Julia Vieweg is a Senior Analyst at the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Starting at GAO in 2009, she has worked on a number of different issues spanning the federal government and currently works in GAO’s Homeland Security and Justice team on a project that is assessing U.S. efforts to combat illicit synthetic opioids. In addition to her current work, she has contributed to a number of projects on the federal prison system, border security and management of the Department of Homeland Security, among others. Prior to joining GAO, Vieweg worked as a teacher in Fairfax County (Virginia) Public Schools, an intern at the State Department’s Office of International Religious Freedom and as an AmeriCorps member serving in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in politics and government, with an emphasis in international relations from the University of Puget Sound in 2005, and a master's degree in public administration, with a concentration in human rights and social justice from Cornell University in 2008.