Priority Open Recommendations: Department of the Treasury
| Report Type |
Reports and Testimonies |
| Report Date |
June 23, 2021 |
| Release Date |
June 23, 2021 |
| Report No. |
GAO-21-549PR |
Summary:
What GAO Found
In April 2020, GAO identified 31 priority recommendations for the Department of the Treasury. Since then, Treasury has implemented 14 of those recommendations by, among other things, developing a cybersecurity risk management strategy that includes key elements identified in federal guidance and by establishing a process for conducting an organization-wide cybersecurity risk assessment.
In June 2021, GAO identified 4 additional priority recommendations for Treasury, bringing the total number to 21. These recommendations involve the following areas:
Improving payment integrity
Improving cybersecurity
Improving information technology workforce planning
Modernizing the U.S. financial regulatory system
Improving federal financial management (
Evaluating the performance and effectiveness of tax expenditures
Full implementation of these open recommendations could significantly improve Treasury's operations.
Why GAO Did This Study
Priority open recommendations are the GAO recommendations that warrant priority attention from heads of key departments or agencies because their implementation could save large amounts of money; improve congressional and/or executive branch decision-making on major issues; eliminate mismanagement, fraud, and abuse; or ensure that programs comply with laws and funds are legally spent, among other benefits. Since 2015 GAO has sent letters to selected agencies to highlight the importance of implementing such recommendations.
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