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GAO-24-107309 1 (2024-06-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaoqmp0001 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 June 7, 2024 The Honorable Deb Haaland Secretary Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20240 Priority Open Recommendations: Department of the Interior Dear Madam Secretary: The purpose of this letter is to provide an update on the overall status of the Department of the Interior's implementation of GAO's recommendations and call your continued personal attention to areas where open recommendations should be given high priority.1 In November 2023, we reported that, on a government-wide basis, 75 percent of our recommendations made 4 years ago were implemented.2 Interior's recommendation implementation rate was almost 92 percent. As of April 2024, Interior had 112 open recommendations. Fully implementing these open recommendations could significantly improve Interior's operations. Since our May 2023 letter, Interior has implemented eight of our 12 priority recommendations. * As of May 2023, the Office of the Chief Information Officer issued a new Data Sharing Policy that establishes mandatory data sharing requirements and responsibilities. The policy requires that all new systems-or those undergoing modernization-provide automated data sharing capabilities, establishes a timeline for systems to have complete data dictionaries in place, and requires Interior bureaus to use common standards wherever possible. These steps meet the intent of our 2021 recommendation that Interior develop a plan to address data sharing challenges while updating and modernizing key oil and gas systems.3 These steps also help ensure Interior will address its data sharing challenges going forward. * In 2023, U.S. negotiators reached preliminary agreements with the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) to amend and extend various compact provisions and agreements, including the trust fund agreements. In March 2024, 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 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 2023, GAO-24-900483 (Washington, D.C.: Nov. 15, 2023). 3GAO, Oil and Gas: Interior Should Strengthen Management of Key Data Systems Used to Oversee Development on Federal Lands, GAO-21-209 (Washington, D.C.: May 27, 2021). GAO-24-107309 Page 1

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