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train_8900 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | "Spend analysis" is a tool that provides knowledge about who are the buyers, who are the suppliers, how much is being spent for what goods and services, and where are the opportunities to leverage buying power. Private sector companies are using spend analysis as a foundation for employing a strategic approach to procu... | [
"To conduct this work, we obtained information from the five agencies about how they used spend analysis in support of a more cost effective approach to procurement. We interviewed senior procurement management officials at departmental headquarters to obtain information and views about any agencywide spend analysi... |
train_8901 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on teenage girls who may be at risk for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) dependency, focusing on: (1) the health and well being of at-risk teenage girls, their families, and their urban neighborhoods' conditions; (2) local service providers' pe... | [
"There is growing concern among program providers and policymakers that large numbers of our nation’s adolescents—particularly young girls between the ages of 10 and 15—are at great risk for a number of problems including pregnancy, alcohol and drug abuse, and school failure. Many of these young teens live in poor ... |
train_8902 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | To help control the growth of hospital spending, give hospitals an incentive to provide care efficiently, and ensure beneficiary access, Congress created the IPPS in 1983. Yet, Congress can enhance Medicare payments to certain hospitals by changing the qualifying criteria for IPPS payment categories, creating and exten... | [
"The IPPS provides incentives for hospitals to operate efficiently by paying a predetermined, standardized amount for an entire inpatient episode of a given type rather than the actual costs incurred in providing the care. CMS calculates IPPS payments through a series of adjustments applied to separate national bas... |
train_8903 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Over the next 5 years the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) expects to invest $49 billion in the Ballistic Missile Defense System's (BMDS) development and fielding. MDA's strategy is to field new capabilities in 2-year blocks. In January 2006, MDA initiated its second block--Block 2006--to protect against attacks from North... | [
"Missile defense is important because at least 25 countries now possess or are acquiring sophisticated missile technology that could be used to attack the United States, deployed troops, friends, and allies. MDA’s mission is to develop and field an integrated, layered BMDS capable of defending against enemy ballist... |
train_8904 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (the Act) made access to safe water and sanitation for developing countries a U.S. foreign assistance policy objective. The United States provides such assistance mainly through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The Act requires the Secretary of... | [
"Access to clean water and basic sanitation is essential for human health and socioeconomic development; lack of clean water and basic sanitation increases the prevalence of disease, malnutrition, and gender disparities. Every day, millions of people around the world consume drinking water from sources such as rive... |
train_8905 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | For fiscal years 1977 through 2000, the federal government paid about $370 million to support former presidents and their families. As of June 2001, the offices of the five living former presidents ranged in size from 3,300 to 5,900 square feet. The General Services Administration (GSA) is authorized to provide each fo... | [
"The Presidential Transition Act, the Former Presidents Act, presidential protection legislation, and other legislation authorize federal government benefits for former presidents, their spouses, and children. The Presidential Transition Act and the Former Presidents Act authorize office space and office operating ... |
train_8906 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Health centers funded through grants under the Health Center Program--managed by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)--provide comprehensive primary care services for the medically underserved. The statement GAO is issuing today summarizes an ... | [
"In August 2008, we reported that almost half of MUAs nationwide— 47 percent, or 1,600 of 3,421—lacked a health center site in 2006, and there was wide variation among the four census regions and across states in the percentage of MUAs that lacked health center sites. (See fig. 1.) The Midwest census region had the... |
train_8907 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This testimony discusses small business participation in Gulf Coast rebuilding after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Federal agencies directly awarded $20.5 billion in contracts nationwide between fiscal years 2005 and 2011 for recovery efforts related to these hurricanes. These contracts are subject to federal procuremen... | [
"When the President declares a state of emergency after a natural or other major disaster, the declaration gives the federal government the authority to engage in various emergency response activities, many of which federal agencies provide through contracts with private businesses, including those for debris remov... |
train_8908 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the National Weather Service's (NWS) Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS), focusing on: (1) the extent to which NWS has addressed ASOS operational problems; (2) the costs of resolving these operational problems; and (3) whether NWS plans for enhancing ASOS are reas... | [
"The National Weather Service (NWS) is a component of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), within the Department of Commerce. NWS’ basic mission is to provide weather and flood warnings, public forecasts, and advisories primarily for the protection of life and property. NWS’ operations also s... |
train_8909 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In 2005, GAO placed the issue of information sharing for homeland security on its high-risk list of federal functions needing broad-based transformation and since then has monitored the government's progress in resolving barriers to sharing. This testimony discusses three key information sharing efforts: (1) the action... | [
"ISE stakeholders are taking steps to improve terrorism-related information sharing, but work remains to define the scope of the ISE, roles and responsibilities, the desired results to be achieved—that is, how information sharing should be improved—and measures for assessing progress, all elements in establishing a... |
train_8910 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The federal government faces an evolving array of cyber-based threats to its systems and data, and data breaches at federal agencies have compromised sensitive personal information, affecting millions of people. Education, in carrying out its mission of serving America's students, relies extensively on IT systems that ... | [
"As computer technology has advanced, the federal government has become increasingly dependent on computerized information systems to carry out operations and to process, maintain, and report essential information. Federal agencies rely on computer systems to transmit proprietary and other sensitive information, de... |
train_8911 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In 1996, the former U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, now within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Social Security Administration (SSA) began operating a voluntary pilot program, recently named the E-Verify program, to provide participating employers with a means for electronically verifying... | [
"In 1986, IRCA established the employment verification process based on employers’ review of documents presented by employees to prove identity and work eligibility. On the Form I-9, employees must attest that they are U.S. citizens, lawfully admitted permanent residents, or aliens authorized to work in the United ... |
train_8912 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO discussed the need for concessions reform in the National Park Service as well as in other land management agencies, focusing on a comparison of the Park Service's concessions programs with those of other federal agencies. GAO noted that: (1) concession activities on federal lands is a large industry that generates... | [
