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Defense Contracting: DOD is Taking Steps to Restrict Mandatory Arbitration, but Additional Action Needed
GAO-25-107069
Dec 23, 2024
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency assesses the extent to which the agency's ongoing contracts that meet the criteria for inclusion of the clause at DFARS 252.222-7006, which restricts contractors' use of mandatory arbitration, have included the clause and use this information to determine what actions, if any, are needed to improve compliance for ongoing contracts. (Recommendation 1)
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Textile Waste: Federal Entities Should Collaborate on Reduction and Recycling Efforts
GAO-25-107165
Dec 12, 2024
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Environmental Protection Agency The Administrator of EPA, in conjunction with NIST, OSTP, NSF, and the U.S. Departments of State and Energy, should establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate federal efforts on textile circularity, reducing textile waste, and advancing textile recycling in the US. This interagency mechanism should identify and involve federal participants and should consider leading collaboration practices, including clearly defining common outcomes and identifying data and resource needs. (Recommendation 1)
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National Institute of Standards and Technology The Director of NIST, in conjunction with EPA, OSTP, NSF, and the U.S. Departments of State and Energy, should establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate federal efforts on textile circularity, reducing textile waste, and advancing textile recycling in the US. This interagency mechanism should identify and involve federal participants and should consider leading collaboration practices, including clearly defining common outcomes and identifying data and resource needs. (Recommendation 2)
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Office of Science and Technology Policy The Director of OSTP, in conjunction with EPA, NIST, NSF, and the U.S. Departments of State and Energy, should establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate federal efforts on textile circularity, reducing textile waste, and advancing textile recycling in the US. This interagency mechanism should identify and involve federal participants and should consider leading collaboration practices, including clearly defining common outcomes and identifying data and resource needs. (Recommendation 3)
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Department of State The Secretary of State, in conjunction with EPA, NIST, NSF, and OSTP, and U.S. Department of Energy, should establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate federal efforts on textile circularity, reducing textile waste, and advancing textile recycling in the US. This interagency mechanism should identify and involve federal participants and should consider leading collaboration practices, including clearly defining common outcomes and identifying data and resource needs. (Recommendation 4)
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Department of Energy The Secretary of Energy, in conjunction with EPA, NIST, NSF, and OSTP, and the U.S. Department of State, should establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate federal efforts on textile circularity, reducing textile waste, and advancing textile recycling in the US. This interagency mechanism should identify and involve federal participants and should consider leading collaboration practices, including clearly defining common outcomes and identifying data and resource needs. (Recommendation 5)
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National Science Foundation The Director of NSF, in conjunction with EPA, NIST, OSTP, and the U.S. Departments of State and Energy, should establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate federal efforts on textile circularity, reducing textile waste, and advancing textile recycling in the US. This interagency mechanism should identify and involve federal participants and should consider leading collaboration practices, including clearly defining common outcomes and identifying data and resource needs. (Recommendation 6)
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Financial Disclosure: Updates Are Needed to the Public Reporting Requirements
GAO-25-107039
Dec 10, 2024
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Congress Congress should consider amending the Ethics in Government Act to update the public reporting requirements, in consultation with the Office of Government Ethics. (Matter for Consideration 1)
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Office of Government Ethics The Director of the Office of Government Ethics should update its 2005 recommendations for legislative changes to the executive branch public financial disclosure program, seeking authority to do so, as appropriate. (Recommendation 1)
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Federal Telework: Selected Agencies Need to Evaluate the Potential Effects on Agency Performance
GAO-25-106316
Nov 22, 2024
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4 Open Recommendations
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Farm Service Agency The Administrator of FSA should evaluate FSA's telework program so that the agency can identify problems or issues with the program and make appropriate adjustments, and assess the effects of telework on agency performance. (Recommendation 1)
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Internal Revenue Service The Commissioner of Internal Revenue should evaluate IRS's telework program so that the agency can identify problems or issues with the program and make appropriate adjustments, and assess the effects of telework on agency performance. (Recommendation 2)
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United States Citizenship and Immigration Services The Director of USCIS should evaluate USCIS's telework program so that the agency can identify problems or issues with the program and make appropriate adjustments, and assess the effects of telework on agency performance. (Recommendation 3)
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Department of Veterans Affairs The Under Secretary for Benefits at VA should require VBA to finish its plan to update its telework system so that it can efficiently extract telework agreement information. (Recommendation 4)
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