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GAO-26-109045	Flood Risk Mitigation: Reducing Fiscal Exposure and Improving Affordability	2026-03-26	GAO-26-109045	We testified on flood risk mitigation before the House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance. Our testimony is based primarily on the following reports: Flood Insurance: FEMA's New Rate-Setting Methodology Improves Actuarial Soundness but Highlights Need for Broader Program Reform Flood Mitigation: Actions Needed to Improve Use of FEMA Property Acquisitions National Flood Insurance Program: Fiscal Exposure Persists Despite Property Acquisitions Additionally...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-109045
GAO-26-107681	Artificial Intelligence: OMB Action Needed to Address Privacy-Related Gaps in Federal Guidance	2026-03-26	GAO-26-107681	Federal agencies are increasingly adopting AI as its capabilities improve. However, AI technology poses privacy-related risks and challenges. For example, using AI may reveal personal and private information in raw data sets. At the same time, agencies don't always have the tools and resources to ensure privacy protection while using AI. The Office of Management and Budget's government-wide AI guidance doesn't fully address all the...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107681
GAO-26-107769	Commercial Shipbuilding: Selected Offshore Wind Projects Used a Mix of U.S. and Foreign Vessels, Spurring Some Shipbuilding Investments	2026-03-26	GAO-26-107769	By law, some of the ships used to build offshore wind farms must be U.S. flag—i.e., built and registered in the U.S. and largely crewed by domestic mariners. Such projects may help increase investment in the U.S. maritime industry, which plays a vital role in national security. We reviewed the extent to which U.S. ships and crews carried out offshore wind projects. For the 3...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107769
GAO-26-107996	Financial Audit: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Funds' 2025 and 2024 Financial Statements	2026-03-26	GAO-26-107996	The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insures over $10 trillion in deposits and protects your money if your FDIC-insured bank fails. We audit and issue opinions annually on financial statements of FDIC's insurance funds and on related internal controls (e.g., processes to reasonably assure that transactions are properly authorized and recorded). We found the statements were reliable and controls over financial reporting were effective in 2025...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107996
GAO-26-108020	International Collaboration: U.S. Banking Agencies’ Participation in Climate Risk Network	2026-03-26	GAO-26-108020	The Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System is a forum for sharing best practices and working on climate-related financial risk. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation became members in 2020, 2021, and 2022, respectively. These agencies joined to collaborate with other central banks...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108020
GAO-26-108882	Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute: Review of the FY 2025 Financial Statement Audit	2026-03-26	GAO-26-108882	The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute is a federally funded, nonprofit corporation. It was established to fund and evaluate research aimed at helping patients, doctors, and policymakers make better health care decisions. The institute is required to have its financial statements audited annually, and we're required to review those audits. The institute's auditor issued an unmodified (clean) opinion on its FY 2025 financial statements, concluding that...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108882
GAO-26-109007	Federal Real Property: Options to Address Funding Challenges	2026-03-26	GAO-26-109007	We testified before the House Appropriation's Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government about the impacts of funding uncertainty on federal property. It is based on many of our federal property management reports, including: Federal Real Property: Agencies Need New Benchmarks to Measure and Shed Underutilized Space Capital Financing: Alternative Approaches to Budgeting for Federal Real Property Additionally, it updates information we reported in our...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-109007
GAO-26-109069	Department of Education: Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Accountability in Higher Education	2026-03-26	GAO-26-109069	We testified on how the Department of Education can strengthen accountability over student loans and colleges before the House Committee on Education and Workforce. It is based primarily on the following reports: Federal Student Loans: Education Needs to Address Gaps in Servicer Oversight Federal Student Loans: Education Needs to Verify Borrowers' Information for Income-Driven Repayment Plans Higher Education: Education Should Address Oversight and Communication Gaps...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-109069
GAO-26-109060	Veterans Affairs: Further Actions Needed to Address Software License Management Challenges	2026-03-25	GAO-26-109060	We issued a statement for the Congressional Record on the Department of Veterans Affairs' software licensing practices to the House of Representatives, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. It is based primarily on the following reports: Federal Software Licenses: Agencies Need to Take Action to Achieve Additional Savings Cloud Computing: Selected Agencies Need to Implement Updated Guidance for Managing Restrictive Licenses VA...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-109060
GAO-26-109023	Consumer Protection: Government-wide Strategy Expeditiously Needed to Counter Scams	2026-03-25	GAO-26-109023	We testified on federal efforts to counter scams before the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee. The statement is based primarily on the following report: CONSUMER PROTECTION: Actions Needed to Improve Complaint Reporting, Consumer Education, and Federal Coordination to Counter Scams Additionally, the statement discusses responses to recommendations we previously made to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Federal Trade...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-109023
GAO-26-107872	Debt Limit: Prolonged Negotiations Increase Taxpayer Costs and Disrupt Financial Markets	2026-03-25	GAO-26-107872	Congress sets a limit on federal borrowing, known as the debt limit. When the debt reaches the limit, and Congress doesn't act quickly to raise or suspend it, there's an impasse. These have become more frequent. Impasses have disrupted financial markets and increased the nation's borrowing costs—which could be avoided. As debt approaches the limit, investors often demand higher interest rates on new U.S. debt...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107872
GAO-26-108018	Nuclear Waste Cleanup: Clarifying Definition of High-Level Radioactive Waste Could Help DOE Save Tens of Billions of Dollars	2026-03-25	GAO-26-108018	The Department of Energy is responsible for cleaning up millions of gallons of radioactive waste from nuclear weapons production. To do this, DOE must rely on a statutory definition of "high-level radioactive waste" that is unclear and hinders its mission. For example, the definition doesn't define the phrase "highly radioactive." There have been concerns about this definition for decades. And, DOE hasn't fully evaluated or...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108018
