FEDE Office of the Federal Register / National Archives and Records Administration · Rulemaking audits
Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service | Notice | We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in response to a request under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended, from BP America Production Company and BP Remediation Management (collectively BP), propose to authorize nonlethal, incidental take by harassment of small numbers Southern Beaufort Sea (SBS) polar bears (Ursus maritimus) between June 1, 2026, and May 31, 2027. The applicant requested this authorization for take by harassment that may result from activities associated with drone site surveys, surface water monitoring, removal of solid waste (debris), backfill activities, and revegetation activities at Foggy Isla.
CABI Office of the Federal Register / National Archives and Records Administration · Rulemaking audits
Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | Notice | The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information (including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information) and to allow 60 days for public comment on the proposed action. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding our burden estimates or any other aspect of this collecti.
FEDE Office of the Federal Register / National Archives and Records Administration · Rulemaking audits
Interior Department, Safety and Environmental Enforcement Bureau | Rule | The Department of the Interior (DOI or Department), through the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), is incorporating by reference a collection of production measurement industry standards and safety industry standards into its regulations governing oil, gas, and sulfur operations on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Incorporation of these documents by reference will provide industry with up-to-date standards for measuring oil and gas production volumes and enhancing safety. Compliance with these standards will reduce uncertainty in the measurement of oil and gas production and update the minimum st.
FEDE U.S. Government Accountability Office · Audits audits
What GAO Found The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) uses dozens of systems to schedule appointments, manage referrals, and monitor wait times for veterans. The department is also in the process of replacing its primary health information system—the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA)—by deploying a new electronic health record system with Oracle Health. However, the rollout of the new system has been delayed due to technical and performance issues. Some of those scheduling systems and tools are commonly used across the department by many VistA facilities. Schedulers at the handful of facilities that have the new Oracle Health system also have an additi.
FEDE U.S. Government Accountability Office · Audits audits
What GAO Found In May 2025, GAO identified 14 priority recommendations for the Department of the Interior. Since then, Interior has implemented one of those recommendations. In May 2026, GAO identified an additional 2 priority recommendations and removed the priority status from one recommendation, bringing the total to 14. GAO is highlighting the following two areas that warrant timely and focused attention: Improving oversight of oil and gas activities, and Conducting strategic workforce planning and oversight. Addressing GAO's recommendations in these areas would enhance Interior's ability to oversee oil and gas development—which provides billions of dollars of revenue—and help Interior..
FEDE U.S. Government Accountability Office · Audits audits
What GAO Found In May 2025, GAO identified 35 priority recommendations for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Since then, HHS has implemented four of those recommendations. In May 2026, GAO identified an additional seven priority recommendations, bringing the total to 38. GAO is highlighting the following two areas that warrant timely and focused attention: Strengthen Medicare and Medicaid program integrity and oversight; and Improve public health program oversight and coordination. Taking action to implement GAO's open recommendations in these areas would help increase the efficiency and effectiveness of key federal health care programs and funding. It would also help offic.
FEDE U.S. Government Accountability Office · Audits audits
What GAO Found The Air Force’s metrics for aircraft availability and mission capability do not provide a complete picture of the KC-135 and KC-46A tanker fleet’s ability to meet its primary refueling mission. The tanker fleet did not meet the Air Force’s availability and capability standards from fiscal year 2019 through fiscal year 2025, but these metrics do not specifically account for the aircraft’s ability to meet the primary refueling mission. The Air Force also calculates a “fully mission capable” (FMC) rate to measure the fleet’s ability to meet all its missions, which decreased substantially during that 7-year period. According to Air Force officials, while FMC is a clear indicator..
FEDE U.S. Government Accountability Office · Audits audits
What GAO Found In weapon systems acquisition, waste is not merely about individual overpriced parts; it is the systemic loss of billions of dollars and decades of time. Since 1990, the Department of Defense’s (DOD) costliest weapon programs have wasted billions while often failing to deliver a usable capability to the field. For example, the Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation program—intended to provide augmented-reality headgear for soldiers for close combat—has yet to deliver operational capability after three different acquisition efforts over the last 8 years. Though the program produced nearly 10,000 units of the first two versions, they do not meet soldiers’ needs and will go into..
FEDE Office of the Federal Register / National Archives and Records Administration · Rulemaking audits
National Credit Union Administration | Rule | The NCUA Board is adopting an interim final rule to clarify federal credit unions' (FCUs) power to charge non-interest charges and fees includes the power to assess, collect, impose, levy, receive, reserve, take, or otherwise obtain non-interest charges and fees, including interchange fees from credit and debit card operations. Further, the interim final rule explains that FCUs may charge non- interest charges or fees, even when such charges and fees are set by or in consultation with third parties. NCUA invites public comments on this interim final rule.
FEDE Office of the Federal Register / National Archives and Records Administration · Rulemaking audits
Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration | Rule | The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2025-06-04 for all Airbus Helicopters Model AS350B, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350BA, AS350D, AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, AS355N, AS355NP, EC130B4, and EC130T2 helicopters. AD 2025-06-04 required repetitively inspecting the main gearbox (MGB) bevel wheel and the MGB magnetic plug for particles and performing corrective actions if applicable and prohibited installing an affected MGB unless certain requirements were met. Since the FAA issued AD 2025-06-04, the FAA determined that AD 2025-06-04 contains errors in the interval compliance times. This AD continues to req.
FEDE U.S. Government Accountability Office · Audits audits
What GAO Found The routine home care that makes up the bulk of Medicare hospice care for its beneficiaries is primarily delivered through visits made by nurses, aides and social workers. GAO found that in 2024 for selected beneficiaries and hospices, low-visit hospices—the 20 percent of hospices that delivered the fewest visits per week per beneficiary—averaged about half as many visits per week as high-visit hospices—the 20 percent that delivered the most visits per week. Low-visit hospices delivered a total of 2.5 visits per week on average, compared to a total of 5.5 visits per week on average for high-visit hospices. Because Medicare’s hospice daily payment rates are the same regardless.
FEDE U.S. Government Accountability Office · Audits audits
What GAO Found Since January 2025, in response to presidential directives and accompanying Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance, many federal agencies have taken steps to reduce their probationary and trial employee staffing levels. These are employees who have not yet completed the service requirements necessary to finalize their appointments, either after being newly hired or after being appointed as a supervisor or manager. Probationary periods are generally 1 or 2 years during which probationary and trial employees have limited job protections. An executive order and OPM guidance directed agencies to identify their probationary employees and determine who should be retained. Wh.
