"Title: Download of GAO Recommendation Results",,,,,,, "Prepared by: GAO",,,,,,, "Source: GAO recommendations database, status as of Mar 29, 2024 at 2:51 AM EST" ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, "Publication Name","Publication Number","Date Publication Issued","Director Name","Director Phone",Agency,Recommendation,Status,Priority,Comments "Zoonotic Diseases: Federal Actions Needed to Improve Surveillance and Better Assess Human Health Risks Posed by Wildlife",GAO-23-105238,"May 31, 2023","Steve Morris, Karen Howard","(202) 512-3841, (202) 512-6888","U.S. Geological Survey","The Director of USGS should more fully follow leading practices for collaboration while coordinating with APHIS to develop and implement a national wildlife disease surveillance system. This should include clearly defining common outcomes, involving relevant participants, and identifying resources and staffing. (Recommendation 2)",Open,No,"In December 2023, officials from both APHIS and USGS said that they have been working with other relevant agencies in efforts to develop the surveillance system through agreements separate from the one established in February 2021. APHIS estimated that a surveillance system that encompasses USGS and APHIS actions and processes will be defined and implemented by June 30, 2024, dependent on available resources." "Zoonotic Diseases: Federal Actions Needed to Improve Surveillance and Better Assess Human Health Risks Posed by Wildlife",GAO-23-105238,"May 31, 2023","Steve Morris, Karen Howard","(202) 512-3841, (202) 512-6888","U.S. Geological Survey","The Director of USGS should work with APHIS to resolve data-sharing concerns and implement enhancements that would facilitate APHIS's participation in USGS's national wildlife disease database. (Recommendation 4)",Open,No,"As of March 2024, we are following up with the agency on any actions taken to implement this recommendation." "Earthquakes: Progress Made to Implement Early Warning System, but Actions Needed to Improve Program Management",GAO-21-129,"Mar 25, 2021","Christopher P. Currie","(404) 679-1875","U.S. Geological Survey","The Director of USGS should develop a strategic plan for the Earthquake Hazard Program that articulates the fundamental mission of the entire program, lays out its long-term goals for implementing the plan, and identifies the strategies and resources that are needed to reach these goals. (Recommendation 1)",Open,No,"DOI concurred that the Director of USGS should develop a strategic plan for the Earthquake Hazard Program (EHP) that articulates the fundamental mission of the entire program, lays out its long-term goals for implementing the plan, and identifies the strategies and resources that are needed to reach these goals. DOI stated that, it is important to distinguish Strategic Planning documents-which are created at the Agency level, and outline Agency responsibilities and progress towards those goals via tracking performance through established measures, in accordance with the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) and the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA) - from program-and project-level science planning documents (often also called strategic plans), which describe short- or long-term science goals. In November 2023, USGS officials reported that they had drafted the EHP science plan, and it was being reviewed by the EHP Council and its External Advisory Committee. USGS officials expected to issue the plan by December 2023. We will continue to monitor USGS's efforts to implement our recommendation." "Earthquakes: Progress Made to Implement Early Warning System, but Actions Needed to Improve Program Management",GAO-21-129,"Mar 25, 2021","Christopher P. Currie","(404) 679-1875","U.S. Geological Survey","The Director of USGS should develop performance measures for the strategy to determine whether the Earthquake Hazard Program has achieved the strategy's goals after it has drafted the strategic plan. (Recommendation 2)",Open,No,"DOI concurred that the Director of USGS should develop performance measures for the strategy to determine whether the Earthquake Hazards Program has achieved the strategy's goals after it has drafted the strategic plan. In November 2023, USGS officials reported that they had drafted the EHP science plan and plan to develop performance measures by December 2023. We will continue to monitor USGS's efforts to implement our recommendation." "Earthquakes: Progress Made to Implement Early Warning System, but Actions Needed to Improve Program Management",GAO-21-129,"Mar 25, 2021","Christopher P. Currie","(404) 679-1875","U.S. Geological Survey","The Director of USGS should consult with relevant Congressional committees when developing its strategic plan for EHP. (Recommendation 3)",Open,No,"DOI concurred that the Director of USGS should consult with relevant Congressional committees when developing its strategic plan for the Earthquake Hazards Program (EHP). In November 2023, USGS told us they expect to complete its consultations with Congressional committees and issue its science plan by December 31, 2023. We will continue to monitor USGS's efforts to implement our recommendation." "Earthquakes: Progress Made to Implement Early Warning System, but Actions Needed to Improve Program Management",GAO-21-129,"Mar 25, 2021","Christopher P. Currie","(404) 679-1875","U.S. Geological Survey","The Director of USGS should complete a staffing gap analysis for the Earthquake Hazard Program that is clearly linked to the mission and long-term goals of the Natural Hazards Mission Area and Earthquake Hazard Program's strategic plans. (Recommendation 4)",Open,No,"DOI concurred that the Director of USGS should complete a staffing gap analysis for the Earthquake Hazards Program that is clearly linked to the mission and long-term goals of the Natural Hazards Mission Area and the program's strategic plans. DOI stated that, as part of program's science planning efforts, the Program Office will combine science center staffing plans and identify program-wide needs and overlap of those needs with the strategic directions of the program. In November 2022, USGS officials stated that the EHP Program Office is to combine science center staffing plans and identify program-wide needs and overlap of those needs with the strategic directions of the program. In November 2023, USGS officials stated they expected to complete this work by the end of December 2023. We will continue to monitor USGS's efforts to implement our recommendation." "Earthquakes: Progress Made to Implement Early Warning System, but Actions Needed to Improve Program Management",GAO-21-129,"Mar 25, 2021","Christopher P. Currie","(404) 679-1875","U.S. Geological Survey","The Director of USGS should establish a schedule and milestones for ShakeAlert implementation consistent with best practices in GAO's schedule guide. (Recommendation 6)",Open,No,"DOI concurred that the Director of USGS should establish a schedule and milestones for ShakeAlert implementation consistent with best practices in GAO's schedule guide. In July 2023, DOI provided us a list of milestones organized by work breakdown structure element for the remainder of system implementation. However, the estimated schedule and milestones DOI provided is not consistent with GAO best practices. This is because DOI lacks an integrated master schedule consisting of logically related activities whose forecasted dates are automatically recalculated when activities change. By doing so, DOI could better ensure it identifies the consequences of changes to ShakeAlert implementation or possible managerial action to respond to changes. We will continue to monitor implementation of this recommendation."