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Editorial: Would rail cynics have nixed our federal highways?
April 05, 2013

Calif. high-speed rail report fuels critics and supporters
March 29, 2013

Viewpoints: Elite 'council' would have king-like powers
November 26, 2011

Editorial: Amgen uses its clout to boost cost of health care for millions
January 27, 2013

GAO will ask questions of California's high-speed rail plan
March 08, 2012

Supervisors change minds, keep TSA screeners at Sacramento airport
January 09, 2013

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ATM fees soaring in recent years
April 18, 2013 | WIAT CBS 42

Government Watchdog Says Ditch the Dollar Bill
November 29, 2012 | Newsy.com

Experts shed light on payment protection products
August 29, 2012 | KJRH NBC 2 Tulsa, OK

Sacramento Connect

Forest Service issues notice of intent to award "Next Generation" airtanker contracts
May 06, 2013
WASHINGTON, May 6, 2013 -- U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell announced today that the Forest Service has issued a notice of intent to award contracts to five...

Ryan Alexander: A Reasonable Food Fight
April 26, 2013
April 24, 2013 - President Barack Obama wants to revamp Washington's global food aid system. His 2014 budget request would transfer much of the program from the...

3 Years after Deepwater Horizon, Report Shows Devastating Impact of Dispersant Used in "Cleanup"
April 22, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 19, 2013 - Today, the Government Accountability Project (GAP) released Deadly Dispersants in the Gulf: Are Public Health and Environmental...

21 groups call for moratorium on Powder River coal in letter to new Interior Secretary Sally Jewell
April 16, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 15, 2013 - The leaders of 21 organizations welcomed Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell to her first day on the job with a letter...

GAO Report Finds NRC Does Not Understand "Shadow Evacuation" Phenomenon at Nuclear Reactor Sites
April 10, 2013
April 10, 2013 - The U.S. Government Accountability Office today released a report finding that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission does not adequately understand...

Obama administration intervenes to give $71.5 billion to overpaid, for-profit Medicare Advantage plans
April 09, 2013
April 9, 2013 - Medicare's costs will jump by $7.43 billion next year – the equivalent of $149 for each of the nearly 50 million beneficiaries in the program –...

From around the web

Iowa View: We need a free- market agriculture policy
May 03, 2013 | DesMoinesRegister.com
According to the Government Accountability Office, this sugar program increases food prices by $2 billion every year. American households pay nearly twice the world price for...

Homeland security grants need better oversight, audit says
May 02, 2013 | indystar.com
We really do not know,'' David Maurer, director of the Government Accountability Office's homeland security and justice team recently told a House panel led by Indiana Rep....

Iowa View: Congress does right thing with Medicare provision
April 18, 2013 | DesMoinesRegister.com
In fact, the Government Accountability Office issued a report saying that Medicare'' does not know whether the bundled payment in 2014 will be sufficient to cover the costs.''...

How much does a mammogram cost?
April 12, 2013 | indystar.com
The Government Accountability Office, the watchdog arm of Congress, tried in 2011 to see for itself how difficult it is for patients to get meaningful price information before a...

Freedom of the Press Foundation, Supporting Government Accountability & Transparency...
December 17, 2012 | Laughing Squid
Freedom of the Press Foundation is a new group that promotes and funds organizations working for government transparency and accountability. The foundation works through crowd...

U. S. report backs bullet train revenue forecasts
March 29, 2013 | Los Angeles Times
The California bullet train project has reasonable ridership and revenue forecasts, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office, but it could be doing a...

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Full Show 5/16/13: Gitmo Hunger Strike Reaches Day 100
May 17, 2013

Duplication Nation: New GAO Report Identifies Billions Wasted in Overlap and Fragmentation
April 09, 2013

A Whistleblower Overview | Government Accountability Project | TakePart TV
November 28, 2012

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