Read more GAO stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/9194/gao.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:19:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70918/sleazy-middlemen-stiff-homeowners-trying-to-refi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe federal mortgage modification program is mired in trouble, with just 12% of the 3 million eligible loans in the process of modification, the "servicers" that helped create the problem tasked with helping to untangle it, and the Treasury Department falling down on the oversight job. In one case, a...http://www.newser.com/story/70918/sleazy-middlemen-stiff-homeowners-trying-to-refi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 04 Oct 2009 15:31:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65375/gao-slams-feds-for-plan-to-build-disease-lab-in-tornado-alley.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Homeland Security plan to build a $700 million lab handling highly infectious animal diseases in Kansas' 'Tornado Alley' probably isn't the best idea it's had, the Washington Post reports. A withering report from the Government Accountability Office found that the DHS based its decision on a flawed, hastily done...http://www.newser.com/story/65375/gao-slams-feds-for-plan-to-build-disease-lab-in-tornado-alley.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Jul 2009 7:59:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63891/grave-lack-of-security-at-fed-buildings-gao.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA covert investigation shows the nation’s federal buildings are woefully under-protected from potential terrorist attacks, CNN reports. Undercover agents were able to sneak bomb components through security into each of the 10 federal buildings—occupied by the Homeland Security, Justice, and State departments—they tested, assemble explosive devices in the...http://www.newser.com/story/63891/grave-lack-of-security-at-fed-buildings-gao.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 15:05:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34239/iraq-has-79b-budget-surplus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Iraqi government could end this year with as much as a $79 billion cumulative budget surplus, based largely on ever-increasing oil revenues, US congressional auditors say. A report by the Government Accountability Office made public today prompted renewed calls from senators that Baghdad pay more of the bill for...http://www.newser.com/story/34239/iraq-has-79b-budget-surplus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 Aug 2008 19:45:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30356/gao-backs-boeings-protest-of-40b-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCongressional investigators today seconded Boeing's protest of the US Air Force's decision to award a lucrative tanker contract to a competitor and its European partner, the Seattle Times reports. The Government Accountability Office said it found "a number of significant errors that could have affected the outcome of what was...http://www.newser.com/story/30356/gao-backs-boeings-protest-of-40b-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Jun 2008 13:54:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29718/tv-switch-will-catch-some-off-guard-no-matter-what.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRoughly half of Americans who still own analog TVs aren’t ready for February's switch to digital broadcasting, a government report concludes. Consumers are confused about what to do, and will go dark if they fail to buy a converter box, buy a digital TV or sign up for satellite or...http://www.newser.com/story/29718/tv-switch-will-catch-some-off-guard-no-matter-what.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Jun 2008 16:42:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21333/mccain-sucked-into-boeing-battle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn McCain is being dragged into the feud between Boeing and the Air Force, reports AP . A firm headed by McCain's campaign finance chairman, Tom Loeffler, was paid $220,000 to lobby on behalf of the Airbus, the successful European rival to Boeing's 767 fuel tanker. McCain had helped block...http://www.newser.com/story/21333/mccain-sucked-into-boeing-battle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Mar 2008 4:30:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/13398/report-warns-of-runway-dangers-at-us-airports.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLax federal oversight and overworked air-traffic controllers contribute to a "high risk" of a major runway collision at US airports, a new report warns. The GAO report cited 370 incidents on runways this year, near a dismal FAA record six years ago that set stricter oversight in motion, the AP...http://www.newser.com/story/13398/report-warns-of-runway-dangers-at-us-airports.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Dec 2007 20:32:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/10000/antiquated-va-ill-equipped-to-care-for-vets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome 700,000 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans are eligible for VA benefits, and overhauling the overburdened system is firmly in the sights of President Bush and a bipartisan commission. Citing "fundamental system weaknesses," a GAO report last week outlined a huge bureaucracy rife with staffing and training shortfalls, confusing policies,...http://www.newser.com/story/10000/antiquated-va-ill-equipped-to-care-for-vets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Oct 2007 14:25:10 CDT