by Eric J. Ellman | May 5, 2026
In April 2026, the U.S. House Government Operations Subcommittee of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing, Fraud Prevention: Understanding Fraud in Federally Funded Programs Run by the States. There were four witnesses: Dr. O.J. Oleka, Chief...
by Eric J. Ellman | May 5, 2026
In April 2026, the GAO published a report, Payment Integrity: Agencies’ Estimated Improper Payments Increased to $186 Billion in Fiscal Year 2025. The report is GAO-26-108694. In the report, the GAO noted that In FY 2025, 15 federal agencies reported a total estimate...
by Eric J. Ellman | Jul 7, 2025
In July 2025, the GAO issued a report, Rental Housing: Use and Federal Oversight of Property Technology (GAO-25-107196). The report was conducted at the request of members of Congress who “raised questions about the use of property technology tools in the rental...
by Eric J. Ellman | Aug 15, 2024
In August 2024, the GAO sent a letter recently to U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA). Rep. Foxx is the chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Sen. Cassidy is the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health,...
by Eric J. Ellman | Sep 5, 2023
In 2023, Congress passed Sami’s Law, a law intended to promote safety in rideshare vehicles. The law is Pub. L. 117-330. Among other things, the law requires the GAO to study “…the nature and specifics of any background checks conducted on prospective TNC...
