Read the post Federal Spending Data Quality—Is This As Good As It Gets? Auditors Say It Can Be Better July 26, 2022 Federal agencies spent $10.1 trillion in fiscal year 2021. But $131.8 billion of that was not...
Read the post 20 Years of Assessing DOD’s Weapon Programs Shows the Importance of Having the Right Information Before Making Investment Decisions July 07, 2022 The Department of Defense invests billions of dollars annually to develop weapon systems, such as...
Read the post Lessons Learned When a Pandemic Led to Rapidly Rising Unemployment Claims June 07, 2022 The pandemic brought with it a major onslaught of new unemployment applications across the country...
Read the post How Can the Government Innovate More Effectively? Leading Companies’ Approaches Offer Insight into Building Products Efficiently May 18, 2022 Leading commercial companies, such as Amazon and SpaceX, take a disciplined approach to develop...
Read the post Where can Government Save Money? We’ve Found More than Half a Trillion Dollars in Potential Savings May 11, 2022 How, specifically, can the federal government save billions of dollars and also improve the way many...
Read the post Facing Unprecedented Challenges, How Can the Federal Government Improve Its Management and Performance? May 04, 2022 The federal government is facing unprecedented challenges—such as responding to COVID-19, economic...
Read the post Our Latest Report on COVID-19 Includes 15 New Recommendations to Improve Federal Efforts April 27, 2022 As the pandemic enters its third year, the nation continues to face challenges related to COVID’s...
Read the post Federal Employees Teleworked More During COVID-19, But What Does the Future of Work Look Like? February 10, 2022 When COVID-19 struck, many offices and businesses allowed their employees to work from home, or...
Read the post USAspending.gov Offers Insight on Government Spending, But Data Quality and User Awareness Impact Its Usefulness February 03, 2022 The federal government spent more than $9 trillion last fiscal year, of which a large portion was...
Read the post How is the Federal Government Approaching Climate Resilience? February 01, 2022 Extreme weather events—like wildfires, hurricanes, and some winter storms—threaten the stability of...
Read the post For the Federal Response to COVID-19, Significant Improvements Are Needed in Leadership and Oversight January 27, 2022 Note: This blog post has been edited to update the number and percentage of recommendations fully...
Read the post Our New Interactive Online Resource for Understanding and Combatting Federal Fraud January 20, 2022 Fraud hurts the integrity of federal programs and erodes the public’s trust in the government. To...
