Tag archive: GAO

Federal regulators receive tens of thousands of customer complaints about wireless services every year, but don't do enough to follow up or protect consumers who have problems with their mobile carriers, government auditors found. In a report released Thursday, the Government Accountability Office said the Federal Communications Commission needs to ramp up oversight of the wireless industry and do a better job of enforcing consumer… Read More

Ebay and Craigslist may have reputations for selling rare and hard-to-find items, but in some cases, Uncle Sam wants those impossible-to-get items to remain that way. In a report released on Thursday, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) revealed the results of an investigation that turned up scores of sensitive military items on both sites, from F-14 antennas to body armor. Although buying and selling the items isn’t… Read More