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.

2019

Feb 12, 2019
Financial Audit of Locally Incurred Costs of USAID Resources Managed by Management Sciences For Health, Inc. in Liberia Under Contract AID‐669‐C‐ 15‐00001, February 27, 2015, to February 28, 2018
NFA Transmittal
4-669-19-010-N
Recommendation
1

USAID/Liberia determine the allowability of $1,788,608 in questioned costs ($13,263 ineligible and $1,775,345 unsupported) on pages 9, 11, and 16 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
1788608
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Sep 16, 2020
Recommendation
2

USAID/Liberia verify that Management Sciences for Health corrects the six material weaknesses and one significant deficiency in internal control detailed on pages 34 to 45 of the audit report.

Close Date
Jul 25, 2019
Feb 12, 2019
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute in Zambia Under Agreement AID‐611‐A‐15‐00006, January 1 to December 31, 2017
NFA Transmittal
4-611-19-043-R
Recommendation
1

USAID/Zambia determine the allowability of $1,634 in ineligible questioned costs identified on page 17 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
1634
Close Date
Aug 28, 2019
Recommendation
2

USAID/Zambia verify that Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute corrects the one significant deficiency in internal control detailed on page 26 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Close Date
Aug 28, 2019
Recommendation
3

USAID/Zambia verify that Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute corrects the four instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 24, 25, 27, and 28 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Close Date
Aug 28, 2019
Feb 12, 2019
Financial Audit of Locally Incurred Costs of USAID Resources Managed by State University of New York in Kenya Under Contract AID‐615‐C‐14‐00002, January 1, 2014, to December 31, 2017
NFA Transmittal
4-615-19-009-N
Recommendation
1

USAID/Kenya and East Africa determine the allowability of $96,768 in ineligible questioned costs on pages 16 and 20 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
96768
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Dec 13, 2019
Recommendation
2

USAID/Kenya and East Africa verify that State University of New York corrects the two instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 26 to 28 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Dec 13, 2019
Feb 12, 2019
Financial Closeout Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Tanzania Council for Social Development in Tanzania Under Grant Agreement AID‐621‐G‐14‐00005, July 1, 2015, to December 9, 2017
NFA Transmittal
4-621-19-044-R
Recommendation
1

USAID/Tanzania determine the allowability of $243,662 in questioned costs ($7,415 ineligible and $236,247 unsupported) on pages 11, 14, and 17 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
243662
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
2

USAID/Tanzania verify that Tanzania Council for Social Development corrects the four significant deficiencies in internal control detailed on pages 20 to 23 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Close Date
Aug 12, 2019
Recommendation
3

USAID/Tanzania verify that Tanzania Council for Social Development corrects the five instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 26, 27, 32, 34, and 37 of the audit report.

Close Date
Aug 12, 2019
Feb 11, 2019
USAID Lacks Data To Inform Decisions About Construction Under Cooperative Agreements and Grants
Audit Report
9-000-19-003-P
Recommendation
1

E3 implement a process using the Acquisition and Assistance Plan System and the Construction Risk Assessment Tool to compile accurate data on construction activities and provide the data to bureau and mission decision makers.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Feb 05, 2020
Feb 11, 2019
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Health Initiative for Safety and Stability in Africa, Implemented in Nigeria Under Cooperative Agreement AID‐620‐A‐14‐00007, January 1 to December 31, 2017
NFA Transmittal
4-620-19-041-R
Recommendation
1

USAID/Nigeria verify that Health Initiative for Safety and Stability in Africa corrects the four significant deficiencies in internal control detailed on pages 25 to 28 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Close Date
Jun 25, 2019
Feb 11, 2019
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Stellenbosch University in Multiple Countries Under Multiple Awards, January 1 to December 31, 2017
NFA Transmittal
4-674-19-042-R
Recommendation
1

USAID/Southern Africa determine the allowability of $4,251 in ineligible questioned costs pertaining to award number A-674-A-12-00031 identified on pages 17 and 22 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
4251
Close Date
Sep 06, 2019
Recommendation
2

USAID/Southern Africa verify that Stellenbosch University provide Mothers2Mothers South Africa NPC with a copy of the finding raised in BDO's management report for their review and any appropriate action regarding the $571 in ineligible questioned costs pertaining to subaward 16/0001 identified on pages 17, 18 and 22 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Nov 15, 2019
Recommendation
3

USAID/Southern Africa take appropriate action under ADS 303.3.10 regarding the $18,528 shortfall in cost sharing contributions pertaining to award number A-674-A-12-00031 identified on pages 27 and 28 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Close Date
Sep 06, 2019
Recommendation
4

USAID/M/OAA/CAS/CAM determine the allowability of $710 in ineligible questioned costs pertaining to award number AID-OFDA-G-16-00115 identified on pages 17, 18 and 22 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Close Date
Aug 20, 2019
Feb 11, 2019
Examination of Management's Assertions over the Incurred Cost Proposals for the Three Fiscal Years Ended September 28, 2012 for AECOM International Development, Inc.
NFA Transmittal
3-000-19-008-I
Recommendation
1

USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance Cost, Audit and Support Division determine the allowability of $35,630,386 in unsupported direct costs from AECOM International Development Inc. detailed on pages 2 and 12 through 18 of the report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
35,630,386
Close Date
Jul 22, 2019
Recommendation
2

USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance Cost, Audit and Support Division verify that AECOM International Development Inc. corrects Findings #1 and #2 detailed on pages 12 through 18 of the report.

Questioned Cost
0
Close Date
Jul 22, 2019
Feb 08, 2019
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by African Evangelistic Enterprise in Rwanda Under Multiple Awards, January 1 to December 31, 2017
NFA Transmittal
4-696-19-040-R
Recommendation
1

USAID/Rwanda determine the allowability of $33,606 in ineligible questioned costs on pages 11 and 25 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
33606
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Dec 13, 2019
Recommendation
2

USAID/Rwanda verify that African Evangelistic Enterprise corrects the one significant deficiency in internal control detailed on page 10 of the management letter.

Questioned Cost
0
Close Date
Jul 12, 2019
Recommendation
3

USAID/Rwanda verify that African Evangelistic Enterprise corrects the one instance of material noncompliance detailed on pages 35 to 36 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Close Date
Jul 12, 2019
Recommendation
4

USAID/Rwanda verify that African Evangelistic Enterprise provides Global Communities, Catholic Relief Services, and Education Development Center, Inc. with a copy of the findings raised in RUMA's audit report for their review and appropriate action regarding (a) any ineligible questioned costs identified on pages 11 and 25 of the audit report pertaining to their particular subawards and (b) the two instances of material noncompliance related to the subawards detailed on pages 35 and 37 of the report.

Close Date
Jul 12, 2019
Feb 07, 2019
Financial Closeout Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Procuradoria Geral da República in Mozambique Under Implementation Letter 656‐IL‐ 656‐013‐011‐04, September 30, 2013, to December 31, 2016
NFA Transmittal
4-656-19-008-N
Recommendation
1

USAID/Mozambique determine the allowability of $591,945 in questioned costs ($406,238 ineligible, $185,707 unsupported) on pages 25 and 27 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
591,945
Close Date
Sep 17, 2019
Recommendation
2

USAID/Mozambique verify that Procuradoria Geral da Republica corrects the six instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 48 to 60 of the audit report

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Mar 30, 2020
Recommendation
3

USAID/Mozambique implements the unresolved prior audit recommendations detailed on page 68 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Mar 30, 2020