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Month: September 2020
Veteran Suicide: VA Needs Accurate Data and Comprehensive Analyses to Better Understand On-Campus Suicides
What GAO Found
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) process for identifying on-campus suicides does not include a step for ensuring the accuracy of the … Read More
Medicaid Information Technology: Effective CMS Oversight and States’ Sharing of Claims Processing and Information Retrieval Systems Can Reduce Costs
What GAO Found
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has reimbursed billions of dollars to states for the development, operation, and maintenance of … Read More
Defense Real Property: DOD-Wide Strategy Needed to Address Control Issues and Improve Reliability of Records
What GAO Found
As required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, the Department of Defense (DOD) for fiscal year 2019 underwent … Read More
Congress Urged to Adopt Judicial Security Measures
Citing the recent fatal attack at the home of a federal judge in New Jersey and increasing threats against federal judges, the Judiciary has asked … Read More
VA Police: Actions Needed to Improve Data Completeness and Accuracy on Use of Force Incidents at Medical Centers
What GAO Found
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) policy on use of force states that police officers must use the minimal level of force … Read More
Information Technology: Key Attributes of Essential Federal Mission-Critical Acquisitions
What GAO Found
Federal agencies are undertaking information technology (IT) acquisitions that are essential to their missions. GAO identified 16 of these acquisitions as particularly … Read More
Federalism: Opportunities Exist to Improve Coordination and Consultation with State and Local Governments
What GAO Found
Federal agencies’ intergovernmental affairs activities advance agency objectives that require coordination with state and local governments. Most of the 24 Chief Financial … Read More
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Efforts to Promote Diversity and Inclusion
What GAO Found
In 2019, the number of women on the boards of directors at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—two government-sponsored enterprises (enterprises)—were five and … Read More
Aviation Sanitation: FDA Could Better Communicate with Airlines to Encourage Voluntary Construction Inspections of Aircraft Galleys and Lavatories
What GAO Found
Most commercial aircraft undergo voluntary inspections to ensure that galleys and lavatories are constructed and assembled to meet the Food and Drug … Read More
Airport Funding: Information on Grandfathered Revenue Diversion and Potential Implications of Repeal
What GAO Found
According to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) data for fiscal years 1995 through 2018, nine airport owners—also known as “airport sponsors”—lawfully diverted … Read More
Bank Supervision: FDIC Could Better Address Regulatory Capture Risks
What GAO Found
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has designed policies to address the risk of regulatory capture by reducing the potential benefit to … Read More
Defense Science and Technology: Opportunities to Better Integrate Industry Independent Research and Development into DOD Planning
Why This Matters
Research and development (R&D) projects in high-tech areas like cybersecurity and biotechnology can help the U.S. military reassert its technological edge.
Contractors … Read More
COVID-19 Contracting: Observations on Contractor Paid Leave Reimbursement Guidance and Use
What GAO Found
Section 3610 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act generally authorizes agencies at their discretion to reimburse a contractor … Read More
Facial Recognition: CBP and TSA are Taking Steps to Implement Programs, but CBP Should Address Privacy and System Performance Issues
What GAO Found
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has made progress testing and deploying facial recognition technology (FRT) at ports of entry to create … Read More
