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Why Is Halloween Candy So Expensive? Sugar Protectionism.

A new report from the GAO highlights how America's system of sugar subsidies and tariffs costs consumers about $3.5 billion every year.

Reason

Federal Agencies Maintain Offices That Sit Mostly Empty

A new Government Accountability Office report notes that of 24 federal agencies, none of their headquarters are more than half-staffed on an average day.

Reason

The COVID Bailout of State and Local Governments Was Unnecessary

Well over half of those funds remain unspent, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.

Reason

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The Federal Government Spent $3.3 Billion on Office Furniture as Employees Worked From Home

The Department of Defense spent $1.2 billion on furniture between 2020 and 2022, although it only uses 23 percent of its office space.

Reason

FBI’s Improper Use Of Facial Recognition Tech Sparks Privacy Concerns

Lack of training and safeguards raises civil liberties issues, says GAO report

Zenger

How does the US Postal Service serve rural Americans?

Postal service has rebounded to pre-pandemic performance levels. But the financial future of USPS presents ongoing challenges, particularly in rural communities.

USAFacts

Biden denounces ‘rising tide’ of ‘extremism’ in 9/11 anniversary speech

The Democratic president, angling for reelection in 2024, called for unity ‘regardless of our political backgrounds’.

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US border wall construction damaged Native burial site: Government report

New report has found that efforts to expedite construction came at expense of sensitive ecosystems, Indigenous sites.

Al Jazeera

Congressional watchdog describes border wall harm, says agencies should work together to ease damage

Congress' official watchdog says in a report that the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border under former President Donald Trump toppled untold numbers of saguaro cactuses in Arizona, put endangered ocelots at risk in Texas and disturbed Native American burial grounds

The Independent UK

In a nod to Oppenheimer's legacy, US officials vow to prioritize cleanup at nuclear lab

Independent federal investigators say the price tag for cleaning up waste at Los Alamos National Laboratory is rising and federal officials need to do more to track costs and progress of the $7 billion effort

The Independent UK

As nonprofit hospitals reap big tax breaks, states scrutinize their required charity spending

POTTSTOWN, Pa. — The public school system here had to scramble in 2018 when the local hospital, newly purchased, was converted to a tax-exempt nonprofit entity.

Tribune News Service

US Virginia class submarines hit further two-year delay as Australia awaits 2030 delivery

Experts have warned that the US program is too tightly squeezed to produce Australia’s additional subs, which are meant to fill a capability gap

The Guardian - AU

11 tired dishes it's time to retire

Let's start with rice cakes and frozen pizza

Salon

Dangerous lab leaks happen far more often than the public is aware

Biological facilities in the US and around the world suffer breaches, including of potentially pandemic-causing pathogens, but are shrouded in secrecy

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Pentagon cannot account for thousands of F-35 parts, GAO says

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon can’t account for hundreds of thousands of spare parts worth millions of dollars that are stored worldwide for the U.S. and allies that use its costliest weapon, the F-35 jet, according to congressional auditors.

USAFacts

Money matters: Charter schools with education department grants are more likely to succeed

Analysis from the Government Accountability Office found key differences between charter schools that did and did not receive special grants.

The Conversation

Canadian airlines brace for a summer of change as U.S. airlines consider reforms

The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued a report on the causes of flight disruptions before and after the pandemic. The report also outlined the challenges airlines faced managing and responding to these flight disruptions.

USAFacts

Weekly US Government Data Roundup: May 1, 2023

A look at the Government Accountability Office's high risk list. Plus, here's the background on what the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives tracks to help understand how guns end up at crime scenes.

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The Independent UK

New report blames airlines for most flight cancellations

Congressional investigators say airlines themselves are responsible for a rising percentage of canceled flights — more often than before the pandemic, when bad weather was the most common problem

WEKU

When a prison sentence becomes a death sentence

As U.S. life expectancy falls, experts say incarceration has serious health impacts. The U.S. has one of the highest rates of people in prison or jail in the developed world.

Fortune

More than $2 trillion in government 'payment errors' have cost taxpayers over the past two decades

The U.S. government accountability office says Congress and federal agencies have ignored many of its recommendations for improved fraud controls.

Reason

Auditors Asked the IRS To Figure Out Why So Many Taxpayers Make Mistakes. The IRS Said 'No.'

Maybe taxpayers would make fewer mistakes if the federal tax code weren't so hopelessly complex.

Tribune News Service

US National Guard helicopter deaths are linked to operator errors, GAO finds

Crashes have killed 28 U.S. National Guard helicopter crew members outside of combat over a decade because of operator errors — from overconfidence to not following standards — according to a review by Congress’s oversight agency.

USAFacts

Which government programs are considered wasteful or inefficient?

As of March 2023, 38 federal programs were classified as high risk, meaning they pose a threat to public health, national security, economic growth, or citizens' rights, among other concerns.

Tribune News Service

Fort Worth’s Bell poised to supply next generation of Army airpower after GAO decision

WASHINGTON — Fort Worth-based Bell notched a significant victory Thursday when a watchdog agency rejected a competitor’s protest of its winning bid to provide the U.S. Army’s next long-range assault aircraft.

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