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train_5800 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is being designed to explore the origins and nature of the universe. It should allow scientists to look deeper into space--and thus farther back in time--than ever before. The program, however, has experienced cost growth of mo... | [
"The JWST—identified by the National Research Council as the top priority new initiative for astronomy and physics for the current decade—is a large deployable space-based observatory being developed to study and answer fundamental questions ranging from the formation and structure of the universe to the origin of ... |
train_5801 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | To prevent the curtailment of employment opportunities for disabled persons, the Fair Labor Standards Act allows employers to pay individuals less than the minimum wage if they have a physical or mental disability that impairs their earning or productive capacity. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) ... | [
"Although estimates of the employment rate for individuals with disabilities vary, researchers and advocates agree that it is much lower than the employment rate for the U.S. workforce as a whole, particularly for individuals whose impairments are severe enough to affect their ability to work. The purpose of the pr... |
train_5802 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Army wants an artillery system with greater firepower, range, and mobility than its current self-propelled howitzer. In 1994, the Army began to develop the Crusader, an advanced artillery system consisting of a self-propelled 155-millimeter howitzer and a resupply vehicle. The Department of Defense (DOD) will decid... | [
"The Army plans to invest about $11 billion developing and procuring the Crusader, an automated, next generation field artillery system. To date, the program has spent about $1.7 billion in development costs. It plans to procure 482 Crusader systems—each system consisting of a self-propelled 155-millimeter howitzer... |
train_5803 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), established in 1968, provides policyholders with insurance coverage for flood damage. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) within the Department of Homeland Security is responsible for managing NFIP. Unprecedented losses from the 2005 hurricane season and NFIP's pe... | [
"The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 established NFIP as an alternative to providing direct disaster assistance after floods. NFIP, which provides government-guaranteed flood insurance to homeowners and businesses, was intended to reduce the federal government’s escalating costs for repairing flood damage afte... |
train_5804 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the issues associated with individual social security accounts, focusing on how such accounts could affect: (1) private capital and annuities markets as well as national savings; (2) potential returns and risks to individuals; and (3) the disclosure and e... | [
"Social Security forms the foundation for our retirement income system. In 1998, it provided approximately $264 billion in annual benefits to 31 million workers and their dependents. However, the Social Security program is facing significant future financial challenges as a result of profound demographic changes, i... |
train_5805 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In January 2014, the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force (commission) issued its report, which included 42 recommendations for improving how the Air Force manages its total force. The report also discussed the feasibility of shifting 36,600 personnel from the active to the reserve component and estima... | [
"The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 established the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force. The act required the commission to undertake a comprehensive study of the structure of the Air Force to determine whether, and how, the structure should be modified to best fulfill cur... |
train_5806 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Each year, millions of visitors come to the United States. Overstays are individuals lawfully admitted on a temporary basis who then remain in the country beyond their authorized period of admission. DHS has primary responsibility for identifying and addressing overstays. In 2004, DHS was required to develop a plan to ... | [
"In 1996, federal law required the development of an automated entry and exit control system to match arrival and departure records for foreign nationals entering and leaving the United States, and to enable identification of overstays. Subsequently, the Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improv... |
train_5807 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | As of September 1999, the Department of Defense (DOD) reported that it owned secondary inventory worth about $64 billion and that $9.4 billion of that inventory is more economical to retain than to dispose of and possibly repurchase later. This report focuses on whether DOD's economic retention decisions are sound. GAO... | [
"The Army, Navy, and Defense Logistics Agency approach to complying with Department of Defense requirements was to develop economic models to determine the maximum amount of inactive inventory they could retain. The Air Force did not develop an economic retention model; rather it employed a model based on historica... |
train_5808 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Recent studies have indicated that many Americans may be approaching their retirement years with increasing levels of various kinds of debt. Such debt can reduce net worth and income, thereby diminishing overall retirement financial security. Student loan debt held by older Americans can be especially daunting because ... | [
"Since passage of the Higher Education Act of 1965, a broad array of federal student aid programs, including loan programs, have been available to help students finance the cost of postsecondary education. Currently, several types of federal student loans administered by Education make up the largest portion of stu... |
train_5809 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Older adults and people with disabilities are increasingly receiving care at home, and home care workers are performing increasingly skilled duties. DOL recently revised its FLSA regulations to extend minimum wage and overtime protections to more of those home care workers. The Home Care Rule, scheduled to go into effe... | [
"Home care workers support consumers of home care services, typically individuals with disabilities and older adults, with their personal care needs. Some of the activities that home care workers perform include helping with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as dressing, grooming, eating, or bathing, as well a... |
train_5810 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In November 2005, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) established the Secure Border Initiative (SBI), a multiyear, multibillion dollar program to secure U.S. borders. One element of SBI is SBInet--the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) program responsible for developing a comprehensive border protection sys... | [
"The SBInet program is responsible for identifying and deploying an appropriate mix of technology (e.g., sensors, cameras, radars, communications systems, and mounted laptop computers for agent vehicles), tactical infrastructure (e.g., fencing, vehicle barriers, roads,), rapid response capability (e.g., ability to ... |
train_5811 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The challenges posed by homeland security exceed the capacity and authority of any one level of government. Protecting the nation against these threats calls for a truly integrated approach, bringing together the resources of all levels of government. The proposed Department of Homeland Security will clearly have a cen... | [
"Homeland security is a complex mission that involves a broad range of functions performed throughout government, including law enforcement, transportation, food safety and public health, information technology, and emergency management, to mention only a few. Federal, state, and local governments have a shared res... |
train_5812 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In response to a shortage of math and science teachers and reductions in U.S. military personnel, Congress created the Troops to Teachers (TTT) program in 1992. Until 1995, the program, which was run by the Defense Department, offered stipends to program participants and incentive grants to school districts to hire TTT... | [
