Federal Home Loan Banks: Role in the Spring 2023 Bank Failures

‘Viongozi wa Brazil wame tayari kutetea nchi ya kigeni na sio uhuru wetu,’ asema mchumi.

Mwanamwalimu Paulo Faria anakosoa ada ya Rais Donald Trump dhidi ya Brazil na anasema kwamba siasa na uchumi huchanganyika. Chanzo.…

Health Insurance Marketplace Agents' Scams and the Efforts to Prevent Them

Consumers can use the help of a broker or agent to help them navigate government-run health insurance marketplaces. Agents can be useful in helping consumers pi…

Video: Understand the Rural Debts Provisional Measure

Provisional Measure (MP) 1,376/2026 is already before the National Congress, allowing the renegotiation of debts for rural producers affected by extreme weather…

How Airline Mergers and Competition Impact Passengers?

40 artists received R$ 3 billion from municipalities and state governments between 2024 and 2026, a survey shows

City halls and state governments have spent R$ 5 billion on shows since 2024, according to the report "Waste: How public money shows connect artists, bets, poli…

How Airline Mergers and Competition Impact Passengers?

'The Flexible Work PEC is based on a non-existent premise: that workers and employers are equal,' says an economist

José Dari Krein explains that the current proposal is an intensification of the 2017 labor reform that made work more precarious.…

How Airline Mergers and Competition Impact Passengers?

The last several decades have marked a turbulent, transformative time for commercial airlines--with mergers, failed mergers, and even airlines like Spirit going…

Video: Industry in Santa Catarina fears ban on plastic materials

Politicians, businessmen, and workers from Santa Catarina are organizing to defend the plastic industry. The Commission on Economic Affairs (CAE) held a public …

Air Service to Small Communities Continues to Face Challenges

The Vorcaro family's stash of frauds

A novela do Banco Master avança capítulo a capítulo e sem previsão de término, com detalhes surpreendentes que vão de atuns voadores a terras griladas. No episó…

How GAO is Fighting Fraud and Reducing Improper Payments in Government Spending

The federal government loses hundreds of billions of dollars to fraud each year and millions more to payment errors—also known as improper payments. GAO helps f…

What a Recent Rule Change Means for Corporate Transparency

Drug cartels and other illegal enterprises often use shell companies to hide their dealings and launder money. To combat this activity, many countries have requ…

GAO Has Found New Ways to Save the Federal Government Billions of Dollars

Over the years, GAO’s work has helped save taxpayers billions of dollars by reducing duplication, overlap and fragmentation in programs. Each year, we issue a r…

Preventing Fraud in Medicare

Medicare is the biggest spending area for the U.S. government and the largest federal health program. Due to the sheer size of Medicare, there are risks of frau…

Water Recycling Program Could Help Drought-Stricken Communities

In some parts of the United States, growing populations and prolonged droughts are straining water supplies. Large-scale water recycling could offer these commu…

USPS’s Financial Condition Struggles Under an Unsustainable Business Model

The U.S. Postal Service is a quintessentially American institution. But during the last 20 years or so, USPS has struggled financially with rising costs and dec…

SBA Disaster Loans—Limiting Duplication of Assistance

After a natural disaster, the Small Business Administration helps homeowners and businesses recover by providing loans. While this funding is important, it is n…

To Fight Fraud, Inspectors General Need Help Identifying Companies’ Ownership

Fraud in federal programs is a significant and persistent problem. Some fraud is perpetrated by private companies that obscure their ownership information when …

As Scams Become More Costly and Sophisticated, What is Needed to Protect Consumers?

Increasingly, Americans are falling victim to more frequent and sophisticated scams. Technology is helping to fuel this increase. And it’s costing Americans a l…

Hurricane Hunters from NOAA and the Air Force Face the Growing Storm

On this special episode of the Watchdog Report, we'll listen in on a conversation between GAO Director Cardell Johnson and his team, who worked on a new report …

Jitahidi za Serikali ya Shinaa kupambana na Shughuli za Fedha haramu za Wahalifu

Mashirika ya uhalifu na vikundi vya kigaidi hutumia utakatishaji pesa ili kutekeleza uhalifu wao, ikiwa ni pamoja na biashara haramu ya binadamu na dawa za kule…

As Debt Limit Deadline Looms, What is Needed to Avoid A Default and Its Potential Widespread Consequences?

To prevent the federal government from defaulting on its debt when it neared the debt limit in 2023, Congress voted to suspend the debt ceiling through this com…