"Our work has shown that concession activities on federal lands are a large industry that generates billions of dollars. In April 1996, we issued a report on governmentwide concessions activities. Unlike our past work, which examined concession activities within the six land management agencies, this report reviewe... |
train_8913 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In 2004, the Army began transforming its force into modular brigade-based units, thus expanding the number of units available for deployment and creating new command and support units. The Army is transforming while engaged in the Global War on Terrorism and developing other high-cost capabilities. This prompted congre... | [
"The Army’s modular force transformation, which has been referred to as the largest Army reorganization in 50 years, encompasses the Army’s total force—active Army, Army National Guard, and U.S. Army Reserve—and directly affects not only the Army’s combat units, but related support and command and control. Restruct... |
train_8914 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The housing government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs)--Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Bank System (FHLBank System), play a critical role in the nation's housing finance system. However, concerns exist that the fragmented federal oversight structure for the GSEs is not well positioned to help ensure th... | [
"I would like to begin my testimony by briefly describing the missions and activities of each of the GSEs, and the risks they pose to taxpayers. Then I will describe the current GSE regulatory structure. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s mission is to enhance the availability of mortgage credit across the nation during ... |
train_8915 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Because it is important that the Department of Defense (DOD) adheres to disciplined information technology (IT) acquisition processes to successfully modernize its business systems, GAO was asked to determine whether the Naval Tactical Command Support System (NTCSS) is being managed according to important aspects of DO... | [
"The Navy’s primary mission is to organize, train, maintain, and equip combat-ready naval forces capable of winning the global war on terror and any other armed conflict, deterring aggression by would-be foes, preserving freedom of the seas, and promoting peace and security. To support this mission, the Navy perfor... |
train_8916 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Departments of Defense (DOD) and State (State) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have relied extensively on contractors, grantees, and cooperative agreement recipients to support troops and civilian personnel and carry out reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. This reliance increas... | [
"Section 861 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (NDAA for FY2008) directed the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the USAID Administrator to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) related to contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan. The law specified a number of issues to be ... |
train_8917 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The federal government faces a long-term, unsustainable fiscal path based on an imbalance between federal revenues and spending. While addressing this structural imbalance will require fiscal policy changes, in the near term opportunities exist in a number of areas to improve this situation, including where federal pro... | [
"As shown in figure 2, Congress and executive branch agencies have made progress in addressing or partially addressing many actions we identified from 2011 to 2016. As of March 2017, 82 percent of the 645 total actions we had identified since 2011 have been addressed or partially addressed. See our online Action Tr... |
train_8918 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Whistleblowers play an important role in safeguarding the federal government against waste, fraud, and abuse. However, whistleblowers also risk reprisal, such as demotion, reassignment, and firing. GAO was asked to review DODIG's reprisal investigations program for DOD civilians and contractors. This report examines th... | [
"Various statutes, regulations, and presidential policy protect different groups of DOD civilians and contractors from acts of reprisal for whistleblowing. Specifically, these groups comprise (1) DOD appropriated-fund employees, (2) DOD NAFI employees, (3) DOD contractor, subcontractor, grantee, and subgrantee empl... |
train_8919 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In 1995, the Department of Defense (DOD) began an effort to implement a standard departmentwide travel system--the Defense Travel System (DTS). GAO has made numerous recommendations aimed at improving DOD management, oversight, and implementation of DTS. GAO was asked to (1) assess the actions DOD has taken to implemen... | [
"In September 1993, the National Performance Review recommended an overhaul of DOD’s temporary duty (TDY) travel system. In response, the department created the DOD Task Force to Reengineer Travel to examine the travel process. It found that existing processes were expensive to administer and neither customer nor m... |
train_8920 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Homeland security partnerships may grow increasingly important as fiscal constraints provide impetus for federal agencies to look to partners for mission support. One partner is CAP, a congressionally chartered, federally funded, nonprofit corporation with approximately 61,000 volunteer members that can function as the... | [
"In early 2010, DHS defined its mission and strategy for responding to homeland security threats. The result of this effort was the completion of the QHSR report––a strategic framework to guide the activities of participants in homeland security toward a common goal. One of the key themes of the QHSR report is the ... |
train_8921 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) Defense Export Loan Guarantee (DELG) Program, focusing on: (1) the level of program activity to date; (2) the program's financial status; (3) other sources of financing available to borrowing countries; (4) comparing DELG Program charac... | [
"In the 1970s and 1980s, DOD guaranteed loans issued for weapons exports and incurred significant costs when developing countries were unable to repay. Between 1974 and 1984, almost all foreign military financing took the form of guaranteed loans provided through the U.S. government’s Federal Financing Bank. In the... |
train_8922 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | VA and DOD operate two of the nation's largest health care systems, serving millions of veterans and active duty members and their beneficiaries. For almost two decades the departments have undertaken various efforts to advance interoperability between their respective electronic health record systems. While the depart... | [
"Historically, patient health information has been scattered across paper records kept by different caregivers in many different locations. Thus, the move toward collecting, storing, retrieving, and transferring these records electronically can significantly improve the quality and efficiency of care. This is espec... |
train_8923 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) performance plan for fiscal year (FY) 1999, focusing on: (1) NASA's goals and objectives, including how the agency plans to measure its progress toward achieving these goals and objectives; (2) the agency's stra... | [
"The Results Act requires that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) direct each executive agency to prepare an annual performance plan, beginning with fiscal year 1999. The performance plan is one of three components of the Results Act, the others being the strategic plan, submitted by agencies in September 19... |
train_8924 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | With declining mail volumes, increasing compensation costs, and a more competitive marketplace, the need for the U.S. Postal Service (Service) to increase efficiency and reduce expenses is a matter of increasing importance and concern. According to the Service, one area where it can become more efficient is in its mail... | [
