#Government Accountability Office

[vyorei]

OH FUCK YEAH NICE

#free gaza #free palestine #gaza strip #irish solidarity with palestine #palestine #gaza #news on gaza #al jazeera #boycott israel #israel #USA #Joe Biden #biden administration #Rashida Tlaib #Government Accountability Office

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

The Biden administration announced a series of measures Thursday to track down and punish fraudsters who scammed billions of taxpayer dollars that were supposed to provide relief to Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Biden is pledging $1.6 billion to bolster law enforcement manpower and new programs that will be used to prosecute scammers, prevent fraud, and provide assistance to victims of identity theft.

“We want to not only capture them and get their funds, we want to send a signal to them that you can run, but you cannot hide,” said Gene Sperling, a Biden senior adviser who is overseeing the implementation of the COVID-relief plan.

THE LATEST

• The administration’s plans call for creating 10 Department of Justice “strike forces” that will include U.S. attorneys and other law enforcement officials to investigate COVID-relief fraud and help recover stolen tax dollars. The teams will target criminal syndicates and other major fraudsters. Three strike forces already are in place and have recovered millions of dollars in stolen relief funds, officials said.

• The administration also will propose increasing the statute of limitations to 10 years for fraud involving the pandemic Unemployment Insurance program, which has been hit especially hard by scammers.

• Some $300 million will be distributed to inspectors general at the Small Business Administration, the Department of Labor and the staff of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, a government watchdog over pandemic spending. The money would be used to hire investigators and make sure they have the resources needed to pursue specialized cases of pandemic fraud.

• In his proposed budget to be released next week, Biden will offer a package of legislative reforms to prevent, detect and recover payments made improperly through the Unemployment Insurance program.

• Federal grants would be made to states to help modernize their information technology systems to enable them to respond more quickly to fraud, decrease erroneous payments and provide more efficient claims processing.

• New initiatives also would be put in place to identify victims of identity theft, including an early warning system to stop potentially fraudulent transactions before they occur and a one-stop shop to report identity crimes.

WHY IT MATTERS

The federal government distributed more than $5 trillion in pandemic relief under programs approved by Biden and former President Donald Trump. The money was distributed quickly, leading to an increase in fraud and other improper payments, such as those that shouldn’t have been made or were made in the wrong amount.

The Government Accountability Office reported last month that the extent of fraud in COVID-relief programs is not yet known but that the Unemployment Insurance program alone was believed to have made more than $60 billion in fraudulent payments.

From March 2020 to last January, at least 1,044 people pleaded guilty or were convicted of defrauding COVID relief programs, the GAO report said. Federal charges were pending against another 609 individuals or entities for attempting to defraud COVID-relief programs.

Also, the federal government gave $5.4 billion in COVID aid to small businesses with “questionable” Social Security numbers, the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee reported in January. The watchdog identified nearly 70,000 questionable Social Security numbers used to obtain pandemic aid from two programs run by the Small Business Administration.

WHAT'S NEXT?

The Republican-led House Oversight and Accountability Committee has opened an investigation into fraud in COVID-relief programs. The committee held its first hearing on the subject last month.

Sperling, however, said the administration’s anti-fraud package isn’t a direct response to the GOP investigations. Most of the proposals were being prepared before last November’s election, he said.

#us politics #news #usa today #2023 #president joe biden #biden administration #ppp loans #stimulus checks #pandemic response #covid relief #fraud #Gene Sperling #identity theft #Department of Justice #Unemployment Insurance #Small Business Administration #Department of Labor #Pandemic Response Accountability Committee #Government Accountability Office

[gwydionmisha]

#Yemen #Human Rights Abuses #Government Accountability Office #Saudi Arabia #News

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U.S. Government Pursues More Aggressive Action to Curb Espionage at Universities

