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(U) Summary of Review
(U) During FYs 2012 and 2013, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued 12 reports that identified deficiencies in the security posture of 10 posts visited. As part of OIG’s audit compliance and follow-up process, OIG assessed the extent to which the Department of State (Department) implemented the 137 recommendations issued in these 12 reports (see Appendix A). Based on the Department’s actions and responses to these recommendations as of September 15, 2015, OIG had closed 122 of the 137 recommendations (or 89 percent). However, 15 of these recommendations had remained open, 6 of which were unresolved with no communication from the post or bureau since the reports were issued (see Appendix B).
(SBU) These 15 open recommendations addressed security deficiencies at overseas posts, [Redacted] (b) (5), [Redacted] (b) (7)(F) [Redacted] (b) (5), [Redacted] (b) (7)(F) [Redacted] (b) (5), [Redacted] (b) (7)(F) [Redacted] (b) (5), [Redacted] (b) (7)(F) Therefore, OIG issued this Management Assistance Report to the Under Secretary for Management, as the Department’s designated Audit Follow-up Official.
(U) Based on the Under Secretary for Management’s response to a draft of this report (see Appendix D), OIG obtained sufficient information to close the six unresolved recommendations. As a result, OIG has now closed 128 of the 137 recommendations (or 93 percent) from these 12 reports. However, nine recommendations remain open (see Appendix C). These recommendations will be closed when OIG receives and accepts documentation that the recommendations have been fully implemented or an acceptable alternative is found.
(U) With respect to the two recommendations made to the Under Secretary in this report, OIG considers one closed and one open. Specifically, the Under Secretary for Management provided information that helped establish the status of corrective actions for all open recommendations; therefore, this recommendation is closed. However, the Under Secretary did not provide a plan of action to address the implementation of the remaining nine open recommendations. As such, this recommendation will remain open until OIG receives a plan of action from the Under Secretary or obtains sufficient evidence that the nine open recommendations have been fully implemented. In addition, OIG will continue to track the implementation of these open recommendations and report the status in OIG’s Semiannual Report to Congress.
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OIG recommends that the Under Secretary for Management provide a report to OIG within 60 days of report issuance on the status of corrective actions and the reasons for delays in completing corrective actions on the nine open recommendations listed in Appendix C.
OIG recommends that the Under Secretary for Management provide a plan of action to complete corrective actions, including appropriate milestones, to address the remaining nine open recommendations listed in Appendix C.