Priority Open Recommendations: Department of Defense , June 2 , 2025
Priority Open Recommendations: Department of Defense , June 2 , 2025
From the document: “Dear Secretary Hegseth: Congratulations on your appointment. The purpose of this letter is to call your personal attention to five areas based on GAO’s past work and 79 open priority recommendations, which are enclosed. Additionally, there are 1,280 other GAO open recommendations that we will continue to work with your staff to address.
We are highlighting the following areas that warrant your timely and focused attention. Specifically:
Sustaining U.S. Readiness and Competitive Advantage Over Adversaries. The Department of Defense (DOD) has not fully addressed all challenges associated with rebuilding and maintaining readiness and force structure. This includes addressing challenges in (1) better managing its costliest weapon acquisitions programs and contracts, (2) improving protection of the department’s networks from cyberattacks and other malicious activity, and (3) executing defense missions.”
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