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Health Care

Public Health Preparedness: HHS Should Plan for Medical Countermeasure Development and Manufacturing Risks

GAO-23-105713

Published: Feb 02, 2023.

Publicly Released: Feb 02, 2023.
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Financial Markets and Institutions

Money Market Mutual Funds: Pandemic Revealed Unresolved Vulnerabilities

GAO-23-105535

Published: Feb 02, 2023.

Publicly Released: Feb 02, 2023.
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International Affairs

Supply Chain Resilience: Agencies Are Taking Steps to Expand Diplomatic Engagement and Coordinate with International Partners

GAO-23-105534

Published: Feb 02, 2023.

Publicly Released: Feb 02, 2023.
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Worker and Family Assistance

Military Child Care: DOD Efforts to Provide Affordable, Quality Care for Families

GAO-23-105518

Published: Feb 02, 2023.

Publicly Released: Feb 02, 2023.
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Business Regulation and Consumer Protection

State Small Business Credit Initiative: Improved Planning Could Help Treasury Limit Additional Delays

GAO-23-105293

Published: Feb 02, 2023.

Publicly Released: Feb 02, 2023.
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National Defense

Administrative Separation Boards: Air Force Should Clarify Member Qualifications

GAO-23-105780

Published: Feb 02, 2023.

Publicly Released: Feb 02, 2023.

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Legal Decisions

Feb 03

Paradyme Management, Inc.

We deny the protest.

B-421203,B-421203.2

Feb 02

Bluehawk, LLC

We deny the protest.

B-421201,B-421201.2

Feb 01

TekSynap Corporation

We deny the protest.

B-419464.3,B-419464.4

Feb 01

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GAO Issues and Seeks Comments on Draft Updates to "Yellow Book," the Preeminent Standards for Government Auditing

Monday, January 30, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC (January 30, 2023)—Today, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued an exposure draft with proposed updates to Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS)...

U.S. Comptroller General Testifies to House on Waste, Fraud and Abuse in Pandemic Recovery Programs.

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The @DeptofDefense is monitoring a suspected Chinese #SpyBalloon currently floating over the U.S. Learn more about challenges posed by #China’s growing military power, and how DOD can bolster national security amid this strategic competition: https://t.co/RKVLt4yl7k pic.twitter.com/nDyiTJ397J
— U.S. GAO (@USGAO) February 3, 2023

LISTEN NOW➡️ GAO Director Kristen Kociolek discusses findings from our new report on the lack of accurate accounting for government property, like ammunition, in the possession of DOD contractors on @FederalNewsNet’s podcast Federal Drive with @tteminWFED: https://t.co/cbHB5wF5JS pic.twitter.com/EG4IBQrF8C
— U.S. GAO (@USGAO) February 3, 2023

Knowing who owns a #NursingHome can shed light on its quality of care. But government-provided information on ownership is often incomplete or hard to understand.

Today’s podcast w/ GAO’s Leslie Gordon discusses ways to improve this info: https://t.co/EymKLID6Z6 pic.twitter.com/2eCqeFZiCd
— U.S. GAO (@USGAO) February 2, 2023

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Public Health Preparedness: HHS Should Plan for Medical Countermeasure Development and Manufacturing Risks

Money Market Mutual Funds: Pandemic Revealed Unresolved Vulnerabilities

Supply Chain Resilience: Agencies Are Taking Steps to Expand Diplomatic Engagement and Coordinate with International Partners

Military Child Care: DOD Efforts to Provide Affordable, Quality Care for Families

State Small Business Credit Initiative: Improved Planning Could Help Treasury Limit Additional Delays

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Nursing Home Ownership Can Affect the Quality of Care, And Clearer Information Could Help Families' Decision-making

How Prevalent is Fraud in Federal Programs? We Take a Look—Focusing on Unemployment Insurance Oversight

GAO Issues and Seeks Comments on Draft Updates to "Yellow Book," the Preeminent Standards for Government Auditing

U.S. Comptroller General Testifies to House on Waste, Fraud and Abuse in Pandemic Recovery Programs.

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Public Health Preparedness: HHS Should Plan for Medical Countermeasure Development and Manufacturing Risks

Money Market Mutual Funds: Pandemic Revealed Unresolved Vulnerabilities

Supply Chain Resilience: Agencies Are Taking Steps to Expand Diplomatic Engagement and Coordinate with International Partners

Military Child Care: DOD Efforts to Provide Affordable, Quality Care for Families

State Small Business Credit Initiative: Improved Planning Could Help Treasury Limit Additional Delays

Administrative Separation Boards: Air Force Should Clarify Member Qualifications

Legal Decisions

Featured Topics

Recent News

Closing the Digital Divide for the Millions of Americans without Broad...

Planning for the Next Public Health Emergency and Medical Countermeasu...

Nursing Home Ownership Can Affect the Quality of Care, And Clearer Information Could Help Families' Decision-making

How Prevalent is Fraud in Federal Programs? We Take a Look—Focusing on Unemployment Insurance Oversight

U.S. Comptroller General Testifies to House on Waste, Fraud and Abuse in Pandemic Recovery Programs.