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As of April 10, 2024, there are 5108 open recommendations that still need to be addressed. 461 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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1 - 20 of 5108 Recommendations, including 461 Priority Recommendations

IRS Direct File: Actions Needed during Pilot to Improve Information on Costs and Benefits

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3 Open Recommendations
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Internal Revenue Service The Commissioner of Internal Revenue should ensure that relevant officials apply best practices to estimate and document the full costs of developing and operating a Direct File system. (Recommendation 1)
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Internal Revenue Service The Commissioner of Internal Revenue should ensure that relevant officials estimate and document the potential benefits of a Direct File system. (Recommendation 2)
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Internal Revenue Service The Commissioner of Internal Revenue should use the cost and benefit data collected during the pilot along with other relevant considerations to inform future decisions about the Direct File system. (Recommendation 3)
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Coast Guard: Aircraft Fleet and Aviation Workforce Assessments Needed

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5 Open Recommendations
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United States Coast Guard The Commandant of the Coast Guard should establish procedures requiring the Coast Guard to uniformly collect and maintain air station readiness data. (Recommendation 1)
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United States Coast Guard The Commandant of the Coast Guard should establish a process to regularly evaluate Coast Guard-wide air station readiness data. (Recommendation 2)
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United States Coast Guard The Commandant of the Coast Guard should assess the type of helicopters the Coast Guard requires to meet its mission demands, as part of an analysis of alternatives. (Recommendation 3)
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United States Coast Guard The Commandant of the Coast Guard should assess the number of helicopters the Coast Guard requires to meet its mission demands, as part of a fleet mix analysis. (Recommendation 4)
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United States Coast Guard The Commandant of the Coast Guard should assess and determine the aviation workforce levels it requires to meet its mission needs. (Recommendation 5)
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Indian Health Service: Opportunities Exist to Improve Clinician Screening Adherence and Oversight

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Agency Recommendation Status
Indian Health Service The Director of IHS should develop a single, authoritative source that clearly defines the procedures and steps to meet national credentialing and privileging requirements. (Recommendation 1)
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Indian Health Service The Director of IHS should develop and implement a process to review and update the single, authoritative source of credentialing and privileging requirements, once developed, to ensure that it is updated in a timely manner to reflect any changes in those requirements. (Recommendation 2)
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Indian Health Service The Director of IHS should implement regular monitoring of areas' and facilities' adherence to IHS's credentialing and privileging requirements by headquarters officials. Such monitoring could include, headquarter officials conducting audits or reviews of a sample of credentialing and privileging files, and regular reviews of audits conducted by area offices and facilities. (Recommendation 3)
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Roadside Safety: DOT Should Update Public Awareness Materials on Move over Laws

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration The NHTSA Administrator should update NHTSA's public awareness materials on states' Move Over laws, such as banners and other graphics, to more fully reflect the range of vehicles that states' laws cover, such as highway maintenance or construction, utility, trash, and disabled vehicles. (Recommendation 1)
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Gas Pipeline Safety: Better Data and Planning Would Improve Implementation of Regulatory Changes

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Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration The Administrator of PHMSA should, as PHMSA considers possible changes to the potential impact radius calculation, evaluate what additional data are needed from operators to better understand the actual impact of pipeline incidents. (Recommendation 1)
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Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration The Administrator of PHMSA should develop an implementation plan for the remaining activities for the 2022 final rule that includes clear objectives, timelines, and an outreach strategy. (Recommendation 2)
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Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration The Administrator of PHMSA should update the 2019 and 2022 Gas Transmission Final Rule Implementation web pages to increase accessibility to rule implementation information. (Recommendation 3)
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Nuclear Power Plants: NRC Should Take Actions to Fully Consider the Potential Effects of Climate Change

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission The Chair of the NRC should direct NRC staff to assess whether its licensing and oversight processes adequately address the potential for increased risks to nuclear power plants from climate change. (Recommendation 1)
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission The Chair of the NRC should direct NRC staff to develop, finalize, and implement a plan to address any gaps identified in its assessment of existing processes. (Recommendation 2)
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission The Chair of the NRC should direct NRC staff to develop and finalize guidance on incorporating climate projections data into relevant processes, including what sources of climate projections data to use and when and how to use climate projections data. (Recommendation 3)
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Ukraine: Status of Foreign Assistance

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Agency Recommendation Status
Department of State The Secretary of State should ensure that the Director of the Office of Foreign Assistance and the Comptroller implement improvements to financial systems of record to separately, more systematically, and comprehensively track the allocation, obligation, and disbursement of foreign assistance funding provided in response to the crisis in Ukraine, to include base funds allocated to areas outside of Ukraine and exclude supplemental funds that were not allocated in response to the Ukraine crisis. (Recommendation 1)
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Driver Assistance Technologies: NHTSA Should Take Action to Enhance Consumer Understanding of Capabilities and Limitations

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Agency Recommendation Status
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration The Administrator of NHTSA should communicate to the public on NHTSA's website for vehicle rating information the test conditions and performance criteria NHTSA uses to determine if a vehicle's crash avoidance technologies qualify for a checkmark on the website. (Recommendation 1)
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