Government Accountability Office (GAO) Podcast: Watchdog Report
by Government Accountability Office
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How Airline Mergers and Competition Impact Passengers?
Jun 25, 2026
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The Air Force’s Aerial Refueling Fleet Is Shrinking in Capability
Jun 15, 2026
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How GAO is Fighting Fraud and Reducing Improper Payments in Government Spending
Jun 3, 2026
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What a Recent Rule Change Means for Corporate Transparency
May 29, 2026
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GAO Has Found New Ways to Save the Federal Government Billions of Dollars
May 20, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/25/26 | How Airline Mergers and Competition Impact Passengers? | The last several decades have marked a turbulent, transformative time for commercial airlines--with mergers, failed mergers, and even airlines like Spirit going out of business. What's going on with the airline industry? And what do all these… | — | ||||||
| 6/15/26 | The Air Force’s Aerial Refueling Fleet Is Shrinking in Capability | During long flights or extended air combat missions, aerial refueling tankers can eliminate the need for military planes to land. Having this capability is vital for some missions, like rapid long-distance strikes or when landing to refuel isn'… | — | ||||||
| 6/3/26 | How GAO is Fighting Fraud and Reducing Improper Payments in Government Spending✨ | fraudimproper payments+3 | — | Government Accountability Office | federal government | fraudimproper payments+3 | — | — | |
| 5/29/26 | What a Recent Rule Change Means for Corporate Transparency✨ | corporate transparencymoney laundering+3 | — | Drug cartelsGovernment Accountability Office+2 | — | corporate transparencymoney laundering+3 | — | — | |
| 5/20/26 | GAO Has Found New Ways to Save the Federal Government Billions of Dollars✨ | government accountabilityfederal savings+3 | — | Government Accountability OfficeGAO | Federal Government | GAOsavings+5 | — | — | |
| 4/23/26 | America’s Cybersecurity Risks and How GAO Is Helping to Address Them✨ | cybersecuritygovernment accountability+3 | Nick Marinos | Government Accountability Office | America | cybersecurityGAO+4 | — | — | |
| 4/21/26 | Preventing Fraud in Medicare✨ | Medicarefraud prevention+3 | Leslie Gordon | MedicareGovernment Accountability Office | U.S. | Medicarefraud+3 | — | — | |
| 4/10/26 | Efforts to Stop the Sale of Thousands of Unauthorized E-Cigarette Products✨ | tobacco regulatione-cigarettes+3 | — | e-cigarette productsFood and Drug Administration | — | e-cigarettesFDA+3 | — | — | |
| 2/24/26 | Gene L. Dodaro, the 8th Comptroller General of the United States and Head of GAO✨ | government accountabilityleadership+3 | Gene L. Dodaro | U.S. Government Accountability OfficeGAO+1 | — | Gene L. DodaroGAO+3 | — | — | |
| 2/12/26 | GAO Stands Out in its Ability to Answer the Tough Questions. Here’s How We Do it.✨ | government accountabilitypolicy decisions+3 | — | Government Accountability Office | Congress | GAOCongress+5 | — | — | |
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| 1/8/26 | Water Recycling Program Could Help Drought-Stricken Communities✨ | water recyclingdrought+3 | — | Government Accountability Office | United States | water recyclingdrought+3 | — | — | |
| 12/18/25 | Mexican Crime Organizations and the Synthetic Drug Crisis✨ | synthetic drug crisistransnational crime+3 | — | synthetic drugssynthetic opioids+2 | United States | synthetic drugsfentanyl+3 | — | — | |
| 12/16/25 | USPS’s Financial Condition Struggles Under an Unsustainable Business Model✨ | USPS financial strugglesbusiness model+3 | — | U.S. Postal Service | America | USPSfinancial condition+4 | — | — | |
| 12/12/25 | FDA's Efforts to Recall Faulty Medical Devices Limited by Insufficient Staffing✨ | medical device safetyFDA recalls+3 | — | Food and Drug AdministrationFDA | — | FDAmedical devices+4 | — | — | |
| 9/8/25 | Sanctions and Export Controls on Russia✨ | sanctionsexport controls+4 | — | United StatesRussia | Ukraine | sanctionsexport controls+5 | — | — | |
| 9/4/25 | What are DOD's Unfunded Priorities? | The U.S.'s defense budget makes up about half of all federal discretionary spending. But even so, there are billions of dollars in "unfunded priorities" that could impact the military's mission and combat readiness. We'll… | — | ||||||
| 8/26/25 | GAO Is Nonpartisan. Here’s How We Do It | On this special episode of the podcast, we sit down with GAO's Chief Quality Officer Tim Bowling to discuss how GAO protects our fact-based, nonpartisan reputation by ensuring our work is free from partisanship and bias. | — | ||||||
| 8/5/25 | How GAO Serves Congress | On this special episode of the podcast, we sit down with GAO’s Managing Director of Congressional Relations Nikki Clowers to discuss how GAO serves Congress. | — | ||||||
| 7/17/25 | Which Critical Government IT Systems Are Most In Need of Modernization? | Each year, the federal government spends more than $100 billion on IT systems and cyber-related investments. About 80% of this funding goes to operating and maintaining existing IT, including old systems known as legacy IT. GAO identified several… | — | ||||||
| 7/17/25 | IRS’s Efforts to Improve Customer Service and the Taxpayer Experience | The IRS has a long-standing goal of improving its taxpayer services and experiences. But many Americans still struggle to connect with the IRS or report having a bad experience when they do. What is the IRS doing to improve the taxpayers'… | — | ||||||
| 7/1/25 | Our 2025 Assessment of NASA's Major Projects | NASA plans to invest billions this year on major projects, including those that would return American astronauts to the moon. For our annual report on NASA. We looked at the status of these projects, including their costs and whether they're on… | — | ||||||
| 6/18/25 | Are Efforts to Reduce Emissions through Road Projects Working, Cost Effective? | Cars, trucks and other vehicles are a major source of emissions that have had serious consequences on air quality and people's health. One study estimates that these emissions will contribute to as many as 18,000 premature deaths in the U.S.… | — | ||||||
| 6/12/25 | Ukraine Nuclear Security and Safety Efforts | Under harsh conflict conditions, Ukrainians have struggled to operate nuclear power plants and to secure nuclear and radioactive materials from potentially falling into the wrong hands. As part of the United States's aid to Ukraine, Congress… | — | ||||||
| 6/5/25 | U.S. Army's Efforts to Modernize Artillery, Missiles for a New Era of Warfare | The U.S. Army is shifting its focus from counterinsurgency-style warfare to large scale combat operations. And with this shift comes an urgent need for artillery and missile systems that are more mobile, durable and more lethal than what the Army… | — | ||||||
| 6/5/25 | Mental Health Screenings for Military Service Members Transitioning to Civilian Life | This transition from military to civilian life can be difficult for many. Suicide rates among veterans are about 2.5 times higher during that first year of separation than for active-duty military. Both the Departments of Defense and Veterans… | — | ||||||
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