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DOGE Seeks to Investigate Another Government Budget Watchdog
The Government Accountability Office rejected the request, saying it reports to Congress and is exempt from oversight by Elon ...
Government Accountability Office rejects DOGE effort to target government watchdog
The GAO denied DOGE's requests to assign a team at the office because it is a legislative branch agency and not subject to ...
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DOGE tried assigning a team to the Government Accountability Office. It refused
An attempt by DOGE to assign a team to the independent Government Accountability Office was rejected Friday. The GAO is part ...
Farmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back.
The Agriculture Department pledged to restore online climate information that farmers said helped them do business, but which ...
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Government watchdog reports that its unimplemented recommendations could save $100 billion
The Government Accountability Office on Tuesday released its annual report on opportunities to reduce fragmentation, overlap ...
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Watchdog identifies $100B in potential government cost savings
New recommendations from the GAO in its annual report follow DOGE’s acknowledgement that its trillion-dollar cost-savings ...
Patent Office Focuses on Backlog as GAO Flags Quality Issues (1)
A government audit examining tradeoffs between the quality and quantity of issued patents underscored a tension the US Patent ...
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Government watchdog expects Medicaid work requirement analysis by fall
The GAO is probing Georgia’s Medicaid work program as Trump seeks to expand it. Advocates say it adds cost and cuts coverage.
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Patent Office Prioritizes Quantity Over Quality, Says GAO (1)
The US Patent and Trademark Office incentivizes examiners to put a stronger emphasis on the volume of patents they review than the quality, according to a new report from the Government Accountability ...