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The objective of this statutory audit was to review the Department’s compliance with the requirements outlined under Section 759(a) of the Geospatial Data Act. Specifically, we sought to determine whether the Department implemented the 13 covered agency responsibilities listed in Section 759(a) of the Geospatial Data Act.
The Department was in compliance with the applicable requirements outlined under section 759(a) of the Geospatial Data Act. Specifically, we found that the Department implemented all 10 of the 13 covered agency responsibilities listed in Section 759(a) of the Geospatial Data Act that we reviewed. We were unable to evaluate compliance with three covered agency responsibilities as the strategic plan applicable to two of the responsibilities has not yet been issued by the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) and applicable data standards related to the third responsibility have not yet been defined by the FGDC and Office of Management and Budget.
We made two recommendations: (1) that the Department ensure continued implementation of the covered agency responsibilities listed under Section 759(a) of the Geospatial Data Act, to include remaining aware of any new or updated guidance to assure continued compliance; and (2) that the Department ensure that Section 759(a)(1), (6), and (10) are implemented once applicable guidance becomes available.
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