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Human Trafficking: Agencies Need to Adopt a Systematic Approach to Manage Risks in Contracts
GAO-24-106973
Jul 30, 2024
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9 Open Recommendations
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Department of Homeland Security The Secretary of Homeland Security should ensure that the Chief Procurement Official, in consultation with agency trafficking experts, establishes a timeline for and implements a systematic approach to managing trafficking risks in procurements. This approach should include

  • identifying and analyzing agency procurement-related trafficking risks for their level of trafficking risk,
  • developing responses to address their highest risks, such as obtaining contractor anti-trafficking compliance plans and verifying contractor implementation of requirements, and
  • communicating this information to contracting officials.

(Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in consultation with agency trafficking experts, prioritizes developing and implementing a systematic approach to managing trafficking risks in procurements. This approach should include

  • identifying the agency's current trafficking risks and analyzing at-risk procurements for their level of risk,
  • developing responses to address those risks, such as obtaining contractor anti-trafficking compliance plans and verifying contractor implementation of requirements, and
  • communicating this information to contracting officials.

(Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of State The Secretary of State should ensure that the Deputy Assistant Secretary and Senior Procurement Executive, in consultation with agency trafficking experts, identifies a time frame to reevaluate whether the agency's responses to contracting-related trafficking risks are working and if the agency needs to do a broader risk assessment. (Recommendation 3)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
U.S. Agency for International Development The Administrator of USAID should ensure that the Senior Procurement Executive, in consultation with agency trafficking experts, develops and implements a systematic approach to managing trafficking risks in procurements. This approach should include

  • identifying and analyzing procurements for their level of trafficking risk,
  • developing responses to address those risks, such as obtaining contractor anti-trafficking compliance plans and verifying contractor implementation of requirements, and
  • communicating this information to contracting officials.

(Recommendation 4)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Homeland Security The Secretary of Homeland Security should ensure that the Chief Procurement Officer ensures components conduct reviews of a subset of contracts to determine whether contracting officials implemented federal anti-trafficking requirements, including incorporating the certification provision in covered solicitations and obtaining contractor anti-trafficking certifications prior to award and annually thereafter. (Recommendation 5)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ensures components conduct reviews of a subset of contracts to determine whether contracting officials have implemented federal anti-trafficking requirements, including incorporating the certification provision in covered solicitations and obtaining contractor anti-trafficking certifications prior to award and annually thereafter. (Recommendation 6)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Federal Judiciary: Additional Actions Would Strengthen Efforts to Prevent and Address Workplace Misconduct
GAO-24-105638
Jul 30, 2024
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8 Open Recommendations
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Administrative Office of the United States Courts The Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts should, in coordination with the Judicial Conference, update the Model EDR Plan and related activities, as appropriate, to more fully align with selected EEOC recommended practices. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Administrative Office of the United States Courts The Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts should, in coordination with circuit-level officials, update workplace conduct training materials and activities in the circuits to more fully align with selected EEOC recommended practices. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Administrative Office of the United States Courts The Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts should, in coordination with the Judicial Conference, develop a plan for collecting and analyzing data on issues raised through the informal advice option of the Model EDR Plan. (Recommendation 3)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Administrative Office of the United States Courts The Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts should, in coordination with the Judicial Conference, develop a circuit-level mechanism to collect and analyze data on workplace misconduct complaints made outside of the EDR and JC&D processes. (Recommendation 4)
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Judicial Conference of the United States The Judicial Conference should set performance measures to determine whether its EDR policies are achieving established strategic workplace conduct goals. (Recommendation 5)
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Administrative Office of the United States Courts The Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts should evaluate the effectiveness of the judiciary's EDR policies and practices. (Recommendation 6)
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U.S. Marshals Service: Actions Needed to Better Identify and Address Detention Condition Concerns
GAO-24-106348
Jul 01, 2024
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8 Open Recommendations
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United States Marshals Service The Director of the Marshals Service should ensure that the Prisoner Operations Division develops and implements a plan with timeframes to ensure that deputy U.S. marshals who conduct detention facility reviews complete annual training. (Recommendation 1)
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United States Marshals Service The Director of the Marshals Service should ensure that the Prisoner Operations Division develops guidance for deputy U.S. marshals on how to conduct a detention facility review. (Recommendation 2)
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United States Marshals Service The Director of the Marshals Service should ensure that the Prisoner Operations Division develops procedures on how district staff are to work with facilities to address deficiencies identified during reviews of state and local detention facilities. (Recommendation 3)
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United States Marshals Service The Director of the Marshals Service should maintain complete and consistent detention operations inquiry data. (Recommendation 4)
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United States Marshals Service The Director of the Marshals Service should take steps, as appropriate and feasible, to better ensure the independence of its facility review processes. (Recommendation 5)
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United States Marshals Service The Director of the Marshals Service should establish performance goals for the conditions of state and local detention facilities that fully address all aspects of its detention operations strategic goal and objective. (Recommendation 6)
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U.S. Postal Service: Inspection Service Should Document Its Law Enforcement Workforce Decision-Making Processes
GAO-24-106497
May 29, 2024
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3 Open Recommendations
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United States Postal Service The Postmaster General should ensure the Chief Postal Inspector documents the Inspection Service's processes for determining the size and location of the postal inspector workforce across divisions, including factors that should be considered, and document the results of those processes. (Recommendation 1)
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In May 2024, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service concurred with this recommendation and said it would take steps to implement it. When we confirm the actions the Inspection Service has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
United States Postal Service The Postmaster General should ensure the Chief Postal Inspector fully documents the Inspection Service's processes for determining the size and location of the postal police workforce, including factors that should be considered. (Recommendation 2)
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In May 2024, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service concurred with this recommendation and said it would take steps to implement it. When we confirm the actions the Inspection Service has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
United States Postal Service The Postmaster General should ensure the Chief Postal Inspector sets a time frame for completing a security force assessment to determine the size and location of the postal police workforce. (Recommendation 3)
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In May 2024, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service concurred with this recommendation and said it would take steps to implement it. When we confirm what actions the Inspection Service has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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