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Reports, podcasts & more from the congressional watchdog, the U.S. Government Accountability Office. For our legal decisions & opinions, follow @usgaolegal.

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Communications between planes and air traffic control are vulnerable to cyber threats—putting passenger safety on the line.

GAO’s Jennifer Franks discusses how FAA could identify and address threats more quickly on @FederalNewsNet's podcast Federal Drive: federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/…

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Caring for an injured veteran can be stressful. The @DeptVetAffairs offers mental health support and more to help these caregivers. 

This National Family Caregivers Month, learn how the VA could improve these efforts: gao.gov/products/gao-2…

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Democracy Assistance: State Department Should Improve Congressional Notification of Its Use of Certain Legal Authorities gao.gov/products/gao-2…

www.gao.gov Democracy Assistance: State Department Should Improve Congressional Notification of Its Use of... Each year the State Department funds programs to promote global freedom and democracy—a key U.S. foreign policy goal. Assistance for some countries is...

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November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month—an observation established about 50 years ago to recognize the need for end-of-life care and those who provide it. Our recent work looked at Medicare payments for hospice visits. For example…(1/3)

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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: Patent Backlog Reduction Efforts Pose Risks to Examiner Retention and Examination Quality gao.gov/products/gao-2…

www.gao.gov U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: Patent Backlog Reduction Efforts Pose Risks to Examiner Retention... The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's patent application backlog reached 838,000 in January 2025. In September 2025, the agency announced a goal to...