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Homeland Security: Office of Intelligence and Analysis Should Improve Strategic Oversight of Intelligence Enterprise
GAO-25-107540
Jul 16, 2025
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7 Open Recommendations
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Department of Homeland Security The Secretary of Homeland Security should ensure the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis develops and implements procedures with milestones and time frames for the annually required DHS Intelligence Enterprise consolidated budget. (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.
Department of Homeland Security The Secretary of Homeland Security should ensure the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis develops and implements procedures with milestones and time frames for the annually required DHS Intelligence Enterprise intelligence priorities framework. (Recommendation 2)
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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 ensure the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis develops and implements procedures with milestones and time frames for the required program reviews of the DHS Intelligence Enterprise and associated annually required report. (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 Homeland Security The Secretary of Homeland Security should ensure the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis develops and documents a plan with milestones and time frames to finalize its Intelligence Enterprise training study and implement any recommendations, as appropriate. (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 ensure the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, in coordination with the heads of DHS Intelligence Enterprise components, fully implements the required product coordination list and process for finished intelligence products. (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 ensure the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis updates and clarifies the policy definition of a Component Intelligence Program. (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.

Coast Guard: Actions Needed to Address Cutter Maintenance and Workforce Challenges
GAO-25-107222
Jun 25, 2025
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5 Open Recommendations
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United States Coast Guard The Commandant of the Coast Guard should systematically collect and assess data on instances where previously deferred maintenance may have caused cutter equipment failures and develop mitigation strategies as appropriate. (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.
United States Coast Guard The Commandant of the Coast Guard should complete Ship Structure and Machinery Evaluation Boards for all cutter types at the intervals prescribed by policy. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
United States Coast Guard The Commandant of the Coast Guard should systematically collect and assess data on which parts and systems across the cutter fleet are or will become obsolete and develop mitigation strategies as appropriate. (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.
United States Coast Guard The Commandant of the Coast Guard should systematically collect and assess data on cutter days lost due to unplanned maintenance issues. (Recommendation 4)
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United States Coast Guard The Commandant of the Coast Guard should regularly collect and analyze data on staff availability for cutter crew and support personnel positions, including which cutter workforce positions are temporarily empty across the cutter fleet, and use this information to inform personnel assignments. (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.

Immigration Detention: DHS Should Define Goals and Measures to Assess Facility Inspection Programs
GAO-25-107580
May 21, 2025
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3 Open Recommendations
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United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement The Director of ICE should develop and implement performance goals and measures to assess the performance and effectiveness of ODO's program for inspecting immigration detention facilities. (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.
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement The Director of ICE should develop and implement strategic goals and performance measures to assess the performance and effectiveness of IHSC's program for inspecting immigration detention facilities. (Recommendation 2)
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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 ensure that the Immigration Detention Ombudsman develops and implements performance goals and measures to assess the performance and effectiveness of its inspections of immigration detention facilities. (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.

Coast Guard: Enhanced Data and Planning Could Help Address Service Member Retention Issues
GAO-25-107869
May 14, 2025
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3 Open Recommendations
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United States Coast Guard The Commandant of the Coast Guard should ensure that the Office of Workforce Requirements, Systems, and Analytics implements additional mechanisms to increase response rates for its Career Intention Survey. (Recommendation 1)
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The Coast Guard concurred with this recommendation. In April 2025, the Coast Guard said it is working to improve response rates by embedding the survey within the existing Career Intentions Worksheet completed by members at key career milestones such as reenlistments, permanent change of station, advancements, and separations. According to the Coast Guard, survey deployment will continue through the 2025 transfer season, primarily May through August 2025. The Coast Guard plans to further evaluate this strategy and assess survey timing and delivery methods. Estimated completion of these efforts is November 28, 2025. We continue to monitor these efforts.
United States Coast Guard The Commandant of the Coast Guard should ensure that the Office of Workforce Requirements, Systems, and Analytics analyzes the potential for nonresponse bias in its Career Intention Survey results. (Recommendation 2)
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The Coast Guard concurred with this recommendation. In April 2025, the Coast Guard said it recognizes the importance of analyzing potential nonresponse bias to ensure data reliability and plans to actively monitor employee engagement, satisfaction, and feedback results from the CIS on an ongoing basis, to include observing participation trends across assignment types, operational communities, paygrades, and career fields. For example, the Coast Guard plans to compare the results between 2025 and 2026 (approximately spanning from May-August each year, respectively) and future cycles as appropriate to assess trends and monitor for potential bias or shifts in member responses over time. Estimated completion of these efforts is December 31, 2026. We continue to monitor these efforts.
United States Coast Guard The Commandant of the Coast Guard should ensure that the Talent Management Transformation Program Integration Office develops a clear plan, including how retention initiatives align with strategic objectives and time frames and milestones for implementation, to track progress and gauge program performance. (Recommendation 3)
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The Coast Guard concurred with this recommendation. In April 2025, the Coast Guard said that it previously worked with personnel readiness stakeholders to develop over 300 distinct tasks in support of 38 strategic initiatives. However, the Coast Guard noted that most of these initiatives are contingent on future resourcing and the Office was actively engaged in other emergent matters, including facilitating actions related to presidential directives. The Office planned to resume traditional integration efforts by June 30, 2025 and begin developing a plan to address how recruitment and retention initiatives align with strategic objectives, to include associated time frames, milestones, and tracking metrics. Estimated completion of these efforts is December 31, 2025. We continue to monitor these efforts.
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