{"id":5448,"date":"2017-07-20T13:26:29","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T13:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2017\/07\/20\/gao-9-ways-agencies-can-cut-waste-and-save-billions-of-dollars\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T14:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T14:30:23","slug":"gao-9-ways-agencies-can-cut-waste-and-save-billions-of-dollars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/gallery\/2017\/07\/20\/gao-9-ways-agencies-can-cut-waste-and-save-billions-of-dollars\/","title":{"rendered":"GAO: 9 ways agencies can cut waste and save billions of dollars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3200\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-5466\" data-id=\"5466\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635646225111095159-091310at-numbers5jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635646225111095159-091310at-numbers5jpg.jpg 3200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635646225111095159-091310at-numbers5jpg.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635646225111095159-091310at-numbers5jpg.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635646225111095159-091310at-numbers5jpg.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635646225111095159-091310at-numbers5jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635646225111095159-091310at-numbers5jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3200px) 100vw, 3200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">IStockPhoto image of stack of money, cash. 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Bryan Mound is one of four Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) sites in the US that are used as a first line of defense against an interruption in petroleum supplies. The US government said 07 August, 2006 that it would take a &#8220;serious look&#8221; at requests from refiners to tap the nation&#8217;s emergency oil stockpile after BP said it was shutting down a critical Alaskan pipeline. 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In the US, nuclear operators have focused on improving safety and efficiency at existing plants. There have been no notable US accidents since 1979 at Three Mile Island and the US reactor fleet has produced at about 90 percent of licensed capacity since 2001, up from efficiency figures of the early 1980s. Nuclear plants today produce about 20 percent of the electricity used in the US. 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The Pentagon, which is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense (DOD), is the world&#8217;s largest office building by floor area, with about 6,500,000 sq ft (600,000 m2), of which 3,700,000 sq ft (340,000 m2) are used as offices.  Approximately 23,000 military and civilian employees and about 3,000 non-defense support personnel work in the Pentagon. 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