"… , already the butt of many bad jokes, are among the poster children on the GAO’s list of federal agencies at “high risk” of waste, fraud, abuse and …"

"… esident Obama is seeking a two-year wage freeze for federal employees.)The GAO list lays out a series of problems which have been ongoing for many years …"

"… a “high risk” program since 1990, due to its size and complexity. The GAO acknowledged that Medicare has “taken steps to strengthen its program sa …"

"… has cost taxpayers millions.The failure of financial regulation is on the GAO’s list for the second time in a row. The office warns that no one is “ …"

"… ter monitoring, and increased outreach to non-English speaking people, the GAO said.But the GAO pointed out that the census was still a printed questionn …"

"… nd increased outreach to non-English speaking people, the GAO said.But the GAO pointed out that the census was still a printed questionnaire, the same ap …"

"… another 46.6 million households that did not return initial responses.The GAO suggested refining existing census-taking activities, and creating a plan …"

"… sus will be needed for a more cost—effective enumeration in 2020,” the GAO said.GAO also said that if the Census Bureau hopes to match its response r …"

"… ncreases for the Joint Strike Fighter accounted for almost $34 billion.The GAO found that most new programs are moving forward without doing the governme …"

"… reasing the risk of cost growth and delays.The Pentagon disagreed with the GAO’s methods for calculating cost growth and asked the GAO not to include t …"

"… sagreed with the GAO’s methods for calculating cost growth and asked the GAO not to include the figures in its report.“Measuring cost increases from …"

"… agnitude of the task at hand and provides a context for management,” the GAO said.FAST FACT: About 80 percent of programs cost far more than initial es …"

"… nter’s recent Broken Government project (along with much, much more).The GAO added three new items to its “High-Risk” List: the need for stronger o …"

"… Environmental Protection Agency’s assessment of toxic chemical risk.The GAO dropped one, as well. Drum roll . . . The Federal Aviation Administration� …"

"… whether this is due in part to widening identification of problems by the GAO or of actual growth in the number of problems. …"