The Government Accountability Office announced it will investigate how the Justice Department redacted and released the Epstein files under the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act. This is the second federal review launched after the DOJ took longer than the 30-day deadline and faced criticism from Congress for extensive redactions that may have re-victimized survivors by failing to protect their identities. The GAO said it will coordinate with the DOJ's Inspector General, who opened a separate audit on the same issue days earlier, to avoid duplicating efforts.