AICPA
Sep 05, 2025
Sep 04, 2025
Sep 03, 2025
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Cost Estimate
September 8, 2025
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 25, 2025
Cost Estimate
September 8, 2025
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 30, 2025
Cost Estimate
September 5, 2025
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 23, 2025
Cost Estimate
September 5, 2025
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 30, 2025
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September 5, 2025
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 30, 2025
Cost Estimate
September 4, 2025
As reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on September 3, 2025
Cost Estimate
September 4, 2025
The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives announces bills that will be considered under suspension of the rules in that chamber. CBO estimates the effects of those bills on direct spending and revenues.
Cost Estimate
September 3, 2025
As reported by the Senate Committee on Armed Services on July 15, 2025
Cost Estimate
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 25, 2025
GAO
GAO-25-107079
Published: Sep 8, 2025 . Publicly Released: Sep 8, 2025 .
The U.S. and its allies have frozen billions in Russian assets and controlled exports of important technologies to Russia in response to the war in Ukraine. However, Russia has taken actions to mitigate the impact of these restrictions. We found that Russia’s economy declined after the invasion and sanctions in 2022, but recovered somewhat afterward. Moreover, export restrictions have hindered but not completely prevented Russia...
GAO-25-107204
Published: Sep 5, 2025 . Publicly Released: Sep 5, 2025 .
The National Nuclear Security Administration uses 3 fusion facilities to conduct experiments to help maintain and modernize the nuclear weapons stockpile. In 2023, the agency submitted a required plan to Congress for repairing and upgrading these facilities. The 10-year plan includes information on related activities, costs, and timelines. The plan also includes information for proposed near-term activities, which would cost about $492 million over 6-8...
GAO-25-107455
Published: Sep 5, 2025 . Publicly Released: Sep 5, 2025 .
Accessible public transit in rural and tribal areas can be critical for older adults and people with disabilities. It connects them to jobs, social activities, and essentials like medical care and groceries. The Federal Transit Administration provides grants to these communities to help meet transit needs, such as expanding or establishing new routes and purchasing vehicles. It also assists communities in accessing and using the...
GAO-25-108535
Published: Aug 28, 2025 . Publicly Released: Sep 4, 2025 .
GAO-25-108199
Published: Aug 28, 2025 . Publicly Released: Sep 4, 2025 .
GAO-25-107948
Published: Sep 4, 2024 . Publicly Released: Sep 4, 2025 .
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board is the only federal agency that provides independent safety oversight at nuclear sites. The agency is headed by its Board with up to 5 members. But prior assessments described a deterioration in the agency's effectiveness that was largely driven by dysfunctional relationships among the Board members. The agency fully addressed most of the previously identified issues and continues to...
GAO-25-107123
Published: Sep 4, 2025 . Publicly Released: Sep 4, 2025 .
We reviewed how well the Army kept track of ammunition being repaired at sites that contractors own and operate. This included Stinger air defense missiles, Javelin anti-tank missiles, and more. We estimate the Army didn't properly account for at least 95% of the ammunition held at these sites, as of July 2024. The Army was unaware of which sites held ammunition. Initially, the Army told...
GAO-25-107405
Published: Sep 4, 2025 . Publicly Released: Sep 4, 2025 .
A key component of the government’s ability to deal with cyber threats is a right-sized and effective federal and contractor cyber workforce. To plan well, agencies need to accurately track their cyber workforce resources. They must also evaluate their efforts to build and maintain cyber workforces. However, most of the 23 agencies in our review couldn’t tell us the size and cost of their cyber...
GAO-25-107586
Published: Sep 4, 2025 . Publicly Released: Sep 4, 2025 .
Millions of Americans are affected by behavioral health conditions, including mental health conditions and substance use disorders. People in crisis may be at risk of harming themselves or others. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration provides resources, including over $1.3 billion from FY 2021-2024, to states and others for crisis response services. We reviewed how states used SAMHSA resources for crisis response efforts...
GAO-25-107581
Published: Sep 4, 2025 . Publicly Released: Sep 4, 2025 .
Certain DOD components are required by law to communicate to Congress about "unfunded priorities" that were not included in the President's annual budget request. Our review found that 18 DOD components submitted a total of $134 billion in unfunded priorities above the President's budget request for fiscal years 2020-2025. During that timeframe, the annual amount grew from $14.7 billion to $30 billion. Five components also...
GAO-25-107233
Published: Sep 4, 2025 . Publicly Released: Sep 4, 2025 .
Since 2003, the Department of Homeland Security has been working to modernize paper-based processes and consolidate duplicative systems it uses for human resources management—like hiring and processing payroll. We estimated it spent at least $262 million on efforts to modernize human resources IT systems between 2005 and 2023. These efforts have produced limited results. We identified weaknesses in key management practices for this modernization effort...
GAO-25-107483
Published: Aug 18, 2025 . Publicly Released: Sep 3, 2025 .
The Department of Veterans Affairs may require veterans filing disability claims to undergo medical exams, which are often conducted by contractors. VA uses veteran feedback and other data to oversee the quality of the exams but could do more. For example, VA doesn’t collect feedback directly from contracted examiners—missing a key perspective to help identify exam quality issues. Also, VA awards financial incentives based on...
GAO-25-107546
Published: Sep 3, 2025 . Publicly Released: Sep 3, 2025 .
DOD can award funds via an “other transaction agreement.” OTAs can attract contractors that haven’t worked with DOD before. DOD officials said there are pros and cons to using OTAs. For example, they are customizable and offer flexibilities during prototype development. But there can be risks using them, including less oversight of contractor costs than in standard contracts. As a result, many switch to standard...
