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 Secret Service policy gaps left threat decisions poorly documented
A new GAO review found gaps in how the Secret Service documents security decisions, reviews policies and updates a 1991 agreement with State.
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GAO Finds Gaps in Pentagon Use of Commercial Space Data
A new GAO report says licensing, access and coordination concerns are causing some Defense Department officials to hesitate over commercial space data.
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GAO Finds Oversight Gaps in Ethics Records for 206 DOGE Personnel
A GAO review found federal agencies lacked enough records to verify ethics training, financial disclosures and records-management steps for 206 DOGE personnel.
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GAO finds gaps in DOE oversight of nuclear cleanup contractors
A new GAO audit says DOE lacked clear standards for judging contractor self-oversight at nuclear cleanup sites, raising accountability and safety concerns.
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GAO Watchdog Flags Gaps in $29 Million IT Modernization Plan
A newly public GAO watchdog audit found undocumented strategy changes and incomplete cost tracking in an IT modernization plan projected at $29 million.
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GAO: ODNI has six priority recommendations still open
A July GAO review says ODNI implemented one priority recommendation but still had six priority and 44 open recommendations, with unreliable clearance data.
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GAO Finds Screening Gaps in Pentagon Schools
A new GAO review found gaps in DODEA screening, referrals and teacher training. Universal screening tools are planned for all grades later in 2026.
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GAO Says State Department Overseas Housing Rules Need Review
A new GAO report says State’s overseas housing-space standards date to 1991 and its measurement method differs from U.S. appraisal practice, raising oversight concerns.
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GAO finds process failures in federal watchdog oversight panel
A GAO audit found missed deadlines, incomplete records and weak oversight in the federal panel that reviews allegations against inspectors general.
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GAO finds security gaps and contractor problems at ICE’s Camp East Montana detention facility
A Government Accountability Office report found camera blind spots, missing perimeter cameras and understaffing when ICE’s Camp East Montana facility opened in 2025. ICE terminated the contract in April 2026 and chose a new contractor.
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GAO Warns Federal Debt Has Surpassed the Size of the U.S. Economy
The Government Accountability Office says publicly held federal debt temporarily exceeded the size of the U.S. economy and could reach 120% of the economy by 2036 without policy changes.
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GAO Says Federal Agencies Lack Goals and Data Needed to Judge Whether Many Programs Work
A Government Accountability Office review of 15 federal programs at five agencies found weaknesses in goals, performance data and the use of information to assess results.
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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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GAO Says VA Community Care and Medicare Advantage Need Stronger Payment Controls
A new Government Accountability Office report says the Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicare Advantage need additional steps to reduce improper-payment and fraud risks.
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GAO: Education Has Addressed One of 10 Priority Recommendations
The Government Accountability Office says the Education Department implemented only one of eight priority recommendations identified in 2025, while three more concerns were added in June 2026.
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Education rule sets Aug. 31 reporting date as colleges face new earnings-based loan limits
A new Education Department rule will measure college programs against graduate-earnings benchmarks and can restrict federal Direct Loan access after repeated failures.
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GAO: Defense Security Agency Completes Fewer Than 40% of Required Contractor Inspections
A Government Accountability Office review found that the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency completes less than 40% of required inspections at contractor facilities handling classified information. The report cites workforce and information-technology weaknesses and says its recommendations remain open.
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GAO Releases Report on Recent Federal Workforce Changes at OPM
The Government Accountability Office released a report examining recent workforce changes at the Office of Personnel Management, alongside five other reports issued July 16–20, 2026.
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GAO Flags Risks to the Federal Jobs Report as Survey Response Rates Decline
A Government Accountability Office review found that users generally consider the monthly Jobs Report accurate and useful, but warned that declining response rates, revisions and gaps in technical feedback could weaken data quality.
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GAO Finds Federal Inspectors-General Integrity Panel Missed Deadlines and Lacked Consistent Oversight
A Government Accountability Office review found that the Integrity Committee did not consistently follow required timelines, documentation practices and oversight procedures for complaints involving senior inspectors-general officials.
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GAO says agencies need stronger oversight of federal workforce changes
A Government Accountability Office review released July 20 says implementation and oversight of recent workforce changes at the Office of Personnel Management require attention from Congress and federal agencies.