This page contains information about recommendations that remain open because the OIG determined that the the Department had not fully implemented corrective actions. The OIG reports the funds put to better use, questioned costs, restitution, funds returned to the Department, and penalties and court costs associated with all recommendations in its Semiannual Reports to Congress.
Open Recommendations
Direct SNL to ensure MESA procurements of weapon products for use in nuclear weapons production are clearly identifiable in its records system and includes necessary attributes.
Enhance and implement review controls to ensure calculations are properly performed, data is appropriately captured, and errors are appropriately considered so that changes to the baseline are appropriately recorded.
Enhance and implement review controls to ensure calculations are properly performed, data is appropriately captured, and errors are appropriately considered so that changes to the baseline are appropriately recorded.
Refine and implement risk register procedures used in the Monte Carlo simulations to reduce the risk of administrative errors.
Refine and implement risk register procedures used in the Monte Carlo simulations to reduce the risk of administrative errors.
We recommend that the Manager, PPPO, direct the Deputy Manager, PPPO to:3. Refine and implement the policies and procedures of the control governing manual review of risk register data prior to submission of the change requests to allow for more precise and reasonable estimates of the environmental liability at PPPO.
We recommend that the Manager, PPPO, direct the Deputy Manager, PPPO to:3. Refine and implement the policies and procedures of the control governing manual review of risk register data prior to submission of the change requests to allow for more precise and reasonable estimates of the environmental liability at PPPO.
We recommend that the Manager, PPPO:4. Refine and implement the policies and procedures of the risk register review control to properly review, identify, and discuss inaccurate information and inputs to specific risks as part of risk register updates.
We recommend that the Manager, PPPO:4. Refine and implement the policies and procedures of the risk register review control to properly review, identify, and discuss inaccurate information and inputs to specific risks as part of risk register updates.
We recommend that the Manager, Berkeley Site Office, direct the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) to refine the policies and procedures of the control governing manual review of census data prior to submission to allow for a narrower degree of precision required to detect and correct errors or discrepancies between LBNL and Redwood in a timely manner.