Investment Management: Federal Entities' Efforts to Increase Opportunities...
What GAO Found Use of minority- and women-owned asset managers (MWO firms) varied among nine selected federal investment plans reviewed by GAO. In 2022, 61 MWO firms managed about 3 percent of…
View ArticleKesselRun Corporate Travel Solutions, LLC
KesselRun Corporate Travel Solutions, LLC (KesselRun), a small business of Roswell, Georgia, protests the non-selection of its quotation for the establishment of a blanket purchase agreement (BPA),…
View ArticleSpecial Education: Improved Allocation of Resources Could Help DOD Education...
What GAO Found The Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) operates DOD's school system and provides special education and related services for about 15 percent of its students worldwide.…
View ArticleDepartment of Defense: DEI Workforce Reductions
What GAO Found Provisions within the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, enacted on December 22, 2023, required the Department of Defense (DOD) to make changes to its diversity…
View ArticleArmy Corps of Engineers: Communication with Users on Water Storage Fees and...
What GAO Found The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) enters into agreements with municipal and industrial water users, such as local water utilities, for reservoir storage space. Users must…
View ArticleCoast Guard: Documented Guidance for Notifying Congress of Investigations Needed
What GAO Found The Coast Guard, within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has notified Congress in instances when statutorily required or requested to do so and, absent such a requirement…
View ArticleHigher Education: Students' Health Coverage Rates Have Improved, but Barriers...
What GAO Found Health coverage rates among undergraduate and graduate students have increased since the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010, from an estimated 81…
View ArticlePriority Open Recommendations: Department of State
What GAO Found In June 2024, GAO identified 13 priority recommendations for the Department of State. Since then, State has implemented 2 of those recommendations by, among other things,…
View ArticlePriority Open Recommendations: Department of Energy
What GAO Found In June 2024, GAO identified 27 priority recommendations for the Department of Energy (DOE). Since then, DOE has implemented three of those recommendations by, among other things,…
View ArticleA Square Group, LLC
A Square Group, LLC (ASG), a small business of Rockville, Maryland, protests the issuance of a task order to Cogent People Inc. (Cogent), a small business of Columbia, Maryland, under request for…
View ArticleMission Analytics, LLC--Reconsideration
Mission Analytics, LLC, a small business of Falls Church, Virginia, requests that we reconsider our decision, Mission Analytics, LLC, B-422841, Sept. 6, 2024 (unpublished decision), dismissing its…
View ArticleAdministrative Burden: OMB Should Update Instructions to Help Agency...
What GAO Found Federal information collections include applications and other forms that individuals must complete to obtain federal benefits, such as food assistance, medical care, and cash aid.…
View ArticleDefense Health Care: DOD Should Monitor Mental Health Screenings for Prenatal...
What GAO Found The Department of Defense's (DOD) Defense Health Agency (DHA) oversees the TRICARE program that provides health care to beneficiaries—active-duty service members and their dependents…
View ArticleArtificial Intelligence: Generative AI's Environmental and Human Effects
What GAO Found Generative artificial intelligence (AI) could revolutionize entire industries. In the nearer term, it may dramatically increase productivity and transform daily tasks in many sectors…
View ArticleMission Analytics, LLC--Reconsideration
Mission Analytics, LLC, a small business of Falls Church, Virginia, requests that we reconsider our decision, Mission Analytics, LLC, B-422841.3, Dec. 11, 2024, 2024 CPD ¶ 305, dismissing its…
View ArticleThe Mission Essential Group, LLC
The Mission Essential Group, LLC, of New Albany, Ohio, protests the scope of the agency's corrective action following its prior protest of the award of a contract to Worldwide Language Resources,…
View ArticleDefense Health Care: Information on Sepsis Incidence and Management
What GAO Found Sepsis is a life-threatening condition caused by an extreme response to an infection in the body and typically requires hospital care. GAO's analysis of Defense Health Agency data…
View Article4K Global-ACC JV, LLC--Reconsideration
4K Global-ACC JV, LLC (4K Global), a small business of Augusta, Georgia, requests reconsideration of our decision in 4K Global-ACC JV, LLC, B-423092, Jan. 15, 2025, 2025 CPD ¶ 31, in which we denied…
View ArticleNational Levee Database: Roles and Responsibilities of Army Corps of...
What GAO Found Levees are man-made structures, such as earthen embankments or concrete floodwalls, that play a vital role in reducing the risk of flooding. The National Levee Database contains…
View ArticleHuman Rights: State Can Improve Response to Allegations of Civilians Harmed...
What GAO Found The Departments of State and Defense (DOD) are the primary U.S. agencies responsible for managing the sale or transfer of U.S. defense articles, such as weapons and equipment. The…
View ArticleAdvanced Management Strategies Group, Inc.
Advanced Management Strategies Group, Inc. (AMSG), a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) of Dumfries, Virginia, protests the issuance of a task order to Harkcon, Inc., an SDVOSB…
View ArticleDefense Health Care: Key Characteristics of TRICARE Contracts
What GAO Found The Department of Defense's (DOD) Defense Health Agency (DHA) has 13 contracts with private sector companies to provide TRICARE health, dental, and pharmacy benefits generally…
View ArticleBAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, Inc.
BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, Inc., of San Diego, California, protests the award of a contract to Continental Maritime of San Diego, LLC (CMSD), of San Diego, California, under request for…
View ArticleRiverNorth, Inc.
RiverNorth, Inc., a small business of Sterling, Virginia, protests the elimination of its quotation under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 12SAD225Q0001, issued by the Department of Agriculture (…
View ArticleFI Consulting, Inc.
FI Consulting, Inc. (FIC), a small business of Arlington, Virginia, protests the elimination of its quotation under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 12SAD225Q0001, issued by the Department of…
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