Government Accountability Office (GAO) Archives

GAO urges Pentagon to better define and identify its AI workforce

The Government Accountability Office issued a new report on the Defense Department's artificial intelligence efforts.

Dec 15, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

DOD lacks comprehensive guidance for acquiring AI technologies, says GAO

In response to inquiries from Congress, GAO reported that the DOD lacks department-wide guidance for how to acquire AI tools.

Jul 3, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Staff Sgt. Tullis Moore a cyber operator with 175th Cyber Operations, Maryland Air National Guard monitors cyber attacks during Exercise Southern Strike at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, April 21, 2023. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Renee Seruntine)

House bill directs study on redundancies in cyber training and funding across military services

A provision in the chairman's mark of the House Armed Services Committee's Fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act directs a GAO study regarding cyber operations.

Jun 13, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

707th Communications Squadron client system technicians update software for computers that will be used on Air Force networks at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

Air Force’s multibillion-dollar Enterprise IT as a Service program cleared for takeoff

The Air Force is ready to move forward with Wave 1 of EITAaS after the GAO denied the latest bid protest.

May 1, 2023 By Jon Harper

The DefenseScoop Podcast

Improving DOD business modernization systems

GAO’s Vijay D’Souza.

Apr 28, 2023 By DefenseScoop Staff

Watchdog warns DOD lacks clear guidance for training leaders in contested information environments

GAO’s new study notes that while progress has been made, the Pentagon has not given clear guidance for what components should focus on for training in this…

Jan 27, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

A NASAMS firing an AMRAAM missile. (Kongsberg)

Pentagon has not yet defined capabilities needed to achieve JADC2, GAO says

The DOD has also yet to develop an overall assessment of the cost and schedule requirements to deliver JADC2 capabilities.

Jan 17, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Cyber warfare operators assigned to the 275th Cyber Operations Squadron of the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group of the Maryland Air National Guard configure a threat intelligence feed for daily watch in the Hunter’s Den at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md., Dec. 2, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)

GAO: Cybercom and services not on same page tracking personnel

U.S. Cyber Command and the services have different approaches when tracking personnel, hindering DOD’s ability to fill key work roles as part of the cyber mission force,…

Dec 21, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Watchdog finds decrease in cyber incidents on DOD networks, but major increase in PII breaches

While overall incidents have gone down since 2015, the GAO found that personally identifiable information breaches have been on the rise.

Nov 14, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

The DefenseScoop Podcast

Air Force releases its Climate Action Plan; Opportunities for DOD IG to strengthen processes

Former Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations and Environment John Conger; GAO’s Kristen Kociolek.

Oct 18, 2022 By DefenseScoop Staff