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Cosmetic Safety: Better Planning Would Enhance FDA Efforts to Implement New Law
GAO-24-105542
Dec 06, 2023
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7 Open Recommendations
Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Food and Drug Administration The FDA Commissioner should ensure that the Office of the Chief Scientist develops an implementation plan for MoCRA—including a timeline with interim steps and interim deadlines—for completing all MoCRA requirements within the statutorily prescribed deadlines. (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.
Food and Drug Administration The FDA Commissioner should ensure that the Office of the Chief Scientist reports on key milestones for all MoCRA requirements. Processes for such reporting could be incorporated into an implementation plan for MoCRA. (Recommendation 2)
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Food and Drug Administration The FDA Commissioner should ensure that the Office of the Chief Scientist develops processes to collect needed data and evidence to measure the agency's MoCRA implementation efforts against requirements identified in the new law. Such processes for data and evidence collection could be incorporated into FDA's implementation plan for MoCRA. (Recommendation 3)
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Food and Drug Administration The FDA Commissioner should ensure that the Office of the Chief Scientist assesses the effects of implementing all MoCRA provisions on the current and future workforce. (Recommendation 4)
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Food and Drug Administration The FDA Commissioner should ensure that the Office of the Chief Scientist develops a multiyear strategic workforce plan that identifies the needed personnel and capacity, including skills and competencies, to implement all MoCRA requirements. (Recommendation 5)
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Food and Drug Administration The FDA Commissioner should ensure that the Office of the Chief Scientist develops a plan to strengthen DEIA when recruiting and hiring additional staff to implement MoCRA. Such a plan could be incorporated into a multiyear strategic workforce plan for MoCRA implementation. (Recommendation 6)
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Disaster Loan Program: SBA Should Include Key Issues in Its Review of How the Program Affects Underserved Communities
GAO-24-106682
Nov 30, 2023
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1 Open Recommendations
Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Small Business Administration The Administrator of SBA should ensure that the Associate Administrator of the Office of Capital Access includes in the scope of SBA's internal review of the Disaster Loan Program an assessment of its lending criteria for both businesses and homeowners and an analysis of the gaps in loan outcomes among program applicants, including those in underserved communities. (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.

Small Business Subcontracting: Some Contracting Officers Face Challenges Assessing Compliance with the Good Faith Standard
GAO-24-106225
Nov 09, 2023
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13 Open Recommendations
Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should periodically collect, review, and report data on the extent to which contractors achieve the goals and objectives of their subcontracting plans. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should work with relevant contracting staff, such as small business specialists, to develop and implement just-in-time training for contracting officers related to good faith assessments. (Recommendation 2)
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Department of the Army The Secretary of the Army should periodically collect, review, and report data on the extent to which contractors achieve the goals and objectives of their subcontracting plans. (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 the Army The Secretary of the Army should work with relevant contracting staff, such as small business specialists, to develop and implement just-in-time training for contracting officers related to good faith assessments. (Recommendation 4)
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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 Homeland Security The Secretary of Homeland Security should periodically collect, review, and report data on the extent to which contractors achieve the goals and objectives of their subcontracting plans. (Recommendation 5)
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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 Homeland Security The Secretary of Homeland Security should work with relevant contracting staff, such as small business specialists, to develop and implement just-in-time training for contracting officers related to good faith assessments. (Recommendation 6)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Motor Carrier Operations: Improvements Needed to Federal System for Collecting and Addressing Complaints against Truck, Moving, and Bus Companies
GAO-23-105972
Sep 19, 2023
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14 Open Recommendations
Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration The FMCSA Administrator should make data on all categories of complaints available to the public, as appropriate, and in line with DOT's Data Management Policy. (Recommendation 1)
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration The FMCSA Administrator should ensure FMCSA updates its complaint review guidance to define each category of complaint (i.e., ADA, coercion, harassment, hazardous materials, household goods, safety, and other commercial complaints) and link allegations to these categories. (Recommendation 2)
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration The FMCSA Administrator should ensure FMCSA updates its complaint review guidance to define the characteristics a complaint must have, such as who submitted the complaint and the nature of the incident, to qualify as a motorist complaint. (Recommendation 3)
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration The FMCSA Administrator should ensure FMCSA updates its complaint review guidance to define the complaint status options and provide instructions on when to use the complaint status and activity type options. (Recommendation 4)
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration The FMCSA Administrator should ensure FMCSA updates its complaint review guidance to provide clear and comprehensive procedures on how to review all categories of complaints, such as step-by-step instructions or flow charts. (Recommendation 5)
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration The FMCSA Administrator should ensure FMCSA updates its complaint review guidance to require that key determinations are documented in complaint case files. (Recommendation 6)
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