"The Troops to Teachers program is a federal program that began operations in 1994 with two goals: (1) to help military personnel affected by downsizing become teachers and (2) to ease the teacher shortage, especially in math and science and in areas with concentrations of children from low-income families. The pro... |
train_5813 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provided over $6.7 billion in fiscal year 2008 to housing agencies to operate, modernize, and develop about 1.2 million public housing units. It is important that HUD exercise sufficient oversight of housing agencies to help ensure that public housing funds are bein... | [
"Under the U.S. Housing Act of 1937, as amended, Congress created the public housing program to provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. HUD provides subsidies for operating and maintaining public housing units through the Operating Fund. H... |
train_5814 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO reviewed the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) air traffic control (ATC) modernization effort, focusing on: (1) whether FAA has a target architecture and associated subarchitectures, to guide the development and evolution of its ATC systems; and (2) what, if any, architectural incompatibilities exist among AT... | [
"The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) primary mission is to ensure safe, orderly, and efficient air travel in the national airspace. FAA’s ability to fulfill this mission depends on the adequacy and reliability of the nation’s air traffic control (ATC) system, a vast network of computer hardware, software, a... |
train_5815 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Graduates of the service academies operated by the Army, Navy, and Air Force currently make up approximately 18 percent of the officer corps for the nation's armed services. The academies represent the military's most expensive source of new officers. The Department of Defense (DOD) pays the full cost of a student's 4-... | [
"The Departments of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force each have their own educational institutions (academies) to produce a portion of each branch’s officer corps: U.S. Military Academy (West Point, N.Y.), established in 1802; U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis, Md.), established in 1845; and U.S. Air Force Academy ... |
train_5816 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO discussed the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) fiscal year (FY) 2000 annual performance plan, focusing on five areas in which CFTC could improve its performance plan. GAO noted that: (1) the annual performance plans can be an invaluable tool for making policy decisions, improving program management, en... | [
"Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: I am pleased to be here today to assist the Subcommittee in its review of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) fiscal year 2000 annual performance plan. Hearings like this one and the one you held last year on CFTC’s 1997-2002 strategic plan continue to be... |
train_5817 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Since the early 1990s, the General Services Administration (GSA) and the federal judiciary have been carrying out a multibillion dollar courthouse construction initiative to address the judiciary's growing space needs. To plan for and make funding decisions on projects, Congress, the Office of Management and Budget, an... | [
"Los Angeles has one of the largest federal court operations in the nation, processing more than 16,000 cases per year and serving an area with more than 11 million people. In downtown Los Angeles, the District Court operations are split between two buildings—the Spring Street Courthouse and the Roybal Federal Buil... |
train_5818 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The federal-aid highway program provides over $25 billion a year to states for highway and bridge projects, often paying 80 percent of these projects' costs. The federal government provides funding for and oversees this program, while states largely choose and manage the projects. Ensuring that states effectively contr... | [
"Federal funding for highways is provided to the states mostly through a series of formula grant programs collectively known as the federal-aid highway program. Periodically, Congress enacts multiyear legislation that authorizes the nation's surface transportation programs, including highways, transit, highway safe... |
train_5819 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | DBA requires U.S. government contractors to buy workers' compensation insurance for most employees working overseas. The cost of this insurance, if allowable under federal regulations, is generally reimbursable under government contracts. From 1992 until 2012, State had a contract with a single insurer to supply all St... | [
"Congress enacted DBA in 1941 to provide workers’ compensation protection to employees of government contractors working at U.S. defense bases overseas. Subsequent amendments to DBA extended coverage to other classes of employees. DBA insurance provides covered employees with uniform levels of disability and medica... |
train_5820 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Within DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protections (CBP) Border Patrol has primary responsibility for securing the southwest border between ports of entry. CBP reported apprehending over 327,000 illegal entrants and making over 17,150 seizures of drugs along the border in fiscal year 2011. Across the border, most apprehe... | [
"Since fiscal year 2011, DHS has used changes in the number of apprehensions on the southwest border between ports of entry as an interim measure for border security as reported in its annual performance reports. In fiscal year 2011, DHS reported data meeting its goal to secure the land border with a decrease in ap... |
train_5821 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Within DHS, TSA is responsible for developing and acquiring new technologies to address transportation-related homeland security needs. TSAs acquisition programs represent billions of dollars in life-cycle costs and support a wide range of aviation security missions and investments, including technologies used to scre... | [
"Since the department’s creation in 2003, we have designated the implementation and transformation of DHS as high risk because DHS had to combine 22 agencies—several with major management challenges— into one department, and failure to effectively address DHS’s management and mission risks could have serious conseq... |
train_5822 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | DOD's investment in weapon systems represents one of the largest discretionary items in the budget. The department expects to invest about $900 billion (fiscal year 2008 dollars) over the next 5 years on development and procurement with more than $335 billion invested specifically in major defense acquisition programs.... | [
"DOD is not receiving expected returns on its large investment in weapon systems. While it is committing substantially more investment dollars to develop and procure new weapon systems, our analysis shows that the 2007 portfolio of major defense acquisition programs is experiencing greater cost growth and schedule ... |
train_5823 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Title III of the proposed Department of Homeland Security legislation would task the new department with developing national policy and coordinating the federal government's research and development efforts for responding to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats. It would also transfer to the new depa... | [
"In response to global challenges the government faces in the coming years, the creation of a Department of Homeland Security provides a unique opportunity to create an extremely effective and performance-based organization that can strengthen the nation’s ability to protect its borders and citizens against terrori... |
train_5824 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Since 1991, DOD has reported transferring more than $6 billion worth of its excess controlled and non-controlled personal property to more than 8,600 federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies through the LESO program, which is managed by DLA. According to DOD, about 4 to 7 percent of the total excess property ... | [
