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Remedy $18,804 in unapproved salary and fringe benefit costs charged to the subaward.

Remedy $24,810 in unallowable gift card purchases charged to the VOCA subaward.

Remedy $24,810 in unsupported gift card purchases for which the YWCA of Seattle could not produce adequate documentation.

Work with the Washington COM to ensure its policies and procedures for collecting and reporting subrecipient performance data align with the OVC's guidance, to include communicating clear instructions to subrecipients on how to report VOCA grant-funded performance data into the Washington COM's victim tracking database.

Develop new and/or enhance existing training for procurement personnel and other stakeholders to more accurately respond to the prepayment and accrual data calls and record expenses appropriately, including consideration of the completeness and accuracy of data call responses.

Reinforce existing policies and procedures related to identifying expenses and obligations related to capitalizable projects, including consideration of the spending object code.

Continue to recruit and retain individuals with relevant financial management and/or accounting skills, train, as well as cross-train existing resources on financial management standards, concepts, policies, and procedures.

Enhance controls for the Department and the components to identify, analyze, and respond to risks and/or significant changes to operations and financial reporting processes.

Enhance controls for the Department and the components to monitor and evaluate the design and effectiveness of existing controls and enhance communication between the Department and components.

Enhance monitoring capabilities related to existing deficiencies to address existing design deficiencies and improve operating effectiveness of the related controls in a timely manner. Specifically, management should consider a baseline (current year) assessment and compare against management's design (future state) of the internal control system to address the objectives and risks of the Department.

Complete a needs assessment to ascertain DEA ONSI's AI needs and identify specific ways it can use AI to improve intelligence collection and analysis.

Complete the Analytical Framework for Emerging and Disruptive Technology (AFEDT) process to ascertain its AI needs and identify specific ways it can use AI to improve intelligence collection and analysis.

Delegate other transaction authority to officials responsible for basic, applied, or advanced research activities and prototype projects in support of intelligence activities, or the adoption of such activities; or justify why this action cannot be completed.

Submit to Congress its report on efforts to develop, acquire, adopt, and maintain AI to improve intelligence collection and analysis and optimize internal workflows as required by Section 6721(a) of Title LXVII of the FY 2023 NDAA.

That the FBI assess the processes and procedures it uses to prepare for events that it determines present potential domestic security issues-but have not been designated as NSSE or SEAR events by DHS-to ensure that its processes and procedures set forth with clarity the division of responsibilities between and within the relevant FBI field office and FBI headquarters; clearly define a mechanism for making a formal determination whether and what kind of a nationwide intelligence and CHS canvass is necessary and appropriate under FBI policies; and provide sufficient guidance to ensure that relevant intelligence can be timely shared among the relevant FBI components and with non-FBI stakeholders.

Ensure that NWDCS establishes written policies and procedures specific to the performance reporting of VOCA-funded services and distributes this guidance to relevant personnel.

Ensure that NWDCS establishes written policies and procedures specific to the payroll process and distributes this guidance to relevant personnel.

Ensure that NWDCS develop and implement an incentive compensation policy that adheres to the requirements of the Uniform Guidance.

Ensure that FMC Devens Executive Leadership and the Central Office's Human Resource Management Division discuss the staffing projection tool methodology and how it compares with FMC Devens Executive Leadership's understanding of its current and potential future mission needs to ensure greater alignment between stakeholder staffing projections.

Ensure that FMC Devens follows BOP guidance for buprenorphine and naloxone administration and observation and that all FMC Devens employees who administer medication receive training on BOP guidance and policies for medication administration.

Ensure that FMC Devens develops a consistent and accurate medical record tracking procedure with the contracted company that includes regular and recurring reconciliation of outside inmate medical records between FMC Devens and the contracted company.

Ensure that FMC Devens follows the BOP Patient Care Policy for sick call and provides training to all FMC Devens Health Services Department employees on the policy, as well as on FMC Devens sick call procedures.

Ensure that all FMC Devens inmates over age 50 are receiving preventive healthcare screenings, including cognitive impairment screening.

Ensure that FMC Devens verifies the credential files of all providers prior to allowing them to administer care to inmates, and ensure that FMC Devens completes peer reviews in accordance with BOP policy.

Ensure that inmates admitted to and housed in the Memory Disorder Unit are appropriately placed in accordance with FMC Devens's established criteria.

Ensure that FMC Devens adheres to BOP policy on medical inmate companion screening and hiring and that FMC Devens employees screening and hiring these companions are trained on the policies and procedures.

In order for senior leadership to be able to consider and decide matters potentially raising constitutional separation of powers issues, we recommend that the Department evaluate when advance notification to a senior Department official, such as the Deputy Attorney General or Attorney General, should be required before compulsory process is issued, and any corresponding NDOs are sought, for records of a Member of Congress or congressional staffers and establish, as necessary, implementing policies and guidance.

We recommend that the Department consider whether there are circumstances in which an exhaustion requirement should be a prerequisite for issuing compulsory process to obtain records of Members of Congress and congressional staffers.