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Accountability Thursday, September 24, 2026
VA’s contracting crackdown gave some staff hours to do hundreds of reviews
VA's watchdog office noted these reviews happened quickly under strict deadlines, but generally complied with requirements for terminating contracts.
17 charged in California fentanyl trafficking network following HSTF investigation
During the first week of September, 17 alleged members of a San Diego-based fentanyl trafficking organization were charged in federal court with distributing large quantities of fentanyl throughout the city.
CDC’s latest youth behavior report offers a narrower look at teen health
For more than 35 years, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has surveyed American high school students every two years about their health and behavior. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey, established in 1991, draws a nationally representative sample of students in grades 9 through 12…
Audit of the Department of Justice’s Orders Awarded Under Expired Procurement Vehicles
Audit of the Department of Justice’s Orders Awarded Under Expired Procurement Vehicles */ mbarnes Thu, 09/24/2026 - 12:00 Posted Date September 24, 2026 Report Number 26-101 Component Drug Enforcement Administration Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Bureau of Prisons United States Marshals…
Doctors and hospitals to see lower Medicaid payments in three dozen states
New federal rules likely will force three dozen states to reduce their annual Medicaid payments to doctors and hospitals by a total of more than $50 billion — potentially shrinking the number of providers willing to see Medicaid patients, according to a new analysis. The analysis in the…
DOJ OIG Releases Report on the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Acquisition and Life Cycle Management of Major Equipment Supporting Food Services
DOJ OIG Releases Report on the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Acquisition and Life Cycle Management of Major Equipment Supporting Food Services mbarnes Thu, 09/24/2026 - 10:07 The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) announced today the release of a report on the Federal…
Audit of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Acquisition and Life Cycle Management of Major Equipment Supporting Food Services
Audit of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Acquisition and Life Cycle Management of Major Equipment Supporting Food Services */ mbarnes Thu, 09/24/2026 - 10:00 Posted Date September 24, 2026 Report Number 26-100 Component Federal Bureau of Prisons Report Type Audit Number of Recommendations 0 Number…
Immigration Detention: Urgent Planning Needed to Avoid Further Waste of Taxpayer Dollars
What GAO Found As of July 2026, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has pursued an approach to expand detention capacity that has resulted in millions of dollars of waste. Since January 2025, ICE invested billions of dollars in six new initiatives without conducting necessary analysis…
FEMA: Billions in Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Subgrants Remain Unawarded
What GAO Found As of March 2025, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded 1,245 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) subgrants to communities over its first four grant cycles in fiscal years 2020 through 2023. These…
Federal Real Property: The Judiciary Should Measure the Utilization of Its Administrative Space
What GAO Found The federal judiciary’s administrative space, such as the district clerks’ and probation offices that support the judiciary’s mission, made up 40 percent of the judiciary’s total space in fiscal years 2021 through 2025. In fiscal year 2025, the judiciary’s administrative space…
Funding Status: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs and Inflation Reduction Acts at the Departments of Agriculture and Energy
What GAO Found The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provided federal funding to agencies, including the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Department of Energy (DOE), for a wide range of efforts. These efforts included projects to reduce wildfire…
Private Health Insurance: Federal and State Oversight of Contraceptive Coverage Requirements
What GAO Found In 2024, about 82 percent of women of reproductive age reported using some form of contraception in the past 12 months, according to research from KFF. Most private health plans are generally required to cover the full range of contraceptives for women. The Department of Labor…
Military Installations: Remote and Isolated Locations Face Challenges Delivering Critical Support Services
What GAO Found Remote and isolated military installations are often away from population centers or located in austere environments, making the delivery of critical support services, such as health care or housing, challenging. GAO found that while remote and isolated installations consistently…
Maternal Health: Information on and Federal Oversight of Mortality Review Committees
What GAO Found The U.S. faces a maternal mortality crisis, with mortality rates that exceed every other high-income country. More than 600 women die during pregnancy or from causes aggravated by pregnancy each year in the U.S.; over 80 percent of these deaths are preventable, according to the…
Black Lung Disease Remains a Threat, but Federal Officials Delay Effort To Address It
The disease has long been a risk of coal mining, an industry the Trump administration is trying to reinvigorate.