"Pursuant to a series of laws passed since 1989, DOD is authorized to undertake actions intended to enhance the effectiveness of domestic law enforcement agencies through direct or material support. DLA Disposition Services administers the LESO program, managing the transfer of DOD’s excess controlled and non-contr... |
train_5825 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' (OFCCP) oversight of federal contractors' equal employment opportunity (EEO) practices, focusing on: (1) OFCCP fulfillment of its mission and responsibilities; (2) changes in OFCCP ... | [
"In 1941, President Roosevelt ordered all federal agencies to include in their wartime contracts a provision prohibiting contractors from discriminating against any worker because of race, color, creed, or national origin. President Johnson expanded this principle in 1965 when he issued Executive Order 11246, which... |
train_5826 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Through Title II of the Food for Peace Act, the United States provides U.S. agricultural commodities to meet emergency food needs in foreign countries. In fiscal years 2007 to 2012, USAID delivered $9.2 billion in emergency food aid to recipient countries through cooperating sponsors. In 2000, Congress authorized USAID... | [
"To respond to food aid emergencies, USAID can provide emergency food aid commodities through four general delivery processes: standard shipping, overseas prepositioning, domestic prepositioning, or diversion (see fig. 1). USAID determines the most appropriate of these four processes by analyzing the request for fo... |
train_5827 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Department of the Treasury's Financial Management Service (FMS) collections program provides services to agencies to collect, deposit, and account for collections through a variety of methods. Electronic collection methods can reduce government borrowing costs and agency administrative costs, while improving compli... | [
"As the government’s financial manager, FMS establishes and implements collections policies, regulations, standards, and procedures for the federal government. Through its collections program, FMS also provides services to federal agencies to collect, deposit, and account for federal collections. Its collections pr... |
train_5828 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO provided information on the safety of highway railroad crossings, commuter passenger rails and adequacy of track safety inspections. GAO found that: (1) the leading cause of death associated with the railroad industry involved railroad crossing accidents; (2) about half of rail-related deaths occur because of colli... | [
"On October 25, 1995, Americans were reminded of the dangers that drivers/passengers often face when they travel over railroad crossings in the United States. On that day, in Fox River Grove, Illinois, seven high school students were killed when a commuter train hit a school bus. The potential for tragedies like th... |
train_5829 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the financial support provided for substance abuse and treatment activities by federal, state, and local governments and the private sector. GAO found that: (1) federal funding for substance abuse treatment and prevention activities increased from $2.8 bi... | [
"The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-690) requires ONDCP to develop a national drug control strategy, in consultation with agency and department heads and others involved in drug control matters. With the President’s approval, this strategy is submitted annually to the Congress. In addition to long- and short... |
train_5830 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Approximately 6,600 miles of Alaska's coastline and many of the low-lying areas along the state's rivers are subject to severe flooding and erosion. Most of Alaska's Native villages are located on the coast or on riverbanks. In addition to the many federal and Alaska state agencies that respond to flooding and erosion,... | [
"Alaska encompasses an area of about 365 million acres, more than the combined area of the next three largest states—Texas, California, and Montana. The state is bound on three sides by water, and its coastline, which stretches about 6,600 miles (excluding island shorelines, bays and fjords) and accounts for more t... |
train_5831 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | As a result of internal control deficiencies discussed in GAO's 2007 report on certain contracts at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), GAO was asked to identify the extent to which CMS (1) implemented effective control procedures over contract actions, and (2) established a strong control environment... | [
"CMS reported total obligations for CMS contracts in fiscal year 2008 were $3.6 billion. This amount includes obligations against contracts that process Medicare claims as well as obligations to other contractors such as those that operate the 1-800 Medicare help line, provide program management and consulting serv... |
train_5832 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Fruits and vegetables are a critical source of nutrients and other substances that help protect against chronic diseases. Yet fewer than one in four Americans consumes the 5 to 9 daily servings of fruits and vegetables recommended by the federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Fruit and vegetable consumption by the g... | [
"USDA’s Food Guide Pyramid visually depicts federal guidance for the number of servings needed in each of five food groups to provide a healthy diet. (See fig. 1.) For example, the Pyramid recommends eating from 2 to 4 servings of fruit and 3 to 5 servings of vegetables daily. The specific number of servings of fru... |
train_5833 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Defense Department (DOD), the Coast Guard, and the Customs Service all interdict illegal drugs--primarily cocaine--from South America. DOD is the lead agency, but all three agencies play a role in monitoring and detecting shipments of illegal drugs. The Coast Guard is the lead agency for apprehending ships that are... | [
"A primary goal of the National Drug Control Strategy is to reduce the amount of illegal drugs entering the United States. South America is a major source of drugs, particularly cocaine, shipped through the transit zone to the United States. In 2000, ONDCP estimated that 31 percent of cocaine shipped from South Ame... |
train_5834 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Almost since its inception in 1949, questions have been raised about the ability of the GS system—the federal government's classification system for defining and organizing federal positions—to keep pace with the evolving nature of government work. GAO was asked to review the GS classification system. This report exami... | [
"The GS classification system is a mechanism for organizing work, notably for the purposes of determining pay, based on a position’s duties, responsibilities, and qualification requirements, among other things. The GS system was created by the Classification Act of 1949 and was later codified in Title 5 of the U.S.... |
train_5835 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Concerns remain over the control of sealed radiological sources, widely used in many industrial and medical devices and applications. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Department of Energy (DOE), and states have responsibilities for ensuring the safe and secure use and eventual disposal of these sources as l... | [
"The loss of control of sealed radiological sources can arise from their abandonment, misplacement, or theft. In such cases, there is a risk of either the inadvertent or intentional malevolent human exposure to radioactive materials in these sources. Figure 1 shows a graphic representation of the ways in which the ... |
train_5836 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO discussed the Social Security Administration's (SSA) implementation of the new eligibility criteria for childhood disability benefits under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. GAO noted that: (1) SSA has made considerable progress in implementing the welfare reform changes in eligibility for SSI childre... | [
"The Congress made the eligibility criteria for children to receive SSI more restrictive in order to help ensure that only needy children with severe disabilities are eligible for benefits. From the end of 1989 through 1996, the number of children younger than 18 receiving SSI had more than tripled, from 265,000 to... |
train_5837 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | To deter illegal entry between the nation's ports of entry, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) developed its Southwest Border Strategy. INS has spent seven years implementing the border strategy, but it may take INS up to a decade longer to fully implement the strategy. This assumes that INS obtains the l... | [
