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GAO-21-105129 1 (2021-07-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaolxp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Ioo_ U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE G A O A Century of Non-Partisan Fact-Based Work 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 July 8, 2021 The Honorable Eric Lander Director Office of Science and Technology Policy 1650 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20501 Priority Open Recommendations: Office of Science and Technology Policy Dear Director Lander: The purpose of this letter is to provide the overall status of the Office of Science and Technology Policy's (OSTP) implementation of GAO's recommendations and to call your personal attention to areas where open recommendations should be given high priority.1 In November 2020, we reported that on a government-wide basis, 77 percent of our recommendations made 4 years ago were implemented.2 OSTP's rate of implementing recommendations that we made in fiscal year 2017 is higher, reflecting implementation of 16 of 17 recommendations made in two fiscal year 2017 reports. We appreciate OSTP's efforts. As of June 2021, OSTP had 11 open recommendations made across seven reports. Fully implementing these open recommendations could significantly improve OSTP's operations. This is the first year that we are providing a priority recommendation letter to OSTP. We are identifying three recommendations from our prior work as priorities for implementation by OSTP in this initial letter. (See the enclosure for the list of recommendations.) These three recommendations relate to strengthening interagency collaboration on science and technology issues and are as follows: In November 2019, we recommended that OSTP, as co-chair of the National Science and Technology Council's Subcommittee on Open Science, take steps in coordination with the other co-chairs and participating agencies to fully implement leading practices that enhance and sustain collaboration. OSTP initially disagreed with the recommendation. Since our report, OSTP has provided information, including most recently in May 2021, on the Subcommittee's efforts to bring agencies together to address issues associated with public access to federally funded research results. We will consider this recommendation implemented when OSTP provides information 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 2020, GAO-21-4SP (Washington, D.C.: Nov. 16, 2020). GAO-21-105129 OSTP Priority Recommendations Page 1

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