Anna Maria Ortiz

Director, Natural Resources and Environment

Areas of Expertise:

Native American issues
Data breaches and identity theft
Protection of personally identifiable information (PII)
Consumer protection for financial products and services

Anna Maria Ortiz is a Director in GAO’s Natural Resources and Environment team. She oversees GAO’s portfolio focused on Native American and Tribal issues, and collaborates throughout GAO on reviews of Indian and Tribal programs related to health, education, energy, justice, child welfare, infrastructure and economic development.

Anna Maria earned her Ph.D. and M.A. degrees in political science from the University of Michigan, where she focused on quantitative methodology and American politics, and a bachelor’s degree in political economy from Princeton University.

Recent Reports

Tribal Programs: Actions Needed to Improve Interior's Management of Trust Services

GAO-23-105356

Published: Apr 27, 2023.

Publicly Released: Apr 27, 2023.

COVID-19 Relief Funds: Lessons Learned Could Improve Future Distribution of Federal Emergency Relief to Tribal Recipients

GAO-23-105473

Published: Dec 15, 2022.

Publicly Released: Dec 15, 2022.

Tribal Economic Development: Action is Needed to Better Understand the Extent of Federal Support

GAO-22-105215

Published: Aug 30, 2022.

Publicly Released: Aug 30, 2022.

Tribal Funding: Actions Needed to Improve Information on Federal Funds That Benefit Native Americans

GAO-22-104602

Published: May 19, 2022.

Publicly Released: May 19, 2022.

Alaska Native Issues: Federal Agencies Could Enhance Support for Native Village Efforts to Address Environmental Threats

GAO-22-104241

Published: May 18, 2022.

Publicly Released: May 18, 2022.

Native American Issues: Federal Agency Efforts and Challenges Repatriating Cultural Items

GAO-22-105685

Published: Feb 02, 2022.

Publicly Released: Feb 02, 2022.

Multimedia

Missing or Murdered Indigenous Women

Thursday, October 28, 2021

Transcript

The Theft of Native American Cultural Resources and Federal Efforts to Protect Them

Monday, April 05, 2021