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 12/12/24)

266

Open Financial Recommendations (As of 12/12/24)

$50,359,279


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

2022

Jun 08, 2022
Agreed-Upon Procedures Engagement of USAID Resources Managed by Education Development Center Inc. in Liberia Under Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee Contract, AID-669-TO-17-00001, March 2, 2017, to July 31, 2021
NFA Transmittal
4-669-22-001-O
Recommendation
1

We recommend that USAID/Liberia determine the allowability of $1,176,449 in questioned costs ($1,174,191 ineligible, $2,258 unsupported) on pages 2, and 7 to 10 of the agreed-upon-procedure report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
1235271
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Dec 15, 2022
Jun 07, 2022
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation Lesotho Under Agreement 72067419CA00016, July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021
NFA Transmittal
4-674-22-063-R
Recommendation
1

We recommend that USAID/Southern Africa verify that Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation Lesotho corrects the one material weakness in internal control detailed on page 25 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Sep 20, 2022
Jun 07, 2022
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Organization for Public Health Interventions and Development in Zimbabwe Under Cooperative Agreement 72061320CA00005, October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021
NFA Transmittal
4-613-22-062-R
Recommendation
1

We recommend that USAID/Zimbabwe determine the allowability of $25,283 in ineligible questioned costs on pages 11 and 12 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
25283
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Dec 14, 2022
Recommendation
2

We recommend that USAID/Zimbabwe verify that Organization for Public Health Interventions and Development corrects the one instance of material noncompliance detailed on pages 23 and 24 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Dec 14, 2022
Jun 06, 2022
MCC Complied in Fiscal Year 2021 With the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019
Audit Report
0-MCC-22-012-C
Recommendation
1

Implement additional controls to ensure the information in the agency's Improper Payment Tracker is periodically reconciled with the information from all prior audits and reflected on PaymentAccuracy.gov.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Jul 18, 2022
May 27, 2022
Financial Audit of KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation Under Multiple, USAID Awards for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2017
NFA Transmittal
3-000-22-015-R
Recommendation
1

We recommend that Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support Division Contract Audit Management Branch determine the allowability of $60,418 in ineligible questioned costs on pages 8 and 9 of the management letter and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
60418
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Mar 06, 2023
May 26, 2022
OIG Risk Assessment of the U.S. African Development Foundation Charge Card Program for Fiscal Years 2021 and 2020
Audit Report
0-ADF-22-010-S
Recommendation
1

Revise the charge card management plan to include the requirement regarding the development of a metrics and benchmarking program for its government charge card management program.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Sep 12, 2022
May 26, 2022
Examination Report of Incurred Costs Claimed on Flexibly Priced Contracts by International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2018
NFA Transmittal
3-000-22-025-I
Recommendation
1

We recommend that USAID/Management/Office of Acquisition and Assistance/Cost Audit and Support Division determine the allowability of $109,164 ($108,476 ineligible and $688 unsupported) on pages 29 through 32,and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
109164
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Mar 06, 2023
Recommendation
2

We recommend that USAID/Management/Office of Acquisition and Assistance/Cost Audit and Support Division verify that International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. corrects the two material weaknesses in internal control detailed on pages 2, 11 and 12.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Sep 29, 2023
May 25, 2022
Strategic Workforce Planning: Challenges Impair USAID’s Ability to Establish a Comprehensive Human Capital Approach
Audit Report
9-000-22-001-P
Recommendation
1

Develop a plan to fill and retain the allocated number of Office of Human Capital and Talent Management staff needed to fulfill its duties in the hiring and onboarding process.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
2

Develop and disseminate policies for the revised civil service recruitment and hiring process and standard operating procedures for the modified Foreign Service staff hiring and onboarding processes.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
3

Create a USAID-specific definition of skill gaps to address both competency and staffing skill gaps across its hiring mechanisms.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
4

Finalize strategic workforce planning guidance, to include USAID's updated Strategic Workforce Plan, workforce planning Automated Directives System chapter, and materials to assist Agency operating units in identifying and addressing skill gaps.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Recommendation
5

Conduct an analysis to determine whether personnel tools-e.g., Talent Analytics, LaunchPad, the Workforce Planning Model, or the Competency Exploration for Development and Readiness-can be utilized to track skill gaps at both an Agency and operating unit level and implement changes as appropriate based on this analysis.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
May 23, 2022
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau Under Multiple Awards, July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021
NFA Transmittal
4-617-22-059-R
Recommendation
1

We recommend that USAID/Uganda verify that Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau corrects the three material weaknesses in internal control detailed on pages 32 to 35 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Jul 31, 2023
Recommendation
2

We recommend that USAID/Uganda verify that Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau corrects the six instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 38 to 42 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Jul 31, 2023
Recommendation
3

We recommend that USAID/Uganda determine the allowability of the $49,341 in ineligible questioned cost sharing contributions identified in the cost share contribution schedule on page 45 of the audit report and take any corrective action under ADS 303.3.10 deemed necessary.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Nov 16, 2022
May 17, 2022
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Amhara Development Association in Ethiopia Under Multiple Awards, July 8, 2020, to July 7, 2021
NFA Transmittal
4-663-22-055-R
Recommendation
1

We recommend that USAID/Ethiopia verify that Amhara Development Association corrects the two instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 31 and 32 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Mar 22, 2023