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 Climate Hazards Could Disrupt U.S. State Department Operations Overseas (interactive map) November 29, 2022 The increasing frequency and severity of natural hazards—including those linked to climate change—...
Read the post Efforts to Protect and Repatriate Native American Cultural Items and Human Remains November 01, 2022 Native American cultural items—including pottery, weapons, and sacred objects—have long been the...
Read the post Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility at Home and Abroad August 02, 2022 Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) are important in every workplace, including...
Read the post U.S. Spending on Afghanistan Reconstruction at Risk of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse February 09, 2021 The U.S. government has spent about $141 billion on reconstruction in Afghanistan since 2002. Here...
Read the post Mapping Global Food Insecurity (Interactive Map) November 23, 2020 Nearly 690 million people in the world are undernourished. Poor nutrition can cause a number of...
Read the post Racial Disparities in Federal Employment, Lending, and Housing July 01, 2020 Over the past several years, GAO has been asked to examine various racial inequalities in economic...
Read the post The growing use of economic sanctions June 18, 2020 The U.S. government has increasingly used economic sanctions as a tool to combat threats to U.S...
Read the post A Snapshot of Government-wide Contracting for FY 2019 (infographic) May 26, 2020 From health care to helicopters, the government spends about 40% of its discretionary spending on...
Read the post Federal Information Security: There’s Work to Do December 03, 2019 Just about every federal government operation—from processing taxes and protecting national parks to...
Read the post What is the U.S. Government Doing to Combat Human Trafficking? July 30, 2019 Human trafficking is a pervasive crisis throughout the world. Millions of women, men, and children...
Read the post Is the Cloud Saving the Government Money? June 27, 2019 Have you ever wondered how the federal government provides important public services—like helping...
