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Aircraft Noise: Military Helicopter Operators Should Improve Outreach to Affected Communities in the D.C. Area
GAO-26-107758
Mar 23, 2026
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4 Open Recommendations
Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should develop and implement a plan to engage in ongoing and continuous community awareness and outreach programs to communities affected by Air Force helicopter noise in the D.C. area. This outreach should include communicating information about military helicopter flights and the Air Force's efforts to reduce noise from its flights in the D.C. area. (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 the Army The Secretary of the Army should develop and implement a plan to engage in ongoing and continuous community awareness and outreach programs to communities affected by Army and D.C. Army National Guard helicopter noise in the D.C. area. This outreach should include communicating information about military helicopter flights and efforts by the Army and D.C. Army National Guard to reduce noise from their flights in the D.C. area. (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 the Navy The Secretary of the Army should develop and implement a plan to engage in ongoing and continuous community awareness and outreach programs to communities affected by Army and D.C. Army National Guard helicopter noise in the D.C. area. This outreach should include communicating information about military helicopter flights and efforts by the Army and D.C. Army National Guard to reduce noise from their flights in the D.C. area. (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 Homeland Security The Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, should develop and implement a plan to engage in ongoing and continuous community awareness and outreach programs to communities affected by Coast Guard helicopter noise in the D.C. area. This outreach should include communicating information about Coast Guard's helicopter flights in support of Operation Noble Eagle and its efforts to reduce noise from its flights in the D.C. area. (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.

Transportation Demonstration Grants: DOT Should Develop and Implement a Lessons Learned Plan
GAO-26-107841
Mar 12, 2026
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1 Open Recommendations
Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Department of Transportation The Secretary of Transportation should direct the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology to develop and implement a lessons-learned plan that incorporates key practices including analyzing, validating, documenting, and disseminating the lessons learned from the SMART program. (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.

Transforming Aviation: FAA Planning Efforts Should Address How Drones Will Communicate with and Avoid Other Aircraft
GAO-26-107648
Feb 04, 2026
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1 Open Recommendations
Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Federal Aviation Administration The Administrator of FAA should develop and begin implementing specific actions, including but not limited to establishing clear federal and nonfederal roles, estimated costs, and technical milestones, to ensure that drones will be capable of communicating with and detecting and avoiding other aircraft within an information-centric NAS. (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.

Rural and Tribal Transit: The Federal Transit Administration Should Evaluate Its Efforts to Help Improve Accessibility and Service
GAO-25-107455
Sep 05, 2025
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1 Open Recommendations
Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Federal Transit Administration The Administrator of FTA should establish a process to regularly assess the effectiveness of FTA's efforts in assisting rural and tribal communities' access and use of funding programs in support of its objectives, such as to remove barriers to transit access. Such an assessment could include, for example, identifying additional steps that FTA could take related to the streamlining of program requirements or other challenges communities may face. (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.
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