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On the verge of another government shutdown, California Sen. Alex Padilla wants more accountability for ICE and less funding ...

The auditor said she feared public trust would be "undermined by the severity of the findings we must report here." ...

As the debate on the Hill over the fate of the Affordable Care Act's premium tax credits rages on, a new report highlights the potential fraud risk tied to the subsidies. The Government Accountability ...

President Donald Trump's executive orders restricting hiring across the federal government are preventing the Navy from filling key fire safety oversight jobs, a new Government Accountability Office ...

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The number of filed Government Accountability Office (GAO) protests decreased in FY 2025 by 7 percent, after decreasing by 11 percent in FY 2024. The GAO’s sustain rate of 14 percent in FY 2025 fell ...

Congress considers the Government Accountability Office to be one of its most valuable oversight tools. Created by Congress in 1921, and originally named the General Accounting Office, it is often ...

Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia spoke at a news conference in Miami-Dade County on Thursday regarding government accountability and wasteful spending. During the conference, Ingoglia ...

One of an agency leader’s worst fears is getting put on the high risk list of federal programs that are especially vulnerable to waste, fraud, abuse, mismanagement or are in need of transformation.

Maryland’s Republican legislative leaders will enter the 2026 General Assembly on Wednesday focused on curbing the costs of living, addressing public safety, and increasing oversight of state ...