GAO IDs up to $251 billion in cost savings across agencies
The congressional watchdog’s annual report on overlapping federal programs finds at least $132 billion in financial benefits to the government.
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SBA behind the eightball on AI use case reporting, GAO finds
The agency posted its 2025 inventory two months after the deadline. It was the first time the SBA ever released a public listing of its AI usage,…
With AI assist, CMS has ‘longer leash’ to fight fraud now, official says
The acting director of CMS’s Center for Program Integrity said the agency has shifted away from what was previously a “very conservative” approach in pursuing fraud.
The government’s AI efficiency numbers look good. That should worry you.
Current AI training across agencies is not sufficient and would benefit from more “original intelligence.”
DOGE duo ducked security rules during Treasury stint, GAO finds
The congressional watchdog laid some blame for DOGE’s shoddy data practices on Treasury for not implementing cyber controls on payment systems.
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Agencies fall short on documenting AI acquisition best practices, GAO says
A new report from the congressional watchdog found that agencies are not “systematically collecting lessons learned from AI acquisitions.”
OPM isn’t using its own dashboard for cyber workforce planning
A new GAO report finds minimal use of a dashboard OPM launched in 2023 to help agencies do data-driven planning for cyber workforce deployment and requirements.
OMB’s AI guidance falls short on privacy, watchdog says
The Government Accountability Office and a panel of experts ID’d eight privacy-related challenges that AI presents that aren’t totally accounted for in OMB guidance to agencies.
IRS cuts may mean agency’s ‘AI efforts will not succeed,’ GAO says
The tax agency has a growing use case inventory and plans to “use more AI in the future,” but the watchdog found major “skills gaps” that threaten…