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Federal Contractors: Actions Needed to Improve Quality of Performance and Integrity Data

GAO-24-106911
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Office of Management and Budget The Director of OMB should direct the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to reiterate integrity reporting requirements and identify available resources to help ensure that agency personnel have the guidance they need to comprehensively report and verify the accuracy of integrity information. (Recommendation 1)
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Federal Programs: OMB Needs a Structure to Govern and a Plan to Develop a Comprehensive Inventory

GAO-24-107656
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Office of Management and Budget The Director of OMB should fully develop a data governance structure for the federal program inventory consistent with the six activities identified by our past work. (Recommendation 1)
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Federal Programs: OMB Needs a Structure to Govern and a Plan to Develop a Comprehensive Inventory

GAO-24-107656
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Office of Management and Budget The Director of OMB should publicly articulate OMB's plans for fully implementing the federal program inventory, and continue to involve key stakeholders and leverage the systematic approach identified in our past work in the planning efforts. The plans should identify the actions, resources, and time frames needed to fully implement an inventory of all federal programs. (Recommendation 2)
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Federal Contracting: Timely Actions Needed to Address Risks Posed by Consultants Working for China

GAO-24-106932
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Office of Management and Budget The Director of the Office of Management and Budget should ensure that the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy takes steps—including establishing milestones—to ensure the FAR Council finalizes FAR updates responsive to the Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisitions Act, in a timely manner while also following applicable legal rulemaking procedures. (Recommendation 2)
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Evidence-Based Policymaking: Agencies Need Additional Guidance to Assess Their Capacity

GAO-24-106982
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Office of Management and Budget The Director of OMB should leverage the Evaluation Officer Council to identify agency officials' needs for additional guidance on capacity assessments and address them accordingly. (Recommendation 1)
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Evidence-Based Policymaking: Agencies Need Additional Guidance to Assess Their Capacity

GAO-24-106982
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Office of Management and Budget The Director of OMB should leverage the Evaluation Officer Council to identify, document, and share lessons learned from agency officials on capacity assessment methods. This could be done periodically to ensure any new lessons are captured. (Recommendation 2)
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Human Trafficking: Agencies Need to Adopt a Systematic Approach to Manage Risks in Contracts

GAO-24-106973
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Office of Management and Budget The Director of OMB, in coordination with other agencies as appropriate, should clarify to agencies whether an entity's annual Representations and Certifications in SAM.gov are sufficient to document contractor certifications related to combating trafficking in persons and determine whether there are any changes needed to SAM.gov. (Recommendation 9)
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U.S. Territories: Coordinated Federal Approach Needed to Better Address Data Gaps

GAO-24-106574
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Office of Management and Budget The Director of OMB should ensure that the Chief Statistician develops a coordinated, government-wide approach for federal statistical agencies to use, in consultation with the U.S. territories and other stakeholders, to examine the costs, benefits, and feasibility of including territories in statistical products and, as appropriate, identify ways to address any data gaps.
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Single Audits: Improving Federal Audit Clearinghouse Information and Usability Could Strengthen Federal Award Oversight

GAO-24-106173
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Office of Management and Budget The Director of OMB should, after consultation with federal agencies, implement the government-wide single audit quality review by naming a federal agency to lead the review as required by the Uniform Guidance. (Recommendation 4)
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In commenting on our draft report, OMB told us that OMB agreed with our recommendations. We will follow-up with OMB on actions taken to address this recommendation.

Single Audits: Improving Federal Audit Clearinghouse Information and Usability Could Strengthen Federal Award Oversight

GAO-24-106173
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Office of Management and Budget The Director of OMB should work with GSA and agency key management single audit liaisons to develop a strategy to use FAC data to identify government-wide risks to federal award funds, such as single audit reports that contain findings that are severe or have remained unresolved for multiple years. This strategy should include steps to analyze and respond to significant risks identified. (Recommendation 10)
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In commenting on our draft report, OMB told us that OMB agreed with our recommendations. We will follow-up with OMB on actions taken to address this recommendation.
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