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	  **Released on   Apr 10, 2024**
          Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office
    GAO-24-107438
      Published:   Apr 10, 2024
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        Publicly Released:   Apr 10, 2024
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    In fiscal year 2023, GAO's work yielded $70.4 billion in financial benefits. Our average return on investment for the past 6 years is $133 for every $1 invested in GAO. In this testimony before the House Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Appropriations, U.S. Comptroller General Gene L. Dodaro discusses GAO's FY 2025 budget request. Our budget request will enable GAO to continue to meet key areas...
      **Released on   Feb 21, 2024**
          GAO's Protocols for Legal Decisions and Opinions
    GAO-24-107329
      Published:   Feb 21, 2024
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        Publicly Released:   Feb 21, 2024
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      **Released on   Nov 15, 2023**
          Performance and Accountability Report, Fiscal Year 2023
    GAO-24-900483
      Published:   Nov 15, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Nov 15, 2023
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    GAO's work yielded $70.4 billion in financial benefits for the federal government in FY 2023—a return of $84 for every dollar invested in us. We did it by recommending ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness in federal programs, and more. We also identified 1,220 other benefits—things that improve programs and operations but can't be measured in dollars. For example, our work led to: Actions preventing...
      **Released on   Sep 27, 2023**
          GAO: Evolving and Innovating                to Meet Congressional Needs
    GAO-23-900536
      Published:   Sep 27, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Sep 27, 2023
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    For the last 5 years, our work yielded an average of $145 in financial benefits for every $1 invested in us, as well as an annual average of more than 1,200 other improvements. In this testimony before the Committee on House Administration's Subcommittee on Modernization, U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro discusses how we achieve our results, including: Understanding congressional priorities and needs and evolving national...
      **Released on   Sep 26, 2023**
          International Peer Review of the Performance and Financial Audit Practices of the United States Government Accountability Office
    Published:   Sep 26, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Sep 26, 2023
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      **Released on   Sep 12, 2023**
          GAOverview: Fraudnet Activity Report for Fiscal Year 2022
    GAO-23-106669
      Published:   Sep 12, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Sep 12, 2023
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    GAO's FraudNet analysts manage a hotline for the public to report suspected fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in government operations. FraudNet analysts review every complaint submitted and refer those with merit to external agencies for potential investigation. Specifically, FraudNet analysts may refer complaints to federal inspectors general or directly to the relevant government agencies. In fiscal year 2022, FraudNet processed over 10,000 complaints, which was...
      **Released on   Mar 23, 2023**
          Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office
    GAO-23-900493
      Published:   Mar 23, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Mar 23, 2023
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    For the last 5 years, our work yielded an average of $145 in financial benefits for every $1 invested in us, as well as an annual average of more than 1,300 other benefits. In this testimony before the House Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro discusses GAO's FY 2024 budget request. Meeting Congress's growing demand for GAO's services...
      **Released on   Mar 15, 2023**
          Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office
    GAO-23-900494
      Published:   Mar 15, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Mar 15, 2023
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    For the last 5 years, our work yielded an average of $145 in financial benefits for every $1 invested in us, as well as an annual average of more than 1,300 other benefits. In this testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro discusses GAO's FY 2024 budget request. Meeting Congress's growing demand for GAO's services...
      **Released on   Nov 15, 2022**
          Performance and Accountability Report, Fiscal Year 2022
    GAO-23-900398
      Published:   Nov 15, 2022
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        Publicly Released:   Nov 15, 2022
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    GAO's work yielded $55.6 billion in financial benefits for the federal government in FY 2022—a return of $74 for every dollar invested in us. We did it by recommending ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of federal programs and more. We also identified 1,262 other benefits—things that improve programs and operations but can't be measured in dollars. For example, our work: Prompted the Army...
      **Released on   Sep 7, 2022**
          Science, Technology Assessment, and Analytics at GAO: September 2022 Update
    GAO-22-900426
      Published:   Sep 7, 2022
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        Publicly Released:   Sep 7, 2022
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    From smartphones to bioengineered vaccines, scientific and technological advances are changing the world we live in. Adopting these technologies into every day and government use can bring opportunities—for economic growth and improved quality of life—as well as the potential for unintended consequences. Since 2019, our Science, Technology Assessment, and Analytics team has provided Congress with in-depth information on the most pressing science and technology issues...
