GAO: DHS likely won’t realize most claimed contract savings
A new GAO audit says DHS’s $10.5 billion contract-savings claim overstated likely reductions after the agency shifted much of the work elsewhere.
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GAO says OMB still has 20 priority recommendations open
A GAO update says OMB still has 20 priority recommendations open, including unresolved gaps in fraud oversight, improper-payment reporting and program data.
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GAO Questions DOGE’s $110.3 Billion Savings Claims
A new GAO audit says DOGE’s $110.3 billion total includes savings estimates that were unsupported, inconsistently calculated or tied to earlier agency actions.
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GAO: 15 of 20 Major Benefit Programs Lacked Fraud-Risk Documentation
A revised GAO report found that only five of 20 major state-administered programs documented fraud-risk assessments across $1.1 trillion in obligations.
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GAO Questions DOGE’s Reported $110 Billion in Savings
A GAO audit found major gaps in DOGE’s $110 billion Wall of Receipts, including a $1.7 billion contract claim where no reduction occurred.
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CBO’s July Budget Review Is Listed, but Deficit Figures Are Not Included
The Congressional Budget Office lists a July 2026 budget review, while the latest completed report showed a $1.4 trillion deficit through June.
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GAO Says Federal Agencies Struggle to Match Data Used to Check Award Eligibility
A new Government Accountability Office report says agencies face data-quality and interoperability problems when checking whether recipients qualify for federal awards and payments.
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2026 trustees summary keeps pressure on Social Security and Medicare finances
A new federal trustees summary projects that combined Social Security and Medicare costs will rise from about 5.3% of GDP in 2026 to approximately 6.9% in 2084 before easing to about 6.7%.
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Senate leaders unveil short-term funding plan aimed at pushing shutdown risk past midterms
Senate leaders introduced a proposal on Aug. 2 to fund federal agencies into early December, but the measure still requires congressional approval and presidential enactment.
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GAO says programs handling $1.2 trillion face persistent fraud-management gaps
A new Government Accountability Office review finds continuing weaknesses in fraud-risk controls across 20 federally funded programs administered by states and local governments.
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CBO schedules Aug. 10 budget review as federal deficit reaches $1.2 trillion
The Congressional Budget Office says the federal deficit totaled $1.2 trillion through the first eight months of fiscal year 2026, with revenues up $174 billion and outlays up $57 billion.
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GAO Finds Fraud-Risk Gaps Across $1.1 Trillion in Federal Programs
A July 23 GAO review found that 15 of 20 major state-administered federal programs lacked documented evidence of fully assessing and prioritizing fraud risks.
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GAO flags slow Puerto Rico grid recovery after Hurricane Maria
United States National Accountability Fast Follow — a July 2 GAO report says most of the federal money for Puerto Rico’s grid recovery is still undisbursed, with reviews, staffing gaps and coordination problems slowing progress.
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Trump signs nearly $70B immigration bill, locking ICE, CBP funding through fiscal 2029
Trump signed a nearly $70 billion immigration enforcement bill on June 10, funding ICE, CBP and DHS operations across the country through fiscal 2029.