Read the post Emergency Rental Assistance Helped Prevent Evictions, But Oversight of Payments Was Limited December 20, 2022 Congress twice authorized the use of Emergency Rental Assistance, totaling $46.55 billion in aid, to...
Read the post Millions of People May Still Be Eligible For COVID-19 Stimulus Payments, But Time Is Running Out October 11, 2022 Throughout the pandemic, IRS and Treasury struggled to get COVID-relief payments into the hands of...
Read the post Federal Spending Data Quality—Is This As Good As It Gets? Auditors Say It Can Be Better July 26, 2022 Federal agencies spent $10.1 trillion in fiscal year 2021. But $131.8 billion of that was not...
Read the post Rising Cyberthreats Increase Cyber Insurance Premiums While Reducing Availability July 19, 2022 Cyber insurance has been around for about 20 years. These insurance policies cover common cyber...
Read the post Federal Government Efforts to Reduce Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants March 10, 2022 Coal-fired power plants release carbon dioxide, mercury, and other emissions that can harm human...
Read the post As Virtual Currency Use in Human and Drug Trafficking Increases, So Do the Challenges for Federal Law Enforcement February 24, 2022 Federal data indicate that virtual currencies—for example cryptocurrencies—are increasingly being...
Read the post Federal Financial Statements Continue to Show Serious Management Weaknesses February 22, 2022 Each year, we audit the federal government’s financial statements—including spending, revenues, and...
Read the post During COVID-19, Access to Federal Emergency Rental Assistance Increased, but Some Challenges and Risks Remain Unaddressed February 15, 2022 Early in the pandemic, Congress appropriated $47 billion in funding to help struggling renters who...
Read the post USAspending.gov Offers Insight on Government Spending, But Data Quality and User Awareness Impact Its Usefulness February 03, 2022 The federal government spent more than $9 trillion last fiscal year, of which a large portion was...
Read the post For the Federal Response to COVID-19, Significant Improvements Are Needed in Leadership and Oversight January 27, 2022 Note: This blog post has been edited to update the number and percentage of recommendations fully...
Read the post How Can the Federal Government Strengthen its Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic? October 27, 2021 Deep into the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, from health care to the economy, challenges...
Read the post Federal Debt Has Reached its Ceiling. What Does That Mean? September 08, 2021 In the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019, Congress suspended the federal debt ceiling through July 31...
