A new report from Congress’s independent watchdog concluded the Trump administration broke federal law by blocking the use of funds allocated to the Head Start program. The Government Accountability O ...

The Health and Human Services Department illegally withheld payments from Head Start for the first months of President Donald ...

HHS disputes the GAO's conclusion, and a Head Start advocacy group says recent disbursements are comparable to last year.

It’s the third time this year that investigators from the Government Accountability Office have determined the administration ...

The Trump administration's temporary freeze on federal funds for the Head Start early education program for low-income ...

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has determined that another element of the Trump administration’s Department of ...

The White House illegally held up funding for a federal preschool program, the Government Accountability Office found.

Only a month has passed since the last federal update, but there’s been no shortage of executive and legislative action at ...

Supporters of Head Start are worried about the program’s future as it faces Trump administration calls for budgetary cuts ...

An attempt by DOGE to assign a team to the independent Government Accountability Office was rejected Friday. The GAO is part of the legislative branch and not subject to DOGE's request.

Essex County N.J. Head Start programs navigate uncertainty after regional office closures Published: Apr. 17, 2025, 9:08 a.m.