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Caribbean Firearms: Agencies Have Anti-Trafficking Efforts in Place, But State Could Better Assess Activities
GAO-25-107007
Nov 14, 2024
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Department of State The Secretary of State should ensure that the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement updates the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative's Results Framework to establish firearms trafficking specific indicators. (Recommendation 1)
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Ukraine: DOD Could Strengthen International Military Training Coordination by Improving Data Quality
GAO-24-107776
Sep 26, 2024
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Commander of EUCOM establishes clear written guidance defining the terms and variables for all data entered into the SAG-U training system of record for tracking the provision of international military training to Ukraine. (Recommendation 1)
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Ukraine: U.S. Agencies Should Improve Tracking of Authorized U.S.-Origin Defense Article Transfers Requested by Foreign Donors
GAO-24-106745
Aug 20, 2024
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Department of State The Secretary of State should require the Bureau of Political Military Affairs to request that divesting countries notify appropriate officials within U.S. Embassies' Offices of Defense Cooperation of donation deliveries to Ukraine when those donations were a condition of FMF assistance to the divesting country. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of State The Secretary of State should ensure that RSAT take steps to consistently share TPT authorizations with Security Cooperation Offices for divesting and recipient countries. (Recommendation 2)
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Department of State The Secretary of State should instruct RSAT to further strengthen its document management system for authorizations of TPTs, and implement processes outlined in its standard operating procedures to improve its ability to share information with other U.S. agencies. (Recommendation 3)
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Department of State The Secretary of State should take steps to ensure that RSAT's TPT authorizations include a request for divesting countries to notify DSCA and Security Cooperation Offices of related defense article deliveries. (Recommendation 4)
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Department of State The Secretary of State should require RSAT to request that divesting governments that have received TPT authorizations from January 2022 to July 2024 notify DSCA and Security Cooperation Offices of related defense article deliveries to Ukraine. (Recommendation 5)
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should establish a formal process to verify deliveries of defense articles provided through authorized TPTs and ensure SCIP is updated as appropriate. (Recommendation 6)
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Wildlife Trafficking: Agencies Should Improve Efforts to Protect Human Rights in Overseas Activities
GAO-24-106553
Aug 06, 2024
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U.S. Agency for International Development The Administrator of USAID should take steps to ensure that implementing partners for awards with ranger activities meet the established timeframes to provide social safeguards plans. (Recommendation 1)
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service The Director of FWS should communicate guidance in NOFOs for applicants for direct-funded awards with ranger activities on what information to provide to FWS on project social risks and any planned social safeguard mechanisms to address those risks. These safeguards may include community consultation and engagement, consideration of Indigenous Peoples and FPIC principles, human rights training for rangers, and grievance and redress mechanisms. (Recommendation 2)
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Department of State The Secretary of State should ensure INL develops internal guidance for officials who review social safeguards plans in applicant proposals regarding the social risks and social safeguard mechanisms they should consider. These safeguards may include community consultation and engagement, consideration of Indigenous Peoples and FPIC, human rights training for rangers, and grievance and redress mechanisms. (Recommendation 3)
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U.S. Agency for International Development The Administrator of USAID should ensure that implementing partners for awards with ranger activities that require social safeguards plans include information in periodic monitoring reports for USAID on the status of implementation of project social safeguard mechanisms and any steps taken to assess their effectiveness. This should include information on any issues encountered, resolutions, and lessons learned. (Recommendation 4)
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service The Director of FWS should periodically update the "abuse of power" risk assessments FWS conducts for direct-funded awards with ranger activities to analyze and respond to any changes in project human rights abuse risks and social safeguards. (Recommendation 5)
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service The Director of FWS, to inform its risk assessments, should ensure that implementing partners for direct-funded awards with ranger activities include updated information in periodic performance reports on human rights abuse risks and applicable project social safeguard mechanisms. This should include information on any issues encountered, resolutions, and lessons learned. (Recommendation 6)
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