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train_10100 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In fiscal year 2015, Education awarded more than $4 billion to over 7,000 grantees through some 80 discretionary grant programs. Over the past decade, GAO and Education's Inspector General identified various grants management and oversight challenges, including effectively monitoring grantee performance. GAO was asked ... | [
"Education has seven principal offices that administer discretionary grants to entities that provide education or education-related services (see fig. 1). These principal offices generally focus on specific areas of education, such as career, technical, and adult education; elementary and secondary education; or po... |
train_10101 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Without proper safeguards, federal agencies' computer systems are vulnerable to intrusions by individuals and groups who have malicious intentions and can obtain sensitive information, commit fraud, disrupt operations, or launch attacks against other computer systems and networks. Concerned by reports of significant we... | [
"FISMA sets forth a comprehensive framework for ensuring the effectiveness of information security controls over information resources that support federal operations and assets. Its framework creates a cycle of risk management activities necessary for an effective security program; these activities are similar to ... |
train_10102 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) accounts for about half of the Department of Commerce's (Commerce) acquisition spending, over $851 million in fiscal year 2005 alone. In recent years however, NOAA has experienced instances of poor contract management. GAO was asked to determine if NOAA is posi... | [
"The NOAA acquisition function is carried out by the headquarters acquisition office, headed by the Director of Acquisition and Grants, as well as 10 divisions, of which 6 are located at NOAA headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, and 4 in regions throughout the country (see table 1). In 2005, NOAA employed 123 c... |
train_10103 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Today, millions of Americans use mobile devices like smartphones and tablet computers on a daily basis to communicate and obtain information. Further, due to recent technical advances in mobile technology, consumers can use these devices to carry out a broad range of activities that previously required a desktop or lap... | [
"Advances in computing technology have increased speed and storage capacity for mobile devices, enhancing consumers’ abilities to perform a wide range of online tasks, such as shopping, banking, and accessing government services, primarily via the following mobile broadband technology: Smartphones: Consumers can us... |
train_10104 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Fiscal year 2005 marked the second year that executive agencies were required to report improper payment information under the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (IPIA). The ultimate goal is to minimize such payments because, as a practical matter, they cannot be entirely eliminated. GAO's testimony is primarily... | [
"I would now like to focus on the progress that has been made in the first 3 years of IPIA implementation. Regarding the first year reporting under IPIA, as we reported in March 2005, the improper payment estimate of $45 billion reported by 17 agencies did not include any amounts for some of the highest risk progra... |
train_10105 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In 2013, VA estimated that about 1.5 million veterans required mental health care, including for MDD. MDD is a debilitating mental illness related to reduced quality of life and increased risk for suicide. VA also plays a role in suicide risk assessment and prevention. This testimony addresses the extent to which (1) v... | [
"VA provides care to veterans with mental health needs in VAMC primary and specialty care clinics. The Uniform Mental Health Services in VA Medical Centers and Clinics handbook (Handbook), which defines VA’s minimum clinical requirements for mental health services, requires that VA facilities provide evidence-based... |
train_10106 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The U.S. economy is dependent on the expeditious flow of millions of tons of cargo each day. Cargo containers are an important instrument of global trade but also can present security concerns. CBP is responsible for administering container security programs, and its strategy for securing maritime cargo containers incl... | [
"CBP’s security strategy for maritime cargo uses a risk-based approach to focus limited resources on targeting and examining cargo shipments that pose a potential risk while allowing other cargo shipments to proceed without unduly disrupting commerce into or out of the United States. The strategy is based, in part,... |
train_10107 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) efforts to develop guidance for disclosing deferred maintenance on aircraft, focusing on deferred maintenance on mission assets of Navy aircraft. GAO noted that: (1) the development of DOD and Navy policy and implementing guidance for deferred maintenance is essential to e... | [
"In October 1990, the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) was established by the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the Comptroller General of the United States to consider and recommend accounting standards to address the financial and budgetar... |
train_10108 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) accounts, focusing on: (1) the accuracy of BRAC budget estimates; and (2) opportunities to reduce the fiscal year 1997 BRAC budget. GAO found that: (1) because BRAC expenditures vary substantially f... | [
"Changing national security needs and DOD’s recognition that its base structure was larger than required led to a decision to close numerous bases around the country. Consequently, the Congress enacted legislation that instituted base closure rounds in 1988, 1991, 1993, and 1995. The BRAC legislation also establish... |
train_10109 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In 2007, the United States enacted a law incrementally raising the minimum wages in American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The law applied the first $.50 per hour increase in July 2007 and mandated additional increases in each subsequent year until the minimum wages reach the level ... | [
"Wages. Responses to our American Samoa large-employer questionnaire indicate that the hourly wages of about three-quarters of private sector workers employed by respondents were low enough to be affected by the first $.50 minimum wage increase, in July 2007. From 2007 to 2009, as a result of the first three wage i... |
train_10110 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Farmers receive about $16 billion annually in federal farm program payments. These payments go to about 2 million recipients, both individuals and entities. GAO previously has reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) did not consistently ensure that these payments went only to those who meet eligibility ... | [
"Individuals can receive farm program payments through various programs linked to both their ownership interests and the amount and types of crops they produce. (App. III lists USDA farm programs and payments made between 2003 and 2006 under the 2002 Farm Bill.) Under the 2002 Farm Bill, a person could receive farm... |
train_10111 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In January 2007, the President announced a new U.S. strategy to stem the violence in Iraq and help the Iraqi government foster conditions for national reconciliation. In The New Way Forward, the Administration articulated near-term goals to achieve over a 12- to 18-month period and reasserted the end state for Iraq: a ... | [
"The United States has made some progress in achieving key goals stated in The New Way Forward; many challenges remain. Establishing a basic level of security is a key component of The New Way Forward. As we reported last month, overall violence fell from about 180 attacks per day in June 2007 to about 45 attacks p... |
train_10112 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) mission is to protect the nation's transportation network. Since its inception in 2001, TSA has developed and implemented a variety of programs and procedures to secure commercial aviation and surface modes of transport... | [
