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##     Most Recent Reports 

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### **Released on   Sep 27, 2024**

Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: Transparency, Claims Assistance, and Program Management Improvements Needed          GAO-24-105549                Published:   Sep 27, 2024.         Publicly Released:   Sep 27, 2024.              The Public Safety Officers' Benefits program pays public safety officers or their families if the officers are permanently disabled or killed in the line of duty. Since 2020, some officers who died from COVID-19 or by suicide became eligible for the program—nearly doubling the number of claims received. This compounded ongoing problems with claims processing. For example, applicants didn't get important information about how to...    

### **Released on   Sep 26, 2024**

Biomedical Research: Improvements Needed to the Quality of Information About DOD and VA Contributions to Drug Development          GAO-24-107061                Published:   Sep 26, 2024.         Publicly Released:   Sep 26, 2024.              The Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs' research on conditions such as spinal cord injuries and PTSD has contributed to thousands of patents for new drugs and treatments. But these patents don't always disclose federal funding as required. For example, 18% of biomedical patents we reviewed disclosed DOD support but didn't include a correct DOD award number. This makes it hard to evaluate the impact...    

COVID-19 Relief: States' and Localities' Fiscal Recovery Funds Spending as of March 31, 2024          GAO-24-107301                Published:   Sep 26, 2024.         Publicly Released:   Sep 26, 2024.              The Department of the Treasury has awarded billions of dollars to state and local governments to help them cover COVID-19 recovery costs. In this Q&A, we update our prior work on the status of this funding, including spent funds and more. As of March 31, 2024: States have reported spending $117.3 billion, or 60% of their awards Localities have reported spending $75.8 billion, or 60%...    

Foreign Disinformation: Defining and Detecting Threats          GAO-24-107600                Published:   Sep 26, 2024.         Publicly Released:   Sep 26, 2024.              The Departments of State, Homeland Security, and Defense are working to define and detect foreign disinformation. This Q&A report describes their efforts. We also discussed their relevant legal authorities. This report is the first of two that examine U.S. agencies' efforts to counter foreign disinformation threats, including identifying and publicizing threats. Russia, China, and Iran are the main foreign governments spreading disinformation, U.S. agencies report...    

Hanford Cleanup: Alternatives for Treating and Disposing of High-Level Waste Could Save Billions of Dollars and Reduce Certain Risks          GAO-24-106989                Published:   Sep 26, 2024.         Publicly Released:   Sep 26, 2024.              The Department of Energy has been building facilities to treat highly radioactive waste at its Hanford site in Washington state. One facility will cost $10 billion to finish and will treat 3 million gallons. Experts said there are alternative methods for treating this waste. They say that these methods could help DOE remove waste from the state earlier, and save taxpayer money. DOE hasn't fully...    

Status of Open GAO Recommendations to the Director of National Intelligence          GAO-24-107671                Published:   Sep 26, 2024.         Publicly Released:   Sep 26, 2024.              Every year, when federal agencies implement our recommendations, it leads to billions of dollars in savings and thousands of other improvements across government. Among the 108 recommendations we made to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence from FY 2011 to 2024, 39 have yet to be fully implemented. These recommendations are intended to address issues with workforce management, intelligence enterprise management, personnel vetting...    

Ukraine: DOD Could Strengthen International Military Training Coordination by Improving Data Quality          GAO-24-107776                Published:   Sep 26, 2024.         Publicly Released:   Sep 26, 2024.              This report examines U.S. coordination with other countries on military training provided to Ukrainian forces outside Ukraine. This is one of many GAO reports on U.S. aid to Ukraine following Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. We found that over 30 countries helped train about 116,000 Ukrainians outside Ukraine as of Feb. 2024. The U.S. trained about 16% of them. As of May, the number...    

VA Acquisition Management: Additional Actions Needed in Serving Veterans with Sleep Apnea          GAO-24-107010                Published:   Sep 26, 2024.         Publicly Released:   Sep 26, 2024.              Over the last 8 years, VA spent about $2 billion to provide CPAP devices to veterans with sleep apnea. The devices use air pressure to keep a person breathing normally while sleeping. In 2021, VA changed the way it buys and distributes CPAPs—setting broad goals to spend less, improve customer service for veterans, and more. For example, it allows veterans to order CPAP supplies by...    

World Bank Procurement: Risk Monitoring Can be Enhanced as U.S. Businesses Face Challenges Competing          GAO-24-106718                Published:   Sep 26, 2024.         Publicly Released:   Sep 26, 2024.              The World Bank lends money to low-and middle-income countries for infrastructure, social, and economic development. It assesses risks and oversees borrowers who award contracts and manage the projects. U.S. businesses can compete for contracts, but nearly half of the 15 we spoke to raised concerns about process integrity and transparency. Over half said they may not bid on future contracts based on their prior experiences...    

Climate Resilience: Congressional Action Needed to Enhance Climate Economics Information and to Limit Federal Fiscal Exposure          GAO-24-106937                Published:   Aug 14, 2024.         Publicly Released:   Sep 26, 2024.              Climate change has cost the government billions. Even with efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, costs are likely to rise—in part because greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere will continue altering the climate for decades. The federal government is currently not well-positioned to manage this reality. We identified several areas where the government can better manage climate change risks. We recommended Congress consider organizing the...    

