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Budget and Spending

Oversight of Agency Spending: Implementing GAO Recommendations Could Help Address Previously Identified Challenges at Commerce, DOE, and EPA

GAO-23-106726

Published: Mar 29, 2023.

Publicly Released: Mar 28, 2023.
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Natural Resources and Environment

Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Agencies Should Track Progress Toward Ambitious Federal Goals

GAO-23-105300

Published: Mar 23, 2023.

Publicly Released: Mar 27, 2023.
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Homeland Security

Maritime Security: Coast Guard and CBP Efforts to Address Prior GAO Recommendations on Asset and Workforce Needs

GAO-23-106695

Published: Mar 23, 2023.

Publicly Released: Mar 23, 2023.
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Homeland Security

Critical Infrastructure Protection: Time Frames to Complete CISA Efforts Would Help Sector Risk Management Agencies Implement Statutory Responsibilities

GAO-23-106720

Published: Mar 23, 2023.

Publicly Released: Mar 23, 2023.
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Health Care

Regenerative Medicine and Advanced Therapies: Information on Workforce and Education

GAO-23-106030

Published: Mar 23, 2023.

Publicly Released: Mar 23, 2023.
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GAO Mission and Operations

Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office

GAO-23-900493

Published: Mar 23, 2023.

Publicly Released: Mar 23, 2023.

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Mar 28

Sierra7, Inc.; V3Gate, LLC

We deny the protests.

B-421109,B-421109.2,B-421109.3,B-421109.4

Mar 28

Superior Optical Labs, Inc.

We deny the protest.

B-421311,B-421311.2

Mar 24

BC Site Services, LLC

We sustain the protest.

B-420797.4,B-420797.5

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Worsening Wildfire Smoke Requires a More Proactive Approach

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

The U.S. has recently experienced some of its worst wildfire...

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Regenerative Medicine Workforce

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Regenerative medicine is an emerging field of health care that...

The U.S. Led Fight Against Global Cybercrime

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GAO Finds Ongoing Serious Weaknesses in U.S. Government’s Financial Statements

Thursday, February 16, 2023

WASHINGTON (February 16, 2023) – The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is again unable to provide an opinion on the reliability of the federal government’s consolidated financial statements....

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Oversight of Agency Spending: Implementing GAO Recommendations Could Help Address Previously Identified Challenges at Commerce, DOE, and EPA

Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Agencies Should Track Progress Toward Ambitious Federal Goals

Maritime Security: Coast Guard and CBP Efforts to Address Prior GAO Recommendations on Asset and Workforce Needs

Critical Infrastructure Protection: Time Frames to Complete CISA Efforts Would Help Sector Risk Management Agencies Implement Statutory Responsibilities

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Oversight of Agency Spending: Implementing GAO Recommendations Could Help Address Previously Identified Challenges at Commerce, DOE, and EPA

Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Agencies Should Track Progress Toward Ambitious Federal Goals

Maritime Security: Coast Guard and CBP Efforts to Address Prior GAO Recommendations on Asset and Workforce Needs

Critical Infrastructure Protection: Time Frames to Complete CISA Efforts Would Help Sector Risk Management Agencies Implement Statutory Responsibilities

Regenerative Medicine and Advanced Therapies: Information on Workforce and Education

Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office

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Recent News

Worsening Wildfire Smoke Requires a More Proactive Approach

Regenerative Medicine Workforce

The U.S. Led Fight Against Global Cybercrime

Got an auditing question? We wrote the book on auditing!

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