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Natural Resources and Environment

Lake Pontchartrain Basin: Additional Transparency and Performance Management Could Improve EPA's Restoration Program

GAO-23-105547

Published: May 12, 2023.

Publicly Released: May 12, 2023.
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Health Care

340B Drug Discount Program: Information about Hospitals That Received an Eligibility Exception as a Result of COVID-19

GAO-23-106095

Published: May 11, 2023.

Publicly Released: May 11, 2023.
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Human Capital

Export Promotion: Commerce Should Improve Workforce Planning and Management of Its Global Markets Unit

GAO-23-105369

Published: May 11, 2023.

Publicly Released: May 11, 2023.
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Financial Markets and Institutions

Bank Regulation: Preliminary Review of Agency Actions Related to March 2023 Bank Failures

GAO-23-106834

Published: May 11, 2023.

Publicly Released: May 11, 2023.
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Health Care

Public Health Preparedness: Critical Need to Address Deficiencies in HHS's Leadership and Coordination of Emergencies

GAO-23-106829

Published: May 11, 2023.

Publicly Released: May 11, 2023.
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Human Capital

Coast Guard: Recruitment and Retention Challenges Persist

GAO-23-106750

Published: May 11, 2023.

Publicly Released: May 11, 2023.

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Legal Decisions

May 12

B. French Consulting GmbH

We deny the protest.

B-421515

May 11

SRS Critical Infrastructure Security, LLC

We deny the protest.

B-418510.9,B-418510.10,B-418510.11

May 10

Excalibur Consulting Services, LLC

We deny the protest.

B-421190.2,B-421190.3,B-421190.4

May 09

Aptim-Amentum Alaska Decommissioning, LLC

We sustain the protest in part, and deny it in part.

B-420993.3

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U.S. Military Working to Rebuild Readiness and Modernize

Thursday, May 4, 2023

For decades, the U.S. has enjoyed an unchallenged military...

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Child Trafficking and Child Protection Compacts

Monday, April 17, 2023

To combat child trafficking, the U.S. partners with other...

U.S. Funding of Entities Located In China

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March 2023 Bank Failures—Risky Business Strategies Raise Questions About Federal Oversight

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New Federal “Fiscal Health” Report: Timely Action Needed Now to Prevent Default; Long-Term Fiscal Plan Also Needed

Monday, May 8, 2023

Washington, D.C. (May 08, 2023)—The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) today issued its seventh annual report on the nation’s fiscal health, highlighting both short-term and long-term risks...

GAO: America's Money Matters - Understanding the Nation's Long-Term Fiscal Health

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We’ve also added management of the federal prison system to our High Risk List. Learn more: https://t.co/Wa8krfggjI pic.twitter.com/aDdTi0o5Le
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GAO’s Tom Costa discusses this issue on @FederalNewsNet: https://t.co/rYNlTIZq2E pic.twitter.com/1tpQczV9Hx
— U.S. GAO (@USGAO) May 12, 2023

Lake Pontchartrain Basin: Additional Transparency and Performance Management Could Improve EPA's Restoration Program https://t.co/V5tCx0g2CR
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Lake Pontchartrain Basin: Additional Transparency and Performance Management Could Improve EPA's Restoration Program

340B Drug Discount Program: Information about Hospitals That Received an Eligibility Exception as a Result of COVID-19

Export Promotion: Commerce Should Improve Workforce Planning and Management of Its Global Markets Unit

Bank Regulation: Preliminary Review of Agency Actions Related to March 2023 Bank Failures

Public Health Preparedness: Critical Need to Address Deficiencies in HHS's Leadership and Coordination of Emergencies

Coast Guard: Recruitment and Retention Challenges Persist

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March 2023 Bank Failures—Risky Business Strategies Raise Questions About Federal Oversight

New Federal “Fiscal Health” Report: Timely Action Needed Now to Prevent Default; Long-Term Fiscal Plan Also Needed

GAO: America's Money Matters - Understanding the Nation's Long-Term Fiscal Health

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Lake Pontchartrain Basin: Additional Transparency and Performance Management Could Improve EPA's Restoration Program

340B Drug Discount Program: Information about Hospitals That Received an Eligibility Exception as a Result of COVID-19

Export Promotion: Commerce Should Improve Workforce Planning and Management of Its Global Markets Unit

Bank Regulation: Preliminary Review of Agency Actions Related to March 2023 Bank Failures

Public Health Preparedness: Critical Need to Address Deficiencies in HHS's Leadership and Coordination of Emergencies

Coast Guard: Recruitment and Retention Challenges Persist

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Featured Topics

Recent News

U.S. Military Working to Rebuild Readiness and Modernize

Child Trafficking and Child Protection Compacts

U.S. Funding of Entities Located In China

March 2023 Bank Failures—Risky Business Strategies Raise Questions About Federal Oversight

GAO: America's Money Matters - Understanding the Nation's Long-Term Fiscal Health