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.

2020

Jan 27, 2020
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Intergovernmental Authority on Development in Multiple Countries under Multiple Awards, January 1 to December 31, 2017
NFA Transmittal
4-623-20-034-R
Recommendation
1

USAID/Kenya and East Africa verify that the Intergovernmental Authority on Development corrects the four material weaknesses in internal control detailed on pages 23 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Jan 29, 2021
Recommendation
2

USAID/Kenya and East Africa verify that the Intergovernmental Authority on Development corrects the five instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 25 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Jan 29, 2021
Jan 24, 2020
IAF Has Generally Implemented Controls in Support of FISMA for Fiscal Year 2019
Audit Report
A-IAF-20-004-C
Recommendation
1

IAF's chief information officer develop and implement procedures for maintaining an accurate hardware and software inventory in accordance with NIST Special Publication 800-53, Revision 4, "Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations," Security Control CM-8, information system component inventory, and IAF's standard operating procedures.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Nov 05, 2020
Recommendation
2

IAF's chief information officer update the Continuity of Operations Plan to include a business impact analysis.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Sep 15, 2022
Recommendation
3

IAF's chief information officer enforce policies and procedures to ensure that specialized security training is provided to and completed by all privileged users with significant security responsibilities in FY 2020.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Nov 05, 2020
Jan 23, 2020
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by an Implementer in Zimbabwe Under Multiple Agreements, January 1 to December 31, 2017
NFA Transmittal
4-613-20-030-R
Recommendation
1

USAID/Zimbabwe determine the allowability of $644,098 in questioned costs ($23,730 ineligible, $620,368 unsupported) on pages 10 and 11 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
644098
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Jul 28, 2020
Recommendation
2

USAID/Zimbabwe verify that the implementer corrects the three instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 6 to 8 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Jul 28, 2020
Jan 23, 2020
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Ltd in Multiple Countries Under Multiple Awards, January 1 to December 31, 2018
NFA Transmittal
4-674-20-031-R
Recommendation
1

USAID/Southern Africa determine the allowability of $129,244 in questioned costs ($128,610 ineligible, $634 unsupported) on pages 25, 28 and 52 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
129244
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Dec 28, 2020
Recommendation
2

USAID/Southern Africa verify that Wits Health Consortium corrects the seven instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 70 to 77 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Dec 28, 2020
Jan 21, 2020
Financial Audit of Indus Basin SME Investments Limited's Management of thePakistan Private Investment Initiative Project, Cooperative Agreement AID-391-A-14-00001, January 1 to December 31, 2017
NFA Transmittal
5-391-20-011-R
Recommendation
1

USAID/Pakistan verify that Indus Basin SME Investments Limited corrects the four material instances of noncompliance detailed on pages 16 and 18-19 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Mar 25, 2021
Jan 21, 2020
Examination of Costs Claimed for Macfadden & Associates, Inc. for the Three Years Ended December 31, 2013
NFA Transmittal
3-000-20-010-I
Recommendation
1

USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance Cost, Audit and Support Division: determine the allowability of $888,880 in USAID's unsupported direct questioned costs and recover any amount that is unallowable detailed on pages 5, and 10 through 12 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
888880
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Sep 28, 2020
Recommendation
2

USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance Cost, Audit and Support Division: verify that Macfadden & Associates, Inc. corrects the material weakness detailed on pages 10 through I2 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Sep 28, 2020
Recommendation
3

USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance Cost, Audit and Support Division: verify that Macfadden & Associates, Inc. corrects the material instance of noncompliance detailed on pages 10 through 12 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Sep 28, 2020
Jan 17, 2020
Examination of Costs Claimed by the Associates in Rural Development, Inc. for the Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 2012, and 2013
NFA Transmittal
3-000-20-008-I
Recommendation
1

OAA/CAS determine the allowability of $1,005,662 in unsupported direct questioned costs and recover any amount that is unallowable detailed on pages 4, 5, and 10 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
1005662
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Sep 16, 2020
Recommendation
2

OAA/CAS verify that Associates in Rural Development, Inc. corrects the material weakness in internal control detailed in pages 6, and 10 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Sep 16, 2020
Recommendation
3

OAA/CAS verify that Associates in Rural Development, Inc. corrects the instance of material non-compliance detailed in pages 6, 8, and 10 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Sep 16, 2020
Jan 16, 2020
OPIC Has Generally Implemented Controls in Support of FISMA for Fiscal Year 2019
Audit Report
A-OPC-20-003-C
Recommendation
1

Document and implement a process to maintain current and up-to-date
agreements for backup telecommunications.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Nov 25, 2020
Recommendation
2

Implement asset management procedures to include processes for
ensuring information system assets are inventoried on an organization-defined frequency.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Oct 29, 2021
Recommendation
3

Complete the enterprise architecture strategy to be in line with the
Federal enterprise architecture and risk management framework.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Oct 29, 2021
Recommendation
4

Document and implement a process to verify oversight of information
technology-related contractor roles and responsibilities.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Oct 29, 2021
Jan 16, 2020
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Deloitte Consulting Limited in Tanzania Under Cooperative Agreement AID-621-A-16-00002, January 1 to December 31, 2018
NFA Transmittal
4-621-20-029-R
Recommendation
1

USAID/Tanzania determine the allowability of $98,946 in unsupported questioned costs on pages 22 and 23 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
98946
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Jul 28, 2020
Recommendation
2

USAID/Tanzania verify that Deloitte Consulting Limited corrects the eight material weaknesses in internal control detailed on pages 32 to 48 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Nov 23, 2020
Recommendation
3

USAID/Tanzania verify that Deloitte Consulting Limited corrects the one instance of material noncompliance detailed on pages 56 to 57 of the audit report.

Questioned Cost
0
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Nov 23, 2020
Jan 15, 2020
Closeout Audit of the Cost Representation Statement of Trigon Associates, LLC, Infrastructure Needs Program - Phase II in West Bank and Gaza, Sub Delivery Order 1, April 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015
NFA Transmittal
8-294-20-033-R
Recommendation
1

USAID/West Bank and Gaza determine the allowability and collect as appropriate, $69,898 in questioned ineligible costs as detailed on pages 29 and 30 of El Wafa Company's audit report.

Questioned Cost
69898
Funds for Better Use
0
Close Date
Mar 30, 2021