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The Bureau of International Organization Affairs should further revise its tasking process and disseminate details to all bureau personnel.
The Bureau of International Organization Affairs, in coordination with the Bureau of Human Resources, should eliminate the Office of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and reprogram the function and appropriate staff needed to support the work into another office.
The Bureau of International Organization Affairs, in coordination with the Bureau of Human Resources, should conduct an organizational assessment to match Office of Peace Operations, Sanctions, and Counterterrorism staffing to workload and review the impact of any staffing adjustments on the rest of the bureau.
The Bureau of International Organization Affairs should clarify and disseminate the mission of the Office of Regional Policy and Coordination within the Department of State and revise the Foreign Affairs Manual, if needed, accordingly.
The Bureau of International Organization Affairs should transfer responsibility for managing the account for assessed contributions to international peacekeeping activities to the Office of Management Policy and Resources.
The Bureau of International Organization Affairs should reassign the American Citizen Employment unit to the Office of Public Affairs, Planning, and Coordination.
The Bureau of International Organization Affairs should conduct comprehensive evaluations of foreign assistance voluntary contributions paid to international organizations.
The Bureau of International Organization Affairs, in coordination with the Bureau of Administration, should establish and disseminate records management guidelines outlining standards for maintaining paper and electronic files and records, including guidance on reviewing the records systems and the application of disposition schedules.
The Bureau of International Organization Affairs should seek and implement guidance from the Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services on how to assess internal controls over all its domestic programs for its annual Management Control Statement of Assurance.
The Bureau of International Organization Affairs should complete all remaining performance plans and midyear reviews, performance appraisals, and performance plans for its Civil Service employees as well as employee evaluations for Foreign Service employees, in accordance with Department of State guidance.
The Bureau of International Organization Affairs should enforce the attendance and completion of the Department of State's mandatory training.
The Bureau of International Organization Affairs should enforce required approving procedures for purchase card transactions.
The Bureau of International Organization Affairs should establish separation of duties for the domestic representation account.
The Bureau of International Organization Affairs should complete the assessment and authorization process for its finance application.
The Bureau of International Organization Affairs should maintain, as required, system maintenance logs for all its information technology systems.
The Bureau of International Organization Affairs should disseminate the results of monthly information technology project priority meetings to the bureau’s office directors.