The federal government spent nearly $15 billion on advertising contracts in the last 10 years to inform the public about programs, services, and more. GAO’s Jessica Lucas-Judy discusses the share of these contracts awarded to businesses owned by minorities, women, and other socially or economically disadvantaged groups on Federal News Network’s podcast Federal Drive with Tom Temin: https://lnkd.in/esf-iPJR
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NEW PODCAST—Fleeing domestic violence can leave survivors in unstable housing situations. For those living in federally assisted rental housing, finding a new place to live can be especially challenging. The Violence Against Women Act provides protections for these survivors—such as emergency housing transfers. But we found that survivors still face difficulties transferring into safe and affordable housing. Learn more by listening to our new podcast: https://lnkd.in/eTXtEZHg
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NEW PODCAST—The Department of Defense plans to spend billions of dollars modernizing its IT systems used to run day-to-day operations—from health care to human capital. GAO’s Vijay D’Souza discusses DOD’s struggle to ensure these systems meet cost, schedule, and cybersecurity expectations on our new podcast: https://lnkd.in/eUy3duA9
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NEW BLOG POST—GAO’s role as a watchdog agency means we are always looking for ways to improve government programs and operations. Today’s WatchBlog post looks at our new report about our recommended actions for federal agencies and Congress that could save taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars: https://lnkd.in/eyJ5VJTe
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NEW BLOG POST—The percentage of college students with disabilities has nearly doubled in the last two decades. This Disability Pride Month (July) we look at this trend and the challenges students with disabilities face when accessing disability support on campus: https://lnkd.in/en8uxrFy
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NEW PODCAST—Having police in schools is meant to keep students and teachers safe. But some districts have changed their police presence due to concerns about unequal treatment of students based on race, gender, and disability. Our new podcast looks at K-12 arrest rates: https://lnkd.in/efVeRcbn
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The Department of Defense is still struggling to deliver new technologies quickly to the warfighter despite efforts to speed up its weapons acquisition process. GAO’s Shelby Oakley discusses this and other findings from our 2024 ‘Quick Look’ at major DOD weapons programs on Federal News Network’s podcast Federal Drive with Tom Temin: https://lnkd.in/eFWhde5T
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Today we issued proposed updates to the Green Book—the framework used by federal agencies for maintaining internal controls against risks like fraud. The public is invited to comment on this exposure draft (by August 26), which reflects input from an expert advisory council. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/er6bZNXH
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NEW BLOG POST—In recent years, a significant number of drones have been sighted near airports. Some sightings have resulted in canceled flights and even caused pilots to take evasive actions. Today’s WatchBlog post looks at what can be done to prevent incidents like these and how law enforcement identify rogue drones: https://lnkd.in/eW3jUEy5
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