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GAO: USCG needs to act further on sexual assault and harassment

sexual assault and harassment response actions by USCG

A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that while the U.S. Coast Guard has taken actions to address sexual assault and harassment (SASH) it has not developed a plan to assess its efforts.

In a 2020 internal investigation called “Operation Fouled Anchor,” notes GAO, the Coast Guard examined 102 separate allegations of sexual assault from 1990 to 2006 at the Coast Guard Academy and concluded that the academy often mishandled these cases. More recently, service members...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/gao-uscg-needs-to-act-further-on-sexual-assault-and-harassment/

GAO slams BSEE and BOEM delays on offshore decommissioning

Number of wells and platforms in need of decommissioning

Worldwide, decommissioning of end-of-life offshore wells and platforms is an important market for a number of specialist offshore service providers. A recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) indicates that the U.S. market could be a whole lot bigger but for inaction by two U.S. Department of the Interior Agencies: the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).

According to GAO, as of June 2023, more than 2,700...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/gao-slams-bsee-and-boem-delays-on-offshore-decommissioning/

Loaded and Rolling: GAO tells FMCSA to release carrier complaint data

GAO tells FMCSA to make carrier complaint data public

(Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

A report published Tuesday by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) concluded that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) must make its complaint database more transparent and publicly available. The 60-page report adds, “Specifically, FMCSA does not make public any information on complaints against truck companies, bus companies, or electronic logging device providers. As a result,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loaded-and-rolling-gao-tells-fmcsa-to-release-carrier-complaint-data

GAO Report on Coast Guard Disaster Preparedness

The following is the July 2023, Government Accountability Office report, Coast Guard: Clarifying Emergency Policies and Assessing Needs Could Improve Unit Disaster Preparedness.

What GAO Found

Although Coast Guard field personnel serve as first responders for natural and human-made disasters, agency policies about maintaining emergency food and water for field personnel are unclear. For example, Coast Guard disaster preparedness policies
do not identify a clear requirement for field units to...

https://news.usni.org/2023/07/26/gao-report-on-coast-guard-disaster-preparedness

GAO Report on DoD Artificial Intelligence Guidance

Categories of Factors Selected Companies Reported Considering When Acquiring Artificial Intelligence Capabilities

The following is the June 29, 2023, Government Accountability Office report, Artificial Intelligence: DOD Needs Department-Wide Guidance to Inform Acquisitions. 

From the reportWhat GAO Found

The Department of Defense (DOD) designated artificial intelligence (AI) a top modernization area and is allocating considerable spending to develop AI tools and capabilities. AI refers to computer systems designed to replicate a range of human functions and continually get better at their assigned tasks. DOD...

https://news.usni.org/2023/06/30/gao-report-on-dod-artificial-intelligence-guidance

GAO Report on Navy Readiness and Shipyard Improvement

Changes in Cost Estimates for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Dry Dock Project

The following is the June 28, 2023, Government Accountability Office report, Navy Readiness: Actions Needed to Address Cost and Schedule Estimates for Shipyard Improvement. 

From the reportWhat GAO Found

The Navy has not developed a full cost and schedule estimate for its Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP)—an effort to improve its dry docks, facilities, and equipment—and reports that it will not be able to do so until fiscal year 2025. In the interim, the Navy plans to provide...

https://news.usni.org/2023/06/29/gao-report-on-navy-readiness-and-shipyard-improvement

GAO Report on DoD Bulk Fuel

Complexities with DOD Bulk Fuel Process

The following is the June 22, 2023, Government Accountability Office Report, DoD Bulk Fuel: Improved Management over Transactions Could Lead to More Reliable Financial Reporting.

From the report

What GAO Found

The Department of Defense (DOD) is the U.S. government’s largest purchaser and consumer of bulk fuel, expenditures for which totaled $10.3 billion in fiscal year 2022. DOD’s fuel process is complex in that it includes a variety of process owners, stakeholders, locations, and systems and a...

https://news.usni.org/2023/06/27/gao-report-on-dod-bulk-fuel

GAO Report on U.S. Military Readiness

The following is the May 2, 2023, Government Accountability Office report, Military Readiness: Improvement in Some Areas, but Sustainment and Other Challenges Persist.

From the reports

What GAO Found

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Readiness ratings increased in the ground domain and declined in the sea domain from fiscal year 2017 through fiscal year 2021—the most recent data at the time of GAO’s analysis—with mixed changes in the air and space domains.

GAO’s prior work has identified a wide range of persistent...

https://news.usni.org/2023/05/04/gao-report-on-u-s-military-readiness

GAO Report on Navy Ship Fires

The following is the April Government Accountability Office report, Navy Ship Fires: Ongoing Efforts to Improve Safety Should Be Enhanced.

From the report

What GAO Found
U.S. Navy ships undergoing maintenance face a high risk of fire, in part because repairs can involve sparks or welding in confined areas with flammable material. Navy organizations collect and analyze lessons learned from fires through a number of processes. However, the Navy does not have a process for consistently collecting,...

https://news.usni.org/2023/04/25/gao-report-on-navy-ship-fires

GAO Report on Military Housing

The following is the April 2023 Government Accountability Office report, Military Housing: DoD Can Further Strengthen Oversight of Its Privatized Housing Program.

From the report

What GAO Found

The Department of Defense (DOD) has taken steps to implement statutory requirements from the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (2020 NDAA). These statutory requirements were designed to increase assistance to residents of privatized housing, ensure DOD has adequate personnel to conduct...

https://news.usni.org/2023/04/11/gao-report-on-military-housing

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