"In 1997 and 1999, we reported that INS was implementing its border strategy generally as planned. The strategy called for concentrating personnel and technology in a four-phased approach, starting first with the sectors with the highest levels of illegal immigration activity (as measured by apprehensions) and movi... |
train_5838 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In June 2009, OMB launched the federal IT Dashboard, a public website that reports performance data for over 700 major IT investments that represent about $40 billion of the estimated $80 billion budgeted for IT in fiscal year 2012. The Dashboard is to provide transparency for these investments to aid public monitoring... | [
"The Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 requires OMB to establish processes to analyze, track, and evaluate the risks and results of major capital investments in information systems made by federal agencies and report to Congress on the net program performance benefits achieved as a result of these IT investments. Further, ... |
train_5839 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Maritime Administration (MARAD) has more than 100 obsolete and deteriorating ships awaiting disposal that pose potentially costly environmental threats to the waterways near where they are stored. Congress, in 2000, mandated that MARAD dispose of them by September 30, 2006. While MARAD has various disposal options ... | [
"As part of DOT, MARAD serves as the federal government’s disposal agent for government-owned merchant vessels weighing 1,500 gross tons or more. MARAD’s ship disposal program, in the Office of Ship Operations, is responsible for disposing of these vessels. Historically, MARAD has disposed of its obsolete ships pri... |
train_5840 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Enrollment is generally the first step veterans take to access VA health care, thus timely and accurate processing of enrollment applications is critical to help ensure eligible veterans obtain needed care. The Explanatory Statement accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 included a provision for GAO to ... | [
"The Veterans’ Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996 required that VA establish an enrollment system to help manage its health care delivery system. VHA’s HEC is the business owner of the Enrollment System— the official system of record for verifying veterans’ eligibility for health care benefits and maintaini... |
train_5841 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In recent years, much attention has been focused on the roles that the private sector and federal government play in providing insurance and financial aid before and after catastrophic events. In this context, GAO examined (1) the rationale for and resources of federal and state programs that provide natural catastroph... | [
"The United States is exposed to several major hazards, in particular earthquakes and hurricanes, in coastal areas. As shown in figure 1, the Pacific, South Atlantic, and Gulf Coasts face the highest risk of earthquakes and hurricanes. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 53 perc... |
train_5842 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Congress passed the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) in 1998 to bring most federally funded employment and training services into a single, one one-stop center system. GAO assessed three programs that provide service through this system. States and localities have begun to implement the new performance measurement system... | [
"Labor required states to implement major provisions of WIA Title I by July 1, 2000, although some states began implementing provisions of WIA as early as July 1999. Services provided under WIA represent a marked change from those provided under the previous program, allowing for a greater array of services to the ... |
train_5843 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Federal regulation is one of the basic tools of government used to implement public policy. In 1980, the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) was enacted in response to concerns about the effect that regulations can have on small entities, including small businesses, small governmental jurisdictions, and certain small not-... | [
"Federal regulation is one of the basic tools of government. Agencies issue thousands of rules and regulations each year to implement statutes enacted by Congress. The public policy goals and benefits of regulations include, among other things, ensuring that workplaces, air travel, foods, and drugs are safe; that t... |
train_5844 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) collects health insurance payments, known as third-party collections, for veterans' health care conditions it treats that are not a result of injuries or illnesses incurred or aggravated during military service. In September 1999, VA adopted a new fee schedule, called "reasonable... | [
"Although VA has been authorized to collect third-party health insurance payments since 1986, it was not allowed to use these funds to supplement its medical care appropriations until enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. Part of VA’s 1997 strategic plan was to increase health insurance payments and other c... |
train_5845 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | As part of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round, the Department of Defense (DOD) plans to relocate over 123,000 military and DOD civilian personnel, thereby increasing the staffing at 18 bases nationwide. In addition, DOD and local officials expect thousands of dependents and DOD contractor employees to r... | [
"BRAC 2005 was the fifth round of decisions designed to streamline the nation’s defense infrastructure. Unlike past BRAC rounds, which have generally focused on reducing excess physical infrastructure, this round also presents military growth challenges for DOD, states, and local governments. Its implementation wil... |
train_5846 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Since its inception in November 2001, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has focused much of its efforts on aviation security, and has developed and implemented a variety of programs and procedures to secure the commercial aviation system. TSA funding for aviation security has totaled about $26 billion si... | [
"The Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA), enacted in November 2001, created TSA and gave it responsibility for securing all modes of transportation. As part of this responsibility, TSA oversees security operations at the nation’s more than 400 commercial airports, including establishing requirements for... |
train_5847 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Since 2001, the U.S. airline industry has confronted unprecedented financial losses. Two of the nation's largest airlines--United Airlines and US Airways--went into bankruptcy, terminating their pension plans and passing the unfunded liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). PBGC's unfunded liabilit... | [
"Since 2000, legacy airlines have faced unprecedented internal and external challenges. Internally, the impact of the Internet on how tickets are sold and consumers search for fares and the growth of low cost airlines as a market force accessible to almost every consumer has hurt legacy airline revenues by placing ... |
train_5848 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In fiscal year 2016, the federal government collected about $2.5 billion in revenue associated with onshore oil, gas, and coal production on federal lands, including about $2 billion from royalties. Federal royalty rates sometimes differ from the rates states charge for production on state lands. For example, state oil... | [
"BLM leases federal lands to private companies for the production of onshore oil, gas, and coal resources, generally through a competitive bidding process. BLM offers for lease parcels of land nominated by industry and the public, as well as some parcels that BLM itself identifies. If BLM receives any bids, called ... |
train_5849 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | An Arabic version of this product is available at http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-190 . The U.S. government considers the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia a vital partner in combating terrorism. The strong diplomatic relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia, founded more than 70 years ago, was strained by the ... | [