"The Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA), enacted in November 2001, created TSA and gave it responsibility for securing all modes of transportation. TSA’s aviation security mission includes strengthening the security of airport perimeters and restricted airport areas; hiring and training a screening wor... |
train_10113 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Paying contractors for services, such as program management support, accounted for more than half of DOD's $285 billion in total acquisition obligations for fiscal year 2014. Congress limited DOD's contract services obligations for fiscal years 2012 through 2014 and required funding reductions of 10 percent per year in... | [
"Section 808 of the NDAA for fiscal year 2012, as amended by section 802 of the NDAA for fiscal year 2014, limited DOD’s total obligations for contract services in fiscal years 2012 through 2014 to the amount requested for these services in the fiscal year 2010 President’s Budget Request. The limit does not apply t... |
train_10114 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Passenger prescreening--a process that includes matching passengers' identifying information against records extracted from the U.S. government terrorist watch list--is one of several security measures in place to help ensure the safety of commercial flights traveling to or from the United States. DHS has several effor... | [
"Passenger prescreening is one security measure among many implemented both before and after the terrorist attacks of September 11 designed to strengthen the security of U.S. commercial aviation. Together, these various measures combine to form a multi-layered aviation security approach. Although the prescreening o... |
train_10115 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO discussed: (1) its review of the Administration's fiscal year (FY) 1998 budget request for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS); (2) the interim results of its review of the 1997 tax return filing season; (3) a review of IRS' FY 1997 spending plans for information systems; and (4) GAO's past work on Tax Systems Moder... | [
"Madam Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: We are pleased to be here today to participate in the Subcommittee’s inquiry into the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) actions to implement its fiscal year 1997 appropriation, the status of the 1997 tax return filing season, and the administration’s fiscal year 1998 ... |
train_10116 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report is a publicly available version of our report on the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT). The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designated our original report as Limited Official Use because of the sensitive and specific nature of the information it contained. U.S. Customs and Border Pr... | [
"CBP maintains two overarching goals: (1) increasing security and (2) facilitating legitimate trade and travel. Disruptions to the supply chain could have immediate and significant economic impacts. For example, in terms of containers, CBP data indicates that in 2003 about 90 percent of the world’s cargo moved by c... |
train_10117 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Millions of U.S. workers participate in "contingent" employment, such as temporary or part-time work, and not in permanent or full-time jobs. The Department of Labor (DOL) enforces several labor laws to protect these and other workers, including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which provides minimum wage, overtime... | [
"The term “contingent work” can be defined in many ways to refer to a variety of nonstandard work arrangements. Broadly defined, “contingent work” refers to work arrangements that are not long-term, year-round, full- time employment with a single employer. For example, an employer may hire workers when there is an ... |
train_10118 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The securities industry is generally regulated by a combination of federal and industry regulation and oversight. FINRA, a self-regulatory organization, is responsible for regulating securities firms doing business with the public in the United States. SEC oversees FINRA's operations and programs. Section 964 of the Do... | [
"The Exchange Act provides SEC with broad authority over the securities industry, including the power to register, regulate, and oversee participants in securities markets. Section 15A of the Exchange Act established a system of SEC registration for national securities associations and includes general criteria tha... |
train_10119 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the computing challenges that the upcoming change of century poses to virtually all major organizations, public and private, including government programs with a high degree of interaction with the public. GAO noted that: (1) the public faces the risk that critical ser... | [
"The public faces the risk that critical services could be severely disrupted by the Year 2000 computing crisis. Financial transactions could be delayed, airline flights grounded, and national defense affected. The many interdependencies that exist among the levels of governments and within key economic sectors of ... |
train_10120 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The nation's remaining grassland has several important benefits, such as providing land for grazing and wildlife habitat for many at-risk species. However, over the past 3 centuries about half of the grassland has been converted to other uses, principally cropland. In addition to losing important grassland values, such... | [
"Before the European settlement of North America, grasslands occupied approximately 1 billion acres of the contiguous United States—about half of the land—mostly west of the Mississippi River, as shown in figure 1. Over the last 3 centuries, about half of this presettlement, or “native,” grassland was converted to ... |
train_10121 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed balancing flexibility and accountability in federal grant programs, focusing on education programs. GAO noted that: (1) flexible grants are an adaptable policy tool and are used in fields from urban transit to community mental health; (2) they are alike in that each ad... | [
"Mr. Chairman and Members of the Education Task Force: I am pleased to be here today to discuss balancing flexibility and accountability in federal grant programs, particularly in education. With block grant proposals on the horizon and the first performance plans coming due under the Government Performance and Res... |
train_10122 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO's work over the past several years has demonstrated that improper payments are a long-standing, widespread, and significant problem in the federal government. The Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (IPIA) has increased visibility over improper payments by requiring executive branch agency heads, using guidan... | [
"Federal agencies reported improper payment estimates of $72 billion for fiscal year 2008, which represented about 4 percent of the $1.8 trillion of reported outlays for the related programs and a $23 billion increase from the fiscal year 2007 estimate of about $49 billion. These efforts represent a positive step t... |
train_10123 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO reviewed the practices of the private sector and other foreign governments to determine whether those practices offer the potential to reduce overseas housing costs and provide quality services for Department of State and other agencies. GAO noted that: (1) its examination of practices in the private sector suggest... | [
"State is authorized to provide leased housing to its employees and those of other agencies overseas. Several thousand State and other U.S. agency employees are assigned to new duty stations at more than 250 diplomatic posts each year. The process is complicated. The majority of employee housing overseas is provide... |
train_10124 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 significantly changed federal welfare policy for low-income families with children. The act eliminated eligible families' legal entitlement to cash assistance and created Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grants to states. TA... | [
"PRWORA built upon and expanded state-level welfare reforms to transform federal welfare policy for needy families with children. It replaced the individual entitlement to benefits under the 61-year-old AFDC program with TANF block grants to the states and emphasized the transitional nature of assistance and the im... |
