Recent Posts on Financial Management and Assurance

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$186 Billion Was Lost to Improper Payments Last Year. How Can We Prevent Them In the Future?

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

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How is Social Security Death Data Helping to Prevent Federal Payment Errors?

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Strengthening Accountability in the Federal Government—Our Updates to the “Green Book”

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Our Experts Testify about TANF Oversight (Video)

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The U.S. General Fund—Balancing America’s Checkbook

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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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Ukraine Aid is Important, But So is Oversight of This Funding and Assistance

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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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Updating Government Auditing Standards—The 2024 Yellow Book