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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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GAO Mission and Operations

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

GAO-23-900494

Published: Mar 15, 2023.

Publicly Released: Mar 15, 2023.
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Health Care

Generic Drugs: Stakeholder Views on Improving FDA's Information on Patents

GAO-23-105477

Published: Mar 15, 2023.

Publicly Released: Mar 15, 2023.
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Information Security

Electronic Health Record Modernization: VA Needs to Address Change Management Challenges, User Satisfaction, and System Issues

GAO-23-106685

Published: Mar 15, 2023.

Publicly Released: Mar 15, 2023.

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Mar 17

ManTech Advanced Systems International, Inc.

We sustain the protest in part and deny it in part.

B-419657,B-419657.2,B-419657.3

Mar 17

Department of the Air Force--Reconsideration

We deny the request for reconsideration.

B-419657.3

Mar 17

U.S. Department of Education—Applicability of the Congressional Review Act to the Department of Education's Student Loan Debt Relief Website and Accompanying Federal Register Publication

B-334644

Mar 16

Securities and Exchange Commission: Shortening the Securities Transaction Settlement Cycle

B-335098

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

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

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Women Continue to Struggle for Equal Pay and Representation

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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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.@USAID spent $2B on reconstruction projects in Haiti after a devastating earthquake in 2010. But most projects had unrealistic initial plans, leading to delays, budget increases, & reductions in scope. Our new report explores how to improve future plans: https://t.co/5Vzu6KMuFd pic.twitter.com/U1VEetw0Lr
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Management Report: Continued Improvements Needed in the Bureau of the Fiscal Service's Information System Controls Related to the Schedule of Federal Debt

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

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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

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

Generic Drugs: Stakeholder Views on Improving FDA's Information on Patents

Electronic Health Record Modernization: VA Needs to Address Change Management Challenges, User Satisfaction, and System Issues

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Recent News

Federal Money for Disaster Recovery and Resilience Could Be Spent Bett...

The U.S. Led Fight Against Global Cybercrime

Climate Change--Building Greater Resilience in Agriculture

Women Continue to Struggle for Equal Pay and Representation

Haiti Reconstruction 10-Year Review