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Military disability system: improved monitoring needed to better track and manage performance: report to congressional committees.
ISBN: 9781974185504 / Angielski / Miękka / 84 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Compacts of Free Association: Micronesia and the Marshall Islands continue to face challenges measuring progress and ensuring accountability: report
ISBN: 9781974194629 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Grants to state and local governments: an overview of federal funding levels and selected challenges: report to congressional requesters.
ISBN: 9781974195992 / Angielski / Miękka / 58 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Southwest border security: data are limited and concerns vary about spillover crime along the Southwest border: report to congressional requester
ISBN: 9781974198672 / Angielski / Miękka / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Electricity: significant changes are expected in coal-fueled generation, but coal is likely to remain a key fuel source: report to
ISBN: 9781974201334 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Maritime Territorial and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Disputes Involving China: Issues for Congress
ISBN: 9781974221639 / Angielski / Miękka / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. China's actions for asserting and defending its maritime territorial and exclusive economic zone (EEZ) claims in the East China (ECS) and South China Sea (SCS) have heightened concerns among observers that China may be seeking to dominate or gain control of its near-seas region, meaning the ECS, the SCS, and the Yellow Sea. Chinese domination over or control of this region could substantially affect U.S. strategic, political, and economic interests in the Asia-Pacific region and elsewhere. China is a party to multiple territorial disputes in the SCS and ECS, including, in particular, disputes...
China's actions for asserting and defending its maritime territorial and exclusive economic zone (EEZ) claims in the East China (ECS) and South China ...
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Securities Investor Protection Corporation: interim report on the Madoff liquidation proceeding: report to congressional requesters.
ISBN: 9781974226467 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " With the collapse of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, LLC-a brokerdealer and investment advisory firm with thousands of clients-Bernard Madoff admitted to reporting $57.2 billion in fictitious customer holdings. The Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), which oversees a fund providing up to $500,000 of protection to qualifying individual customers of failed securities firms, selected a trustee to liquidate the Madoff firm and recover assets for its investors. The method the Trustee is using to determine how much a customer filing a claim could be eligible to recover-an...
" With the collapse of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, LLC-a brokerdealer and investment advisory firm with thousands of clients-Bernard Mado...
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Medicaid long-term care: information obtained by states about applicants' assets varies and may be insufficient: report to congressional reques
ISBN: 9781974226719 / Angielski / Miękka / 106 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " Medicaid-a joint federal-state health care financing program for certain lowincome individuals-paid for nearly half of the nation's $263 billion long-term care expenditures in 2010. To be financially eligible for Medicaid coverage for long-term care, applicants cannot have assets-income and resources-above certain limits. Federal law discourages individuals from artificially impoverishing themselves in order to establish financial eligibility for Medicaid. Specifically, those who transfer assets for less than fair market value during a specified time period-or "look-back" period-before...
" Medicaid-a joint federal-state health care financing program for certain lowincome individuals-paid for nearly half of the nation's $263 billion lon...
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Troubled Asset Relief Program: as Treasury continues to exit programs, opportunities to enhance communication on costs exist: report to congressional
ISBN: 9781974227051 / Angielski / Miękka / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 authorized the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) to create the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), a $700 billion program designed to restore the liquidity and stability of the financial system. The act also requires that GAO report every 60 days on TARP activities. This report examines (1) the condition and status of TARP programs; (2) Treasury's management of TARP operations, including staffing for the Office of Financial Stability (OFS) and oversight of contractors and financial agents; and (3) what is known about the direct and...
" The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 authorized the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) to create the Troubled Asset Relief Program (T...
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Nonpoint source water pollution: greater oversight and additional data needed for key EPA water program: report to congressional requesters.
ISBN: 9781974227136 / Angielski / Miękka / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " Pollution from nonpoint sources-such as runoff from farms or construction sites-remains the leading cause of impairment to the nation's waters. Under section 319 of the Clean Water Act, each year EPA provides grants to states to implement programs and fund projects that address nonpoint source pollution; the program received $165 million in fiscal year 2012. Section 319 includes minimum conditions that states must meet to receive grants. By regulation, EPA's 10 regional offices oversee state programs and are to ensure that states' projects can be feasibly implemented. USDA also has programs...
" Pollution from nonpoint sources-such as runoff from farms or construction sites-remains the leading cause of impairment to the nation's waters. Unde...
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Kachemak Bay ferry: federally funded ferry was constructed with limited oversight and faces future operating challenges: report to congres
ISBN: 9781974227174 / Angielski / Miękka / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " In 2002, the Seldovia Village Tribe proposed building a year-round ferry that would serve several isolated communities on the south shore of Alaska's Kachemak Bay. Federal funding for a ferry was subsequently included in the Department of Transportation's appropriations, transferred to the Department of the Interior, and then provided to the tribe through agreements under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, as amended. The tribe's ferry began operating in May 2010, amid community concerns about significant changes in the ferry's design and operation from the original...
" In 2002, the Seldovia Village Tribe proposed building a year-round ferry that would serve several isolated communities on the south shore of Alaska'...
