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Firearms Education: ATF Should Use Performance Metrics and Information to Evaluate and Manage Outreach Campaign
GAO-26-108655
Jul 22, 2026
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2 Open Recommendations
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives The Director of ATF should develop measurable performance goals to better monitor performance of the Don't Lie for the Other Guy campaign. (Recommendation 1)
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives The Director of ATF should use the performance information obtained to assess progress towards achieving the campaign's broader program goals and inform programmatic decisions such as resource allocation. (Recommendation 2)
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Corporate Transparency: Treasury Should Address Gaps in Ownership Information Resulting from Expanded Exemptions
GAO-26-107967
May 29, 2026
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Department of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury should ensure that the Director of FinCEN identifies potential actions to address the risks posed by the domestic reporting company and U.S. person exemptions and, as appropriate, provides Congress and law enforcement with highly useful information that addresses these risks. (Recommendation 1)
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Federal Prisons: Improvements Needed to Prevent, Detect, and Address Sexual Abuse
GAO-26-107343
May 05, 2026
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Department of Justice The Attorney General should identify options that would enhance the ability of PREA audits to detect ongoing sexual abuse. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of Justice The Attorney General should ensure the BOP Director assesses and responds to risks that BOP's current contracting approach may result in audits that do not meet the requirements of the PREA Auditor Handbook. (Recommendation 2)
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Department of Justice The Attorney General should ensure the BOP Director evaluates BOP's use of the Justice Enterprise File Sharing system to provide PREA auditors with sufficient access to audit documentation. (Recommendation 3)
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Department of Justice The Attorney General should ensure the BOP Director routinely analyzes facility-level PREA data to identify trends and other findings that may require targeted action. (Recommendation 4)
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Department of Justice The Attorney General should ensure the BOP Director publishes uniform facility-level data in its Annual PREA Report for allegations where an incarcerated individual was the perpetrator and allegations where a BOP employee was the perpetrator. (Recommendation 5)
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Department of Justice The Attorney General should ensure the BOP Director includes men's facilities in future cultural assessments. (Recommendation 6)
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Tribes in Alaska: More Clarity Needed on Concurrent Criminal Jurisdiction and Funding Opportunities
GAO-26-107533
Feb 18, 2026
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Department of the Interior The Secretary of the Interior should ensure BIA documents its position on concurrent state-tribal criminal jurisdiction in Alaska and makes it readily available to relevant entities (recommendation 1).
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Department of the Interior The Secretary of the Interior should ensure BIA documents and communicates criteria for entering into new funding agreements with Tribes for public safety and justice programs, including with Tribes in mandatory P.L. 280 states (recommendation 2).
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