"The Service’s mail processing and distribution infrastructure, whereby mail is prepared for sorting on automation equipment by applying a barcode, sorted through various processing equipment, and transported between plants, consists of interdependent networks where operations in one part affect operations througho... |
train_8925 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | As of September 30, 2001, the Navy's operating appropriations had $2.1 billion in unliquidated--or unpaid--funds that were obligated during fiscal years 1997-99. Unliquidated obligations that are no longer needed to pay for goods and services tie up funds that could be used for other permissible purposes. In addition, ... | [
"Obligations are recorded when an authorized agent of the federal government enters into a legally binding agreement to purchase specific goods or services. As bills are received and payments are made, the recorded obligation is reduced by the amount of the payments made. When all services or goods have been receiv... |
train_8926 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | FDA reviews applications from manufacturers that wish to market medical devices in the United States. To ensure 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 and Modernization Act of 2002 (MDUFMA)... | [
"Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), 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 the PMA and clearance of... |
train_8927 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed nine bills introduced in the 105th Congress to authorize the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) for military beneficiaries, focusing on: (1) issues that cut across the various bills, such as potential effects on beneficiary costs, eligibility, and the mil... | [
"FEHBP is available to federal employees, retirees, annuitants, and their dependents. In 1997, approximately 9 million beneficiaries participated in 374 FEHBP plans nationwide at a cost of approximately $16.3 billion—$12.1 billion paid by the government and $4.2 billion by enrollees. In comparison, DOD provided car... |
train_8928 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | A primary goal in establishing Medicaid's statutory formula, whereby states with lower per capita incomes (PCI) receive higher rates of federal reimbursement for program costs, was to narrow differences among states in their ability to fund Medicaid services. States' ability to fund services depends on their financial ... | [
"Medicaid eligibility is determined by several factors, including an individual’s or a family’s income in relation to the FPL, age, and eligibility for certain other federal program benefits. For example, federal law requires state programs to cover pregnant women and children under age 6 if their family income is ... |
train_8929 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed: (1) how well the Social Security Administration (SSA) administers the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) benefit payment provisions of the Social Security Act; and (2) the options to improve any administrative deficiencies. GAO noted... | [
"Social security benefits are payable to people based on either taxes paid on their own covered earnings or taxes paid on the covered earnings of a spouse or parent. When social security was established in 1935, it covered only workers in commerce and industry (other than the rail industry, which was allowed to est... |
train_8930 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In fiscal years 2010 through 2013, the U.S. government allocated $7 billion to implement global food security programs implemented under the FTF initiative by USAID and its U.S. FTF partner agencies, which include the Departments of Agriculture, State, and the Treasury, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation. To enha... | [
"FTF is the U.S. government’s global hunger and food security initiative. The overarching goal of the initiative is to accelerate progress toward the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goal of halving the proportion of people living in extreme poverty and hunger by 2015. FTF pursues two paths toward this goal: ... |
train_8931 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The financing of the federal government depends largely upon IRS's ability to collect taxes, including providing taxpayer services that make voluntary compliance easier and enforcing tax laws to ensure compliance with tax responsibilities. For fiscal year 2016, the President requested $12.9 billion in appropriations fo... | [
"IRS formulates its budget at three levels: (1) appropriation account, (2) budget activity, and (3) program activity. IRS requests funding by appropriation accounts, which align broadly with its strategic goals, which are to (1) deliver high quality and timely service to reduce taxpayer burden and encourage volunta... |
train_8932 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Financial Literacy and Education Improvement Act created, in December 2003, the Financial Literacy and Education Commission. Responding to the act's mandate that GAO assess the Commission's effectiveness, this report reviews its progress in (1) developing a national strategy; (2) developing a Web site and hotline; ... | [
"According to the Financial Literacy and Education Improvement Act, the purpose of the Financial Literacy and Education Commission is to “improve the financial literacy and education of persons in the United States through development of a national strategy to promote financial literacy and education.” The act stat... |
train_8933 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the regulatory efforts to identify and mitigate risks to U.S. depository institutions' operations introduced by the growth in the use of Internet banking systems, focusing on: (1) the risks posed by Internet banking and the extent of any industrywide Internet banking p... | [
"To elaborate on the findings in our report, I want to start by discussing growth in Internet banking and the kind of risks it presents. For the most part, regulators have taken steps to provide guidance to depository institutions on the need to mitigate risks. However, in some areas, more remains to be done. Inter... |
train_8934 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | To ease the pace of overseas deployments, the President announced a plan in 2007 to grow the Army's end strength by about 7 percent by 2013. GAO was asked to evaluate the Army's management of this growth. Specifically, GAO determined the extent to which the Army has (1) made progress in growing the force, (2) awarded c... | [
"DOD-wide, military personnel costs make up 23 percent of defense spending. According to GAO estimates, in fiscal year 2000 the average compensation for an active-duty soldier in terms of cash and noncash benefits and deferred benefits such as healthcare in retirement was $101,537. In fiscal year 2007, it cost abou... |
train_8935 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Under the Superfund program, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) places the most seriously contaminated sites on the National Priorities List (NPL). EPA may compel site cleanups by parties responsible for contamination, or conduct cleanups itself and have these parties reimburse its costs. The program is funded b... | [
"CERCLA was passed in late 1980, in the wake of the discovery of toxic waste sites such as Love Canal, where housing was built upon a former landfill for toxic chemicals, and residents began developing cancer and other illnesses from the residual waste. Unlike some environmental statutes, CERCLA did not regulate ac... |
train_8936 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In connection with the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, GAO was required to study the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC), a federal source of evidence about effective education practices. Operating through a 5-year contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the WWC review... | [
"The mission of the WWC is to be a central source of scientific evidence for what works in education. To accomplish this, the WWC reviews existing education research and posts information based on its reviews on the WWC Web site, http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/. The types of products currently available on the WWC Web ... |
train_8937 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Department of Defense (DOD) maintains approximately 2.5 million security clearances on servicemembers, federal DOD civilian employees, industry personnel for DOD and 23 other federal agencies, and employees in the legislative branch. Delays in determining eligibility for a clearance can heighten the risk that class... | [
