Gene Dodaro

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Centralized FEHB database key to OPM cost savings, GAO says

With stricter measures on who can enroll — and stay enrolled — in FEHB, OPM should be able to more effectively address cost issues in the program,…

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Agency efforts to cut redundant programs save $600B over 13 years, GAO says

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GAO preparing first-of-its-kind estimate of total fraud across all federal programs

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Federal watchdogs still uncovering full scope of fraud in $5T COVID-19 spending

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Retiring after nearly 40 years, GAO Public Affairs Specialist Fuller O. ‘Ned’ Griffith has stories to tell…

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House lawmakers aim to tackle improper payments with better data, IT

Rep. Gerry Connolly plans to develop legislation to address the growing issue of improper payments in federal spending.

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Gene Dodaro

Pandemic waste is enough to make a person cry

The government spent trillions of dollars on pandemic relief and no one knows yet how many went out as improper payments.

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Pandemic relief oversight sheds new light on persistent gaps in federal spending data

Oversight offices are raising issues with the timeliness and accuracy of the data reported to USAspending.gov.

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