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Worker and Family Assistance

Unemployment Insurance: DOL Needs to Address Substantial Pandemic UI Fraud and Reduce Persistent Risks

GAO-23-106586

Published: Feb 08, 2023.

Publicly Released: Feb 08, 2023.
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Information Security

Cybersecurity High-Risk Series: Challenges in Protecting Cyber Critical Infrastructure

GAO-23-106441

Published: Feb 07, 2023.

Publicly Released: Feb 07, 2023.
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Homeland Security

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

GAO-23-105806

Published: Feb 07, 2023.

Publicly Released: Feb 07, 2023.
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National Defense

Middle-Tier Defense Acquisitions: Rapid Prototyping and Fielding Requires Changes to Oversight and Development Approaches

GAO-23-105008

Published: Feb 07, 2023.

Publicly Released: Feb 07, 2023.
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Information Technology

Information Technology: IRS Needs to Complete Modernization Plans and Fully Address Cloud Computing Requirements

GAO-23-104719

Published: Jan 12, 2023.

Publicly Released: Feb 07, 2023.
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International Affairs

Export Controls: State Needs to Improve Compliance Data to Enhance Oversight of Defense Services

GAO-23-106379

Published: Feb 06, 2023.

Publicly Released: Feb 06, 2023.

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission—Use of American Rescue Plan Act Appropriation for Activities of the Inspector General

B-334321

Feb 08

Environmental Protection Agency: Control of Air Pollution from New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards

B-334963

Feb 08

Violation of the Time Limit Imposed by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998: Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget

B-334690

Feb 08

Violation of the Time Limit Imposed by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998: Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Asia, U.S. Agency for International Development

B-334565

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023

The IRS relies heavily on outdated computer software and hardware...

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Closing the Digital Divide for the Millions of Americans without Broadband

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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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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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Unemployment Insurance: DOL Needs to Address Substantial Pandemic UI Fraud and Reduce Persistent Risks https://t.co/E1RaPpJq3C
— U.S. GAO (@USGAO) February 8, 2023

#UnemploymentInsurance helped many displaced workers during COVID-19. But these funds were vulnerable to #fraud.

U.S. Comptroller General & Head of GAO Gene L. Dodaro testifies on improving oversight of UI programs—10am tomorrow: https://t.co/TfaDUMz5v4 pic.twitter.com/5EfR8sTqD0
— U.S. GAO (@USGAO) February 7, 2023

The #IRS relies on outdated computer systems to complete daily operations like processing tax returns. This creates challenges that impact taxpayers.

On today’s podcast, GAO expert Dave Hinchman discusses the IRS's efforts to modernize its technology: https://t.co/3X4Hwm32Nn pic.twitter.com/OXRk790N1R
— U.S. GAO (@USGAO) February 7, 2023

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Unemployment Insurance: DOL Needs to Address Substantial Pandemic UI Fraud and Reduce Persistent Risks

Cybersecurity High-Risk Series: Challenges in Protecting Cyber Critical Infrastructure

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

Middle-Tier Defense Acquisitions: Rapid Prototyping and Fielding Requires Changes to Oversight and Development Approaches

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Violation of the Time Limit Imposed by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998: Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Asia, U.S. Agency for International Development

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The Push to Increase Pediatric Research and Greater Diversity in Cance...

IRS’s Reliance on Aging Technology Impacts Taxpayers, and Modernizat...

Planning for the Next Public Health Emergency and Medical Countermeasure Development

Closing the Digital Divide for the Millions of Americans without Broadband

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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GAO Named #1 in Best Places to Work

12 Trends Affecting Government and Society

Our 2021 "High Risk" List of Federal Programs

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Unemployment Insurance: DOL Needs to Address Substantial Pandemic UI Fraud and Reduce Persistent Risks

Cybersecurity High-Risk Series: Challenges in Protecting Cyber Critical Infrastructure

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

Middle-Tier Defense Acquisitions: Rapid Prototyping and Fielding Requires Changes to Oversight and Development Approaches

Information Technology: IRS Needs to Complete Modernization Plans and Fully Address Cloud Computing Requirements

Export Controls: State Needs to Improve Compliance Data to Enhance Oversight of Defense Services

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Recent News

The Push to Increase Pediatric Research and Greater Diversity in Cance...

IRS’s Reliance on Aging Technology Impacts Taxpayers, and Modernizat...

Planning for the Next Public Health Emergency and Medical Countermeasure Development

Closing the Digital Divide for the Millions of Americans without Broadband

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