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Priority Open Recommendations

General Services Administration

GAO-20-533PR
Published: May 06, 2020.
Publicly Released: May 13, 2020.
What GAO Found In April 2019, GAO identified five priority recommendations for the General Services Administration (GSA).
Priority Open Recommendations

Department of Defense

GAO-20-446PR
Published: May 04, 2020.
Publicly Released: May 11, 2020.
What GAO Found In March 2019, GAO identified 91 priority recommendations for the Department of Defense (DOD).
Priority Open Recommendations

Environmental Protection Agency

GAO-20-287PR
Published: Apr 28, 2020.
Publicly Released: May 05, 2020.
What GAO Found In April 2019, GAO identified 17 priority recommendations for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Priority Open Recommendations

Office of Personnel Management

GAO-20-543PR
Published: Apr 27, 2020.
Publicly Released: May 04, 2020.
What GAO Found In April 2019, GAO identified 18 priority recommendations for the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
Priority Open Recommendations

Office of Management and Budget

GAO-20-542PR
Published: Apr 27, 2020.
Publicly Released: May 04, 2020.
What GAO Found In April 2019, GAO identified 31 priority recommendations for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Priority Open Recommendations

Department of Homeland Security

GAO-20-355PR
Published: Apr 23, 2020.
Publicly Released: Apr 30, 2020.
What GAO Found In April 2019, GAO identified 26 priority recommendations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Since then, DHS has implemented 4 of those recommendations.
Priority Open Recommendations

Department of the Treasury

GAO-20-549PR
Published: Apr 23, 2020.
Publicly Released: Apr 30, 2020.
What GAO Found In April 2019, GAO identified 25 priority recommendations for the Department of the Treasury (Treasury). Since then, Treasury has implemented 4 of those recommendations by, among other things, reducing the need for significant adjustments to federal entity data for preparing U.S.
Priority Open Recommendations

Internal Revenue Service

GAO-20-548PR
Published: Apr 23, 2020.
Publicly Released: Apr 30, 2020.
What GAO Found In April 2019, GAO identified 23 priority recommendations for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Priority Open Recommendations

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

GAO-20-526PR
Published: Apr 23, 2020.
Publicly Released: Apr 30, 2020.
What GAO Found In April 2019, GAO identified 9 priority recommendations for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Since then, NASA has implemented 1 of those recommendations by coordinating with other agencies to standardize administrative research requirements.
Priority Open Recommendations

U.S. Department of Transportation

GAO-20-513PR
Published: Apr 23, 2020.
Publicly Released: Apr 30, 2020.
What GAO Found In April 2019, GAO identified 16 priority recommendations for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
Priority Open Recommendations

Department of Housing and Urban Development

GAO-20-500PR
Published: Apr 23, 2020.
Publicly Released: Apr 30, 2020.
What GAO Found In April 2019, GAO identified nine priority recommendations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Since then, HUD has not closed any of those recommendations.
Priority Open Recommendations

Department of Health and Human Services

GAO-20-552PR
Published: Apr 23, 2020.
Publicly Released: Apr 30, 2020.
What GAO Found In March 2019, GAO identified 54 priority recommendations for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Priority Open Recommendations

Department of Energy

GAO-20-285PR
Published: Apr 22, 2020.
Publicly Released: Apr 29, 2020.
What GAO Found In April 2019, GAO identified 18 priority recommendations for the Department of Energy (DOE).
Priority Open Recommendations

Small Business Administration

GAO-20-501PR
Published: Apr 21, 2020.
Publicly Released: Apr 28, 2020.
What GAO Found In April 2019, GAO identified 5 priority recommendations for the Small Business Administration (SBA).
Priority Open Recommendations

Department of Justice

GAO-20-350PR
Published: Apr 20, 2020.
Publicly Released: Apr 27, 2020.
What GAO Found In April 2019, GAO identified 14 priority recommendations for the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Priority Open Recommendations

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

GAO-20-499PR
Published: Apr 20, 2020.
Publicly Released: Apr 27, 2020.
What GAO Found In April 2019, GAO identified 10 priority recommendations for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve). Since then, the Federal Reserve has implemented 3 of those recommendations.
Priority Open Recommendations

Department of Veterans Affairs

GAO-20-537PR
Published: Apr 20, 2020.
Publicly Released: Apr 27, 2020.
What GAO Found In March 2019, GAO identified 30 priority recommendations for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Priority Open Recommendations

Department of Commerce

GAO-20-497PR
Published: Apr 20, 2020.
Publicly Released: Apr 27, 2020.
What GAO Found In April 2019, GAO identified 21 priority recommendations for the Department of Commerce (Commerce).
Priority Open Recommendations

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

GAO-20-498PR
Published: Apr 20, 2020.
Publicly Released: Apr 27, 2020.
What GAO Found In April 2019, GAO identified 2 priority recommendations for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Since then, FDIC has implemented none of those recommendations. In April 2020, GAO identified 1 additional priority recommendation for FDIC, bringing the total number to 3.
Priority Open Recommendations

