Category: U.S. Government — GAO — Reports & Decisions

U.S. Government — GAO — Reports & Decisions

Army Modernization: Better Schedule and Cost Information Needed to Support Scaling Battlefield Network

Published 5 min read

What GAO Found The Army’s two efforts to modernize its battlefield networks—the nearer-term Command and Control Fix (C2 Fix) and the longer-term Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2)—seek to make command and control more adaptive, survivable, and better suited for modern large-scale combat operations. Representation of Evolution of Battlefield Network Through Next Generation Command and…

U.S. Government — GAO — Reports & Decisions

Priority Open Recommendations: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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What GAO Found In August 2025, GAO identified three priority recommendations for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Since then, NASA has not implemented any priority recommendations. In July 2026, GAO identified an additional priority recommendation, bringing the total to four. GAO is highlighting the following three areas that warrant timely and focused attention:…

U.S. Government — GAO — Reports & Decisions

Defense Health Care: DOD Should Assess Its Needs for Managing Potential Brain Health Effects from Weapons Blast Exposures

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What GAO Found The Department of Defense (DOD) and its components—relevant DOD offices and the military departments (Army, Navy, and Air Force)—are taking steps to prevent and mitigate the brain health effects of blast exposure. In 2024, DOD established several blast overpressure requirements, including one requiring that brain health be monitored. Specifically, this requires that…

U.S. Government — GAO — Reports & Decisions

Time to Hire: Using More Reliable Data Could Help GAO Monitor The Length of Its Hiring Process

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What the OIG Found GAO aims to provide Congress, the heads of executive agencies, and the public with timely, fact-based, non-partisan information that can be used to improve government and save taxpayers billions of dollars. To execute its mission, GAO relies on a highly-qualified workforce that includes employees in mission-critical occupations (MCO) such as contracting,…