-C
Recommendation
2

We recommend that IAF's chief information officer update the agency's system security plan to include controls in National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-53, Revision 5, "Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations."

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
1

We recommend that IAF's chief information officer develop and implement a plan, including tools and other resources, to remediate critical and high vulnerabilities within the timeframes specified in the agency's "Information System Security Program Standard Operating Procedures" (February 2022).

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Aug 22, 2024
NFA Transmittal
8-294-24-028-N
Recommendation
1

Verify that Moona - A Space for Change, corrects the two instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 23 and 24 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Aug 22, 2024
NFA Transmittal
8-294-24-027-N
Recommendation
1

USAID West Bank and Gaza verify that Tech2Peace corrects the 3 instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 25 to 27 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Aug 22, 2024
Audit Report
E-000-24-002-M
Recommendation
3

Develop and communicate guidance on post-award spot checks to include a more detailed definition of spot checks, illustrative procedures and opportunities for their use, and procedures for appropriately communicating their results, when warranted.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
1

Develop and implement a process to track the status of organizational capacity reviews and ensure they are updated in accordance with Automated Directives System Chapter 308.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
2

Develop and implement a formal follow-up mechanism to track the resolution of recommendations included in organizational capacity reviews.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Aug 22, 2024
Audit Report
A-MCC-24-001-C
Recommendation
1

We recommend that MCC's Chief Information Officer take the following action:
Recommendation 1. Implement level 3 event logging requirements in accordance with Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-21-31.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Aug 21, 2024
NFA Transmittal
8-294-24-026-N
Recommendation
2

USAID/ West Bank and Gaza verify that the auditee corrects the 3 instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 22 to 24 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
1

USAID/West Bank and Gaza verify that the auditee corrects the two material weaknesses in internal control detailed on pages 16 to 19 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0