The Government Accountability Office is highlighting 37 areas in this year's High Risk List. GAO says progress has been made in 16 of those areas, the most since the watchdog began rating high-risk areas eight years ago.

Michelle Sager, managing director for strategic issues at the Government Accountability Office, explains what’s new to the list this year and the progress that has been made on cybersecurity and IT issues areas across government.

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