Government Accountability Office (GAO) Podcast: Watchdog Report

What a Recent Rule Change Means for Corporate Transparency

Fri, 29 May 2026

Drug cartels and other illegal enterprises often use shell companies to hide their dealings and launder money. To combat this activity, many countries have requirements that corporations disclose their ownership-or their beneficial owners. And the U…

GAO Has Found New Ways to Save the Federal Government Billions of Dollars

Wed, 20 May 2026

Over the years, GAO’s work has helped save taxpayers billions of dollars by reducing duplication, overlap and fragmentation in programs. Each year, we issue a report that highlights this work. On this episode of the Watchdog Report—we’ll talk with…

America’s Cybersecurity Risks and How GAO Is Helping to Address Them

Thu, 23 Apr 2026

On this special episode of the Watchdog Report podcast, we discuss America’s cybersecurity risks, as well as GAO’s role in auditing and improving defenses against them. Our guest is Nick Marinos, GAO’s managing director of our Information Technology…

Preventing Fraud in Medicare

Tue, 21 Apr 2026

Medicare is the biggest spending area for the U.S. government and the largest federal health program. Due to the sheer size of Medicare, there are risks of fraud. We'll talk with GAO's Leslie Gordon to find out about efforts to detect and…

Efforts to Stop the Sale of Thousands of Unauthorized E-Cigarette Products

Fri, 10 Apr 2026

New tobacco product must first be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before being sold in the United States. Despite this requirement, there are thousands of unapproved e-cigarette products and devices being sold. We learn about this…