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Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of the Interior OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Department of the Interior OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of the Interior
Report Number
2024-ER-003
Report Description

DOI made progress in complying with 9 of the 13 responsibilities in the Geospatial Data Act. We found deficiencies impacting 4 responsibilities.

Report Type
Audit
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
6
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0
Additional Details
https://www.doioig.gov/reports/audit/us-department-interior-making-progress-its…

Open Recommendations

This report has 6 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
2024-ER-003-01 Yes $0 $0

We recommend that the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, as the delegated Federal Geographic Data Committee Chair, conduct an analysis to identify the root cause(s) of the geospatial dataset unavailability on GeoPlatform.

2024-ER-003-02 Yes $0 $0

We recommend that the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, as the delegated Federal Geographic Data Committee Chair, conduct an analysis to determine the costs, benefits, and feasibility of resolving the root causes identified with GeoPlatform.

2024-ER-003-03 Yes $0 $0

We recommend that the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, as the delegated Federal Geographic Data Committee Chair, implement appropriate changes based on the root cause and cost benefit analyses to address dataset availability issues.

2024-ER-003-04 Yes $0 $0

We recommend that the Office of the Chief Information Officer develop and implement a methodology for the bureaus to identify all DOI geospatial-related costs to ensure consistency.

2024-ER-003-06 No $0 $0

We recommend that the Office of the Chief Information Officer, in the absence of Federal Geographic Data Committee standards, identify relevant best practices and develop requirements for specific data fields for National Geospatial Data Assets in alignment with best practices.

2024-ER-003-05 Yes $0 $0

We recommend that the Office of the Chief Information Officer direct the bureaus to track all geospatial-related costs using the methodology developed in recommendation 4 and report these costs to the Office of the Chief Information Officer annually.

Department of the Interior OIG

United States