"As with servicemembers and federal workers, industry personnel must obtain security clearances to gain access to classified information. Clearances are categorized into three levels: top secret, secret, and confidential. The level of classification denotes the degree of protection required for information and the ... |
train_8938 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | NNSA, a semiautonomous agency within DOE, oversees the nations nuclear security programs. M&O contractors manage NNSAs facilities, including its national security laboratoriesLawrence Livermore, Los Alamos, and Sandia. Each year, M&O contractors spend billions of dollars to manage and operate these laboratories. Co... | [
"M&O contractors operate and maintain NNSA’s three national security laboratories, as well as the infrastructure necessary to support the nuclear weapons stockpile and the capabilities to conduct the scientific, technical, engineering, and production activities that ensure the continued safety and reliability of th... |
train_8939 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | On May 13, 2005, the Department of Defense (DOD) submitted 222 base realignment and closure (BRAC) recommendations, involving an unprecedented 837 BRAC actions, to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission for its review. DOD expects the proposals, if approved, would generate net annual recurring savings of a... | [
"The legislation authorizing the 2005 BRAC round, enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002, required DOD to give priority to selection criteria dealing with military value and added elements of specificity to criteria previously used by DOD in prior BRAC rounds. In large measur... |
train_8940 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Hundreds of metric tons of cocaine flow annually from South America to the United States, threatening the security and well-being of U.S. citizens. South American cocaine production and trafficking is centered in the five countries in the Andean region. State, USAID, DOD, and DEA provide counternarcotics assistance to ... | [
"The five countries in the Andean region—Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela—represent primary sources of or transit routes for cocaine entering the United States. Bolivia. Bolivia is the world’s third largest producer of cocaine as well as a transit zone for cocaine products from Peru, primarily to n... |
train_8941 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Under Medicare's prospective payment system (PPS), home health agencies receive a single payment, adjusted to reflect the care needs of different types of patients, for providing up to 60 days of home health care. Some home health industry representatives have suggested that certain nonroutine medical supplies (such as... | [
"Medicare’s home health care benefit enables certain beneficiaries with post-acute-care needs (such as recovery from joint replacement) and chronic conditions (such as congestive heart failure) to receive care in their homes. To qualify for home health care, beneficiaries must be homebound; require intermittent ski... |
train_8942 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Navy's Shipboard Solid and Plastics Waste Management Program, focusing on the: (1) Navy's planning processes; and (2) program's effectiveness since its implementation. GAO found that: (1) the Navy's two prior plans for meeting shipboard solid waste discharge require... | [
"In 1973, the United States and other maritime nations signed the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships. The treaty, now in force with its 1978 protocol, includes five annexes. Annex V regulates the discharge from ships of garbage and other solid waste—paper, cardboard, metal, glass, a... |
train_8943 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | American consumers, businesses, utilities, and federal and state agencies rely on the Energy Star product labeling program to identify more efficient products that lower their energy costs. Even with the program's successes, several reports by GAO and others have identified weaknesses in the Energy Star program. The pr... | [
"The Energy Star program is one of several federal government programs that focus on reducing the nation’s energy consumption. The Energy Star program also includes the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption by transforming the market for energy- consuming products through voluntary partne... |
train_8944 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Millions of Americans are unable to provide their own transportation--or even use public transportation--for Medicaid appointments, Head Start classes, job training, or other services. Such "transportation disadvantaged" persons are often disabled, elderly, or low income. Various federal programs are authorized to prov... | [
"Many elderly, disabled, and low-income individuals face significant challenges in accessing transportation. For example, some of these challenges are as follows: Sixteen percent of respondents over age 75 reported not having a driver’s license in 2001, and 25 percent of the respondents had not driven at least once... |
train_8945 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Representative Payeespersons who SSA staff appoint to manage Social Security benefits for those unable to do so for themselvesplay an important role in ensuring that beneficiary needs are met. In fiscal year 2012, about 5.9 million payees managed $72 billion in annual benefits for nearly 8.4 million beneficiaries, a ... | [
"Beneficiaries needing a payee fall into one of three basic categories: (1) child beneficiaries—almost all children under age 18 have payees,those who are legally incompetent or mentally incapable of managing benefit payments, and (3) beneficiaries who are physically incapable of managing or directing the managemen... |
train_8946 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | With the 2002 enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA), GAO was mandated to review the Troops-to-Teachers program, which provides financial assistance and counseling to help military personnel obtain their teacher licenses, especially in priority subject areas, such as math and science, and find employment in ... | [
"According to Education, about 300,000 individuals obtain teaching certifications each year and the career path generally begins by enrolling in either a traditional or an alternative certification program, typically provided by a 4-year institution of higher education. Programs are considered “traditional” when th... |
train_8947 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Customs Service's management of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), focusing on whether Customs has adequately justified ACE cost-effectiveness. GAO noted that: (1) Customs is not managing ACE effectively, and it does not have a firm basis for concluding tha... | [
"The mission of the Customs Service is to ensure that all goods and persons entering and exiting the United States do so in compliance with all U.S. laws and regulations. It does this by (1) enforcing the laws governing the flow of goods and persons across U.S. borders and (2) assessing and collecting duties, taxes... |
train_8948 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This testimony discusses the role of the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Disaster Loan Program in responding to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, general performance measures for the program, and the effects of SBA's program to sell loans to private investors on disaster loans and their borrowers. In rev... | [
"When disasters such as floods, tornadoes, or earthquakes strike, federal, state, and local government agencies coordinate to provide assistance to disaster victims. SBA, through its Disaster Loan Program, is part of this effort. SBA provides loans to households and businesses without credit available elsewhere at ... |
train_8949 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Many people are homeless for only a short time and get back on their feet with minimal assistance, but others are chronically homeless and need intensive and ongoing assistance. Fifty federal programs exist to help the homeless with housing. Sixteen of these are targeted exclusively to the homeless, and the others are ... | [
"Homelessness in America is a significant and complex problem. According to a survey conducted for the federal Interagency Council on the Homeless in 1996, 85 percent of homeless clients were single, predominately male and nonwhite, and almost 40 percent had less than a high school diploma. About one quarter of tho... |
