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The Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs should discontinue Regional Support Center Frankfurt’s post assistance and review visits.
The Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, in coordination with the Bureau of Human Resources, should eliminate financial management officer position 57- 500000010, human resources officer position 57-507000 020, and general services officer position 52- 010124 010.
The Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs should eliminate two locally employed financial management analyst positions and one human resources specialist position.
The Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs should require Regional Support Center Frankfurt to bring its software development activities into compliance with Department of State regulations.
The Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs should implement a policy requiring its posts to use the Contact Management Database software.
The Bureau of Information Resource Management should conduct a cost benefit analysis of using Regional Support Center Frankfurt as a test bed for software development and, if feasible, take appropriate action.
The Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, in coordination with the Office of Management Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation, should identify a staff member at the Regional Support Center Frankfurt to coordinate the center’s management initiatives.
The Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs should require Regional Support Center Frankfurt to increase its use of adjunct faculty to expand training held outside Frankfurt.
The Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs should review the Regional Support Center Frankfurt mission and implement an appropriate staffing plan.
The Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs should require Regional Support Center Frankfurt to update recruitment materials for U.S. direct-hire and locally employed staff.
The Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs should require Regional Support Center Frankfurt to implement an orientation program for new employees.
The Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs should require Regional Support Center Frankfurt to incorporate the timely submission of locally employed staff performance evaluations into all supervisors’ work requirements statements and note failure to meet this requirement in their performance evaluations.