Read the post Our Latest High Risk List Update—GAO Sees Progress in 16 Areas, But Lingering Serious Issues in Others April 20, 2023 Today, we issued our latest High Risk List, which includes 37 areas across the federal government...
Read the post Federal Payment Errors, Known As Improper Payments, Are A Continuing Concern March 29, 2023 The federal government reported an estimated $247 billion in payment errors during the most recently...
Read the post Women Continue to Struggle for Equal Pay and Representation March 14, 2023 While women make up nearly half of the U.S. workforce, they continue to earn less than men and...
Read the post How Prevalent is Fraud in Federal Programs? We Take a Look—Focusing on Unemployment Insurance Oversight January 23, 2023 Fraud hurts the integrity of federal programs and erodes the public’s trust in government. Fraud...
Read the post On Human Trafficking Awareness Day, We Look at Government Efforts to Combat Trafficking and What More Needs To Be Done January 11, 2023 Tens of millions of people are victims of human trafficking each year, according to one...
Read the post In the U.S., Income and Wealth are Concentrated at the Top. Where Does This Leave Older Americans? October 25, 2022 Disparities in income and wealth among older Americans have widened in recent decades. Higher income...
Read the post Which Workers Are the Most Affected by Automation and What Could Help Them Get New Jobs? August 23, 2022 Self-checkout at the grocery store, electronic record keeping, even tax preparation. Increasingly...
Read the post Lessons Learned When a Pandemic Led to Rapidly Rising Unemployment Claims June 07, 2022 The pandemic brought with it a major onslaught of new unemployment applications across the country...
Read the post Career and Technical Education Programs Face Challenges In Preparing the Future Workforce April 07, 2022 In his recent State of the Union Address, President Biden emphasized the importance of investing in...
Read the post On Equal Pay Day, We Look at the Disparities in Earnings and Representation for Female Managers March 15, 2022 While women make up nearly half of the U.S. workforce, they continue to earn less than their male...
Read the post The Crisis of Drug Misuse and Federal Efforts to Address It November 19, 2021 Earlier this week, many media outlets ran stories highlighting the growing crisis of drug misuse in...
Read the post Preventing Fraud in CARES Act Programs November 16, 2021 Congress appropriated nearly $5 trillion through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security...