U.S. Government Pursues More Aggressive Action to Curb Espionage at Universities

The U.S. Governmental Accountability Office (GAO) thinks the FBI and other agencies are not doing enough to address the espionage threat on U.S. university campuses. It issued a report, “Enforcement Agencies Should Better Leverage Information to Target Efforts Involving U.S. Universities” on June 14, 2022, urging the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Commerce to step…

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#administrative #business #college campuses #Colleges #espionage #export control #GAO #government #government accountability office #homeland security #legal #Universities

[reportwire]

Congress Should Scrutinize Higher Ed’s Use of Predictive Analytics, Watchdog Says

Congress Should Scrutinize Higher Ed’s Use of Predictive Analytics, Watchdog Says

They’re the invisible infrastructure that colleges and universities rely on to target prospective students for recruitment, to build financial-aid offers, and to monitor student behavior. Now, a new report from the Government Accountability Office is urging Congress to probe how higher education uses these consumer scores, algorithms, and other big-data products, and to consider who stands to…

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#Admissions & Enrollment #Advancement #Communications #Data #Government Accountability Office #Law & Policy #marketing #Student Success #technology

[poisonousquinzel]

"a dude in Texas legally changed his name to "Literally Anyone Else" and he's attempting to run for President against Biden & Trump" [source]

okay, but putting aside the comedic aspect of this, it is concerning the amount of people who are prompted to vote for candidates just because it's funny. I'm not the biggest fan of how his policy about the boarder sounds [Site], but I do implore anyone who is able to vote in the 2024 US election to please research other candidates.

The media is only going to continue pushing the idea it's inevitably going to be Trump vs Biden 2.0 and we have no other options, that we have to vote for Biden again because of Project 2025. Is that whole thing terrifying?

Yeah, fucking absolutely.

But voting for Biden will not solidify our safety from that. Biden is exactly like the rest of them. He always has been. You can't make the lesser of two evils argument when they're both just plain evil.

You cannot say that Biden is even mildly a better choice than Trump when he is currently directly involved in a genocide. That is not some little fucking thing. That in and of itself disqualifies him as a lesser evil. Biden is just as bad as him and he will not save us because he doesn't fucking care.

Cornel West [Site] is an Independent candidate running for President in the 2024 Election. [Policies]

Claudia De la Cruz and Karina Garcia [Site] are running for President and Vice-President as the candidates of the Party for Socialism and Liberation in the 2024 Election. [Policies]

There are options.

There are people trying to change the corrupt foundation our system is built on, but we have to help amplify them because the mainstream media will not.

#have you looked at what's happening in New York & the subways #There's so many reported shootings and deaths and it just seems to be getting worse. #I just looked up subway shooting ny because I wanted to check before saying something #There's reports from like 3 hours ago about someone getting pushed in front of one of the moving subways & there's so many others #or how about the like thousands of police officers that they've got stationed at subways in ny literally doing fuck all #or how everyone's going through a housing crisis and cant afford rent and cant get medical care because it can cost #$4000 to get a fucking ambulance and that's cheap. That's a ride to the hospital less than 20 minutes away probably. #or the rise in hate crimes and bigotry and all the shit they're now trying to censor with the kosa bill #or how terrifying places like Florida have became for anyone thats not seen as an equel by people who dont view most others as equels. #or how they're pouring billions into wars while we're in the midsts of a homeless crisis #suicide rates are at record levels in the us and it's only going to get worse. theyre pulling telehealth which will take away #life saving medical care for people who dont have the ability to go in person. people's ability to get therapy and meds being taken away #Is going to kill people. or how the Biden administration has fucked up their Covid response so goddamn badly #people are referring to the pandemic in past tense and have lost understanding for others who they'd have understood before #they've lied and they've concealed and its killing millions of people and disabling even more. but they will not take accountability. #long covid is ruining people's lives and they've successfully led the narrative that its not real or not that serious. #they will sit there and they will lie. they will say they've protected women's rights and that its a top priority. #they'll say that healthcare is a top priority but have suggested that they'd veto a healthcare for all bill because of its price tag #but will spend billions and billions and billions on a genocide that the majority is against. the system isn't going to begin collapsing #it already is. #its crumbled and we must demolish the corrupt remains and rebuild a better government that gives a shit about people #ALL people. #they use basic human rights as bargaining chips. #the Democrats and Republicans on a Venn diagram is a circle. wake up.