GAO-26-108025	Future Vertical Lift: Senior Leaders Restructured the Army Aviation Portfolio to Reduce Costs	2026-03-25	GAO-26-108025	The Army relies on "vertical lift systems," such as helicopters, for reconnaissance and attack missions and to transport troops and equipment on the battlefield. The Army’s fleet of helicopters is aging and, starting in 2019, the Army prioritized funding to improve its vertical lift portfolio. However, the Army reprioritized its efforts in 2024. Specifically, the Army canceled one design due to cost concerns and moved...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108025
GAO-26-108837	Science & Tech Spotlight: Solar Geoengineering	2026-03-24	GAO-26-108837		https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108837
GAO-26-108418	Supplemental Material for GAO-26-107522: IRS Artificial Intelligence Use Case Inventory as of June 2025	2026-03-24	GAO-26-108418	The IRS has been using AI for many years to help with its operations, including audit selection and answering taxpayer questions. This supplement provides additional information on how IRS was using AI as of June 2025. It supplements our report, Artificial Intelligence: IRS Actions Needed to Address Skills Gaps, Information Quality, and Strategic Management. It includes details about 57 uses of AI from IRS's internal...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108418
GAO-26-107522	Artificial Intelligence: IRS Actions Needed to Address Skills Gaps, Information Quality, and Strategic Management	2026-03-24	GAO-26-107522	The IRS has been using AI to help with its operations, including audit selection and answering taxpayer questions. It plans to use AI more in the future, but it may not be ready to do so. We found that staffing reductions resulted in IRS not having enough skilled employees to support or develop new AI tools. IRS doesn't have a workforce plan to identify and...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107522
GAO-26-107877	FDA Advisory Committees: More Transparency Needed on Policies for Making Conflict of Interest Determinations	2026-03-24	GAO-26-107877	The Food and Drug Administration relies on advisory committees for independent advice on developing and evaluating drugs and other products. If committee members have conflicts of interest—e.g., financial investments in what's being evaluated—they generally can't participate in meetings. We reviewed FDA's conflict of interest review process, and found that it hasn't finalized guidance on how to determine if a financial conflict exists. FDA also doesn't...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107877
GAO-26-108675	Rental Housing: Institutional Investor Ownership of Single-Family Rental Homes	2026-03-24	GAO-26-108675	Millions of homeowners defaulted on their mortgages in the 2007-2009 financial crisis. Institutional investors—companies that own many single-family rental homes—bought foreclosed homes in bulk and converted them into rental housing. But how many homes do such investors own? We looked at investor ownership trends for 2018–2024 in the Cincinnati, Dallas, Jacksonville, Nashville, Phoenix, and Seattle metropolitan areas. The number of investor-owned homes increased in these...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108675
GAO-26-107758	Aircraft Noise: Military Helicopter Operators Should Improve Outreach to Affected Communities in the D.C. Area	2026-03-23	GAO-26-107758	Military, air medical, local law enforcement, and other helicopter operators conduct an average of about 91 flights in the Washington, D.C. area daily. Helicopter noise is an ongoing concern for some residents. The Federal Aviation Administration and DOD have taken steps to address the effects of helicopter noise, e.g., by flying along FAA's recommended helicopter routes. But military helicopter operators haven't consistently met a DOD...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107758
GAO-26-108350	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Continued Use of Other Transaction Agreements for Civil Works Research and Prototypes	2026-03-19	GAO-26-108350	The Army Corps of Engineers manages water infrastructure projects, such as locks and dams. To fund research related to these projects, the Corps can use "other transaction agreements," which are more flexible than other contracts. In 2024, the Corps awarded its first such agreement for the design of a prototype flume to test the operation of locks and other structures. The Corps expects the design...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108350
GAO-26-108073	Financial Audit: FY 2025 and FY 2024 Consolidated Financial Statements of the U.S. Government	2026-03-19	GAO-26-108073	The Financial Report of the U.S. Government provides a comprehensive view of government finances, including revenues, costs, assets, liabilities, and long-term sustainability. We audit the financial statements in that report each year, but we haven't yet been able to determine if they are fairly presented. This year, it was primarily due to: Serious financial management problems at the Department of Defense Problems in accounting for...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108073
GAO-26-109034	Federal Information Transparency: Action Needed to Improve Efficiency and Effectiveness and Enhance Program Integrity	2026-03-18	GAO-26-109034	We testified on the transparency of federal program and spending information before the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. It is based on many reports from our large body of work in this area, including: Federal Spending Transparency: Opportunities to Improve USAspending.gov Data Freedom of Information Act: Additional Guidance and Reliable Data Can Help Address Agency Backlogs Federal Spending Transparency: Opportunities Exist to Improve...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-109034
GAO-26-900720	Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office	2026-03-18	GAO-26-900720	In fiscal year 2025, GAO's work yielded $62.7 billion in financial benefits for the federal government. In this testimony before the House Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Appropriations, Acting U.S. Comptroller General Orice Williams Brown discusses GAO's FY 2027 budget request. Our budget request will enable GAO to continue to meet key areas of importance to Congress and the nation including fraud prevention, national security, science...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-900720
GAO-26-107759	Quantum Computing: Updating the National Strategy Could Promote U.S. Leadership	2026-03-18	GAO-26-107759	Quantum computing leverages physics at the atomic scale to potentially solve problems that today’s computers can’t. In the future, a quantum computer could help develop new medicines or high-tech materials—or it could be used for cyberattacks. The federal government spends about $200 million per year on quantum computing activities. However, we found that the strategy for coordinating these activities needs to be improved. For instance...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107759
GAO-26-109008	U.S. Postal Service: Urgent Action Needed to Fix Unsustainable Business Model and Improve Service Performance	2026-03-17	GAO-26-109008	We testified on U.S. Postal Service's financial condition and service performance before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Operations. It is based primarily on these reports: High-Risk Series: Heightened Attention Could Save Billions More and Improve Government Efficiency and Effectiveness U.S. Postal Service: Action Needed to Fix Unsustainable Business Model USPS hasn’t addressed our prior recommendation to develop publicly available...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-109008
