Read the post For the 30th Anniversary of National Public Lands Day—We Look At How Federal Agencies Are Addressing Ongoing Land Management Challenges September 21, 2023 The federal government manages around 640 million acres, or about 28% of all land across the United ...
Read the post Worsening Wildfire Smoke Requires a More Proactive Approach March 28, 2023 The U.S. has recently experienced some of its worst wildfire seasons on record, creating unhealthy ...
Read the post From Gold Rush to Rot—The Lasting Environmental Costs and Financial Liabilities of Hardrock Mining February 22, 2023 More than 100 years of hardrock mining on federal land brought prosperity to the U.S. economy ...
Read the post Efforts to Protect and Repatriate Native American Cultural Items and Human Remains November 01, 2022 Native American cultural items—including pottery, weapons, and sacred objects—have long been the ...
Read the post Breaking Down Barriers to Broadband Access August 11, 2022 What would your life be like without broadband internet? For many people, it’s hard to imagine not ...
Read the post Oil Spills in The Wake of Hurricane Ida Highlight Need for Better Federal Oversight of Offshore Oil and Gas Pipelines September 14, 2021 In the wake of Hurricane Ida, oil spills—including 1 over 10 miles long—were soon spotted in the ...
Read the post Mining on Federal Lands After the Gold Rush September 15, 2020 Neil Young once sang that he’d been a miner for a heart of gold. If he was on federal land, he may ...
Read the post Can Irrigation Technology Address Water Scarcity? (Podcast and Infographic) November 14, 2019 GAO keeps a close eye on the latest technologies, but today we’re looking at a truly ancient one ...
Read the post A Look at How the Government Acquires Public Lands September 26, 2019 This Saturday is National Public Lands Day—the nation's largest single-day volunteer effort aimed at ...
Read the post How Social Security is Working to Overcome its IT Management Challenges June 07, 2019 The Social Security Administration relies on its IT systems to provide monthly payments to over 64 ...
Read the post GAO’s Information Technology & Cybersecurity Team March 12, 2019 GAO’s workforce is organized largely by subject area, with most employees working in one of our 15 ...
Read the post Roads on Tribal Lands June 28, 2018 Roads connect people to education, employment, health care, and other essential services. Roads are ...
