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GAO-25-108166 1 (June 10, 2025)

handle is hein.gao/ptyonrnsof0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G &0 U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States June 10, 2025 The Honorable Michael Kratsios Director Office of Science and Technology Policy 1650 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C. 20504 Priority Open Recommendations: Office of Science and Technology Policy Dear Director Kratsios: Congratulations on your appointment. The purpose of this letter is to call your personal attention to four areas based on GAO's past work and six open priority recommendations, which are enclosed.1 Additionally, there are three other GAO open recommendations that we will continue to work with your staff to address. We are highlighting the following areas that warrant your timely and focused attention. Specifically: Strengthening advanced manufacturing. Strengthening U.S. manufacturing competitiveness has been a priority across administrations. The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) led the development of a national strategic plan for advanced manufacturing to help organize agencies' efforts, and the plan was most recently updated in October 2022.2 However, the plan does not include specific metrics or information to be collected to help determine whether the plan's goals are being achieved. Implementing our priority recommendation to ensure that the strategic plan identifies specific, measurable information that OSTP will collect from agencies would help the office assess progress toward the plan's goals and objectives. Ensuring access to critical materials, including minerals. Access to critical materials is essential for advanced technologies across many sectors. Historically, the U.S. Geological Survey has provided fairly robust data on the availability of key minerals in the supply chain. However, in September 2016, we found that there may be data limitations for potentially critical materials beyond minerals, such as neon gas. OSTP has provided examples of activities related to data collection and assessments of critical minerals or materials but as of May 2025 has not provided information on a plan or strategy to address data limitations. 1GAO considers a recommendation to be a priority if when implemented, it 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. 2The national strategic plan for advanced manufacturing is to be updated every 4 years as required by the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, as amended. 42 U.S.C. § 6622(c)(4). GAO-25-108166 OSTP Priority Recommendations Page 1

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