Government Accountability Office (GAO) Podcast: Watchdog Report

Mpox Response Highlights the Risks of Repeating Past Mistakes

Thu, 18 Apr 2024

After the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a new worldwide health emergency--a global outbreak of Mpox, which may be better known as monkeypox. That outbreak once again highlighted the need for a strong federal response to public health emergencies. But…

Our First-Of-A-Kind Estimate of Fraud in the Federal Government

Tue, 16 Apr 2024

Our new report estimates, for the first time, the direct financial losses from fraud across federal programs and operations. GAO looked at a recent 5-year period and is estimating annual losses from fraud to be between $233 and $521 billion dollars…

F-35 Costs More and Maybe Used Less

Mon, 15 Apr 2024

The F-35 Lightning II aircraft is the military's most advanced stealth fighter. It's the Department of Defense's most ambitious and costly weapons system. The military currently has about 600 of these jets with plans to buy nearly…

Each State has Its Own Move Over Law, But Many Drivers Don't Know About Them

Thu, 04 Apr 2024

The first Move Over law originated in 1996 in South Carolina. Today, every state has its own law. But despite this, many drivers don’t know about them. We learn more about efforts to get the word out from GAO’s Elizabeth "Biza" Repko.

Lack of Sleep Among Active Duty Military Contributes to Millions of Dollars in Damage and Service Member Deaths

Tue, 26 Mar 2024

We expect our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines to be combat ready. But sleep deprivation and fatigue can dramatically reduce readiness, and fatigue has been connected to accidents that have resulted in deaths, as well as hundreds of millions of…