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Federal Data: Congressional Action Needed to Improve Interoperability of Award and Payment Eligibility Data
GAO-26-107466
Jun 16, 2026
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Congress Congress should consider assigning Treasury explicit authority to lead, in coordination with the CDO Council and in consultation with OMB—and others, as needed—the development and implementation of government-wide data standards and interoperability requirements, including data definitions, dictionaries, validation rules, and disclosures, for recipient eligibility data sources, including relevant financial, award, spending, and payment data needed to support eligibility determinations throughout the award life cycle. (Matter for Consideration 1)
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Inspectors General Integrity Committee: Strengthened Oversight and Policy Needed to Ensure Consistent Investigations
GAO-26-107922
Jun 15, 2026
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Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency The CIGIE chair should require the IC to design and implement a process to ensure that the IC legal counsel reviews potentially frivolous complaints identified by the program manager and documents the review and conclusion. (Recommendation 1)
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Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency The CIGIE chair should demonstrate the importance of meeting timelines by implementing strategies to improve the IC's ability to meet required timelines. This includes the timelines for completion of ARG reviews by all members, presentation of cases at the next IC meeting, completion of written legal analysis for IC members, and finalization of letters implementing the decisions made at the IC meeting. (Recommendation 2)
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Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency The CIGIE chair should require the IC to ensure that it documents all required information in case summaries, including recusals by IC members. (Recommendation 3)
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Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency The CIGIE chair should ensure that the IC begins monitoring its compliance with the 30-day reporting requirement to inform Congress about the status of investigations. (Recommendation 4)
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Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency The CIGIE chair should require the IC to develop and implement strategies to better oversee how assisting OIGs conduct investigations, including ensuring that the investigations comply with CIGIE's Quality Standards for Investigations and that the assisting OIGs provide monthly status updates on investigations. (Recommendation 5)
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Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency The CIGIE chair should require the IC to develop and implement a policy that helps ensure that assisting OIGs submit sufficient details in their request for reimbursement, including labor rates, hours worked, and other investigative costs. (Recommendation 6)
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Federal Real Property: GSA Should Improve and Streamline Its Real Property Inventory
GAO-26-107968
Jun 08, 2026
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General Services Administration The GSA Administrator, in coordination with the Director of the OMB, the FRPC, and reporting agencies, should improve the accuracy of building location data in the FRPP. For example, GSA could revise its Validation and Verification process or tools to ensure that different location data points such as geocoordinates and zip codes are in alignment. (Recommendation 1)
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General Services Administration The GSA Administrator should develop a plan that outlines the steps, resources, and any legislative changes needed to streamline and improve the FRPP as well as a proposal for any legislative changes needed. The plan should be based on user needs and include input on the data elements' usefulness from Congress, the FRPC, and other real property industry stakeholders. For example, GSA could solicit input on the usefulness of geocoordinates and street addresses. (Recommendation 2)
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General Services Administration The GSA Administrator should implement this plan and communicate any changes to Congress, the FRPC, and real property industry stakeholders. As part of its communication, the agency should consult with Congress about any legislative changes needed to streamline and improve the FRPP. (Recommendation 3)
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2030 Census: Census Bureau Needs Additional Data to Inform Design Decisions
GAO-26-108848
Jun 04, 2026
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Department of Commerce The Secretary of Commerce should instruct the Director of the U.S. Census Bureau to research and test the operational activities and design features removed from the 2026 Census Test prior to finalizing its design of the 2030 Census. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of Commerce The Secretary of Commerce should instruct the Director of the U.S. Census Bureau to determine decennial workforce needs so the Bureau may address skills gaps in time to effectively manage the 2030 Census. (Recommendation 2)
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