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Many of us may remember the 2010s as the data breach decade. No sector was spared. High-profile breaches included communications (Yahoo and Verizon)...
Over the years, GAO’s work has helped save taxpayers billions of dollars by reducing duplication, overlap and fragmentation in programs. Each year, we...