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Rule of law assistance, DOD should assess workforce size of Defense Institute of International Legal Studies: report to the Committee on Armed Service
ISBN: 9781973916345 / Angielski / Miękka / 44 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " Rule of law assistance is an important component of U.S. efforts to build the capacity of foreign partners to support international peace and security. DIILS is DOD's lead global resource for providing professional legal education and assistance to foreign military personnel and civilian defense officials on core rule of law issues. Such issues include military justice, anticorruption, and professionalization of the military. In addition, DIILS provides defense institution-building assistance and statutorily required human rights training to foreign partners. In fiscal years 2013 through...
" Rule of law assistance is an important component of U.S. efforts to build the capacity of foreign partners to support international peace and securi...
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Motor carriers, establishing system for self-reporting equipment problems appears feasible, but safety benefits questionable and costs unknown: report
ISBN: 9781973921417 / Angielski / Miękka / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " In 2015, more than 4,000 people were killed in crashes involving large trucks. To identify carriers with the highest crash risk, FMCSA uses information from roadside inspections and crashes to rank each carrier's safety performance relative to other carriers in seven categories, including one on vehicle maintenance. Some stakeholders have proposed a system for carriers or their drivers to self-report en route vehicle equipment problems to FMCSA. Reported equipment problems that were repaired within a certain time period would not affect the carrier's relative ranking, potentially...
" In 2015, more than 4,000 people were killed in crashes involving large trucks. To identify carriers with the highest crash risk, FMCSA uses informat...
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Youth with autism, roundtable views of services needed during the transition into adulthood: report to congressional requesters.
ISBN: 9781973921936 / Angielski / Miękka / 54 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " About a half a million youth with ASD will enter adulthood over the next decade. As they exit high school, they must obtain services as adults. Previous GAO work has shown that students with disabilities who are transitioning to adulthood face challenges identifying and obtaining adult services. GAO was asked to study the services and supports youth with ASD need during the transition to adulthood. This is the first in a series of reports. GAO studied (1) the services and supports transitioning youth with ASD need to attain their goals for adulthood, (2) the characteristics of these...
" About a half a million youth with ASD will enter adulthood over the next decade. As they exit high school, they must obtain services as adults. Prev...
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Credit reform, current method to estimate credit subsidy costs is more appropriate for budget estimates than a fair value approach: report to the Rank
ISBN: 9781973922452 / Angielski / Miękka / 90 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "GAO analyzed reestimate data from fiscal years 2001 to 2014 as reported in the President's Budgets and conducted interviews with 30 experts. What GAO Recommends GAO supports maintaining the current FCRA method for estimating credit subsidy cost for the budget and therefore is not making any recommendations. The Congressional Budget Office and the Office of Management and Budget provided technical comments on a draft of this report, which have been incorporated as appropriate. View GAO-16-41. For more information, contact Cheryl E. Clark at (202) 512-9377 or clarkce@gao.gov, Susan J. Irving...
"GAO analyzed reestimate data from fiscal years 2001 to 2014 as reported in the President's Budgets and conducted interviews with 30 experts. What GAO...
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Home mortgage guarantees, issues to consider in evaluating opportunities to consolidate two overlapping single-family programs: report to the Chairman
ISBN: 9781973922735 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Why GAO Did This Study RHS and FHA help borrowers finance homes by guaranteeing single-family mortgage loans made by private lenders, and both operate in rural areas. However, eligibility for RHS guarantees is restricted to RHS-eligible areas and to low- and moderate-income households. A prior GAO report (GAO-12-554) found overlap in the products offered, borrower income levels, and geographic areas served by the two guarantee programs and recommended that RHS and FHA evaluate and report on opportunities for consolidating similar housing programs. GAO was asked to expand on the analysis in...
"Why GAO Did This Study RHS and FHA help borrowers finance homes by guaranteeing single-family mortgage loans made by private lenders, and both operat...
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Elections, issues related to registering voters and administering elections: report to congressional requesters.
ISBN: 9781973922865 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Why GAO Did This Study Since the enactment of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, there have been notable changes in how states and local election jurisdictions conduct key election activities, such as registration and voting. States regulate some aspects of elections, but the combinations of election administration policies can vary widely across the country's approximately 10,500 local election jurisdictions. GAO was asked to examine the benefits, challenges, and other considerations of various election administration policies. This report addresses the following questions: (1) What are the...
"Why GAO Did This Study Since the enactment of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, there have been notable changes in how states and local election jur...
