May 24, 2023 “The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GOA), often called the ‘congressional watchdog,’ is an independent, non-partisan agency that works for Congress. GAO examines how taxpayer dollars are spent and provides Congress and federal agencies with objective, non-partisan, fact-based information to help the government save money and work more efficiently.” In 2021, GOA released a report analyzing: the military services’ efforts to prevent and respond to domestic abuse. GAO: In GAO’s Watchdog Report, Brenda Farrell, a director in GAO’s Defense Capabilities and Management Team state that the DOD had not collected nor reported accurate and complete data on domestic abuse as required by law. She states that it is…