GAO Finds Tracking Gaps in Nearly $6 Billion of Disaster Contracts
A GAO audit found FEMA and the Army Corps could not reliably track local-vendor use in nearly $6 billion of disaster response contracts.
Government Accountability
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House Oversight to weigh contempt resolution against Leon Black
House Oversight will weigh a resolution recommending contempt for Leon Black after the committee says he skipped a deposition and withheld documents.
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VA speeds EHR rollout as GAO says key safeguards remain unfinished
VA is accelerating its electronic health-record rollout, but GAO says 14 of 18 recommendations on cost, readiness and oversight were not fully implemented.
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DOJ watchdog examines DEA decisions on suspected fentanyl shipments
A Justice Department watchdog is examining whether DEA investigators consistently balanced immediate public safety against longer-term trafficking cases.
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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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House faces next step on public-safety benefits bill
The Senate passed a bill proposing deadlines, interim payments and new oversight for public-safety benefit claims. The House has not acted yet.
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D.C. Circuit asked to preserve Trump White House records order
New appellate filings ask the D.C. Circuit to keep White House recordkeeping requirements in place as the Trump administration challenges the law.
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DHS Watchdog Says FEMA Records Gap Limited Bias Review
A DHS watchdog found a FEMA crew skipped 11 Florida homes with Trump signs during Hurricane Milton and said missing records limited a broader review.
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CFPB Inspector General Finds Temporary Disruptions to Agency Operations
A new inspector general review found temporary disruptions to CFPB enforcement, supervision and complaint systems, but did not quantify consumer harm.
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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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DOJ Launches National Fraud Center to Track Cross-Program Fraud
The Justice Department has launched a prosecutor-led center to connect federal fraud data and generate investigative leads across benefits, grants and other programs.
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EPA watchdog says agency missed critical systems in cyber inventory
An EPA inspector general audit found three of six sampled systems met high-value-asset criteria but were not classified that way. No breach was reported.
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GAO Finds Defense Officials Hesitate to Use Some Commercial Space Data
A new GAO report says licensing costs, perceived restrictions and unclear access procedures are keeping some Defense officials from using commercial space data.
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Federal audit questions $20.9 million in Ohio manufacturing program spending
A federal audit questioned $20.9 million in Ohio Manufacturing Extension Partnership costs as NIST weighs recovery, stronger oversight and a new award for the statewide network.
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GAO: Navy Submarine Delays Cost $3.4 Billion
A new GAO report says Navy attack-submarine delays erased more than 15,000 operational days from 2016–2025 and could add $3.1 billion by 2030.
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GAO says DOE lacks clear standards for nuclear cleanup contractors
A new GAO report says DOE lacks measurable standards for judging contractor oversight at nuclear cleanup sites, leaving accountability gaps across a mission lasting decades.
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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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Federal judge limits grant cancellations based on shifting priorities
A Massachusetts judge ruled agencies cannot terminate active federal grants solely because officials later adopt different priorities, protecting billions at risk.
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GAO: 796 federal awards worth $17.8 billion were canceled
A GAO review found 796 awards worth $17.8 billion canceled and 2,528 awards worth $33.6 billion pending across four agencies, with EPA and DOT driving most cancellations.
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Vermont campaign-finance compliance report draws scrutiny ahead of general election
A Secretary of State report found 409 of 429 Vermont candidates registered, but 41 registered candidates still lacked an August 1 report or affidavit as of August 6.
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GAO says federal agencies still lack reliable ways to measure whether programs work
A new GAO assessment says agencies often track spending and participation without enough goals, outcome data or evaluations to show whether programs work.
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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.