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GAO-22-105684 1 (2022-07-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaonjy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States July 15, 2022 The Honorable Gina M. Raimondo Secretary U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20230 Priority Open Recommendations: Department of Commerce Dear Secretary Raimondo: The purpose of this letter is to update you on the overall status of the Department of Commerce's implementation of our recommendations and to call your continued attention to areas where open recommendations should be given high priority.1 In November 2021, we reported that, government-wide, 76 percent of our recommendations made 4 years ago were implemented.2 Commerce's recommendation implementation rate was 75 percent. As of May 2022, Commerce had 102 open recommendations. Fully implementing these open recommendations could significantly improve Commerce's operations. Since our June 15, 2021 letter, Commerce has implemented one of our 11 open priority recommendations that related to the decennial census. We found the Census Bureau (Bureau) took significant steps to ensure that corrective actions for cybersecurity weaknesses were implemented within prescribed time frames.3 This has increased the Bureau's ability to address future cybersecurity weaknesses. Additionally, Commerce had two priority recommendations that will remain open for the 2030 Census, but are not among the highest priorities right now. These recommendations are based on planning activities we expect to be completed later in the 10-year decennial cycle.4 Therefore, eight priority recommendations remain from those we identified in our 2021 letter. 1Priority recommendations are those that we believe warrant priority attention from heads of key departments or agencies. They are highlighted because, upon implementation, they may significantly improve government operations, 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-22-4SP (Washington, D.C.: Nov. 15, 2021). 3GAO, 2020 Census: Further Actions Needed to Reduce Key Risks to a Successful Enumeration.GAO-19-431 T. (Washington, D.C.: April 30, 2019). 4These two recommendations are to: 1) include estimates of the resources, such as labor, materials, and overhead costs, in the integrated schedule for each activity as the schedule is built, and prepare to carry out other steps as necessary to conduct systematic schedule risk analyses on the schedule; and 2) improve the credibility of schedules, including conducting a quantitative risk assessment. GAO-22-105684 Page 1

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