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Military Personnel: More Guidance Could Help Address Service Member Gambling Problems
GAO-25-107700
Sep 22, 2025
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9 Open Recommendations
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Director of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) establishes a time frame for issuing the implementation guidance for DOD Instruction 1010.04 that defines all roles and responsibilities for gambling disorder prevention, identification, diagnosis, and treatment that are not explicitly assigned. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of the Army The Secretary of the Army should establish a time frame to review and update guidance as needed to implement requirements for gambling disorder prevention and identification outlined in DOD Instruction 1010.04, once DHA's implementation guidance is issued. (Recommendation 2)
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Department of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy should establish a time frame to review and update guidance as needed for the Navy and Marine Corps to implement requirements for gambling disorder prevention and identification outlined in DOD Instruction 1010.04, once DHA's implementation guidance is issued. (Recommendation 3)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should establish a time frame to review and update guidance as needed to implement requirements for gambling disorder prevention and identification as outlined in DOD Instruction 1010.04, once DHA's implementation guidance is issued. (Recommendation 4)
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness includes in the next revision of DOD Instruction 1015.10 a requirement for the military services to have consistent responsible gaming guidance for their recreational machine programs. (Recommendation 5)
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Department of the Army The Secretary of the Army should update the Army's MWR guidance to be consistent with and implement DOD's revision to DOD Instruction 1015.10, once completed, for responsible gaming. (Recommendation 6)
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Nuclear Enterprise: Clearer Guidance Could Improve Joint Professional Military Education Nuclear Deterrence Curriculum
GAO-25-107416
Sep 18, 2025
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3 Open Recommendations
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff updates the guidance on enduring and periodic special areas of emphasis to explicitly define nuclear deterrence to aid all intermediate- and senior-level JPME programs' development of JPME curricula with nuclear deterrence content. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff updates the guidance on enduring and periodic special areas of emphasis to require all intermediate- and senior-level JPME programs to incorporate the definition of nuclear deterrence into relevant JPME curricula. (Recommendation 2)
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff sets a specific time frame for implementation—including for conditional and full certification—of the outcomes-based military education system by all intermediate- and senior-level JPME programs. (Recommendation 3)
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DOD Cyberspace Operations: About 500 Organizations Have Roles, with Some Potential Overlap
GAO-25-107121
Sep 17, 2025
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2 Open Recommendations
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy assesses the extent to which similar cyberspace training courses provided by the services overlap and can be consolidated to ensure that the military services are implementing a federated and joint training model in a manner that achieves efficiencies and reduces training development and delivery costs. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy assesses the extent to which there are opportunities to achieve cost savings and efficiencies by consolidating DOD cybersecurity service providers. (Recommendation 2)
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Military Moves: DOD Needs Better Information to Effectively Oversee Relocation Program Reforms
GAO-25-107771
Sep 11, 2025
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1 Open Recommendations
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should—as the department develops its path forward for DP3—ensure that the Under Secretaries of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and Personnel and Readiness, in coordination with TRANSCOM Defense Personal Property Management Office, obtain comprehensive information needed on capacity, performance, and costs to effectively oversee and manage risks to DOD's personal property program. (Recommendation 1)
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