Status of Open GAO Recommendations to the Director of National Intelligence

What GAO Found

GAO made 108 recommendations to the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) from July 2011 through September 15, 2024. These recommendations address issues with intelligence enterprise management, infrastructure and facilities, workforce management, and personnel vetting. As of September 15, 2024, the Office of the DNI (ODNI) has implemented 63 recommendations, or 58 percent. By fully implementing the 45 open remaining recommendations, ODNI could further improve its ability to help ensure the intelligence community best manages its workforce and infrastructure and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of its operations in support of its mission.

Why GAO Did This Study

The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 included a provision for the Comptroller General to submit a list to the Congressional Intelligence Committees and to the DNI of all open recommendations made by GAO to the DNI originally by September 30, 2023, and annually thereafter through 2028. This report is GAO's second submission, which formally transmits and communicates the results of GAO's work.

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