Mastodawn

Oficina de Rendición de Cuentas de EE UU auditará el destino de los fondos del petróleo venezolano

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.elnacional.com/2026/06/oficina-de-rendicion-de-cuentas-de-ee-uu-auditara-el-destino-de-los-fondos-del-petroleo-venezolano/

Zone Militaire [Unofficial]Jun 13

Seulement 25 % des F-35 exploités par les forces américaines sont pleinement opérationnels, selon un nouvel audit

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.opex360.com/2026/06/13/seulement-25-des-f-35-exploites-par-les-forces-americaines-sont-pleinement-operationnels-selon-un-nouvel-audit/

Bich Nguyen Jun 11

"Mismanagement at a massive Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas created unsafe conditions that contributed to detainee deaths and suffering even as millions of wasted tax dollars enriched contractors, according to a federal report released Tuesday."

https://apnews.com/article/ice-immigration-crackdown-texas-camp-montana-report-04bc547c02e7241fc73541a4d0ba26ad

#PublicHealth #immigration #detention #incarceration #ICE #DHS #GAO #texas

Report finds major ICE detention camp wasted millions, put detainees in danger

A new report alleges that mismanagement at a massive Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas produced unsafe conditions that contributed to detainees’ deaths and suffering even as millions of tax dollars were wasted on contractors. The U.S. Government Accountability Office report released Tuesday documents serious problems at Camp East Montana, a tent facility at Fort Bliss in El Paso where three detainees have died in little more than six months. The report found that key evidence in one of those deaths was “missing or destroyed.” It also found that ICE rushed to open the camp before construction was complete and failed to conduct required oversight to ensure detainees were held in sanitary conditions and receiving adequate medical care.

AP News

Thom Aster Jun 10

The GAO has been mandated to investigate whether the US military weaponized ticks as part of Cold War bioweapons programs. This follows my April 2026 investigation into the alpha-gal/Gates connection. The institutional acknowledgment is here.

https://thomaster.substack.com/p/gao-tick-bioweapons-investigation

#GAO #BioWeapons #Ticks #LymeDisease #alphagal #PlumIsland #FortDetrick #BreakingNews #Investigation

News Jun 10

Largest ICE detention facility wasted millions and put detainees at risk, report finds

https://apnews.com/article/ice-immigration-crackdown-texas-camp-montana-report-04bc547c02e7241fc73541a4d0ba26ad

#TopNews #News #CampEastMontana #GAO #Army

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petersuber May 22

Update. Also see the excellent #SPARC response to the #GAO report.
https://sparcopen.org/news/2026/sparc-statement-on-gao-report-gao-26-107738-federal-research-publishing-costs-may-2026/

"We urge Congress and federal agencies to:
1. Distinguish public access from pay-to-publish…
2. Recognize that pay-to-publish doesn’t just cost the government and taxpayers more; it compromises the science it purports to support…
3. Decline to treat current market conditions as fixed…."

#APCs #OpenAccess #ScholComm #USPol #USPolitics

SPARC Statement on GAO Report GAO-26-107738: Federal Research Publishing Costs May 2026 - SPARC

SPARC responds to the GAO's report on federal research publishing costs, arguing that pay-to-publish models are optional, expensive, and harmful to scientific integrity.

SPARC

petersuber May 22

The US Government Accountability Office (#GAO) just reviewed the #OpenAccess policies at nine federal agencies.
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107738

A few highlights:

* Among other things, GAO looked for compliance with the #NelsonMemo. This is further evidence that the #Trump admin supports the memo.

* It encourages #NSF and #USDA to go further to ensure #reuse rights. (That would be good.) But it assumes that the other agencies are already doing enough to ensure reuse rights. (I can't agree with this.)

* It praises #NIH for taking steps to reduce money spent on grantee #APCs, and encourages other agencies to follow the NIH lead on this.

* In a few places it leaves the false impression (1) that all OA journals charge APCs and (2) that all publishers are responding the federal policies by charging APCs to publish fed-funded research.

#PublicAccess #ScholComm #USPol #USPolitics

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RTN May 22

"
Hanford Safety issues raised after WA nuclear site lost 37% of fed staff under Trump cuts
"
"Of particular concern at Hanford, were 29 engineers and scientists, including some federal project directors, that the GAO called “mission-critical staff.”"

"DOE has been losing knowledge at a rapid rate .."

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article315828772.html

21.5.2026

#Atomkraft #Atommüll #DOE #GAO #Hanford #Kernenergie #NuclearPower #NuclearWaste #USA

RTN May 20

#GAO:
"
.. Department of Energy’s ..Office of Environmental Management (EM) has become further understaffed since GAO reported on EM’s workforce challenges .. 2024. .. understaffing includes shortages in mission-critical occupations that are integral to carrying out EM’s mission, which includes addressing contaminated buildings, soil, and groundwater, and treating radioactive waste. .."

https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108674

19.5.2026

#Atomkraft #Atommüll #DOE #Kernenergie #NuclearPower #NuclearWaste #USA