"Saudi Arabia is known as the birthplace of Islam and is the site of Islam’s two holiest shrines located in Mecca and Medina. (See figure 1 for a map of Saudi Arabia.) Millions of Muslims from all over the world visit Mecca to undertake the pilgrimages of hajj and umrah. Like hajj, charitable giving, or zakat, is o... |
train_5850 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO discussed the impacts of proposals to finance and restructure the Social Security system, specifically the impacts on the financial well-being of women. GAO noted that: (1) its work shows that, despite the provisions of the Social Security Act that do not differentiate between men and women, women tend to receive l... | [
"Over their lifetimes, men and women differ in many ways that have consequences for how much they will receive from Social Security and pensions. Women make up about 60 percent of the elderly population and less than half of the Social Security beneficiaries who are receiving retired worker benefits, but they accou... |
train_5851 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | According to HRSA, the purpose of the 340B Program, which was created in 1992, is to enable covered entities to stretch scarce federal resources to reach more eligible patients, and provide more comprehensive services. Covered entities can provide 340B drugs to patients regardless of income or insurance status and gene... | [
"The 340B Program was created following the enactment of the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program and gives 340B covered entities discounts on outpatient drugs comparable to those made available to state Medicaid agencies. HRSA is responsible for administering and overseeing the 340B Program. Eligibility for the 340B Progr... |
train_5852 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the proposed Cyber Security Information Act of 2000 (H.R. 4246), focusing on how it can enhance critical infrastructure protection and the formidable challenges involved with achieving the goals of the bill. GAO noted that: (1) by removing key barriers that are preclud... | [
"Before discussing the specifics of H.R. 4246, I would like to provide an overview of the risks of severe disruption facing our nation’s critical infrastructure and the steps being taking to address these risks. In particular, the explosive growth in computer interconnectivity over the past 10 years has significant... |
train_5853 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | For the past 3 years, DOD has been implementing the Reform Act requirements which are aimed at helping weapon acquisition programs establish a solid foundation from the start. This helps to prevent cost growth, thus helping the Defense dollar go further. This is the third in a series of GAO reports on the Reform Act. G... | [
"In May 2009, Congress passed the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (Reform Act) in an effort to improve the way weapon systems are acquired and avoid further cost overruns on such programs. When signing the Reform Act into law, the President stated that its purpose was to limit weapon system cost overr... |
train_5854 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviews applications from manufacturers that wish to market medical devices in the United States. To facilitate prompt approval of new devices and clearance of devices that are substantially equivalent to those legally on the market, the Congress passed the Medical Device User Fee... | [
"Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, FDA is responsible for ensuring that medical devices are reasonably safe and effective before they go to market (premarket) and that marketed device products remain safe (postmarket). Two FDA centers, CDRH and CBER, are responsible for reviewing applications to marke... |
train_5855 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | DOD manages the nation's defense satellites, which are worth at least $13.7 billion, via ground stations located around the world. These ground stations and supporting infrastructure perform three primary functions: monitoring the health of the satellite; ensuring it stays in its proper orbit; (activities collectively ... | [
"Every satellite has a bus and payload. The bus is the body of the satellite. It carries the payload and is composed of a number of subsystems, like the power supply, antennas, telemetry and tracking command, and mechanical and thermal control subsystems. The bus also provides electrical power, stability, and propu... |
train_5856 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Competition is a critical tool for achieving the best return on the government's investment. Federal agencies are generally required to award contracts competitively but are permitted to award noncompetitive contracts under certain circumstances, such as when requirements are of such an unusual and compelling urgency t... | [
"Agencies are generally required to use full and open competition— achieved when all responsible sources are permitted to compete—when awarding contracts. However, the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 recognizes that full and open competition is not feasible in all circumstances and authorizes contracting wit... |
train_5857 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The ability to produce the financial information needed to efficiently and effectively manage the day-today operations of the federal government and provide accountability to taxpayers continues to be a challenge for many federal agencies. To help address this challenge, the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act... | [
"FFMIA is part of a series of financial management reform legislation enacted since the early 1980s. This series of legislation started with the Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act of 1982 (FMFIA), which the Congress passed to strengthen internal controls and accounting systems throughout the federal governme... |
train_5858 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) recent 4 year anniversary provides an opportunity to reflect on the progress DHS has made since its establishment. DHS began operations in March 2003 with the mission to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce vulnerabilities, minimize damages from attacks,... | [
"We primarily focused the performance expectations on DHS’s homeland security-related functions. We generally did not identify performance expectations related to DHS’s nonhomeland security functions, although we did identify some performance expectations that relate to these functions. We also did not apply a weig... |
train_5859 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the: (1) extent to which private-sector employers use alternative dispute resolution (ADR) approaches in resolving discrimination complaints of employees not covered by collective bargaining agreements; and (2) fairness of private-sector employers' arbitration policies.... | [
"If workers believe that they have been discriminated against in an employment matter, they may generally file a charge with EEOC, one of several federal agencies responsible for enforcing equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws and regulations. Under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, EEOC investigates—and... |
train_5860 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Library of Congress is the world's largest library, whose mission is to make its resources available and useful to Congress and the American public. In carrying out its mission, the Library increasingly relies on IT systems, particularly in light of the ways that digital technology has changed the way information i... | [
"Established in 1800, the Library of Congress is the nation’s oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. Its mission is to support Congress in fulfilling its constitutional duties and to further the progress of knowledge and creativity for the benefit of the American people. The... |
train_5861 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This testimony discusses GAO's analysis of security audits at federal agencies. The widespread interconnectivity of computers poses significant risks to federal computer systems and the operations and the infrastructures they support. GAO's evaluations show that federal computer systems are riddled with weaknesses that... | [
"Dramatic increases in computer interconnectivity, especially in the use of the Internet, are revolutionizing the way our government, our nation, and much of the world communicate and conduct business. The benefits have been enormous. Vast amounts of information are now literally at our fingertips, facilitating res... |
