Read the post Federal Debt Has Reached its Ceiling. What Does That Mean? September 08, 2021 In the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019, Congress suspended the federal debt ceiling through July 31...
Read the post As Kennedy Center Turns 50, We Look At Its Recent Expansion and Ways to Improve Its Use of Capital Improvement Funding September 09, 2021 This month, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts celebrates its 50th anniversary and its first...
Read the post Rooting Out Fraud in Federal Small Business Research Awards August 12, 2021 In 2019, a software developer in Chicago submitted bank statements from a fake investor to obtain a...
Read the post How do Federal Agencies Monitor Employee Time and Attendance in In-Person and Remote Settings? August 19, 2021 The coronavirus pandemic caused many workers in the U.S. to shorten their commute from city to couch...
Read the post How Did State and Local Governments Fare During the Pandemic? August 03, 2021 COVID-19 took a toll on the U.S. economy, impacting businesses’ revenues and individuals’ earnings...
Read the post A Snapshot of Government-Wide Contracting For FY 2020 (infographic) June 22, 2021 In fiscal year 2020, the federal government spent more than $665 billion on contracts, an increase...
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 Freedom of Information Act—How Open is Public Access to Government Data? March 18, 2021 The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) establishes a legal right for individuals and organizations to...
Read the post The 2021 High Risk List—Which Programs Are At High Risk of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse? (videos) March 02, 2021 7 Areas Improved; Five Got Worse; 20 Showed Little Change Today, we post our latest High Risk List...
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 How GAO’s Recommendations Can Help the New Congress and President January 21, 2021 What are some of the most important changes the federal government should make? Today’s WatchBlog...
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...
