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GAO for Your Reading Pleasure
Our reports make for great reads, but sometimes summer calls for lighter fare. For National Book Lovers Day, read about how our real-life work shows up in best sellers and lesser known books alike. Best sellers
Working toward Implementing the DATA Act
Federal agencies spend more than $3.7 trillion a year. But it’s not always easy to get reliable, useful, and consistent information about this spending—information that can help improve oversight, decision making, and transparency. So, Congress passed the Digital Accountability and … Continue reading
The Costs and Benefits of Federal Telework (podcast)
It used to be that if you weren’t in the office, you couldn’t get work done. Now, at least 1 million federal employees are eligible to telework. But what are the costs and benefits to federal agencies of this flexible … Continue reading
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August 4, 2016
Tagged CHCO, Chief Human Capital Officers, Department of Transportation, DOT, Environmental Protection Agency, epa, FDIC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, federal telework, feds, General Services Administration, GSA, Merit Systems Protection Board, MSPB, Office of Personnel Management, OPM, telework, United States Department of Agriculture, usda, Yvonne Jones
When the Federal Government Makes Improper Payments (podcast)
Federal government agencies made an estimated $137 billion in improper payments in fiscal year 2015. These were payments that shouldn’t have been made at all or were sent in the wrong amount. Here is Beryl Davis, a director in our … Continue reading
Can We Count on an Accurate Count?
The 2010 Census was the most expensive in U.S. history—it cost about $13 billion from start to finish (in 2010 dollars). Using the same design, the 2020 Census would cost over $17 billion (in 2020 dollars). But the Census Bureau’s … Continue reading
Managing for Results in the Federal Government (podcast)
Every year, certain executive branch federal agencies are supposed to identify their major management challenges and report on their specific plans to fix them. But are they following through and effectively identifying challenges and solutions? Listen to Chris Mihm, managing … Continue reading
How to Spot and Report Government Fraud, Waste and Abuse (infographic)
You may already know that members of the public can anonymously report allegations of fraud, waste, abuse or mismanagement of federal funds to GAO’s FraudNet. But what exactly constitutes fraud? And what’s the difference between waste and abuse? To help … Continue reading
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June 16, 2016
Tagged abuse, FAIS, fraud, FraudNet, FWA, how to spot fraud, mismanagement, waste
Our 24/7 Fraud Reporting Line
For nearly 40 years, people have reported suspicions of fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement of federal funds to our FraudNet team. Today’s WatchBlog peeks inside FraudNet to see what happens to the calls, emails, and other tips we receive. A … Continue reading
Will “Hamilton” Win Big? Its Namesake Already Inspired a Lot of GAO Work
Alexander Hamilton has quite the legacy: he was the first Secretary of the Treasury; he created a plan for managing the national debt; and he is now the inspiration behind the Tony Award-nominated musical, Hamilton. In anticipation of this Sunday’s … Continue reading
