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Whistleblower Protection: Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General Needs to Improve Awareness of FBI Employee Rights
GAO-25-107794
Nov 12, 2024
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DOJ Office of Inspector General The Inspector General, in consultation with the Counsel for the Office of Professional Responsibility, should identify and address issues with meeting regulatory notification requirements to contact the complainant within 15 days of receiving the complaint. (Recommendation 1)
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DOJ Office of Inspector General The Inspector General, in consultation with the Director of the FBI, should update mandatory training to communicate that FBI complainants may seek additional review by the Office of the Inspector General if they believe a retaliatory security clearance or access determination has been taken in retaliation for a protected disclosure. (Recommendation 2)
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Whistleblower Protection: DOJ and FBI Need to Improve Employees' Awareness of Rights
GAO-25-106547
Nov 12, 2024
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Congress Congress should consider amending 5 U.S.C. § 2303(d) to clarify when FBI whistleblower retaliation complainants should be able to exercise their rights to seek corrective action from the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, including when determinations and corrective action orders are considered final under (d)(1) and when 180 days begins for the purposes of establishing U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board jurisdiction under (d)(2). (Matter for Consideration 1)
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Department of Justice The Deputy Attorney General should direct that the Counsel for Office of Professional Responsibility, in consultation with the Inspector General, identify and address issues with meeting regulatory notification requirements to contact the complainant within 15 days of receiving the complaint. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of Justice The Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy should ensure that DOJ guidance for developing regulations requires that an office is identified as primarily responsible for each rulemaking, particularly when regulations involve multiple components. (Recommendation 2)
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Department of Justice The Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy should ensure that DOJ guidance for developing future regulations requires that each rulemaking process establishes anticipated time frames for each stage of the process. (Recommendation 3)
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Department of Justice The Director of the FBI, in consultation with the Inspector General, should update mandatory training to communicate that FBI complainants may seek additional review by the Office of the Inspector General if they believe a retaliatory security clearance or access determination has been taken in retaliation for a protected disclosure. (Recommendation 4)
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Department of Justice The Assistant Attorney General for Administration should update DOJ's policy on security clearance or access determinations to align with statute regarding when corrective action must be taken. (Recommendation 5)
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U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund: 1983 Beirut Barracks and 1996 Khobar Towers Bombing Claimants Due $614 Million
GAO-25-107564
Nov 01, 2024
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Congress Congress should consider amending the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to direct the Special Master to make lump sum catch-up payments to 1983 Beirut barracks bombing victims and 1996 Khobar Towers bombing victims who did not apply for those payments because of DOJ guidance that stated that only one application may be submitted for each claim and that Fund claimants previously found eligible for regular payment distributions are not eligible for lump sum catch-up payments. (Matter for Consideration 1)
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Social Security Administration: Actions Needed to Help Ensure Success of Electronic Verification Service
GAO-24-106770
Oct 10, 2024
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Social Security Administration The SSA Commissioner should ensure that the Associate Commissioner of IT Financial Management and Support updates guidance for developing cost estimates for IT investments to incorporate the best practices outlined in GAO's Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide. (Recommendation 1)
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Social Security Administration The SSA Commissioner should ensure that the Associate Commissioner of IT Financial Management and Support implements appropriate controls to ensure all significant IT investments follow the Information Technology Investment Process. (Recommendation 2)
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Social Security Administration The SSA Commissioner should ensure that the Associate Commissioner of Data Exchange, Policy Publications and International Negotiations publishes in SSA's annual financial reports detailed information on its reviews of eCBSV user fees and any proposed changes. (Recommendation 3)
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Social Security Administration The SSA Commissioner should ensure that the Associate Commissioner of the Office of Data Exchange, Policy Publications and International Negotiations includes in relevant Federal Register or other public notices a detailed explanation of any changes to eCBSV user fees, such as by describing cost recovery methodologies and assumptions, recent and projected costs, and user-fee collections. (Recommendation 4)
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Social Security Administration The SSA Commissioner should ensure that the Associate Commissioner of Data Exchange, Policy Publications and International Negotiations develops a process for soliciting input from stakeholders on changes to eCBSV user fees prior to their implementation. (Recommendation 5)
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Social Security Administration The SSA Commissioner should ensure that the Associate Commissioner of Data Exchange, Policy Publications and International Negotiations develops strategies and assesses tradeoffs for expanding use of eCBSV. (Recommendation 6)
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