What GAO Found The Department of Defense (DOD) is actively pursuing artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. AI refers to computer systems designed to replicate a range of human functions and continually get better at their assigned tasks. GAO previously identified three waves or types of AI, shown...
What GAO Found The U.S. Capitol Police's (Capitol Police) planning for January 6, 2021, did not reflect the potential for extreme violence aimed at the Capitol and did not include contingencies for support from other agencies. For example, although the Capitol Police had information protesters could...
What GAO Found In February 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) each launched COVID-19 vaccine programs to supplement state and jurisdictional vaccination efforts. Through...
What GAO Found To operate as effectively and efficiently as possible, Congress, the administration, and federal managers must have ready access to reliable and complete financial and performance information—both for individual federal entities and for the federal government as a whole. GAO's report...
What GAO Found Federal agencies with a lead role to assist and protect one or more of the nation's 16 critical infrastructures are referred to as sector risk management agencies (SRMAs). The SRMAs for three of the 16 have determined the extent of their sector's adoption of the National Institute of Standards...
What GAO Found In fiscal year 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began to increase the number of inspections of foreign drug manufacturing establishments after decreases from fiscal years 2016 through 2018. FDA, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), conducts the...
What GAO Found The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) fleet has not demonstrated the operational capabilities it needs to perform its mission. Operational testing has found several significant challenges, including the ship's ability to defend itself if attacked and failure rates of mission-essential equipment....
What GAO Found Transitioning out of the military can present many challenges, one of which can be transferring military skills and experience to civilian employment. Officials described various efforts that the Department of Defense (DOD) has undertaken to help address the challenges that servicemembers...
This snapshot draws from a number of GAO reports to provide examples of the multiple challenges facing the Department of Defense from China. It also identifies opportunities for the Department to improve its efforts in strategic competition with China. For more information, contact Cathleen A. Berrick...
What GAO Found IRS experienced multiple challenges during the 2021 filing season as it struggled to respond to an unprecedented workload that included delivering COVID-19 relief. IRS began the filing season with a backlog of 8 million individual and business returns from the prior year that it processed...