*HomeU.S. Government Accountability Office*
Menu

      close


          
          
                          	
				
				
	
	
					Reports & Testimonies
									
																				
				
				
	
	
								Reports & Testimonies
													
																												
																						
							
																Recommendations Database
							
																												
																						
							
																Month in Review
							
																												
																						
							
																Order Copies
							
																												
																						
							
																Restricted Reports
							
																												
																						
							
																View Topics
							
																												
																						
							
																View Agencies
							
																												
																						
							
																Bid Protests & Appropriations Law
									
																				
				
				
	
	
								Bid Protests & Appropriations Law
													
																												
																						
							
																Bid Protests
							
																												
																						
							
																Appropriations Law
							
																												
																						
							
																Federal Vacancies Reform Act
							
																												
																						
							
																Other Legal
							
																												
																						
							
																About
									
																				
				
				
	
	
								About
													
																												
																						
							
																What GAO Does
							
																												
																						
							
																U.S. Comptroller General
							
																												
																						
							
																Careers
							
																												
																						
							
																Contact UsFor Congress
                                
                          
        
                Press Center
                                
                          
        
                Careers
                                
                          
        
                BlogSearch Breadcrumb
        Home
                            About
                            Contact Us
                            Find An Expert
                            Chelsa L. Kenney
    About
              
                          
                          
        
        
        What GAO Does
              
                          
                          
        
        
        U.S. Comptroller General
              
                          
                          
        
        
        Careers
              
                          
                          
        
        
        Contact UsImage
              Chelsa L. Kenney

  Download Hi-Res Photo
      
        Chelsa L. Kenney
              Director, International Affairs and Trade
                    Areas of Expertise:
          Building governance institutions
                          Combating human trafficking
                          Counternarcotics
                          Democracy
                          Human rights
  Contact Me

            (202) 512-2964
      
            Chelsa Kenney is a Director in GAO’s International Affairs and Trade team. Key oversight issues in her portfolio include democracy assistance, combating human trafficking, counter-narcotics, human rights training, and peacekeeping.

Chelsa began her career at GAO in 2002. She previously led projects on the civil service system, including reviews of federal hiring, the General Schedule classification system, and leading practices in federal employee engagement. Chelsa also led reviews on the efficiency and effectiveness of user-fee funded federal programs.

Chelsa earned the Key Executive Leadership Certificate from American University, a master’s degree in public administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a bachelor’s degree in journalism and political science from Texas A&M University at College Station.
      Recent Reports
    Counternarcotics: DOD Should Improve Coordination and Assessment of Its ActivitiesGAO-24-106281
      
	Published:  Apr 16, 2024


	Publicly Released: Apr 16, 2024
          Ukraine: DOD Should Improve Data for Both Defense Article Delivery and End-Use MonitoringGAO-24-106289
      
	Published:  Mar 13, 2024


	Publicly Released: Mar 13, 2024
          International Military Students: DOD and State Should Assess Vetting Implementation and Strengthen Information SharingGAO-24-106421
      
	Published:  Feb 29, 2024


	Publicly Released: Feb 29, 2024
          Arctic Region: Factors That Affect the Advancement of U.S. PrioritiesGAO-24-107192
      
	Published:  Nov 29, 2023


	Publicly Released: Nov 29, 2023
          Human Rights: Agency Actions Needed to Address Harassment of Dissidents and Other Tactics of Transnational Repression in the U.S.GAO-24-106183
      
	Published:  Oct 03, 2023


	Publicly Released: Oct 03, 2023
          Asistencia de Los Estados Unidos a México: El Departamento de Estado Debería Tomar Medidas Para Evaluar El Progreso GeneralGAO-23-106871
      
	Published:  Sep 14, 2023


	Publicly Released: Sep 14, 2023Multimedia
  Oversight of Defense and Security Assistance to Ukraine
    Wednesday, March 13, 2024
      
            Transcript
          What More Should the U.S. Do to Prevent Transitional Repression?
    Tuesday, October 03, 2023
      
            Transcript
          Child Trafficking and Child Protection Compacts
    Monday, April 17, 2023
      
            TranscriptRelated Pages and Issues
    RelatedInternational Security
 Receive GAO Updates
  Stay informed as we add new reports & testimonies.

    GAO Logo
      U.S. Government Accountability Office


                                   Column 1
                            Press Center
                              Contact Us
                              Inspector General
                              Restricted Reports
                              Column 2
                            Copyright & Terms of Use
                              Privacy Policy
                              Accessibility
                              Sitemap
                              Column 3
                            FOIA Requests
                              Scam Alerts
                              No FEAR Act Data
                              Health Care Advisory Committees