A Government Accountability Office report released in late September found that several federal agencies, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, did not fully cooperate with investigators examining what data and systems Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency accessed. The CFPB disputed the findings, calling the report biased and misleading, while Democratic lawmakers are preparing to intensify oversight efforts if they regain control of Congress.
wired.com
· 2026-10-15
Rocket Lab has filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office challenging NASA's decision to award Blue Origin a contract worth roughly $700 million to build, launch and operate a Mars Telecommunications Network spacecraft. Rocket Lab argues NASA's selection violated eligibility criteria set by Congress in the funding legislation and that its own technical proposal was reviewed unfairly.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-09-14
A GAO analysis found that over 12,300 Amazon workers across 11 states now receive SNAP food assistance, with another 11,338 relying on Medicaid, numbers that have nearly tripled since 2020. This surge in public assistance use coincided with Amazon's annual profits jumping from $11.6 billion to $77.7 billion over the same period.
futurism.com
· 2026-09-14
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