A few weeks ago, we covered a report authored by a group of national security experts that offered a number of recommendations for improving CFIUS processes. Now a third-party monitor and auditor has stepped forward to provide additional color on “vague” NSAs and a “monitoring maze.”

Buried inside the GAO’s recent evaluation of how CFIUS monitors mitigation agreements were a few unexpected comments and footnotes. Whether intentional or not, the comments — regarding the future of monitorships — appear to have raised the eyebrows of third-party monitors. Details inside.