Government Accountability Office (GAO) Archives

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)

Governmentwide HR system in the clear on post-award GAO bid protests

OPM is out of the woods on a critical time period for challenges that could have halted Oracle’s nearly $400 million contract from moving forward.

1 hour ago By Madison Alder

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TMF-backed projects to bring $1B in cost savings in coming years, watchdog finds

Not every project has been a success, but the Technology Modernization Fund expects substantial savings are on the horizon, per the GAO report.

1 day ago By Lindsey Wilkinson

Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speak to reporters on Capitol Hill on July 21, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Senate Democrats press Bessent for answers on DOGE access to Treasury systems

In a letter shared first with FedScoop, Sens. Warren and Wyden asked the secretary for information on DOGE’s data access and what Treasury is doing to “ensure…

3 days ago By Matt Bracken

Federal response needed to fight AI-fueled digital identity fraud, panel says

Fraud and cybersecurity experts told House lawmakers that AI is exacerbating the problem. Improvements are needed to protect Login-dot-gov.

Jul 17, 2026 By K. Sophie Will

From left, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo.,, ranking member Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., and Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, hold a hearing in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on June 4, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Republicans want data scientists at the IRS. Trump axed those roles last year, Dems say

House Ways & Means advanced a bill to create an IRS fellowship program to recruit data scientists — the “very people that the Trump regime just spent…

Jul 2, 2026 By Matt Bracken

After financial agencies’ ‘Herculean effort’ on joint data standards, the wait begins

Data experts say the regulators’ final rule as part of the Financial Data Transparency Act is a boon for transparency and accuracy, but there’s still a ways…

Jun 23, 2026 By Matt Bracken

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Over 1,000 pages on FAR overhaul heads to formal rulemaking process

Public comment will open on Tuesday on four proposed rules to update the federal acquisition process.

Jun 22, 2026 By K. Sophie Will

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Roadmap for IT modernization ahead of 2030 Census ‘unreliable,’ per watchdog

While the Census Bureau has completed some management practices, its schedule for IT modernization plans related to the 2030 Census needs improvement.

Jun 4, 2026 By Madison Alder

Bipartisan ‘Great American AI Act’ draft proposes new federal AI governance framework

The discussion draft would authorize $100 million per fiscal year for a Center for AI Standards and Innovation and calls for oversight in government AI adoption.

Jun 4, 2026 By K. Sophie Will

EHR modernization effort lacks cyber performance measures, GAO finds

A report found two years of missing measures and undefined fiscal 2026 goals for the health records’ interagency cybersecurity and privacy protections.

Jun 2, 2026 By K. Sophie Will