# 19-25-008-03-391 - Recommendation 005
> **Open** recommendation · 2025-09-26
**Report:** COVID-19: The Employment and Training Administration Needs to Improve Oversight of Grants Awarded in New York ([detail](https://api.ai-analytics.org/ig-report/170780))
**OIG report number:** 19-25-008-03-391
**Recommendation number:** 005
## Text
We recommend the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training establish and implement a plan to increase the level of technical assistance and monitoring for grant recipients and sub-recipients to ensure they comply with the general procurement standards.
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