Status of Open GAO Recommendations to the Director of National Intelligence
Fast Facts
Every year, when federal agencies implement our recommendations, it leads to billions of dollars in savings and thousands of other improvements across government.
Among the 108 recommendations we made to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence from FY 2011 to 2024, 39 have yet to be fully implemented. These recommendations are intended to address issues with workforce management, intelligence enterprise management, personnel vetting, and infrastructure and facilities.
In June 2024, we identified 15 of these as recommendations that ODNI should prioritize. As of September 2024, ODNI fully implemented 4 of them.
Highlights
What GAO Found
GAO made 108 recommendations to the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) from July 2011 through September 15, 2024. These recommendations address issues with intelligence enterprise management, infrastructure and facilities, workforce management, and personnel vetting. As of September 15, 2024, the Office of the DNI (ODNI) has implemented 63 recommendations, or 58 percent. By fully implementing the 45 open remaining recommendations, ODNI could further improve its ability to help ensure the intelligence community best manages its workforce and infrastructure and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of its operations in support of its mission.
Why GAO Did This Study
The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 included a provision for the Comptroller General to submit a list to the Congressional Intelligence Committees and to the DNI of all open recommendations made by GAO to the DNI originally by September 30, 2023, and annually thereafter through 2028. This report is GAO's second submission, which formally transmits and communicates the results of GAO's work.
For more information, contact Alissa H. Czyz at 202-512-3058 or czyza@gao.gov.