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VA Health Care: Improved Data, Planning, and Communication Needed for Infrastructure Modernization and Realignment

GAO-23-106001

Published: Mar 20, 2023.

Publicly Released: Mar 20, 2023.
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Justice and Law Enforcement

Federal Prisons: Bureau of Prisons Should Improve Efforts to Implement its Risk and Needs Assessment System

GAO-23-105139

Published: Mar 20, 2023.

Publicly Released: Mar 20, 2023.
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Health Care

COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: Experts Identified Actions Aimed at Improving Infection Prevention and Control

GAO-23-105613

Published: Mar 20, 2023.

Publicly Released: Mar 20, 2023.
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Auditing and Financial Management

Management Report: Continued Improvements Needed in the Bureau of the Fiscal Service's Information System Controls Related to the Schedule of Federal Debt

GAO-23-106392

Published: Mar 16, 2023.

Publicly Released: Mar 16, 2023.
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International Affairs

Haiti: L’USAID et le département d’État devraient améliorer la gestion et l’évaluation des activités de reconstruction

GAO-23-106250

Published: Mar 16, 2023.

Publicly Released: Mar 16, 2023.
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International Affairs

Haiti: USAID and State Should Improve Management and Assessment of Reconstruction Activities

GAO-23-105211

Published: Mar 16, 2023.

Publicly Released: Mar 16, 2023.

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Mar 21

Development Services Group, Inc.

We deny the protest.

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Mar 20

Significance Inc.

We deny the protest.

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Mar 20

Consumer Product Safety Commission: Safety Standard for Operating Cords on Custom Window Coverings

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Wartime Reconstruction—Building Barriers Against Corruption Risks

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

As Ukraine enters its second year of conflict with Russia...

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The U.S. Led Fight Against Global Cybercrime

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

The United States and its global partners are experiencing a...

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Climate Change--Building Greater Resilience in Agriculture

Thursday, February 16, 2023

American farmers, ranchers and other agricultural producers are increasingly facing the impacts of...

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Federal Money for Disaster Recovery and Resilience Could Be Spent Better

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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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Nations at war, like Ukraine, may begin rebuilding while conflict is ongoing. We’ve seen successful & ineffective approaches for rebuilding in our work on other countries.
Today’s blog post looks at these approaches, and how to prevent fraud & corruption: https://t.co/CjhDeSEMo6 pic.twitter.com/T06HxAq516
— U.S. GAO (@USGAO) March 21, 2023

WatchBlog post: Wartime Reconstruction—Building Barriers Against Corruption Risks https://t.co/YLZ0Vt8lJi
— U.S. GAO (@USGAO) March 21, 2023

About 45% of people released from federal prison are re-arrested or return within 3 years. The Bureau of Prisons is working on reducing recidivism. But the Bureau’s efforts—and its progress reporting—could be substantially improved.

Learn More: https://t.co/FP3u5qD2AI pic.twitter.com/j0HTQRop1I
— U.S. GAO (@USGAO) March 20, 2023

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Recent Reports & Testimonies

VA Health Care: Improved Data, Planning, and Communication Needed for Infrastructure Modernization and Realignment

Federal Prisons: Bureau of Prisons Should Improve Efforts to Implement its Risk and Needs Assessment System

COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: Experts Identified Actions Aimed at Improving Infection Prevention and Control

Management Report: Continued Improvements Needed in the Bureau of the Fiscal Service's Information System Controls Related to the Schedule of Federal Debt

Haiti: L’USAID et le département d’État devraient améliorer la gestion et l’évaluation des activités de reconstruction

Haiti: USAID and State Should Improve Management and Assessment of Reconstruction Activities

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VA Health Care: Improved Data, Planning, and Communication Needed for Infrastructure Modernization and Realignment

Federal Prisons: Bureau of Prisons Should Improve Efforts to Implement its Risk and Needs Assessment System

COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: Experts Identified Actions Aimed at Improving Infection Prevention and Control

Management Report: Continued Improvements Needed in the Bureau of the Fiscal Service's Information System Controls Related to the Schedule of Federal Debt

Haiti: L’USAID et le département d’État devraient améliorer la gestion et l’évaluation des activités de reconstruction

Haiti: USAID and State Should Improve Management and Assessment of Reconstruction Activities

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Recent News

Wartime Reconstruction—Building Barriers Against Corruption Risks

The U.S. Led Fight Against Global Cybercrime

Climate Change--Building Greater Resilience in Agriculture

Federal Money for Disaster Recovery and Resilience Could Be Spent Better

Haiti Reconstruction 10-Year Review