train_8950 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the status and other aspects of the Domestic Preparedness Program, focusing on: (1) the training and other benefits offered to cities under the program; and (2) the methodology for designing and implementing the program, including the way in which cities were selected... | [
"Concerned that WMD are increasingly available to terrorists, Congress passed the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996, commonly known as the Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Act (P.L. 104-201, Sept. 23, 1996). The act designates DOD as the lead agency to enhance domestic preparedness for responding to and ma... |
train_8951 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a component within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is responsible for overseeing the Medicare and Medicaid programs--the nation's largest health insurance programs--which benefit about one in every four Americans. CMS relies on a contractor-owned an... | [
"Information security is a critical consideration for any organization that depends on information systems and computer networks to carry out its mission or business. It is especially important for government agencies, where the public’s trust is essential. The dramatic expansion in computer interconnectivity and t... |
train_8952 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Department of State requested $415 million to fund programs in the Nonproliferation, Antiterrorism, Demining, and Related Programs (NADR) appropriations account for fiscal year 2005. Interest has been expressed in learning about whether programs are being implemented in accord with the law, and in the extent to whi... | [
"In 1996, Congress established the NADR appropriations account in response to the increased importance of nonproliferation and anti- terrorism efforts and to give the executive branch more flexibility in administering funds for these kinds of activities. While some programs funded through the account have been rece... |
train_8953 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Future Combat System (FCS) has been at the center of the Army's efforts to become a lighter, more agile, and more capable combat force by replacing existing combat systems with a family of manned and unmanned vehicles and systems, linked by an advanced information network. To meet the challenges of FCS's scope and sche... | [
"With FCS, the Army embraced a new warfighting concept designed to replace most of its existing combat systems with a family of manned and unmanned vehicles and systems linked by an advanced information network. According to the Army, FCS represented the greatest technology and integration challenge it had ever und... |
train_8954 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program (JOBS), focusing on: (1) who is being served by JOBS; (2) the services JOBS participants receive and the extent to which their needs are being met; and (3) the implications of serving participants in a time-limited benefit ... | [
"Created by the Social Security Act of 1935, the AFDC program provides cash assistance to families with needy children who have been deprived of parental support if a parent is continuously absent from the home, incapacitated, dead, or unemployed. The program is jointly funded by the federal government and the stat... |
train_8955 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | DOD and DOE's NNSA are jointly responsible for managing aspects of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile. The Council, established by Congress in 1986, includes five senior officials from both departments; it facilitates coordination between DOD and NNSA and establishes program priorities. DOD and NNSA are working to mode... | [
"Congress established the Council in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987. The structure, membership, and responsibilities of the Council are generally found in section 179 of Title 10, U.S. Code. A 1997 memorandum of agreement between DOD and DOE identified several activities for the Council... |
train_8956 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Federal obligations under SBA's 8(a) Business Development Program totaled about $4 billion for 344 ANC-owned firms in 2014. In 2011, SBA updated program regulations to address prior oversight challenges identified by GAO. GAO was asked to follow-up on past reports and examine SBA's current oversight processes. This rep... | [
"The 8(a) program was designed to assist small, disadvantaged businesses in competing in the American economy through business development. Over the course of the program, qualified small, disadvantaged businesses can receive business development support from SBA, such as mentoring, procurement assistance, business... |
train_8957 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The federal government invests more than $80 billion annually in IT. However, these investments frequently fail, incur cost overruns and schedule slippages, or contribute little to mission-related outcomes. This underperformance of federal IT projects can be traced to a lack of disciplined and effective management and ... | [
"The federal government invests more than $80 billion annually in IT, but many of these investments fail to meet cost and schedule expectations or make significant contributions to mission-related outcomes.",
"We have previously testified that the federal government has spent billions of dollars on failed IT inve... |
train_8958 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Consumer-directed health plans (CDHP) combine a high-deductible health plan with a tax-advantaged account, such as a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA), that enrollees can use to pay for health care expenses. In an effort to restrain cost growth, several employers, including the federal government through its Offic... | [
"In the past several years, employers and insurance carriers have begun to offer HRAs and other CDHPs, which are intended to reduce health care spending. To achieve this goal, CDHPs combine a high-deductible health plan with a tax-advantaged account to pay for health care expenses. CDHP insurance carriers may also ... |
train_8959 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | One of the ways that federal regulatory agencies enforce applicable statutes and regulations is through the imposition of civil monetary penalties for violations of those statutes and regulations. The amounts of the penalties imposed can vary substantially, depending on the limits specified in the applicable statutes o... | [
"Small businesses are a significant part of the nation’s economy, accounting (under SBA’s definition) for 99 percent of all businesses, about 50 percent of the gross domestic product, and about 53 percent of private industry’s workforce. Small governments make up 97 percent of all of the local governments in the Un... |
train_8960 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Klamath River Basin Fishery Resources Restoration Act (Act), passed in October 1986, required the Secretary of the Interior to establish and restore a conservation area in that river basin, created a management council and a task force to assist and advise the Secretary, and authorized $21 million until September 3... | [
"Congress passed the Klamath River Basin Fishery Resources Restoration Act (the Act) in October 1986 to assist in restoring the Klamath River’s fish resources. The Act authorized $21 million to be appropriated to the Department of the Interior, and it charged the Secretary of the Interior with implementing a 20-yea... |
train_8961 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Coast Guarda component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)is responsible for establishing Interagency Operations Centers (IOC) in response to provisions of the Security and Accountability For Every (SAFE) Port Act of 2006. IOCs are designed to, among other things, share maritime information with the Coas... | [
"Congress showed continuing interest in the development of IOCs shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003, funding was appropriated specifically for such a center in Charleston, South Carolina. That center, known as Project SeaHawk, brought togeth... |
train_8962 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO evaluated the Federal Reserve System's (FRS) efforts to oversee that the 1,618 financial institutions it supervises successfully address the year 2000 computer problem. GAO noted that: (1) FRS has been taking the year 2000 problem very seriously, devoting considerable resources ... | [
