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GAO Spent 14 Months Asking DOGE to Show the Math. DOGE Never Answered.
The GAO audit of DOGE's "Wall of Receipts" is finished, and the shortest way to describe it is this: DOGE said it saved you $110 billion, the Government Accountability Office asked...
GAO Audited DOGE's Ethics Paperwork. Most of It Could Not Be Verified.
Every federal employee knows the annual routine: ethics training, records management training, and — for many positions — a financial disclosure form with a certification block som...
GAO Audited DOGE's Wall of Receipts. The Numbers Did Not Hold Up.
A new GAO audit of DOGE's "Wall of Receipts" found that the savings claims used to justify two years of federal workforce cuts do not hold up when checked against the government's ...
GAO: FEMA Cut 4,500 Employees With No Workforce Plan — What That Means If Your Agency Is Downsizing
FEMA lost roughly 4,500 employees in eighteen months without ever assessing what the agency actually needed, according to a new Government Accountability Office audit — and the age...
GAO Telework Report: What SSA Employees Need to Know
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on federal telework is already circulating inside the Social Security Administration (SSA), and it deserves close attention from...
FEMA Workforce Cuts Raise Alarms Ahead of Disaster Season
When FEMA stumbles, the consequences ripple across the nation. A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report highlights a startling reality: FEMA entered the 2025 disaster se...
GAO Data Confirms What Federal Workers Already Know
A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report has thrown hard evidence behind what many federal employees have been saying for years: telework isn’t just convenient—it’s a...
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