Tag: #gaoreport

GAO: Commerce Lags on CHIPS Act R&D, $7.8 Billion in Awards Canceled

GAO audit finds Commerce advancing CHIPS manufacturing but behind on R&D programs, lacking detailed plans after major award cancellations.

#chips, #semiconductors, #gaoreport, #commerce

GAO: FEMA Cut Thousands of Staff and Scrapped Strategic Plan, Raising Risks Ahead of 2026 Hurricane Season

GAO says FEMA cut thousands of employees and rescinded its strategic plan without workforce analysis, potentially weakening disaster response ahead of the 2026 hurricane season.

#fema, #gaoreport, #disaster-response, #workforce

GAO: NASA’s Major Projects Mostly Stable, but Artemis Overhaul, Staffing Cuts Raise Risk

GAO review finds NASA’s 36 major projects largely steady, but Artemis changes, 22% workforce cuts and a proposed 23% budget cut increase program risk.

#nasa, #artemis, #gaoreport, #space

GAO: ICE’s Camp East Montana Wasted at Least $11.5 Million and Opened Without Required Inspections

GAO finds ICE’s Camp East Montana at Fort Bliss wasted at least $11.5M by opening early, lacked required inspections and basic security.

#immigration, #ice, #detention, #gaoreport

GAO: U.S. Electric Aircraft Still Years From Routine Use; FAA Hasn’t Certified a Manned Model

A GAO report finds FAA has not certified a manned electric aircraft and U.S. airport charging plans are limited, slowing electric aviation’s rollout.

#electricaviation, #faa, #gaoreport, #airports

GAO: DOE Nuclear Cleanup Office Lost One-Third of Staff Since FY2023, Now Faces 45% Vacancy Rate

GAO finds Energy Department’s cleanup office lost a third of federal staff since FY2023, leaving about 45% vacancies in mission-critical cleanup roles.

#doe, #nuclearwaste, #workforce, #environmentalcleanup, #gaoreport

GAO: VA hasn’t fully implemented federal facility-security standards; covert tests missed prohibited weapon

A GAO report says the VA hasn’t fully adopted federal facility-security standards; in covert tests a prohibited weapon and alcohol often went undetected.

#veterans, #va, #security, #gaoreport