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Government Publishing Office

congressional mandated report

Calendar Years 2022-2024 Medicare Beneficiary and Competitive Acquisition Ombudsmen

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Government Accountability Office

oversight record

2027-2032 Strategic Plan: Serving Congress and the Nation

GAO’s Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives form the foundation of the agency’s strategic plan and lay out our long-term strategies to accomplish our goals. For more information, contact Stephen Sanford at SanfordS@gao.gov.

Published October 16, 2026Retrieved Oct 16

Bureau of Labor Statistics

economic indicator summary

Major Economic Indicators Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI): +0.6% in Sep 2026 News Release Historical Data Unemployment Rate: 4.2% in Sep 2026 News Release Historical Data Payroll Employment: +29,000(p) in Sep 2026 News Release Historical Data Average Hourly Earnings: +$0.05(p) in Sep 2026 News Release Historical Data Producer Price Index - Final Demand: +1.3%(p) in Sep 2026 News Release Historical Data Employment Cost Index (ECI): +0.9% in 2nd Qtr

Latest indicator summary; the source is a changing statistical index, not a newly reported article.

Published October 16, 2026Retrieved Oct 16

Government Accountability Office

oversight record

Critical Minerals: BLM Should Ensure Individuals and Businesses Meet Citizenship Requirements for Hardrock Mining Claims

What GAO Found The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administers mining claims that grant the exclusive right to extract critical and other hardrock minerals from most federal lands. U.S. mining laws include citizenship requirements for individuals and business entities holding such claims, known as mining claimants. Under these laws, mining claimants generally must be U.S. citizens, which

Published October 16, 2026Retrieved Oct 16

Government Accountability Office

oversight record

Critical Minerals: Limited Available Information on the Full Extent of Foreign Investment in Mining on Federal Lands

What GAO Found The U.S critical mineral supply chain faces numerous constraints, including the need for substantial capital investment and limited domestic processing capacity. The U.S. exports large quantities of domestically extracted ore to Canada, Mexico, and China, among other countries. Copper Mine on Federal Lands The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service oversee hardrock mines on federal land

Published October 16, 2026Retrieved Oct 16

Government Accountability Office

oversight record

Tax Filing: IRS Should Enhance Ghost Preparer Identification and Compliance Efforts in a Comprehensive Preparer Strategy

What GAO Found Ghost preparers are paid tax preparers who do not comply with requirements to identify themselves on tax returns they prepare for others. Ghost preparers may intentionally leave identifying information off to get away with filing fraudulent income tax returns, stealing taxpayers’ refunds, and stealing taxpayers’ identities. Courts have ordered individual ghost preparers to pay millions in restitution t

Published October 16, 2026Retrieved Oct 16

Government Accountability Office

oversight record

National Nuclear Security Administration: Reductions to Federal Workforce

What GAO Found The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) oversees a $25 billion annual budget and approximately 70,000 management and operating contractor personnel to maintain the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and nuclear nonproliferation efforts. NNSA took steps to build its federal workforce to meet mission needs in 2024, with its workforce peaking at 1,991 early in fiscal year 2025. However, since then

Published October 16, 2026Retrieved Oct 16

Government Accountability Office

oversight record

Federal Real Property: New Occupancy Data Help Agencies Shed Unneeded Office Space But Gaps Limit the Full Picture

What GAO Found Under the Utilizing Space Efficiently and Improving Technologies (USE IT) Act, enacted in January 2025, federal agencies are now required to collect and report occupancy data. This data is used to calculate utilization rates for agencies’ office space in federally owned buildings and leased locations. While 20 of the 23 agencies that responded to GAO’s survey reported using existing badging systems for

Published October 16, 2026Retrieved Oct 16

Government Publishing Office

congressional record

Congressional Record Volume 172, Issue 161, (October 15, 2026)

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Government Publishing Office

legislative bill

H.R. 10817 (IH) - U.S.S. Doris Miller Act of 2026

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Government Publishing Office

legislative bill

H.R. 10827 (IH) - Protection of Syrian Religious and Ethnic Minorities Act

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Government Publishing Office

legislative bill

H.R. 10810 (IH) - National Patient Safety Board Act of 2026

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Government Publishing Office

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H.R. 10824 (IH) - Stroke Education and EMS Care Improvement Act of 2026

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Government Publishing Office

legislative bill

H.R. 10812 (IH) - Armenian American Cultural Heritage Act

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Government Publishing Office

legislative bill

H.R. 10821 (IH) - To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to make changes to the Standard Maximum Deposit Insurance Amount, and for other purposes.

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Government Publishing Office

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H.R. 10816 (IH) - Department of Defense Renaming Integrity and Ethics Act of 2026

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Government Publishing Office

legislative bill

H.R. 10815 (IH) - Bright Beginnings Act

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Government Publishing Office

legislative bill

H.R. 10813 (IH) - Historic Preservation and Land Conservation Certainty Act

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