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GAO-24-107326 1 (2024-06-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaoqnf0001 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 5, 2024 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 provide an update on the overall status of the Department of Commerce's (Commerce) implementation of GAO's recommendations and to call your continued personal attention to areas where open recommendations should be given high priority.' In November 2023, we reported that, on a government-wide basis, 75 percent of our recommendations made 4 years ago were implemented.2 Commerce's recommendation implementation rate was 78 percent. As of April 2024, Commerce had 148 open recommendations. Fully implementing these open recommendations could significantly improve agency operations. Since our May 2023 letter, Commerce has implemented 6 of our 17 open priority recommendations. * In July 2023, we verified that Census Bureau (Bureau) officials were tracking obligations in each enhancement area being researched for the 2030 Census. Tracking investments in enhancements and innovations throughout the decennial life cycle will position the Bureau, and others, to better identify the effects of design changes on future census costs.3 * In July 2023, we verified that Commerce had reviewed its positions in the IT management occupational series and had assigned appropriate roles to those positions. As a result, Commerce has ensured that its workforce data are 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, 2020 Census: Innovations Helped with Implementation, but Bureau Can Do More to Realize Future Benefits, GAO-21-478 (Washington, D.C.: June 14, 2021). GAO-24-107326 Commerce Priority Recommendations Page 1

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