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Weather Safety: Agencies Face Challenges Related to Multilingual Weather Alerts, and AI Project Needs Better Planning
GAO-26-107680
Jan 26, 2026
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1 Open Recommendations
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National Weather Service The Director of NWS should develop an updated implementation plan for NWS's AI language translation project. The updated plan should document (1) measurable performance goals tied to specific time frames; (2) resources needed to achieve each goal, such as funding, workforce, and IT needs; and (3) internal and external factors that could affect NWS's ability to achieve its goals and strategies to address these factors. (Recommendation 1)
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Property Technology for Homebuying: Products Present Benefits and Risks Amid Evolving Federal Oversight
GAO-25-107201
Dec 01, 2025
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Federal Housing Finance Agency The Director of FHFA should provide written direction to the enterprises that clarifies FHFA's expectations for how the enterprises are to comply with fair lending requirements and how FHFA will supervise their compliance in light of rescinded supervisory and compliance guidance related to fair lending laws. (Recommendation 1)
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Technology Business Management: Critical Go or No Go Action Required on Federal Agency Adoption of IT Spending Framework
GAO-25-106488
Aug 18, 2025
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1 Open Recommendations
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Office of Management and Budget The Director of OMB should direct the Federal CIO to either (1) terminate the stalled government-wide TBM effort and direct agencies to not incur further related costs or (2) deem TBM an Administration priority, expeditiously implement GAO's prior recommendations, and take immediate action to fully implement TBM government-wide, including tracking costs and benefits (Recommendation 1).
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IT Investment Management: Social Security Administration Needs to Oversee Investments in Operations and Better Evaluate Performance
GAO-25-107200
Jul 28, 2025
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7 Open Recommendations
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Social Security Administration The Commissioner of SSA should direct the CIO to define and implement policies and procedures for the IT IRB to review and approve investments in operations as part of managing the entire portfolio. (Recommendation 1)
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Social Security Administration The Commissioner of SSA should direct the CIO to regularly review the agency's investment management guidance and supporting procedures, and make changes as appropriate, to ensure that information and requirements are up-to-date and consistent across documents. (Recommendation 2)
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Social Security Administration The Commissioner of SSA should ensure that the IT IRB fully implements its investment oversight responsibilities for investments under development. (Recommendation 3)
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Social Security Administration The Commissioner of SSA should ensure that investment management documentation for the Analytics and Disability Decision Support–Intelligent Medical-Language Analysis Generation investment, including return on investment analysis and value realization reporting, is complete, accurate, and regularly updated to reflect actual investment progress and value. (Recommendation 4)
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Social Security Administration The Commissioner of SSA should ensure that investment management documentation for the Disability Case Processing System 2 Enhancements investment, including performance measures, return on investment analysis, and value realization reporting, is complete, accurate, and regularly updated to reflect actual investment progress and value. (Recommendation 5)
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Social Security Administration The Commissioner of SSA should ensure that investment management documentation for the Hearings and Appeals Case Processing System, including return on investment analysis and value realization reporting, is complete, accurate, and regularly updated to reflect actual investment progress and value. (Recommendation 6)
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