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GAO-20-446PR 1 (2020-05-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaebbx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States May 4, 2020 The Honorable Dr. Mark Esper Secretary of Defense U.S. Department of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, D.C. 20301-1000 The Honorable David Norquist Deputy Secretary of Defense 1010 Defense Pentagon Washington, D.C. 20301-1010 Priority Open Recommendations: Department of Defense Dear Mr. Secretary and Mr. Deputy Secretary: The purpose of this letter is to provide an update on the overall status of the Department of Defense's (DOD) implementation of GAO's recommendations and to call DOD's continued attention to areas in which open recommendations should be given high priority.1 Many of the recommendations in this letter directly address key challenges-such as rebuilding readiness, mitigating cyber threats, and controlling costs-that significantly affect DOD's ability to accomplish its mission. In November 2019, we reported that on a government-wide basis, 77 percent of the recommendations we made 4 years ago were implemented.2 As of May 1, 2020, DOD's recommendation implementation rate was 64 percent.3 At that time, DOD had 1,058 open unclassified recommendations. In addition, as of May 1, 2020 DOD had 48 open recommendations that were included in sensitive (for example, For Official Use Only) GAO reports, bringing the total number of open recommendations to 1,106. By implementing these recommendations, DOD could significantly improve its operations and help address its critical challenges. In March 2019, we sent DOD a letter discussing 91 open recommendations that we believe are a high priority for the department to address. We subsequently have removed 27 of these recommendations from this year's letter. DOD has implemented 17 recommendations, thereby 1Priority recommendations are those that GAO believes warrant priority attention from heads of key departments or agencies. They 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 2019, GAO-20=1SP (Washington, D.C.: Nov. 19, 2019). 3DOD's implementation rate represents the percentage of recommendations from fiscal year 2015 unclassified and sensitive (for example, For Official Use Only) GAO products that DOD had implemented as of May 1, 2020. It does not include classified recommendations. GAO-20-446PR DOD Priority Recommendations Page 1

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