FEDERALhearing transcript

High Impact

GAO 2023 High-Risk List Oversight Hearing

Original title: THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE'S 2023 HIGH RISK LIST

January 1, 2023

government accountability federal spending fraud prevention oversight GAO

Track this bill to get notified when it advances a stage. One tap to stop, anytime.

The Frame

What this does

The GAO's High-Risk List identifies federal programs that risk losing at least $1 billion in taxpayer funds or threaten public health, safety, and national security, serving as a roadmap for congressional and potential budget or policy reforms.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Federal Agencies

Agencies managing programs on the High-Risk List are subject to increased congressional oversight and potential mandates for operational reform.

Taxpayers

Taxpayers are affected by the efficiency and security of the federal programs funded by their tax dollars.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2023.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

The House Committee on and Accountability held a hearing to review the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) 2023 High-Risk List. This list identifies 37 federal program areas vulnerable to fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement that require urgent congressional attention.

Key Facts

The 2023 GAO High-Risk List contains 37 distinct areas of federal government operations identified as high-risk.
To qualify for the High-Risk List, a program must present a financial risk of at least $1 billion or pose significant risks to public health, safety, national security, or citizen rights.
The GAO publishes this report at the start of every new Congress to guide oversight efforts.
The hearing took place on April 26, 2023, in the Rayburn House Office Building.
The committee accepted several documents into the record, including a report on IRS audit trends and various questions for the record submitted by committee members.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the GAO High-Risk List?

It is a report published by the Government Accountability Office that identifies federal programs and operations vulnerable to waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement.

How does a program get on the High-Risk List?

A program is included if it risks losing at least $1 billion in taxpayer money or if it threatens public health, safety, national security, or the delivery of essential services.

How often is this list updated?

The GAO publishes the High-Risk List at the start of each new Congress.

Why It Matters

News Coverage

No news coverage found yet. Articles are indexed twice daily.

Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift100% confidence

Cyclical Oversight Pattern

The GAO intentionally aligns the publication of the High-Risk List with the start of each new Congress to provide a baseline for legislative oversight.

Government Accountability Office

Connected Entities

personGene L. Dodaro“Comptroller General of the United States and primary witness from the GAO.”Map →

personJames Comer“Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.”Map →

personJamie Raskin“Ranking Minority Member of the Committee.”Map →

organizationHouse Committee on Oversight and Accountability“The congressional committee conducting the hearing.”Map →

organizationGovernment Accountability Office“The federal agency responsible for auditing government programs and publishing t”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.govinfo.gov

Analysis Score

0–100

Significance85
How much this matters to a regular citizen
Controversy20
Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
Entertainment10
Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
Buzz30
Current news / social attention level

Publisher tools