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The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs should implement a formal plan to mitigate the effects of excessive workload and promote work-life balance.
The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs should institute formal processes to measure performance against strategic goals in accordance with Department standards.
The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs should prepare a written standard operating procedure for its Annual Management Control Statement of Assurance process that defines internal controls review processes for contracts and grants.
The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs should implement a plan to systematize and increase the flow of information to improve feedback on written products, enhance bureau knowledge management systems, and improve access to classified information.
The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, in coordination with the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, should integrate the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations into stabilization planning for Syria and Iraq.
The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, in coordination with the U.S. Office of Foreign Assistance Resources, should prepare an operational plan for Syria-related foreign assistance.
The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs should establish and disseminate guidance to all missions in the region to address potential weaknesses in Leahy vetting processes related to certification of security units that receive U.S. security assistance.
The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs should require justification for documentation of public diplomacy grant awards made noncompetitively.
The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs should require monitoring and evaluation plans for public diplomacy grants.
The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs should systematically assess and adjust existing personnel levels consistent with strategic priorities and workload.
The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs should complete all remaining 2015 performance appraisals for its Civil Service employees.
The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, in coordination with the Bureau of Human Resources, should take steps to hold delinquent raters accountable.
The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs should establish written procedures that define processes for conducting monthly reviews of unliquidated obligation balances.
The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs should review $385.3 million in unliquidated obligations and deobligate or reprogram those funds that are no longer required.
The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs should implement a systems development life cycle process for its applications and systems development that includes mechanisms for management approval and enforcement.
The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs should require information technology staff to regularly perform their information systems security officer responsibilities and document their analysis for management review.
The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs should establish a bureau-wide records management program, to include dedicated staff and internal guidance for maintaining files and records.