A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released on May 20 is offering some good news: the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) since last year has improved its capabilities to protect personally identifiable information (PII). […]
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report says that the U.S. Navy needs to address the accuracy of its workforce data in order to strengthen the service branch’s cybersecurity workforce. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is claiming that the agency generated a $70.4 billion return on investment during fiscal year 2023 as a result of its oversight work. […]
A top Government Accountability Office (GAO) official said on Tuesday that the emergence of AI technology is helping to bring data security “to new heights” in the Federal government. […]
While the 2030 Census is still years away, a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report reveals the U.S. Census Bureau still has some work to do to improve its IT modernization efforts critical to that mission. […]
The accuracy of biometric identification technologies – such as facial recognition tech – has improved over time, but a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reveals that more could be done from a policy perspective to ensure the safe use of those kinds of technologies. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a new report pushing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to update its New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) to better a job at explaining self-driving vehicle technologies. […]
With wearable technologies – like VR headsets, smartwatches, and even exoskeleton tech – advancing rapidly, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is warning that data privacy and cybersecurity concerns may hinder the ability of those technologies to reach their full potential. […]
A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is urging the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to improve its workforce planning functions and collaboration with critical infrastructure providers as it helps those providers to address security weaknesses in operational technologies (OT). […]
The Federal government’s top watchdog agency said that two key Federal agencies are making progress on shaping up how they use facial recognition technologies. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) is the largest contracting agency in the Federal government – with contracts ranging from IT services to major weapon systems – leaving the agency inherently susceptible to fraud. A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says that the Pentagon can get a better handle on mitigating fraud by leveraging data analytics. […]
A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that the Department of Defense (DoD) and several other Federal agencies need to take steps to make their sexual harassment training more effective. […]
The White House’s Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) must establish performance measures and implementation costs for the administration’s recent National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCS) in order for the strategy to be effective across all Federal agencies, a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report argues. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) provided an update on the progress its making on some of the agency’s own internal AI use cases that are either in the planning or implementation stages. […]
Federal agencies are already integrating artificial intelligence (AI) to support a range of government missions, but one Government Accountability Office (GAO) official said today that the Federal government is facing difficult decisions as it looks to implement new governance structures. […]
The Federal government has thousands of software license agreements with vendors, but a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report revealed that Federal agencies need better data on these software licenses to maximize cost savings and not over-purchase licenses. […]
While the government’s security clearance and other personnel vetting processes help to ensure Federal employees are trustworthy, a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that the Federal government lacks consistent and complete data on how these processes work. […]
Federal agencies often award funds to foreign organizations or individuals to encourage scientific advancements, but a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) warns that agencies need to improve their information sharing to better protect U.S.-funded research. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to update their five-year-old arrangement to cooperate on improving medical device cybersecurity. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a new report highlighting the potential benefits of using AI and machine learning (ML) technologies to forecast the weather for natural disasters such as severe storms, hurricanes, and wildfires. […]
With the rapid growth and deployment of AI-fueled technologies, the need for “observability” within network assets is becoming an even more important necessity to maintain control over technology operations, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) official said on Dec. 12 at the Datadog Observe conference. […]
Federal agencies are making “notable” progress in implementing Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommendations to improve IT management and reduce duplicative efforts, according to a new GAO report. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is set to publish a new report this month looking at how well Federal agencies have done with artificial intelligence use case inventories, according to an agency official. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has named Sterling Thomas as the agency’s new chief scientist, a role in which he will help lead GAO’s science and technology work. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued an updated Agile Assessment Guide that features numerous best practices to assess the adoption and use of Agile processes in Federal agencies. […]
Due to the large number of pandemic fraud-related charges, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is calling on Congress to take a number of actions that can help Federal agencies to strengthen internal controls and financial and fraud risk management practices. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is calling out the Education Department for its failure to implement processes to detect and prevent fraud in its student debt relief program that launched in October 2022. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) claims it saved the Federal government $70.4 billion during Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 by recommending ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness in Federal programs, according to a new report. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is taking the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to task for slow progress on its years-long Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) project which aims to modernize U.S. air traffic management systems by moving from a ground-based air-traffic control system that uses radar, to one based on satellite navigation and digital communications. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is calling on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in coordination with the Treasury Department, to provide guidance to agencies on how to report their spending data on USAspending.gov. […]