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Military Officers: DOD Can Enhance Promotion and Education Guidance for Addressing Indo-Pacific Region Needs
GAO-23-106070
Jun 29, 2023
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4 Open Recommendations
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that ASD(M&RA) issues guidance that clearly identifies the objective of considering Indo-Pacific region experience in promotion board decisions. (Recommendation 1)
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DOD partially concurred with this recommendation and stated it will explore options to communicate existing guidance with the appropriate Service promotion boards. When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that ASD(M&RA) establishes a method to measure the results of including Indo-Pacific region experience in promotion board instructions. (Recommendation 2)
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DOD partially concurred with this recommendation and stated it will explore options to request that the military services incorporate questions about the instructions into their required promotion board exit interviews. When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Education and Training issues updated timeframes for implementing the China-focused learning outcomes. (Recommendation 3)
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DOD concurred with this recommendation. When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Education and Training develops and issues reporting requirements for assessing implementation of the China-focused learning outcomes. (Recommendation 4)
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DOD partially concurred with this recommendation and stated it will explore options to issue any updated reporting requirements for assessing the implementation of the China-focused learning outcomes. When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

FEMA Disaster Workforce: Actions Needed to Improve Hiring Data and Address Staffing Gaps
GAO-23-105663
May 02, 2023
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Federal Emergency Management Agency The FEMA administrator should establish and document clear and consistent procedures to collect and calculate accurate time-to-hire information. (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.
Federal Emergency Management Agency The FEMA administrator should document plans to monitor and evaluate the agency's hiring efforts to address staffing gaps in the disaster workforce. (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.
Federal Emergency Management Agency The FEMA administrator should develop performance measures to monitor and evaluate progress toward human capital goals, including net growth targets for cadres to achieve FEMA's long-term disaster workforce staffing goal. (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.

Overseas Real Property: State Should Improve Strategic Workforce Planning for Facilities Maintenance Staff
GAO-23-105401
Apr 03, 2023
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Department of State The Secretary of State should ensure that the Director of OBO develops and maintains an inventory of job-related skills among the FM workforce. (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.
Department of State The Secretary of State should review whether the regional bureaus or OBO are best positioned to strategically lead the assignment process for the FM workforce. (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 State The Secretary of State should develop guidance for overseas posts to create and maintain an inventory of LE maintenance staff skills. (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.

National Institute of Standards and Technology: Improved Workforce Planning Needed to Address Recruitment and Retention Challenges
GAO-23-105521
Feb 28, 2023
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National Institute of Standards and Technology The OHRM Division Chiefs should track how often flexibilities have been used—including how often incentive payments have been offered and paid—to evaluate their success. (Recommendation 1)
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According to the Department of Commerce's July 2023 action plan, NIST will develop a dashboard to track use of recruitment and retention incentives with a targeted implementation date of October 1, 2024.
National Institute of Standards and Technology The OHRM Division Chiefs should develop and implement a succession planning framework, and link leadership development programs and technical training to succession planning efforts. (Recommendation 2)
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According to the Department of Commerce's July 2023 action plan, NIST will obtain or reprioritize staff to implement a NIST-wide succession planning program that follows the Department's succession planning framework in fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
National Institute of Standards and Technology Directors of NIST's key operating units, including its HR office and laboratories, should collaborate to develop and implement an agency-wide strategic workforce process, which addresses recruitment, retention, DEIA, and succession planning. (Recommendation 3)
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According to the Department of Commerce's July 2023 action plan, NIST will obtain or reprioritize staff to develop and implement a NIST-wide strategic workforce planning program in fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
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