Accountability in Government Efficiency Act

This bill tells the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study what the new Department of Government Efficiency has been doing and report the findings to Congress by December 31, 2025. The report must look at how the department’s actions—like cutting federal workers, ending programs, or pausing and restarting programs—affect the nation’s long-term finances, public health, and safety. It must also check whether the department is following privacy and ethics laws when it takes these actions .

Key points:

• Who is affected: Federal agencies, federal workers, and the public who rely on federal programs.
• What changes: GAO must analyze the impacts of workforce cuts and program changes, and review compliance with privacy and ethics rules .
• When: The report is due to Congress by December 31, 2025.