Read the post Where can Government Save Money? We’ve Found More than Half a Trillion Dollars in Potential Savings May 11, 2022 How, specifically, can the federal government save billions of dollars and also improve the way many...
Read the post Checking in with the Postal Service on its 228th Anniversary February 20, 2020 On this day in 1792, President George Washington signed legislation that established the modern-day...
Read the post GAO’s 2019 Performance and Accountability Report — A Record Year in Financial Benefits November 19, 2019 Every year, we report on how we’ve supported Congress and improved the performance and...
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...
Read the post GAO’s Guide to Saving the Government Billions of Dollars: Reducing Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication in Federal Programs May 21, 2019 Today we released our 9th annual report on fragmentation, overlap, and duplication in the federal...
Read the post GAO’s 2019 Priority Recommendation Letters April 08, 2019 Our stock-in-trade is making recommendations to agencies to help improve government operations and...
Read the post Saving Dollar Bills: Reducing Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication in Federal Programs April 26, 2018 We released our latest report today on fragmentation, overlap, and duplication in the federal...
Read the post A Check-Up on the Government’s Fiscal Health January 17, 2017 After 6 years of declining deficits, the federal deficit increased to $587 billion in 2016 and U.S...
Read the post Achieving Financial Benefits—One Action at a Time November 22, 2016 Since 2011, we’ve outlined actions federal agencies and Congress can take to reduce fragmentation...
Read the post A Policymaker’s Duplication and Cost Savings Toolkit April 16, 2015 On Tuesday’s WatchBlog, we highlighted our new guide on assessing fragmentation, overlap, and...
Read the post An Analyst’s Duplication and Cost Savings Toolkit April 14, 2015 For 5 years, our annual reports have identified areas of fragmentation, overlap, and duplication in...
Read the post 2014 Duplication and Cost Savings Report April 08, 2014 As the fiscal pressures facing the government continue to mount, so too does the need for executive...
