Audit reports, inspector general findings, oversight hearings and whistleblower disclosures summarized with what agencies accepted and what they rejected.
Inspectors general audit and investigate their own agencies, then report to both the agency head and Congress on a schedule set by statute. Here is the mechanism, the deadlines, and where to read the reports yourself.
SBA's inspector general estimated more than $200 billion in potentially fraudulent pandemic business loans, while across the government investigators logged over $57 billion in monetary findings.
GAO's 2025 reviews found the FAA has 64 projects under way to replace unsustainable air traffic systems — while the controller workforce remains below its 2015 level.
A 2025 GAO report found that of 10 critical legacy IT systems flagged in 2019, only three had been modernized — and most agencies still lack funded plans for the rest.
A GAO review of the department's $1.6 trillion student loan portfolio found a cut workforce and paused servicer record checks, leaving borrowers' account data less verified.
HUD's own financial reporting and its inspector general point to billions in potential payment errors — and a long-standing inability to estimate them accurately.