      **Released on   Jun 22, 2022**
          Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office
    GAO-22-900397
      Published:   Jun 22, 2022
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        Publicly Released:   Jun 22, 2022
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    For the last 5 years, our work yielded an average of $158 in financial benefits for every $1 invested in us, as well as an annual average of over 1,300 other benefits. In this testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro discusses GAO's FY 2023 budget request. We're continuing to evolve with the changing economic...
      **Released on   Jun 16, 2022**
          Fiscal Year 2023 Performance Plan
    GAO-22-900380
      Published:   Jun 16, 2022
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        Publicly Released:   Jun 16, 2022
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      **Released on   Apr 5, 2022**
          Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office
    GAO-22-900396
      Published:   Apr 5, 2022
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        Publicly Released:   Apr 5, 2022
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    For the last 5 years, our work yielded an average of $158 in financial benefits for every $1 invested in us, as well as an annual average of over 1,300 other benefits. In this testimony before the House Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro discusses GAO's FY 2023 budget request. We're continuing to evolve with the changing economic...
      **Released on   Mar 15, 2022**
          Trends Affecting Government and Society
    GAO-22-3SP
      Published:   Mar 15, 2022
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        Publicly Released:   Mar 15, 2022
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    We publish a strategic plan every 4 years to guide our work as we help lawmakers oversee federal operations. The latest plan includes 12 papers on trends that will likely affect government and society in the next 5 to 15 years—including science and technology in an innovation economy, global supply chains, racial and ethnic disparities, and national security threats. To identify these trends, we consulted...
          GAO 2022-2027 Strategic Plan: Goals and Objectives for Serving Congress and the Nation
    GAO-22-1SP
      Published:   Mar 15, 2022
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        Publicly Released:   Mar 15, 2022
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    We publish a strategic plan every 4 years to guide our work as we help lawmakers oversee federal operations and address the most important issues facing government and society. Our strategic goals are intended to help: Ensure the well-being and financial security of Americans Identify and address national security threats and challenges Transform the federal government Maximize GAO's value as a leading practices federal agency...
          GAO 2022-2027 Strategic Plan: Key Efforts
    GAO-22-2SP
      Published:   Mar 15, 2022
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        Publicly Released:   Mar 15, 2022
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    We publish a strategic plan every 4 years to guide our work as we help lawmakers oversee federal operations and address the most important issues facing government and society. These Key Efforts—a component of our 2022-2027 strategic plan—detail the agency's near-term priorities to provide Congress with timely and fact-based analysis of the most important issues facing the nation. The strategic plan also includes 12 trend...
      **Released on   Mar 3, 2022**
          High-Risk Series: Key Practices to Successfully Address High-Risk Areas and Remove Them from the List
    GAO-22-105184
      Published:   Mar 3, 2022
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        Publicly Released:   Mar 3, 2022
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    Every 2 years, we update our High Risk List of federal programs and operations vulnerable to waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement, or needing broad reform. Working on the problems we've flagged has saved more than $626 billion for the government over FYs 2006–2021. We often get asked what agencies can do to get off the list. In this report, we discuss cases in which agencies...
      **Released on   Nov 15, 2021**
          Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2021
    GAO-22-4SP
      Published:   Nov 15, 2021
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        Publicly Released:   Nov 15, 2021
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    GAO saved taxpayers $66.2 billion in FY 2021. Our average return on investment for the past 5 years is $158 to $1. We did it by recommending ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of federal programs and more. We also identified 1,239 other benefits—things that improve programs and operations but can't be measured in dollars. For example, our work: Examined how relief funds were...
      **Released on   Oct 21, 2021**
          GAO: A Century of Strategic Evolution to Meet Congressional Needs
    GAO-22-900369
      Published:   Oct 21, 2021
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        Publicly Released:   Oct 21, 2021
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    We testified about the wide range of services we provide to Congress, how they have evolved, and how the agency is positioned for the future. GAO began in 1921 reviewing payments and conducting financial reviews. Since then, we have adapted our work—with an eye towards informing congressional decision-making and improving government. Today most of our work is the evaluation of federal programs. Our nonpartisan, fact-based...
      **Released on   May 28, 2021**
          Fiscal Year 2022 Performance Plan
    GAO-21-308SP
      Published:   May 28, 2021
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        Publicly Released:   May 28, 2021
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