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U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Resources Deployed and Challenges Faced in Securing the Northern Border

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Service Member Absences: Actions Needed to Improve Response Process

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Social Security Death Data: Do Not Pay System Has Yielded Financial Benefits, but SSA Should Better Evaluate States’ Cost to Obtain Data

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COVID-19 Relief: States’ and Localities’ Fiscal Recovery Funds Spending Update for 2025

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Coast Guard: Additional Actions Needed to Address Reports of Community Discrimination Against Service Members

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Bureau of Prisons: Actions Needed to Better Achieve Financial and Other Benefits of Moving Individuals to Halfway Houses on Time

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