Social Security Administration

GAO-20-426PR
Published: Apr 17, 2020.
Publicly Released: Apr 24, 2020.
What GAO Found In April 2019, GAO identified four open priority recommendations for the Social Security Administration (SSA). In April 2020, GAO identified three additional open priority recommendations for SSA, bringing the total number to seven.
Priority Open Recommendations

Securities and Exchange Commission

GAO-20-502PR
Published: Apr 14, 2020.
Publicly Released: Apr 21, 2020.
What GAO Found In April 2019, GAO identified six priority recommendations for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Priority Open Recommendations

Department of Labor

GAO-20-445PR
Published: Apr 14, 2020.
Publicly Released: Apr 21, 2020.
What GAO Found In April 2019, GAO identified six priority open recommendations for the Department of Labor (DOL). Since then, DOL has implemented one of those recommendations.
Priority Open Recommendations

Department of State

GAO-20-485PR
Published: Apr 13, 2020.
Publicly Released: Apr 20, 2020.
What GAO Found In April 2019, GAO identified 18 priority recommendations for the Department of State (State).
Priority Open Recommendations

U.S. Agency for International Development

GAO-20-486PR
Published: Apr 13, 2020.
Publicly Released: Apr 20, 2020.
What GAO Found In April 2019, GAO identified five priority recommendations for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Priority Open Recommendations

Department of Education

GAO-20-425PR
Published: Apr 10, 2020.
Publicly Released: Apr 17, 2020.
What GAO Found In April 2019, GAO identified eight priority open recommendations for the Department of Education (Education).
Priority Open Recommendations

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

GAO-20-286PR
Published: Apr 10, 2020.
Publicly Released: Apr 17, 2020.
What GAO Found In April 2019, GAO identified four priority recommendations for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Since then, NRC has not implemented any priority recommendations. In April 2020, GAO identified three additional priority recommendation for NRC, bringing the total number to seven.
Priority Open Recommendations

U.S. Department of Agriculture

GAO-20-288PR
Published: Apr 06, 2020.
Publicly Released: Apr 13, 2020.
What GAO Found In April 2019, GAO identified 11 priority recommendations for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Priority Open Recommendations

Department of the Interior

GAO-20-289PR
Published: Apr 06, 2020.
Publicly Released: Apr 13, 2020.
What GAO Found In April 2019, GAO identified seven priority recommendations for the Department of the Interior (Interior).
Priority Open Recommendations

U.S. Department of Transportation

GAO-19-550SP
Published: Apr 29, 2019.
Publicly Released: May 06, 2019.
What GAO Found In April 2018, GAO identified 13 priority recommendations for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
Priority Open Recommendations

Department of Commerce

GAO-19-381SP
Published: Apr 23, 2019.
Publicly Released: Apr 30, 2019.
What GAO Found In April 2018, GAO identified 26 priority recommendations for the Department of Commerce (Commerce).
Priority Open Recommendations

Environmental Protection Agency

GAO-19-308SP
Published: Apr 19, 2019.
Publicly Released: Apr 26, 2019.
What GAO Found In March 2018, GAO identified 19 priority recommendations for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Priority Open Recommendations

Department of Homeland Security

GAO-19-360SP
Published: Apr 19, 2019.
Publicly Released: Apr 26, 2019.
What GAO Found In April 2018, GAO identified 19 priority recommendations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Since then, DHS has implemented 4 of those recommendations by, among other things, taking actions to improve the U.S.
Priority Open Recommendations

Department of the Interior

GAO-19-309SP
Published: Apr 12, 2019.
Publicly Released: Apr 19, 2019.
What GAO Found In March 2018, GAO identified eight priority recommendations for the Department of the Interior (Interior). Since then, Interior has implemented two of the eight recommendations.
Priority Open Recommendations

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

GAO-19-424SP
Published: Apr 12, 2019.
Publicly Released: Apr 19, 2019.
What GAO Found In March 2018, GAO identified 18 priority recommendations for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Priority Open Recommendations

Department of Energy

GAO-19-311SP
Published: Apr 10, 2019.
Publicly Released: Apr 17, 2019.
What GAO Found In April 2018, GAO identified 13 priority recommendations for the Department of Energy (DOE). Since then, DOE has not implemented any of those recommendations.
Priority Open Recommendations

Office of Management and Budget

GAO-19-323SP
Published: Apr 10, 2019.
Publicly Released: Apr 17, 2019.
What GAO Found In April 2018, GAO identified 27 priority recommendations for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Priority Open Recommendations

Department of Justice

GAO-19-361SP
Published: Apr 10, 2019.
Publicly Released: Apr 17, 2019.
What GAO Found In April 2018, GAO identified 13 priority recommendations for the Department of Justice (DOJ). Since then, DOJ has implemented 2 of those recommendations focused on increased data collection efforts and tracking to determine the effectiveness of key DOJ initiatives.
Priority Open Recommendations

