Legislative Branch

FEDE Office of the Federal Register / National Archives and Records Administration · Rulemaking audits

Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

Postal Service | Notice | The United States Postal Service (USPS) is responding to public comments regarding modifications to a General Privacy Act System of Records (SOR) that supports two continuous improvement initiatives. The first initiative is the Highway Contract Route (HCR) Driver's License scanning initiative to transition from a decentralized paper- based system to a centralized platform. The second initiative is the implementation of the USPS HCR scanning mobile application which is designed to enhance the visibility and operational efficiency of USPS contractor-transported mail by leveraging advanced tracking and scanning technologies. There will be no changes to the SOR or its..

ML Maria Lopez

Jun 8 · 1 min

FEDE U.S. Government Accountability Office · Audits audits

Federal Real Property: GSA Should Improve and Streamline Its Real Property Inventory

What GAO Found The General Services Administration (GSA) maintains an inventory of the federal government’s real property assets in a database called the Federal Real Property Profile (FRPP) Management System. Over time, data elements have been added to the FRPP for various reasons, including in response to laws. GSA has taken steps to improve FRPP data’s completeness and accuracy, such as updating guidance for agencies that submit data to FRPP. GAO assessed the accuracy of location data for fiscal year 2024 and found the data were generally accurate at the country and state level—data that GSA validates. However, the data were less accurate at a more granular level. In particular, about 20.

ML Maria Lopez

Jun 8 · 1 min

FEDE Office of the Federal Register / National Archives and Records Administration · Rulemaking audits

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration | Proposed Rule | The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 747-8 series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report of cracks in the fuselage skin lap splice at the upper fastener row between certain stations at certain stringers. This proposed AD would require performing repetitive external surface high frequency eddy current (HFEC) inspections of the upper fastener row of the fuselage skin lap splice for any crack and applicable on-condition actions. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

ML Maria Lopez

Jun 7 · 1 min

FEDE U.S. Government Accountability Office · Audits audits

Spectrum Management: DOD and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Should Improve External Collaboration

What GAO Found The electromagnetic spectrum is a critical resource for many uses including national defense and commercial wireless services. Since more than one user operating on the same frequency can disrupt transmissions, the Department of Defense (DOD) must coordinate its spectrum use. It does so with other federal agencies and nonfederal entities, such as private sector companies and other organizations. This coordination occurs through a National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) committee. In doing so, DOD generally follows leading collaboration practices. For instance, DOD policy and practices provide for defined roles, established processes, and regular comm.

ML Maria Lopez

Jun 5 · 1 min

FEDE U.S. Government Accountability Office · Audits audits

Commercial Aviation: Air Service to Small Communities Continues to Face Challenges

What GAO Found In general, small communities continue to face declining scheduled passenger air service, especially at nonhub airports—airports that have more than 10,000 annual commercial passenger boardings but less than 0.05 percent of the annual total of U.S. commercial passenger boardings. At these airports, the average number of daily departures per route in 2024 was 19 percent lower than the 2018 level. Over 70 percent of nonhub airports that were not receiving federal support from the Essential Air Service (EAS) program experienced a decline in average daily departures per route from 2018 to 2024. Percentage Change from 2018 to 2024 in Average Daily Departures per Route for Nonhub A.

ML Maria Lopez

Jun 4 · 1 min

FEDE U.S. Government Accountability Office · Audits audits

Information Technology: Census Bureau Needs to Better Manage Schedule for Modernization Program

What GAO Found The Census Bureau fully implemented leading practices for risk management for its enterprise-wide data storage and processing modernization program (known as the Enterprise Data Lake). It also substantially implemented leading practices for managing requirements and cost estimating. However, the Bureau partially implemented leading practices for developing and maintaining the schedule for the program, as shown in the table. Extent to Which the Census Bureau Implemented Leading Practices for Managing the Enterprise Data Lake Program Management Area Overall Assessment Assessment by Leading Practice Risk Management ⬤ Fully implemented ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ Requirements Management ◕ Substant.

ML Maria Lopez

Jun 4 · 1 min

FEDE U.S. Government Accountability Office · Audits audits

Defense Health Care: Actions Needed to Assess Civilian Partnerships’ Contributions to Readiness

What GAO Found The Department of Defense’s (DOD) decisions to partner with civilian medical facilities to train military medical personnel for the battlefield are influenced by various factors that can support or hinder the use of partnerships, according to officials. One type of partnership that DOD can establish through an external resource sharing agreement allows active-duty providers to provide medical care to beneficiaries in civilian medical facilities within DOD’s network. Using these partnerships can reduce costs by avoiding certain professional fees and by keeping patient care within the network. However, DOD has not fully explored the benefits of increasing the use of these partn.

ML Maria Lopez

Jun 4 · 1 min