Human Capital

National Nuclear Security Administration: Additional Actions Needed to Plan for Science, Technology, and Engineering Facilities and Workforce Investments

GAO-26-107904

Published: Jul 15, 2026

Publicly Released: Jul 15, 2026

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FEMA Workforce: Staff Reductions and Lack of Planning May Impact Mission Readiness

GAO-26-108427

Aug 04, 2026

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5 Open Recommendations

Agency Affected	Recommendation	Status
Congress	Congress should consider requiring that significant FEMA workforce decisions be informed by the results of the agency's workforce planning process. (Matter for Consideration 1)	Open When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Congress	Congress should consider requiring FEMA report to Congress on the results of its workforce planning process prior to the start of each year's hurricane season. (Matter for Consideration 2)	Open When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Federal Emergency Management Agency	The FEMA Administrator should issue a FEMA Strategic Plan that includes clear goals and objectives. (Recommendation 1)	Open When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Federal Emergency Management Agency	The FEMA Administrator should develop and implement a workforce planning process that includes a workforce analysis, which assesses its workforce and mission needs, in accordance with OPM's Workforce Planning Guide. (Recommendation 2)	Open When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Federal Emergency Management Agency	The FEMA Administrator should ensure that its annual staffing plan developed in response to Executive Order 14356 is informed by its workforce planning process. (Recommendation 3)	Open When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

National Nuclear Security Administration: Additional Actions Needed to Plan for Science, Technology, and Engineering Facilities and Workforce Investments

GAO-26-107904

Jul 15, 2026

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2 Open Recommendations

Agency Affected	Recommendation	Status
National Nuclear Security Administration	The NNSA Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs should ensure completion of a comprehensive analysis of the workforce and programmatic investments needed to implement the ST&E facilities and capabilities described in the Integrated ST&E Plan. (Recommendation 1)	Open When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
National Nuclear Security Administration	The NNSA Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs should regularly update the integrated assessment of ST&E facility investment needs to reflect changing priorities. (Recommendation 2)	Open When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Space Force: Additional Actions Needed to Address Workforce Challenges

GAO-26-107868

Jul 14, 2026

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4 Open Recommendations

Agency Affected	Recommendation	Status
Department of the Air Force	The Secretary of the Air Force should ensure that the Chief of Space Operations develops service-specific guidance that establishes a process to accurately determine personnel requirements. (Recommendation 1)	Open When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of the Air Force	The Secretary of the Air Force should ensure that the Chief of Space Operations develops a standard process to accurately and consistently track the number of contractor personnel supporting the service, documents this process in guidance, and implements this process across the service. (Recommendation 2)	Open When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of the Air Force	The Secretary of the Air Force should ensure that the Chief of Space Operations develops a comprehensive, strategic workforce plan that incorporates key principles, including determining the critical skills and competencies needed to achieve long-term goals and developing strategies that are tailored to address critical competency gaps, as part of the Space Force's long-term force design efforts. (Recommendation 3)	Open When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of the Air Force	The Secretary of the Air Force should ensure that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and Chief of Space Operations comprehensively evaluate the effectiveness of the current arrangement for Air Force-provided base operating and other support functions for the Space Force and make any necessary revisions to the Air Force-Space Force Memorandum of Understanding resulting from the evaluation. (Recommendation 4)	Open When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Civilian Workforce: DOD Should Assess Lessons Learned to Better Understand Reduction Impacts

GAO-26-108100

May 29, 2026

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1 Open Recommendations

Agency Affected	Recommendation	Status
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)	Open DOD concurred with the recommendation. When we confirm what actions DOD has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.