Topic: Technology

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

CABI U.S. Government Accountability Office · Audits audits

Federal Law Enforcement: DHS Could Improve Data Collection and Assessment of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Programs

What GAO Found Stakeholders and available literature identified occupation, culture, and personal life stressors that may negatively affect the mental health of law enforcement officers in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Stressors that Department of Homeland Security Law Enforcement Officers May Face Selected law enforcement agencies—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)—reported that at least 99 suicide-related deaths occurred in fiscal years 2016 through 2025. During this period, CBP reported 81 of these deaths and had an average suicide rate of 17.6, which varied annually c.

TN Thomas Nakamura

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