Nov 17, 2025
CBO
Blog Post
November 21, 2025
CBO is looking for new research to help explain the unexpectedly rapid growth of projected per-enrollee costs in bids from Medicare Part D plans.
Report
November 20, 2025
In analyzing the availability and use of aircraft by the U.S. Coast Guard from 2006 to 2024, CBO found that total flying hours have decreased, especially for H-65 helicopters.
Blog Post
November 20, 2025
Tariffs have changed frequently throughout 2025. CBO has regularly updated Congress about how those changes affect projected tariff revenues. This blog post is the latest in that series.
Cost Estimate
November 20, 2025
As reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on October 3, 2025
Cost Estimate
November 20, 2025
As reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on September 8, 2025
Cost Estimate
November 19, 2025
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on September 17, 2025
Cost Estimate
November 19, 2025
As reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on September 30, 2025
Cost Estimate
November 19, 2025
As reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on October 3, 2025
Blog Post
November 19, 2025
CBO's website features easy-to-use modeling tools for exploring alternative legislative and policy scenarios. When practicable, CBO posts data, computer code, and documentation associated with its models on the web-based platform GitHub.
Cost Estimate
November 19, 2025
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 30, 2025
Cost Estimate
November 19, 2025
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on October 21, 2025
Blog Post
November 18, 2025
Transparency is an aspect of CBO's work that the agency continually strives to improve—and one about which it often receives questions. CBO's Director addresses some of the most common questions about the agency's approach to transparency.
Cost Estimate
November 18, 2025
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 30, 2025
Report
November 18, 2025
CBO's Director, Phillip Swagel, testifies before the House Committee on the Budget.
Cost Estimate
As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on October 30, 2025
FAF
November 18, 2025
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GAO-25-107480
Published: Sep 8, 2025 . Publicly Released: Nov 20, 2025 .
Health savings accounts allow eligible people to save money tax-free to pay for medical expenses. The accounts can earn interest and be invested. Some policymakers have raised concerns that wealthier people may use the accounts to accumulate tax-free savings and people with lower incomes may lack the funds to contribute. We found that in 2022, an estimated $43.6 billion were reported in contributions to the...
GAO-25-107043
Published: Sep 4, 2025 . Publicly Released: Nov 19, 2025 .
Through 2024, the U.S. and other donors were providing funds to help Ukraine start recovering from the devastating economic and social consequences of Russia's 2022 invasion. Early recovery efforts are aimed at improving governance and the economy and advancing Ukraine's integration into the European Union. The State Department led U.S. agencies in planning for these assistance efforts. But State hasn't estimated costs for achieving early...
GAO-25-108660
Published: Sep 30, 2025 . Publicly Released: Nov 18, 2025 .
GAO-25-108657
Published: Sep 30, 2025 . Publicly Released: Nov 18, 2025 .
GAO-26-108783
Published: Nov 20, 2025 . Publicly Released: Nov 18, 2025 .
We testified on how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) manages the quality of contracted disability exams before the House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. It is based primarily on the following reports: VA Disability Benefits: Additional Oversight and Information Could Improve Quality of Contracted Exams for Veterans VA Disability Exams: Improvements Needed to Strengthen Oversight of Contractors' Corrective Actions VA is working...
GAO-26-108771
Published: Oct 7, 2025 . Publicly Released: Nov 17, 2025 .
This testimony before the Senate Committee on Armed Services' Subcommittee discusses our work on DOD’s efforts to mitigate national security risks and assess DOD components’ efforts to protect the digital footprint of DOD personnel. It summarizes the pending report titled Information Environment: DOD Needs to Address Security Risks of Publicly Accessible Information The Department of Defense identifies publicly available data as a growing risk. We...
GAO-25-106976
Published: Sep 25, 2025 . Publicly Released: Nov 17, 2025 .
Federally funded health care programs are susceptible to improper payments and fraud. For example, Health and Human Services estimated $4.9 billion in Medicaid payments for ineligible people in FY 2024. HHS oversees programs such as Medicaid and health insurance marketplaces. These programs can generally detect when unauthorized people are enrolled in several programs at the same time within a state, but there are challenges across...
GAO-26-108784
Published: Oct 23, 2025 . Publicly Released: Nov 17, 2025 .
We testified on the 340B Drug Discount Program before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions. Our statement is based primarily on the following reports: Drug Discount Program: Federal Oversight of Compliance at 340B Contract Pharmacies Needs Improvement 340B Drug Discount Program: Increased Oversight Needed to Ensure Nongovernmental Hospitals Meet Eligibility Requirements 340B Drug Discount Program: Oversight of the Intersection with the...
GAO-26-108789
Published: Oct 29, 2025 . Publicly Released: Nov 17, 2025 .
We testified before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on longstanding challenges the Department of Veterans Affairs faces in managing reforms and ensuring
quality decisions in its disability compensation program. It is based primarily on the following reports: VA Disability Benefits: Compensation Program Could Be Strengthened by Consistently Following Leading Reform Practices VA Disability Benefits: Veterans Benefits Administration Could Enhance Management of Claims Processor Training...
GAO-26-107492
Published: Oct 7, 2025 . Publicly Released: Nov 17, 2025 .
Massive amounts of traceable data about military personnel and operations now exist due to the digital revolution. When aggregated, these "digital footprints" can threaten military personnel and their families, operations, and ultimately national security. The Department of Defense identifies publicly available data as a growing threat and has taken steps to inform service members of the risk. For example, a poster at DOD reads "Loose...
GASB
November 18, 2025
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IRS
IR-2025-114, Nov. 21, 2025 — The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today issued guidance for workers eligible to claim the deduction for tips and for overtime compensation for tax year 2025.
Treasury, IRS issue guidance on tax benefit for lenders on loans secured by farm or rural property under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill
IR-2025-113, Nov. 20, 2025 — The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today issued guidance for a new tax benefit for certain lenders that make loans secured by rural or agricultural real property.
NYS
November 18, 2025
PCAOB
Nov. 19, 2025
PCAOB Posts 11 New Inspection Reports and One Expanded Report
Nov. 19, 2025
SEC
2025-134
Washington D.C., Nov. 21, 2025 — The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force has rescheduled its Financial Surveillance and Privacy Roundtable, previously scheduled for October, to Monday, Dec. 15, 2025.
SEC Announces Roundtable on Rule 611 of Regulation NMS at the University of Austin2025-133Washington D.C., Nov. 21, 2025 — The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it will hold a roundtable on Dec. 16, 2025, to discuss Rule 611 of Regulation NMS and other, associated rules and regulatory requirements. This roundtable is a follow-up to the SEC’s Sept. 18, 2025, Roundtable on Trade-Through Prohibitions.
2025-132
Washington D.C., Nov. 17, 2025 — The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations today released its 2026 examination priorities.
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