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 6/27/24)

256

Open Financial Recommendations (As of 6/27/24)

$108,584,846


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

2021

Nov 10, 2020
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Northern Rangelands Trust in Kenya Under Cooperative Agreement AID-615-A-15-00009, January 1 to December 31, 2019 (Report No. 4-615-21-009-R)
NFA Transmittal
4-615-21-009-R
Recommendation
1

We recommend that USAID/Kenya and East Africa verify that Northern Rangelands Trust corrects the instance of material noncompliance detailed on page 42 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Dec 21, 2021
Nov 05, 2020
MCC Generally Implemented an Effective Information Security Program for Fiscal Year 2020 in Support of FISMA
Audit Report
A-MCC-21-001-C
Recommendation
1

MCC's chief information officer update the information system security policy and privacy policy to align with agency practices.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Oct 19, 2021
Recommendation
2

MCC's chief information officer develop and administer role-based privacy training for personnel responsible for handling personally identifiable information.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Oct 19, 2021
Nov 04, 2020
Single Audit of PATH for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2018
NFA Transmittal
3-000-21-001-T
Recommendation
1

We recommend that USAID/Management/Office of Acquisition and Assistance/Cost, Audit, and Support Division determine the allowability of $369,178 in unsupported direct questioned costs on pages 47 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
369178
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Feb 01, 2021
Nov 03, 2020
Audit of the Fund Accountability Statement of Tapuach-Appleseeds Academy, Net@IT Community Youth Leaders Activity in West Bank and Gaza, Cooperative Agreement 294-A-17-00003, September 19, 2017 to December 31, 2018
NFA Transmittal
8-294-21-003-N
Recommendation
1

Determine the allowability of $64,466 in questioned costs ($4,239 ineligible, $60,227 unsupported) on pages 16, 17, and 18 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
64466
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Feb 28, 2022
Recommendation
3

Verify that Tapuach-Appleseeds Academy corrects the two instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 17, 18, and 19 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Feb 28, 2022
Recommendation
2

Verify that Tapuach-Appleseeds Academy corrects the material weakness in internal control detailed on page 16 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Feb 28, 2022
Oct 30, 2020
Financial Audit of Norwegian People’s Aid Under Multiple USAID Agreements for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2016
NFA Transmittal
3-000-21-005-R
Recommendation
1

We recommend that USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support Division: verify that Norwegian People's Aid corrects the two instances of material noncompliance (Finding 16-001and Finding 16-002) detailed on pages III-1 through III-3 and pages IV-1 through IV-3 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Jun 02, 2022
Oct 23, 2020
Financial Audit of Fundación Oxfam Intermón Under Multiple USAID Awards for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2018
NFA Transmittal
3-000-21-003-R
Recommendation
1

USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support Division Determine the allowability of $42,841 in questioned costs ($42,841 ineligible) on page I-15 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
42841
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
May 23, 2022
Recommendation
2

USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support Division: Verify that Fundación Oxfam Intermón corrects the two instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages III-1, III-2, and III-3 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
May 23, 2022
Oct 20, 2020
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by T-MARC Tanzania Under Cooperative Agreement AID-621-A-17-00001, January 1 to December 31, 2019
NFA Transmittal
4-621-21-002-R
Recommendation
1

USAID/Tanzania determine the allowability of $33,591 in ineligible questioned costs on pages 17 and 45 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
33591
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Apr 30, 2021
Recommendation
2

USAID/Tanzania verify that T-MARC Tanzania corrects the five material weaknesses in internal control detailed on pages 27 to 39 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Apr 30, 2021
Recommendation
3

USAID/Tanzania verify that T-MARC Tanzania corrects the two instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 43 to 47 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Apr 30, 2021
Oct 16, 2020
Financial Audit of Fundación Oxfam Intermón Under Multiple USAID Awards for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2017
NFA Transmittal
3-000-21-001-R
Recommendation
1

USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support Division verify that Fundación Oxfam Intermón corrects the three instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages III-1, III-2, and III-3 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Mar 09, 2021
Oct 16, 2020
Audit Report on International Development Group Advisory Services, LLC Proposed Amounts on Unsettled Flexibly Priced USAID Agreements for Fiscal Years 2015, 2016, and 2017
NFA Transmittal
3-000-21-001-D
Recommendation
1

USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance Cost, Audit and Support Division: Determine the allowability of $120,838 ($120,776 ineligible, $62 unsupported) in direct questioned costs on pages 3 and 14 through 60 of the report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
120838
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Mar 22, 2023
Recommendation
2

USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance Cost, Audit and Support Division verify that International Development Group Advisory Services, LLC corrects the six instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 3 and 4 of audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Jul 19, 2022
Oct 15, 2020
USAID Has Gaps in Planning, Risk Mitigation, and Monitoring of Its Humanitarian Assistance in Africa's Lake Chad Region
Audit Report
4-000-21-001-P
Recommendation
1

USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance establish criteria that trigger a joint assessment by the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance and any other relevant USAID offices, at the start of an Agency response to a humanitarian crisis, to determine whether a third-party monitor is necessary. This assessment should include determining a timeline for issuing the contract and assignment of responsibility to the appropriate employee(s) with the authority to plan and procure third-party monitoring contracts.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Sep 02, 2021
Recommendation
2

USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance conduct a comprehensive and documented assessment to determine whether a third-party monitor is necessary to oversee current USAID-funded activities in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger related to the Lake Chad crisis,

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
May 11, 2021
Recommendation
3

USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance for humanitarian assistance awards in the Lake Chad region, update documented policies to (1) require implementers that prepare post-distribution monitoring reports to submit them when completed to the agreement officer's representative and (2) require the awarding USAID office to review the reports and take any appropriate corrective action.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Sep 02, 2021
Recommendation
4

USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance for all humanitarian assistance awards under the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance's control in high-risk environments, update documented guidelines to require periodic monitoring of noncompetitive procurements by non-public international organization implementers that include collecting information on the nature and extent of their use to help identify, assess, and mitigate fraud risks

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Feb 07, 2022