Status of Open Recommendations:
Improving Operations of Federal Departments and Agencies
OIRM-87-1: Published: Feb 27, 1987. Publicly Released: Feb 27, 1987.
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GAO reported on the conclusions and recommendations resulting from its audits and other reviews of federal departments and agencies. The summaries presented are those on which no satisfactory legislative or administrative actions have been taken or are being taken. They are submitted for use in congressional reviews of budget requests for fiscal year 1988.
Sep 28, 2018
U.S. Postal Service:
Enhancing Procedures Could Improve Product ScanningGAO-18-638: Published: Sep 28, 2018. Publicly Released: Sep 28, 2018.
Sep 20, 2018
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Grants Workforce:
Actions Needed to Ensure Staff Have Skills to Administer and Oversee Federal GrantsGAO-18-491: Published: Sep 20, 2018. Publicly Released: Sep 20, 2018.
Sep 17, 2018
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2020 Census:
Census Bureau Improved the Quality of Its Cost Estimation but Additional Steps Are Needed to Ensure ReliabilityGAO-18-635: Published: Aug 17, 2018. Publicly Released: Sep 17, 2018.
Sep 12, 2018
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Federal Acquisitions:
Congress and the Executive Branch Have Taken Steps to Address Key Issues, but Challenges EndureGAO-18-627: Published: Sep 12, 2018. Publicly Released: Sep 12, 2018.
Sep 5, 2018
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Managing for Results:
Government-wide Actions Needed to Improve Agencies' Use of Performance Information in Decision MakingGAO-18-609SP: Published: Sep 5, 2018. Publicly Released: Sep 5, 2018.
Aug 30, 2018
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2020 Census:
Continued Management Attention Needed to Address Challenges and Risks with Developing, Testing, and Securing IT SystemsGAO-18-655: Published: Aug 30, 2018. Publicly Released: Aug 30, 2018.
Aug 27, 2018
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2020 Census:
Actions Needed to Address Challenges to Enumerating Hard-to-Count GroupsGAO-18-599: Published: Jul 26, 2018. Publicly Released: Aug 27, 2018.
Aug 15, 2018
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Federal Employee Misconduct:
Actions Needed to Ensure Agencies Have Tools to Effectively Address MisconductGAO-18-48: Published: Jul 16, 2018. Publicly Released: Aug 15, 2018.
Jul 30, 2018
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Buying Commercial Products:
Assessment of the E-Commerce Portal Implementation PlanGAO-18-578: Published: Jul 30, 2018. Publicly Released: Jul 30, 2018.
Jul 26, 2018
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2020 Census:
Bureau Has Made Progress with Its Scheduling, but Further Improvement Will Help Inform Management DecisionsGAO-18-589: Published: Jul 26, 2018. Publicly Released: Jul 26, 2018.
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