"The federal government has fallen back in its efforts to protect against the financial risks posed by climate change, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released today.
GAO's so-called 2019 High Risk List detailed government weaknesses — from wasting resources and abusing power to mismanagement.
"Substantial efforts are needed on the remaining high-risk areas to achieve greater progress and to address regress in some areas since the last high-risk update in 2017," GAO head Gene Dodaro said during a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee this morning."
Source: Greenwire, 03/07/2019