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Contracting data analysis: assessment of government-wide trends: report to congressional addressees.
ISBN: 9781973922957 / Angielski / Miękka / 74 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Contracting data analysis: assessment of government-wide trends: report to congressional addressees.
Contracting data analysis: assessment of government-wide trends: report to congressional addressees.
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International food assistance, USAID has controls for implementation and support costs but should strengthen financial oversight: report to the Chairm
ISBN: 9781973924944 / Angielski / Miękka / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. International food assistance, USAID has controls for implementation and support costs but should strengthen financial oversight: report to the Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives. " In recent years, USAID has awarded about $1.4 billion annually for international food assistance projects under Title II of the Food for Peace Act (Title II). This funding has traditionally been used to provide U.S.-purchased commodities to food-insecure...
International food assistance, USAID has controls for implementation and support costs but should strengthen financial oversight: report to the Chairm...
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Bee health, USDA and EPA should take additional actions to address threats to bee populations: report to congressional requesters.
ISBN: 9781973925033 / Angielski / Miękka / 90 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " Honey bees and other managed and wild, native bees provide valuable pollination services to agriculture worth billions of dollars to farmers. Government and university researchers have documented declines in some populations of bee species, with an avera"
" Honey bees and other managed and wild, native bees provide valuable pollination services to agriculture worth billions of dollars to farmers. Govern...
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Credit programs, key agencies should better document procedures for estimating subsidy costs: report to the Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Financial
ISBN: 9781973925286 / Angielski / Miękka / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Credit programs, key agencies should better document procedures for estimating subsidy costs: report to the Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate. " Federal direct loans and loan guarantees outstanding have doubled from $1.5 trillion as of September 30, 2008, to $3.0 trillion as of September 30, 2015, as reported in the financial reports of the U.S. government. In light of the growing portfolio of...
Credit programs, key agencies should better document procedures for estimating subsidy costs: report to the Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Financial ...
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Environmental protection, status of GAO recommendations to EPA: testimony before the Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Overs
ISBN: 9781973925347 / Angielski / Miękka / 34 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Environmental protection, status of GAO recommendations to EPA: testimony before the Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate " EPA's mission is to protect human health and the environment. To accomplish this mission, EPA develops and enforces environmental regulations; awards grants; and studies environmental issues, among other things. GAO has conducted reviews focused on...
Environmental protection, status of GAO recommendations to EPA: testimony before the Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Overs...
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Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, additional outreach and notification of tribes about offenders who are released from prison needed: re
ISBN: 9781973953944 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " According to DOJ, tribal nations are disproportionately affected by violent crimes and sex offenses in particular. In 2006, Congress passed SORNA, which introduced new sex offender registration and notification standards for states, territories, and eligible tribes. The act made special provisions for eligible tribes to elect either to act as registration jurisdictions or to delegate SORNA functions to the states in which they are located. GAO was asked to assess the status of tribes' efforts to implement SORNA and the challenges they face doing so. This report addresses, among other...
" According to DOJ, tribal nations are disproportionately affected by violent crimes and sex offenses in particular. In 2006, Congress passed SORNA, w...
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Climate change, energy infrastructure risks and adaptation efforts: report to congressional requesters.
ISBN: 9781973953951 / Angielski / Miękka / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " According to the NRC and the USGCRP, changes in the earth's climate-including higher temperatures, changes in precipitation, rising sea levels, and increases in the severity and frequency of severe weather events-are under way and expected to grow more severe over time. These impacts present significant risks to the nation's energy infrastructure. Economic losses arising from weather-related events-including floods, droughts, and storms-have been large and are increasing, according to USGCRP. Adaptation-an adjustment to natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climate...
" According to the NRC and the USGCRP, changes in the earth's climate-including higher temperatures, changes in precipitation, rising sea levels, and ...
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Changing crude oil markets: allowing exports could reduce consumer fuel prices, and the size of the strategic reserves should be reexamined: repor
ISBN: 9781973954149 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " Almost 4 decades ago, in response to the Arab oil embargo and recession it triggered, Congress passed legislation restricting crude oil exports and establishing the SPR to release oil to the market during supply disruptions and protect the U.S. economy from damage. After decades of generally falling U.S. crude oil production, technological advances have contributed to increasing U.S. production. Meanwhile, net crude oil imports-imports minus exports-have declined from a peak of about 60 percent of consumption in 2005 to 30 percent in the first 5 months of 2014. According to Energy...
" Almost 4 decades ago, in response to the Arab oil embargo and recession it triggered, Congress passed legislation restricting crude oil exports and ...
