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Disparities in income and wealth among older Americans have widened in recent decades. Higher income...

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In a word: yes. On Thursday, the Comptroller General of the United States Gene Dodaro, head of GAO...

Growing debt is not just a number—it represents a threat to our economy and our ability to meet...

Just about every federal government operation—from processing taxes and protecting national parks to...

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Have you ever wondered how the federal government provides important public services—like helping...

The Social Security Administration relies on its IT systems to provide monthly payments to over 64...

Without a change in law or policy, the gap between the amount of money the federal government...

Chances are you or someone you know is one of the hundreds of millions of people whose personal data...

GAO’s workforce is organized largely by subject area, with most employees working in one of our 15...

Ten years ago this month, Congress responded to the most serious economic crisis since the Great...