The federal government relies on commercial credit agencies to help verify the identities of people who apply for benefits online—such as asking personal questions from credit files. However, the 2017 Equifax data breach has raised questions about this practice. Keep Reading
DOD’s global property holdings are worth nearly $1.2 trillion and a Government Accountability Office report has found that these installations are at risk of extreme weather and climate change events. Keep Reading
The U.S. government plans to spend over $90 billion this fiscal year on information technology. Most of that will be used to operate and maintain existing systems, including legacy systems which can be more costly to maintain and vulnerable to hackers. Keep Reading
Members of Congress have been concerned that DOD's weapons acquisition process is too bureaucratic and slow to deliver innovations to the field. Amid these concerns, Congress introduced numerous reforms to streamline acquisition oversight and field capabilities faster. Keep Reading
The Government Accountability Office says Immigration and Customs Enforcement does not know how many noncitizen veterans it has deported over the last five years due to inconsistent implementation of policies. Keep Reading
The plan to coordinate pipeline security incident responses among government agencies and with the private sector has not been updated since its issuance in 2010, and does not fully reflect developments in key areas, such as cybersecurity. Keep Reading
How do older people or those with disabilities fare immediately after disasters? Emergency managers told a Government Accountability Office investigation that it is sometimes difficult to locate these survivors and provide the help needed to find food, medicine, and oxygen. Keep Reading
The Government Accountability Office has testified that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has guidance and checklists to monitor screeners’ use of behavior detection, but that it should better target unlawful profiling. Keep Reading
The Federal Bureau of Investigation's face recognition office can now search databases with more than 641 million photos, including 21 state databases. Keep Reading
The Constitutionally-mandated U.S. Census provides vital information, but a Government Accountability Office report published May 31, finds that the 2020 Census also involves some risks. Keep Reading