[songsintheattic]

i think we could drastically cut down on stupid takes about """capitalism""" if we popularized the term "knowledge work"

#a non insignificant number of people think there is a direct relationship between soul sucking office jobs and 'capitalism' #as if government positions don't account for like half of those lol

[just-stalking-posts-for-the-lols]

Just saw a YouTube short of a guy saying that trans women are women as a comment was saying that they are insults to "real women" but the guy making the video explained that ALL PEOPLE start off as a girl in the womb. Because we do. In the womb female genitalia is formed first and later melds into male genitalia. Then he said in a mocking tone meant to be the commenter speaking "well none of that matters til birth!" His response to that is "but I thought you said life starts at conception?" To which I SAY "if abortion is murder then what is miscarriage?" That's it. Trans women are women. Trans men are men. All men started as a woman. And if abortion is murder then what is a miscarriage. Life does not start at conception. It starts at first breath. If not, then explain and stillborn child. Babies who are born dead. What then? Am I making any form of sense??

#p.m. seymour #tumblr account #anybody know? #open to anybody #abortion #government #row v wade #trans women #trans men #trans rights #lgbtq #lgbtq community #rant post #questions for tumblr #i hate the USA government #if there is a legal minimum age to be in office then there should be a legal maximum age as well.

[bittersweet-mojo]

apparently 4 separate co workers of my gf's don't believe I exist. What the fuck is going on

#about me #gf government assigned no rizz #seriously tho like. why #they also keep canceling office outing plans so she cant prove them wrong #these are all people like in their 50s #what the hell guys. my gf has game. im a real person i prommy #one day my accountant gf in her beige sweaters is gonna show up with a tiny angry goth butch and prove all these middle aged losers wrong #...wait #thats probably why. #i am kinda weird out of context huh.. #goddamit

[snowisflesh]

do u think theyd help me with my taxes if i threatend to kill myself and got myself institutionalised

#whap whap its wolfgang #itd be fine if i knew what to do and could actually link my fucking government account to the tax office website #yes this is out of season but oh welllll

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna on Wednesday urged the Biden administration to cut off sales of weaponry and crucial plane parts to Saudi Arabia as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries—a cartel led by the Saudis—agreed to slash oil production in a bid to prop up falling prices, a move that could inflict more pain on American consumers.

"President Biden should make it clear that we will stop supplying the Saudis with weapons and air parts if they fleece the American people and strengthen [Russian President Vladimir] Putin by making drastic production cuts," Khanna (D-Calif.) told The Washington Post in an interview as OPEC members met in Vienna.

"They need us far more than we need them," Khanna added.

The Biden White House launched a pressure campaign earlier this week in a last-ditch bid to stop OPEC from cutting supply, characterizing such a move as a "hostile act."

But the administration's efforts failed. On Wednesday, OPEC members agreed to slash their combined production by two million barrels a day, the largest supply cut since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.

Saudi Arabia is the second-largest oil producer in the world behind the U.S., and the Biden administration has sought cooperation from the kingdom's murderous leaders as Russia's war on Ukraine continues to rattle global energy markets, elevating prices for consumers. While not a formal OPEC member, Russia—the world's third-largest oil producer—often works with the international cartel.

In July, U.S. President Joe Biden held a widely condemned meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss the global oil supply, among other issues.

The White House has warned an OPEC production cut could reverse the large and consistent declines in U.S. gas prices over the past several months, just in time for the pivotal midterm elections. Expectations of a production cut have already driven oil prices up significantly in recent days.

"We've been clear that energy supply should meet demand to support economic growth and lower prices for consumers around the world and we will continue to talk with our partners about that," White House National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a statement Tuesday.

