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Health Care

Medicaid Program Integrity: Opportunities Exist for CMS to Strengthen Use of State Auditor Findings and Collaboration

GAO-23-105881

Published: Sep 21, 2023.

Publicly Released: Sep 21, 2023.
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Health Care

COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund: HRSA Continues to Recover Remaining Payments Due from Providers

GAO-23-106083

Published: Sep 21, 2023.

Publicly Released: Sep 21, 2023.
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National Defense

F-35 Aircraft: DOD and the Military Services Need to Reassess the Future Sustainment Strategy

GAO-23-105341

Published: Sep 21, 2023.

Publicly Released: Sep 21, 2023.
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Housing

Military Barracks: Poor Living Conditions Undermine Quality of Life and Readiness

GAO-23-105797

Published: Sep 19, 2023.

Publicly Released: Sep 19, 2023.
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Government Operations

COVID-19: U.S. Territory Experiences Could Inform Future Federal Relief

GAO-23-106050

Published: Sep 19, 2023.

Publicly Released: Sep 19, 2023.
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Health Care

Medicare Part D: CMS Should Monitor Effects of Rebates on Drug Coverage and Spending

GAO-23-107056

Published: Sep 19, 2023.

Publicly Released: Sep 19, 2023.

Legal Decisions

Sep 21

Guidehouse, Inc.

We sustain the protest.

B-421740,B-421740.2

Sep 21

U.S. Department of Labor—Legality of Service of Acting Secretary of Labor

B-335451

Sep 21

Yang Enterprises, Inc.

We deny the protest.

B-421331.3,B-421331.4

Sep 20

U.S. Department of Agriculture—Use of Commodity Credit Corporation Funds for Various Programs

B-334146.1

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For the 30th Anniversary of National Public Lands Day—We Look At How...

Thursday, September 21, 2023

The federal government manages around 640 million acres, or about...

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As NASA Plans Its Return to the Moon, Greater Visibility Into Spending...

Thursday, September 7, 2023

When NASA launched Artemis I last November, it used the world's...

State and Local Efforts to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Vehicles

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More Fraud Has Been Found in Federal COVID Funding—How Much Was Lost Under Unemployment Insurance Programs

Implementing GAO’s Open Matters and Recommendations Could Produce Billions in Financial Benefits and Improve Government Operations

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Washington, D.C. (July 25, 2023) – The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) today issued a report listing more than 200 open recommendations GAO has made to Congress to help improve the...

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