A pair of House Democrats called on the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate government-funded ads featuring President Trump that aired last month. Reps.
The Hill•Mira Bhakta1 OctThe U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reasserted on Tuesday that President Trump’s use of a “pocket rescission” to cancel $810 million in federal funding was unlawful.
The Hill•Mira Bhakta29 Sept
Over half of 260 workplace child fatalities between 2013 and 2023 lacked data on cause of death or the industry worked Information is missing on over half of deaths at work of people under the age of 18 in the US because of significant gaps in child…
The Guardian•Michael Sainato29 SeptUnforeseen issues have led to increased costs and extended schedules for the overhaul program of the Navy's four public yards, the GAO said.
A new report calls for more Congressional oversight of the massive construction projects.
The Navy originally estimated that the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP) would cost approximately $21 billion.
Breaking Defense•Diana Stancy25 Sept
On this week’s AvTalk, we’re back from Dorkfest/SpotLAX with a busy week of news. We’re digging into the ATC failure that snarled traffic in the northeast US to start the week.
Flightradar24 Blog•Flightradar2425 SeptUS GAO documents array of costly problems as ICE pursues controversial plans to rapidly increase detention capacity US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) and other federal agencies have wasted tens of millions of dollars pursuing…
The Guardian•Guardian staff and agency24 Sept
Report says FAA lacks continuous monitoring for spectrum threats affecting aviation communications.
AVweb•Matt Ryan22 Sept
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has warned that malicious actors could send fraudulent air traffic control messages…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau22 SeptA new GAO report puts a price tag on unpaid household labor and shows why family income can look better on paper than it feels in real life
Senator Ron Wyden calls for swift action after GAO report finds systems guiding US aircraft vulnerable to interference A congressional watchdog has warned the systems guiding US aircraft are open to interference and deception as flights into three…
The Guardian•Joseph Gedeon in Washington21 SeptA new government report showing that the administration spent $7 billion paying staff not to work as it pushed its buyouts is sparking the latest round of scrutiny of President Trump’s DOGE era.
The Hill•Rebecca Beitsch19 SeptOn this week’s episode of AvTalk, Ian and Jason prepare to head to Los Angeles for the annual CrankyFlier Dorkfest and NYC Aviation’s SpotLAX events . If you’re in town, stop by and say hello.
Flightradar24 Blog•Flightradar2418 SeptGAO report shows how use paid administrative leave rose by 435% from 2023 to 2025 and incurred a sixfold cost The US government paid federal workers $9.5bn not to work in 2025 as part of the Trump administration ’s attempts to shrink the federal…
The Guardian•Maya Yang16 SeptThe Trump administration paid outgoing employees an estimated nearly $7 billion to not work as it encouraged them to leave the federal service, a government watchdog found in a Tuesday report.
The Hill•Rebecca Beitsch16 Sept
The federal workforce shrunk by roughly 216,000 workers in 2025, according to federal data.
ABC News16 SeptThe use of paid administrative leave as part of the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program, an effort to entice federal workers to quit, across government in 2025 was 435% higher than two years prior, according to a new GAO report.
Watchdog says accelerated modernization effort lacks a complete lifecycle cost estimate and integrated schedule.
AVweb•Matt Ryan14 SeptIn the past decade, U.S. attack submarines have spent 41 ship-years idle, GAO found.