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Illicit Finance: Treasury Should Monitor Partnerships and Trusts for Future Risks

GAO-25-106955
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Department of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury should ensure that the Director of FinCEN periodically analyzes SAR data for the risk of illicit activity related to trusts and partnerships and incorporates this analysis in future money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessments. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Currency Transaction Reports: Improvements Could Reduce Filer Burden While Still Providing Useful Information to Law Enforcement

GAO-25-106500
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Department of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury should ensure that the Director of FinCEN takes steps to simplify and clarify aggregation requirements. This could be done as part of FinCEN's AMLA review or through a different method. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury should ensure that the Director of FinCEN establishes a performance management process that defines performance goals and measures for monitoring the usefulness of CTRs. (Recommendation 3)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury should ensure that the Director of FinCEN takes steps to reduce the number of CTRs filed that are not used by law enforcement, such as by raising the reporting threshold or expanding criteria to allow for further exemptions. These actions should be informed by an analysis of the characteristics of CTRs that have been less likely to be accessed by law enforcement. (Recommendation 4)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Currency Transaction Reports: Improvements Could Reduce Filer Burden While Still Providing Useful Information to Law Enforcement

GAO-25-106500
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Department of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury should ensure that the Director of FinCEN takes steps to eliminate CTR data fields that are unnecessarily burdensome for filers and of little use to law enforcement. This could be done as part of FinCEN's AMLA review or through a different method. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

IT Portfolio Management: OMB and Agencies Are Not Fully Addressing Selected Statutory Requirements

GAO-25-107041
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Department of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury should direct the department CIO to work with OMB to ensure that annual reviews of their IT portfolio are conducted in conjunction with the Federal CIO and the Chief Operating Officer or Deputy Secretary (or equivalent), as prescribed by FITARA. (Recommendation 32)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Single Audits: Interior and Treasury Need to Improve Their Oversight of COVID-19 Relief Funds Provided to Tribal Entities

GAO-25-106741
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Department of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury should develop and implement procedures to identify tribal recipients that did not submit required single audit reports when due and follow up with those recipients. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Single Audits: Interior and Treasury Need to Improve Their Oversight of COVID-19 Relief Funds Provided to Tribal Entities

GAO-25-106741
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Department of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury should develop and implement procedures to use metrics to improve the effectiveness of Treasury's process for following up on audit findings, including developing baselines and targets, tracking the implementation of corrective action plans, and sharing the metrics with OCA's Chief Operating Officer. (Recommendation 3)
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World Bank Procurement: Risk Monitoring Can be Enhanced as U.S. Businesses Face Challenges Competing

GAO-24-106718
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Department of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury should ensure that the Office of International Affairs develops guidance and a formal process for how it will monitor World Bank borrower projects when it determines that monitoring is necessary. (Recommendation 2)
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World Bank Procurement: Risk Monitoring Can be Enhanced as U.S. Businesses Face Challenges Competing

GAO-24-106718
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Department of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury should ensure that the Office of International Affairs develops guidance and a formal process to determine whether to monitor individual World Bank borrower projects based on risks to U.S. interests. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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