train_10125 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO discussed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) efforts to improve its methods of establishing priorities, allocating resources, and measuring performance. GAO noted that: (1) in March 1996, the EPA Administrator announced plans to create a new Office of Planning, Analysis, and Accountability; (2) the office ... | [
"In an April 1995 report, the National Academy of Public Administration recommended that EPA establish specific environmental goals and strategies to attain them, and use comparative risk analyses to select priorities and develop strategies for specific programs. NAPA also said that EPA should consolidate its plann... |
train_10126 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In 1978, the Congress passed the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act to ensure that cattle, sheep, hogs, and other animals destined for human consumption are handled and slaughtered humanely. Within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is responsible for enforcing the act... | [
"The Congress passed the Humane Slaughter Act in 1958 in response to intense and broad-based public concerns about cruelty and abuse of livestock in meat-packing plants. At that time, the Congress determined that using humane methods of slaughter prevented the needless suffering of livestock, resulted in safer and ... |
train_10127 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Federal and District of Columbia Government Real Property Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-396) mandated GAO's review of the property exchange between the District and the federal government. None of the conveyances had occurred by the beginning of GAO's audit phase. After consulting with the congressional committees sp... | [
"The Federal and District of Columbia Government Real Property Act of 2006 was intended to provide the District with property for economic development to help expand its tax base and decrease the District’s financial dependence on the federal government. Expanding the District’s tax base should help reduce the Dist... |
train_10128 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Social Security not only represents the foundation of our retirement income system; it also provides millions of Americans with disability insurance and survivors' benefits. As a result, Social Security provides benefits that are critical to the current and future well-being of tens of millions of Americans. However, t... | [
"Today the Social Security program faces not an immediate crisis but rather a long-range and more fundamental financing problem driven largely by known demographic trends. The lack of an immediate solvency crisis affects the nature of the challenge, but it does not eliminate the need for action. Acting soon reduces... |
train_10129 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The U.S. government is one of the largest donors to Palestinians. It provided nearly $575 million in assistance in fiscal year 2008. This assistance is provided through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and through contributions to international organizations, primarily the United Nations Relief and... | [
"The U.S. government has provided assistance to Palestinians both bilaterally and multilaterally for several decades. USAID is the agency primarily responsible for implementing the bilateral aid program, while State oversees annual contributions to international organizations, primarily to UNRWA, for the multilater... |
train_10130 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Executive Order 13166 (August 11, 2000) directs each federal agency to improve access to federal programs and services for persons with limited English proficiency (LEP). Using guidance issued by DOJ, agencies are generally required to develop recipient guidance and/or an LEP plan outlining steps for ensuring that LEP ... | [
"Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, state, local, or regional entities that receive federal funding to provide programs and services may not discriminate based on race, color, or national origin. Executive Order 13166 extends the language access requirements of Title VI to federal agencies that provide... |
train_10131 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The threat posed by the proliferation of nuclear and radiological weapons remains one of the most pressing U.S. national security challenges, and these threats are evolving. Information produced by the OTH initiative about future proliferation threats is intended to support long-term DNN planning and other DNN manageme... | [
"NNSA’s Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation directs the DNN office. The DNN Deputy Administrator reports to the NNSA Administrator and, through the NNSA Administrator, to the Secretary of Energy. Other NNSA staff in the DNN Deputy Administrator’s office include a Principal Assistant Deputy Adm... |
train_10132 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has a demanding responsibility enforcing banking laws, regulating financial institutions, and protecting depositors. Because of the importance of its work, the corporation must employ strong information security controls to ensure that its information systems are adequat... | [
"Information security is a critical consideration for any organization that depends on information systems and computer networks to carry out its mission and is especially important for a government corporation such as FDIC, which oversees the financial institutions that are entrusted with safeguarding the public’s... |
train_10133 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The federal government spends billions of dollars on various grants to achieve diverse purposes. The total cost of a grant includes both program costs that directly support the grant's mission and services and administrative costs to run the program. These administrative activities, such as managing finances, are essen... | [
"The federal government provides grants to a variety of recipients as a form of financial assistance to accomplish a particular public purpose authorized by law. Grant recipients include for-profit and nonprofit entities; public and private universities; and state, local, and tribal governments. Some grant programs... |
train_10134 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Allegations of management weaknesses, unsecured personal information, and employee dissatisfaction have been made against U.S. Coast Guard's Civil Rights Directorate (CRD). To address these allegations, the Director of CRD commissioned an external review of civil rights operations. In February 2009, the review made 53 ... | [
"The Coast Guard is one of the five armed forces of the United States and the only military organization within the Department of Homeland Security. Coast Guard is charged with carrying out 11 statutory missions with approximately 50,000 personnel: 42,000 active duty military and 8,000 civilians. CRD’s mission is t... |
train_10135 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) effort to modernize information technology (IT) at its field service centers, focusing on: (1) USDA's plans and ongoing efforts, including estimated costs, to modernize IT for its service centers; and (2) any signifi... | [
"In conducting our review, we analyzed relevant service center IT modernization plans and studies. These included USDA’s Service Center Business Process Reengineering Business Case, Service Center Business Need and Technical Alternative Evaluation Study, Service Centers Modernization Strategy, Business Integration ... |
train_10136 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Oversight of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) generally comes from two select committees of Congress and the CIA's Inspector General. GAO has broad authority to evaluate CIA programs. In reality, however, GAO faces both legal and practical limitations on its ability to review these programs. For example, it has no... | [
"As you know, the General Accounting Office is the investigative arm of the Congress and is headed by the Comptroller General of the United States— currently David M. Walker. We support the Congress in meeting its constitutional responsibilities and help improve the performance and accountability of the federal gov... |
train_10137 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Interior's BLM oversees and accounts for onshore oil and gas production on federal lands. Interior generally collects royalties for this oil and gas, but its guidance, which was issued over 30 years ago, may exempt gas that is vented, flared, or used to operate equipment on the lease. Increased oil production in recent... | [
