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GAO Recommendations Have Led to $725 Billion in Financial Benefits – New Duplication and Cost Savings Report Shows Potential for Another $100 Billion or More
WASHINGTON (May 13, 2025) – The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) today issued its 15th annual report identifying new opportunities to save taxpayers billions of dollars by reducing overlap, duplication, and fragmentation…
GAO Makes New Appointments to Its Tribal and Indigenous Advisory Council
WASHINGTON, DC (September 15, 2025) – Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), today announced six new appointments to its Tribal and Indigenous Advisory Council. The…
GAO Makes 2025 PTAC Appointment
WASHINGTON (November 25, 2025) – Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), today announced the appointment of a new member to the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical…
GAO Reports $62.7 Billion in Financial Benefits in Fiscal Year 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 29, 2026) — The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released its fiscal year 2025 Performance and Accountability Report, highlighting $62.7 billion in financial benefits for the federal government. GAO…
GAO Reports Improper Payments Rose to an Estimated $186 billion Across the Federal Government in Fiscal Year 2025
WASHINGTON (April 27, 2026) GAO today issued its report on federal agencies’ improper payments estimates for fiscal year 2025, reporting that agencies identified $186 billion in payment errors. A longstanding, government-wide issue, improper…
GAO Identifies Major Opportunity: Implementing Open Recommendations Could Deliver $132 to $251 Billion in Future Savings
Three accountability reports highlight overlapping challenges and underscore the urgent need for congressional and agency action. WASHINGTON (May 12, 2026) — The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released new analyses that…
GAO Makes MedPAC Appointments
WASHINGTON (May 22, 2026) – Orice W. Brown, Acting Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), today announced the appointment of the Chair, Vice Chair, and two new members to the Medicare…
The Mining Process
Any number of satellites can show us what the Earth’s surface looks like now—but only the Landsat Program can reveal more than 50 years of change. We can watch cities grow, farmland shrink, and forests and lakes fluctuate.
Scientists Leverage AI to Fast-Track Methane Mitigation Strategies in Animal Agriculture
Scientists Leverage AI to Fast-Track Methane Mitigation Strategies in Animal Agriculture Contact: Maribel AlonsoEmail: Maribel.Alonso@usda.gov BUSHLAND, Texas, Jan. 8, 2025 –A new study from USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Iowa State University (ISU) reveals that generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help expedite the search for solutions to reduce enteric methane emissions caused by cows…
Rideshare and Taxi Assaults—What We Know About Safety and Efforts to Improve It
Millions of people use taxis or rideshare services every day. While reported incidents are rare, headlines about serious attacks on passengers or drivers themselves have raised concerns about safety. Today’s WatchBlog post looks at our new report…
NLRB and New York Agree to Dismiss Lawsuit Based on Permanent Injunction of New York Law Seeking to Usurp Agency Jurisdiction
July 27, 2026 On September 12, 2025, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of New York, challenging S.8034. This law amended the State Employment Relations Act (SERA) to permit New York’s Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) to oversee private sector union elections and unfair labor practices. Since the…
Deputy Director Mark Paoletta’s Remarks to the Financial Literacy and Education Commission
Deputy Director Mark Paoletta provided remarks to the Financial Literacy and Education Commission.
