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Podcast Roundup – Podcasts You May Have Missed
2019 was a banner year for GAO podcasts. In addition to launching our new Deep Dig podcast series, we produced more podcasts than ever before—64 in total! In case you didn’t catch them all, today’s WatchBlog features a handful of … Continue reading
Our Guide to Tech Readiness
The development of cutting-edge technologies is critical to many of the government’s most costly acquisition projects, including new weapons, satellites, nuclear facilities, and homeland security systems. The federal government spends billions of dollars acquiring these technologies. However, these technologies can … Continue reading
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January 7, 2020
Tagged acquisition planning, Acquisition procedures, Acquisition strategy, best practices, critical technologies, Federal acquisitions, homeland security, IT acquisitions, Nuclear facilities, satellites, Science Technology Assessment and Analytics, software, STAA, technology assessment, weapon systems
The Rankings Are In—GAO Again Named Among Best Places to Work in the Federal Government
Continuing our streak, GAO has again been named one of the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government. This year, we rose to 3rd among mid-size agencies—up one place from last year. We also once again ranked #1 in … Continue reading
Home for the Holidays? Not So Fast…
Flights delayed or canceled, passengers bumped, family celebrations missed—we’ve all heard the air travel horror stories. What recourse do you have if it happens to you? Well, that can depend on what caused the problem. Today’s WatchBlog takes a closer … Continue reading
A GAO Photo Album
They say a picture is worth a thousand words—which is one reason our Watchdogs often snap photos on the audit trail to use as evidence in our reports. In today’s WatchBlog, we’re highlighting some of the photos that helped to … Continue reading
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December 12, 2019
Tagged Alfredo Gomez, Anne-Marie Fennell, Chris Currie, Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental quality, federal lands, FEMA, Frank Rusco, highway safety, Homeland Security and Justice, land management, Natural Resources and Environment, Offshore oil drilling, Oil spills, Perimeter security, Personnel security, Physical Infrastructure, physical security, pollution, public lands, Recreation area security, security systems, Susan Fleming, trucks
The Importance of Good Oversight for Medicaid
Medicaid plays an important role in providing health care coverage for low-income, medically needy Americans. In 2018, Medicaid covered approximately 75 million people at a cost of about $629 billion. But overseeing this program can be challenging, given its size … Continue reading
Expanding GAO’s Science & Technology Expertise
We provide Congress with nonpartisan and fact-based analysis of technological and scientific developments that affect our society, environment, and economy. To enhance our ability to do this, we established the Science, Technology Assessment, and Analytics (STAA) team in January 2019. … Continue reading
Federal Information Security: There’s Work to Do
Just about every federal government operation—from processing taxes and protecting national parks to coordinating military operations and delivering foreign aid—relies in some way on computers. Protecting government computer systems and the information stored in them is vital, and a 2014 … Continue reading
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December 3, 2019
Tagged cybersecurity, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Education, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of State, Department of the Treasury, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Greg Wilshusen, High Risk List, High-risk issues, information security, Information security management, Information security regulations, information systems, information technology, Information technology and cybersecurity, Merit Systems Protection Board, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Office of Management and Budget, Presidio Trust, Small Business Administration, Social Security Administration
Education for Students with Disabilities
In 1970, only 1 in 5 children with disabilities was educated in a public school, and many states had laws that excluded children with certain disabilities from school. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act sought to change that by requiring … Continue reading
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November 26, 2019
Tagged Autism, children, Department of Defense, Department of Education, Developmental disabilities, Disabilities, Disability evaluation, Disciplinary actions, education, Education Workforce and Income Security, Jacqueline Nowicki, Learning disabilities, life skills training, Military personnel, public schools, special education, Students with disabilities
Protecting our Critical Infrastructure
We depend on the nation’s critical infrastructure—such as the systems that provide energy, transportation, communications, and financial services—to provide us with our basic needs. In today’s WatchBlog, we explore federal efforts to protect some of our critical infrastructure from things … Continue reading
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November 22, 2019
Tagged Chemical attacks, Chemical facilities, Chemical weapons, critical infrastructure, Critical infrastructure protection, Critical infrastructure vulnerabilities, Cyber attacks, cybersecurity, Department of Homeland Security, energy, Energy facilities, Energy production, first responders, Gas pipelines, Hazardous materials, Homeland Security and Justice, Natural gas pipelines, Security incidents, terrorism, Terrorist attacks, Transportation Security Administration
