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Information Technology

Public Health Emergencies: Data Management Challenges Impact National Response

GAO-22-106175

Published: Sep 22, 2022.

Publicly Released: Sep 22, 2022.
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Human Capital

Servicemember Absences: DOD Actions Needed to Enhance Related Data, Procedures, and Staffing

GAO-22-105329

Published: Sep 22, 2022.

Publicly Released: Sep 22, 2022.
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Information Security

Nuclear Weapons Cybersecurity: NNSA Should Fully Implement Foundational Cybersecurity Risk Management Practices

GAO-22-104195

Published: Sep 22, 2022.

Publicly Released: Sep 22, 2022.
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Telecommunications

Broadband: Needs of Rural Small Businesses and Federal Programs to Support Them

GAO-22-106116

Published: Sep 22, 2022.

Publicly Released: Sep 22, 2022.
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Information Security

Privacy: Dedicated Leadership Can Improve Programs and Address Challenges

GAO-22-105065

Published: Sep 22, 2022.

Publicly Released: Sep 22, 2022.
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Justice and Law Enforcement

Federal Protective Service: Many Approved Security Recommendations Were Not Implemented and Preliminary Work Suggests Law Enforcement Deployments Have Increased

GAO-22-106177

Published: Sep 22, 2022.

Publicly Released: Sep 22, 2022.

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Legal Decisions

Sep 20

The Regal Press, Inc.

We deny the protest.

B-420831

Sep 20

R&K Enterprise Solutions, Inc.

We sustain the protest.

B-419919.6,B-419919.7,B-419919.8

Sep 19

Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service; Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration; Department of Health and Human Services: Requirements Related to Surprise Billing

B-334587

Sep 16

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Commodity Credit Corporation, Rural Business-Cooperative Service: Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) for Fiscal Year 2022

B-334572

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How does the Information Environment Threaten National Security? (vide...

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Today’s information environment poses opportunities and threats...

Podcast

The Federal Government Collects Large Amounts of Personal Data. But Ho...

Thursday, September 22, 2022

Privacy has become a more significant issue in recent years as...

Efforts to Protect Nursing Home Residents from COVID-19 Also May Have Negatively Affected Some Residents

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Blog Post

Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Has Changed Temporarily. Here’s What It Means For Borrowers

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GAO Makes Appointments to PCORI Governing Board, New Chair and Vice Chair Named

Thursday, September 22, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC (September 22, 2022) — Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), today announced the appointment of six new...

National Security Threats in the Information Age – Industrial Age & Information Age

Meet The U.S. Comptroller General

Gene L. Dodaro is the eighth Comptroller General of the United States and head of GAO. As Comptroller General, Mr. Dodaro leads GAO and helps oversee the hundreds of reports and testimonies that GAO provides each year to various committees and individual Members of Congress. The U.S. Comptroller General is appointed to a 15-year term.

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Today is #NationalPublicLandsDay—traditionally the largest single-day volunteer effort aimed to promote environmental stewardship. There are roughly 650 million acres of public lands in the U.S.! We’ve looked at ways to improve federal land management:https://t.co/pLRhS9so8Q pic.twitter.com/FeXGs5lGOO
— U.S. GAO (@USGAO) September 24, 2022

Protecting personal privacy is increasingly challenging as data is collected & shared. The federal government collects large amounts of individuals’ data, but how does it protect it? Our new podcast with GAO’s Marisol Cruz Cain & Jennifer Franks explores:
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— U.S. GAO (@USGAO) September 22, 2022

Congratulations to our Chief Diversity Management Officer, Zina D. Merritt, who was just announced as a 2022 National Academy of Public Administration Fellow. @NAPAwash fellows are nationally recognized for their expertise in public administration. https://t.co/YzRbQ7gcXm pic.twitter.com/ecqYClBNa5
— U.S. GAO (@USGAO) September 22, 2022

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Public Health Emergencies: Data Management Challenges Impact National Response

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Broadband: Needs of Rural Small Businesses and Federal Programs to Support Them

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Federal Protective Service: Many Approved Security Recommendations Were Not Implemented and Preliminary Work Suggests Law Enforcement Deployments Have Increased

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Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service; Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration; Department of Health and Human Services: Requirements Related to Surprise Billing

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Commodity Credit Corporation, Rural Business-Cooperative Service: Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) for Fiscal Year 2022

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How does the Information Environment Threaten National Security? (vide...

The Federal Government Collects Large Amounts of Personal Data. But Ho...

Efforts to Protect Nursing Home Residents from COVID-19 Also May Have Negatively Affected Some Residents

Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Has Changed Temporarily. Here’s What It Means For Borrowers

GAO Makes Appointments to PCORI Governing Board, New Chair and Vice Chair Named

National Security Threats in the Information Age – Industrial Age & Information Age

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12 Trends Affecting Government and Society

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Public Health Emergencies: Data Management Challenges Impact National Response

Servicemember Absences: DOD Actions Needed to Enhance Related Data, Procedures, and Staffing

Nuclear Weapons Cybersecurity: NNSA Should Fully Implement Foundational Cybersecurity Risk Management Practices

Broadband: Needs of Rural Small Businesses and Federal Programs to Support Them

Privacy: Dedicated Leadership Can Improve Programs and Address Challenges

Federal Protective Service: Many Approved Security Recommendations Were Not Implemented and Preliminary Work Suggests Law Enforcement Deployments Have Increased

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Recent News

How does the Information Environment Threaten National Security? (vide...

The Federal Government Collects Large Amounts of Personal Data. But Ho...

Efforts to Protect Nursing Home Residents from COVID-19 Also May Have Negatively Affected Some Residents

Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Has Changed Temporarily. Here’s What It Means For Borrowers

National Security Threats in the Information Age – Industrial Age & Information Age