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Auditing and Financial Management

Improper Payments: Fiscal Year 2022 Estimates and Opportunities for Improvement

GAO-23-106285

Published: Mar 29, 2023.

Publicly Released: Mar 29, 2023.
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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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Justice and Law Enforcement

Immigrant Investor Program: Opportunities Exist to Improve Fraud and National Security Risk Monitoring

GAO-23-106452

Published: Mar 28, 2023.

Publicly Released: Mar 28, 2023.
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Agriculture and Food

Food Prices: Information on Trends, Factors, and Federal Roles

GAO-23-105846

Published: Mar 28, 2023.

Publicly Released: Mar 28, 2023.
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Government Operations

National Labor Relations Board: New Protocols Aim to Prevent Errors When Swearing in Board Members

GAO-23-105889

Published: Mar 28, 2023.

Publicly Released: Mar 28, 2023.
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National Defense

National Security Snapshot: DOD Active-Duty Recruitment and Retention Challenges

GAO-23-106551

Published: Mar 28, 2023.

Publicly Released: Mar 28, 2023.

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Mar 28

National Labor Relations Board—Member Service Prior to Presidential Appointment

B-334179

Mar 28

Department of Housing and Urban Development: Increased Forty-Year Term for Loan Modifications

B-335112

Mar 28

Sierra7, Inc.; V3Gate, LLC

We deny the protests.

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

Mar 28

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Federal Payment Errors, Known As Improper Payments, Are A Continuing C...

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

The federal government reported an estimated $247 billion in...

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Food Prices Increases

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Food prices generally increase by about 2 percent each year. But...

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Worsening Wildfire Smoke Requires a More Proactive Approach

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GAO Named Best Place to Work for Third Year

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

WASHINGTON (March 29, 2023) – For the third consecutive year, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) ranked number one in the Partnership for Public Service’s Best Place to Work rankings released...

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Improper Payments: Fiscal Year 2022 Estimates and Opportunities for Improvement

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Immigrant Investor Program: Opportunities Exist to Improve Fraud and National Security Risk Monitoring

Food Prices: Information on Trends, Factors, and Federal Roles

National Labor Relations Board: New Protocols Aim to Prevent Errors When Swearing in Board Members

National Security Snapshot: DOD Active-Duty Recruitment and Retention Challenges

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National Labor Relations Board—Member Service Prior to Presidential Appointment

Department of Housing and Urban Development: Increased Forty-Year Term for Loan Modifications

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Improper Payments: Fiscal Year 2022 Estimates and Opportunities for Improvement

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

Immigrant Investor Program: Opportunities Exist to Improve Fraud and National Security Risk Monitoring

Food Prices: Information on Trends, Factors, and Federal Roles

National Labor Relations Board: New Protocols Aim to Prevent Errors When Swearing in Board Members

National Security Snapshot: DOD Active-Duty Recruitment and Retention Challenges

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Recent News

Federal Payment Errors, Known As Improper Payments, Are A Continuing C...

Food Prices Increases

Regenerative Medicine Workforce

Worsening Wildfire Smoke Requires a More Proactive Approach

Haiti Reconstruction 10-Year Review