Khanna, a progressive seen by some as a future presidential candidate, is a longtime critic of the Saudi regime—particularly its devastating assault on Yemen. He has been pushing the White House in recent days to respond forcefully to any OPEC production cut.

"It's outrageous. The Saudis need to be dealt with harshly," Khanna told CNN in an interview earlier this week. "They are a third-rate power. We are the most powerful country in the world. I don't know why we kowtow to them."

"They are not our allies," the California Democrat added. "They are hurting the American people. And we need to be tough with them. The President needs to make it clear we will cut off their supply. We could ground their air force in a day."

Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday called for an end to U.S. military aid to Saudi Arabia after the kingdom and other major oil-producing nations agreed to slash output by two million barrels a day, a move that could significantly drive up gas prices worldwide as a global recession looms.

In a social media post, Sanders (I-Vt.) denounced the Saudi-led OPEC cartel over its "blatant attempt to increase gas prices at the pump," which he said "cannot stand."

"We must end OPEC's illegal price-fixing cartel, eliminate military assistance to Saudi Arabia, and move aggressively to renewable energy," the Senator added.

Sanders was one of several members of the U.S. Democratic caucus who responded with outrage to OPEC and Russia's decision, which is set to take effect in November as the midterm elections kick off.

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) announced Wednesday that he will be reintroducing legislation instructing U.S. officials to "initiate dispute proceedings" against OPEC members at the World Trade Organization for violating the body's price-manipulation rules.

"As we build our clean energy future, we must stand up to the oil-soaked global cartel that seeks to abuse its power to raise prices and boost their profits," Markey said in a statement. "Today's OPEC announcement is a reminder that as long as the United States is dependent on foreign oil and on domestic oil that is priced on a global market, the supply and cost of the energy Americans use to operate our cars, heat our homes, and power our economy is reliant on decisions made by and for hostile fossil-fueled regimes."

"We must hold OPEC and its allies accountable for colluding to hike energy prices on working families," Markey added, "and we must accelerate our transition to clean energy to free ourselves from their profiteering, colluding grip once and for all."

Reps. Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.), Sean Casten (D-Ill.), and Susan Wild (D-Pa.), meanwhile, unveiled legislation that would require the removal of U.S. troops and missile defense systems from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), another OPEC member.

"Saudi Arabia and the UAE's drastic cut in oil production, despite President Biden's overtures to both countries in recent months, is a hostile act against the United States and a clear signal that they have chosen to side with Russia in its war against Ukraine," the House Democrats said in a joint statement Wednesday.

"Both countries have long relied on an American military presence in the Gulf to protect their security and oil fields," the trio added. "We see no reason why American troops and contractors should continue to provide this service to countries that are actively working against us."

The Biden White House has thus far indicated that it is considering a number of policy responses to "reduce OPEC's control over energy prices"—signaling a possible revival of NOPEC legislation—but the administration hasn't specifically said it would target U.S. military assistance to the Saudis.

According to a recent study by the Government Accountability Office, the Pentagon delivered at least $54.6 billion of military aid to Saudi Arabia and the UAE between fiscal years 2015 and 2021, support that included missiles, helicopters, and bombs.

The U.S. has also spent hundreds of millions of dollars in recent years refueling Saudi and UAE jets as they attacked Yemen, sparking a humanitarian catastrophe that continues in the present.

Despite the President's campaign pledge to make the kingdom a "pariah" over its assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, the Biden administration has continued to approve massive weapons sales to the Saudis, including a multibillion-dollar sale of missiles in August. A month earlier, Reuters reported that the Biden administration was considering lifting its ban on "offensive" weapons sales to the Saudis.

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) has been vocally pressing the Biden administration to halt U.S. military support for Saudi Arabia in response to OPEC's coming production cut, blasting the petrostate as a "third-rate power" that is "hurting the American people."

