Read the post Our Latest High Risk List Update—GAO Sees Progress in 16 Areas, But Lingering Serious Issues in Others April 20, 2023 Today, we issued our latest High Risk List, which includes 37 areas across the federal government...
Read the post Federal Money for Disaster Recovery and Resilience Could Be Spent Better March 16, 2023 Rebuilding and recovering from disasters, such as hurricanes and wildfires, can take years. Millions...
Read the post The Rising Threat of Domestic Terrorism in the U.S. and Federal Efforts to Combat It March 02, 2023 Domestic terrorism is on the rise. Several attacks have been widely reported in the last few years...
Read the post ICE Needs to Better Oversee Its Multi-Billion Dollar Program for Monitoring Noncitizens in Immigration Court Proceedings December 13, 2022 Immigration and Customs Enforcement—commonly known as ICE—may detain some people awaiting decisions...
Read the post Hurricane Recovery Can Take Years—But For Puerto Rico, 5 Years Show Its Unique Challenges November 14, 2022 Recovery from a hurricane can take years. Communities often face challenges understanding and...
Read the post Our Work on the January 6th Attack August 16, 2022 A House of Representatives’ special committee held a number of hearings earlier this summer that...
Read the post Border Patrol Lacks Important Information about Immigration Checkpoints Within the United States June 29, 2022 Each year, more than 50 million vehicles pass through U.S. Border Patrol’s interior immigration...
Read the post How Does Homeland Security Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction, and How Could Their Efforts Improve? May 03, 2022 Weapons of mass destruction have the potential to kill thousands of people in a single attack. These...
Read the post From Hijacking to COVID-19: 60 Years of the Federal Air Marshal Service March 29, 2022 This month, the Federal Air Marshal Service (Service) marks its 60th anniversary. The Service was...
Read the post As Virtual Currency Use in Human and Drug Trafficking Increases, So Do the Challenges for Federal Law Enforcement February 24, 2022 Federal data indicate that virtual currencies—for example cryptocurrencies—are increasingly being...
Read the post For Presidents’ Day, We Look at the Men and Women Who Protect the Commander in Chief February 17, 2022 Secret Service agents’ watchful presence are a quintessential part of any president’s life. The...
Read the post The Crisis of Drug Misuse and Federal Efforts to Address It November 19, 2021 Earlier this week, many media outlets ran stories highlighting the growing crisis of drug misuse in...
