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 Entertainment Venues Have Reopened. We Examined Efforts to Aid Them During the Pandemic October 13, 2022 This past summer marked the return to live concerts and movie theaters for many of us. But, the...
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 Telehealth in the Pandemic—How Has It Changed Health Care Delivery in Medicaid and Medicare? September 29, 2022 To prevent the spread of COVID-19 early in the pandemic, millions of doctors’ visits and health care...
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 The Three Rs of Pandemic Learning: Roadblocks, Resilience, and Resources June 14, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic upended school as we’ve known it. Across the country, school systems struggled...
Read the post Our Latest Report on COVID-19 Includes 15 New Recommendations to Improve Federal Efforts April 27, 2022 As the pandemic enters its third year, the nation continues to face challenges related to COVID’s...
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 Federal Employees Teleworked More During COVID-19, But What Does the Future of Work Look Like? February 10, 2022 When COVID-19 struck, many offices and businesses allowed their employees to work from home, or...
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 During COVID-19, Road Fatalities Increased and Transit Ridership Dipped January 25, 2022 Empty streets, highways, and transit systems were a visible effect of the pandemic on our daily...
Read the post You Say It’s Almost Festivus? Here’s How You Can Air Your Grievances to Federal Agencies December 20, 2021 In 1997, the iconic sitcom Seinfeld introduced us to a new holiday. George Costanza’s family...