GAO-26-108945	Foreign Assistance: Opportunities Exist for Agencies to Improve Their Management of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Risks	2026-03-17	GAO-26-108945	Foreign Assistance: Opportunities Exist for Agencies to Improve Their Management of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Risks We testified on fraud risk management in foreign assistance before the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Intelligence. This testimony is based on several GAO reports, including: Foreign Assistance: USAID Should Strengthen Risk Management in Conflict Zone Ukraine: State and USAID Should Improve Processes for Ensuring Partners Can Perform Required...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108945
GAO-26-107815	Ukraine Funding: HHS Allocation and Oversight of Refugee Assistance	2026-03-16	GAO-26-107815	Millions fled Ukraine after Russia’s 2022 invasion. The Department of Health and Human Services received $3.78 billion for refugee assistance, including for Ukrainians who were granted temporary permission to stay in the U.S. In this Q&A report, we looked at this assistance. HHS gave grants to state, local, and other organizations to provide cash aid, medical care, housing assistance, and more. From FY 2022 through...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107815
GAO-26-108745	Science & Tech Spotlight: Engineered Biofertilizers	2026-03-16	GAO-26-108745		https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108745
GAO-26-108116	2025 Tax Filing: Management of Agency Reforms and Workforce Planning Needed to Address Severe Risks to Future IRS Operations	2026-03-16	GAO-26-108116	IRS processes over 150 million tax returns during the annual tax filing season. Throughout 2025, thousands of IRS staff resigned or retired early, and the agency had extensive leadership turnover during organizational changes. These major workforce challenges threaten IRS's ability to Give taxpayers high-quality customer service Reduce its correspondence backlog Address staff losses in its new workforce plans Prepare technology systems for upcoming tax filing...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108116
GAO-26-107849	K-12 Education: Characteristics and Turnaround Strategies of Schools Identified for Comprehensive Support and Improvement	2026-03-12	GAO-26-107849	America's lowest-performing schools receive extra support and more scrutiny as states, districts, school leaders, and staff try to turn these schools around. We found that a school's location, size, and student characteristics—such as poverty—influenced the odds of improvement. Educators we interviewed identified six strategies combined with effective leadership as key to reaching this goal. For example, schools can use data to measure changes in school...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107849
GAO-26-107955	Defense Contractor Cybersecurity: DOD Should Address External Factors That Could Impede Program Implementation	2026-03-12	GAO-26-107955	DOD relies on 200,000 private companies for goods and services. Companies often store sensitive information in their computer systems that could be hacked. DOD established the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program in 2020, and updated it in 2024, to ensure that companies meet requirements to keep sensitive information safe. We reviewed DOD's implementation of this program. DOD has developed planning documents but hasn't identified all...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107955
GAO-26-108653	Senate Office of Public Records Revolving Fund: Procedures Related to FY 2024 Receipts	2026-03-12	GAO-26-108653	The Senate Office of Public Records sells printed copies of documents filed with the Secretary of the Senate. As part of our role in helping Congress oversee its own funds, we performed certain procedures that the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration requested on behalf of the Secretary of the Senate. We reviewed the documents supporting the Office's fiscal year 2024 receipts. Our report provides...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108653
GAO-26-107841	Transportation Demonstration Grants: DOT Should Develop and Implement a Lessons Learned Plan	2026-03-12	GAO-26-107841	The Department of Transportation funds projects that demonstrate advanced technologies, such as: Smart traffic signals that can give transit and emergency vehicles priority at intersections Drones that can monitor traffic and help inspect bridges and roads Self-driving vehicles and automated driver assistance systems Officials said these projects are intended to provide results that can be replicated and adopted by interested communities. We recommended that DOT...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107841
GAO-26-107951	Health Care Workforce: Federal Grants Supporting Mental Health	2026-03-12	GAO-26-107951	Health professionals often work in stressful environments that can affect their mental health. From 2022-2024, the Department of Health and Human Services had three grant programs that specifically worked to improve mental health among health professionals. These programs provided $103.2 million in COVID-19 relief funding to 45 grantees. Grantees included organizations such as hospital systems and universities. This funding was used for a variety of...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107951
GAO-26-108485	Museum Facilities: Deferred Maintenance Persists and Costs to Repair Are Unknown	2026-03-10	GAO-26-108485	Museums preserve history and serve as educational institutions. Nearly 13,700 museums nationwide (about 85%) say they have a backlog of maintenance and repair needs. Only 11% expect the backlog to shrink in the next 3 years. Without needed repairs, museums risk damage to their collections. About 73% of museums report at least one building issue that poses a potential health or safety concern, such as...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108485
GAO-26-107787	Private Dental and Vision Insurance: Market Concentration Varied Among States	2026-03-09	GAO-26-107787	As in health insurance markets, people looking for dental or vision insurance may face a concentrated market—i.e., only a few companies to choose from. Consumer choice may also be affected by “vertical integration”—e.g., when a vision insurance company owns the ophthalmologist’s practice and the company that makes glasses frames and lenses. Dental and vision insurance market concentration varied across states. Little research is available that...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107787
GAO-26-108754	Democracy Assistance: State Should Require Plans to Mitigate Effects of Reported Antidemocratic Actions Overseas	2026-03-09	GAO-26-108754	Historically, the U.S. has supported the spread of democratic values by funding pro-democracy programs in foreign countries. These democracy assistance funds from the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Department of State totaled about $14 billion in FY 2018-2023. Recently, experts have noted a global trend toward authoritarianism. In countries where anti-democratic government activities have been reported, the agencies have had to repurpose democracy...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108754