"This section provides an overview of (1) the oil and gas production process and release of natural gas emissions, (2) the recent oil production boom and associated natural gas, and (3) Interior’s reporting requirements on natural gas emissions. The oil and gas production process on federal leases involves several ... |
train_10138 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Harmful algal blooms are an environmental problem in all 50 states, according to EPA. While algae are essential to the ecosystem, providing food for all types of animals, these blooms can produce toxins that hurt the environment and local economies. Specifically, they can cause human illness or death from the consumpti... | [
"Algae are natural components of marine and freshwater flora, performing many roles that are vital for the health of ecosystems. Most algae are not harmful, and the proliferation of algae generally provides the energy source to fuel food webs. However, when certain conditions are favorable, algae can rapidly multip... |
train_10139 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Critical transportation systems crisscross the nation and extend beyond our borders to move millions of passengers and tons of freight each day, making them both attractive targets to terrorists and difficult to secure. Securing these systems is further complicated by the need to balance security with the expeditious f... | [
"The nation’s transportation system is a vast, interconnected network of diverse modes. Key modes of transportation include aviation; highways; motor carrier (trucking); motor coach (intercity bus); maritime; pipeline; rail (passenger and freight); and transit (buses, subways, ferry boats, and light rail). The nati... |
train_10140 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In the wake of increased product recalls in 2007-2008, Congress passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). Among other things, CPSIA requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to establish a database on the safety of consumer products that is publicly available, searchable, and acce... | [
"CPSC was created in 1972 under the Consumer Product Safety Act to regulate certain consumer products and address those that pose an unreasonable risk of injury, assist consumers in evaluating the comparative safety of consumer products, and promote research and investigation into the causes and prevention of produ... |
train_10141 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Congress and the President have called for various homeland security efforts to be based on risk management--a systematic process for assessing threats and taking appropriate steps to deal with them. GAO examined how three Department of Homeland Security (DHS) components were carrying out this charge: the Coast Guard, ... | [
"This appendix describes how we developed the risk management framework and how we used it to evaluate activities related to homeland security and combating terrorism. The framework is intended to be a starting point for risk management activities and will likely evolve as processes mature and lessons are learned. ... |
train_10142 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO discussed the National Weather Service's (NWS) systems modernization program. GAO noted that: (1) to reach the goal of better forecasting and earlier warnings with a smaller, downsized operation, the Weather Service has been acquiring new observing systems, including radars, satellites, and ground-based sensors, as... | [
"NWS uses a variety of systems and manual processes to collect, process, and disseminate weather data to and among its network of field offices and regional and national centers. Prior to the modernization, these systems and processes were largely outdated. Radar equipment dated back to the 1950s, and much of the c... |
train_10143 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Federal Home Loan Bank System's (FHLBank System) traditional approach to providing community and housing finance through 12 regional FHLBanks faces continual challenges due to consolidation in the financial services industry and the emergence of mortgage lenders with nationwide operations. In addition, the Federal ... | [
"Established in 1932, each FHLBank is a government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) that is cooperatively owned by its members (see fig. 1 for the location of the 12 FHLBanks). The 12 FHLBanks, along with the Office of Finance (which issues debt on behalf of the FHLBanks), comprise the FHLBank System. The members of each... |
train_10144 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on partnerships and other business-like arrangements that public housing authorities (PHA) have made with public and private-sector groups to provide residents with needed services and to supplement traditional PHA funding sources, focusing on: (1) four type... | [
"PHAs are key players along with federal, state, and local governments and other entities trying to address the housing needs of low-income families. PHAs contract with HUD to provide adequate housing for low-income residents in return for federal grants and subsidies. Therefore, HUD is not only the primary source ... |
train_10145 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The federal government has established three key programs to encourage energy efficiency in household appliances and consumer electronics sold in the United States: (1) federal minimum efficiency standards, led by DOE; (2) EnergyGuide, which requires product labeling and is led by the FTC; and (3) Energy Star, a volunt... | [
"The three key federal energy efficiency programs we reviewed–– minimum energy efficiency standards, EnergyGuide, and Energy Star— take different approaches to the shared goal of improving energy efficiency of selected categories of household appliances and consumer electronics. The scope of products that these thr... |
train_10146 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In fiscal year 2007, more than 150 million cattle, sheep, and other animals destined for human consumption were slaughtered in the United States. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service is responsible for enforcing the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (HMSA), which mandates that an... | [
"The Congress passed the Humane Slaughter Act in 1958 following intense and broad-based public concerns about cruelty and abuse of livestock in meat-packing plants. At that time, the Congress determined that using humane methods of slaughter prevented the needless suffering of livestock, resulted in safer and bette... |
train_10147 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO estimated the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) sugar program's: (1) costs to domestic sweetener users; (2) benefits to domestic sugar and high-fructose corn syrup producers; and (3) net effects on the U.S. economy--the differences between the costs to users and the benefits to... | [
"We estimate that the sugar program cost domestic sweetener users about $1.5 billion in 1996 and about $1.9 billion in 1998.Sweetener users included (1) sugarcane refiners that bought raw cane sugar, (2) food manufacturers that bought refined sugar and other sweeteners, and (3) final consumers who bought sweeteners... |
train_10148 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The number of charter schools is growing, spurred by demand for innovation and federal incentives, such as the Race to the Top Fund, which favors states supportive of charter schools. However, states often define charter schools differently than traditional public schools. Some charter schools operate as a school distr... | [
"Charter schools are public schools created to address a number of concerns with the educational system. Intended as a means to address failing schools and to encourage innovation in public education policy, charter schools operate with more autonomy than traditional public schools. In exchange, they are held accou... |
train_10149 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Recognizing the potential of increased exports to drive economic growth and create jobs, President Obama in 2010 launched the National Export Initiative (NEI), aimed at doubling the dollar value of U.S. exports by the end of 2014. As requested, GAO examined the extent to which (1) the goals and activities of the U.S. a... | [
"The Department of Commerce chairs the coordinating committee of federal trade promotion and finance agencies charged with implementing the NEI. CS is one of four business units within Commerce’s International Trade Administration. The other units are Market Access and Compliance, Manufacturing and Services, and Im... |
