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This is a friendly reminder that the act of destroying or falsifying records in advance of a GAO audit, even if legislation mandating the audit has not yet been fully ratified by Congress, is considered obstruction and will result in severe legal penalties.

The Senate Intelligence Committee plans to review the Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) via the Government Accountability Office (GAO) due to criticisms of its handling of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). This review, part of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, aims to evaluate AARO's implementation of duties and coordination with other federal entities. This move follows the release of a flawed historical UAP report by AARO, which omitted serious whistleblower complaints about illegal UAP programs.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent, non-partisan agency that works for Congress. Often referred to as the "congressional watchdog," the GAO investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars. Its mission is to support Congress in meeting its constitutional responsibilities and to help improve the performance and accountability of the federal government for the benefit of the American people.