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GAO-24-106928 1 (2024-02-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaopyl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Why This Matters GAO provides audited agencies with an opportunity to review and comment on draft reports before GAO issues the final report.' For the Department of Defense (DOD), this period is usually 30 days, but it can range from 7 to 30 days.2 Additionally, for any reports that may contain controlled unclassified or classified information, GAO requests that the department complete a review for such information and communicate the results of the review in writing to GAO. Sensitivity reviews are completed to identify sensitive information, such as controlled unclassified information. Reviews for classified information, such as information designated as Secret or Top Secret, are generally referred to as security reviews. Delays in DOD submitting agency comments and sensitivity/security reviews result in GAO issuing products later than congressionally directed or requested. Following concerns raised about the timeliness of DOD comments and GAO being able to issue its reports in time to inform congressional and public debate, the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 includes a provision for GAO to report every 6 months over a 2-year period on the extent to which DOD submitted agency comments and sensitivity/security reviews in a timely manner and in accordance with GAO protocols.3 This report is the second in a series of four reports on this topic, covering the period of GAO's review from May 16, 2023, to November 11, 2023. Key Takeaways DOD submitted 55 percent of its agency comments and almost 70 percent of its sensitivity reviews to GAO after the deadline. DOD conducted two security reviews, and both were submitted late. DOD took 35 days, on average, to submit agency comments. For over half of the reports, it took an additional 16 days, on average, for DOD to submit agency comments past the deadline. For one report, DOD took 128 days to provide its comments. On average, DOD completed sensitivity reviews in 40 days and security reviews in 77 days. In one case, DOD took 118 days to complete its sensitivity review; and in another, it took 114 days to complete its security review. For about half of the reports provided to DOD, GAO granted an extension to the deadline for submitting comments and reviews. DOD did not provide agency comments within the period of the extension for 10 of 34, or nearly 30 percent of those reports. DOD also did not provide sensitivity and security reviews within the extension period for about 43 percent and 50 percent of those reports, respectively. Page 1 GAO-24-1 06928 DOD Reviews and Responses to GAO Reports Page 1 GAO-24-106928 DOD Reviews and Responses to GAO Reports

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