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	  **Released on   Mar 14, 2024**
          Central America: USAID Should Strengthen Staffing and Fraud Risk Management for Initiative Addressing Migration to the U.S.
    GAO-24-106232
      Published:   Mar 14, 2024
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        Publicly Released:   Mar 14, 2024
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    In 2021, USAID announced Centroamérica Local, a 5-year, $300 million initiative that is empowering local organizations in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to address the root causes of migration to the U.S.—such as poverty, corruption, and violence. Our review of the initiative found: USAID's offices in the 3 countries asked for more staff but haven't yet gotten what they need USAID has taken steps to...
      **Released on   Mar 4, 2024**
          Federal Real Property: More Consistent Monitoring of Asbestos Could Improve Oversight
    GAO-24-106324
      Published:   Mar 4, 2024
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        Publicly Released:   Mar 4, 2024
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    The General Services Administration is responsible for the cost of cleaning up environmental contaminants—such as asbestos—on federal property. Contaminants can also make it harder or more costly for GSA to sell buildings that the government no longer needs. GSA requires asbestos inspections every 5 years for each federal building built before 1998. But about 2/3 of GSA's buildings haven't been inspected in the last 5...
      **Released on   Jan 18, 2024**
          Cloud Security: Federal Authorization Program Usage Increasing, but Challenges Need to Be Fully Addressed
    GAO-24-106591
      Published:   Jan 18, 2024
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        Publicly Released:   Jan 18, 2024
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    The Office of Management and Budget established the FedRAMP program to authorize secure cloud services for federal use. From 2019-23, agencies increased FedRAMP use—authorizations were up 60%. But some agencies reported using services that weren't FedRAMP-authorized. OMB still hasn’t fully implemented our previous recommendation to monitor program use. OMB is proposing new guidance that aims to help reduce the cost of pursuing FedRAMP authorizations. Some...
      **Released on   Dec 12, 2023**
          Artificial Intelligence: Agencies Have Begun Implementation but Need to Complete Key Requirements
    GAO-24-105980
      Published:   Dec 12, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Dec 12, 2023
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    Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the world and could improve government operations. For example, federal agencies can use AI to analyze drone photos and large datasets. But safeguards are needed to manage AI risks. Federal law and guidance have several requirements for agencies implementing AI, but they haven't all been met. For example, there's no government-wide guidance on how agencies should acquire and use AI...
      **Released on   Dec 7, 2023**
          Federal Contracting: Opportunities Exist to Improve the Reporting of Waivers to Domestic Preference Laws
    GAO-24-106166
      Published:   Dec 7, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Dec 7, 2023
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    Buy American and other domestic preference laws require federal agencies to buy goods made in the U.S. These laws can be waived, such as when a needed item isn't made here. To improve transparency, a law required the General Services Administration to make a website for agencies to post such waivers. The Office of Management and Budget helped determine website elements and reviews the waivers...
      **Released on   Nov 16, 2023**
          Federal Spending Transparency: Opportunities Exist to Improve COVID-19 and Other Grant Subaward Data on USAspending.gov
    GAO-24-106237
      Published:   Nov 16, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Nov 16, 2023
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    States and other federal grant recipients can "subaward" some of the money to another recipient to do some of the work. Guidance directs most award recipients to report their subawards for display on USAspending.gov. Having access to quality federal spending data is critical during national emergencies when relief funds are distributed quickly—as during the COVID-19 pandemic . But some grant subaward data on USAspending.gov was...
          Federal Real Property: Agencies Should Provide More Information About Increases in Deferred Maintenance and Repair
    GAO-24-105485
      Published:   Nov 16, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Nov 16, 2023
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    We've reported that federal agencies have deferred the maintenance and repairs on their buildings, creating a backlog of these needs. The estimated cost of 4 agencies' backlogs increased more than 80% over FY 2017-2022. Officials at the agencies attributed this to factors including funding constraints, cost increases, and the age and quantity of agencies' physical assets. Agencies' budget documents include information on maintenance needs. But...
      **Released on   Sep 12, 2023**
          Cloud Computing: DOD Needs to Improve Tracking of Data User Fees
    GAO-23-106247
      Published:   Sep 12, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Sep 12, 2023
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    Cloud computing offers on-demand access to shared IT resources like networks, servers, and databases. Federal agencies can deliver better IT services for less money by using the cloud. In fiscal year 2022, the Department of Defense committed about $3 billion for cloud computing contracts. Cloud service providers charge user fees for transferring data from the cloud. DOD officials have negotiated some discounts for such fees...
      **Released on   Sep 7, 2023**
          Federal Buildings: Capital Access and Market Options Are Key Challenges Facing GSA's Sustainability Efforts
    GAO-23-105905
      Published:   Sep 7, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Sep 7, 2023
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    The 8,600 buildings that the General Services Administration owns or leases for federal agencies consume a lot of energy and emit a significant amount of greenhouse gases. In 2021, an executive order set new long-term federal sustainability goals. In response, GSA updated its practices to further promote buildings' energy efficiency and reduce their emissions—but GSA officials said it will be hard to meet these goals...
      **Released on   Jul 26, 2023**
          GSA Commercial Platforms Program: Opportunities Exist to Improve Implementation
    GAO-23-106128
      Published:   Jul 26, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Jul 26, 2023
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    The General Services Administration developed an "online marketplace program" to make it easier for federal agencies to buy commercially available products like office supplies. Agencies are increasingly participating in this marketplace, and have reported that buying items is easy and saves time and money. We found areas where this program could improve. For example, the Small Business Act requires agencies to set goals to purchase...