GAO-26-108685	Cybersecurity Regulations: Additional Industry Perspectives on the Impact, Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities of Harmonization	2026-03-05	GAO-26-108685	Cyber-based attacks are becoming more common and disruptive. They threaten essential critical infrastructure systems, such as electricity grids and transportation networks. Much of the infrastructure is privately owned, but federal agencies have established a variety of regulations to help protect it from cyber threats. This is the second report from our discussions with industry representatives about federal efforts to use more consistent cybersecurity regulations. In...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108685
GAO-26-107551	Federal Programs: OMB Needs to Continue Developing a Complete and Useful Inventory	2026-03-05	GAO-26-107551	The Office of Management and Budget must publish an annual list of all federal programs—including funding and performance information. But it hasn't done so. Such an inventory could help decision-makers and the public better understand what the government does, spends, and achieves. This is the second in a series of reports reviewing OMB's inventory efforts. OMB made progress in 2025 by updating its inventory of...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107551
GAO-26-108534	Federal Student Loans: Education Needs to Address Gaps in Servicer Oversight	2026-03-05	GAO-26-108534	Federal Student Loans: Education Needs to Address Gaps in Servicer Oversight Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid manages student aid programs. It contracts with 5 loan servicers for billing and communicating with borrowers. We found that 4 of the 5 loan servicers didn't meet Education's performance standards for keeping accurate records and faced financial penalties. Yet in February 2025, the office stopped assessing servicers on...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108534
GAO-26-108943	VA Health Care: Recommendations and Observations to Improve Community Care and Support for Caregivers Related to the Dole Act	2026-03-04	GAO-26-108943	We testified on the Department of Veterans Affairs' community care and caregiver programs before the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Veterans Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Our testimony is based primarily on the following reports, as well as ongoing work: Veterans Community Care Program: Improvements Needed to Help Ensure Timely Access to Care Veterans Health Care: Referral Coordination Initiative for Specialty Care Needs...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108943
GAO-26-108888	Military Readiness: DOD Should Take Further Actions to Address Challenges Across the Air, Sea, Ground, and Space Domains	2026-03-04	GAO-26-108888	We testified on U.S. military readiness before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support. This testimony is based on many reports from our broad work on readiness across the military services, such as: F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Actions Needed to Address Late Deliveries and Improve Future Development Amphibious Warfare Fleet: Navy Needs to Complete Key Efforts to Better Ensure Ships Are...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108888
GAO-26-107896	Animal Drugs: Strengthening Federal Incentives Could Help Address Unmet Animal Health Needs	2026-03-03	GAO-26-107896	Animal drugs help keep pets and farm animals healthy. They also stop diseases from spreading from animals to humans. The Food and Drug Administration reviews and approves animal drugs to ensure they work and are safe. But there aren't enough approved drugs for species like sheep or fish, or for serious illnesses in pets and farm animals. This means fewer treatment options for pet owners...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107896
GAO-26-107592	Child Welfare: HHS Should Clarify Guidance on State Spending for Congregate Care	2026-03-03	GAO-26-107592	Youth placed in congregate care settings (e.g., group homes) tend to have worse outcomes than those placed in foster homes. The Family First Act of 2018 generally allows states to use federal funds for up to 14 days of congregate care. Health and Human Services monitors if states follow funding rules. But some states aren't sure when exemptions apply. For example, the 14-day limit doesn't...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107592
GAO-26-107682	Disaster Assistance: SBA Should Take Steps to Make Data Sharing with IRS More Efficient	2026-03-03	GAO-26-107682	Tax data help ensure federal emergency assistance goes to eligible borrowers, including for the Small Business Administration's Disaster Loan program. But IRS must get taxpayers' consent before it can share tax data with SBA. And verifying such consent involves manual processing, which can be inefficient. Data sharing could be more efficient if SBA were authorized to receive tax data directly from IRS, or if it...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107682
GAO-26-107650	Protections For Whistleblowers and Others: Selected Agency Actions Regarding Reports of Potential Wrongdoing	2026-03-03	GAO-26-107650	Tips from whistleblowers can play an important role in reports of waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government. In our review of private sector employment practices, we found that practices that create trust may incentivize employees to report potential wrongdoing. Fear of adverse outcomes or retaliation may disincentivize them. We looked at a sample of federal agencies and found that they have various ways...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107650
GAO-26-107820	Nuclear Waste Cleanup: DOE Needs to Improve the Accuracy of Cost and Schedule Information for Major Projects and Activities	2026-03-02	GAO-26-107820	The Department of Energy oversees over $500 billion in major projects and activities to clean up radioactive and hazardous waste at sites across the U.S.—a High Risk List item. Since our first biennial assessment of DOE's progress in 2022, DOE's data shows cost increases of more than: $2 billion for projects like demolishing old buildings $75 billion for ongoing activities like treating soil DOE can't...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107820
GAO-26-107777	Nuclear Security Enterprise: Assessments of NNSA Major Projects	2026-02-26	GAO-26-107777	The National Nuclear Security Administration is overseeing more than $30 billion in major construction projects to modernize the research and production infrastructure supporting the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile—a High Risk List item. This is our second biennial assessment of NNSA's progress. NNSA's major construction cost overruns grew since our last assessment in 2023—rising from $2.1 billion to $4.8 billion. And delays have grown, too, from...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107777
GAO-26-108164	Federal Workforce Data: Improvements Needed to Increase Transparency of Information on Senior Policy and Supporting Positions	2026-02-26	GAO-26-108164	The public needs information about political appointees and other senior federal officials to understand who is accountable for key policy decisions. The PLUM Reporting website, managed by the Office of Personnel Management, is a primary source of information on these senior officials. We reviewed the quality of the website data. We found some agencies and positions were missing, and that other required information wasn't reported...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108164
