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DHS Annual Assessment: Improved Guidance on Revised Acquisition Goals Would Enhance Transparency
GAO-25-107317
Feb 25, 2025
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1 Open Recommendations
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Department of Homeland Security The Secretary of DHS should ensure that the Director of PARM updates its acquisition guidance to specify that Acquisition Program Baselines for DHS's major acquisition programs clearly document the context behind key program changes, such as revisions to cost and schedule parameters and the reasons for such revisions (e.g., breaches, COVID-19-related updates, administrative updates, or requirements changes).
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Disaster Resilience: FEMA Should Improve Guidance and Assessment of Its Revolving Loan Fund Program
GAO-25-107331
Feb 24, 2025
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2 Open Recommendations
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Federal Emergency Management Agency The FEMA Administrator should ensure that FEMA's RLF program guidance is complete, clear, and consistent. This could be accomplished by updating its Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program and Policy Guide to include complete, clear, and consistent information about the Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund program. (Recommendation 1)
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Federal Emergency Management Agency The FEMA Administrator should document and implement a process to regularly assess the effectiveness of the RLF program that incorporates evidence-based decision-making key practices. (Recommendation 2
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Coast Guard: Additional Efforts Needed to Address Cybersecurity Risks to the Maritime Transportation System
GAO-25-107244
Feb 11, 2025
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5 Open Recommendations
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United States Coast Guard The Commandant of the Coast Guard should develop and implement documented procedures to ensure the accuracy of cybersecurity incident information that the service identifies and tracks. (Recommendation 1)
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United States Coast Guard The Commandant of the Coast Guard should ensure that its case management system for facility and vessel security inspections provides ready access to complete data on specific cybersecurity deficiencies identified during those inspections. (Recommendation 2)
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United States Coast Guard The Commandant of the Coast Guard should ensure its cybersecurity strategy and plans address the key characteristics of an effective national strategy, including a full assessment of cybersecurity risks to the MTS. (Recommendation 3)
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United States Coast Guard The Commandant of the Coast Guard should develop future competency needs for all of the service's personnel with MTS cyber responsibilities for mitigating cyber risks to the MTS and analyze the gaps between current competencies and future needs. (Recommendation 4)
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United States Coast Guard The Commandant of the Coast Guard should, using the gap analysis of current and future competency needs for personnel with MTS cyber risk mitigation responsibilities, address any gaps in competencies, such as through training. (Recommendation 5)
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Disaster Contracting: Opportunities Exist for FEMA to Improve Oversight
GAO-25-107136
Feb 06, 2025
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7 Open Recommendations
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Federal Emergency Management Agency The FEMA Administrator should ensure that its Office of the Chief Component Procurement Officer reiterates to contracting officers and CORs, such as through a memorandum or training, the preference for and purpose of implementing performance-based acquisition methods for service contracts. (Recommendation 1)
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Federal Emergency Management Agency The FEMA Administrator should ensure that its Office of the Chief Component Procurement Officer reiterates to CORs, such as through a memorandum or training, the COR's role in documenting oversight activities taken to ensure contractor performance on service contracts. (Recommendation 2)
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Federal Emergency Management Agency The FEMA Administrator should ensure that its Office of the Chief Component Procurement Officer trains contract oversight staff (including contracting officers, CORs, and program office staff) on DHS and FEMA requirements for technical monitors to have the appropriate level of COR certification and the appropriate authorizations to serve on contracts. (Recommendation 3)
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Federal Emergency Management Agency The FEMA Administrator should ensure that its Office of the Chief Component Procurement Officer take steps to identify who within the agency is performing contract oversight duties on active contracts, and ensure that those individuals have the proper COR certification and contracting officer authorization. (Recommendation 4)
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Department of Homeland Security The Secretary of Homeland Security should ensure that its Office of the Chief Procurement Officer documents the steps it used to create and maintain the contracting job series staffing model. (Recommendation 5)
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Department of Homeland Security The Secretary of Homeland Security should ensure that its Office of the Chief Procurement Officer incorporates potential risks into its contracting job series staffing model. (Recommendation 6)
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