train_5862 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Third party payers, often businesses, reported $6 trillion in miscellaneous income payments to IRS in tax year 2006 on Form 1099- MISC information returns. Payees are to report this income on their tax returns. Even a small share of payers failing to submit 1099-MISCs could result in billions of dollars of unreported p... | [
"Payers are required to submit 1099-MISCs for a variety of payments made in the course of a trade or business. For 1099-MISC reporting, a trade or business generally includes businesses, non-profit organizations, and federal, state, and local government agencies. The types of payments reportable on a 1099-MISC and ... |
train_5863 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Having the right number of civilian personnel with the right skills is critical to achieving the Department of Defense's (DOD) mission. With more than 50 percent of its civilian workforce (about 700,000 civilians) eligible to retire in the next few years, DOD may be faced with deciding how to fill numerous mission-crit... | [
"DOD stressed the importance of strategic human capital management in its 2006 QDR. For example, it noted the importance of involving senior leadership in this area and stated that DOD must (1) compete effectively with the civilian sector for highly qualified personnel, (2) possess an up-to- date human capital stra... |
train_5864 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO updated its 1992 report on child support enforcement, focusing on: (1) the status of state development efforts, including costs incurred; (2) whether the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) had implemented GAO's 1992 recommendations; and (3) whether the Department was ... | [
"The general well-being of children and families is a critical national policy goal. Current priorities are aimed at protecting children and preserving families, including meeting the needs of millions of parents who annually seek child support for their eligible children. However, when noncustodial parents fail to... |
train_5865 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Institute of Medicine (IOM) estimated in 1999 that preventable medical errors cause as many as 98,000 deaths a year among hospital patients in the United States. Congress passed the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (the Patient Safety Act) to encourage health care providers to voluntarily report i... | [
"AHRQ and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within HHS share responsibility for implementing the Patient Safety Act. AHRQ is responsible for listing PSOs, providing technical assistance to PSOs, implementing and maintaining the NPSD, and analyzing the data submitted to the NPSD. OCR has responsibility for interpret... |
train_5866 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | VA operates one of the largest health care delivery systems in the nation, including 168 medical centers and more than 1,000 outpatient facilities organized into regional networks. Enrollment in the VA health care system has grown significantly, from 7.9 million in fiscal year 2006 to almost 9 million in fiscal year 20... | [
"Since 1990, we have regularly reported on government operations that we have identified as high risk due to their vulnerability to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement, or the need for transformation to address economy, efficiency, or effectiveness challenges. Our high-risk program— which is intended to help inf... |
train_5867 | 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) until they equal the U.S. minimum wage. American Samoa's minimum wage increased by $.50 three times, and the CNMI's four times before legislation delayed the inc... | [
"Employment. Social Security Administration (SSA) data show that from 2008 to 2009, the total number of people employed in American Samoa declined 19 percent (from 19,171 to 15,434) and that over the entire period from 2006 to 2009, employment declined 14 percent (from 17,852 to 15,434, with a peak of 19,171 in 200... |
train_5868 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on how to improve the Social Security Administration's (SSA) continuing disability reviews (CDR) process for Disability Insurance (DI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries, focusing on: (1) the number and characteristics of individuals who ar... | [
"The DI and SSI programs are the two largest federal programs providing assistance to people with disabilities. DI is the nation’s primary source of income replacement for workers with disabilities who have paid Social Security taxes and are entitled to benefits. The DI program also pays benefits to disabled depend... |
train_5869 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO reviewed the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's (APHIS) efforts to minimize the risks to agriculture from pests and diseases entering the United States, focusing on: (1) recent developments that could challenge the ability of APHIS' Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection program to carry out its mission; ... | [
"APHIS is the lead federal agency for preventing infestations of harmful foreign pests and diseases, protecting U.S. agriculture, and preserving the marketability of agricultural products in the United States and abroad. The agency’s Plant Protection and Quarantine unit (PPQ) exercises regulatory authority to inspe... |
train_5870 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Enacted in 2014, WIOA aims, in part, to increase coordination among federal workforce development programs, which are administered primarily by DOL and Education. GAO was asked to review selected states' approaches for addressing certain WIOA provisions in their state workforce plans. GAO examined 1) approaches selecte... | [
"WIOA required federal and state officials to build a new framework for the workforce system over the two years following its enactment. This framework included the federal regulations implementing the law, and state plans outlining each state’s overall strategy for workforce development and how that strategy will ... |
train_5871 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Rail transit offers society a number of benefits, including reduced congestion and pollution and increased mobility. However, rail systems and cars are costly: Transit agencies can pay more than $3 million per car, often using federal funds. As requested, this report describes (1) characteristics of the U.S. market for... | [
"The U.S. rail transit system consists of the following three primary modes: commuter rail, heavy rail transit, and light rail transit (see figs. 1 to 3). The numbers in figures 1 through 3 are based on National Transit Database information, current for 2008, adjusted by GAO for two systems and for a reporting erro... |
train_5872 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | PEPFAR, first authorized in 2003, has supported significant advances in HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care in over 30 countries, including directly supporting treatment for about 5.1 million people; however, millions more people still need treatment. PEPFAR has allocated more than half of its funding to care and ... | [
"OGAC sets overall PEPFAR policy and strategies and coordinates PEPFAR programs and activities, allocating funds to PEPFAR implementing agencies, primarily CDC and USAID. As of fiscal year 2012, these agencies executed PEPFAR program activities through agency headquarters offices and interagency country and regiona... |
train_5873 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO discussed selected states' experience with the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Water State Revolving Fund program, focusing on: (1) the amount of funds lent and the percentage of available funds lent, as of the end of each state's fiscal year 1996; and (2) information on factors at the federal and sta... | [
"In 1972, the Congress established the Construction Grants Program to provide grants to help local governments construct wastewater treatment facilities. These federal grants provided most of the funding for these projects, with the remainder provided by the local government constructing the project. In 1987, the C... |
train_5874 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Technology advancements have increased the overall accuracy of automated face recognition over the past few decades. This technology has helped law enforcement agencies identify criminals in their investigations. However, privacy advocates and members of the Congress remain concerned regarding the accuracy of the techn... | [
