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Medicaid: COVID-19 Vaccination Data Access and Strategies Used to Improve Immunization Rates
What GAO Found
Six selected state Medicaid programs GAO reviewed varied in their ability to obtain data on beneficiaries with COVID-19 vaccinations from state immunization … Read More
Electronic Health Records: DOD Has Deployed New System but Challenges Remain
What GAO Found
The Department of Defense (DOD) has deployed its new federal electronic health record (EHR) system, called MHS GENESIS, at military treatment facilities. … Read More
Cybersecurity: Implementation of Executive Order Requirements is Essential to Address Key Actions
What GAO Found
Among its 115 provisions, the order contains 55 leadership and oversight requirements (actions to assist or direct the federal agencies in implementing … Read More
Public Health Preparedness: Mpox Response Highlights Need for HHS to Address Recurring Challenges
What GAO Found
Mpox, a serious infectious disease caused by a virus in the same family as smallpox, experienced an unprecedented global outbreak in 2022. … Read More
Foreign Investment in the U.S.: Efforts to Mitigate National Security Risks Can Be Strengthened
What GAO Found
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) enters into agreements that require companies to mitigate national security risks stemming … Read More
Civil Monetary Penalties: Federal Agencies’ Compliance with the 2023 Annual Inflation Adjustment Requirements
Fast Facts
When enforcing regulations, federal agencies use fines to hold violators accountable and to deter future violations. But if agencies don’t regularly adjust these
Readout of Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco’s Trip to Detroit and Chicago
Thirty-Seven Gang Members and Associates Sentenced in Large-Scale Racketeering and Drug Trafficking Case
Outreach Event Sparks Dialogue on Disability Rights
Hundreds of lawyers and community members joined Minnesota federal judges in a recent courthouse event fostering awareness of disability rights.
The March event … Read More
Discretionary Grants: DOT Should Improve Clarity and Transparency of Program Management
DOT administers billions of dollars in discretionary grants to improve transportation in the United States. To help ensure that DOT awards these grants to projects … Read More
Aviation Safety: Federal Efforts to Address Unauthorized Drone Flights Near Airports
What GAO Found
Tactical and airport response plans and a federal interagency agreement describe the roles for responding to errant or malicious drone operations near … Read More
Retirement Security: The U.S. Virgin Islands’ Pension Plan Faces Risks Paying Government Employee Benefits
What GAO Found
The U.S. Virgin Islands’ (USVI) Government Employees’ Retirement System (GERS) remains one of the lowest funded public pension plans in the United … Read More
Restrictive Housing: Actions Needed to Enhance BOP and ICE Management and Oversight
Fast Facts
We testified about our prior work related to use of restrictive housing, formerly referred to as “solitary confinement,” in federal prison and detention
Homeland Security: DHS Internal Entities Facilitate Information Sharing in Key Areas and Collaborate as Needed
Fast Facts
Nine formal groups within the Department of Homeland Security routinely share information to advise leaders, guide internal policies, and identify potential threats.
We
Medicare and Medicaid: Additional Actions Needed to Enhance Program Integrity and Save Billions
What GAO Found
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) estimated a combined total of over $100 billion in improper payments in the Medicare … Read More
Counternarcotics: DOD Should Improve Coordination and Assessment of Its Activities
What GAO Found
The amount of funding available for Department of Defense (DOD) counternarcotics and counter–transnational organized crime activities changed from about $750 million in … Read More
Fraud Risk Management: 2018-2022 Data Show Federal Government Loses an Estimated $233 Billion to $521 Billion Annually to Fraud, Based on Various Risk Environments
What GAO Found
GAO estimated total direct annual financial losses to the government from fraud to be between $233 billion and $521 billion, based on … Read More
Prescription Drugs: Selected States’ Regulation of Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Fast Facts
Private health plans contract with pharmacy benefit managers—companies that help oversee prescription drug benefits and control costs. We studied 5 states that have
F-35 Sustainment: Costs Continue to Rise While Planned Use and Availability Have Decreased
Since 2014, GAO has made 43 recommendations designed to improve the department’s operation and sustainment of the F-35 program. While DOD concurred with many of … Read More
Persistent Chemicals: Navy Efforts to Address PFAS at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
What GAO Found
As of February 2024, DOD testing had not detected any per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the active drinking water shaft at Joint … Read More
Economic Development: Additional Training Could Help Small Lenders Implement Technology
Fast Facts
People in low- and moderate-income communities can’t always access loans through traditional banks. Community Development Financial Institutions are organizations that provide financial services
Military Health Care: DOD Should Improve Its Process for Clinical Adverse Actions against Providers
Fast Facts
The Defense Health Agency investigates concerns about the quality and safety of care that individual health care providers deliver in DOD medical facilities.
Broadband Deployment: Agencies Should Take Steps to Better Meet Deadline for Processing Permits
What GAO Found
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest Service process the most applications from telecommunications providers to install communications use equipment or … Read More
COVID-19 Relief: State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Spending as of September 30, 2023
The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, allocated $350 billion to Tribes, states, the District … Read More
Coast Guard Health Care: Information on Telehealth Usage
Fast Facts
The Coast Guard began offering video and telephone telehealth appointments to its personnel in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this Q&A,
OCIO Embracing Diversity: A Celebration of Cultures through Food
At the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), diversity isn’t just a buzzword, it’s the vibrant tapestry that enriches our everyday work environment. On … Read More
OCR Celebrates Women’s History Month
As we close Women’s History Month, we celebrate the many powerful women who have contributed to our Country, despite the barriers that may exist and … Read More
Calling innovators! HHS Long COVID Healthathon launches with $25K in prizes
Rigorous science takes time, yet people with Long COVID need help today. To address that need, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office … Read More
Judge Aleta Trauger Opened Doors for Women in Law
Aleta A. Trauger earned a reputation as a tough prosecutor after convicting a former Tennessee governor during her stint at the U.S. attorney’s … Read More
Case Closure Rates Get Longer as E-Discovery Increases
Federal Public Defender Jon Sands was making final preparations before a multi-defendant drug trial, when he was interrupted by an email containing his … Read More
