NEW PODCAST—Tribal households are more likely to experience food insecurity than other U.S. households. But Tribes may face barriers when trying to access USDA programs meant to help them. We learn more about what can be done to remove these barriers from GAO’s Kathy Larin on our new podcast: https://lnkd.in/e-_c_Sfa
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NEW BLOG POST—Americans and their families at the U.S. Embassy in Cuba began experiencing mysterious symptoms—dubbed Havana Syndrome—about a decade ago. While symptoms are severe, these victims may struggle to access the care they need. Our new WatchBlog post looks at our report on Havana Syndrome: https://lnkd.in/evr58t-R
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Each year, the Veterans Benefits Administration trains thousands of staff to process & decide millions of disability claims. GAO’s Elizabeth Curda discusses training program improvements to ensure veterans’ claims are correctly determined on Federal News Network’s podcast Federal Drive: https://lnkd.in/etRR5nNC
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The U.S. Marshals Service detains about 60,000 people a day who are awaiting federal trial or sentencing. While it doesn’t operate jails, it does partner with public and private detention facilities. The service assesses detention conditions at these facilities. GAO’s Derrick Collins discusses oversight of these facilities on Federal News Network’s podcast Federal Drive with Tom Temin: https://lnkd.in/dCYFuGhz
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NEW BLOG POST—Before representing Team USA at the Paris Olympics, many athletes played for their college teams. In schools, Title IX has played an important role in leveling the playing field for girls and women. Today’s WatchBlog post looks at the role of Title IX in promoting female athletes and some of the work still needed to fully support these competitors: https://lnkd.in/dESECTe8
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Our FraudNet hotline facilitates the reporting of complaints of fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement of federal funds. In fiscal year 2023, FraudNet processed over 4,000 allegations. Learn more about FraudNet’s FY2023 activities in our new report: https://lnkd.in/eBedyRXj
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Wind energy may be clean, but producing it can change landscapes, affect wildlife, and more. Potential solutions to this have their own challenges, like high costs. Our new report explores 5 policy options to help with these challenges: https://lnkd.in/eMm42V6w
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The Veterans Benefits Administration trains thousands of staff each year to process millions of disability claims. GAO’s Elizabeth Curda testifies on our prior recommendations to improve training programs to help staff correctly decide veterans’ claims—today at 1:30 p.m.: https://lnkd.in/eJnTKhk7
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The Federal Protective Service’s contracted guards control access to government facilities and screen visitors to detect prohibited items. GAO’s David Marroni testifies on challenges with guard performance and how FPS could improve screening processes—tomorrow at 10 a.m.: https://lnkd.in/efQsYDpM
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We’re hiring! GAO is looking for an experienced attorney to serve as a member of our Personnel Appeals Board. In this position, you will serve as an administrative judge for employment and labor law matters. Apply here by August 27: https://lnkd.in/edHhr5np
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