NEW BLOG POST—After 3 unsuccessful attempts, the Department of Veterans Affairs is on its fourth effort to modernize its outdated electronic health records system, which manages care for veterans and their families. Today’s WatchBlog post looks at our new report about VA’s efforts: https://lnkd.in/eYVD_x34
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Hurricane Hunter aircraft fly into winter storms and tropical cyclones to collect important data used to predict weather. While demand for Hurricane Hunter missions has increased, their availability is limited by aging aircraft and staffing shortages. Learn more in our new report: https://lnkd.in/e7zxNT64
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DOD’s Defense Innovation Unit is focused on deploying technologies at a large scale to solve national security challenges. GAO’s Bill Russell discusses our recommendations on how DIU can better measure its progress on Federal News Network’s podcast Federal Drive with Tom Temin: https://lnkd.in/eFWvqX4k
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NEW BLOG POST—The U.S. General Fund is known as “America’s checkbook” and tracks cash activity for all federal entities. But it isn’t easy for the Treasury Department, which manages the Fund’s systems, to identify and trace all transactions. Today’s WatchBlog post explores how the General Fund works and some of the challenges in auditing its accounts: https://lnkd.in/gR4Hs7AC
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NEW BLOG POST: Federal IT systems help provide critical services—everything from health care to national defense. Too often efforts to replace old IT systems fail or are overbudget and delayed. Today’s WatchBlog post looks at our latest work on this issue, including how it impacts mission-critical systems across the government: https://lnkd.in/epZ8Fq4u
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Military readiness has degraded in the last 20 years. For instance, the military services have had issues ensuring they have enough personnel, aircraft, and ships that can perform their missions. GAO’s Diana Maurer testifies on our recommendations to improve readiness—tomorrow at 9:30 a.m.: https://lnkd.in/egWgceuF
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NEW PODCAST—Keeping federal buildings and facilities safe is a massive job. GAO investigators recently went undercover to test how effective security is at some of these sites. On today’s podcast, we discuss what they found and how to better guard these federal facilities in the U.S. from growing threats: https://lnkd.in/eCQKZ2Tr
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NEW BLOG POST—The federal government reported an estimated $162 billion in improper payments (or payment errors) for FY 2024. Which programs reported the most improper payments? What can be done to prevent them? Find out in today’s WatchBlog post: https://lnkd.in/dchfpx8w
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The Department of Homeland Security plays key roles in responding to natural disasters, securing the border, and more. GAO’s Chris Currie testifies on our recommendations for how DHS could save money and improve efficiency—today at 2 p.m.: https://lnkd.in/eGPHN53F
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Despite a near doubling of its shipbuilding budget over 2 decades, the Navy hasn’t increased its number of ships. And its new ships have consistently been delayed and had higher costs and lower capabilities than promised. GAO’s Shelby Oakley testifies on how the Navy can improve its shipbuilding approach as maritime threats from adversaries grow—tomorrow at 10AM: https://lnkd.in/et9neuEV
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