Recent Posts on Small Business Administration

GAO Follows the Money—Everything You Should Know About Our Audits of Federal Financial Statements

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GAO’s FY 2025 Report Card—What We Did to Improve Federal Programs and Save Billions of Dollars

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For Veterans Starting a New Business and New Life, Federal Programs Could Help With Financial Hurdles

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Our Final CARES Act Report About the Federal Response to COVID-19

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Fraud and Its Consequences—Who Steals from Federal Programs and What’s the Cost?

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Federal Government Made an Estimated $162 billion in Improper Payments Last Fiscal Year

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Another Warning About the Nation’s Fiscal Health and Financial Record Keeping

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After Disaster Hits, Rural Communities Face Unique Challenges in Recovering

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May the 4th Be With You—Want to Fight Fraud? ‘This is the Way…’

Pie chart showing where improper payments were made --Medicare, Medicaid, the Paycheck Protection Program, and federal Pandemic Unemployment comprised about 20% each. All other programs were under 20% total.

Federal Government Made $236 billion “Improper Payments” Last Fiscal Year

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A Warning About the Nation’s Fiscal Health

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Protecting Emergency Assistance Funding from Payment Errors, Including Fraud