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Government Accountability Office

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  • News
  • February 21, 2024

A government site for all your 401(k) data?

The Government Accountability Office wants Congress to mandate a national 401(k) dashboard.

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  • News
  • August 1, 2023

401(k) balances highlight major wealth gap, GAO says

State auto-IRAs and provisions of the Secure 2.0 Act could help, but there are numerous factors underlying wealth inequality.

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  • June 15, 2022

Top Democrat seeks probe on crypto use in retirement accounts

Rep. Richard Neal, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, asked the Government Accountability Office to assess the use of cryptocurrency investments in 401(k) plans.

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  • December 16, 2021

GAO recommends SEC tighten oversight of Finra

The Government Accountability Office's report analyzed 69 SEC reviews of Finra since fiscal 2018.

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  • News
  • August 30, 2021

Social Security Trust Fund report to document impacts of Covid-19

The long-delayed report, which is due every year no later than April 1, is expected this week and should highlight the pandemic's impact on program funding.

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  • August 26, 2021

DOL should take cue from other nations to clear up 401(k) fees: GAO

Only about a third of U.S. savers are even aware that they pay fees on their retirement plans, a new report from the GAO found.

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  • June 25, 2021

Federal retirement plan should consider climate change: GAO

The board overseeing the Thrift Savings Plan, which has 6 million active and retired participants, says that it subscribes to a strict indexing discipline.

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Legislators ask GAO to review target-date funds

The heads of the Senate and House committees overseeing labor want to know whether TDFs are working as advertised.