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Chief Information Officer Open Recommendations: National Science Foundation
What GAO Found In February 2026, GAO identified five open recommendations under the purview of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Chief Information Officer (CIO), from previously issued work. Each of these recommendations relate to the Improving IT Acquisitions and Management GAO High-Risk area.
High Risk Research: HHS Should Publicly Share More Information on How Risk Is Assessed and Mitigated
What GAO Found Research that involves modifying pathogens that have the potential to cause a pandemic—sometimes referred to as “gain-of-function research of concern”—has been a topic of debate. Based on GAO’s review of literature and other sources, this research has advanced scientific knowledge of
Tribes in Alaska: More Clarity Needed on Concurrent Criminal Jurisdiction and Funding Opportunities
What GAO Found With few exceptions, in states subject to Public Law 280 (P.L. 280), Tribes share criminal jurisdiction with the state, rather than the federal government, when a tribal citizen commits a crime or, in certain circumstances, is the victim of a crime in Indian country. However, P.L. 28
National Security Snapshot: Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Modernization Faces Critical Risks and Opportunities
Our prior work on the Sentinel program and the Air Force’s planning for the transition from Minuteman III to Sentinel revealed multiple challenges and opportunities. Air Force’s Current and Future Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems Our key findings on the Sentinel program include the fol
Puerto Rico: Information on Air Cargo Infrastructure and Operations
What GAO Found Air cargo volume handled by Puerto Rico’s three international airports fluctuated between 2015 and 2024, hitting a low of 501 million pounds in 2019 before increasing to 621 million pounds in 2024, according to Bureau of Transportation Statistics’s air carrier data. The largest of th
Indian Affairs: Opportunities Exist to Address Bureau’s Strained Regional Workforce Capacity
What GAO Found The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provided significant supplemental funding for Tribes and programs that serve Tribes. As of December 19, 2025, the Bureau of Indian Affairs—under Indian Affairs in the Department of the Interior—had 143 IRA-funded projects totaling about $360 million
COVID-19 Relief: States’ and Localities’ Fiscal Recovery Funds Spending Update for 2025
What GAO Found State and local government recipients of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) program had obligated nearly all of their SLFRF awards, as of March 31, 2025—the most recent data available at the time of this review. The data include information received by Trea
Service Member Absences: Actions Needed to Improve Response Process
What GAO Found The Army, Navy, and Air Force have issued guidance to help facilitate command efforts to locate a service member who is deemed absent from their assigned duty location. However, the Marine Corps has not developed such guidance, as GAO recommended in 2022. GAO analyzed Army, Navy, an
U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Resources Deployed and Challenges Faced in Securing the Northern Border
Why This Matters The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has primary responsibility for securing the 4,000-mile border between the United States and Canada. Border Patrol, within CBP, reported that apprehensions in this region more than tripled from fisc
Social Security Death Data: Do Not Pay System Has Yielded Financial Benefits, but SSA Should Better Evaluate States’ Cost to Obtain Data
What GAO Found Under a 3-year pilot program, the Department of the Treasury’s Do Not Pay system has temporary access to the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) full Death Master File. Prior to the pilot, the system had access to a less-comprehensive version of the file which excluded state death
Bureau of Prisons: Actions Needed to Better Achieve Financial and Other Benefits of Moving Individuals to Halfway Houses on Time
What GAO Found The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) does not know how many individuals are currently in prison that could have already transferred to home confinement or a residential reentry center (RRC), also known as a halfway house. BOP officials said they do not know because the dates individua
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