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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)
GAO reviewed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) new rule entitled “Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (…
Environmental Protection Agency: Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Large Municipal Waste Combustors Voluntary Remand Response and Five-Year Review
GAO reviewed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new rule entitled “Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission…
Department of the Treasury, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: National Bank Non-Interest Charges and Fees
GAO reviewed the Department of the Treasury, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) new rule entitled “National Bank Non-Interest Charges…
Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Medicare Program; Strengthening Oversight of Accrediting Organizations (AOs) and Preventing AO Conflicts of Interest, and Related Provisions
GAO reviewed the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) new rule entitled “Medicare Program;…
Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2026
GAO reviewed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) new rule entitled “Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2026.” GAO found that the…
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Commodity Credit Corporation: Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program
GAO reviewed the Department of Agriculture, Commodity Credit Corporation’s (CCC) new rule entitled “Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF)…
Office of Personnel Management; Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service; Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration; Department of Health and Human Services: Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Operations
GAO reviewed the Office of Personnel Management; the Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS); the Department of Labor, Employee…
Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Indefinite Suspension of the De Minimis Exemption for Mail Shipments and New Postal Informal Entry Process
GAO reviewed the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) new rule entitled “Indefinite Suspension of the De…
National Credit Union Administration: Preemption—Federal Credit Union Non-Interest Charges and Fees
GAO reviewed the National Credit Union Administration’s (NCUA) new rule entitled “Preemption—Federal Credit Union Non-Interest Charges and Fees.”…
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve—Does the U.S. Have a Long-Term Plan Amid Massive Drawdowns & Maintenance Backlogs?
The Iran war is causing the greatest disruption in global oil supplies ever. As part of a coordinated international action, the United States is responding by drawing from the government’s emergency crude oil reserve—the Strategic Petroleum Reserve…
Long-Term and Assisted Care—Here’s What Medicare and Medicaid Do and Do Not Cover
Every year, millions of families face difficult decisions about how to care for aging parents or relatives. One of the hardest questions that comes up is how to pay for this care. Federal Medicare and Medicaid programs may offer support. But…
El Apagón—The Blackout. Puerto Rico’s Continuing Struggle for Stable Electricity
In 2017, Puerto Rico experienced the longest blackout in U.S. history—11 months—after two hurricanes knocked out its power grid. Almost a decade later, millions of Puerto Ricans continue to experience rolling blackouts and other uncertainties as the…
