GAO Results For over a century, GAO has been committed to providing nonpartisan, professional and objective program and technical expertise to support Congress in overseeing the executive branch; evaluating government programs, operations and spending priorities; and assessing information from outside...
What GAO Found GAO's 2022 annual report identified 94 new actions for Congress or executive branch agencies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of government. For example: The Department of Energy could pursue less expensive disposal options of nuclear and hazardous waste, such as immobilizing...
What GAO Found In its April 2022 report, GAO found that the four selected agencies it reviewed did not have procedures describing how political interference in scientific decision-making should be reported and addressed. These agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are: the...
GAO Results For over a century, GAO has been committed to providing nonpartisan, professional and objective program and technical expertise to support Congress in overseeing the executive branch; evaluating government programs, operations and spending priorities; and assessing information from outside...
What GAO Found When reviewing the federal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, GAO found that agencies had significant shortcomings in their application of fundamental internal controls and financial and fraud risk management practices. Such shortcomings—stemming in part from the need to...