As reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 15, 2025

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 25, 2025

As reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 15, 2025

GAO

We reviewed the availability of 18 kinds of Army and Marine Corps ground vehicles—including tanks, self-propelled artillery, and armored personnel carriers—to carry out potential missions. Many vehicles weren't fully capable and available for a potential mission. For example, none of the Army vehicles we reviewed met the Army's goal of availability 90% of the time in FY 2024. Since FY 2015, mission capable rates declined...

Quality data on federal purchases can help provide transparency about spending and inform public policy. The Office of Management and Budget offers guidance for agencies to certify procurement data. But only about half of the agencies we reviewed confirmed doing so, and even fewer had met requirements in OMB's guidance. Similarly, the General Services Administration runs several systems that track procurement-related data from agencies. But...

Wildland firefighters risk their lives protecting people, property, and natural resources from fire. They often do this in remote areas where it's hard to communicate safety information like weather conditions and track firefighter locations in relation to a fire. In this Q&A, we examined steps the Forest Service has taken to improve its technologies for communications and for tracking and mapping firefighters’ locations. However, the...

Mine Safety:
Commission That Reviews Legal Disputes Needs Improved Management OversightGAO-25-107171Published: Sep 25, 2025 . Publicly Released: Sep 25, 2025 .The Department of Labor can issue citations, fines, and closure orders to mines if they violate federal safety and health standards. Mines can dispute these, and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission will review their cases. Our review of the Commission found that years of disengaged leadership led to multiple problems that made it harder to accomplish its work. For example, the Commission...

The U.S. government has provided $45 billion in "direct budget support" for Ukraine through the World Bank. These funds reimburse Ukraine for salaries and other benefits to help keep the country running. The World Bank, USAID, and contractors oversaw this support. USAID didn't use important spending data and our analysis of this data identified some unusual increases that warrant review. Also, contractors found weaknesses in...

Federal statistical data is used to calculate funding to states, to understand economic issues and population changes, and more. This data is primarily maintained across 16 agencies and units and over 100 statistical programs, operating in coordination as "the federal statistical system." During our August 2024 forum, experts identified challenges with the system—including in data privacy, quality, and accuracy, and meeting users' data needs. They...

PFAS—known as “forever chemicals”—can remain in the environment for a long time and cause health problems. For decades, Department of Energy sites across the U.S. have used PFAS for firefighting and other purposes, potentially leading to releases into the environment. DOE is early in the process of investigating PFAS contamination. DOE has directed all its sites to review their PFAS use, but didn’t set a...

Federal agencies can help fund small businesses' technology research and development. This report—the 3rd in a series—looks at agency funding under "open topics." Awarding funds this way lets businesses define problems and pitch solutions within broad topic areas rather than only solving predefined problems. These awards have led to innovations like a flying, amphibious drone. The Small Business Administration uses agency data to oversee the...

We issued a statement for the Congressional Record on the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program to the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, Committee on Financial Services, House of Representatives. It is based on multiple reports, including Cyber Insurance: Action Needed to Assess Potential Federal Response to Catastrophic Attacks. Issues we covered include availability of the insurance, cyber coverage, and effects of potential changes to the program...

Studies show physician practices have increasingly been acquired by hospital systems, insurance companies, private equity firms, and other entities. At least 47% of physicians were consolidated with hospital systems in 2024—up from less than 30% in 2012. Studies show this consolidation can increase spending and prices, with one finding significant increases for office visits occurring in hospitals. Care quality may be the same or lower...

Gambling is widely available to military members, who may be more likely than the general population to have gambling problems due to being younger and more risk-taking. In 2025 the Defense Department updated its guidance to require additional actions for preventing and treating service member gambling problems. However, it did not fully define all the new responsibilities for tasks such as assigning staff trained to...

IASB

26 Sep 2025

September 2025 IFRIC Update now available
26 Sep 2025

IFRS Foundation announces updates to inaugural ISSB membership
26 Sep 2025
September 2025 IFRS Sustainability Reference Group meeting slides and recordings now available25 Sep 2025

New educational materials available to support implementation of the IFRS for SMEs Accounting Standard
25 Sep 2025

Meet our expert speakers: IFRS Accounting licensing webinar
23 Sep 2025

New external jurisdictional sustainability consultation
23 Sep 2025

IRS extends relief to farmers and ranchers affected by drought in 49 states, other regions
IR-2025-93, Sept. 22, 2025 — The Internal Revenue Service today issued guidance that provides tax relief for farmers and ranchers in applicable states and regions who sold or exchanged livestock because of drought conditions.

NYS

Governor Hochul Announces Inflation Refund Checks Are Now Being Sent to 8.2 Million New York Households
September 26, 2025

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