Government Accountability Office (GAO) Podcast: Watchdog Report

Improving College Students’ Access to Food Assistance

Thu, 10 Apr 2025

About 25% of college students face food insecurity. Over the years, efforts have been made to better connect students with food assistance programs. A recent change may help identify those who qualify and connect them to SNAP. We'll get an…

How is FDA working to Prevent Drug Shortages?

Wed, 09 Apr 2025

Drug shortages are a serious public health concern. They can delay or limit a patient's access to effective care, with potentially dire consequences for their health. Over the summer, the Food and Drug Administration was tracking more than 100…

As Scams Become More Costly and Sophisticated, What is Needed to Protect Consumers?

Tue, 08 Apr 2025

Increasingly, Americans are falling victim to more frequent and sophisticated scams. Technology is helping to fuel this increase. And it’s costing Americans a lot of money. We’ll learn about federal efforts to combat a growing number of scams and…

Hurricane Hunters from NOAA and the Air Force Face the Growing Storm

Fri, 14 Mar 2025

On this special episode of the Watchdog Report, we'll listen in on a conversation between GAO Director Cardell Johnson and his team, who worked on a new report that looks at some of the challenges Hurricane Hunters are facing as weather events…

We Went Undercover to Test Federal Building Security

Tue, 11 Mar 2025

Protecting federal buildings and facilities from growing threats is a big, important job. We recently tested security at some of these facilities. We learn more about our undercover investigation and findings from GAO’s Dave Marroni