Presidential Transitions: GSA's Reported Cost for the 2020–2021 Transition and Its Budget Request for the 2024–2025 Election Cycle          GAO-24-107518                Published:   Sep 26, 2024.         Publicly Released:   Sep 26, 2024.              The General Services Administration plays a central role in coordinating and facilitating transitions from one presidential administration to another. For example, it provides office space, IT, and other services and equipment. GSA reported that its total cost of supporting the 2020–2021 presidential transition was about $34.6 million. Its work for the 2024-2025 transition is underway. Congress has provided some initial funding to GSA, with more...    

Improper Payments: USDA's Oversight of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program          GAO-24-107461                Published:   Sep 26, 2024.         Publicly Released:   Sep 26, 2024.              USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is intended to help low-income people and families purchase food. In this Q&A, we reported that for FY 2023, USDA estimated 11.7% (or about $10.5 billion) of SNAP benefits that it paid were improper—meaning that payments were the wrong amount or otherwise should not have been made. This was an increase from the prior year's estimate of 11.5%. We've also...    

### **Released on   Sep 25, 2024**

Federal Programs: OMB Needs a Structure to Govern and a Plan to Develop a Comprehensive Inventory          GAO-24-107656                Published:   Sep 25, 2024.         Publicly Released:   Sep 25, 2024.              A listing of all federal programs, along with funding and performance information, could help decisionmakers and the public better understand what the government does, spends, and achieves. Such an inventory has been required since 2011 but hasn't been produced. This Q&A is one in a series of reports reviewing inventory efforts. The Office of Management and Budget made solid progress in Feb. 2024 by publishing...    

Nonemergency Medical Transportation: Leading Practices Would Help the Federal Transit Administration Evaluate Its Pilot Program          GAO-24-106847                Published:   Sep 25, 2024.         Publicly Released:   Sep 25, 2024.              Millions of Americans rely on medical transportation services and public transport to get to routine medical care. In 2015, the Federal Transit Administration began a pilot program to provide grants specifically for nonemergency transportation programs. We found weaknesses, such as no plan for evaluating whether the program is meeting goals. The agency has 6 other programs that could fund nonemergency transportation. However, information about using...    

Tracking the Funds: Sample of Fiscal Year 2022 Projects Shows Funds Were Awarded for Intended Purposes but Recipients Experienced Some Challenges          GAO-24-106334                Published:   Sep 25, 2024.         Publicly Released:   Sep 25, 2024.              As part of FY22 appropriations, Members of Congress could request to designate a certain amount of federal funding for specific projects in their communities. Congress approved $9.1 billion for 4,963 such projects. We track these funds to help ensure transparency. We found that generally: Recipients planned to use the funds for their intended purposes Federal agencies planned to conduct oversight of projects before they are...    

Transition to Civilian Life: Additional Data Analysis and Reporting Would Improve Special Operations Forces Experiences          GAO-24-106587                Published:   Sep 25, 2024.         Publicly Released:   Sep 25, 2024.              U.S. Special Operations Forces are being refocused to do different kinds of missions than they have in the past few decades. These service members now must decide to embrace this change in focus or leave the military. We examined Defense Department programs that help with the transition to civilian life and more. Fewer than half of Special Operations service members started the mandatory transition program...    

U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Efforts to Improve Recruitment, Hiring, and Retention of Law Enforcement Personnel          GAO-24-107029                Published:   Sep 25, 2024.         Publicly Released:   Sep 25, 2024.              U.S. Customs and Border Protection employs more than 45,000 law enforcement personnel. In recent years, CBP has fallen short of staffing targets, while encounters with noncitizens at the border have greatly increased. Since our 2018 report on this topic, CBP bolstered its recruitment, hiring, and retention efforts. For example, Border Patrol began offering a $20,000 recruitment benefit in 2024, with another $10,000 for work in...    

Clean Water Act: Costs of Compensatory Mitigation Activities for Losses of Aquatic Resources          GAO-24-107493                Published:   Sep 25, 2024.         Publicly Released:   Sep 25, 2024.              Wetlands, streams, and other aquatic resources are critical to healthy ecosystems. People who are dredging or doing other work that may damage these aquatic resources generally must get a permit. Federal permits may require permittees to offset the damage. Permittees may do the work themselves or buy credits from a third-party agency, company, or organization that will preserve or improve wetlands elsewhere. This Q&A report...    

Commercial Aviation: Trends in Air Service to Small Communities          GAO-24-106681                Published:   Sep 25, 2024.         Publicly Released:   Sep 25, 2024.              Air travel connects small communities across the nation and can drive economic growth through jobs and tourism in those communities. From 2018-2023, fewer flights went to small communities, but the aircraft were larger—so, more seats per flight. Contributing factors to such changes include: Pilot and maintenance workforce shortages Increased airline operating costs (e.g., fuel and labor) Travelers choosing to drive to their destination or use...    

Conservation Reserve Program: Improving How USDA Selects Land Could Increase Environmental Benefits          GAO-24-106311                Published:   Sep 25, 2024.         Publicly Released:   Sep 25, 2024.              USDA's Conservation Reserve Program pays farmers to take agricultural lands out of use and devote them to conservation. This can include establishing grasses and trees that help prevent soil erosion and provide wildlife habitat. It also pays ranchers to preserve grasslands. In FY 2023, USDA paid $1.8 billion for 22.9 million acres. USDA could improve its methods for selecting land to boost program benefits and...    

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