GAO-26-107935	Medicare Part D: Implementation of Beneficiary Premium Stabilization Demonstration	2026-02-26	GAO-26-107935	The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 significantly changed the Medicare Part D drug benefit. These changes shifted costs from beneficiaries to the private insurance companies providing the benefit. The federal Medicare agency determined that the act's limits on monthly premium increases wouldn't have been enough to mitigate increases in 2025. This would have caused some Part D premiums to nearly double. To prevent potential increases—and...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107935
GAO-26-106832	DOD Joint Bases: Actions Needed to Improve Sustainment of Facilities	2026-02-26	GAO-26-106832	From 2009 to 2010, DOD consolidated 26 military installations into 12 joint bases to increase readiness, reduce duplication, and save costs. However, DOD hasn't seen expected cost savings, and managing joint base facilities remains a major challenge. Despite billions invested in these facilities, we found that: Nearly all joint bases received less funding than needed to sustain their facilities DOD can't distinguish how facility investment...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-106832
GAO-26-107797	Defense Industrial Base: DOD Efforts to Develop Domestic Biomanufacturing	2026-02-26	GAO-26-107797	Biomanufacturing uses biological materials to create new materials. For example, bioengineered spider silk is lighter than carbon fiber and stronger than Kevlar—making it well-suited for many Department of Defense uses. Biomanufacturing can help address supply chain issues and lessen reliance on foreign sources. This Q&A reviews DOD's efforts to support domestic biomanufacturing. Since 2020, DOD has invested about $965 million in this area. DOD worked...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107797
GAO-26-107915	Behavioral Health: Reported Funding for COVID-19 and 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, 2020-2025	2026-02-25	GAO-26-107915	Mental health, suicide, and substance misuse issues have increased in the U.S. The federal agency that oversees such issues saw its budget more than double in FY21 due to increased COVID-19 and 988 Lifeline funding. This Q&A examines the use of that funding. The agency received $8.5 billion for COVID-19. It awarded about $8.3 billion in grants for activities such as community mental health. Recipients...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107915
GAO-26-107748	COVID-19: Federal Efforts to Support Behavioral Health Programs During the Pandemic	2026-02-25	GAO-26-107748	Behavioral health conditions—including mental health and substance use disorders—affect millions of Americans. The COVID-19 pandemic increased the need for behavioral health services and made these services harder to deliver and access. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awards grants for treatment and prevention programs. It also awarded extra funding to support pandemic needs. We reviewed how grantees provided behavioral health services during COVID-19...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107748
GAO-26-108838	Personnel Vetting: Leadership Attention Needed to Prioritize System Development and Achieve Reforms	2026-02-24	GAO-26-108838	This testimony before the House Subcommittee on Government Operations discusses our work on personnel vetting, specifically the Department of Defense's system for background investigations. We reviewed DOD's 2025 cost estimate and schedule for the system. While the cost estimate is reliable, we found DOD's schedule doesn't meet all best practices. For example, DOD hasn't yet completed a schedule risk analysis, which could help it prioritize...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108838
GAO-26-107842	National Science Foundation: Schedule Delays Continue for Some Major and Midscale Research Infrastructure Projects	2026-02-24	GAO-26-107842	The National Science Foundation supports the design, construction, and operations of science and engineering research infrastructure. We report annually on these NSF-funded projects. As of July 2025, it had 21 projects underway. NSF has reported delays of up to 27 months across its construction projects since our June 2024 report. NSF cited budget uncertainty and labor shortages as some reasons for the delays. NSF also...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107842
GAO-26-108719	Federal Agency Workforce Changes: Update for January to June 2025	2026-02-24	GAO-26-108719	Executive orders in 2025 aimed to reduce the federal workforce while restricting hiring in many areas. In the first half of 2025, staffing declined at nearly all major agencies. About 134,000 employees separated during this time and about 66,000 were hired. Another 144,000 employees were approved for a deferred resignation program that required they leave federal employment by the end of 2025. A website launched...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108719
GAO-26-108723	Paid Tax Return Preparers: Opportunities Remain to Improve IRS Oversight	2026-02-24	GAO-26-108723	This Q&A report looks at paid tax preparers, who file returns for more than half of all taxpayers. Some paid preparers, such as CPAs, have credentials from IRS or a state, but the majority aren't subject to testing or education requirements. Unqualified preparers can make serious errors that can cause taxpayers to lose out on benefits or subject them to audits or penalties. These errors...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108723
GAO-26-107786	Military Installations: DOD Should Improve Natural Disaster Cost Tracking and Planning for Resilience Improvements	2026-02-23	GAO-26-107786	Natural disasters have caused billions of dollars in damage to military installations over the past decade. Military installations we reviewed have taken steps to improve resilience to prevent or minimize future damages, such as elevating buildings or designing roofs to withstand high speed winds. But DOD's data collection doesn't include all natural disasters—for example, earthquakes—which makes it harder to track recovery costs and effects of...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107786
GAO-26-107507	Public Health Preparedness: Improved Coordination Needed for HHS’s Emergency Preparedness Programs	2026-02-23	GAO-26-107507	The Department of Health and Human Services awarded about $900 million to states and localities in fiscal year 2024 through two emergency preparedness programs. One helps public health departments prepare for threats, and the other helps health care systems—which include hospitals. Coordination between public health departments and health care systems is vital for responding to public health emergencies. But HHS is missing opportunities to coordinate...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107507
GAO-26-108013	Weather Modification: NOAA Should Strengthen Oversight to Ensure Reliable Information	2026-02-23	GAO-26-108013	Amidst drought and changing climate conditions, some states and other organizations are looking to weather modification techniques—such as cloud seeding and geoengineering—to increase precipitation and cool their regions. For more than 50 years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been responsible for overseeing weather modification reporting. But we found that NOAA is not fully meeting its responsibilities to provide useful, complete, and transparent information...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108013
