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Cloud Security: Selected Agencies Need to Fully Implement Key Practices

GAO-23-105482
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7 Open Recommendations
Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Department of Agriculture The Secretary of Agriculture should ensure that the agency fully documents the access authorizations for its selected PaaS system. (Recommendation 1)
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 Actions to satisfy the intent of the recommendation have not been taken or are being planned.
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Agriculture The Secretary of Agriculture should ensure that the agency provides the authorization letter to the FedRAMP PMO for its selected SaaS system 2. (Recommendation 6)
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 Actions to satisfy the intent of the recommendation have not been taken or are being planned.
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Agriculture The Secretary of Agriculture should ensure that the agency fully implements continuous monitoring for its selected SaaS system 2, to include reviewing the continuous monitoring deliverables from the CSP. (Recommendation 4)
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 Actions to satisfy the intent of the recommendation have not been taken or are being planned.
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Agriculture The Secretary of Agriculture should ensure that the agency fully implements continuous monitoring for its selected PaaS system, to include reviewing the continuous monitoring deliverables from the CSP and committing to a time frame to review audit logs. (Recommendation 2)
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 Actions to satisfy the intent of the recommendation have not been taken or are being planned.
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Agriculture The Secretary of Agriculture should ensure that the agency's contracts with CSPs include requirements for the service providers to comply with FedRAMP security authorization requirements. (Recommendation 7)
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 Actions to satisfy the intent of the recommendation have not been taken or are being planned.
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Agriculture The Secretary of Agriculture should ensure that the agency's service level agreements with CSPs define performance metrics, including how they are measured and the enforcement mechanisms. (Recommendation 5)
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 Actions to satisfy the intent of the recommendation have not been taken or are being planned.
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Agriculture The Secretary of Agriculture should ensure that the agency fully implements continuous monitoring for its selected SaaS system 1, to include reviewing the continuous monitoring deliverables from the CSP and committing to a time frame to review audit logs. (Recommendation 3)
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 Actions to satisfy the intent of the recommendation have not been taken or are being planned.
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Disaster Contracting: Action Needed to Improve Agencies' Use of Contracts for Wildfire Response and Recovery

GAO-23-105292
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2 Open Recommendations
Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Department of Agriculture The Secretary of Agriculture should ensure the Forest Service develops a mechanism to implement, track, and archive the lessons learned developed through its large fire reviews. (Recommendation 6)
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 Actions to satisfy the intent of the recommendation have not been taken or are being planned.
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Agriculture The Secretary of Agriculture should ensure that the Forest Service conducts technical supervision and annual reviews of orders placed by ordering officials as outlined in policy. (Recommendation 5)
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 Actions to satisfy the intent of the recommendation have not been taken or are being planned.
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

School Meal Programs: USDA Could Enhance Implementation of the Buy American Provision

GAO-23-105884
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1 Open Recommendations
Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Department of Agriculture The Secretary of Agriculture should ensure that the Administrator of FNS develops a standard form that school food authorities can use to document their reasons for using exceptions from the Buy American provision, and disseminates that form through state agencies. (Recommendation 1)
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 Actions to satisfy the intent of the recommendation have not been taken or are being planned.
FNS concurred with this recommendation and stated that it will develop a standard template that school food authorities can use to document information related to the Buy American provision when utilizing exceptions. Further, FNS noted that in developing the template, it will consider topical comments on the Buy American provision included in the proposed rule, Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, published February 7, 2023. We will monitor the progress of these efforts.
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