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Pandemic-Related Reports</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-1666 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--recent-reports" data-element="js-endpoint-cares-act">CARES Act Oversight Reports</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-1826 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--recent-reports" data-element="js-endpoint-covid-reports-all">All COVID-19 Reports</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-1637 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--fraud" data-element="js-endpoint-fraud">Report Suspected Fraud</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-1796 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--explore-actions" data-element="js-endpoint-Subjects2">Subjects</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" data-element="js-endpoint-notified">How to Get Notified</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-1686 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--recent-reports" data-element="js-endpoint-Past-Racial-Inequality-Reports">Past Reports</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-881 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--public-health-threats" data-element="js-endpoint-public-health-threats">Public Health Threats</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-2596 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link" data-element="js-endpoint-summary-funds">Explore the FY 2022 and 2023 Funds</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-3206 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link" data-element="js-endpoint-summary-funds22">Status of FY22 Projects</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" data-element="js-endpoint-lessons">Lessons Learned</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-2421 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--recent-reports" data-element="js-endpoint-agency-reports">Agency Reports</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-26 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--recent-reports" data-element="js-endpoint-recent-reports">Recent Reports</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-31 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--recommendations" data-element="js-endpoint-recommendations">Recommendations</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-1411 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--supplemental-material" data-element="js-endpoint-supplemental-material">Supplemental Material</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-36 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--full-report" data-element="js-endpoint-full-report">Full Report</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-41 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--additional-data" data-element="js-endpoint-additional-data">Additional Data</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-61 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--view-decision" data-element="js-endpoint-view-decision">View Decision</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-1406 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--downloads" data-element="js-endpoint-downloads">Downloads</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-896 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--previous-actions" data-element="js-endpoint-previous-actions">Previously Identified Actions</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-46 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--related-pages" data-element="js-endpoint-related-pages">Related Pages</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-51 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--associated-agencies" data-element="js-endpoint-associated-agencies">Associated Agencies</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-901 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--tough-choices" data-element="js-endpoint-tough-choices">Tough Choices and Opportunities Ahead</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-906 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--americas-fiscal-future-key-areas" data-element="js-endpoint-americas-fiscal-future-key-areas">Americas Fiscal Future Key Areas</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-911 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--retirement-sec-key-areas" data-element="js-endpoint-retirement-security-key-areas">Retirement Security Key Areas</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-916 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--current-list" data-element="js-endpoint-current-list">Current List</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-921 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--about-high-risk-list" data-element="js-endpoint-about-high-risk-list">About The High Risk List</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-926 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--area-ratings" data-element="js-endpoint-area-ratings">Area Ratings</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-931 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--previous-high-risk-products" data-element="js-endpoint-previous-high-risk-products">Previous High Risk Products</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" data-element="js-endpoint-search-vacancies" class="jump-to-link js-link link--search-vacancies">Search Federal Vacancies</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" data-element="js-endpoint-past-vacancies" class="jump-to-link js-link link--past-vacancies">Past Federal Vacancies</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" data-element="js-endpoint-violation-letters" class="jump-to-link js-link link--violation-letters">Violation Letters</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-1786 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--yellow book" data-element="js-endpoint-yellowbook">About the Yellow Book</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-956 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--advisory-council" data-element="js-endpoint-advisory-council">Advisory Council</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-2601 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--related-resources" data-element="js-endpoint-related-resources">Related Resources</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-961 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--comment-letters" data-element="js-endpoint-comment-letters">Comment Letters</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-951 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--related-publications" data-element="js-endpoint-related-publications">Related Publications</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-1661 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--contacts" data-element="js-endpoint-contacts-resources">Contacts and Resources</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--fiscal-future--managing-the-debt" data-element="js-endpoint-major-issues">Major Issues Facing the Nation</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--fiscal-future--unpacking-financial-report" data-element="js-endpoint-gov-challenges">Meeting Strategic Challenges</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--resources" data-element="js-endpoint-addl-resources">Additional Resources</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-946 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--resources" data-element="js-endpoint-resources">Resources</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-1901 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" data-element="js-endpoint-MissionTeams">Mission Teams</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-1906 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" data-element="js-endpoint-OperationsandStaffOffices ">Operations and Staff Offices </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-1911 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" data-element="js-endpoint-OrganizationChart ">Organization Chart </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--key-reports" data-element="js-endpoint-WhyGAO">Why a Career at GAO?