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• GAO:Census Bureau Experiencing Hiring Delays  Play Video

  November 2, 2019 11:32 PM

  WESLACO - A new report by the Government Accountability Office says the U.S. Census Bureau needs to address hiring delays. The bureau plans to address these challenges by adapting its hiring and on boarding process for peak operations in May 2020. The agency plans to recruit more applicants.... more »

• GAO Report Finds Feds, Shelters Blindsided by Zero-Tolerance Policy Play Video

  October 24, 2018 5:25 PM

  WESLACO – A report from the Government Accountability Office takes a look at what happened during the implementation of the zero-tolerance policy along the southern border. The documents show the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health and Human Services didn’t know about the policy until the... more »

• GAO Reports Shortfalls in Agricultural Workers’ Rights Continue Play Video

  June 1, 2017 11:01 PM

  WESLACO – A reissued government watchdog group report shows more needs to be done to protect domestic and foreign agriculture workers in the U.S. The Government Accountability Office looked into how the U.S. Department of Labor and other agencies are working to safeguard workers’ rights . U.S. citizen Ramiro Torres... more »

• GAO Report Finds Agency Ineffective in Medicaid Oversight Play Video

  February 8, 2017 10:02 PM

  WESLACO - A government watchdog group said the agency that oversees Medicaid is not running the program like they should. The Government Accountability Office said Medicaid improperly paid out about $36 billion in the 2016 fiscal year. More than 70 million people in the U.S. depend on Medicaid, a service... more »