Government Accountability Office (GAO) Podcast: Watchdog Report

• USPS’s Financial Condition Struggles Under an Unsustainable Business Model

  The U.S. Postal Service is a quintessentially American institution. But during the last 20 years or so, USPS has struggled financially with rising costs and declining revenues from mail volumes. What's the current status of USPS financial…

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• FDA's Efforts to Recall Faulty Medical Devices Limited by Insufficient Staffing

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for overseeing the safety of medical devices sold in the U.S. and issuing recalls when they're found to be unsafe. But recent headlines and high-profile lawsuits have drawn attention to the…

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• Sanctions and Export Controls on Russia

  In the wake of the invasion of Ukraine, the United States and its allies responded with wide-ranging sanctions and export controls on Russia. What impact have these actions had on Russia's economy and its war efforts and have sanctions achieved…

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• What are DOD's Unfunded Priorities?

  The U.S.'s defense budget makes up about half of all federal discretionary spending. But even so, there are billions of dollars in "unfunded priorities" that could impact the military's mission and combat readiness. We'll…

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• GAO Is Nonpartisan. Here’s How We Do It

  On this special episode of the podcast, we sit down with GAO's Chief Quality Officer Tim Bowling to discuss how GAO protects our fact-based, nonpartisan reputation by ensuring our work is free from partisanship and bias.

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