The Government Accountability Office (GAO) helps the federal government run more efficiently and effectively. This year, the work of GAO helped save taxpayers over $75 billion —a return of about … READ MORE
Agency reports
The Pentagon Audit: Three Decades Later
Thirty years after Congress directed an audit of the Department of Defense (DoD), in 2018, it has finally come to fruition - and the results aren't great. Though the DoD … READ MORE
Bureau of Indian Education Not Ensuring Background Checks in Educational Facilities
According to the audit, "BIE leadership has not ensured that background checks are complete for BIE employees and other individuals who have regular contact with children at Indian education facilities." … READ MORE
GAO: Improvements Needed in Facilities Planning and Service Delivery Evaluation
SSA has one of the largest physical footprints of any federal agency. It has about 1,500 facilities nationwide, including field offices where customers can meet with SSA staff to … READ MORE
GAO: Social Security Number: OMB and Federal Efforts to Reduce Collection, Use, and Display
SSNs are key pieces of identifying information that potentially may be used to perpetrate identity theft. Thieves find SSNs valuable because they are the identifying link that can connect … READ MORE
GAO: SSA Disability Benefits: Antifraud Efforts Need a Comprehensive Strategic Approach
SSA has taken steps to identify and address fraud risks in its disability programs, but it has not yet comprehensively assessed these fraud risks or developed a strategic approach … READ MORE
TREASURY OIG: Banks Inaccurately Reported Qualified Small Business Lending Gains
OIG found that 71 percent of Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF) participants that we tested made errors in reporting qualified small business lending (QSBL) for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. The … READ MORE
GAO: Corporate Income Tax: Most Large Profitable U.S. Corporations Paid Tax but Effective Tax Rates Differed Significantly from the Statutory Rate
In each year from 2006 to 2012, at least two-thirds of all active corporations had no federal income tax liability. Among large corporations (generally those with at least $10 million … READ MORE