train_10150 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Surface coal mining in the mountainous areas of Appalachia--often called "mountaintop mining"--generates controversy, in part because of its scale and the post-mining appearance of the land. Yet there is limited public access to information on the size, location, and life span of these operations, or on how the land ca... | [
"This section provides background on surface coal mining techniques used in Kentucky and West Virginia, coal production data, and SMCRA’s requirements for coal mining operations. A number of different surface mining methods are used to mine coal in Appalachia—including in Kentucky and West Virginia. The method used... |
train_10151 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense (DOD) Concessions Committee's operations, focusing on the Committee's: (1) financial operations; (2) oversight and management; and (3) contributions to morale, welfare, and recreation (MWR) funds. GAO noted that: (1) the Concessions Committee... | [
"The Concessions Committee succeeded the Pentagon Post Restaurant Council, which was established in 1942 by the Secretary of the War Department. The Council managed the cafeterias and allied operations, including a drugstore, newsstand, and shoe shine and repair shop. The Committee was created and operates pursuant... |
train_10152 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The United States is pursuing two paths to fusion energy--magnetic and inertial. On November 21, 2006, the United States signed an agreement with five countries and the European Union to build and operate the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in Cadarache, France, to demonstrate the feasibility of... | [
"Fusion is the energy source that powers the sun and stars and is a major source of energy for the hydrogen bomb. For more than 50 years, the United States has been trying to control this energy source to produce electricity. Fusion occurs when the nuclei of two light atoms collide and fuse together with sufficient... |
train_10153 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO discussed the titles within the Defense Reform Act of 1997 (H.R. 1778) dealing with defense personnel, business practices, and miscellaneous reforms. GAO noted that: (1) GAO strongly supports the need to improve the Department of Defense's (DOD) business practices and further reduce its support infrastructure; (2) ... | [
"There is a need to improve the economy and efficiency of DOD’s business practices and further reduce its support infrastructure. While DOD has made progress in downsizing the defense support structure, it wastes billions of dollars each year because of long-standing inefficiencies in its support infrastructure and... |
train_10154 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | BOP operates 117 federal prisons to house approximately 178,000 federal offenders, and contracts with private companies and some state governments to house about another 40,000 inmates. BOP calculates the number of prisoners that each BOP run institution can house safely and securely (i.e., rated capacity). GAO was ask... | [
"There are specific state and federal laws that define, prohibit, and penalize criminal behavior. Various factors, such as the nature and type of the crime committed and the relevant law, may determine whether the state or federal justice system is responsible for the prosecution, sentencing, and incarceration of a... |
train_10155 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Small Business Administration (SBA) has been challenged in the past in developing a lender oversight capability and a loan monitoring system to facilitate its oversight. While SBA has made progress in its lender oversight program, its past efforts to develop a loan monitoring system were unsuccessful. In 2003, SBA ... | [
"In pursuing its mission of aiding small businesses, SBA provides small businesses with access to credit, primarily by guaranteeing loans through its 7(a) and 504 loan programs. SBA has a total credit portfolio of $45 billion, the majority of which consists of 7(a) and 504 loans. The 7(a) Loan Program is intended t... |
train_10156 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Army's logistics system for aviation parts, focusing on: (1) the current performance of the Army's logistics system; (2) the Army's efforts to improve the logistics system and reduce costs; and (3) opportunities where best practices could be incorporated into the Ar... | [
"The private sector, driven by a global competitive environment, faces the challenge of improving services while lowering costs. As a result, many companies have adopted innovative business practices to meet customer needs and retain profitability. DOD faces a similar challenge of providing better service at a lowe... |
train_10157 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), whose reauthorization is the subject of today's hearing, plays a vital role in advancing transportation safety by investigating accidents, determining their causes, issuing safety recommendations, and conducting safety studies. To support the agency's mission, NTSB's Tra... | [
"Overall, NTSB has fully implemented or made significant progress in following leading management practices in all eight areas that our recommendations addressed in 2006 and 2008—communication, strategic planning, IT, knowledge management, organizational structure, human capital management, training, and financial ... |
train_10158 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on whether controls are in place to ensure that block grant programs' objectives are being achieved and that funds are being managed appropriately, focusing on whether: (1) the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) on-site monitoring of grantee... | [
"About one-quarter of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) budget—almost $6 billion in fiscal year 1998—is devoted to four formula block grant programs that support community development. While those programs have different purposes, they all provide federal funds to grantees to help finance proj... |
train_10159 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Public fire departments in the U.S. responded to almost 1.3 million fires occurred in the United States in 2014, which resulted in more than 3,275 civilian deaths, 15,775 injuries, and $11.6 billion in property loss. To help support local firefighting efforts, FEMA, within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), all... | [
"FEMA’s GPD is responsible for managing DHS’s suite of preparedness grants, including three fire grants designed to provide funding for local fire departments, emergency medical service (EMS) organizations, and firefighter and fire prevention interest groups. GPD’s AFG Program Office administers the three fire gran... |
train_10160 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Of the $79 billion federal agencies budgeted for IT in 2011, $54 billion (about 69 percent) was reported to have been spent on the operations and maintenance of existing legacy IT systems--commonly referred to as steady state investments. Given the size and magnitude of these investments, it is essential that agencies ... | [
"In fiscal year 2011, the 26 key federal agencies that report to OMB on their IT investments reported spending approximately $79 billion on a wide variety of IT systems. Of this amount, agencies reported spending $54 billion on O&M for existing steady state investments; they plan on spending about $53 billion in fi... |
train_10161 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The September 11, 2001, attacks significantly affected the financial markets that the U.S. Treasury (Treasury) relies on. To understand how Treasury could obtain funds during a future potential wide-scale financial market disruption GAO examined (1) steps Treasury and others took during the September 11 attacks and aft... | [
"The September 2001 terrorist attacks and the subsequent collapse of the twin World Trade Center towers damaged more than 400 structures across a 16-acre area, and claimed almost 2,800 lives. Financial services industry employees accounted for about 74 percent of the victims. Dust and debris blanketed the area, cre... |
train_10162 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Department of Energy (DOE) manages over 100 construction projects with estimated costs over $90 billion and 97 nuclear waste cleanup projects with estimated costs over $230 billion. DOE has about 14,000 employees to oversee the work of more than 93,000 contractor employees. Due to DOE's history of inadequate oversi... | [
