Inspection of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting

The International Broadcasting Bureau, in coordination with the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, should implement oversight and contract administration procedures for Office of Cuba Broadcasting contracts, in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

The International Broadcasting Bureau, in coordination with the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, should implement oversight and contract administration procedures for Office of Cuba Broadcasting contracts, in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

The Office of Cuba Broadcasting, in coordination with the International Broadcasting Bureau, should require that contracting officer’s representatives for purchase order vendor contracts comply with contract administration requirements outlined in designation letters and complete the contractor performance evaluation.

The International Broadcasting Bureau, in coordination with the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, should stop using blanket purchase agreements and purchase orders for purchase order vendor contracts and obtain personal services contract authority for all purchase order vendor contracts.

The International Broadcasting Bureau, in coordination with the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, should review periodically the Office of Cuba Broadcasting’s travel card usage.

The Office of Cuba Broadcasting should finalize the 2011–2012 and 2012–2013 annual performance evaluations for all employees.

The Office of Cuba Broadcasting, in coordination with the International Broadcasting Bureau, should terminate the current travel agreement of the acting general manager immediately and fill the general manager position with a full-time permanent employee.

The Office of Cuba Broadcasting should conduct and update inventory records, provide updated reports to the International Broadcasting Bureau, Property Management Office, and implement property internal controls procedures.

The Office of Cuba Broadcasting should stop using its current disposal practice and transfer all excess property to another Federal agency or dispose of it through the General Services Administration.

The Office of Cuba Broadcasting should perform an accurate capitalized property inventory and provide the report to the International Broadcasting Bureau, Property Management Office.

The Office of Cuba Broadcasting should implement issuance property management procedures for all nonexpendable and sensitive property.

The Office of Cuba Broadcasting should implement procedures for maintaining and retiring official records.

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The Office of Cuban Broadcasting should conduct and document routine fire and intruder drills and identify safe rooms.

The Office of Cuba Broadcasting, in coordination with the International Broadcasting Bureau, should replace the emergency intercom at Post One with a modern system that includes automated voice instructions and alert sounds.

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The Office of Cuba Broadcasting should establish a Facility Security Committee.