"Our objective was to evaluate FRS’ efforts to date to ensure that the institutions it oversees have adequately mitigated the risks associated with the Year 2000 date change. We compared these efforts to criteria detailed in our Year 2000 Assessment Guide. This guide advocates a structured approach to planning and ... |
train_8963 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Corrective Action Program, focusing on: (1) the progress made in cleaning up facilities under the program; (2) factors affecting progress; and (3) any initiatives that EPA, the states, an... | [
"The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) requires companies that treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste to obtain a permit specifying how their facilities will safely manage that waste. EPA may authorize states to administer their own permitting programs for hazardous waste in lieu of the fed... |
train_8964 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO has performed extensive work and gained experience on government transformation and the critical role that human capital management can play in driving this change. Valuable lessons from these efforts could help guide the proposed reforms in the intelligence community envisioned by the 9/11 Commission. This stateme... | [
"Experience shows that failure to adequately address—and often even consider—a wide variety of people and cultural issues are at the heart of unsuccessful organizational transformations. Recognizing the people element in these initiatives and implementing strategies to help individuals maximize their full potential... |
train_8965 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | TRS allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls, often with the help of a communications assistant who acts as a translator or facilitator between the two parties having the conversation. FCC is the steward of the TRS program and the federal TRS Fund, which reimburses TRS pro... | [
"FCC manages and oversees the federal TRS program. FCC develops program rules and policies, sets annual rates for compensating providers, and oversees compliance with program rules. FCC contracts out the daily administration of the TRS Fund to a third-party administrator. NECA was the fund administrator from 1993 t... |
train_8966 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Although the overall safety record in the railroad industry, as measured by the number of train accidents per million miles traveled, has improved markedly since 1980, there has been little sustained improvement over the past decade. Serious accidents resulting in injuries and deaths continue to occur, such as one in G... | [
"On average, 437 people have been injured and 12 people have been killed in train accidents each year over the past decade, from 1997 through 2006, exclusive of highway-railroad grade crossing and trespassing accidents. In recent years, a number of serious accidents raised concerns about the level of safety in the ... |
train_8967 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the actions taken by federal agencies to implement the Economics Statistics Initiative (ESI), focusing on: (1) the Council of Economic Advisers' (CEA) recommendations that comprise ESI and the context of their development; (2) the agencies' ESI implementation plans and ... | [
"Economic statistics are used by both government and industry to understand current economic conditions and to predict future conditions. Such statistics are part of the process by which government policies and laws are developed, implemented, and evaluated; and substantial components of the federal budget are adju... |
train_8968 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The United States has been providing assistance to Colombia since the early 1970s to help reduce illicit drugs. In 1999, the Colombian government introduced Plan Colombia--program that, among other things, proposed reducing illicit drug activities by 50 percent over 6 years. In fiscal years 2000-03 alone, the United St... | [
"The United States has provided assistance to help reduce illegal drug production and trafficking activities in Colombia since the 1970s. Yet, Colombia is still the world’s leading cocaine producer and distributor and a major source of the heroin used in the United States. According to State, Colombia provides 90 p... |
train_8969 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Information technology (IT) management process controls are predictors of organizational success in developing, acquiring, implementing, operating, and maintaining IT systems and related infrastructure. GAO found that the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) has not implemented practices associated with effecti... | [
"The mission of INS, an agency of the Department of Justice, is to administer and enforce the immigration laws of the United States. To accomplish its mission, INS has three interrelated business areas— enforcement, immigration services, and corporate (i.e., mission-support) services. Enforcement includes border in... |
train_8970 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Many drugs marketed in the United States are manufactured in foreign countries and the value of such products entering the country is increasing. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for overseeing the safety and effectiveness of human drugs that are marketed in the United States, whether they are manu... | [
"FDA is responsible for overseeing the safety and effectiveness of human drugs that are marketed in the United States, whether they are manufactured in foreign or domestic establishments. Foreign establishments that market their drugs in the United States must register with FDA. As part of its efforts to ensure the... |
train_8971 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Army's individually billed travel card program is different from the purchase card program in that the cardholder is directly responsible for all charges incurred on his or her travel card account, and the monthly bill is sent to the cardholder for payment. The cardholder is responsible for submitting a properly do... | [
"The Army’s travel card delinquency rate and amounts charged-off are substantially higher than non-Army DOD components and civilian agencies in the federal government. Cumulative Army charge-offs since the inception of the travel card program with Bank of America in November 1998 are nearly $34 million. Our analysi... |
train_8972 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the: (1) numbers and types of pension plans sponsored nationwide by private employers from 1984 to 1993; (2) proportions of total contributions made to these plans by employers and employees; (3) average administrative expense for these plans; and (4) rea... | [
"Employer-sponsored pension plans, in combination with Social Security and personal savings, provide millions of retirees and their families with retirement income. Employers can provide these benefits using two basic types of plans—defined benefit (DB) or defined contribution (DC) pension plans. For a DB plan, the... |
train_8973 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In eastern DRC, armed groups continue to commit severe human rights abuses and profit from exploitation of minerals and other trades. In 2010, Congress included a provision in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to address the trade of conflict mineralstin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold. Secti... | [
"The DRC is a vast, mineral-rich nation with an estimated population of approximately 72 million to 74 million people in an area that is roughly one-quarter the size of the United States. It was colonized in 1885 as a personal possession of Belgian King Leopold II and administered by the Belgian government starting... |
train_8974 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Navy's LCS consists of the ship-- called a seaframe--and mission packages, which provide combat capability. LCS is intended to be reconfigurable to perform three primary missions: surface warfare; mine countermeasures; and anti-submarine warfare. The Navy currently plans to buy 52 seaframes, including two variants ... | [
"The concept for the LCS emerged in the late 1990s and early 2000s as the Navy was trying to address two main needs. First, it had identified existing and emerging capability gaps in its ability to defeat large numbers of hostile small boats, sea mines, and quiet diesel-electric and nuclear- powered submarines, esp... |