General Services Administration

GAO-19-317SP
Published: Apr 10, 2019.
Publicly Released: Apr 17, 2019.
What GAO Found In February 2018, GAO identified five priority recommendations for the General Services Administration (GSA).
Priority Open Recommendations

Department of State

GAO-19-420SP
Published: Apr 05, 2019.
Publicly Released: Apr 12, 2019.
What GAO Found In February 2018, GAO identified 20 priority recommendations for the Department of State (State).
Priority Open Recommendations

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

GAO-19-355SP
Published: Apr 05, 2019.
Publicly Released: Apr 12, 2019.
What GAO Found In March 2019, GAO identified 10 open priority recommendations for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve).
Priority Open Recommendations

Social Security Administration

GAO-19-394SP
Published: Apr 05, 2019.
Publicly Released: Apr 12, 2019.
What GAO Found In February 2018, GAO identified seven open priority recommendations for the Social Security Administration (SSA).
Priority Open Recommendations

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

GAO-19-354SP
Published: Apr 05, 2019.
Publicly Released: Apr 12, 2019.
What GAO Found In March 2019, GAO identified two open priority recommendations for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
Priority Open Recommendations

U.S. Department of Agriculture

GAO-19-312SP
Published: Apr 04, 2019.
Publicly Released: Apr 11, 2019.
What GAO Found In March 2018, GAO identified 11 open priority recommendations for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Since then, USDA has implemented 2 of those recommendations by, among other things, improving its oversight of U.S. in-kind food aid.
Priority Open Recommendations

Internal Revenue Service

GAO-19-324SP
Published: Apr 04, 2019.
Publicly Released: Apr 11, 2019.
What GAO Found In March 2018, GAO identified 16 priority recommendations for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Priority Open Recommendations

Small Business Administration

GAO-19-371SP
Published: Apr 04, 2019.
Publicly Released: Apr 11, 2019.
What GAO Found In March 2018, GAO identified six priority recommendations for the Small Business Administration (SBA).
Priority Open Recommendations

U.S. Agency for International Development

GAO-19-421SP
Published: Apr 04, 2019.
Publicly Released: Apr 11, 2019.
What GAO Found In February 2018, GAO identified eight priority recommendations for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Since then, USAID has implemented three of those recommendations, taking actions we believe have improved USAID’s financial oversight of U.S.
Priority Open Recommendations

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

GAO-19-310SP
Published: Apr 04, 2019.
Publicly Released: Apr 11, 2019.
What GAO Found In March 2018, GAO identified 5 priority recommendations for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
Priority Open Recommendations

Department of the Treasury

GAO-19-325SP
Published: Apr 03, 2019.
Publicly Released: Apr 10, 2019.
What GAO Found In April 2018, GAO identified 24 priority recommendations for the Department of the Treasury (Treasury). Since then, Treasury has implemented two of those recommendations.
Priority Open Recommendations

Securities and Exchange Commission

GAO-19-379SP
Published: Apr 03, 2019.
Publicly Released: Apr 10, 2019.
What GAO Found In March 2018, GAO identified 8 priority recommendations for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Priority Open Recommendations

Department of Education

GAO-19-396SP
Published: Apr 03, 2019.
Publicly Released: Apr 10, 2019.
What GAO Found In February 2018, GAO identified 5 priority open recommendations for the Department of Education (Education).
Priority Open Recommendations

Department of Housing and Urban Development

GAO-19-380SP
Published: Apr 03, 2019.
Publicly Released: Apr 10, 2019.
What GAO Found In March 2018, GAO identified four priority recommendations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Priority Open Recommendations

Department of Labor

GAO-19-395SP
Published: Apr 03, 2019.
Publicly Released: Apr 10, 2019.
What GAO Found In April 2018, GAO identified 6 priority open recommendations for the Department of Labor (DOL). Since then, DOL has implemented 2 of those recommendations.
Priority Open Recommendations

Office of Personnel Management

GAO-19-322SP
Published: Apr 03, 2019.
Publicly Released: Apr 10, 2019.
What GAO Found In March 2018, GAO identified 16 open priority recommendations for the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
Priority Open Recommendations

Department of Defense

GAO-19-366SP
Published: Mar 28, 2019.
Publicly Released: Apr 08, 2019.
What GAO Found In April 2018, GAO identified 85 priority recommendations for the Department of Defense (DOD). Since then, DOD has implemented 17 of those recommendations, and GAO has closed one as unimplemented because DOD actions made it no longer applicable.
Priority Open Recommendations

Department of Veterans Affairs

GAO-19-358SP
Published: Mar 28, 2019.
Publicly Released: Apr 08, 2019.
What GAO Found In April 2018, GAO identified 26 priority recommendations for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Priority Open Recommendations

Department of Health and Human Services

GAO-19-364SP
Published: Mar 27, 2019.
Publicly Released: Apr 07, 2019.
What GAO Found In April 2018, GAO identified 57 priority open recommendations for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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