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As of March 18, 2024, there are 5139 open recommendations that still need to be addressed. 478 of these are priority recommendations, those that we believe warrant priority attention. Learn more about our priority designation on our Recommendations page.

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Intellectual Property: Stronger Fraud Risk Management Could Improve the Integrity of the Trademark System

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2 Open Recommendations
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Patent and Trademark Office Recommendation 1: The Commissioner for Trademarks should plan and conduct regular fraud risk assessments of the trademark register to determine a fraud risk profile that aligns with leading practices in the Fraud Risk Framework. Specifically, this process should include (1) identifying inherent fraud risks to the trademark register, (2) assessing the likelihood and impact of inherent fraud risks, (3) determining fraud risk tolerance, (4) examining the suitability of existing fraud controls, and (5) documenting the fraud risk profile.
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Patent and Trademark Office Recommendation 2: The Commissioner for Trademarks should identify and implement improvements to current data systems to strengthen trademark data analytics for stronger fraud risk management.
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Central America: USAID Should Strengthen Staffing and Fraud Risk Management for Initiative Addressing Migration to the U.S.

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3 Open Recommendations
Agency Recommendation Status
U.S. Agency for International Development The Administrator of USAID should work with the Secretary of State to institute long-term human capital solutions to address FSN staffing shortages in carrying out Centroamérica Local. (Recommendation 1)
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U.S. Agency for International Development The Administrator of USAID should ensure that agencywide guidance requires regular fraud risk assessments for its programs—including programs supporting USAID initiatives—as well as documentation of program-specific fraud risk profiles in accordance with leading practices in the Fraud Risk Framework. (Recommendation 2)
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U.S. Agency for International Development The Administrator of USAID should ensure that agencywide guidance requires the regular provision of, and tracking of participation in, mandatory fraud awareness training for USAID staff involved in administering foreign assistance as well as for representatives of all partner organizations implementing the assistance. (Recommendation 3)
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Civilian Harm: DOD Should Take Actions to Enhance Its Plan for Mitigation and Response Efforts

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2 Open Recommendations
Agency Recommendation Status
Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy establishes performance goals and measures for evaluating the effect that implementing the action plan has on improving the mitigation and response to civilian harm. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, in coordination with the Joint Staff and combatant commands, conducts an assessment to clarify how to mitigate and respond to civilian harm resulting from nonkinetic activities. (Recommendation 2)
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Defense Contracts: Better Monitoring Could Improve DOD's Management of Award Lead Times

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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Principal Director of Defense Pricing and Contracting, in coordination with key DOD components, assess how existing procurement data can be leveraged to regularly monitor PALT across DOD to identify issues that may require action through policy or guidance, or management attention at the component level. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Principal Director of Defense Pricing and Contracting, in coordination with key DOD components, determine if the PALT Tracker is necessary to supplement existing procurement data to regularly monitor high-dollar-value acquisitions. (Recommendation 2)
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Department of Defense Should the Principal Director of Defense Pricing and Contracting determine that the PALT Tracker is necessary to supplement existing procurement data, then the Secretary of Defense should take steps to improve the completeness of PALT Tracker data, such as ensuring components adopt the application programming interface to enable automatic data transfer. (Recommendation 3)
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Medicaid Managed Care: Additional Federal Action Needed to Fully Leverage New Appeals and Grievances Data

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services The Administrator of CMS should require states to report on the outcomes of Medicaid managed care appeals (e.g., the extent to which they were decided in favor of enrollees) and number of denials. (Recommendation 1)
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services The Administrator of CMS should implement its planned actions for analyzing the Medicaid managed care appeals and grievances data, using it for oversight, and making it publicly available. (Recommendation 2)
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Grants: AmeriCorps Should Take Multiple Actions to Better Manage Fraud Risks

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Agency Recommendation Status
AmeriCorps The Chief Executive Officer of AmeriCorps should establish a process to plan regular fraud risk assessments in its grant programs that align with leading practices in the Fraud Risk Framework. (Recommendation 1)
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AmeriCorps The Chief Executive Officer of AmeriCorps should require future fraud risk assessments in its grant programs to identify specific inherent fraud risks. (Recommendation 2)
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AmeriCorps The Chief Executive Officer of AmeriCorps should assess the likelihood and impact of inherent fraud risks as part of future fraud risk assessments. (Recommendation 3)
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AmeriCorps The Chief Executive Officer of AmeriCorps should align the fraud risk tolerance in future fraud risk assessments with the agency's risk appetite statement. (Recommendation 4)
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AmeriCorps The Chief Executive Officer of AmeriCorps should fully consider the effect of existing antifraud controls in mitigating the likelihood and impact of inherent fraud risks as part of future fraud risk assessments. (Recommendation 5)
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AmeriCorps The Chief Executive Officer of AmeriCorps should update the agency's fraud risk profile with information from elements of a fraud risk assessment process that align with the leading practices in the Fraud Risk Framework. (Recommendation 6)
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AmeriCorps The Chief Executive Officer of AmeriCorps should develop, document, and communicate an antifraud strategy for its grant programs based on a fraud risk profile that aligns with leading practices for fraud risk management. (Recommendation 7)
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AmeriCorps The Chief Executive Officer of AmeriCorps should require grantees to take its fraud awareness training. (Recommendation 8)
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