GAO-26-107169	Private Health Insurance: Provider Participation and Payments for Selected Services Before and After the No Surprises Act	2026-02-19	GAO-26-107169	The No Surprises Act prohibits out-of-network health care providers from sending "surprise bills" to patients with private health insurance. These bills can occur, for example, when a patient gets emergency care at an out-of-network hospital. In-network claims for emergency medicine physicians declined from 2019 to 2021. Since the act took effect in 2022, these claims have rebounded. This may mean that, since the act, more...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107169
GAO-26-107533	Tribes in Alaska: More Clarity Needed on Concurrent Criminal Jurisdiction and Funding Opportunities	2026-02-18	GAO-26-107533	Alaska is home to 227 federally recognized Tribes and has some of the highest crime rates. Tribes and the State of Alaska have concurrent criminal jurisdiction. In general, this means a Tribe and the state are both authorized to investigate and prosecute crimes involving tribal citizens in Alaska Native villages. Officials from the Bureau of Indian Affairs shared varying views about concurrent jurisdiction and how...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107533
GAO-26-107885	Intellectual Property: Information on Draft Guidance to Assert Government Rights Based on Price	2026-02-18	GAO-26-107885	When federally funded research leads to inventions, there are certain conditions under which the funding agency can exercise "march-in rights." March-in rights permit a funding agency to allow a third party to license the invention. In 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology released draft guidance proposing that the government could consider the price of a product when deciding whether to use march-in rights...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107885
GAO-26-108755	National Security Snapshot: Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Modernization Faces Critical Risks and Opportunities	2026-02-18	GAO-26-108755		https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108755
GAO-26-107762	Puerto Rico: Information on Air Cargo Infrastructure and Operations	2026-02-17	GAO-26-107762	Puerto Rico has been working to bolster its economy by expanding air cargo operations over the past several years. We looked at air cargo trends, cargo infrastructure conditions, and recent efforts to promote air cargo growth there. We found that Puerto Rico’s international airport in San Juan has become increasingly important to air cargo operations. The airport has improved its airside infrastructure and has available...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107762
GAO-26-107940	Indian Affairs: Opportunities Exist to Address Bureau’s Strained Regional Workforce Capacity	2026-02-17	GAO-26-107940	The Inflation Reduction Act included $385 million in funding for programs to support Tribes. This Q&A looks at how the Interior Department's Indian Affairs regional offices implemented the act. Implementation increased overall workload and strained an already limited regional workforce. Offices used overtime and contractors to meet the increased demands. But Indian Affairs hasn't attempted a more sustainable solution—reducing the burden on workers by, for...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107940
GAO-26-107181	Social Security Death Data: Do Not Pay System Has Yielded Financial Benefits, but SSA Should Better Evaluate States’ Cost to Obtain Data	2026-02-12	GAO-26-107181	The Department of the Treasury administers the "Do Not Pay" system, which agencies use to verify if people are eligible for certain payments. The Social Security Administration pays for death data from states to know when to stop its benefit payments. Treasury recently gained access to this data for the Do Not Pay system, and it projects benefits of approximately $337 million for the first...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107181
GAO-26-107501	U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Resources Deployed and Challenges Faced in Securing the Northern Border	2026-02-12	GAO-26-107501	U.S. Customs and Border Protection is responsible for securing the 4,000-mile border between the U.S. and Canada. The number of people that CBP apprehended near the northern border more than tripled from FY 2019 to 2024. In this same period, CBP increased the use of surveillance technology along the northern border. Specialists are responsible for monitoring this technology, such as by observing video feeds from...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107501
GAO-26-108587	COVID-19 Relief: States’ and Localities’ Fiscal Recovery Funds Spending Update for 2025	2026-02-12	GAO-26-108587	Treasury awarded billions of dollars to state and local governments to help cover COVID-19 costs. This Q&A provides an update on the status of this funding. As of March 31, 2025: States reported spending $156.3 billion, or 80% of their funds Localities reported spending $107.2 billion, or 84% Recipients have until Dec. 31, 2026, to spend the funds. Recipients were required to obligate their funds...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108587
GAO-26-107505	Service Member Absences: Actions Needed to Improve Response Process	2026-02-12	GAO-26-107505	When service members are unexpectedly absent from their unit, it can be challenging to establish whether the person is intentionally absent or potentially in danger. The Army, Navy, and Air Force have processes in place to guide their response, but we found gaps that could make it harder for them to find absent service members. For example, the Army has specific timeframes for actions to...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107505
GAO-26-108707	Chief Information Officer Open Recommendations: National Science Foundation	2026-02-12	GAO-26-108707		https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108707
GAO-26-107875	Coast Guard: Additional Actions Needed to Address Reports of Community Discrimination Against Service Members	2026-02-11	GAO-26-107875	The Coast Guard is responsible for ensuring its members are supported as they rotate between different duty stations. This includes investigating reports of local community hostility, harassment, and discrimination against Coast Guard members or their families. For example, a Coast Guard member might report that they were refused service in a restaurant because of their race. In this Q&A, we found that Coast Guard commands...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107875
GAO-26-107997	Department of Energy: Plan Needed to Meet Statutory Requirements for Clean Energy Demonstration Projects	2026-02-11	GAO-26-107997	The Department of Energy created the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations in 2021 to manage $27 billion in funding for clean energy projects. As of November 2025, OCED had committed over $18 billion to about 100 projects. OCED needs to oversee these projects and had developed a plan to do so. However, a significant decrease in its workforce and other changes in 2025 have reduced...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107997
GAO-26-107353	Bureau of Prisons: Actions Needed to Better Achieve Financial and Other Benefits of Moving Individuals to Halfway Houses on Time	2026-02-11	GAO-26-107353	The Federal Bureau of Prisons is responsible for the care and custody of incarcerated people. Some people nearing the end of their sentences may be transferred to a halfway house that can help them prepare to re-enter their communities. But the Bureau: Doesn't know how many people are eligible to be transferred to a halfway house or should have been transferred already Doesn't have the...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107353
