The US General Accountability Office (GAO) issued the 19-page report, Cybersecurity and Information Technology: Federal Agencies need to Strengthen Efforts to Address High-Risk Areas on July 29. President Bidens comments made to the Office of the Director National Intelligence and staff and the leadership of the intelligence community on July 27 pointed out shortcomings in the cyber readiness of the U.S. government. As of July 2021, only three of the 24 major federal agencies had taken action to adopt the GAO recommendations.”]