      **Released on   Jun 26, 2023**
          U.S. Access Board: Interagency Efforts to Promote Accessibility for People with Disabilities Generally Followed Leading Collaboration Practices
    GAO-23-105948
      Published:   Jun 26, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Jun 26, 2023
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    The U.S. Access Board promotes accessibility for people with disabilities by developing guidelines, providing technical assistance, and enforcing accessibility requirements at federal facilities. The Access Board collaborates with other federal agencies on many of these activities. For example, it works with agencies to investigate and address public complaints about inaccessibility at agencies' facilities. We found that the Access Board generally followed our list of leading...
      **Released on   Jun 9, 2023**
          Federal Real Property: GSA Should Include Community Input Requirements to Help Fulfill Design Excellence Program Goals
    GAO-23-106139
      Published:   Jun 9, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Jun 9, 2023
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    Since 1994, the General Services Administration has commissioned designs for 153 buildings as part of its Design Excellence Program, which encourages the creative design of new buildings for federal agencies. However, we found that GSA doesn't require this program's architects to obtain and consider community input on building designs. Such requirements could help integrate federal buildings into the local community—and reduce local opposition to the...
      **Released on   Jun 8, 2023**
          Federal Real Property: Lessons Learned from Setbacks in New Sale and Transfer Process Could Benefit Future Disposal Efforts
    GAO-23-106848
      Published:   Jun 8, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Jun 8, 2023
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    This testimony discusses how the federal government manages unneeded property—an issue on our High Risk List . A 2016 law set up a 3-round process to select and prepare these federal buildings for sale. Proceeds from prior rounds of sales go into a fund to help pay upfront costs for the next round. However, some participating agencies said they faced setbacks. Delays in selling 1st-round...
      **Released on   May 24, 2023**
          Government Performance Management: Leading Practices to Enhance Interagency Collaboration and Address Crosscutting Challenges
    GAO-23-105520
      Published:   May 24, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   May 24, 2023
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    Many issues facing the nation—such as infectious diseases and climate change—require several federal agencies to collaborate and coordinate their efforts. We have identified 8 leading practices that could help agencies collaborate more effectively, such as bridging organizational cultures —e.g., putting compatible policies in place or agreeing on common terminology. For example, we've recommended defining "research and development" for the Department of Energy's 16 nuclear waste...
      **Released on   May 18, 2023**
          Priority Open Recommendations: General Services Administration
    GAO-23-106474
      Published:   May 11, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   May 18, 2023
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    Each year, we make more than 1,000 recommendations to help the federal government save money, address issues on our High Risk List , and significantly improve government operations. This letter to the General Services Administration outlines 6 open recommendations that it should prioritize. For example, GSA could save millions of dollars by helping ensure that federal agencies make use of excess personal property—things like office...
          Cloud Security: Selected Agencies Need to Fully Implement Key Practices
    GAO-23-105482
      Published:   May 18, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   May 18, 2023
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    Cloud services—on-demand access to shared resources such as networks, servers, and data storage—can help federal agencies deliver better IT services for less money. But without effective security measures, these services can make agencies vulnerable to risks such as cyberattacks. We looked at how four agencies implemented key cloud security practices—like having a plan to respond to incidents. While the agencies implemented some of the security...
      **Released on   Dec 15, 2022**
          Chief Data Officer Council: Progress in Strengthening Federal Evidence-Based Policymaking
    GAO-23-105514
      Published:   Dec 15, 2022
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        Publicly Released:   Dec 15, 2022
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    In 2019, the government created the position of Chief Data Officer at each federal agency, along with a government-wide council made up of these and other officials. Since that time, the Chief Data Officer Council has worked to improve how the federal government collects and uses data, and agencies have built on these efforts. For example, the Council released a training development guide in June...
      **Released on   Nov 15, 2022**
          Cybersecurity: Secret Service Has Made Progress Toward Zero Trust Architecture, but Work Remains
    GAO-23-105466
      Published:   Nov 15, 2022
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        Publicly Released:   Nov 15, 2022
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    With the ever-increasing threat of cyberattacks, the Secret Service is adopting a "zero trust" approach to cybersecurity. This "zero trust architecture" requires constant verification of everything that's trying to connect to an organization's IT systems. The Secret Service developed a plan to implement this with 4 milestones, such as assessing agency IT systems against federal guidance and implementing cloud services. But the agency created this...
      **Released on   Oct 28, 2022**
          Federal Real Property: Agencies Attribute Substantial Increases in Reported Deferred Maintenance to Multiple Factors
    GAO-23-106124
      Published:   Oct 28, 2022
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        Publicly Released:   Oct 28, 2022
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    Federal buildings and structures need billions of dollars in maintenance and repairs each year. Agencies can postpone or "defer" this work for a variety of reasons. Over time, this can create a backlog of maintenance and repair needs and result in higher future maintenance costs. Civilian agencies—i.e., non-military agencies—deferred $51 billion worth of repairs and maintenance in FY 2017. That amount grew to $76 billion...
      **Released on   Oct 7, 2022**
          Federal Real Property: GSA Should Leverage Lessons Learned from New Sale and Transfer Process
    GAO-23-104815
      Published:   Oct 7, 2022
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        Publicly Released:   Oct 7, 2022
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    Managing federal real property—e.g., buildings—is a longstanding challenge that's on our High Risk list. A 2016 law set up a three-round process to select and prepare unneeded federal properties for sale. Proceeds from prior rounds of sales go into a fund to help pay upfront costs for the next round. Participating agencies said they faced setbacks. Delays in selling first-round properties reduced the amount of...
    
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