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	  **Released on   Apr 11, 2024**
          Economic Development: Additional Training Could Help Small Lenders Implement Technology
    GAO-24-106226
      Published:   Mar 28, 2024
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        Publicly Released:   Apr 11, 2024
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    People in low- and moderate-income communities can't always access loans through traditional banks. Community Development Financial Institutions are organizations that provide financial services to fill this gap. Our survey of these institutions found that many small CDFIs don't have the technology to best serve their customers, manage operations, and conduct outreach. The Department of the Treasury receives funding to support CDFIs and has increased the...
      **Released on   Apr 10, 2024**
          COVID-19 Relief: State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Spending as of September 30, 2023
    GAO-24-107472
      Published:   Apr 10, 2024
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        Publicly Released:   Apr 10, 2024
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    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 Snapshot , we update our prior work on the status of this funding, including spent funds and more. As of September 30, 2023: States, including the District of Columbia, have reported spending $103.7 billion, or 53% of their awards Localities have...
      **Released on   Mar 28, 2024**
          Ukraine: Status of Foreign Assistance
    GAO-24-106884
      Published:   Mar 28, 2024
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        Publicly Released:   Mar 28, 2024
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    In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, four U.S. agencies have allocated $44.1 billion from supplemental funding and other funds to address the economic and humanitarian needs of people affected by the crisis. This Q&A report examines the status of these funds and State's role in coordinating it. State doesn't have a systematic, comprehensive approach to specifically track this funding. For example, State...
      **Released on   Feb 22, 2024**
          Financial Audit: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Funds' 2023 and 2022 Financial Statements
    GAO-24-106490
      Published:   Feb 22, 2024
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        Publicly Released:   Feb 22, 2024
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    The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insures over $10 trillion in deposits and protects your money if your FDIC-insured bank fails. We audit and issue opinions annually on financial statements of FDIC's insurance funds and on related internal controls (e.g., processes to reasonably assure that transactions are properly authorized and recorded). We found the statements were reliable and controls over financial reporting were effective in 2023.
      **Released on   Dec 14, 2023**
          COVID-19 Relief: Treasury Could Improve Its Administration and Oversight of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
    GAO-24-106027
      Published:   Dec 14, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Dec 14, 2023
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    In March 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act appropriated $350 billion in State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to help with the COVID-19 pandemic . Treasury is responsible for administering and monitoring these funds. Officials in selected states and localities identified challenges with how Treasury administers these funds. For example, Treasury has a contact center to respond to recipients' questions. Some state and local officials...
      **Released on   Dec 13, 2023**
          Economic Sanctions: Agency Efforts Help Mitigate Some of the Risks Posed by Digital Assets
    GAO-24-106178
      Published:   Dec 13, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Dec 13, 2023
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    Economic sanctions can include denying a company access to the U.S. financial system or freezing a person's assets under U.S. jurisdiction. However, Bitcoin and other virtual currencies—which enable users to rapidly transfer funds across countries' borders—could be used to evade such sanctions. We found that federal agencies have taken some actions to mitigate this risk. For example, Treasury and the Departments of State and Justice...
      **Released on   Dec 12, 2023**
          Artificial Intelligence: Agencies Have Begun Implementation but Need to Complete Key Requirements
    GAO-24-105980
      Published:   Dec 12, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Dec 12, 2023
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    Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the world and could improve government operations. For example, federal agencies can use AI to analyze drone photos and large datasets. But safeguards are needed to manage AI risks. Federal law and guidance have several requirements for agencies implementing AI, but they haven't all been met. For example, there's no government-wide guidance on how agencies should acquire and use AI...
          Private Health Insurance: Roll out of Independent Dispute Resolution Process for Out-Of-Network Claims Has Been Challenging
    GAO-24-106335
      Published:   Dec 12, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Dec 12, 2023
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    Individuals with private health insurance can receive "surprise bills" for the difference between what a provider charged and what their insurance paid. A 2021 law prohibits surprise billing for some services, and directed the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury to give providers and insurers a forum to resolve disputes about how much insurers should pay for out-of-network care. But the rollout...
      **Released on   Nov 16, 2023**
          Federal Spending Transparency: Opportunities Exist to Improve COVID-19 and Other Grant Subaward Data on USAspending.gov
    GAO-24-106237
      Published:   Nov 16, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Nov 16, 2023
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    States and other federal grant recipients can "subaward" some of the money to another recipient to do some of the work. Guidance directs most award recipients to report their subawards for display on USAspending.gov. Having access to quality federal spending data is critical during national emergencies when relief funds are distributed quickly—as during the COVID-19 pandemic . But some grant subaward data on USAspending.gov was...
      **Released on   Oct 11, 2023**
          COVID-19 Relief: States' and Localities' Fiscal Recovery Funds Spending as of March 31, 2023
    GAO-24-106753
      Published:   Oct 11, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Oct 11, 2023
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    This Q&A report reviews the billions of dollars the Department of the Treasury has awarded to state and local governments to help them cover COVID-19 recovery costs. As of March 31, 2023: States have reported spending $88.2 billion, or 45% of their awards. Localities have reported spending $47.9 billion, or 38% of their awards. The largest category of spending was for revenue lost due to...