"Over the past 3 years, we have reported on significant problems with NNSA’s and EM’s ability to manage major projects within cost and schedule targets. Two of these reports examined the performance of DOE’s largest construction projects—nearly all of these projects are managed by NNSA or EM—and EM’s largest nuclea... |
train_10163 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO reviewed the Air Force's implementation of the Two Level Maintenance (TLM) program, which is its plan to facilitate downsizing by transferring some repairs from many individual bases to centralized depots, focusing on whether the program: (1) has achieved the expected results; (2) has reduced repair turnaround time... | [
"The TLM program objectives were to save money by reducing maintenance staffing, equipment, and base level support without sacrificing force readiness. Under TLM, the number of maintenance levels was reduced from three (organizational, intermediate, and depot) to two (organizational and depot). Maintenance previous... |
train_10164 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | For many years, GAO has reported that poor information security is a widespread problem that has potentially devastating consequences. Accordingly, since 1997, GAO has identified information security as a governmentwide high-risk issue in reports to Congress--most recently in January 2005. Concerned with accounts of at... | [
"Since the early 1990s, increasing computer interconnectivity—most notably growth in the use of the Internet—has revolutionized the way that our government, our nation, and much of the world communicate and conduct business. While the benefits have been enormous, without proper safeguards, this widespread interconn... |
train_10165 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Oil for Food program was established by the United Nations and Iraq in 1996 to address concerns about the humanitarian situation after international sanctions were imposed in 1990. The program allowed the Iraqi government to use the proceeds of its oil sales to pay for food, medicine, and infrastructure maintenance... | [
"In August 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait, and the United Nations imposed sanctions against Iraq. Security Council resolution 661 of 1990 prohibited all nations from buying and selling Iraqi commodities, except for food and medicine. Security Council resolution 661 also prohibited all nations from exporting weapons or m... |
train_10166 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Exposure to hazardous noise can have negative implications for both servicemember health and readiness. Moreover, in fiscal year 2009, some of the most common impairments for veterans receiving Veterans Affairs (VA) disability benefits were hearing related, as annual payments for such conditions exceeded $1.1 billion. ... | [
"Noise is one of the most common occupational health hazards faced by military servicemembers. Servicemembers may be exposed to high- intensity noise of various types during their training and when performing general job duties or combat operations. Without proper protection, this exposure can cause or contribute t... |
train_10167 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In 2004, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimated that 29,400 deaths in the United States were related to consumer products. As required under Section 107 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, this study reviews what is known about the relative incidence of preventable injuries and... | [
"CPSC was created in 1972 under the Consumer Product Safety Act to regulate consumer products that pose an unreasonable risk of injury, assist consumers in using products safely, develop uniform safety standards for consumer products, minimize conflicting state and local regulations, and promote research and invest... |
train_10168 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Law enforcement use of closed-circuit television (CCTV) as a tool to fight crime and terrorism has become more prevalent over time. Civil liberties advocates have raised privacy concerns about its use. This report describes (1) the Metropolitan Police Department's and the United States Park Police's implementation of C... | [
"CCTV is a visual surveillance technology designed for monitoring a variety of environments and activities. CCTV systems typically involve a dedicated communications link between cameras and monitors. Digital camera and storage technologies are rapidly replacing traditional analog systems. A CCTV system involves a ... |
train_10169 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report reviews the Department of Defense's 1999 broad-based survey of active duty personnel to help shed light on why servicemembers in critical occupational areas might be leaving the military. From comparing the responses of retention-critical personnel against other enlisted personnel, GAO concludes that person... | [
"During the early and mid-1990s, when the military reduced personnel levels, retention was not a primary concern. However, DOD and Congress have long recognized that some servicemembers, particularly those in certain technical areas, can be difficult to retain. In 1998, DOD raised concerns about retention overall a... |
train_10170 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Education's Women's Educational Equity Act (WEEA) Program, focusing on: (1) what interventions were implemented under WEEA between 1986 and 1991, by whom, for what audiences, and at what costs; (2) whether these activities promoted educational equity f... | [
"When last reauthorized in 1988, WEEA authorized the Secretary of Education to award (1) general grants for demonstration, developmental, and dissemination projects of national, statewide, or general significance and (2) challenge grants (not to exceed $40,000 each) to support comprehensive and innovative approache... |
train_10171 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GSA serves as the primary steward of the federal governments civilian real property portfolio of nearly 10,000 assets. Since 1972, GSA has funded its real property acquisition, operation, maintenance, and disposal through the rent it collects from tenant agencies that is deposited into the FBF. GAO has previously repo... | [
"The FBF, administered by GSA, is a quasi-revolving fund financed by rents received from other agencies and authorized and established by the Public Buildings Act Amendments of 1972. Instead of GSA receiving direct appropriations, the FBF operates as the primary means of financing the operating and capital costs as... |
train_10172 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Federal agencies sponsor 40 FFRDCs for research and development tasks that are integral to their missions. DOE, DOD, and NSF sponsor the largest number of FFRDCs—16, 10, and 4 centers, respectively. Federal agencies sponsor FFRDCs by contracting with nonprofit, university-affiliated, or private industry operators. Fede... | [
"FFRDCs perform tasks such as research and development, systems engineering, and technical studies and analyses on behalf of sponsoring federal agencies. FFRDCs arose from partnerships between the federal government and academic researchers and scientists during World War II. Those partnerships were later restructu... |
train_10173 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | On February 17, 2009, federal law requires all full-power television stations in the United States to cease analog broadcasting, enabling the government to reclaim valuable spectrum that the broadcasters currently use for analog broadcasts. This change, often referred to as the digital television (DTV) transition, requ... | [
"The DTV transition will enable the government to allocate valuable spectrum from analog broadcast to public safety and other purposes. Further, digital transmission of television signals provides several advantages compared to analog transmission, such as enabling better quality picture and sound reception as well... |
train_10174 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to congressional requests, GAO reviewed federal and nonfederal retirement programs, focusing on: (1) an update of the reports on nonfederal retirement programs GAO completed for Congress when the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) was being designed; and (2) a comparison of current nonfederal programs ... | [
"Thousands of private sector retirement programs exist, and they cover millions of employees. According to information available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in 1992, 16.1 million full-time employees (47 percent) in small private establishments with 99 or fewer employees were covered by at least one r... |
