Featuring interviews with GAO officials on significant issues and new reports, the Watchdog Report is recorded, hosted, and produced by GAO staff.
VA estimates that 44 percent of veterans who served in the Persian Gulf War in 1990-91 have Gulf War Illness--and soldiers that have since been deployed to Southwest Asia may suffer from similar medical issues. So, how is the VA dealing with vets who submit claims for Gulf War Illness?
The Department of Veterans Affairs has faced challenges managing its budget and ensuring that veterans have access to health care. So, how can the VA accurately measure whether it's providing quality health care?
Memory Supplements are a growing market - sales nearly doubled to $643 million in 2015 from 2006. So, how are these products marketed? And do their marketing practices violate federal laws?
The United States faces a complex national security environment. How has over a decade of warfare impacted our military's readiness to face new and evolving threats? We take a look at this and a host of other challenges facing the Department of Defense in this longer-form podcast.
Most of the National Weather Service's operations offices are open 24 hours a day, every day, to issue weather forecasts and warnings. But how are their staff vacancies--which are growing--affecting their ability to provide this lifesaving information?
Zika virus infections during pregnancy can cause serious birth defects, as well as a nervous system disease in adults called Guillain-Barré syndrome. So, what lessons has the government learned about responding effectively to an outbreak?
If a Navy ship doesnât have the right number and mix of sailors, it may end up overworking its crewâwhich can have detrimental effects on safety, morale, and retention. How does the Navy determines its crew needs? What does this mean for a larger fleet in the future?
GAOâs 2017 review of the NASAâs major acquisitions projects, such as the James Webb space telescope and the Orion multipurpose crew vehicle.
The internet has gone well beyond computers to affect everything in our daily livesâfrom our cars to our baby monitors to ourâ¦toasters. Weâll talk about what all this connectivity means for consumers, jobs, and the economy.
Audio interview by GAO staff with Shelby Oakley, Director, Natural Resources and Environment