      **Released on   Sep 14, 2023**
          Financial Stability Oversight Council: Assessing Effectiveness Could Enhance Response to Systemic Risks
    GAO-23-105708
      Published:   Sep 14, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Sep 14, 2023
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    In 2010, the Dodd-Frank Act established the Financial Stability Oversight Council to help identify and respond to emerging threats to the U.S. financial system. Recent bank failures demonstrate the importance of responding to risks before they harm the system. The council issues an annual report with recommendations—which staff say could address most risks. But we've previously noted that the council's authority—in part, the nonbinding nature...
      **Released on   Aug 15, 2023**
          U.S. Consolidated Financial Statements: Improvements Needed in Internal Controls over Treasury and OMB Preparation Processes
    GAO-23-106707
      Published:   Aug 15, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Aug 15, 2023
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    We audit the U.S. government's consolidated financial statements annually. Ongoing problems prevent us from determining whether the statements fairly present the government's finances. Treasury has made significant progress in addressing some of the issues we've found in the preparation processes—including the review of selected treaties and other international agreements. But additional actions are needed to address our prior recommendations. Our 5 new recommendations address remaining...
      **Released on   Jul 14, 2023**
          Priority Open Recommendations: Department of the Treasury
    GAO-23-106469
      Published:   Jul 7, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Jul 14, 2023
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    Each year, we make more than 1,000 recommendations to help the federal government save money, address issues on our High Risk List , and significantly improve government operations. This letter to Treasury outlines 33 open recommendations that it should prioritize. Many of these recommendations focus on long-standing issues with financial reporting and controls. For example, we made 2 recommendations that would improve oversight over billions...
      **Released on   Apr 28, 2023**
          Bank Regulation: Preliminary Review of Agency Actions Related to March 2023 Bank Failures
    GAO-23-106736
      Published:   Apr 28, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Apr 28, 2023
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    In March 2023, Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank suffered two of the largest bank failures in U.S. history. Risky business strategies, weak risk management practices, and weak liquidity drove the failures. Both banks grew rapidly from 2019-2021—which can signal risk. Further, the growth was fueled heavily by deposits that weren't federally insured. Federal regulators raised concerns about these risks with the banks but didn't...
      **Released on   Feb 2, 2023**
          State Small Business Credit Initiative: Improved Planning Could Help Treasury Limit Additional Delays
    GAO-23-105293
      Published:   Feb 2, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Feb 2, 2023
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    Treasury's State Small Business Credit Initiative is authorized to provide $10 billion to states, territories, and tribal governments to support small business lending and investment programs. All 50 states, five territories, the District of Columbia, and 283 tribal governments have applied for these funds. However, Treasury is taking longer than expected to review applications and disburse funds. We found that it could improve how it...
      **Released on   Jan 20, 2023**
          Community Development Financial Institutions: Analysis of Annual and Emergency Assistance and Treasury Efforts to Address Program Risks
    GAO-23-105952
      Published:   Dec 21, 2022
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        Publicly Released:   Jan 20, 2023
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    People in low- and moderate-income communities don't always have access to traditional financial institutions, like large banks. Community Development Financial Institutions are smaller, community-based organizations that provide financial services to help fill this gap. The Department of the Treasury receives federal funding to support these institutions—including $12 billion in emergency COVID-19 support in FY 2021. To help this support reach more communities, Treasury allowed higher-risk...
      **Released on   Dec 20, 2022**
          Emergency Rental Assistance: Treasury's Oversight is Limited by Incomplete Data and Risk Assessment
    GAO-23-105410
      Published:   Dec 20, 2022
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        Publicly Released:   Dec 20, 2022
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    Through the $46 billion Emergency Rental Assistance program, the Department of the Treasury helps those who can't pay rent due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Third party studies and eviction data suggest that the program has helped limit evictions. But Treasury doesn't have complete data on payments or recipients. For example, Treasury is missing data on 26% of payments made to households in 2021. In addition...
      **Released on   Dec 14, 2022**
          Troubled Asset Relief Program: Status of Remaining Housing Programs
    GAO-23-106099
      Published:   Dec 14, 2022
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        Publicly Released:   Dec 14, 2022
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    Through the Troubled Asset Relief Program, Treasury provided $33 billion to 3 federal programs to help prevent home foreclosures. We reviewed the status of these programs. The Hardest Hit Fund ended in March 2022. The Short Refinance program is slated to wind down by the end of 2022. The Making Home Affordable (MHA) program is slated to wind down by early 2024. Treasury has already...
      **Released on   Dec 8, 2022**
          National Security Space: Overview of Contracts for Commercial Satellite Imagery
    GAO-23-106042
      Published:   Dec 8, 2022
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        Publicly Released:   Dec 8, 2022
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    Commercial satellite imagery and data can play a key role in national security. For example, the war in Ukraine has drawn attention to how governments are using commercial satellites to track troop movement and the impact of attacks. The commercial space industry is expected to grow significantly in the coming years, and therefore may be able to address more of the federal government's imagery needs...
      **Released on   Oct 17, 2022**
          Older Households: Comparison of Income, Wealth, and Survival in the United States with Selected Countries
    GAO-22-103950
      Published:   Sep 15, 2022
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        Publicly Released:   Oct 17, 2022
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    In recent decades, income and wealth disparities have been increasing among older Americans and exceed those in Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom. We found: In 2007, older Americans in a typical low-income household needed to work 12 years to equal what a typical high-income older household earned in 1 year; there were similar gaps in Germany, where they'd need to work 6 years, and...
    
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