GAO – Federal agencies are undertaking IT acquisitions that are essential to their missions. GAO identified 16 of these acquisitions as particularly critical to missions ranging from national security to public health to the economy (see table). GAO has previously reported on many of these acquisitions. As of February 2025, there were 75 open GAO IT- and cybersecurity-related recommendations pertaining to nine of the 16 acquisitions.
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