SBA-IRS data-sharing process for disaster loans needs better tech, GAO says
The watchdog also encouraged the SBA to address inefficiencies in the Disaster Loan Program by pursuing a new legal authority to secure taxpayer consent for applications.
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Scenes from outside the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 2019. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger for The Washington Post via Getty Images) Workforce OPM’s public tally of senior government staff is incomplete, watchdog says
The human capital agency’s PLUM reporting website doesn’t include data required by law and contains errors, the GAO found.
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Oil drilling on the North Dakota prairie. Tech Interior needs to improve data-sharing capabilities, GAO says
Despite efforts to modernize processes, the agency relies on manual data entry and has an inoperable system that can’t receive and store reports.
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A view of a Social Security Administration building in Burbank, Calif., on Nov. 5, 2020. (Photo by Valerie Macon /AFP via Getty Images) Federal SSA needs better assessment of data-sharing costs as Treasury program saves millions, GAO says
The report comes just days after President Trump signed a law permanently authorizing the SSA to share its death data with Treasury’s Do Not Pay system.
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State Department CIO Kelly Fletcher, left, speaks during AI Talks in Washington, D.C., on April 18, 2024, while State CAIO Matthew Graviss looks on. (Scoop News Group photo) AI State Department is gearing up to ‘roll out agentic AI’
CIO Kelly Fletcher sees a future with agency consolidation and simplification, paired with AI agents that “make it easy for people to do their job” and “reduce administrative friction.”
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A high-angle aerial drone shot of the hydroelectric power infrastructure on the border of Ontario, Canada, and New York. Workforce CBP ramps up surveillance tech without much-needed IT personnel, GAO says
The watchdog’s analysis of northern border facilities found staffing levels for information systems specialists below targets and no plans for remediation, though the agency is now working to address it.
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Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, speaks at a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus news conference on Capitol Hill on Feb. 25, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Policy Bipartisan House duo wants Treasury-led push to fight identity theft, fraud
A bill from Reps. Pete Sessions and Bill Foster would task the Treasury secretary with doling out fraud prevention grants to states to develop digital IDs that meet NIST standards.
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A global technological blackout caused chaos at border crossings between Mexico and the United States on July 19, 2024, resulting in long lines and significantly increased waiting times for travelers in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (Photo by David Peinado/Anadolu via Getty Images) Emerging Tech CBP advancing use of scanning tech as ICE pulls some staffers away
The DHS component fell behind on deployment of non-intrusive inspection technology at ports of entry but is making progress, per a CBP official, who acknowledged personnel reassignments to ICE.
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(Getty Images) Federal GAO sees ‘mixed’ agency response to recommendations on combatting scams
A director with the watchdog told Congress this week that the FBI, CFPB and FTC haven’t addressed many recommendations from an April 2025 report on digital money-making scams.
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House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., arrives for a hearing about fraud in Minnesota at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 7, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) AI Government needs more agency buy-in to fight fraud with tech, officials say
Data experts with Treasury, the GAO and the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee say AI and data analytics can be used more effectively to detect fraud in federal programs.