NEW PODCAST—China is the world’s largest investor in international infrastructure projects. Through these projects, China has expanded its influence in other countries. On our new podcast, GAO’s Nagla’a El-Hodiri discusses how China’s growing global presence challenges U.S. economic, political, and security interests: https://lnkd.in/eQQhUJYG
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NEW BLOG POST—The U.S. military relies on critical materials, such as titanium and tungsten, to build weapon systems. But many sources for these materials are controlled by China, which dominates their mining and processing. Today’s WatchBlog post looks at the Department of Defense’s efforts to secure supply chain access and stockpile materials: https://lnkd.in/eCGRD3-g
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We’re hiring! GAO’s Office of Inspector General is hiring an Assistant Inspector General for Investigations to direct, manage, and supervise investigation staff and plan and direct the work of the investigations unit. Apply here by September 20: https://lnkd.in/ek6gjSx6
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Looking for a spring internship? We’re hiring undergraduate & graduate students to join us and assist our analysts conducting in-depth reviews of federal programs across various subject areas. Interns will be paid. Apply now—this posting will close on 9/20 or after we receive 250 applications ⬇️ Undergraduate students apply here: https://lnkd.in/erDg4_Hz Graduate students apply here: https://lnkd.in/efrXhZ7N
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Looking for a spring internship? We’re hiring undergraduate & graduate students to join us and assist our analysts conducting in-depth reviews of federal programs across various subject areas. Interns will be paid. Apply now—this posting will close on 9/20 or after we receive 250 applications ⬇️ Undergraduate students apply here: https://lnkd.in/erDg4_Hz Graduate students apply here: https://lnkd.in/efrXhZ7N
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The Bureau of Land Management attempted to modernize its IT system used for tracking oil and gas activities on federal lands. Eight years, more than $40 million, and thousands of labor hours later—the project was declared a failure. Our new report looks at what went wrong and how the Bureau should improve its IT leadership to avoid future failures: https://lnkd.in/e_Ua-aaN
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NEW PODCAST—The Department of Defense stockpiles certain critical materials that are essential to national defense and everyday life, like the lithium used in batteries. GAO’s Bill Russell discusses DOD’s challenges with managing the National Defense Stockpile and our recommendation for improving these efforts on our new podcast: https://lnkd.in/eC64aqeR
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The transition from military to civilian life can be hard. Some service members may benefit from mental health supports during this time but may not be aware of them. GAO’s Alyssa Hundrup testifies on how DOD and the Department of Veterans Affairs can improve their outreach about these resources—today at 3 p.m.: https://lnkd.in/eJXJMX9K
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Many products—like 23andMe—were developed with the help of research and development money from Small Business Administration programs. But when fraudulent applicants win these awards, real small businesses lose opportunities. In our new report, we looked at how to reduce fraud risks in these programs: https://lnkd.in/eSn6yczc
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Reducing fraud and payment errors in federal spending is critical to safeguarding taxpayer dollars. We’ve estimated that the federal government could lose up to $521 billion annually to fraud alone. GAO’s Orice Williams Brown testifies on what more agencies should do to address fraud and improper payments and how Congress can hold them accountable—tomorrow at 10 a.m.: https://lnkd.in/efE2Eg5c
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