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Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy needs to improve controls over research, regulatory, and workforce planning activities: report to th
ISBN: 9781973954934 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " Congress created Advocacy within SBA in 1976 as an independent voice for small businesses. Questions have recently been raised about Advocacy's efforts to represent small businesses in regulatory activities and some of its research on small business issues. In light of these questions, GAO was asked to review Advocacy's activities. This report examines Advocacy's (1) research, (2) regulatory activities, and (3) workforce planning efforts. GAO analyzed Advocacy's research, comment letters, and other regulatory information for fiscal years 2008-2013; assessed Advocacy's policies and...
" Congress created Advocacy within SBA in 1976 as an independent voice for small businesses. Questions have recently been raised about Advocacy's effo...
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Defense contractors, additional actions needed to facilitate the use of DOD's inventory of contracted services: report to congressional committees.
ISBN: 9781973955320 / Angielski / Miękka / 50 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " DOD is the government's largest purchaser of contractor-provided services. In 2008, Congress required DOD to compile and review an annual inventory of its contracted services to include the number of contractors providing services to DOD and the functions these contractors performed, and in 2011, amended this statute to require DOD to plan to use that inventory to inform certain department-wide decision making processes. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 mandated GAO to report on the required reviews and plans to use these inventories. For this report, GAO assessed...
" DOD is the government's largest purchaser of contractor-provided services. In 2008, Congress required DOD to compile and review an annual inventory ...
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Disaster relief, agencies need to improve policies and procedures for estimating improper payments: report to the Committee on Appropriations, House o
ISBN: 9781973955702 / Angielski / Miękka / 66 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " DRAA provided approximately $50 billion in supplemental appropriations, before sequestration, to 19 federal agencies for expenses related to Hurricane Sandy and other purposes. DRAA deemed all programs and activities receiving appropriations under the act as susceptible to significant improper payments, making such appropriations subject to improper payment estimation requirements established in law and through OMB guidance. GAO was asked to review agencies' efforts to estimate improper payments for expenses related to Hurricane Sandy. For DRAA funds, this report (1) describes how selected...
" DRAA provided approximately $50 billion in supplemental appropriations, before sequestration, to 19 federal agencies for expenses related to Hurrica...
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Medicare, further action could improve improper payment prevention and recoupment efforts: testimony before the Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health
ISBN: 9781973955801 / Angielski / Miękka / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " Due to its size, complexity, and susceptibility to mismanagement and improper payments, GAO has designated Medicare as a high-risk program. In 2013, Medicare financed health care services for approximately 51 million individuals at a cost of about $604 billion, and reported an estimated $50 billion in improper payments-payments that either were made in an incorrect amount or should not have been made at all. Most of these improper payments were made through the Medicare FFS program, which pays providers based on claims and uses contractors to pay the claims and ensure program integrity....
" Due to its size, complexity, and susceptibility to mismanagement and improper payments, GAO has designated Medicare as a high-risk program. In 2013,...
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Combating terrorism: U.S. efforts in Northwest Africa would be strengthened by enhanced program management: report to the Committee on Fore
ISBN: 9781973955993 / Angielski / Miękka / 62 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " Events in northwest Africa-such as al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's seizure of territory in Mali in 2012 and Boko Haram's near-daily attacks in Nigeria-have underscored concerns that the region is vulnerable to the spread of violent extremism. TSCTP, a U.S. multiagency counterterrorism effort begun in 2005, led by State, and primarily coordinated with USAID and DOD, focuses on strengthening partner countries' counterterrorism capabilities and inhibiting the spread of terrorist ideology through diplomacy, development, and security assistance. This report examines (1) the status of...
" Events in northwest Africa-such as al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's seizure of territory in Mali in 2012 and Boko Haram's near-daily attacks in Nig...
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Federal paid administrative leave: additional guidance needed to improve OPM data: report to congressional requesters.
ISBN: 9781973956099 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " Federal agencies have the discretion to grant paid administrative leave for a variety of reasons, such as weather closures and blood donations. While paid administrative leave costs taxpayers, it has not been reviewed or reported on extensively. GAO was asked to examine the use of paid administrative leave. This report (1) describes paid administrative leave policies at selected federal agencies; (2) reviews practices in recording and reporting paid administrative leave and describes the number of federal employees granted such leave, and the amount and associated salary costs of such...
" Federal agencies have the discretion to grant paid administrative leave for a variety of reasons, such as weather closures and blood donations. Whil...
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