train_8975 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The National Strategy for Counterterrorism calls for a rapid and coordinated effort that uses U.S. government resources to mitigate threats to homeland security. DHS contributes to the U.S. government's efforts to combat terrorism and works to prevent inadmissible travelers and cargo from entering the United States. DH... | [
"In September 2013, we reported on actions DHS has taken to align its programs abroad with its resource use and with other U.S. governmental strategic priorities. We found that DHS had taken actions toward increasing organizational and programmatic alignment for its resource use abroad consistent with requirements ... |
train_8976 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In 2006, the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program is expected to collect over $37 billion in taxes from employers to pay $34 billion in benefits to unemployed workers. Under state UI programs, employers' tax contributions are experience-rated--that is, they reflect the extent to which they laid off workers who then coll... | [
"The unemployment insurance program was established in 1935 to (1) give workers temporary and partial insurance against income loss during unemployment for which they are not at fault, and (2) to help stabilize the nation’s economy in economic downturns by maintaining workers’ purchasing power. The program operates... |
train_8977 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the types of activities undertaken by U.S. contractors to meet offset obligations associated with the sale of defense equipment to various foreign governments. GAO noted that: (1) companies undertake a broad array of activities to satisfy offset requirements; (2) under ... | [
"The ever increasing costliness of defense equipment, the limited defense budgets, the concerns about employment levels, and the importance of industrial competitiveness in a global economy have led governments to leverage their imports of major weapon systems so as to yield benefits for their domestic economies. O... |
train_8978 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In carrying out its mission to ensure that securities markets are fair, orderly, and efficiently maintained, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relies extensively on computerized systems. Integrating effective information security controls into a layered control strategy is essential to ensure that SEC's fina... | [
"Information security is a critical consideration for any organization that depends on information systems and computer networks to carry out its mission or business and is especially important for government agencies, where maintaining the public’s trust is essential. While the dramatic expansion in computer inter... |
train_8979 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | FAA is leading the implementation of NextGen, which is designed to transition the nation's ground-based air traffic control system to one that uses satellite navigation, automated position reporting, and digital communications. Planning for NextGen began in 2003 and in 2007 the effort was estimated to cost between $29 ... | [
"FAA has pursued several different modernization efforts for air traffic control (ATC) since FAA’s creation by the Federal Aviation Act of 1958. These efforts to upgrade the air-traffic control system included the installation of a semi-automated air-traffic control system beginning in the mid-1960s and an air traf... |
train_8980 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In controlling the transfer of weapons and related technologies overseas, the U.S. government must limit the possibility of sensitive items falling into the wrong hands while allowing legitimate trade to occur. Achieving this balance has become more challenging due to redefined security threats and a globalized economy... | [
"The U.S. government has a myriad of laws, regulations, policies, and processes intended to identify and protect critical technologies so they can be transferred to foreign parties in a manner consistent with U.S. national security, foreign policy, and economic interests. Advanced weapons and militarily useful tech... |
train_8981 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed S. 1214, the Federalism Act of 1999, focusing on: (1) how often the preambles to covered agencies' final rules issued between April 1, 1996, and December 31, 1998, mentioned the executive order and how often they indicated the agencies had conducted Federalism assessme... | [
"During the past 20 years, state, local, and tribal governments as well as businesses have expressed concerns about congressional and regulatory preemption of traditionally nonfederal functions and the costs of complying with federal regulations. The executive and the legislative branch have each attempted to respo... |
train_8982 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed several issues related to the federal employee buyout program, focusing on: (1) whether the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act's downsizing goals are being achieved; (2) whether agencies' use of buyouts reflects National Performance Review (NPR) downsizing goals; (3) t... | [
"To downsize the federal workforce with minimal use of reductions-in- force (RIF), Department of Defense (DOD) and non-DOD agencies were given the authority—under separate pieces of legislation—to pay eligible employees voluntary separation incentive payments (buyouts) of as much as $25,000 to leave federal service... |
train_8983 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) C-17 program, focusing on: (1) the aircraft's ability to achieve its original program requirements; and (2) whether further procurement of C-17 aircraft is justified. GAO found that: (1) although the C-17 was intended to operate routi... | [
"In the event of a conflict or crisis overseas, the United States must be able to deliver the troops, equipment, and supplies necessary to meet the threat. The Department of Defense (DOD) relies on airlift, sealift, and prepositioned assets to accomplish this mission. Airlift, the vital component that provides rapi... |
train_8984 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the structure and operations of the Bank of England, the United Kingdom's banking regulatory agency. GAO found that: (1) the Bank is recognized as the primary regulator and sole supervisor of authorized banks in the United Kingdom; (2) the Bank's primary purpose is to p... | [
"The history of bank regulation and supervision in the United Kingdom (U.K.) reflects the relatively concentrated nature of the banking industry as well as British reliance on common law. The conduct of bank regulation and supervision in the United Kingdom has evolved significantly since the Bank of England (the Ba... |
train_8985 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for addressing the threat of nuclear smuggling. Radiation detection portal monitors are key elements in our national defenses against such threats. DHS has sponsored R&D and testing activities to develop a "next generation" portal monitor, known as the advanced s... | [
"In general, DHS is responsible for providing radiation detection capabilities at U.S. ports of entry. Until April 2005, CBP managed this program. However, on April 15, 2005, the President directed the establishment of DNDO within DHS. DNDO’s duties include acquiring and supporting the deployment of radiation detec... |
train_8986 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In 2010, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) processed about 137 million individual income tax returns and issued 107 million refunds totaling over $312 billion. The compliance checks it performs before refunds are issued thus could affect millions of taxpayers and billions of dollars of refunds by identifying taxpayers... | [
"Prerefund compliance checks enable IRS to help confirm taxpayers’ identities and ensure that returns have required information, quickly and efficiently correct certain errors with a virtual certainty of being right, identify and audit some returns even before refunds are completed, and help detect possible fraud. ... |
train_8987 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | At least 26 federal entities distribute grants, often with differing administrative requirements. As a result, grantees may be diverting resources from program objectives to comply with varying administrative requirements. Congress, attempting to reduce this inefficiency, passed the Federal Financial Assistance Managem... | [
