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U.S. Arms Transfers: State Department Should Improve Investigations and Reporting of Foreign Partners’ End-Use Violations
GAO-25-107622
Sep 16, 2025
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6 Open Recommendations
Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Department of State The Secretary of State should ensure that the Director of PM/RSAT, in consultation with DOD, provides guidance to officials at DSCA and relevant embassies defining the types of incidents that qualify as potential violations of arms transfer agreements and establishing timelines for informing PM/RSAT about potential violations. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of State The Secretary of State should ensure that the Director of PM/RSAT, in consultation with DOD, develops guidance establishing required actions and timeframes for investigating potential violations of arms transfer agreements. (Recommendation 2)
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Department of State The Secretary of State should ensure that the Director of PM/RSAT updates the Foreign Affairs Manual to ensure that responsibility for investigating potential violations of arms transfer agreements is assigned as appropriate and documented in policy. (Recommendation 3)
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Department of State The Secretary of State should ensure that the Director of PM/RSAT documents the status and findings of its investigations related to potential violations of arms transfer agreements. (Recommendation 4)
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Department of State The Secretary of State should ensure that the Director of PM/RSAT consistently communicates to DSCA, SCOs, and other agency stakeholders the status and findings of its investigations, including determinations of whether reported incidents constituted violations of arms transfer agreements. (Recommendation 5)
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Department of State The Secretary of State should ensure that the Director of PM/RSAT develops guidance establishing procedures for determining whether, in accordance with AECA sections 3(c) and 3(e), State should report an incident to Congress and for documenting these determinations. (Recommendation 6)
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U.S. African Development Foundation: Strategic Approach Needed to Mitigate Fraud Risks
GAO-25-107574
Sep 15, 2025
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4 Open Recommendations
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African Development Foundation The USADF President should conduct workforce planning assessments to determine USADF's needs and ensure it has the necessary personnel to support, among other things, establishing internal control policies, assessing and mitigating fraud, ensuring appropriate separation of duties, managing procurements, and maintaining up-to-date policies and procedures. (Recommendation 1)
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African Development Foundation The USADF President should implement policies and processes for an effective and strategic internal control environment for managing fraud risks, waste, and abuse, such as ensuring the Board of Directors establishes the required advisory council. (Recommendation 2)
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African Development Foundation The USADF President should establish a strategic approach to managing fraud risks consistent with leading practices, such as designating someone within USADF to lead fraud risk management activities; planning regular program fraud risk assessments and developing a fraud risk profile; conducting regular fraud-awareness training; and developing a plan outlining how the program will respond to identified fraud. (Recommendation 3)
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African Development Foundation The USADF President should develop a process to ensure that its policies and procedures guiding decisions on and use of awards are documented, reviewed periodically, and reflect relevant laws and regulations. (Recommendation 4)
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Russia Sanctions and Export Controls: U.S. Agencies Should Establish Targets to Better Assess Effectiveness
GAO-25-107079
Sep 08, 2025
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7 Open Recommendations
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Department of State The Secretary of State should define objectives that are linked to measurable outcomes with targets for the department's efforts related to sanctions and export controls on Russia. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury should define objectives that are linked to measurable outcomes with targets for the department's efforts related to sanctions on Russia. (Recommendation 2)
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Department of Commerce The Secretary of Commerce should define objectives that are linked to measurable outcomes with targets for the department's efforts related to export controls on Russia. (Recommendation 3)
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Department of State The Secretary of State should assess the department's progress toward achieving the measurable outcomes it establishes for its efforts related to sanctions and export controls on Russia. (Recommendation 4)
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Department of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury should assess the department's progress toward achieving the measurable outcomes it establishes for its efforts related to sanctions on Russia. (Recommendation 5)
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Department of Commerce The Secretary of Commerce should assess the department's progress toward achieving the measurable outcomes it establishes for its efforts related to export controls on Russia. (Recommendation 6)
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Defense Industrial Base: Actions Needed to Address Risks Posed by Dependence on Foreign Suppliers
GAO-25-107283
Jul 24, 2025
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3 Open Recommendations
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Department of Defense The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, through its new Supply Chain Risk Management Integration Center, should identify resources, priorities, and time frames for integrating and sharing supply chain information across DOD that can help identify foreign dependency risks. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of Defense The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment should assign responsibility to an organization to lead DOD efforts to implement leading commercial practices for supply chain visibility that were identified by the Defense Business Board. (Recommendation 2)
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Department of Defense The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the military departments, should identify the potential benefits and challenges of obtaining country-of-origin information from contractors, such as by testing the use of additional deliverables. (Recommendation 3)
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