</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-1916 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" data-element="js-endpoint-AmIQualified">Am I Qualified?</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-1926 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" data-element="js-endpoint-CompanyCulture">Company Culture</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-1931 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" data-element="js-endpoint-ReasonableAccommodations">Reasonable Accommodations</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-2406 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" data-element="js-endpoint-VideoGallery">Video Gallery</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-2431 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" data-element="js-endpoint-PaidInternships">Paid Internships</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-1941 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" data-element="js-endpoint-StudentVolunteers">Student Volunteers</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-1951 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" data-element="js-endpoint-ProfessionalDevelopmentProgram">Professional Development Program</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-1956 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" data-element="js-endpoint-Advancement">Advancement</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-1961 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" data-element="js-endpoint-ExecutiveCandidateAssessmentandDevelopmentProgram">Executive Candidate Program</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-1981 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" data-element="js-endpoint-SummerAssociates">Summer Associates</a> </div> </div> </li> 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link--transition--key-resources" data-element="js-endpoint-transition--key-resources">Key Resources</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-3221 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--transition--major-issues" data-element="js-endpoint-transition--major-issues">Major Issues</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-3231 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--downloadable-resources" data-element="js-endpoint-downloadable-resources">Downloadable Resources</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-3271 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" data-element="js-endpoint-DebtAffectYou">How Could Federal Debt Affect You?</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-56 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--contacts" data-element="js-endpoint-contacts">GAO Contacts</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-3281 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--drivers" data-element="js-endpoint-drivers">Drivers</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-3286 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--interest" data-element="js-endpoint-interest">Interest</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-3276 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--sustainability" data-element="js-endpoint-sustainability">Sustainability</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-3291 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--done" data-element="js-endpoint-done">What Needs to Be Done?</a> 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data-element="js-endpoint-performance-audits">Performance Audits</a> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-drupal-messages-fallback class="hidden"></div><div id="block-gao-uswds-content" class="block block-system block-system-main-block" data-entity-id="system_main_block" data-entity-type="block"> <div class="node node--type-page node--view-mode-full"> <div class="node__content"> <section id="paragraph-906" class="component-embed-view paragraph--type-embed-view paragraph--view-mode-default paragraph-component component--embed-view--blog--block-featured" data-entity-id="906" data-entity-type="paragraph"> <div class="component-embed-view__content"> <div class="field field--name-field-view field--type-viewsreference field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="views-element-container"><div data-entity-id="blog" data-entity-type="view" class="view--blog--block-featured view-blog js-view-dom-id-28f3dde2b7893878b2ca4eca81a1d9f7f5af90f8bee0fa23e7128099ed56d934"> <header> </header> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--type-blog node--view-mode-teaser-featured"> <div class="section--content grid-container">  <div class="teaser--content grid-row"> <div class="desktop-lg:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-6 tablet-lg:grid-col-auto mobile-lg:grid-col-auto"> <h2 class="blog-post-title">Fast Fashion—Great for Your Wallet, Costly for the Planet</h2> <div class="published-date"> <span>April 01, 2025</span> </div> <div class="content-summary"> New spring fashion trends are here! To stay on top of them without breaking the bank, many people turn to “fast fashion.” But what happens to those ultra low-rise cargo pants and bow-adorned sweaters when the fleeting trend has passed? Most end up in landfills. Today’s WatchBlog post looks at our recent report on how fast fashion contributes to textile waste and efforts to reduce this waste. 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data-src="/assets/styles/wide_2x/public/2025-02/Capital%20Hill%20dollars_0.PNG.webp?itok=q3O6tGSY" width="570" height="380" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%201%201'%2F%3E" alt="Illustration of Capitol building with dollar bills floating in background." /> </picture> </div> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="teaser--content-container"> <div class="teaser--content"> <span class="label">Blog Post</span> <h3>Federal Government Made an Estimated $162 billion in Improper Payments Last Fiscal Year</h3> </div> <div class="teaser--footer"> <div class="field field--name-field-docdate field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"> <time datetime="2025-03-11T14:30:00Z">Tuesday, March 11, 2025</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> Note: This blog post was updated to include a video showing GAO's Kristen Kociolek testifying before... 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