Government Accountability Office (GAO) Podcast: Watchdog Report

USPS’s Financial Condition Struggles Under an Unsustainable Business Model

Tue, 16 Dec 2025

The U.S. Postal Service is a quintessentially American institution. But during the last 20 years or so, USPS has struggled financially with rising costs and declining revenues from mail volumes. What's the current status of USPS financial…

FDA's Efforts to Recall Faulty Medical Devices Limited by Insufficient Staffing

Fri, 12 Dec 2025

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for
overseeing the safety of medical devices sold in the U.S. and issuing
recalls when they're found to be unsafe. But recent headlines and
high-profile lawsuits have drawn attention to the…

Sanctions and Export Controls on Russia

Mon, 08 Sep 2025

In the wake of the invasion of Ukraine, the United States
and its allies responded with wide-ranging sanctions and export controls
on Russia. What impact have these actions had on Russia's economy and
its war efforts and have sanctions achieved…

What are DOD's Unfunded Priorities?

Thu, 04 Sep 2025

The U.S.'s defense budget makes up about half of all federal discretionary spending. But even so, there are billions of dollars in "unfunded priorities" that could impact the military's mission and combat readiness. We'll…

GAO Is Nonpartisan. Here’s How We Do It

Tue, 26 Aug 2025

On this special episode of the podcast, we sit down with GAO's Chief Quality Officer Tim Bowling to discuss how GAO protects our fact-based, nonpartisan reputation by ensuring our work is free from partisanship and bias.