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Security Force Assistance: Additional Actions Needed to Guide Geographic Comatant Command and Service Efforts
ISBN: 9781492102182 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. DOD engages with partner nation security forces through a range of security cooperation efforts, which can include security assistance and foreign internal defense. Security cooperation is the broad term used to define those activities taken by DOD to build relationships that promote specified U.S. interests, build partner nation capabilities for self-defense and coalition operations, and provide U.S. forces with peacetime and contingency access.
DOD engages with partner nation security forces through a range of security cooperation efforts, which can include security assistance and foreign int...
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Millennium Challenge Corporation: Georgia and Benin Transportation Infrastructure
ISBN: 9781492106548 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 78 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In the fiscal year 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Congress directed GAO to review the results achieved by MCC compacts.3 Seven of the 26 compacts were completed in 2010 or 2011, including those with the Republic of Georgia and Benin. All 7 compacts included a transportation infrastructure project (a road or a port) which-except in the case of Armenia-received 50 percent or more of the compact's total funding. In response to the congressional mandate, this report examines the quality and sustainability of MCC's transportation infrastructure projects in Georgia and Benin.
In the fiscal year 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Congress directed GAO to review the results achieved by MCC compacts.3 Seven of the 26 compac...
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Its Supply Chain: National Security-Related Agencies Need to Better Address Risks
ISBN: 9781491289747 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 46 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Information systems can be complex undertakings consisting of a multitude of pieces of equipment, software products, and service providers. Each of these components may rely on one or more supply chains. Obtaining a full understanding of the sources of a given information system during initiation and development can also be extremely complex.
Information systems can be complex undertakings consisting of a multitude of pieces of equipment, software products, and service providers. Each of th...
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National Biodefense Strategy
ISBN: 9788028331986 / Angielski / Miękka / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. In the United States, the National Biodefense Strategy is a biosecurity strategy that the federal government was directed to adopt by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. Following the congressional directive, in September 2018, President Trump announced and issued the strategy. The strategy placed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in charge of leading the federal government's biodefense efforts, and designated HHS to lead a committee of high-level officials from the Defense Department, Agriculture Department, and Homeland Security Departments, to review...
In the United States, the National Biodefense Strategy is a biosecurity strategy that the federal government was directed to adopt by the National Def...
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Army Corps of Engineers: Peer Review Process for Civil Works Project Studies Can Be Improved
ISBN: 9781491284179 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 58 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The purpose of the Corps' civil works project study process is to inform federal decision makers whether a water resources project warrants further federal investment. The study process is conducted in two phases: reconnaissance and feasibility. In the reconnaissance phase, the Corps conducts an initial evaluation of potential solutions to a water resources problem.
The purpose of the Corps' civil works project study process is to inform federal decision makers whether a water resources project warrants further fe...
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2011 Lobbying Disclosure: Observations on Lobbyists' Compliance with Disclosure Requirements
ISBN: 9781491296462 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 44 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The LDA, as amended by HLOGA, requires lobbyists to register with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House and file quarterly reports disclosing their lobbying activity. Lobbyists are required to file their registrations and reports electronically with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House through a single entry point (as opposed to separately with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House as was done prior to HLOGA). Registrations and reports must be publicly available in downloadable, searchable databases from the Secretary of the Senate and the...
The LDA, as amended by HLOGA, requires lobbyists to register with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House and file quarterly reports di...
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Transportation-Disadvantaged Populations: Federal Coordination Efforts Could Be Further Strengthened
ISBN: 9781492107170 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 58 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Millions of Americans are unable to provide their own transportation or have difficulty accessing public transportation. Such transportation-disadvantaged individuals may include those who are elderly, have disabilities, or have low incomes. The Departments of Education, Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor (DOL), Transportation (DOT), Veterans Affairs (VA), and other federal agencies may provide funds to state and local entities to help these individuals access human service programs.
Millions of Americans are unable to provide their own transportation or have difficulty accessing public transportation. Such transportation-disadvant...
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Naural Hazard Assessments Could Be More Risk-Informed
ISBN: 9781491290002 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This section discusses U.S. commercial nuclear power reactors, NRC's approach to natural hazard assessments, NRC's endorsement of PRA, and actions NRC has taken on natural hazard assessments since the Fukushima Daiichi disaster.
This section discusses U.S. commercial nuclear power reactors, NRC's approach to natural hazard assessments, NRC's endorsement of PRA, and actions NRC...
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Consumer Product Safety Commission: A More Active Role in Voluntary Standards Development Should Be Considered
ISBN: 9781492104605 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. CPSC was created in 1972 by the Consumer Product Safety Act to regulate certain consumer products and address those that pose an unreasonable risk of injury; assist consumers in using products safely; and promote research and investigation into product-related deaths, injuries, and illnesses.
CPSC was created in 1972 by the Consumer Product Safety Act to regulate certain consumer products and address those that pose an unreasonable risk of ...
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U.S. Postal Service: Field Offices' Role in Cost-Reduction and Revenue-Generation Efforts
ISBN: 9781491298442 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. USPS's current field-office structure includes 7 area offices and 67 district offices. USPS's management structure is decentralized, with the area and district offices overseeing a vast network of facilities, which, as of December 19, 2011, included 31,060 post offices and 461 mailprocessing facilities (see fig. 1). According to USPS data, the operating cost of its field offices in fiscal year 2011 totaled about $1.2 billion-the majority of which (about $1 billion) was spent operating district offices. The total operating costs of USPS's field offices represented less than 2 percent of its...
USPS's current field-office structure includes 7 area offices and 67 district offices. USPS's management structure is decentralized, with the area and...
