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Publications 25
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U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness: Staff Placed on Administrative Leave Have Returned and Await Direction
What GAO Found The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) is an independent establishment in the executive branch that coordinates the federal response to homelessness. It consists of rep...
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Innovation in Action: Getting You Up to Speed on Manufacturing
This Scroll-Driven Narrative tells the story of how the federal government is trying to strengthen U.S. manufacturing through Manufacturing USA—a national network of institutes that are partnership...
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Tobacco Products: FDA Should Monitor Timeliness of Application Reviews
What GAO Found In 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded its authority to oversee all tobacco products, including millions of e-cigarettes that were already on the market. In respons...
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Public Health Preparedness: Action Needed to Address National and Biosecurity Risks Associated with Disposal of Federal Laboratory Equipment
What GAO Found The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) sold 1,316 pieces of unneeded laboratory equipment in fiscal years 2022 through 2025. ...
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State Department: Fly America Act’s Effects on Travel Costs and Personnel Experience
What GAO Found The Fly America Act requires that, except under certain circumstances, all air travel funded by the U.S. government use a U.S.-flag air carrier service—which is generally provided by...
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Flood Insurance: Congressional Action Could Help Increase Coverage for At-Risk Properties
What GAO Found Most U.S. property owners are unprotected from flood risk. As of April 2026, 86 percent of high-risk properties did not have National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) coverage. The num...
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Federal Actions Needed to Help Veterans Access Benefits
What GAO Found According to a 2023 RAND report, an average of 1.4 million veterans faced food insecurity each year from 2015 to 2020, meaning their households did not have enough food for an active...
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Fraud in Federal Programs: Limited Beneficial Ownership Information Available on Awardees
What GAO Found Illicit actors hide their beneficial ownership in multiple ways to fraudulently access federal awards, such as contracts, grants, and Medicare payments, and to evade payment on taxes...
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Supplemental Material for GAO-25-107721: Summary of Key Changes in the 2025 Green Book Revision
This is a supplement to GAO’s 2025 revision of the Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government, known as the Green Book, GAO-25-107721. The 2025 revision contained changes from, and su...
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Director of National Intelligence: Status of Open GAO Recommendations
What GAO Found GAO has made 139 recommendations to the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) from July 2011 through September 15, 2026. These recommendations address issues with intelligence ente...
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VA Health Care: Prevalence Information Needed to Better Understand and Address Harassment Involving Veterans
What GAO Found The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has a policy to end harassment-related behaviors—including harassment of a non-sexual nature, sexual harassment, and sexual assault—at its VA ...
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Internet of Things: OMB Action Needed to Ensure Agencies Secure Their Networked Devices
What GAO Found The nation’s infrastructure relies on information systems to support its varied functions. This includes the networked Internet of Things (IoT) and operational technology (OT) device...
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Foreign Assistance: Agencies Made Broad Changes, but State Lacked Guidance for Decisions
What GAO Found In response to multiple executive orders issued beginning in January 2025, selected agencies have made changes, some significant, to their foreign assistance programming and staffing...
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Disaster Assistance: FEMA Actions Needed to Better Support People with Disabilities in Disasters
What GAO Found The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has made guidance, grants, and specialized staff available to state and local governments and other organizations that support disaster...
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Combatting Illicit Drugs: DOJ and DHS Must Resolve Uncertainties Around Collaboration to Ensure Effective Counternarcotics Investigations
What GAO Found The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have entered into longstanding formal agreements to enhance their collaboration on counte...
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Child Labor: DOL Action Needed to Better Protect Working Children
What GAO Found An estimated 2.8 million children worked in the U.S. in 2023, according to GAO’s analysis. The Department of Labor (DOL) publishes statistical data that provide information on workin...
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VA Health Care: Action Needed to Improve Fertility Care Communications and Eligibility Determination Process
What GAO Found Within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is responsible for providing enrolled veterans access to reproductive health care, including ...
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Small Business Research Programs: Better Data Could Improve Insight into Companies’ Success
What GAO Found In fiscal year (FY) 2024, the most recent data available at the time of review, 11 federal agencies issued $4.4 billion in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Busines...
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DOGE: Congress and the Public Lack Assurance That Systems and Data Were Protected at Multiple Agencies
What GAO Found Four agencies in GAO’s review—the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Department of Education, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and Securities and Exc...
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Coast Guard: Additional Action Needed to Address Marine Firefighting Challenges
What GAO Found Fires on vessels are among the most dangerous and challenging incidents to which firefighters can respond. Vessels may also carry hazardous cargo, like lithium-ion batteries, further...
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Cybersecurity Regulations: Industry Panelists Identify Duplication and Conflicts and Ways to Address Them
What GAO Found GAO convened a panel discussion to gather industry perspectives on potential duplication or conflict among federal cybersecurity regulations affecting selected critical infrastructur...
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Criminal Justice: Data on Noncitizen Incarcerations, Convictions, Removals, and Costs
What GAO Found The average number of noncitizens incarcerated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) each year decreased 44 percent from fiscal year 2017 (approximately 36,300) through fiscal year ...
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Firearms Trafficking to Mexico: Better Data and Performance Monitoring Would Help Agencies Direct Resources to Counter Cartels
What GAO Found Transnational criminal organizations (TCO) in Mexico seek to acquire semi-automatic firearms—AR-15s, AK-47s, and .50-caliber rifles—which they often convert to fully automatic firear...
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Nonimmigrant Visas: State Should Consistently Conduct Global Staffing Needs Assessments to Help Balance Workloads and Address Long Wait Times
What GAO Found Visitor visa adjudications, which account for most nonimmigrant visas (NIV), have surpassed pre-COVID numbers. The Department of State adjudicated 9.2 million visitor visas pre-COVID...
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IT Systems Annual Assessment: DOD Should Improve IT Fraud Risk Management Practices
What GAO Found To meet its mission to protect the security of our nation and provide warfighters the assets they need, the Department of Defense (DOD) relies heavily on the use of information techn...
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