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As of April 29, 2024, there are 5085 open recommendations that still need to be addressed. 418 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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IT Modernization: Census Bureau Needs Reliable Cost and Schedule Estimates

GAO-24-105979
Kevin Walsh
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5 Open Recommendations
Agency Recommendation Status
Department of Commerce The Secretary of Commerce should direct the Director of the Census Bureau to ensure that the CEDSCI program consistently documents user stories to ensure bidirectional traceability with requirements. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of Commerce The Secretary of Commerce should direct the Director of the Census Bureau to ensure that the CEDSCI program develops reliable cost estimates using best practices described in GAO's <i>Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide</i>, in particular those practices related to the comprehensive and credible characteristics. (Recommendation 2)
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Department of Commerce The Secretary of Commerce should direct the Director of the Census Bureau to ensure that the CEDSCI program develops its schedule using the best practices described in GAO's Schedule Assessment Guide. (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 Commerce The Secretary of Commerce should direct the Director of the Census Bureau to ensure that the OCIO incorporates key elements, such as time frames, into its DevSecOps strategy and finalizes it in a timely manner. (Recommendation 4)
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Department of Commerce The Secretary of Commerce should direct the Director of the Census Bureau to ensure that the American Community Survey program develops a plan, including time frames, for the steps they intend to take to determine the most appropriate methods to protect respondent privacy in the publicly available data releases. (Recommendation 5)
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National Mediation Board: Agency Should Take Steps to Regularly Update Its Plans and Policies and Ensure Staff Receive Necessary Training

GAO-24-106828
John D. Sawyer
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4 Open Recommendations
Agency Recommendation Status
National Mediation Board The NMB Board should establish procedures for regularly updating its workforce and succession plan. These procedures should help ensure that NMB's workforce and succession plan is long-term in focus and includes a workforce analysis that identifies skills gaps, an action plan with strategies to close gaps, plans to implement those strategies, and measures to assess progress as described in OPM's Workforce Planning Guide. (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.
National Mediation Board The NMB Board should establish procedures for regularly updating its agency-wide training policy. (Recommendation 2)
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National Mediation Board The NMB Board should provide officials who are assigned essential additional roles with sufficient training and information, including position descriptions, necessary to understand and carry out the full scope of their responsibilities. (Recommendation 3)
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National Mediation Board The NMB Board should develop procedures to ensure it has all necessary personnel policies in place and that they are regularly reviewed and updated to meet the needs of the agency and comply with federal requirements. (Recommendation 4)
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Financial Literacy: Better Outcome Reporting Could Facilitate Oversight of Programs for Older Adults and People with Disabilities

GAO-24-106381
Alicia Puente Cackley
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2 Open Recommendations
Agency Recommendation Status
Department of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury, as chair of the Financial Literacy and Education Commission, should coordinate with the vice chair and agencies represented on the Commission to encourage the ongoing collection of data on financial literacy program outcomes and include these data in the Commission's annual report to Congress. (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.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The Director of CFPB, as vice chair of the Financial Literacy and Education Commission, should coordinate with the chair and agencies represented on the Commission to encourage the ongoing collection of data on financial literacy program outcomes and include these data in the Commission's annual report to Congress. (Recommendation 2)
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Federal Maritime Commission: Improved Use of Data on Shippers' Complaints Could Enhance Oversight

GAO-24-106368
Andrew Von Ah
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4 Open Recommendations
Agency Recommendation Status
Federal Maritime Commission The Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission should develop an outreach plan for communicating information about FMC's various complaint processes to shippers. Such a plan should align with leading practices for effective outreach. (Recommendation 1)
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Federal Maritime Commission The Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission should review the CADRS complaint form to ensure it is collecting specific information on shippers' challenges. (Recommendation 2)
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Federal Maritime Commission The Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission should update the procedures for FMC's CADRS and BEIC offices to ensure they include all actions staff can take in response to shippers' concerns, such as analyzing complaint data, and establish requirements for future reviews and updates. (Recommendation 3)
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Federal Maritime Commission The Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission should develop a strategy to guide FMC's efforts to modernize how it collects and manages data such that FMC can better monitor shippers' challenges and trends in the maritime shipping industry. (Recommendation 4)
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Single Audits: Improving Federal Audit Clearinghouse Information and Usability Could Strengthen Federal Award Oversight

GAO-24-106173
James R. Dalkin, Taka Ariga
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5 Open Recommendations
Agency Recommendation Status
Congress Congress should consider amending the Single Audit Act to require the Director of OMB to initiate a government-wide single audit quality review at a regular interval, such as the 6 years that the Uniform Guidance recommends. (Matter for Consideration 1)
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Congress Congress should consider amending the Single Audit Act to require the Director of OMB to submit a report on the findings from each government-wide single audit quality review to the appropriate committees of Congress. (Matter for Consideration 2)
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Congress Congress should consider amending the Single Audit Act to require the federal awarding agencies to work with the Director of OMB on a government-wide single audit quality review. (Matter for Consideration 3)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
General Services Administration The Administrator of GSA should develop a process to regularly identify, analyze, and respond to FAC data reliability issues that may affect federal oversight, such as establishing edit checks to mitigate issues related to data accuracy, consistency, and completeness. (Recommendation 1)
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General Services Administration The Administrator of GSA should, in coordination with federal agencies and professional audit organizations, identify and prioritize features to enhance the usefulness of FAC data for federal oversight in accordance with federal data standards. (Recommendation 2)
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