Read the post Swift, Sustained Action Needed to Improve Federal Response to COVID-19 March 31, 2021 The nation is now in its second year of the coronavirus pandemic and still faces a number of...
Read the post The Critical Role of Federal Partnerships with States & Local Governments During COVID-19 September 09, 2020 Partnerships between federal and local entities are key to achieving national goals for education...
Read the post Medicaid in Times of Crisis, and An Introduction to Our New Special Product—The Health Care Capsules February 17, 2021 Did you know Medicaid can be used in times of crisis? From natural disasters to the pandemic...
Read the post Vaccine Distribution, Supply Chain, Testing Still Present Challenges in Federal Pandemic Response January 28, 2021 Since November 2020, the number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. has dramatically increased, further...
Read the post The Military’s Pandemic Response—Supporting Civil Authorities April 15, 2020 The Department of Defense (DOD) often is expected to play a critical role in helping respond to a...
Read the post How Can the Federal Government Strengthen Its Response to COVID-19? September 21, 2020 Today’s WatchBlog looks at our third report on the implementation of the CARES Act and other...
Read the post How Prepared Are We for a Pandemic? March 05, 2020 The outbreak and spread of COVID-19 from China to the U.S. shores has brought the term coronavirus...
Read the post COVID-19’s Disproportionate Impact on American Indians June 11, 2020 American Indian communities are reporting high rates of COVID-19 infection and voicing concerns that...
Read the post COVID-19 Vaccines and the Lessons Learned from H1N1 January 14, 2021 As the federal government responds to the coronavirus pandemic, we here at GAO have been monitoring...
Read the post Continued Surge in COVID Cases Highlights Need for Urgent Federal Action November 30, 2020 COVID-19 cases have been increasing since mid-September, further highlighting the importance of...
Read the post Operation Warp Speed—Federal Efforts to Accelerate COVID-19 Vaccine and Therapeutic Development November 17, 2020 Developing a vaccine can take 10 years or longer. However, as COVID-19 cases rapidly rose during the...
Read the post How COVID-19 Could Aggravate the Homelessness Crisis? August 25, 2020 The growing homelessness crisis in the U.S. could be worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. While data...