"For decades, fingerprint analysis has been the most widely used biometric technology for positively identifying arrestees and linking them with any previous criminal record. Beginning in 2010, the FBI began incrementally replacing the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) with Next Generat... |
train_5875 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The fiscal year 1993 National Defense Authorization Act established the National Guard Youth Challenge Program as a pilot program to evaluate the effectiveness of providing military based training to improve the life skills of high school dropouts. The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, under the autho... | [
"The National Guard Youth Challenge Program is a 17-month program that serves at-risk youth at 29 sites in 24 states and Puerto Rico. The purpose of the program is to improve the education, life skills, and employment potential of students by providing military-based training, supervised work experience, and knowle... |
train_5876 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | ONDCP is responsible for coordinating the implementation of drug control policy across the federal government and funds HIDTAs that aim to support the disruption and dismantlement of drug-trafficking and money-laundering organizations. This statement addresses the extent to which ONDCP (1) has achieved Strategy goals a... | [
"ONDCP was established by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to, among other things, enhance national drug control planning and coordination and represent the drug policies of the executive branch before Congress. In this role, the office is responsible for (1) developing a national drug control policy, (2) developing... |
train_5877 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) contains EPA's scientific position on the potential human health effects of exposure to more than 540 chemicals. Toxicity assessments in the IRIS database constitute the first two critical steps of the risk assessment process, which i... | [
"In March 2008, we reported that the IRIS program is at serious risk of becoming obsolete because the agency has not been able to complete timely, credible chemical assessments or decrease its backlog of 70 ongoing assessments. In addition, assessment process changes EPA had recently made, as well as other changes ... |
train_5878 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Department of Defense (DOD) has increasingly relied on reserve personnel to carry out its military operations. Congress and DOD have taken steps to enhance reserve compensation, such as improving health care benefits. Concerns exist, however, that rising compensation costs may not be sustainable in the future, espe... | [
"DOD’s National Guard and reserve personnel are assigned to the Ready Reserve, Standby Reserve, or Retired Reserve. At the end of fiscal year 2006, DOD had approximately 1.1 million guard and reserve members in the Ready Reserve. The Ready Reserve is comprised of military members of the National Guard and reserve, ... |
train_5879 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Between 2009 and 2011, there were roughly 374 entities across the United States conducting research with select agents such as anthrax, which have the potential to threaten health and safety. Inspections are one means of ensuring safety and compliance with regulations. However, several federal agencies--CDC, APHIS, DOT... | [
"In 2007, GAO reported on issues associated with the proliferation of biosafety laboratories in the United States. In 2009, we noted that while proliferation of these laboratories was taking place in the federal, academic, and private sectors across the United States, the federal oversight of these laboratories was... |
train_5880 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO reviewed three studies on gender-related issues affecting initial entry training in the Department of Defense (DOD), focusing on: (1) how the groups conducted their work; (2) how well the work supported making conclusions and recommendations; (3) the availability of documentation supporting the report; and (4) the ... | [
"The reports of sexual misconduct at Aberdeen Proving Grounds led the Secretary of Defense to establish the Federal Advisory Committee on Gender-Integrated Training and Related Issues and to ask the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services to meet with trainees and trainers. These incidents also prompted... |
train_5881 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the grants and agreements the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded since fiscal year 1993 under two program categories of brownfield expenditures, focusing on the: (1) criteria and process EPA used to award these grants and agreements; (2) uses recipients made ... | [
"EPA defines brownfields as abandoned, idled, or underused industrial or commercial sites where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination. Usually, the contamination is less extensive than sites on EPA’s priority list for cleanup. We have reported that liability and ... |
train_5882 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | On March 11, 2011, a tsunami severely damaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan and led to the largest release of radiation since the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. Japanese authorities evacuated citizens within 19 miles of the plant. GAO was asked to examine issues related to emergency preparedness at nucle... | [
"The key federal agencies involved in emergency preparedness at commercial nuclear power plants include NRC and FEMA. NRC makes radiological health and safety determinations on the overall state of emergency preparedness for a commercial nuclear power plant site— both at the plant (on-site) and in the area surround... |
train_5883 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the process used by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to select the site for its new defense distribution center, focusing on whether: (1) the process was sound; and (2) there was any evidence that the site selection had been predetermined. GAO noted that: (1) DLA offi... | [
"Since 1993, DLA has operated with two defense distribution regional headquarters, an eastern headquarters in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, and a western headquarters in the vicinity of Stockton, California. These regional headquarters provided operational oversight to over 20 geographically dispersed distribution ... |
train_5884 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Chairmen of the Senate and House Committees on the Judiciary asked GAO to determine (1) the extent of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights' compliance with the requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993, (2) what federal oversight is provided to the Commission, and (3) the status of th... | [
"Established by the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the Commission is a fact- finding agency required to report on civil rights issues. It is required to study the impact of federal civil rights laws and policies with regard to illegal discrimination or denial of equal protection of the laws. It must also submit at least... |
train_5885 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | 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 t... | [
"In part to improve the information available and management of DOD’s acquisition of services, in fiscal year 2002 Congress enacted section 2330a of title 10 of the U.S. Code, which required the Secretary of Defense to establish a data collection system to provide management information on each purchase of services... |
train_5886 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Cyber-based attacks on federal systems continue to increase. GAO has designated information security as a government-wide high-risk area since 1997. This was expanded to include the protection of critical cyber infrastructure in 2003 and protecting the privacy of personally identifiable information in 2015. NCPS is int... | [
"As computer technology has advanced, federal agencies have become dependent on computerized information systems to carry out their operations and to process, maintain, and report essential information. Virtually all federal operations are supported by computer systems and electronic data, and agencies would find i... |
train_5887 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | An effective system to alert the public during emergencies can help reduce property damage and save lives. In 2004, FEMA initiated IPAWS with the goal of integrating the nation's EAS and other public-alerting systems into a comprehensive alerting system. In 2009, GAO reported on long-standing weaknesses with EAS and FE... | [
