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Haiti: USAID and State Should Improve Management and Assessment of Reconstruction Activities

GAO-23-105211

Published: Mar 16, 2023.

Publicly Released: Mar 16, 2023.

Haiti: L’USAID et le département d’État devraient améliorer la gestion et l’évaluation des activités de reconstruction

GAO-23-106250

Published: Mar 16, 2023.

Publicly Released: Mar 16, 2023.

Global Cybercrime: Federal Agency Efforts to Address International Partners' Capacity to Combat Crime

GAO-23-104768

Published: Mar 01, 2023.

Publicly Released: Mar 01, 2023.

Export Controls: State Needs to Improve Compliance Data to Enhance Oversight of Defense Services

GAO-23-106379

Published: Feb 06, 2023.

Publicly Released: Feb 06, 2023.

Supply Chain Resilience: Agencies Are Taking Steps to Expand Diplomatic Engagement and Coordinate with International Partners

GAO-23-105534

Published: Feb 02, 2023.

Publicly Released: Feb 02, 2023.

Antidumping and Countervailing Duties: Process Design Helps Ensure Proceedings Are Based on Accurate and Complete Information

GAO-23-105794

Published: Dec 12, 2022.

Publicly Released: Jan 09, 2023.

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Haiti: USAID and State Should Improve Management and Assessment of Reconstruction Activities

GAO-23-105211

Mar 16, 2023

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5 Open Recommendations

Agency Affected	Recommendation	Status
U.S. Agency for International Development	The Administrator of USAID should ensure USAID/Haiti updates or develops strategic infrastructure plans using quality information, such as technical information and expertise. (Recommendation 1)	Open When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
U.S. Agency for International Development	The Administrator of USAID should ensure that USAID/Haiti develops a process to track and assess consistent and complete results information for infrastructure activities, such as the final outputs, outcomes, costs, time frames, and lessons learned. (Recommendation 2)	Open 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 ensure that the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs conducts an evaluation of the effectiveness of its activities to develop the Haitian National Police. (Recommendation 3)	Open When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
U.S. Agency for International Development	The Administrator of USAID should ensure that USAID/Haiti establishes a process to completely and consistently track and analyze data on awards made to local organizations, such as the amount and percent of total funding awarded and the percent of total awards provided to these organizations. (Recommendation 4)	Open When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
U.S. Agency for International Development	The Administrator of USAID should ensure that USAID/Haiti systematically tracks information on the activities that the mission funds to strengthen organizational capacity of Haitian organizations, including which activities USAID funds, and basic information about these activities, such as key interventions, entities involved, results achieved, and lessons learned. (Recommendation 5)	Open When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Export Controls: State Needs to Improve Compliance Data to Enhance Oversight of Defense Services

GAO-23-106379

Feb 06, 2023

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2 Open Recommendations

Agency Affected	Recommendation	Status
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls	The Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Defense Trade Controls should complete and implement procedures for DDTC compliance specialists to capture complete and accurate information on ITAR violations related to defense services in CCMS. (Recommendation 1)	Open When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls	The Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Defense Trade Controls should complete and implement electronic data collection mechanisms to improve the accuracy and completeness of CCMS data on violations of ITAR requirements for defense services. (Recommendation 2)	Open When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief: State Has Taken Actions to Address Coordination Challenges, but Staffing Challenges Persist

GAO-23-105347

Dec 12, 2022

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3 Open Recommendations

Agency Affected	Recommendation	Status
Department of State	The U.S. Global Aids Coordinator should develop a strategic workforce planning process to identify and address the underlying causes for persistent staffing vacancies in S/GAC headquarters and country teams. (Recommendation 1)	Open When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of State	The U.S. Global Aids Coordinator should work with USAID to ensure that State's funding pipeline policies are compatible for PEPFAR activities and that adequate pipeline funds are available to implementing agencies so that these activities can continue in case of funding delays. (Recommendation 2)	Open When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
U.S. Agency for International Development	USAID should work with the U.S. Global Aids Coordinator to ensure that USAID's funding pipeline policies are compatible for PEPFAR activities and that adequate pipeline funds are available to implementing agencies so that these activities can continue in case of funding delays. (Recommendation 3)	Open When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Northern Triangle: DOD and State Need Improved Policies to Address Equipment Misuse

GAO-23-105856

Nov 02, 2022

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5 Open Recommendations

Agency Affected	Recommendation	Status
Department of Defense	The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency develops policies outlining how to record and track alleged incidents of misuse of U.S.-provided equipment. (Recommendation 1)	Open DOD did not concur with this recommendation. As of February 2023, DOD has not provided an update on actions taken to address this recommendation. We will continue to monitor and provide updated information when we confirm any actions the agency has taken.
Department of Defense	The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, in consultation with State's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, develops policies for investigating allegations of misuse for DOD-provided equipment not covered by the Golden Sentry program. (Recommendation 2)	Open DOD concurred with this recommendation. As of February 2023, DOD has not provided an update on actions taken to address this recommendation. We will continue to monitor and provide updated information when we confirm any actions the agency has taken.
Department of Defense	The Secretary of Defense should update the Golden Sentry program's guidance to specify who is responsible for verifying that the data in the Security Cooperation Information Portal accurately identifies the equipment subject to enhanced end-use monitoring. (Recommendation 3)	Open DOD did not concur with this recommendation. As of February 2023, DOD has not provided an update on actions taken to address this recommendation. We will continue to monitor and provide updated information when we confirm any actions the agency has taken.
Department of Defense	The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, should evaluate DOD's Golden Sentry program to identify whether the program provides reasonable assurance, to the extent practicable, that DOD-provided equipment is only used for its intended purpose and develop a plan to address any deficiencies identified in the evaluation. (Recommendation 4)	Open DOD concurred with this recommendation. As of February 2023, DOD has not provided an update on actions taken to address this recommendation. We will continue to monitor and provide updated information when we confirm any actions the agency has taken.
Department of State	The Secretary of State should ensure that the guidance the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs is developing for its internal end-use violations tracking document outlines how to record and track alleged incidents of misuse of U.S.-provided equipment. (Recommendation 5)	Open State concurred with this recommendation. As of February 2023, State officials are developing guidance for its internal end-use violations tracker. To address this recommendation, officials said that the guidance will include a section on how to record and track end-use violations.