GAO-26-107436	Nonbank Mortgage Companies: Ginnie Mae and FHFA Could Enhance Financial Monitoring	2026-02-10	GAO-26-107436	Many mortgage companies aren't banks and don't take deposits to fund loans. "Nonbank" mortgage companies rely on short-term funding instead, which can leave them more vulnerable to failure in economic downturns. Nonbanks make and service most of the loans packaged into federally backed mortgage securities. Sales of these securities to investors help fund more loans. A major nonbank failure could disrupt mortgage lending and leave...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107436
GAO-26-108905	Osprey Aircraft: Additional Oversight and Information Sharing Would Improve Safety Efforts	2026-02-10	GAO-26-108905	We testified on the Osprey Aircraft program before the Subcommittees on Seapower and Projection Forces and Readiness, House Committee on Armed Services. It is based primarily on the following report: Osprey Aircraft: Additional Oversight and Information Sharing Would Improve Safety Efforts. The Department of Defense is working to address our recommendations. We are monitoring its progress. U.S. Capitol Building with the words GAO Testimony to...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108905
GAO-26-107456	COVID-19 Relief: IRS Can Use Lessons Learned to Address and Prevent Improper Payments in Future Tax Programs	2026-02-10	GAO-26-107456	The Employee Retention Credit helped employers keep paying employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. IRS had processed nearly 5 million claims for this credit as of June 2025. But IRS received a large number of improper claims and was overwhelmed. The agency was unable to issue most payments for the credit until after the unemployment rate returned to pre-pandemic levels. Multiple factors contributed to such claims...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107456
GAO-26-108903	U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Implementing GAO's Recommendations Would Help Manage Fraud Risks in Immigration Benefit Programs	2026-02-10	GAO-26-108903	We testified on fraud risks in immigration benefit programs administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration. It is based primarily on the following reports: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Additional Actions Needed to Manage Fraud Risks Humanitarian Parole: DHS Identified Fraud Risks in Parole Processes for Noncitizens and Should Assess Lessons...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108903
GAO-26-107338	Biosafety and Biosecurity: Comparing the U.S. and Selected G20 Members	2026-02-10	GAO-26-107338	Research labs study and store bacteria, viruses, and other biological agents to prevent and treat infectious diseases. Incidents involving these agents could threaten the health of researchers, nearby communities, or the general public. Biosafety and biosecurity practices ensure lab staff work safely, communities are protected, and harmful agents aren't misused. Almost all countries we examined had public guidance with similarities to the U.S.'s. But documentation...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107338
GAO-26-108248	Financial Audit: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's FY 2025 Financial Statements	2026-02-06	GAO-26-108248	The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau works to enhance citizens' financial education and ensure that banks, lenders, and other financial companies treat people fairly. The agency spent $867.5 million in FY 2025 to do its work. We audit and issue an opinion annually on CFPB's financial statements and on related internal controls (e.g., processes to reasonably assure that transactions are properly authorized and recorded). In FY...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108248
GAO-26-107664	Defense Research and Engineering: Action Needed to Improve Management and Oversight of Technology Investments	2026-02-05	GAO-26-107664	DOD's Office of Research and Engineering helps DOD quickly adopt innovative tech. The office has developed a national strategy to guide DOD's science and tech efforts and investments. But the military services' tech strategies don't always line up with DOD's, which might lead to competing or conflicting efforts. Also, the office doesn't receive detailed and timely budget information. So, it can't determine whether the military...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107664
GAO-26-107442	DOD Financial Management: Air Force Needs to Properly Account for All General Equipment That Contractors Hold	2026-02-04	GAO-26-107442	The Department of Defense has been unable to accurately account for government property in its contractors' possession. Some of the $118.4 billion in general equipment the Air Force reported in FY 2024 was held by contractors. We traced a sample of these items held across 5 contractor facilities and in 3 systems of record. One of the systems didn't accurately account for this equipment. About...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107442
GAO-26-107691	Rare Diseases: Funding for Rare Neurodegenerative Disease Research and Access to ALS Investigational Drugs	2026-02-04	GAO-26-107691	Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, is a rare and ultimately fatal neurological disorder. Not much is known about how to treat or prevent ALS. We reviewed certain federal funding to advance research on ALS and similar diseases and found: The National Institutes of Health and FDA awarded about $276 million from FY 2022-FY 2025 for research and treatment development Some...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107691
GAO-26-107648	Transforming Aviation: FAA Planning Efforts Should Address How Drones Will Communicate with and Avoid Other Aircraft	2026-02-04	GAO-26-107648	Commercial drones are flying further distances, including for package delivery and public safety operations. But existing technologies don’t allow for two-way communication between drones and other aircraft, which could help avoid potential collisions. The Federal Aviation Administration proposed rules in 2025 that would require drones to be able to detect and avoid other aircraft. However, FAA has not identified further actions to help move toward...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107648
GAO-26-108901	Coast Guard: Actions Needed to Address Challenges that Hinder Maritime Security Operations	2026-02-03	GAO-26-108901	We testified on U.S. Coast Guard maritime security operations before the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security. It is based primarily on the following reports: Coast Guard: Assessing Deployable Specialized Forces' Workforce Needs Could Improve Efficiency and Reduce Potential Overlap or Gaps in Capabilities Coast Guard: Actions Needed to Improve Maritime Interdictions Coast Guard: Actions Needed to Address Cutter Maintenance and...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108901
GAO-26-107779	FDA: Oversight Responsibilities and Funding from Fiscal Years 2008 through 2024	2026-02-03	GAO-26-107779	The Food and Drug Administration is responsible for overseeing products—such as food, medical products, and cosmetics—used daily by U.S. consumers. We found that FDA's funding increased from 2008 through 2024, largely from user fees paid by the manufacturers that it regulates. The agency's oversight responsibilities also expanded during this period to include new products, such as tobacco. However, FDA has struggled to recruit, retain, and...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107779
