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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.

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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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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

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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.

WEKU

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.

Fortune

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.

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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.

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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.

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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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The aerospace industry needs climate-friendly fuel. Can WA help?

Snohomish County and Washington State University have partnered to establish a center in Everett, Washington, to help develop fuels that will allow the commercial aerospace industry to grow as carbon emissions restrictions begin to bite in the decade ahead.

Tribune News Service

Utah Law Gives Parents Full Access to Teens' Social Media

Plus: Theatrics at the House hearing on TikTok, doomsday merger predictions haven't panned out, and more...

Reason

The US allocated millions to help Haiti rebuild after 2010 earthquake. How was it spent?

The United States Government Accountability Office has issued a report on U.S. efforts to help Haiti rebuild after its devastating 2010 earthquake, and the conclusions are the same as in previous findings: Canceled projects, reduced allocations and cost overruns and delays.

Miami Herald

Republicans take aim at Biden student loan forgiveness

WASHINGTON — Republicans are employing a new strategy to thwart President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan.

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Republicans take aim at Biden student loan forgiveness - Roll Call

Senate Republicans will try to undo Biden's student loan relief plan with the Congressional Review Act. It wouldn't be subject to filibuster.

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Bell eyes facility expansion even as new Army helicopter contract draws scrutiny

WASHINGTON — Fort Worth, Texas-based Bell is laying the foundation for new facilities in Grand Prairie after its new tilt-rotor V-280 Valor won a competition for the U.S. Army’s next long-range assault aircraft.

Reason

Biden Promised a Return to 'Rule of Law' Governance. His Record Says Differently.

Like his predecessors, the current president ignores the law when it suits him.

Salon

Defense contractors' "merger mania"

Tackling Pentagon waste means battling the big weapons makers and asking more of Congress

The Independent UK

Report: Navy ships face growing maintenance delays, costs

Navy ships are getting fewer steaming hours because of growing maintenance delays and costs, a troubling trend that comes as at time when the U.S. is struggling to keep pace with China’s growing fleet

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The Independent UK

Republican-led panel targets COVID relief dollars for review

More than 1,000 people have pleaded guilty or have been convicted of federal charges of defrauding the myriad COVID-19 relief programs that Congress established in the early days of the pandemic

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Why are school districts still using dress codes to discriminate against girls?

A few months ago, someone scrawled this provocative message on the wall of a girls’ bathroom stall at a high school in Corona: “I can get sent home for a tank top, but a guy can sexually assault me on campus and nothing happens.”

Reason

Government Watchdog Finds $60 Billion in Pandemic Unemployment Fraud, Suggests Maybe Doing Something About It

Despite multiple warnings in the past, the Department of Labor has yet to implement a comprehensive strategy for detecting unemployment insurance fraud.

Reason

Pentagon Can't Account for $220 Billion of Gear Given to Contractors

The actual total is probably higher according to the Government Accountability Office's new report.

The Independent UK

US nuclear agency falls short on scheduling, cost estimates

The U.S. agency in charge of jumpstarting the production of key components for the nation's nuclear arsenal is falling short when it comes to having a comprehensive schedule for the multibillion-dollar project

Reason

A New FBI Building Would Cost Billions. Do We Even Need One?

Congress' end-of-the-year omnibus bill was delayed by arguments over where to build the new facility.

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Artemis 2 and beyond: 3 steps NASA needs to take to send astronauts to the Moon

With Artemis I finally en route to the Moon, its stumbles provide big lessons for future lunar missions.

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