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What GAO Found To strengthen the United States’ and its foreign partners’ security, the U.S. government sells or provides defense articles and services to more than 100 foreign governments and international organizations that request them. The Department of Defense (DOD), with o

This Scroll-Driven Narrative tells the story of how pharmaceutical companies and the federal government work together to turn ideas into innovative medical treatments. It is a companion to GAO’s report Biomedical Research: NIH Should Publicly Report More Information about the Lic

Michael Bowen and Chol Kim a/k/a Brandon Kim

Mingran Wang

What GAO Found Four selected agencies—the Departments of State, Transportation, Veterans Affairs (VA), and the Small Business Administration (SBA)—varied in their efforts to implement and ensure contractor compliance with three key cloud security practices. Specifically, one age

The Big Picture The Department of Defense (DOD) military health system provides medical care to 9.4 million beneficiaries, including service members and their families around the globe. This care is delivered through over 700 medical facilities with more than 100,000 military, c

What GAO Found Empirical studies assessing the effects of domestic airline mergers generally found that, in the short run, consumers faced higher fares and lower service quality (e.g., on-time performance) on routes where the merger resulted in fewer competitors. For exampl

Trade halt on AMEX. Reason code: H11. Issue: Northann Corp. Common Stock (NCL).

Casey Muggleston

Giovanni Pennetta

Sanders Family Office; Margaret Sanders; Francisco J. Herrera

What GAO Found In fiscal year 2025 FraudNet processed over 9,350 allegations and referred about 3,100 of these to various organizations for further inquiry. FraudNet also conducted over 900 queries of commercial and law enforcement databases to assist GAO audits and investigatio

What GAO Found The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (2017 NDAA) requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop an annual report containing 43 specific metrics to measure the effectiveness of border security. DHS reported on 40 of these metri

Justin Jennings and Vortex Strategies LLC

Trade halt on AMEX. Reason code: T1. Issue: SRX Health Solutions, Inc. (SRXH).

<p>The Federal Trade Commission filed an amicus brief in an antitrust case alleging that drug manufacturer Johnson &amp; Johnson illegally maintained a monopoly through anticompetitive conduct.<a href="https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/06/ftc-files-amicus-b

What GAO Found In June 2025, GAO identified six priority recommendations for the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Since then, OSTP has implemented three of those recommendations. In June 2026, GAO identified one additional priority recommendation, bringing the tot

What GAO Found In May 2025, GAO identified 12 priority recommendations for the Department of Labor (DOL). Since then, DOL has implemented two of those recommendations, bringing the total to 10 priority recommendations in June 2026. GAO is highlighting the following three areas t

What GAO Found Senior agency officials from 22 of 24 selected agencies reported primarily relying on historical procurement data to help make cloud decisions. Timely implementation of the many recommendations GAO has made to federal agencies to improve these data could result in

What GAO Found Rural communities that are not currently served by drinking water or wastewater utilities (unserved communities) often face challenges addressing their drinking water or wastewater infrastructure needs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Environmen

What GAO Found The Department of State must report to Congress all international agreements and qualifying nonbinding instruments twice: (1) after being signed, concluded, or otherwise finalized, including their authorizing authority, and (2) after entering into force or becomin

What GAO Found For decades, GAO has found that the federal government does not sufficiently coordinate or integrate crosscutting activities to improve its performance or address crosscutting management weaknesses. GAO held discussions with participants including former Office of

What GAO Found The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) obligated about $13.6 million for 14 renewable energy projects through hazard mitigation assistance programs from fiscal years 2022 through 2024, the most recent 3 years of available data. These projects included smal

What GAO Found The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) collects and shares beneficial ownership information to help prevent misuse of corporate structures to conceal illicit financial activities. Beneficial owners are individuals who directly or indirectly own or contr

What GAO Found The Federal Agency Performance Act of 2024 (FAPA) amends statutory requirements for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and federal agencies to manage performance and address crosscutting issues, such as improving food safety and ensuring cybersecurity. For

What GAO Found The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is responsible for securing its facilities. GAO has identified security challenges at VA medical facilities and made recommendations to help manage related risks. In January 2018, for example, GAO found limitations with VA’

This report presents the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) Performance Plan for Fiscal Year 2027. In the spirit of the Government Performance and Results Act, this annual plan informs the Congress and the American people about what we expect to accomplish on their behalf i

What GAO Found In April 2025, GAO identified 9 priority recommendations for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Since then, EPA has implemented one of those recommendations, bringing the total to 8 as of May 2026. GAO is highlighting the following two areas that warrant

<p>The Federal Trade Commission finalized a consent order that requires Rollins Inc.—one of the largest pest-control companies in the United States—to stop enforcing noncompete agreements against more than 18,000 employees nationwide.</p><a href="https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/n