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GAO-24-107281 1 (2024-08-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaoqql0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Why This Matters We provide audited agencies with an opportunity to review and comment on draft reports before we issue a 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, we request that the department complete a review of such information and communicate the results of the review in writing to us. 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 our issuing products later than congressionally directed or requested. Following concerns raised about the timeliness of DOD comments and reviews and the effect on our ability to issue our 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 us to report every 6 months over a 2-year period on the extent to which DOD submitted agency comments on and sensitivity/security reviews of our draft products in a timely manner and in accordance with our protocols.3 This report is the third in a series of four reports on this topic, covering the period of November 12, 2023, to May 10, 2024. Key Takeaways * DOD submitted about 51 percent of its agency comments, 65 percent of its sensitivity reviews, and 50 percent of its security reviews after the 30-day deadline. * Agency comments. DOD took 36 days, on average, to submit agency comments. For about half of the reports, it took an additional 19 days, on average, past the deadline. In one case, DOD took 115 additional days. * Sensitivity/security reviews. On average, DOD completed sensitivity reviews in 41 days and security reviews in 44 days. For one sensitivity review, DOD took 82 days, and for one security review, it took 132 days. * Extended deadlines. For about half of the reports provided to DOD, we granted an extension to the original deadline for the submissions. DOD did not provide agency comments within the period of the extension for nearly 45 percent of those reports. DOD also did not provide sensitivity and security reviews within the extension period for about 46 percent and about 33 percent of those reports, respectively. * DOD timeliness in providing agency comments and sensitivity/security reviews has generally decreased over time. Page 1 GAO-24-107281 DOD Reviews and Responses to GAO Reports

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