"The process of distributing federal assistance through grants is complicated and involves many different parties, both public and private, with different organizational structures and sizes as well as varying missions. Federal grants are disbursed and managed by 26 different federal agencies as well as by some sma... |
train_8988 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Medicare's payments for the costs physicians incur in operating their practices are based on two sets of estimates: total practice expenses and resource estimates for individual services. Total practice expense estimates were derived from American Medical Association (AMA) physician surveys, which the Centers for Medic... | [
"Practice expense payments under Medicare’s physician fee schedule are based on estimates of total practice expenses for each specialty and estimates of the resources required for individual services. The adequacy and appropriateness of fees are important to ensure Medicare beneficiary access to physician services.... |
train_8989 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (OIG) has identified significant vulnerabilities in Veterans Affairs' (VA) use of government purchase cards. In its April 26, 2004 report, the OIG reported instances of fraudulent activity totaling $435,900, and numerous improper and questionable uses of th... | [
"The General Services Administration (GSA) administers the federal government’s contracts in support of agencies’ purchase card programs. GSA contracts with commercial banks to issue purchase cards to federal employees to make official government purchases. Citibank issues purchase cards to VA operating administrat... |
train_8990 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The federal governments growing fiscal challenges underscore the importance of DOD employing a strategic approach to determining the appropriate mix of its military, civilian, and contractor personnel to perform its mission, and determining the functions that are critical for the department to achieve its missions. A ... | [
"DOD’s total workforce is made up of three main components: military personnel (including the active military and the reserve and guard forces), , and contractor support. Figure 1 shows the DOD civilian employeesnumber of the active and reserve components of the military, civilians, and estimated contractor FTEs th... |
train_8991 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Air Force's selection of a source of repair for depot maintenance work at the closing Sacramento Air Logistics Center (ALC), focusing on whether the: (1) Air Force's procedures for conducting the Sacramento competition provided substantially equal opportunity for ... | [
"As a result of a 1995 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Act decision, the Sacramento and San Antonio ALCs, including their maintenance depots, are to close by 2001. To mitigate the impact of the closings on the local communities and employees, the administration announced its intention to maintain employment lev... |
train_8992 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In 2001, Medicare's outpatient expenditures for blood clotting factor used to treat the estimated 1,100 beneficiaries with hemophilia totaled about $105 million, or more than 2 percent of total Medicare spending on outpatient drugs. Earlier work by GAO indicated that Medicare's payment for certain outpatient drugs is s... | [
"The two most common types of hemophilia are a deficiency in clotting factor VIII, hemophilia A, and a deficiency in clotting factor IX, hemophilia B. Hemophilia can be mild, moderate, or severe depending on the amount of the clotting factor present in the blood. People with severe hemophilia, for example, have les... |
train_8993 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Federal direct loans and loan guarantees outstanding have nearly doubled from $1.5 trillion at the end of fiscal year 2008 to $2.9 trillion at the end of fiscal year 2014. For the past several years, concerns have been raised by some experts both in and out of the federal government that FCRA may understate credit prog... | [
"Federal credit programs provide assistance to borrowers through two principal methods: direct loans and loan guarantees. Direct loans are a disbursement of funds by the government to a nonfederal borrower under a contract that requires the repayment of such funds with or without interest. Loan guarantees are any g... |
train_8994 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | SBA's 8(a) program is one of the federal government's primary means for developing small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. To ensure that 8(a) firms do not pass along the benefits of their contracts to their subcontractors, regulations limit the amount of work that can be performe... | [
"Subcontractors can perform work under 8(a) contracts, but certain limitations apply regarding the percentage of personnel costs that these firms may incur under service, supply, and construction contracts. For example, for service contracts, the 8(a) prime contractor must incur at least 50 percent of the personnel... |
train_8995 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The U.S. government relies extensively on private security contractors (PSC) for a variety of security services. However, incidents involving PSCs have raised concerns about oversight and legal accountability. Under the authority of the Comptroller General and in response to continuing congressional interest, GAO perfo... | [
"PSCs are defined as private companies, and/or personnel, that provide physical security for persons, places, buildings, facilities, supplies, or means of transportation. These contractors provide security services for a variety of U.S. government agencies in Iraq; however, they principally are hired by DOD and the... |
train_8996 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) researchers generally disseminate their agency-funded research results through publications, presentations, agency releases, and media interviews. In 2007, GAO reviewed dissemination policies at NASA and two other agencies and found that NASA's policies were generall... | [
"NASA’s work is performed at 10 research and flight centers across the United States. Each of these centers conducts a variety of research, engineering, construction, and support functions related to the agency’s mission, and each has a separate management structure, including a Center Director, to guide its activi... |
train_8997 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Over time, the amount of software code in vehicles has grown exponentially to support a growing number of safety and other features. However, the reliance on software to control safety-critical and other functions also leaves vehicles more vulnerable to cyberattacks. GAO was asked to review cybersecurity issues that co... | [
"The number of annual fatalities and injuries due to motor vehicle crashes has declined from 42,836 fatalities and 2.8 million injuries in 2004 to 32,675 fatalities and 2.3 million injuries in 2014, although, according to NHTSA, the rate of decline has leveled off in recent years. The decline in fatalities and inju... |
train_8998 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Biennially, the Judicial Conference, the federal judiciary's principal policymaking body, assesses the need for additional judges. The assessment is based on a variety of factors, but begins with quantitative case-related workload measures. This statement focuses on (1) whether the judiciary's quantitative case-related... | [
"The demands on judges’ time are largely a function of both the number and complexity of the cases on their dockets. To measure the case-related workload of district court judges, the Judicial Conference has adopted weighted case filings. The purpose of the district court case weights was to create a measure of the... |
train_8999 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The DD(X) destroyer--a surface ship intended to expand the Navy's littoral warfare capabilities--depends on the development of a number of new technologies to meet its requirements. The Navy intends to authorize detailed design and construction of the first ship in March 2005. GAO's past work has shown that developing ... | [
"The DD(X) destroyer is a multimission surface ship designed to provide advanced land attack capability in support of forces ashore and contribute to U.S. military dominance in littoral operations. Among its planned features is the ability to engage land targets from long ranges using its 155-millimeter guns and To... |
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