GAO-26-108495	Law Enforcement Officers: Observations on Recruitment and Retention at the Federal, Tribal, State, and Local Levels	2026-02-03	GAO-26-108495	From 2019 through 2024, officer resignations and retirements have increased, reducing staff at law enforcement agencies. Studies have shown that having more officers can improve public safety and reduce crime. In this Q&A, we looked at this issue in federal, tribal, state, and local law enforcement agencies—and federal efforts to help. For example, agencies have taken steps to recruit and retain more officers by enhancing...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108495
GAO-26-108014	Federal Shared Services: Adoption Challenges Underscore the Need for Consistent Leadership	2026-02-03	GAO-26-108014	A federal agency needs services like payroll and travel to support its work, but it can save money by using services that are shared with other agencies. We looked at how federal agencies' use of shared services varied in areas like cybersecurity and HR. Agencies reported benefits, like cost savings, as well as challenges—such as finding services to meet their needs. However, leadership roles vital...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108014
GAO-26-107763	Street Drug Analysis: Factors Affecting the Detection and Identification of Emerging Substances	2026-02-03	GAO-26-107763	The U.S. is facing a public health crisis as street drugs are rapidly changing. Quickly detecting and identifying new drugs could save lives. Current analysis methods and technologies can often detect and identify new drugs. And, from FY 2019-2024, about $12.5 million in federal grants were awarded to develop new methods and technologies. But other challenges make it hard for law enforcement and public health...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107763
GAO-26-107694	Federal Custody: Bureau of Prisons and ICE Should Take Actions to Improve Access to Menstrual Products	2026-02-02	GAO-26-107694	The Bureau of Prisons and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are responsible for making menstrual products accessible to the individuals they incarcerate or detain. We found that both agencies generally made some menstrual products available in fiscal year 2024. But the Bureau has not systematically and routinely assessed whether its prisons are fully adhering to the policy--and in some cases, they aren't. We also found...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107694
GAO-26-107617	Sexual Health Education: HHS Could Improve Efforts to Assess Grantee Performance	2026-02-02	GAO-26-107617	Unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections among youth can affect their health and financial well-being. The Department of Health and Human Services offers grants to states and organizations to provide sex education for youths aged 10 to 19, with a focus on abstaining from sexual activity. HHS reviews grantees’ programs for medical accuracy and cultural appropriateness, among other things. But it doesn't have a way...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107617
GAO-26-900644	Performance and Accountability Report, Fiscal Year 2025	2026-01-29	GAO-26-900644	GAO's work yielded $62.7 billion in financial benefits for the federal government in FY 2025. Our work improved the efficiency and effectiveness of federal programs and informed key legislative decisions. For example, provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act require: New limits on how states use taxes to fund their share of Medicaid costs—saving an estimated $191 billion in the next decade A system...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-900644
GAO-26-107439	Older Workers: Department of Labor Should Help State and Local Partners Share Promising Practices	2026-01-29	GAO-26-107439	As the U.S. population ages, so does its labor force. But some older people may struggle to find jobs. The Departments of Labor and Education administer workforce development programs to help them. These programs provide career counseling, job search help, skill training, and more—customized to meet older people's specific needs. This Q&A reviews these programs and the unique challenges older people face in the workforce...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107439
GAO-26-108015	Bank Capital Reforms: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Should Clarify Policy for Retaining Documents	2026-01-29	GAO-26-108015	U.S. banking regulators, including the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), are members of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, which sets regulatory standards for banks to enhance financial stability. U.S. banking regulators have policies that generally direct their staff to retain documents that they create or receive during their participation on the Committee. But OCC’s policy doesn't clearly tell staff whether or...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108015
GAO-26-108320	Department of Education: Full Costs and Savings Estimate Needed for Reduction-in-Force and Restructuring of the Office for Civil Rights	2026-01-29	GAO-26-108320	The Education Department's Office for Civil Rights enforces laws that protect more than 70 million students. In March 2025, Education initiated layoffs for about half the staff in this office. This Q&A report reviews efforts to downsize this office. Education said it analyzed some costs and savings related to these layoffs, but we found that this analysis wasn't comprehensive. We calculated that it may have...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108320
GAO-26-107727	K-12 Education: Lessons Learned from Implementing COVID-19 Relief Funding Provisions Could Improve Future Grant Monitoring	2026-01-29	GAO-26-107727	Billions of dollars in federal grants were provided to schools during COVID-19. There are longstanding concerns that when federal grants end, states bridge the gap by cutting funding for disadvantaged students. To mitigate this, Congress designed COVID-19 grant provisions to protect low-income schools from bearing the brunt of such cuts. The Department of Education oversaw states' efforts to meet grant requirements. But we found that...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107727
GAO-26-107817	Accessing Airports: Available Public Transit Options and Efforts to Promote Their Use	2026-01-28	GAO-26-107817	Millions of passengers and employees travel to U.S. airports daily. Getting more riders on public transit—such as buses or subways—could help relieve increasing congestion on airport roads. Most of the 51 airports we reviewed have some public transit. While many large airports have rail service, buses typically serve the medium and small airports. But factors such as travel time, accessibility, and lack of familiarity deter...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107817
GAO-26-106626	Federal Land and Water Management: Additional Actions Would Strengthen Agreements with Tribes	2026-01-28	GAO-26-106626	Federal agencies manage national forests, parks, and bodies of water that are Tribes' ancestral territories. These places have special significance for Tribes. Agencies have agreements and work with Tribes to share decision-making when managing these lands and their resources. But more can be done to better facilitate collaboration. For example, agencies have different authorities for entering into agreements with Tribes. As a result, there are...	https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-106626
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