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Nonpartisan Work. Bipartisan Impact.

Presidential and Congressional Transition

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2025 High Risk List Saves Billions and Improves Government Efficiency and Effectiveness

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A WARNING FROM GAO

America’s Fiscal Health at Risk Without Immediate Action

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[Read more](https://www.gao.gov/press-release/warning-gao-americas-fiscal-health-risk)

AGAIN FOR FY23 AND FY24

Weaknesses Prevent GAO from Providing an Opinion on Federal Finances

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OUR WORK YIELDS $67.5 BILLION IN FY 2024

Financial Benefits for Congress and the American People

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Nonpartisan Work. Bipartisan Impact.

Presidential and Congressional Transition

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[Learn more](/congressional-and-presidential-transition)

2025 High Risk List Saves Billions and Improves Government Efficiency and Effectiveness

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[Read more](https://www.gao.gov/press-release/gao-urges-attention-2025-high-risk-list-save-billions-and-improve-government-efficiency-and-effectiveness)

A WARNING FROM GAO

America’s Fiscal Health at Risk Without Immediate Action

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[Read more](https://www.gao.gov/press-release/warning-gao-americas-fiscal-health-risk)

AGAIN FOR FY23 AND FY24

Weaknesses Prevent GAO from Providing an Opinion on Federal Finances

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[READ MORE](https://www.gao.gov/press-release/ongoing-weaknesses-prevent-gao-providing-opinion-u.s.-governments-financial-statements)

OUR WORK YIELDS $67.5 BILLION IN FY 2024

Financial Benefits for Congress and the American People

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Nonpartisan Work. Bipartisan Impact.

Presidential and Congressional Transition

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Recent Reports & Testimonies

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### [Science & Tech Spotlight: Medical Use of Psychedelics](/products/gao-25-108021)

GAO-25-108021

Published: Mar 6, 2025

Publicly Released: Mar 6, 2025

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### [Science and Technology: GAO's Support for Congress](/products/gao-25-107724)

GAO-25-107724

Published: Mar 6, 2025

Publicly Released: Mar 6, 2025

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### [Federal Real Property: Congress and Agencies Have Acted to Address Key High-Risk Issues but Challenges Remain](/products/gao-25-108028)

GAO-25-108028

Published: Mar 5, 2025

Publicly Released: Mar 5, 2025

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### [Coast Guard Shore Infrastructure: Project Backlogs Reportedly Exceed $7 Billion](/products/gao-25-108064)

GAO-25-108064

Published: Mar 5, 2025

Publicly Released: Mar 5, 2025

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### [Coast Guard Shore Infrastructure: More Than $7 Billion Reportedly Needed to Address Deteriorating Assets](/products/gao-25-107851)

GAO-25-107851

Published: Feb 25, 2025

Publicly Released: Mar 5, 2025

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### [Air Traffic Control: FAA Actions Urgently Needed to Modernize Systems](/products/gao-25-108162)

GAO-25-108162

Published: Mar 4, 2025

Publicly Released: Mar 4, 2025

Legal Decisions

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Mar 07

We sustain the protest.

B-422891.2,B-422891.3,B-422891.4

Mar 07

We deny in part, and dismiss in part, the protest.

B-423175.2

Mar 06

B-337179

Mar 06

We dismiss the protest.

B-422831.2,B-422831.3

Mar 05

We dismiss the protest.

B-423173

Mar 05

We dismiss the protest.

B-423191

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High Risk List

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America's Fiscal Future

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Congressional and Presidential Transition

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Priority Recommendations

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Science & Technology

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Duplication & Cost Savings

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Tracking the Funds

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Cybersecurity

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### As Technology Reshapes the World, We Keep Congress Informed of Emerging Trends, Issues

Thursday, March 6, 2025

Congress is increasingly focused on emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, and...

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Podcast

### Federal Efforts to Combat Criminals' Illicit Financial Activities

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Criminal organizations and terrorist groups use money laundering to carry out their crimes...

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### What is the Impoundment Control Act and What is GAO’s Role?

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is the main legal mechanism for the President to seek to delay...

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### Artificial Intelligence Could Improve Critical Infrastructure Services, But It Comes with Risks

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Artificial intelligence could be used to improve services and utilities we use every day—such as...

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### After 2023 Bank Failures—Here’s Our Roadmap for Improving Bank Oversight

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

When Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank failed in 2023, they marked two of the largest bank...

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Thursday, March 6, 2025

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...

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### [Department of Energy’s Financial Management of $ Billions in Increased Funding](/video/department-energys-financial-management-billions-increased-funding)

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Monday, March 3, 2025

Frank Rusco, Director, Natural Resources and Environment provides his opening statement before the...

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Tuesday, February 25, 2025

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...

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Meet The U.S. Comptroller General

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Gene L. Dodaro is the eighth Comptroller General of the United States and head of GAO. As Comptroller General, Mr. Dodaro leads GAO and helps oversee the hundreds of reports and testimonies that GAO provides each year to various committees and individual Members of Congress. The U.S. Comptroller General is appointed to a 15-year term.

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