Category: U.S. Government — GAO — Reports & Decisions

U.S. Government — GAO — Reports & Decisions

Nuclear Security Enterprise: Strategic Partnership Projects Can Support Mission, Operations, and Research

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What GAO Found The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)—a separately organized agency within the Department of Energy (DOE)—and its eight contractor-managed and -operated sites engage in Strategic Partnership Projects (SPP). These projects allow NNSA sites to perform work for other federal agencies and nonfederal entities and for those entities to benefit from the significant public…

U.S. Government — GAO — Reports & Decisions

DOD Installation Services: Action Needed to Improve Oversight of Intergovernmental Support Agreements

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What GAO Found Based on data provided by the military services, GAO found that the services’ use of intergovernmental support agreements (IGSA) with state, local, and tribal government entities (public partners) for installation-support services increased from 45 across all DOD installations in 2018 to 316 in 2025. Officials from DOD, the Army and Navy, and…

U.S. Government — GAO — Reports & Decisions

Banking Services: Cannabis Businesses Face Access Challenges

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What GAO Found In 2014, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)—a federal agency that helps combat financial crimes—issued guidance on how financial institutions can serve cannabis-related businesses (CRB) while complying with Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) requirements. This guidance instructs institutions to gather thorough information on CRB customers and file suspicious activity reports for certain transactions…

U.S. Government — GAO — Reports & Decisions

Chemical Security: DHS Should Provide Options for Voluntary Vetting of Facility Personnel for Terrorist Ties

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What GAO Found The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is the sector risk management agency (SRMA) for the U.S. chemical sector, responsible for implementing programs to assist facility owners and operators in identifying and mitigating security risks. In 2007, DHS established a regulatory program to mitigate security risks for…

U.S. Government — GAO — Reports & Decisions

Federal Rulemaking: Agencies Continue to Use Good Cause and Other Mechanisms to Forgo Public Comments

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What GAO Found During the rulemaking process, agencies are generally required to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) and seek public comment before issuing a final rule. They can expedite the process and forgo this requirement when they find good cause that the process would be impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.…