1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov April 12, 2021GAO and Inspector General Recommendations to Agencies: An IntroductionCongress has established a number of institutions dedicated to monitoring and reporting on federal agencies and making recommendations to improve their integrity, efficiency, and effec
2、tiveness. These entities include dozens of statutory Offices of Inspector General (OIGs) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO), each of which has a mission focused on the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of the federal governments operations. One way these offices fulfill their missio
3、ns is by making specific recommendations to agencies that are intended to improve their operations or to address specific issues of compliance with laws, regulations, or other criteria. Congress has empowered both GAO and OIGs to make and publish such recommendations. OIG and GAO recommendations can
4、 be valuable tools to support Congresss oversight activities. The recommendations can help identify issues or programs in agencies that might warrant additional oversight by Congress, provide a trackable metric for monitoring agency compliance or progress, and provide ideas and data to inform legisl