train_10175 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The National Strategy for Victory in Iraq, issued in November 2005, implies a conditions-based linkage between the development of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and the size and shape of the U.S. presence there. The Department of Defense (DOD) reported to Congress in November 2006 that although the Iraqi Ministry of D... | [
"In early 2005, the Ministry of Defense and Multi-National Force-Iraq approved a logistics concept for the Iraqi military. Inherent to the concept is the generation of a variety of organizations, from the ministerial to the unit level. The provision of logistics support at the lowest levels is expected to be the pu... |
train_10176 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In 2003, the United States and other countries began implementing the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) to curtail the trade of rough diamonds that had fueled severe conflicts in Africa, known as conflict diamonds. CDTA provides the statutory framework for U.S. implementation of the KPCS. As mandated in CDT... | [
"KPCS participants produce and trade the vast majority of rough diamonds in the world. However, the nature of diamonds and the lack of effective control systems create opportunities for illicit trade, including trade in conflict diamonds. By deterring potential illicit trading, effective control mechanisms could he... |
train_10177 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Each year, half a million people affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) receive services funded by CARE Act grants. HRSA, an agency within HHS, awards CARE Act Part A grants to localities and Part B grants to states and territories. These grantees may provide servic... | [
"Under the CARE Act, Part A and Part B grantees are awarded grants to provide a range of services—both medical and support—to uninsured and underinsured clients with HIV/AIDS. In fiscal year 2011, most CARE Act funding was distributed to grantees either as base or supplemental grants. Base grants are distributed by... |
train_10178 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report reviews the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) fiscal year 2000 performance report and fiscal year 2002 performance plan required by the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) to assess the agency's progress in achieving selected key outcomes that are important to EPA's mission. EPA repo... | [
"GPRA is intended to shift the focus of government decisionmaking, management, and accountability from activities and processes to the results and outcomes achieved by federal programs. New and valuable information on the plans, goals, and strategies of federal agencies has been provided since federal agencies bega... |
train_10179 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Both the 2013 sequestration and government shutdown highlighted the importance of actively managing public funds. Effective management of unobligated balances that are carried over for use in the next fiscal year presents agencies with an opportunity to better respond to unexpected events in the future. GAO was asked t... | [
"Congress provides budget authority to federal agencies to incur financial obligations through annual appropriations acts or other legislation. An obligation is a definite commitment that creates a legal liability of the government for the payment of goods and services, or a legal duty that could mature into a lega... |
train_10180 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2010 authorized the Departments of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Defense (DOD) to establish a 5-year demonstration project to integrate VA and DOD medical care into a first-of-its- kind Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) in North Chicago, Illinois. Expectations f... | [
"VA and DOD’s history of sharing resources to provide integrated health care services to their beneficiaries in and around North Chicago has occurred in three phases. The third phase culminated in the establishment of the FHCC, which was formalized by an Executive Agreement signed by the Secretaries of VA and DOD i... |
train_10181 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the status of airports' efforts to prepare for the year 2000, focusing on: (1) the status of airports' efforts to help ensure that their computers and electronic equipment will function properly on and after January 1, 2000; (2) how the safety, the security, and the eff... | [
"Airports are an important component of the National Airspace System (NAS), as they are the entry and exit points to the NAS for most travelers. Although airports differ greatly in size and in the services they provide, most airports provide parking services, security and access control on their grounds, baggage-ha... |
train_10182 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This testimony summarizes the findings of our report on funding issues related to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Superfund program. To protect human health and the environment from the effects of hazardous substances, Congress enacted the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Ac... | [
"As detailed in our report, over 60 percent of the 75 nonfederal NPL sites with unacceptable human exposure have all or more than half of the work remaining to complete remedial construction. According to EPA regional officials’ responses to our survey, EPA has plans to control human exposure at all of the 75 sites... |
train_10183 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Department of Defense (DOD) spends more on information technology (IT) annually than any other department or agency, accounting for about half of the $59 billion governmentwide IT budget in fiscal year 2004. It is thus important that consistent, accurate, and complete DOD IT budget information is available to the C... | [
"DOD’s IT budget submission for fiscal year 2004 totaled about $28 billion. Of this, about $9.1 billion was for what the department termed national security systems, such as telecommunications networks and systems that perform command and control functions. The remaining approximately $18.8 billion was for business... |
train_10184 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | According to the Department of Defense's (DOD) fiscal year 2007 budget estimates, working capital fund activity groups (depot maintenance, ordnance, and research and development) will have about $6 billion of funded work that will be carried over from fiscal year 2007 into fiscal year 2008. The congressional defense co... | [
"A working capital fund relies on sales revenue rather than direct appropriations to finance its continuing operations. A working capital fund is intended to (1) generate sufficient resources to cover the full costs of its operations and (2) operate on a break-even basis over time—that is, neither make a gain nor i... |
train_10185 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | With a lifecycle cost of $12.3 billion (in 2020 dollars), the 2010 Census was the most expensive in U.S. history. Reengineering how the Bureau builds its address list is one of the ways the Bureau intends to reduce the per–housing unit cost of the 2020 count. GAO was asked to evaluate the Bureau's reengineered approach... | [
"The Bureau’s address canvassing operation updates its address list and maps, which are the foundation of the decennial census. An accurate address list both identifies all households that are to receive a notice by mail requesting participation in the census (by internet, phone, or mailed- in questionnaire) and se... |
train_10186 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In 2008, in an effort to provide helpful information to consumers and improve provider quality, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed and implemented the Five-Star Quality Rating System (Five-Star System). The Five-Star System assigns each nursing home an overall rating and three component rating... | [
"CMS has publicly reported information on nursing home quality on its Nursing Home Compare website since 1998 and has increased the amount of information it reports on the website over time.2008, CMS announced its plans to make use of the information available on the Nursing Home Compare website and begin assigning... |
train_10187 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd- Frank Act) is intended, among other things, to reform residential mortgage lending and securitization practices that contributed to the recent financial crisis. The act provides some liability protection for lenders originating mortgages that meet nin... | [
