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As of May 15, 2024, there are 5137 open recommendations that still need to be addressed. 412 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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Navy Shipbuilding: Increased Use of Leading Design Practices Could Improve Timeliness of Deliveries

GAO-24-105503
Shelby S. Oakley
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4 Open Recommendations
Agency Recommendation Status
Department of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy should—in coordination with Navy shipbuilders—evaluate opportunities to accelerate the receipt of reliable vendor-furnished information to support earlier design maturity for new ships. (Recommendation 5)
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Department of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy should evaluate the response timelines for reviewing and approving design products and the sufficiency of the Navy's resources supporting design review and decision-making processes to identify any opportunities to shorten design review timelines. (Recommendation 6)
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Department of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy should establish—and regularly update, as needed— guidance outlining the information and evaluation methodology used to certify the completion of basic and functional design prior to a ship's construction start for any major shipbuilding program, to include the Navy's explanation of what design activities and outputs must be accomplished to meet the statutory requirement for completion of a ship's basic and functional design. (Recommendation 7)
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Department of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy should evaluate opportunities to increase the use of modern design tools, including digital twinning and virtual or augmented reality. (Recommendation 8)
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Public Health Preparedness: HHS Should Address Strategic National Stockpile Coordination Challenges

GAO-24-106260
Mary Denigan-Macauley
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3 Open Recommendations
Agency Recommendation Status
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response The Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response should work with CDC to clearly define ASPR's and CDC's roles and responsibilities related to the SNS in a formal document and share that document with jurisdictions. (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.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response The Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response should develop standard operating procedures, outlining how and when guidance documents, such as those for requesting and receiving SNS assets, are updated. Consistent with GAO's Standards for Internal Control, these standard operating procedures should include internal review processes, opportunities for stakeholder feedback, and timeframes for updating. (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.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response The Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response should formally designate an entity—such as the Office of SLTT Preparedness—to regularly engage with Tribes and relevant stakeholders to (1) assess the unique challenges, such as infrastructure and geography, that could affect the delivery of SNS assets to Tribes during future emergencies and (2) develop options for how to address those challenges. (Recommendation 3)
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Military Justice: Actions Needed to Help Ensure Success of Judge Advocate Career Reforms

GAO-24-106165
Brenda S. Farrell
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13 Open Recommendations
Agency Recommendation Status
Department of the Army The Secretary of the Army should ensure that the Army Judge Advocate General develops and implements a strategy to communicate the establishment of and service leadership support for the military justice career path. (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 Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps develops and implements a strategy to communicate the establishment of and service leadership support for the military justice career path. (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 Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should ensure that the Air Force Judge Advocate General develops and implements a strategy to communicate the establishment of and service leadership support for the military justice career path. (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 Army The Secretary of the Army should issue guidance to require the inclusion of judge advocates with relevant professional experience, such as a participant in the Army's military justice career path, on judge advocate promotion boards. (Recommendation 4)
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Department of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy should ensure that the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), in conjunction with the Commandant of the Marine Corps, issues guidance to require the inclusion of judge advocates with relevant professional experience, such as a judge advocate with significant military justice experience, on Marine Corps unrestricted officer promotion boards. (Recommendation 5)
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Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should issue guidance to require the inclusion of judge advocates with relevant professional experience, such as a participant in the Air Force's military justice career path, on judge advocate promotion boards. (Recommendation 6)
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Department of the Army The Secretary of the Army should ensure the Army Judge Advocate General issues guidance that addresses the risk that the perishability of litigation skills poses to the use of skill levels for Army litigators, such as specifying the maximum time a recipient may serve in a non-litigation role before the skill level must be reviewed. (Recommendation 7)
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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 Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should ensure the Air Force Judge Advocate General issues guidance that addresses the risk that the perishability of litigation skills poses to the use of skill levels for Air Force litigators, such as specifying the maximum time a recipient may serve in a non-litigation role before the skill level must be reviewed. (Recommendation 8)
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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 Army The Secretary of the Army should issue guidance requiring specified experience requirements for specific positions which litigators must meet for assignment unless the Judge Advocate General documents a waiver for a given situation. (Recommendation 9)
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Department of the Army The Secretary of the Army should ensure that the Army Judge Advocate General formally evaluates Army policies and procedures governing the use of litigators to help ensure their efficient and effective use. (Recommendation 10)
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Department of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy should ensure that the Navy Judge Advocate General formally evaluates Navy policies and procedures governing the use of litigators to help ensure their efficient and effective use. (Recommendation 11)
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Department of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy should ensure that the Commandant of the Marine Corps formally evaluates Marine Corps policies and procedures governing the use of litigators to help ensure their efficient and effective use. (Recommendation 12)
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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 Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should ensure that the Air Force Judge Advocate General formally evaluates Air Force policies and procedures governing the use of litigators to help ensure their efficient and effective use. (Recommendation 13)
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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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