We are so proud of GAO Director Biza Repko, who was recognized by the Partnership for Public Service at last night’s 2024 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals gala. Biza was a finalist for the Management Excellence Award. Her work on federal transportation issues, including vehicle safety, rail, and highway, has generated positive impacts on U.S. transportation safety. Congratulations, Biza! #Sammies2024 Pictured: Biza Repko with GAO’s Chief Operating Officer Orice Williams Brown and Executive Vice President of the Partnership for Public Service James-Christian Blockwood.
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Transitioning from military to civilian life can be difficult. To help with the transition, the Department of Defense created the SkillBridge program to provide civilian job training to those leaving the military. GAO’s Kristy Williams discusses how DOD could improve the program on Federal News Network’s podcast Federal Drive with Tom Temin: https://lnkd.in/epTVP2zD
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NEW PODCAST—China is the world’s largest investor in international infrastructure projects. Through these projects, China has expanded its influence in other countries. On our new podcast, GAO’s Nagla’a El-Hodiri discusses how China’s growing global presence challenges U.S. economic, political, and security interests: https://lnkd.in/eQQhUJYG
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NEW BLOG POST—The U.S. military relies on critical materials, such as titanium and tungsten, to build weapon systems. But many sources for these materials are controlled by China, which dominates their mining and processing. Today’s WatchBlog post looks at the Department of Defense’s efforts to secure supply chain access and stockpile materials: https://lnkd.in/eCGRD3-g
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Looking for a spring internship? We’re hiring undergraduate & graduate students to join us and assist our analysts conducting in-depth reviews of federal programs across various subject areas. Interns will be paid. Apply now—this posting will close on 9/20 or after we receive 250 applications ⬇️ Undergraduate students apply here: https://lnkd.in/erDg4_Hz Graduate students apply here: https://lnkd.in/efrXhZ7N
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The Bureau of Land Management attempted to modernize its IT system used for tracking oil and gas activities on federal lands. Eight years, more than $40 million, and thousands of labor hours later—the project was declared a failure. Our new report looks at what went wrong and how the Bureau should improve its IT leadership to avoid future failures: https://lnkd.in/e_Ua-aaN
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NEW PODCAST—The Department of Defense stockpiles certain critical materials that are essential to national defense and everyday life, like the lithium used in batteries. GAO’s Bill Russell discusses DOD’s challenges with managing the National Defense Stockpile and our recommendation for improving these efforts on our new podcast: https://lnkd.in/eC64aqeR
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The transition from military to civilian life can be hard. Some service members may benefit from mental health supports during this time but may not be aware of them. GAO’s Alyssa Hundrup testifies on how DOD and the Department of Veterans Affairs can improve their outreach about these resources—today at 3 p.m.: https://lnkd.in/eJXJMX9K