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Information Technology: Census Bureau Needs to Better Manage Schedule for Modernization Program
GAO-26-107629
Jun 04, 2026
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3 Open Recommendations
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Department of Commerce The Secretary of Commerce should direct the Director of the Census Bureau to ensure that the requirements management plan for the EDL program is updated to ensure that it accurately reflects the process used to ensure that requirements are fully traceable to the developed solutions. (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 Commerce The Secretary of Commerce should direct the Director of the Census Bureau to ensure that the EDL program develops a reliable schedule using the best practices described in GAO's Schedule Assessment Guide. (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 Commerce The Secretary of Commerce should direct the Director of the Census Bureau to define and document a process to ensure that the modernization programs regularly communicate about changes to the survey onboarding schedule and update relevant schedules for those changes. (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.

Federal Research: Agencies Should Better Manage Anticipated Publishing Cost Increases Amid Shift to Public Access
GAO-26-107738
May 21, 2026
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11 Open Recommendations
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National Science Foundation The Director of NSF, in finalizing the public access policy, should ensure that the policy addresses: (1) the prerequisites needed to make publications publicly available by default, (2) use or re-use rights, and (3) which restrictions, such as attribution, apply to publicly accessible scholarly publications funded by the agency. (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 Agriculture The Secretary of Agriculture, in finalizing the agency's public access policy, should ensure that the policy addresses use or re-use rights for its funded scholarly publications. (Recommendation 2)
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should conduct an analysis of how the agency's research efforts and budget may be affected by expected expenditure increases resulting from its December 2024 public access plan and update the plan 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.
Department of Energy The Secretary of Energy should conduct an analysis of how the agency's research efforts and budget may be affected by expected expenditure increases resulting from its October 2024 public access policy and update the policy 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 Transportation The Secretary of Transportation should conduct an analysis of how the agency's research efforts and budget may be affected by expected expenditure increases resulting from its forthcoming public access policy and update the policy as appropriate. (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.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration The Administrator of NASA should conduct an analysis of how the agency's research efforts and budget may be affected by expected expenditure increases resulting from its November 2024 public access plan and update the plan as appropriate. (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.

Artificial Intelligence: IRS Actions Needed to Address Skills Gaps, Information Quality, and Strategic Management
GAO-26-107522
Mar 24, 2026
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8 Open Recommendations
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Internal Revenue Service The Commissioner of Internal Revenue should identify the skills the agency needs to support its use of AI and develop a plan to address any related skills gaps. (Recommendation 1)
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IRS agreed with this recommendation. We will update the status of this recommendation when IRS provides its 180-day letter (expected in fall 2026).
Internal Revenue Service The Commissioner of Internal Revenue should ensure IRS has a comprehensive quality assurance process for AI inventory entries, including mechanisms for documenting complete and quality information. (Recommendation 2)
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IRS agreed with this recommendation. We will update the status of this recommendation when IRS provides its 180-day letter (expected in fall 2026).
Internal Revenue Service The Commissioner of Internal Revenue should ensure IRS's internal guidance related to the AI inventory is comprehensive, including the job aids for AI use case owners and checklist the AI governance office uses to verify inventory entries. (Recommendation 3)
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IRS agreed with this recommendation. We will update the status of this recommendation when IRS provides its 180-day letter (expected in fall 2026).
Internal Revenue Service The Commissioner of Internal Revenue should ensure internal communications about AI governance clarify that all AI unclassified use cases, including contracted and sensitive law enforcement AI, are subject to AI inventory requirements, with limited exceptions. (Recommendation 4)
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IRS agreed with this recommendation. We will update the status of this recommendation when IRS provides its 180-day letter (expected in fall 2026).
Internal Revenue Service The Commissioner of Internal Revenue should take steps to identify all existing contracts involving AI and notify those responsible for the contracts of IRS's AI governance requirements. (Recommendation 5)
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IRS agreed with this recommendation. We will update the status of this recommendation when IRS provides its 180-day letter (expected in fall 2026).
Internal Revenue Service The Commissioner of Internal Revenue should develop and implement policies to increase coordination and collaboration among business units using AI, including assessing opportunities to leverage existing resources, and avoid potential unnecessary overlap or duplication when new use cases are initiated. (Recommendation 6)
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IRS agreed with this recommendation. We will update the status of this recommendation when IRS provides its 180-day letter (expected in fall 2026).

Quantum Computing: Updating the National Strategy Could Promote U.S. Leadership
GAO-26-107759
Mar 18, 2026
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1 Open Recommendations
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Office of Science and Technology Policy The Director of OSTP should, in coordination with the SCQIS agencies, augment and update the national quantum strategy, which includes quantum computing, to address all the desirable characteristics of a national strategy.
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