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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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FEMA has provided billions in COVID-19-related assistance like vaccinations and testing. But FEMA underestimated how much this assistance would cost over time. On Federal News Network’s podcast Federal Drive, GAO’s Chris Currie discusses how FEMA could use lessons learned from the pandemic to improve funding estimates for future catastrophic disasters: https://lnkd.in/eiYwABgt
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NEW BLOG POST—We make hundreds of new recommendations each year. While all are important, we deem some “priority recommendations.” If addressed, these recommendations would have an immediate, high impact on some of the country’s most pressing challenges. Our new WatchBlog post explores this year’s list of priority recommendations: https://lnkd.in/ePbauBE4
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The federal government spent nearly $15 billion on advertising contracts in the last 10 years to inform the public about programs, services, and more. GAO’s Jessica Lucas-Judy discusses the share of these contracts awarded to businesses owned by minorities, women, and other socially or economically disadvantaged groups on Federal News Network’s podcast Federal Drive with Tom Temin: https://lnkd.in/esf-iPJR
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NEW PODCAST—Fleeing domestic violence can leave survivors in unstable housing situations. For those living in federally assisted rental housing, finding a new place to live can be especially challenging. The Violence Against Women Act provides protections for these survivors—such as emergency housing transfers. But we found that survivors still face difficulties transferring into safe and affordable housing. Learn more by listening to our new podcast: https://lnkd.in/eTXtEZHg
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NEW PODCAST—The Department of Defense plans to spend billions of dollars modernizing its IT systems used to run day-to-day operations—from health care to human capital. GAO’s Vijay D’Souza discusses DOD’s struggle to ensure these systems meet cost, schedule, and cybersecurity expectations on our new podcast: https://lnkd.in/eUy3duA9