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          F-35 Sustainment: Costs Continue to Rise While Planned Use and Availability Have DecreasedGAO-24-106703
      
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  Counternarcotics: DOD Should Improve Coordination and Assessment of Its Activities
GAO-24-106281
        Apr 16, 2024

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                                                          StatusDepartment of Defense
                                                                                                      The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics and Stabilization Policy identifies measurable outcomes for each of DOD's CN/CTOC strategic objectives that can be used to assess progress toward the objective. (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 Defense
                                                                                                      The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics and Stabilization Policy develops a plan to assess DOD-wide progress toward its CN/CTOC strategic objectives. (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.Counternarcotics: DOD Should Improve Coordination and Assessment of Its Activities
GAO-24-106281
        Apr 16, 2024

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                                                          Recommendation
                                                          StatusDepartment of Defense
                                                                                                      The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics and Stabilization Policy updates standard operating procedures for the C2IE data system to specify the quality control measures that should be reviewed and to assign responsibility for verifying that the information is accurate and consistent across combatant commands. (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 Defense
                                                                                                      The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics and Stabilization Policy works with INDOPACOM, SOUTHCOM, and NORTHCOM to develop up-to-date agreements that clarify and define their and their task forces' respective roles and responsibilities in the overlapping operation 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.Military Readiness: Comprehensive Approach Needed to Address Service Member Fatigue and Manage Related Efforts
GAO-24-105917
        Mar 26, 2024

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                                                          Recommendation
                                                          StatusDepartment of Defense
                                                                                                      The Secretary of Defense should ensure the office identified above to oversee DOD-wide fatigue-related efforts uses the comprehensive list of all fatigue-related research projects to compare fatigue-related research to reduce fragmentation among the initiatives. (Recommendation 7)
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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 Defense
                                                                                                      The Secretary of Defense should ensure the office identified above to oversee DOD-wide fatigue-related efforts creates and maintains a comprehensive list of all fatigue-related research projects. (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.Military Readiness: Comprehensive Approach Needed to Address Service Member Fatigue and Manage Related Efforts
GAO-24-105917
        Mar 26, 2024

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                                                          StatusDepartment of Defense
                                                                                                      The Secretary of Defense should ensure the office identified above to oversee DOD-wide fatigue-related efforts establishes a cross-domain working group dedicated to sharing and communicating fatigue research and related information department-wide. (Recommendation 8)
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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 Defense
                                                                                                      The Secretary of Defense should ensure the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness conducts an assessment of DOD's oversight structure for fatigue-related efforts. This assessment should identify and delegate authority to an office with sufficient authority, sufficient staffing and resources, and committed leadership to act as a focal point for and oversee all DOD-wide fatigue-related efforts. (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 Defense
                                                                                                      The Secretary of Defense should ensure the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (1) establishes well-defined time frames for conducting follow-on actions, coordinating with all stakeholders, and identifying key officials responsible for implementing the recommendations of the 2021 DOD study on sleep deprivation and readiness; or (2) documents the reasons that implementing the study's recommendations is not appropriate. (Recommendation 9)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.Service Members Transitioning to Civilian Life: Agencies Can Improve Warm Handovers for Additional Assistance
GAO-24-106248
        Mar 21, 2024

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                                                          Recommendation
                                                          StatusDepartment of Defense
                                                                                                      The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs coordinates with DOL and VA through the Transition Assistance Program interagency partnership to identify criteria and standards for the ENPP and TSMRC pilot projects to determine whether and how to scale the piloted approaches into the overall warm handover process. (Recommendation 6)
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