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GAO’s Comptroller General Inducted into the Government Hall of Fame
WASHINGTON (April 3, 2025) The Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), is a 2025 Government Hall of Fame inductee. Government Executive created…
Read the release →GAO Reports an Estimated $162 billion in Improper Payments Across the Federal Government in Fiscal Year 2024
WASHINGTON (March 11, 2025) GAO today issued its report on federal agencies’ improper payments estimates for fiscal year 2024, reporting that agencies identified $162 billion in payment errors. Improper payments are those that should not have…
Read the release →GAO Named Best Place to Work for 5th Straight Year
WASHINGTON (March 6, 2025) For the fifth consecutive year, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) ranked number one on the Partnership for Public Service’s Best Place to Work rankings, released today. GAO placed first overall among mid-size…
Read the release →GAO Urges Attention to 2025 “High Risk List” to Save Billions and Improve Government Efficiency and Effectiveness
WASHINGTON (February 25, 2025) The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) today issued its updated High Risk List, which identifies 38 areas of government operations with serious vulnerabilities to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement, or in…
Read the release →A Warning from GAO – America’s Fiscal Health at Risk
WASHINGTON (February 5, 2025) As the federal government’s publicly held debt continues to grow, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) today issued its annual report on the nation's fiscal health. The report again warns Congress and…
Read the release →GAO Calls for Urgent Action to Address IT Acquisition and Management Challenges
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 23, 2025) The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) today issued a report updating its IT acquisitions and operations high-risk area. In this update, GAO identified major challenges to federal IT acquisitions and…
Read the release →Ongoing Weaknesses Prevent GAO from Providing Opinion on U.S. Government's Financial Statements
WASHINGTON (January 16, 2025) – The Government Accountability Office (GAO) was unable to provide an opinion on the reliability of the federal government's consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2024 and 2023. This year's audit…
Read the release →GAO's Work Led to $67.5 Billion in Financial Benefits on Behalf of Congress and the American People
WASHINGTON (November 15, 2024) – The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its fiscal year 2024 Performance and Accountability Report. This past FY, our work yielded $67.5 billion in financial benefits for Congress and the…
Read the release →GAO Makes 2024 PTAC Appointments
WASHINGTON, DC (October 24, 2024) – Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), today announced the appointment of two new members to the Physician-Focused Payment Model…
Read the release →GAO Makes Appointments to PCORI Governing Board
WASHINGTON, DC (September 23, 2024) — Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), today announced the reappointment of seven members and one new member to the Governing Board…
Read the release →GAO Statement on Protest Filed by MAXIMUS Federal Services, Inc., B-422676
The following is a statement from Edward Goldstein, Managing Associate General Counsel for Procurement Law at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), regarding yesterday’s decision resolving the bid protest filed by MAXIMUS Federal Services…
Read the release →GAO Makes New Appointments to Its Tribal and Indigenous Advisory Council
WASHINGTON, DC (August 26, 2024) – Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), today announced four new appointments to its Tribal and Indigenous Advisory Council. The Council…
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