"EAS serves as the nation’s primary alerting system. It provides the President the capability to issue alerts and communicate to the public in response to emergencies. It was built on a structure conceived in the 1950s when over-the-air broadcasting was the best-available technology for widely disseminating emergen... |
train_5888 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The military's ability to carry out its mission depends on its having adequate supplies of spare parts on hand for maintenance and repairs. Shortages are a key indicator that the billions of dollars being spent on these parts are not being used effectively, efficiently, and economically. Despite additional funding from... | [
"In January 2001, we reported on Department of Defense management challenges and noted that the Department has had serious weaknesses in its management of logistics functions and, in particular, inventory management. We have identified inventory management as a high-risk area since 1990. Despite years of efforts to... |
train_5889 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Alternative mortgage products (AMPs) can make homes more affordable by allowing borrowers to defer repayment of principal or part of the interest for the first few years of the mortgage. Recent growth in AMP lending has heightened the importance of borrowers' understanding and lenders' management of AMP risks. GAO's re... | [
"Borrowers obtain residential mortgages through either mortgage lenders or brokers. Mortgage lenders can be federally or state-chartered banks or mortgage lending subsidiaries of these banks or of bank holding companies. Independent lenders, which are neither banks nor affiliates of banks, also may fund home loans ... |
train_5890 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The UN headquarters buildings are in need of renovation. The Capital Master Plan is an opportunity for the organization to renovate its headquarters buildings and ensure conformity with current safety, fire, and security requirements. Estimated by the UN to cost about $1.6 billion, the renovation will require a substan... | [
"The UN headquarters buildings are in need of renovation. The original UN headquarters complex, located in New York City and constructed between 1949 and 1952, no longer conforms to current safety, fire and building codes and does not meet UN technology or security requirements. Over the last 50 years there have be... |
train_5891 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has a staff of 6,426 and collected $1.1 billion in patent and trademark fees in fiscal year 2001. As the U.S. economy depends increasingly on new innovations, the need to patent or trademark quickly the intellectual property resulting from such innovations becomes more impor... | [
"Located within the Department of Commerce, USPTO administers U.S. patent and trademark laws while ensuring the creation of valid, prompt, and proper intellectual property rights. According to the Strategic Plan, USPTO’s mission is to ensure that the intellectual property system contributes to a strong global econo... |
train_5892 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | When the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) became fully operational in 2008, it inherited well over 100 activities, missions, programs, and exercises from other Department of Defense (DOD) organizations. AFRICOM initially conducted these inherited activities with little change. However, as AFRICOM has matured, it has begun... | [
"When AFRICOM was designated fully operational on September 30, 2008, it consolidated the responsibility for DOD activities in Africa that had previously been shared by the U.S. Central, European, and Pacific Commands. AFRICOM’s area of responsibility includes the countries on the African continent, with the except... |
train_5893 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Concerns have been raised that federal agencies may not have been considering locating facilities in rural areas, as required by the Rural Development Act of 1972 (RDA), despite recent advances in telecommunications technology. GAO found that, since its 1990 report (GGD-90-109) on this issue, federal agencies generally... | [
"GSA is the central management agency for acquiring real estate for federal agencies. According to a GSA policy official, GSA is responsible for managing the acquisition of about 40 percent of the federal government’s office space and 10 percent of all government space. Other agencies, such as DOD, have their own a... |
train_5894 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the ability of Americans aged 55 to 64 to obtain health benefits through the private market--either employer-based or individually purchased, focusing on the near elderly's: (1) health, employment, income, and health insurance status; (2) ability to obtain employer-base... | [
"Increasingly, public attention has focused on the health insurance status of Americans between the ages of 55 and 64. Although federal legislation establishes the normal retirement age for full pension benefits at 65, many individuals leave the labor force 5 to 10 years earlier. Labor force participation rates amo... |
train_5895 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO assessed the Social Security Administration's (SSA) establishment of the disability claim manager (DCM) position, focusing on: (1) SSA efforts to test and implement the position; (2) major concerns about the position; and (3) SSA efforts to staff the position. GAO found that: (1... | [
"SSA provides assistance to people who qualify as disabled under two programs: (1) Disability Insurance (DI), which provides benefits to people who have worked and paid Social Security payroll taxes, and (2) Supplemental Security Income (SSI), which is an assistance program for people with limited income and resour... |
train_5896 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Resolution Trust Corporation's (RTC) compliance with a statutory requirement to: (1) resolve failed thrifts in the least costly manner; and (2) calculate and document its evaluation of alternative resolutions of failed thrifts. GAO found that: (1) RTC has improved... | [
"We reviewed RTC’s 1992 resolutions process to determine if it provided for compliance with the FDICIA least-cost requirements. We reported that three of RTC’s corporate policies raised compliance issues. These policies did not (1) ensure that uninsured depositors would absorb their shares of thrift losses if neces... |
train_5897 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Over the last decade, extreme weather and fire events have cost the federal government over $350 billion, according to the Office of Management and Budget. These costs will likely rise as the climate changes, according to the U.S. Global Change Research Program. In February 2013, GAO included Limiting the Federal Gover... | [
"Agencies across the federal government, such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, collect and manage many types of climate information, including observational records from satellites and weather monitoring stations on temperature and precipi... |
train_5898 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) report on the status of its efforts to ensure that its computer systems, as well as those used by participants in the securities industry, are ready for the date changeover in the year 2000, focusing on: (1) SEC's June 1997... | [
"To function properly, the U.S. securities industry and capital markets require timely and accurate flows of electronic information. This information is transmitted through and processed within a vast network of computerized systems managed by stock, options, and futures exchanges; broker-dealers; banks; mutual fun... |
train_5899 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The cost of the decennial census has steadily increased during the past 40 years, prompting the Bureau to reengineer key census-taking methods for the 2020 Census, including making greater use of information from administrative records. Given the potential cost savings associated with the use of administrative records,... | [
"For decades, the Bureau has been considering how it could use administrative records to help reduce the decennial’s costs. We, the Bureau, and others have observed that some of the information needed for the census has already been collected by other government agencies in the course of administering their program... |
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