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Surface transportation: financing program could benefit from increased performance focus and better communication: report to congressional com
ISBN: 9781974227471 / Angielski / Miękka / 78 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " Created in 1998, the TIFIA program is designed to fill market gaps and leverage substantial nonfederal investment by providing federal credit assistance to help finance surface transportation projects including highway, transit, rail, and intermodal projects. Since 2008, demand for the program has surged, annually exceeding budget resources for the program by a factor of more than 10 to 1. Given the increased demand and recent proposals to expand and modify the program, GAO was asked to review (1) the characteristics of TIFIA projects and how DOT tracks progress toward the program's goals,...
" Created in 1998, the TIFIA program is designed to fill market gaps and leverage substantial nonfederal investment by providing federal credit assist...
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Moving To Work demonstration: opportunities exist to improve information and monitoring: report to congressional requesters.
ISBN: 9781974228188 / Angielski / Miękka / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " HUD's MTW demonstration program gives participating PHAs the flexibility to create innovative housing strategies through their fiscal year 2018. MTW agencies must create activities linked to three statutory purposes-reducing costs, providing incentives for self-sufficiency, and increasing housing choices-and meet five statutory requirements. Congress is considering expanding MTW and has asked GAO to examine what is known about (1) the program's success in addressing the three purposes, (2) HUD's monitoring efforts, and (3) the potential benefits of and concerns about expansion. GAO analyzed...
" HUD's MTW demonstration program gives participating PHAs the flexibility to create innovative housing strategies through their fiscal year 2018. MTW...
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Medicare Program Integrity: greater prepayment control efforts could increase savings and better ensure proper payment: report to congressional re
ISBN: 9781974228638 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Motor carrier safety: new applicant reviews should expand to identify freight carriers evading detection: report to congressional committees
ISBN: 9781974228720 / Angielski / Miękka / 62 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) mission is to ensure motor carriers operate safely in interstate commerce. FMCSA partners with state agencies to conduct a variety of motor carrier oversight activities, which are carried out by certified auditors, inspectors, and investigators. Some motor carriers have registered under a new identity and begun to operate in interstate commerce, violating federal law in an effort to disguise their former identity and evade detection by FMCSA. Such carriers are known as chameleon carriers. GAO's objectives were to examine (1) the...
" The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) mission is to ensure motor carriers operate safely in interstate commerce. FMCSA partners ...
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Nonproliferation: agencies could improve information sharing and end-use monitoring on unmanned aerial vehicle exports: report to the Ra
ISBN: 9781974229154 / Angielski / Miękka / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " The global use of UAVs has increased significantly over time, raising concerns about their proliferation. MTCR and Wassenaar are the multilateral regimes that address UAV proliferation. MTCR seeks to limit the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction delivery systems, while Wassenaar seeks to limit the spread of certain conventional weapons and sensitive technologies with both civilian and military uses. This report is an unclassified version of a classified report issued in February 2012. GAO was asked to address (1) global trends in the use of UAV technology, (2) U.S. national...
" The global use of UAVs has increased significantly over time, raising concerns about their proliferation. MTCR and Wassenaar are the multilateral re...
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Joint strike fighter: DOD actions needed to further enhance restructuring and address affordability risks: report to congressional committee
ISBN: 9781974229260 / Angielski / Miękka / 58 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Maritime security: Coast Guard needs to improve use and management of Interagency Operations Centers: report to congressional requesters.
ISBN: 9781974229338 / Angielski / Miękka / 58 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " The Coast Guard-a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)-is responsible for establishing Interagency Operations Centers (IOC) in response to provisions of the Security and Accountability For Every (SAFE) Port Act of 2006. IOCs are designed to, among other things, share maritime information with the Coast Guard's port partners (other agencies and organizations it coordinates with). To facilitate IOCs, the Coast Guard is implementing an information-management and sharing system called WatchKeeper. GAO was asked to assess IOC and WatchKeeper implementation. This report...
" The Coast Guard-a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)-is responsible for establishing Interagency Operations Centers (IOC) in res...
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission: natural hazard assessments could be more risk-informed: report to congressional requesters.
ISBN: 9781974229765 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " On March 11, 2011, an earthquake triggered a tsunami wave that exceeded the seawall at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, leading to the release of radioactive material into the environment. The disaster raised questions about the threats that natural hazards, such as earthquakes and floods, may pose to U.S. commercial nuclear power reactors. NRC licenses and regulates U.S. nuclear power reactors. NRC criteria for licensees to assess natural hazards were developed using an approach that required reactors to be designed according to a set of potential accidents using...
" On March 11, 2011, an earthquake triggered a tsunami wave that exceeded the seawall at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, leading to the...
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Nuclear safety: DOE needs to determine the costs and benefits of its safety reform effort: report to congressional requesters.
ISBN: 9781974230006 / Angielski / Miękka / 54 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " DOE carries out many of the nation's most critical missions, including stewardship of the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile and the environmental remediation of radioactive and hazardous legacy waste left over from the Cold War. DOE uses a system of regulations and internal directives that lay out requirements and guidance for ensuring the safety of staff and contractors, the public, and the environment. Over the past 10 years, GAO and others have repeatedly made recommendations for DOE to improve safety performance. In March 2010, DOE announced a reform effort to revise safety-related...
" DOE carries out many of the nation's most critical missions, including stewardship of the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile and the environmental r...
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