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The 2021 High Risk List—Which Programs Are At High Risk of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse? (videos)
7 Areas Improved; Five Got Worse; 20 Showed Little Change Today, we post our latest High Risk List, which includes 36 areas across the federal government vulnerable to waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement or needing broad-based transformation. Our list includes … Continue reading
Posted in About GAO
Tagged Census 2020, Census Bureau, Chris Mihm, cybersecurity, Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, Drug misuse, Environmental Protection Agency, epa, Food and Drug Administration, General Services Administration, high risk areas, high risk list, NASA, National Nuclear Security Administration, postal service, SI, Small Business Administration, strategic issues, tax policy, U.S. Postal Service
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Creating Explosives for Nuclear Weapons
Those yellow pebbles pictured on the left? While they might look a lot like Halloween candy, they are far from it. They’re actually formulated explosives the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration uses to create weapons. In today’s WatchBlog, … Continue reading
Love is in the Air: A GAO Mixtape, Part 2
Today, we celebrate our love for you – and our work. Maybe you noticed this with our first Valentine’s Day mixtape last year? We Crush on providing you with objective, reliable information that helps the government save money and work … Continue reading
Posted in Business Regulation and Consumer Protection, Communications, Education, National Defense, Tax Policy and Administration
Tagged Air Force, Allison Bawden, CNSA, college prep, contractor oversight, counterfeit, Cristina Chaplain, Customs and Border Protection, DCM, Defense Department, Department of Education, Department of Energy, DOD, emergency communication, EWIS, F-22, firefighter, first responders, homeland security, IAT, identity theft, IRS, Jackie Nowicki, James McTigue, John Pendleton, Kim Gianopoulos, Mark Goldstein, National Nuclear Security Administration, NRE, PI, pilots, police, poverty, public schools, satellites, tax fraud, Valentine's Day
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GAO Nerds Out for Comic-Con
Is it any surprise that GAO auditors know some things about Comic-Con? (It shouldn’t be.) To mark the start of this annual convention, here’s a look at some of our work through the lens of superheroes, adventurers, and other Comic-Con … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, National Defense, Transportation, Veterans
Tagged aircraft tracking, amphibious combat vehicle, antiquities, ASM, aviation, Batman, body armor, Comic-Con, Cosplay, DCM, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Doctor Manhattan, Dr. Manhattan, HC, IAT, Indiana Jones, National Nuclear Security Administration, nuclear materials, PI, radar coverage, SI, Spider-man, Spiderman, Superheroes, veterans affairs, women veterans, Wonder Woman
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