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Civilian Workforce: DOD Should Assess Lessons Learned to Better Understand Reduction Impacts
GAO-26-108100
May 29, 2026
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness develops and implements a plan for collecting and sharing lessons learned from the department's implementation of workforce reduction efforts in 2025 outside the programming process to help inform any future workforce reduction efforts. The efforts addressed within the plan should include the deferred resignation programs and hiring freeze, as well as any additional efforts DOD deems 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.

Black Lung Benefits Program: Miners Reported Experiencing Challenges, and DOL Should Monitor Operator-Provided Medical Coverage
GAO-26-107612
May 11, 2026
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Department of Labor The Secretary of Labor should ensure that the Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation collects information on and monitors responsible operators' provision of medical benefits. For example, this could include soliciting miners' feedback through DOL's existing customer experience survey. (Recommendation 1)
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DOL agreed with this recommendation and identified actions it plans to take. DOL stated that it plans to update its customer experience surveys to include questions about medical benefits provided by responsible operators. In addition, DOL stated that claimants will have the opportunity to provide their contact information, which will allow DOL to conduct follow-up as needed. THey will use the survey results to guide any additional actions needed. We will monitor the progress of these efforts.

Aviation Workforce: FAA Could Strengthen Regional Pilot Pipeline by Establishing Timelines for Training Initiatives
GAO-26-107856
Apr 30, 2026
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Federal Aviation Administration The Administrator of FAA should establish and publicly communicate a timeline for when FAA will issue the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 mandated Enhanced Qualification Program requirements. (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.
Federal Aviation Administration The Administrator of FAA should establish and publicly communicate a timeline for when FAA will issue the first FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 required report on the Designated Pilot Examiner's National Office. (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.

Federal Workforce Data: Improvements Needed to Increase Transparency of Information on Senior Policy and Supporting Positions
GAO-26-108164
Feb 26, 2026
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Office of Personnel Management The Director of OPM should develop and implement a process that provides reasonable assurance that reportable positions are included in the PLUM data. This may include such actions as consulting with the White House Office of Presidential Personnel and reviewing other sources of information, such as prior Plum Books, Congress.gov, our Vacancies Database, or Congressional Research Service publications listing Presidential appointees requiring Senate confirmation. (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.
Office of Personnel Management The Director of OPM should implement appropriate technical changes to ESCS and the PLUM Reporting website to ensure each individual in the PLUM data is assigned one unique identifier number that is specific to that individual. (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.
Office of Personnel Management The Director of OPM should incorporate automated data validations or other controls into ESCS, such as spell-check functions which alert agencies to potential errors in their data submissions. (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.
Office of Personnel Management The Director of OPM should document a timeline and implement updates to the PLUM Reporting website and downloadable data file to ensure information on acting officials and officials performing the duties of a vacant position displayed on the PLUM Reporting website is also included in the downloadable data file. (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.
Office of Personnel Management The Director of OPM should document a timeline and implement updates to the PLUM Reporting website and downloadable data file to ensure that the unique identifier numbers displayed on the PLUM Reporting website are included with the downloadable data file. (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.
Office of Personnel Management The Director of OPM should develop a process for engaging with the public on ways to improve the usefulness of the PLUM Reporting website. The process could include providing the public with opportunities to request specific data and resources to help the public use the data and following through on its plans to add a link to the PLUM Reporting website on OPM's data inventory and the Federal Data Catalogue, as required under the OPEN Government Data Act. (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.
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