The federal government invests more than $100 billion annually in IT, but those investments frequently fail to deliver in timely or cost-effective ways – in part because most major federal agencies are not meeting statutory IT portfolio review requirements, a federal watchdog revealed. […]

Congress could unlock tens of billions of dollars in federal government cost savings and financial benefits, reduce waste, and improve government services by acting on hundreds of recommendations that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has made over the past quarter-century. […]

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has not consistently met federal artificial intelligence (AI) use case reporting requirements, limiting public and congressional oversight of the agency’s AI activity, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said Monday.  […]

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) should put better analytical capabilities in the hands of its regional operators to help the agency accomplish a portion of its mission set, the Government Accountability Office said in a report issued on April 24. […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found five new deficiencies in the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) management over financial reporting, primarily tied to information security and access controls.   […]

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) gained access to critical Treasury Department payment systems in early 2025, with one DOGE employee given a government laptop without agreeing to follow data security rules, according to a new watchdog report. […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO)’s most recent audit of the U.S. government’s consolidated financial statements revealed $186 billion in improper payments in fiscal year (FY) 2025, an increase of $24 billion from the previous fiscal year.   […]

The acting head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) told senators on April 15 that GAO will continue to pursue its never-ending government operations fraud-fighting efforts – while boosting its internal use of emerging technologies – under GAO’s proposed budget increase for fiscal year (FY) 2027. […]

A Government Accountability Office (GAO) cybersecurity official said agencies must build security into artificial intelligence (AI) from the outset as the technology expands federal attach surfaces. […]

With artificial intelligence (AI) use accelerating across government, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is urging federal agencies to share their experiences with the technology to inform future AI procurements. […]

Innovation in artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies may lead to major advancements in neural brain implants, robotics, and systems aimed at removing space junk in the next decade – but they will also come with new policy implications.  […]

Guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) last year on how to accelerate the federal government’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies falls short in addressing key privacy risks, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report issued on March 26. […]

A federal dashboard designed to help address the government’s shortage of cybersecurity professionals is not used by five of six agencies examined by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), including the agency that created it, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). […]

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is short on skilled employees to develop artificial intelligence (AI) tools – and a plan to address that problem – the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report issued on March 24. […]

A congressman who is influential on homeland security matters is asking the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to examine the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by violent extremists and other illicit actors, saying it poses “a broad and evolving national security threat.” […]

The National Quantum Initiative Act (NQI) needs some updates to enhance its efficiency and improve its oversight efforts, a federal watchdog warned ahead of a Senate committee markup on the act’s reauthorization.   […]

The departure of thousands of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) staffers over the past year has created a “major workforce challenge” that poses “severe risks” to IRS operations, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said. […]

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued updated guidance directing federal agencies to take greater ownership of internal controls and risk assessment, with OMB Director Russell Vought arguing that prior policy relied too heavily on outside watchdogs such as the Government Accountability Office (GAO).  […]

The Department of Defense (DOD) needs to address external factors that could impede implementation of a major new cybersecurity program that has faced pushback from industry, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said. […]

Federal cybersecurity requirements for critical infrastructure remain fragmented and costly despite years of government efforts to better coordinate them, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report.  […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) awarded a $95 million IT services and solutions contract to Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC).   […]

Republican leaders on the House Science and Technology Committee want the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a comprehensive review of existing federal and state laws that regulate artificial intelligence (AI).  […]

A three-year pilot gave the Treasury Department access to the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) full Death Master File and generated nearly $109 million in net benefits in its first year, but the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says SSA’s approach to paying states and allocating data costs doesn’t meet statutory requirements.   […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a new report that the Social Security Administration (SSA) needs to update its human capital plan to make sure the agency can find and retain “mission-critical staff” following recent changes to SSA’s telework policies. […]

Since 2021, the National Weather Service (NWS) has experimented with artificial intelligence (AI) to translate weather warnings into multiple languages, cutting translation times to about a minute – but recent contract lapses and budget constraints have forced the agency to scale back.  […]

The Pentagon lacks complete and reliable data on which civilian employees are eligible for telework or remote work, limiting its ability to track and oversee those arrangements, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. […]

A federal watchdog warned on Monday that the Department of Commerce must strengthen its oversight and fraud risk management for the CHIPS for America Fund, as the program continues to distribute billions in federal awards to bolster domestic semiconductor manufacturing.  […]

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) broke the law when it overstepped Congress in implementing changes to a key national broadband program last summer, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found.  […]

The Pentagon plans to modernize how it tests new weapon systems as part of a broader effort to expedite capabilities to the battlefield, but a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report says current policies do not fully reflect industry best practices. […]

With a little over 100 days to go until the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) resumes deployments of the Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR), lawmakers are questioning whether the VA has a firm grasp on the Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program’s future expenses. […]