Políticos, empresários e trabalhadores de Santa Catarina se organizam para defender a indústria do plástico. A Comissão de Assuntos Econômicos (CAE) fez uma aud…
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…
Investigação da BBC News Brasil revela formas de burlar programas de moradia e brechas legais que possibilitam a imóveis financiados pelo Minha Casa, Minha Vida…
The last several decades have marked a turbulent, transformative time for commercial airlines--with mergers, failed mergers, and even airlines like Spirit going…
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…
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…
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…
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…
In some parts of the United States, growing populations and prolonged droughts are straining water supplies. Large-scale water recycling could offer these commu…
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…
After a natural disaster, the Small Business Administration helps homeowners and businesses recover by providing loans. While this funding is important, it is n…
Fraud in federal programs is a significant and persistent problem. Some fraud is perpetrated by private companies that obscure their ownership information when …
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…
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 …
Le organizzazioni criminali e i gruppi terroristici utilizzano il riciclaggio di denaro per portare avanti i loro crimini, tra cui la tratta di esseri umani e i…
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…
Ci sono più di mille strutture negli Stati Uniti che trattano, immagazzinano o smaltiscono vari tipi di rifiuti pericolosi. Alcune di queste strutture si trovan…
Early in the pandemic, the federal government prioritized swiftly distributing checks to businesses and workers to help meet the urgent needs they face because …
When military service members and their families move to a new base, they are subject to the whims of the housing markets they enter and leave. Trying to rent o…
Gli effetti del cambiamento climatico hanno costato al governo federale e ai contribuenti miliardi di dollari. Questi costi probabilmente aumenteranno in futuro…
Banks that loaned money for commercial real estate ventures may be feeling the pinch, as many offices and business spaces continue to sit vacant in the wake of …