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As of June 14, 2024, there are 5143 open recommendations that still need to be addressed. 455 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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National Nuclear Security Administration: Improvements Needed for Overseeing Contractor Workforce Recruitment and Retention Efforts

GAO-24-106861
Allison Bawden
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2 Open Recommendations
Agency Recommendation Status
National Nuclear Security Administration The Associate Administrator for NNSA's Office of Partnership and Acquisition Services should track the time it takes to review official human resources requests and use that information to determine if changes in its process are needed. (Recommendation 1)
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NNSA concurred with this recommendation. In its April 2024 response letter, NNSA indicated it will develop a list of management and operating (M&O) human resources requested to be tracked, including target processing timelines. In addition, NNSA said it will work with the M&O contractors to come to a mutual understanding of when NNSA's review officially begins and the factors that impact timing and key decisions. We will update the status of this recommendation when NNSA provides additional information on the actions taken.
National Nuclear Security Administration The Associate Administrator for NNSA's Office of Partnership and Acquisition Services should fully assess and identify the information it needs to oversee M&O contractors' recruitment and retention efforts, including whether collecting additional information could inform its oversight efforts. (Recommendation 2)
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NNSA concurred with this recommendation. In its April 2024 response letter, NNSA indicated it will review recruitment and retention related information that M&O contractors provide to NNSA to identify the current set of data used for oversight. In addition, NNSA said it will work with M&O contractors to identify opportunities where other existing information can be leveraged to further enhance oversight efforts. We will update the status of this recommendation when NNSA provides additional information on the actions taken.

U.S. Postal Service: Inspection Service Should Document Its Law Enforcement Workforce Decision-Making Processes

GAO-24-106497
David Marroni, Derrick Collins
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3 Open Recommendations
Agency Recommendation Status
United States Postal Service The Postmaster General should ensure the Chief Postal Inspector documents the Inspection Service's processes for determining the size and location of the postal inspector workforce across divisions, including factors that should be considered, and document the results of those processes. (Recommendation 1)
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In May 2024, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service concurred with this recommendation and said it would take steps to implement it. When we confirm the actions the Inspection Service has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
United States Postal Service The Postmaster General should ensure the Chief Postal Inspector fully documents the Inspection Service's processes for determining the size and location of the postal police workforce, including factors that should be considered. (Recommendation 2)
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In May 2024, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service concurred with this recommendation and said it would take steps to implement it. When we confirm the actions the Inspection Service has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
United States Postal Service The Postmaster General should ensure the Chief Postal Inspector sets a time frame for completing a security force assessment to determine the size and location of the postal police workforce. (Recommendation 3)
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In May 2024, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service concurred with this recommendation and said it would take steps to implement it. When we confirm what actions the Inspection Service has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Navy Frigate: Unstable Design Has Stalled Construction and Compromised Delivery Schedules

GAO-24-106546
Shelby S. Oakley
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5 Open Recommendations
Agency Recommendation Status
Department of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy should ensure that the frigate program's functional design review practices and metrics be restructured to measure progress that reflects the quality rather than the quantity of design deliverables received from the shipbuilder. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy should ensure that the restructured functional design review practices and metrics established under recommendation 1 be used to assess whether the functional design is complete prior to beginning construction of the second frigate (FFG 63). (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy should ensure that the detail design for any given grand module of lead and follow-on frigates be completed prior to beginning construction of that grand module, consistent with leading ship design practices. (Recommendation 3)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy, as part of the planned revision of the frigate Test and Evaluation Master Plan, should ensure that the plan incorporates additional land-based testing activities for the propulsion system and machinery centralized control system and schedules those activities on a timeline that realistically accounts for anticipated lead ship delivery delays. (Recommendation 4)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy, prior to acquiring an 11th frigate, should ensure that the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition review the frigate program's acquisition strategy to identify opportunities to incorporate leading practices for product development and update that strategy, as appropriate. (Recommendation 5)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

VA Health Care: Additional Assessments of Mileage Reimbursement Data and Veterans' Travel Costs Needed

GAO-24-106816
Sharon M. Silas
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4 Open Recommendations
Agency Recommendation Status
Department of Veterans Affairs The Under Secretary for Health should collect and assess information on subpopulations of veterans' use of the mileage reimbursement benefit and identify options, as appropriate, to help improve access to care for underserved veterans. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Veterans Affairs The Under Secretary for Health should collect additional information on veterans' travel costs and assess costs by demographic, geographic, or other subpopulations to inform evidence-based decisions about transportation programs' resources. This additional information could include fuel costs and the cost of vehicle maintenance, accessories, parts, and tires. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Veterans Affairs The Under Secretary for Health should finalize and implement an outreach plan for improving veterans' awareness of aspects of the mileage reimbursement benefit. The plan should include outcome-oriented performance measures and appropriate communication methods, based on factors such as the intended audience. (Recommendation 3)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Veterans Affairs The Under Secretary for Health should evaluate the effectiveness of the outreach plan for improving veterans' awareness of the benefit, and revise communication methods as appropriate. (Recommendation 4)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Emergency Rental Assistance: Treasury Should Improve Data Completeness and Public Reporting

GAO-24-107084
Jill Naamane
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1 Open Recommendations
Agency Recommendation Status
Department of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury should ensure that the Chief of the Office of Capital Access revise ERA2 public reports to include language disclosing details on potential underreporting of ERA2 expenditures, demographic information, and payments to households, and on local jurisdictions' transfer of funds. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Military Health Care: DOD and VA Could Benefit from More Information on Staff Use of Military Toxic Exposure Records

GAO-24-106423
Alyssa M. Hundrup
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4 Open Recommendations
Agency Recommendation Status
Department of Defense The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs should ensure that the Deployment Health Work Group establishes goals with performance measures on the extent of ILER use by types of staff and purpose within DOD and VA (Recommendation 1).
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Defense The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs should ensure that the Deployment Health Work Group or other relevant entities, such as the ILER Steering Group, use the data collected for the goals' performance measures to inform management decisions, including outreach, training, or other efforts that support the appropriate use of ILER (Recommendation 2).
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Veterans Affairs The VA Under Secretary for Health should ensure that the Deployment Health Work Group establishes goals with performance measures on the extent of ILER use by types of staff and purpose within DOD and VA (Recommendation 3).
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Veterans Affairs The VA Under Secretary for Health should ensure that the Deployment Health Work Group or other relevant entities, such as the ILER Steering Group, use the data collected for the goals' performance measures to inform management decisions, including outreach, training, or other efforts that support the appropriate use of ILER (Recommendation 4).
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Veterans Affairs: Actions Needed to Improve Access to Care in the U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States

GAO-24-106364
Sharon M. Silas
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1 Open Recommendations
Agency Recommendation Status
Department of Veterans Affairs The Secretary of VA should assess the underlying data sources of its VetPop model to identify the extent to which known data limitations impact the accuracy of population estimates for veterans living in the U.S. territories and FAS. In doing so, VA should consult with local government officials and stakeholders to identify and validate available veteran data sources, and make changes as appropriate to VetPop's data sources. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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