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House Democrats have called on the Government Accountability Office to investigate how deep workforce cuts at CISA impact federal network defense and critical infrastructure protection. The inquiry comes as CISA grapples with a one-third staffing reduction amid rising state-sponsored cyber threats.

A GAO report reveals the Export-Import Bank currently monitors zero dual-use military-civilian exports following full repayment of prior transactions. EXIM authorized no new dual-use export financing in FY2025, highlighting underutilized federal trade tools.

The GAO has called on NASA to address four unresolved high-priority oversight recommendations out of 46 total directives. The lingering gaps signal tighter contract compliance, enhanced financial scrutiny, and potential program oversight shifts across federal space acquisitions.

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has implemented 46 of 66 statutory workforce provisions mandated by the FY2024 NDAA, targeting full completion by FY2028. Persistent hiring freezes and fragmented IT data systems continue to slow modernization of U.S. foreign military sales personnel.

The Government Accountability Office has expanded its priority open recommendations for NASA to four, citing zero progress on critical items. Oversight officials highlighted persistent vulnerabilities in Artemis cost tracking, enterprise cybersecurity risk management, and federal contracting metrics.

A GAO Office of Inspector General audit revealed that the agency averaged 103 days to hire mission-critical positions in FY 2024, while unreliable data tracking omitted nearly 30 percent of new recruits.

A new GAO report reveals a 23 percent surge in 988 Lifeline contact volume alongside high demand for the Veterans Crisis Line during FY 2025, even as federal workforce reductions shrank oversight and operational staffing across VA and HHS.

A new Government Accountability Office audit reveals that while general aviation fuel pricing is widely transparent online, mandatory service and facility fees charged by Fixed Base Operators remain opaque. This information deficit introduces cost volatility and operational friction for government, defense, and civilian flight operations utilizing public-use airfields.

A new Government Accountability Office report reveals the Department of State has not updated its overseas housing space standards since 1991. Misaligned metric standards and outdated guidelines risk inflated real estate leasing costs across foreign posts.

A new Government Accountability Office report examines the operational benefits and enterprise risks of integrating AI-augmented wearables into clinical workflows, presenting federal leaders with key policy options to overcome device reliability, cybersecurity, and data integration challenges.

A new GAO report highlights significant compliance bottlenecks and evaluation gaps in the Section 45Q Carbon Capture Tax Credit administration. Unclear IRS and DOE processes threaten private investment in critical infrastructure, operational technology, and synthetic energy production vital to defense supply chain resilience.

A new Government Accountability Office report reveals that inadequate upfront coordination between federal agencies and contractors leads to extensive execution delays, highlighting systemic risks in contract modification processes and requirements definition across large-scale service portfolios.