United States Government Accountability Office, Washington, D.C., 2015
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2015
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United States Government Accountability Office, Washington, D.C., 2015
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United States Government Accountability Office
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Washington, D.C.
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Incoming Resources
- Border security: progress and challenges in DHS' s efforts to address high-risk travelers and maritime cargo : testimony before the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, Rebecca Gambler
- Child welfare, steps have been taken to address unregulated custody transfers of adopted children, report to congressional requesters
- Vehicle safety inspections, improved DOT communication could better inform state programs : report to the Honorable Claire McCaskill, U.S. Senate
- Federal real property, additional authorities and accountability would enhance the implementation of the Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act of 2010, report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate
- School nutrition, USDA has efforts underway to help address ongoing challenges implementing changes in nutrition standards, report to the Chairman, Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives
- Veterans' disability benefits, improvements needed to ensure VA unemployability decisions are well supported, testimony before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, Daniel Bertoni
- Aquatic invasive species, additional steps could help measure federal progress in achieving strategic goals, report to congressional committees
- Operational contract support, additional actions needed to manage, account for, and vet defense contractors in Africa, report to congressional committees
- Emergency management, FEMA has made progress since Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, but challenges remain, testimony before the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, statement of Chris Currie
- Defense health care, research on hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder, report to congressional committees
- Small business, action needed to determine whether DOD's comprehensive subcontracting plan test program should be made permanent, report to congressional committees
- International Space Station, challenges to increased utilization may affect return on investment: testimony before the Subcommittee on Space, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives, statement of Shelby S. Oakley
- National security personnel, committed leadership is needed for implementation of Interagency Rotation Program, report to congressional committees
- Disaster relief, agencies need to improve policies and procedures for estimating improper payments, report to the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, preliminary results of undercover testing to the federal marketplace and selected state marketplaces for coverage year 2015, testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House or Representatives, statement of Seto Bagdoyan
- 2013 sequestration and shutdown, selected agencies generally managed unobligated balances in reviewed accounts, but balances exceeded target levels in two accounts, report to the Chairman, Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives
- Central America, information on migration of unaccompanied children from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, report to congressional requesters
- Domestic food assistance: multiple programs benefit millions of Americans, but additional action is needed to address potential overlap and inefficiencies : testimony before the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, statement of Kay E. Brown
- Aviation security: TSA has taken steps to improve oversight of key programs, but additional actions are needed : testimony before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives, statement of Jennifer Grover
- Indian Affairs, further actions on GAO recommendations needed to address systemic management challenges with Indian education : testimony before the Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate, statement of Melissa Emrey-Arras
- Teacher preparation programs, Education should ensure states identify low-performing programs and improve information-sharing, report to the Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives
- U.S. savings bonds, future of offering paper savings bonds at tax time is uncertain, and lower-income households continue to face savings challenges, report to congressional requesters
- Drug control, additional performance information is needed to oversee the National Guard's state counterdrug program, report to Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate
- Retirement security, federal action could help state efforts to expand private sector coverage, report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate
- Pedestrians and cyclists, cities, states, and DOT are implementing actions to improve safety, report to congressional requesters
- Federal workforce, OPM and agencies need to strengthen efforts to identify and close mission-critical skills gaps : report to congressional requesters
- Military personnel, DOD should develop a plan to evaluate the effectiveness of its Career Intermission Pilot program, report to congressional committees
- Medicare and Medicaid, additional oversight needed of CMS's demonstration to coordinate the care of dual-eligible beneficiaries, report to congressional requesters
- Women in STEM research, better data and information sharing could improve oversight of federal grant-making and Title IX compliance, report to congressional requesters
- Defense logistics, DOD has addressed most reporting requirements and continues to refine its asset visibility strategy, report to congressional committees
- Air travel and communicable diseases, comprehensive federal plan needed for U.S. aviation system's preparedness, report to Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives
- Persons with HIV, funding formula for housing assistance could be better targeted, and performance data could be improved, report to congressional committees
- Office of National Drug Control Policy, lack of progress on achieving national strategy goals, testimony before the Subcommittee on Government Operations, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives, statement of David C. Maurer
- Foreign assistance, USAID venture capital approach relies on evidence of results but could strengthen collaboration among similar programs, report to congressional requesters
- Space acquisitions, some programs have overcome past problems, but challenges and uncertainty remain for the future: testimony before the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate, statement of Cristina T. Chaplain
- State Department: preliminary observations on the Bureau of Counterterrorism's resources, performance, and coordination : testimony before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, statement of Charles Michael Johnson
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, an overview of spending, federal oversight, and program incentives, statement for the Record to the House Committee on Ways and Means, Human Resources Subcommittee, statement for the Record by Kay E. Brown
- Electronic health records, nonfederal efforts to help achieve health information interoperability, report to congressional requesters
- Drug-impaired driving, additional support needed for public awareness initiatives, report to congressional committees
- Telecommunications Relay Service, FCC should strengthen its management of program to assist persons with hearing or speech disabilities : report to the Honorable Jeff Sessions, U.S. Senate
- Military recruiting, Army National Guard needs to continue monitoring, collect better data, and assess incentives programs, report to congressional committees
- Unemployment insurance, states' reductions in maximum benefit durations have implications for federal costs, report to congressional requesters
- Afghanistan, State and USAID should evaluate actions taken to mitigate effects of attrition among local staff, report to the Honorable Robert Menendez, U.S. Senate
- H-2A and H-2B visa programs, increased protections needed for foreign workers, report to congressional committees
- IRS case selection, automated collection system lacks key internal controls needed to ensure the program fulfills its mission, report to congressional requesters
- TSA acquisitions, further actions needed to improve efficiency of screening technology test and evaluation, report to congressional committees
- Immigrant Investor Program, additional actions needed to better assess fraud risks and report economic benefits, report to congressional requesters
- Bureau of Land Management, improvements needed in internal controls over mining law administration program funds, report to the Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives
- Biosurveillance - additional planning, oversight, and coordination needed to enhance national capability, testimony before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate, statement of Chris Currie and Steve D. Morris
- Higher education, better management of federal grant and loan forgiveness programs for teachers needed to improve participant outcomes, report to congressional requesters
Outgoing Resources
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