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U.S. Assistance to Mexico: State Department Should Take Steps to Assess Overall Progress
GAO-23-103795
Sep 12, 2023
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3 Open Recommendations
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Department of State The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of USAID, should ensure the Assistant Secretary for INL identifies the projects needed to achieve results and assess progress toward the goals and objectives of the Bicentennial Framework. (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 State The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of USAID, should ensure the Assistant Secretary for INL identifies the milestones and performance indicators that will be used to assess progress toward the goals and objectives of the Bicentennial 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 State The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of USAID, should ensure the Assistant Secretary for INL develops monitoring and evaluation plans critical to assess progress toward the goals and objectives of the Bicentennial Framework. (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.

European Deterrence Initiative: DOD Should Establish Performance Goals and Measures to Improve Oversight
GAO-23-105619
Jul 10, 2023
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the commander of EUCOM, in collaboration with the heads of the military services, establishes performance goals and measures for EDI and its five lines of effort. (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.

Climate Change: State Department Did Not Track Greenhouse Gas Emissions from U.S. Delegation Travel to Meetings 26 and 27 of the United Nations Conference of the Parties
GAO-23-105863
Jun 29, 2023
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Department of State The Secretary of State should ensure that the State Department consistently estimates greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. delegation travel to meetings of the UN Conferences of the Parties to align with the goals of Executive Order 14057. (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.

Human Trafficking: Department of State Collaborates with Partner Governments on Child Protection Compacts but Should Strengthen Oversight
GAO-23-105390
Apr 17, 2023
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Department of State The Secretary of State should ensure that the Director of the TIP Office, in collaboration with partner country governments, identifies, in advance of each annual dialogue, key CPC performance indicators to discuss at these meetings. (Recommendation 1)
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State concurred with this recommendation in its March 2023 letter providing comments on the report.
Department of State The Secretary of State should ensure that the Director of the TIP Office, in collaboration with partner country governments, discusses CPC performance indicator data at each annual dialogue. (Recommendation 2)
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State concurred with this recommendation. In its March 2023 letter providing comments on the report, State said that it plans to incorporate discussions of CPC performance indicator data into each CPC annual dialogue.
Department of State The Secretary of State should ensure that the Director of the TIP Office, in collaboration with partner country governments, creates annual targets for performance indicators in each CPC reporting template for ongoing and future CPCs. (Recommendation 3)
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State concurred with this recommendation. In its March 2023 letter providing comment on the report, State said that it plans to create targets for key performance indicators for all CPCs in collaboration with the partner governments and with input from civil society implementing partners.
Department of State The Secretary of State should ensure that the Director of the TIP Office references the need to establish CPC performance indicator targets in key guidance documents, such as the CPC framework. (Recommendation 4)
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State concurred with this recommendation in its March 2023 letter providing comments on the report.
Department of State The Secretary of State should ensure that the Director of the TIP Office, in collaboration with partner country governments, annually tracks partner government contributions to the CPCs, such as personnel, funding, or other types of contributions. (Recommendation 5)
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State concurred with this recommendation. In its March 2023 letter providing comments on the report, State said that it plans to develop a standard template to systematically collect information on partner government contributions to CPCs.
Department of State The Secretary of State should ensure that the Director of the TIP Office, in collaboration with partner country governments, discusses CPC sustainability measures of partner country governments, such as at each annual dialogue. (Recommendation 6)
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State concurred with this recommendation. In its March 2023 letter providing comments on the report, State said that it plans to include language in CPC guidance stating that a discussion of sustainability is a required element during all annual dialogues.
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