GAO-25-107632
Published: Sep 3, 2025 . Publicly Released: Sep 3, 2025 .
DOD’s F-35 has unique capabilities that make it crucial to U.S. national security. DOD awarded billions to 2 defense contractors to build the aircraft and its engine. In 2024, aircraft deliveries were late by an average of 238 days. To encourage timely delivery, among other things, DOD paid the contractors hundreds of millions in incentives over the last several years. Nonetheless, delivery time frames continued...
GAO-25-107152
Published: Sep 3, 2025 . Publicly Released: Sep 3, 2025 .
The Department of Defense relies on its federal blue-collar workforce to maintain and repair weapons, aircraft, electronics, and other equipment. DOD has faced longstanding recruitment and retention challenges for these positions. We found that a pay cap set by Congress on wage rates for this workforce may have contributed to these challenges. To offset these challenges, the DOD installations we reviewed used recruitment, relocation, and...
GAO-25-107346
Published: Sep 2, 2025 . Publicly Released: Sep 2, 2025 .
U.S. Customs and Border Protection can use temporary soft-sided facilities when it needs more capacity to process and hold people apprehended at the southwest border. Between 2019-2024, CBP spent over $4 billion on contracts for meals, guards, and services at these facilities. As of March 2025, CBP isn’t using these facilities but likely will use them again. It hasn’t assessed lessons learned about staffing, operations...
Illicit Fentanyl:DHS Has Various Efforts to Combat Trafficking but Could Better Assess EffectivenessGAO-25-107667
Published: Sep 2, 2025 . Publicly Released: Sep 2, 2025 .
With about 48,000 deaths in 2024, fentanyl continues to be the primary cause of overdose deaths in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security has various efforts to combat the trafficking of illicit fentanyl. For example, it inspects incoming travelers and shipments and conducts patrols along the border. We reviewed these efforts and found issues with how DHS assesses their effectiveness. For example, DHS...
GAO-25-107384
Published: Sep 2, 2025 . Publicly Released: Sep 2, 2025 .
Tornadoes claim more lives annually in the U.S. than hurricanes and earthquakes combined. The Federal Emergency Management Agency helps tornado survivors and communities through a variety of programs. By law, only states and territories are eligible to receive Emergency Management Performance Grant awards directly from FEMA. States may distribute these grant awards to local governments and Tribes. However, Tribes aren't eligible to apply directly. As...
VA Acquisitions:Leadership Accountability and Savings Goals Needed to Improve Purchasing EfficiencyGAO-25-107398Published: Sep 2, 2025 . Publicly Released: Sep 2, 2025 .The Department of Veterans Affairs and other federal agencies can buy goods and services in bulk across common categories, like medical and IT. This helps them use the buying power of the government to save taxpayer dollars. But VA isn't getting the full benefit of this "category management" approach. For example, VA category management officials aren't required to take relevant training. There also isn't a...
Published: Aug 11, 2025 . Publicly Released: Sep 2, 2025 .
The Department of Energy’s Tribal Energy Financing Program offers Tribes loans and loan guarantees for energy projects—such as natural gas, solar, and wind infrastructure. But several factors make it harder for Tribes to access this financing, which can cause them to miss opportunities to generate revenue. For example, DOE hires outside lawyers, technical experts, and more to review projects. Tribes are required to cover the...
GAO-25-108598
Published: Sep 2, 2025 . Publicly Released: Sep 2, 2025 .
Federal agencies sent thousands of personnel to support response efforts to recent disasters such as Hurricanes Helene and Milton and the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. But the concurrent disasters and limited workforce capacity, among other things, made response more difficult. Efforts are underway to review the federal role in disaster response. But the Federal Emergency Management Agency's responsibilities have not changed. Recent FEMA workforce reductions...
GAO-25-108152
Published: Aug 21, 2025 . Publicly Released: Aug 28, 2025 .
GAO-25-108145
Published: Aug 21, 2025 . Publicly Released: Aug 28, 2025 .
GAO-25-108597
Published: Aug 28, 2025 . Publicly Released: Aug 28, 2025 .
Bad weather can snarl air travel. Air traffic controllers make weather-related decisions, like changing a plane's route, for safety and efficiency. The National Weather Service puts aviation meteorologists on-site at the Federal Aviation Administration's air traffic control centers to help. They give regular briefings and can tailor a forecast for a specific route if needed. However, the number of aviation meteorologists has fallen considerably, with...
8 Sep 2025
IR-2025-89, Sept. 4, 2025 — As hurricane season peaks and wildfire risks remain high, the IRS urges individuals and businesses to create or update their emergency preparedness plans as part of National Preparedness Month.
NYS
Sep. 3, 2025
SEC
2025-113
Washington D.C., Sept. 5, 2025 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the formation of a task force that will strengthen and enhance the Division of Enforcement’s efforts to identify and combat cross-border fraud harming U.S. investors.
2025-112
Washington D.C., Sept. 5, 2025 — The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued a joint statement on regulatory harmonization opportunities and announced a joint roundtable to be held on Sept. 29, 2025, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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Washington D.C., Sept. 3, 2025 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Daryl F. Heller of Pennsylvania and his companies, Prestige Investment Group, LLC and Paramount Management Group, LLC, with operating a multi-year Ponzi scheme that resulted in investor losses of approximately $400 million.
2025-110
Washington D.C., Sept. 2, 2025 — Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued a Joint Statement regarding the trading of certain spot crypto asset products.
TIGTA
September 4, 2025