"Residential mortgages fall into several loosely defined categories and encompass a range of loan products: Prime mortgages are made to borrowers with strong credit histories and provide the most attractive interest rates and loan terms. Near-prime mortgages (also called Alt-A mortgages) generally serve borrowe... |
train_10188 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | More than 34 million participants in 30,000 single-employer defined benefit pension plans rely on a federal insurance program managed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) to protect their pension benefits, and the program's long-term financial viability is in doubt. Over the last decade, the program swung... | [
"Before enactment of the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974, few rules governed the funding of defined-benefit pension plans, and participants had no guarantees that they would receive the benefits promised. When Studebaker’s pension plan failed in the 1960s, for example, many plan particip... |
train_10189 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Air Force expects to invest a total of $9.7 billion in F-22A modernization through 2023. The Air Force and Navy have modernized many of their fighter and attack aircraft over the past several decades. Given this historical experience and concerns about the mounting cost of F-22A modernization, GAO was asked to exam... | [
"The Air Force’s F-22A Raptor is the only operational tactical aircraft incorporating a low observable (stealth) and highly maneuverable airframe, advanced integrated avionics, and a supercruise engine capable of sustained supersonic flight. The F-22A acquisition program began in 1991 with an intended development p... |
train_10190 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Earlier this month, United Air Lines (United) and Continental Airlines (Continental) announced plans to merge the two airlines and signed a merger agreement. This follows the acquisition of Northwest Airlines by Delta Air Lines (Delta) in 2008, which propelled Delta to become the largest airline in the United States. T... | [
"On May 3, 2010, United and Continental announced an agreement to merge the two airlines. The new airline would retain the United name and headquarters in Chicago while the current Continental Chief Executive Officer would keep that title with the new airline. The proposed merger will be financed exclusively throug... |
train_10191 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In March 2012, GAO reported on challenges that DOD and the Army face in achieving audit readiness with respect to the over $45 billion in reported fiscal year 2010 Army active duty military payroll disbursements. In performing that work, GAO identified indications of possible weaknesses in selected processes, systems, ... | [
"The U.S. Army is responsible for land-based military operations and is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military. For fiscal year 2011, Congress appropriated $52.5 billion to the “Military Personnel, Army” appropriation, which is a 1-year appropriation available for the pay, benefits, incentiv... |
train_10192 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) human capital management practices have been shaped largely by a growing staffing crisis that threatens to undermine the agency's ability to carry out its mission. GAO surveyed current and former SEC attorneys, accountants, and examiners to determine what factors infl... | [
"SEC’s primary mission is to protect investors and maintain the integrity of the securities markets. To meet its goals, SEC requires public companies to disclose meaningful financial and other information to the public. SEC is also responsible for conducting investigations of potential securities law violations and... |
train_10193 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Army Working Capital Fund (AWCF) collected over $16 billion for goods and services provided to customers in fiscal year 2009. Cash generated from sales is used by AWCF to cover its expenses such as paying employees. In light of the Army's changing role in the Middle East, GAO was asked to determine whether (1) AWCF... | [
"AWCF consists of two activity groups: industrial operations and supply management. The Army industrial operations activity group provides the Army with the in-house capability to conduct depot-level maintenance, repair, and upgrade; produce quality munitions and large-caliber weapons; and store, maintain, and demi... |
train_10194 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Each year, criminal organizations transport hundreds of tons of illegal drugs from South America to the United States through a 6 million square mile "transit zone" including Central America, the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the eastern Pacific Ocean. Since fiscal year 2003, the United States has provided over $9... | [
"Virtually all the cocaine destined for the United States originates in the Andean countries of Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia and travels through the transit zone. The United States provides significant counternarcotics assistance toward reducing coca cultivation, disrupting cocaine production, and preventing cocaine... |
train_10195 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) pharmacy expenditures have risen significantly, reflecting national trends. The increase in pharmacy costs would have been even greater if not for the efforts taken by VA and DOD. GAO identified four important factors that have contributed to r... | [
"The Congress has urged VA and DOD to work together to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of federal health care resources they use for pharmacy and other services. In May 1982, the Congress passed the VA and DOD Health Resources Sharing and Emergency Operations Act (P.L. 97-174), which generally encouraged ... |
train_10196 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | PPACA offers subsidized health-care coverage for qualifying applicants, and states may elect to operate their own health-care marketplaces to assist consumers in comparing and selecting insurance plans offered by private issuers. In plan year 2015, 14 states, including the District of Columbia, operated their own marke... | [
"Under the authority of PPACA, HHS approves the operation of state- based marketplaces that meet certain standards, such as the state-based marketplaces’ ability to carry out the required functions of a marketplace consistent with relevant HHS regulations. A state-based marketplace must be a governmental agency or ... |
train_10197 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | DOD's management, funding, and reporting of spending for spare parts programs have been a focus of GAO high risk reports for over a decade. They noted that spare parts shortages adversely affect military operations and readiness. Despite funding of about $1.9 billion over fiscal years 1999-2002 to increase availability... | [
"DLA is a DOD Combat Support Agency under the supervision, direction, authority, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. DLA’s mission is “To provide best value logistics support to America’s Armed Forces, in peace and war…around the clock, around the world.” In car... |
train_10198 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The anthrax incidents in the fall of 2001 and the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2002-2003 have raised concerns about the nation's ability to respond to a major public health threat, whether naturally occurring or the result of bioterrorism. The anthrax incidents strained the public health system,... | [
"The initial response to a public health emergency—for instance an outbreak of an infectious disease—generally occurs at the local and state levels and could involve disease surveillance, laboratory testing, epidemiologic investigation, communication, and health care treatment. As a public health emergency develops... |
train_10199 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO discussed its work related to the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Advanced Technology Program (ATP), Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program, and research and development (R&D) performance measures. GAO noted: (1) ATP has funded research projects that would have been funded by the private... | [
"ATP’s mission is to stimulate economic growth in the United States through technology development. The program seeks to accomplish that mission by sharing the cost of R&D projects with private industry. The projects selected by ATP for funding are characterized by the program as having “a potential broad-based eco... |
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