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In a new report, we found that Black girls are disciplined much more often and more harshly than other children in public schools. GAO’s Jackie...
Nationally, Black Girls Receive More Frequent and Severe Discipline in SchoolsThursday, September 19, 2024

People with disabilities may experience domestic violence at a rate five times higher than those without disabilities. But domestic violence centers...
People with Disabilities May Face Barriers Accessing Domestic Violence AssistanceThursday, September 19, 2024

China is the world's largest investor in international infrastructure financing and development. Through its initiative, the Belt and Road Initiative...
China’s Foreign Investments Significantly Outpace the United States’Thursday, September 12, 2024

The Department of Defense maintains a stockpile of critical materials that are essential to national defense and civilian life. This stockpile...
Is DOD stockpiling enough critical materials for our national defense?Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Over the last 30 years, the Navy has assigned fewer personnel to ships. The goal was to reduce costs. But there have been concerns that fewer sailors...
Sailor Shortages and Lack of Training May Leave Navy Ships in DisrepairMonday, September 9, 2024

Food insecurity among American Indian and Alaska Nativehouseholds is significantly greater than it is for all U.S. households.In recent years, the U...
USDA Programs that Support Tribal Households' Food Security May Not be Meeting NeedsMonday, July 29, 2024

Survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault often flee their homes to get away from their attackers. This can result in survivors having...
For Those Fleeing Domestic Violence, Rental-Assisted Housing Transfers Could Be Months AwayThursday, July 11, 2024

The Department of Defense plans to spend big bucks modernizing the IT systems it uses for everything from health care and human-capital needs, to...
DOD's Back Office IT--We Looked At Costs and Cybersecurity RisksThursday, July 11, 2024

Having police in schools has been the subject of considerable debate in recent years. Police can make students and teachers feel safer. But there are...
Arrest Rates Among K-12 Students Widen When Race, Gender, and Disability Status OverlapMonday, July 8, 2024

The Department of Energy is one of the largest federal research funding agencies. While this research funding is important, so is ensuring that...
Protecting Department of Energy Funded U.S. Technologies from Risky Foreign AcquisitionMonday, June 24, 2024

Several high-profile cases at multiple colleges have raised concerns about how schools are protecting student athletes from sexual harassment and...
Protecting College Athletes from Sexual Harassment and ViolenceThursday, June 20, 2024

Each year, GAO provides a quick look assessing the Department of Defense's major weapons programs. We look at things like investments, schedules, and...
DOD Is Not Yet Well-Positioned to Field Weapon Systems with SpeedMonday, June 17, 2024

In recent years, more veterans have sought treatment for mental health conditions. Providing them with timely access to this care is a top priority...
How Does VA Ensure Veterans' Access to Timely Mental Health Care?Monday, June 3, 2024

Title IX prohibits discrimination in education programs based on sex. It's probably best known for its role in sports--helping to increase girls' and...
50 Years After Title IX--Equality in College Athletics Is Still A HurdleThursday, May 9, 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...
Mpox Response Highlights the Risks of Repeating Past MistakesThursday, April 18, 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...
Our First-Of-A-Kind Estimate of Fraud in the Federal GovernmentTuesday, April 16, 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...
F-35 Costs More and Maybe Used LessMonday, April 15, 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...
Each State has Its Own Move Over Law, But Many Drivers Don't Know About ThemThursday, April 4, 2024

We expect our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines to be combat ready. But sleep deprivation and fatigue can dramatically reduce readiness, and...
Lack of Sleep Among Active Duty Military Contributes to Millions of Dollars in Damage and Service Member DeathsTuesday, March 26, 2024

At-home testing tools may aid early detection of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, and be more cost effective for patients...
At-Home Testing Tools for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Other Neurodegenerative DiseasesMonday, March 25, 2024

U.S. commercial airline traffic dropped 96% during peak pandemic times. In response, the federal government (the taxpayers) provided $132 billion in...
COVID-19 Battered the Aviation Industry, Is the US Prepared if it Happens Again?Monday, March 18, 2024

Congress has approved $113 billion dollars in aid for Ukraine. Today, GAO is issuing the first in a series of reports--requested by Congress--about...
Oversight of Defense and Security Assistance to UkraineWednesday, March 13, 2024

We're seeing more deepfakes on social media and in the news. These are videos, audio or images that have been manipulated using artificial...
Combating DeepfakesMonday, March 11, 2024

Head Start is an important program that supports earlylearning and development in young children (from birth to 5), who livein poverty. Nearly 800...
Is Head Start--An Important Program for Children in Poverty--Reaching All Who Need It?Tuesday, February 27, 2024

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