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Health careGAO-25-107497

VA–DOD health care sharing ↗

OpenLatest selected comment: 2026-03

Who can act
VA Under Secretary for Health, working with DOD
Benefit type
Potential cost savings + access to care
Reported estimate
Tens of millions annuallyAnnual; topic-level potential

Create an evaluation process with goals, performance measures, usable data, and a way to adjust agreements based on what the review finds.

Consumer protectionGAO-25-107088

A government-wide anti-scam strategy ↗

OpenLatest selected comment: 2026-06

Who can act
FBI Director, coordinating with CFPB, FTC, Treasury and other agencies
Benefit type
Prevention + coordinated service
Reported estimate
Not quantified in annual exampleNo financial horizon supplied

Agree on the problem, roles, data, resources, and implementation measures across agencies so prevention, reporting, and enforcement do not leave important gaps.

Jobs and opportunityGAO-26-107439

Employment support for older workers ↗

OpenLatest selected comment: 2026-04

Who can act
Secretary of Labor / Employment and Training Administration, with Education’s Rehabilitation Services Administration
Benefit type
Access + employment-service coordination
Reported estimate
Not quantified in annual exampleNo financial horizon supplied

Facilitate information-sharing about older workers’ needs, promising practices, and awareness of job-center services through coordination between the two departments.

EnvironmentGAO-26-108018

Nuclear waste cleanup decisions ↗

OpenLatest selected comment: 2026-08

Who can act
DOE Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management
Benefit type
Potential cleanup savings + risk management
Reported estimate
Tens of billions; conditionalNo comparable horizon in annual example

Evaluate the opportunities systematically and communicate plans, rationale, and obstacles to Congress. This is not permission to ignore waste hazards or bypass legal requirements.

Health careGAO-16-189

Medicare payments by place of service ↗

Open – Partially AddressedLatest selected comment: 2026-02

Who can act
Congress; the selected matter would direct the HHS Secretary
Benefit type
Potential Medicare spending savings
Reported estimate
$156.9 billion / 10 years10 years; annual table does not specify dates

Consider directing HHS to equalize payments between settings for specified evaluation and management visits and other appropriate services across hospital outpatient departments.

Public safetyGAO-22-104915

FirstNet continuity and fee revenue ↗

OpenLatest selected comment: 2026-01

Who can act
Congress
Benefit type
Continuity + scheduled fee revenue
Reported estimate
$15 billion / 15 years15 years of remaining scheduled payments

Consider reauthorization and placement options while addressing spectrum licensing, contract oversight, fee reinvestment, and public-safety consultation responsibilities.

Tax policyGAO-15-16

Large IRA balances and tax expenditures ↗

Open – Partially AddressedLatest selected comment: 2026-02

Who can act
Congress
Benefit type
Potential tax-expenditure / revenue change
Reported estimate
$10 billion or moreUnspecified in annual example

Consider the equity and efficiency of the IRA tax expenditure and whether legislative changes better match its intended retirement purpose.

EducationGAO-19-347

Student-loan income verification ↗

Open – Partially AddressedLatest selected comment: 2025-12

Who can act
Federal Student Aid Chief Operating Officer
Benefit type
Potential repayment-program integrity benefit
Reported estimate
More than $2 billion / 10 yearsHistorical 2020–2029 estimate

Obtain data that can verify income reported as zero on income-driven repayment applications, with appropriate legal authority and safeguards.

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