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GAO-22-105721 1 (2022-07-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaonjh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States July 12, 2022 The Honorable Pete Buttigieg Secretary U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, D.C. 20590 Priority Open Recommendations: Department of Transportation Dear Mr. Secretary: The purpose of this letter is to provide an update on the overall status of the Department of Transportation's (DOT) implementation of GAO's recommendations and to call your personal attention to areas where open recommendations should be given high priority.1 In November 2021, we reported that on a government-wide basis, 76 percent of our recommendations made 4 years ago were implemented.2 DOT's recommendation implementation rate was also 76 percent. As of April 2022, DOT had 167 open recommendations. Fully implementing these open recommendations could significantly improve DOT's operations. Since our June 2021 letter, DOT has implemented two of our 16 open priority recommendations. Specifically, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has taken steps to: assess the effectiveness of its Runway Safety Program;3 and improve oversight of the use of its Compliance Program-an enforcement policy that encourages use of training, collaboration, and other tools to address safety violations.4 We ask for your continued attention to the remaining 14 priority recommendations. We are also adding two new recommendations related to assessing skill gaps in key occupations that oversee the safety of automated technologies and increasing climate resilience of federally 1Priority recommendations are those that GAO believes warrant priority attention from heads of key departments or agencies. These recommendations are highlighted because, upon implementation, they may significantly improve government operation, for example, by realizing large dollar savings; eliminating mismanagement, fraud, and abuse; or making progress toward addressing a high-risk or duplication issue. 2GAO, Performance and Accountability Report: Fiscal Year 2021, GAO-22-4-SP (Washington, D.C.: Nov. 15, 2021). 3GAO, Aviation Safety: Opportunities Exist for FAA to Improve Airport Terminal Area Safety Efforts, GAO-19-639 (Washington, D.C.: Aug. 30, 2019). 4GAO, Aviation Safety: Actions Needed to Evaluate Changes to FAA's Enforcement Policy on Safety Standards, GAO-20-642 (Washington, D.C.: Aug. 18, 2020). GAO-22-105721 Page 1

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