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Prescription Drugs: FDA Has Met Most Performance Goals for Reviweing Application
ISBN: 9781491296691 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 54 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Drug applications-including NDAs, BLAs, and efficacy supplements-are reviewed primarily by FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), with a smaller proportion reviewed by the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER).
Drug applications-including NDAs, BLAs, and efficacy supplements-are reviewed primarily by FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), with ...
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Farm Programs: Direct Payments Shouls Be Reconsidered
ISBN: 9781492106869 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Federal law mandates support for farmers through various programs, including direct payments. USDA, through its Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), calculates direct payments using a formula that factors in "base acres," a measure of a farm's crop production history based on the number of acres planted on the farm during certain past years. The term base acres refers to a farm's average planted acreage of specific crops during those years; the term does not refer to specific physical acres on that farm.
Federal law mandates support for farmers through various programs, including direct payments. USDA, through its Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), ca...
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Federal Emergency Management Agency: Workforce Planning and Training Could Be Enhanced by Incorperating Strategic Management Principles
ISBN: 9781491293324 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 58 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. FEMA's workforce is comprised of a combination of permanent full-time employees (permanent employees) and temporary employees. Permanent employees conduct a wide variety of specialized functions including mitigation activities, such as flood mapping and managing the National Flood Insurance Program; preparedness activities, such as national capabilities assessments; and managing nationwide grant programs, among other things. According to FEMA, the agency obligated $630,649,000 to fund the salaries and benefits of its permanent employees for fiscal year 2012.
FEMA's workforce is comprised of a combination of permanent full-time employees (permanent employees) and temporary employees. Permanent employees con...
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Streamlining Government: Questions to Consider When Evaluating Proposals to Consolidate Physical Infrastructure and Management Functions
ISBN: 9781491299531 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Physical infrastructure and management function consolidations can be strategies to help improve the efficiency of federal agencies, an area with increased focus given our current fiscal challenges.
Physical infrastructure and management function consolidations can be strategies to help improve the efficiency of federal agencies, an area with incr...
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Children's Health Insurance: Opportunities Exist for Improved Access to Affordable Insurance
ISBN: 9781492107194 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 46 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Affordable Care Act (PPACA), as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, extended CHIP funding through 2015, prohibited states from lowering children's existing Medicaid and CHIP eligibility through 2019, and included provisions that aim to expand adults' and certain children's eligibility for and enrollment in these programs.
Affordable Care Act (PPACA), as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, extended CHIP funding through 2015, prohibited st...
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Medicare Program Integrity: CMS Continues Efforts to Strengthen the Screening of Providers and Suppliers
ISBN: 9781491284117 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 38 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Medicare comprises 12 percent of the federal budget and is the third largest federal program after defense and Social Security. For fiscal year 2011, HHS reported an estimate of almost $29 billion in Medicare FFS improper payments. Our Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government suggests that agencies should continually perform monitoring activities to reduce the incidence of improper payments.15 However, our prior reports found weaknesses in CMS's monitoring of Medicare provider and supplier enrollment and claims payment contractors.
Medicare comprises 12 percent of the federal budget and is the third largest federal program after defense and Social Security. For fiscal year 2011, ...
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Defense Logistics: Improvements Needed to Enhance Oversight of Estimated Longterm Costs for Operating and Supporting Major Weapon Systems
ISBN: 9781491283820 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 50 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Requirements for submitting SARs to Congress, including the timing of these reports and the types of information to be included, are established in statute. Under 10 U.S.C. 2432, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress at the end of each fiscal-year quarter a report on current major defense acquisition programs.12The statute also requires that the annual SAR include a full life-cycle cost analysis for each major defense acquisition program and each designated major subprogram included in the report that is in the system development and demonstration stage or has completed that...
Requirements for submitting SARs to Congress, including the timing of these reports and the types of information to be included, are established in st...
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Small Employer Health Tax Credit: Factors Contributing to Low Use and Complexity
ISBN: 9781492101994 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 54 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. To describe the extent to which the credit is being claimed, we reviewed IRS data on the claims for tax year 2010. To identify any factors that may limit credit claims and to assess how they could be addressed, we interviewed IRS officials as well as groups representing employers, tax preparers, and insurance brokers, and worked with them to assemble discussion groups on the credit. To assess how these factors could be addressed, we analyzed our interview results as well as relevant documents.
To describe the extent to which the credit is being claimed, we reviewed IRS data on the claims for tax year 2010. To identify any factors that may li...
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Kachemak Bay Ferry: Federally Funded Ferry Was Constructed with Limited Oversight and Faces Future Operating Challenges
ISBN: 9781492102236 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. To examine the history of the Kachemak Bay ferry project, we reviewed and analyzed ferry project proposal, planning, and construction documentation from local and tribal sources as well as from private tour boat operators, and we interviewed individuals with knowledge of the project.
To examine the history of the Kachemak Bay ferry project, we reviewed and analyzed ferry project proposal, planning, and construction documentation fr...
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Information Technology Cost Estimation: Agencies Need to Address Significant Weaknesses in Policies and Practices
ISBN: 9781492106524 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 102 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Given the size and significance of the government's investment in IT, it is important that projects be managed effectively to ensure that public resources are wisely invested. Effectively managing projects entails, among other things, developing reliable and high-quality cost estimates that project realistic life-cycle costs. A life-cycle cost estimate provides an exhaustive and structured accounting of all resources and associated cost elements required to develop, produce, deploy, and sustain a particular program. In essence, life cycle can be thought of as a "cradle to grave" approach to...
Given the size and significance of the government's investment in IT, it is important that projects be managed effectively to ensure that public resou...
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