On Wednesday, Khanna co-authored an op-ed calling for an end to "missile and weapons system sales Saudi so desperately needs."

"By siding with Russia in hiking oil prices and sabotaging our economy," Khanna and two others wrote, "the Saudis have really outfoxed themselves this time—it was a time for choosing, and they picked the wrong side."

#us politics #news #common dreams #2022 #biden administration #opec #saudi arabia #united arab emirates #yemen #Rep. Ro Khanna #sen. bernie sanders #sen. ed markey #rep. Tom Malinowski #rep. Sean Casten #rep. Susan Wild #opec crude oil #big oil #oil and gas #gas prices #Government Accountability Office #the pentagon #the washington post #prince mohammed bin salman #ukrainian crisis #russo ukrainian war #vladimir putin #trita parsi #Adrienne Watson #World Trade Organization #nopec

[dying-suffering-french-stalkers]

the thousand injuries of this fucking job i had borne as best i could, but when it ventured upon insult, i STILL didn't quit bc i'm an idiot who hates job-hunting and now i'm just stuck here being annoyed by every little thing in this office

#i wish every single coworker a very shut up! i wish the accounting department a very pay your fucking freelancers correctly and on time #so i don't have to keep fielding their justifiably pissed calls and emails because i literally can't fix that!! #i wish the ceo a very get trapped in a “flyover state” such as the very one my branch is in to cure his terminal new yorker brain! #i wish the ny office a very get some work cell phones like normal people instead of having the fully insane setup we've had for 2 years! #i wish my coworkers who aren't doing legal stuff a very work from home! holy shit why do they have to be in the office!!!! #i wish myself a very find the energy to find a new fucking job and not just default to food-and-entertainment mode the second i get home! #i wish the government a very don't kick me off my parents' insurance in a few months! #[screams] #personal

[heartattackmedication]

Hello tumblr user "fuck-all-governments," who makes no text posts and doesn't seem to write personalized tags. Gee golly that smells an awful lot like pork. Also their early posts blame 9/11 on the "Freemasons" and the "Illuminati," so even if it's an actual person with blood and stuff, this guy is a certified freak lmao.

And going at it since 2018, got damn! Get the fuck off my blog.

#For my sake I hope this account is just some independent conspiracy guy and not a police officer. #I'd hate for my tax dollars to be going to shitposting #fuck-all-governments #they seemed to have found me by looking at the likes on a radicalgraff post #so if you follow that account look out

[pasquines]

#Economy #American Samoa #Contextomy #Debt #GDP #Government Accountability Office #Guam #Mariana Islands #Puerto Rico #Virgin Islands

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GAO Publishes Report on Technologies for PFAS Assessment, Detection, and Treatment

GAO Publishes Report on Technologies for PFAS Assessment, Detection, and Treatment

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report on July 28, 2022, entitled Persistent Chemicals: Technologies for PFAS Assessment, Detection, and Treatment. GAO was asked to conduct a technology assessment on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) assessment, detection, and treatment. The report examines the technologies for more efficient assessments of the adverse health…

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#business #chemicals #environment #GAO #government accountability office #legal #NGO #organizations #PFAS #PFOA #polyfluoroalkyl substances #Technology #Treatment

[jobsnotices]

Rastriya Prasaran Grid Company Limited Vacancy 2081| Engineer, Officer, Senior Assistant, Sub Engineer

Rastriya Prasaran Grid Company Limited Vacancy 2081| Engineer (Civil/Electrical/Misc), Officer (Admin/Accounting, Senior Assistant (Admin/Accounting, Sub Engineer (Civil/Electrical). Rastriya Prasaran Grid Company Limited Advertisement for open and inclusive competitive written examination for the permanent positions. Interested and eligible candidates are invited to apply these posts. CAREER…

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#Accountant Jobs #Engineer #Government Jobs #Job Vacancy #Jobs In Nepal #Officer #Rastriya Prasaran Grid Company Limited Vacancy 2081 #Senior Assistant #Sub Engineer