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train_9100 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed: (1) the extent of federal and state immunity laws protecting persons who report health care fraud; and (2) evidence for and against establishing a centralized health care fraud database. GAO found that: (1) there are no federal immunity protections for persons who rep... | [
"The size of the health care sector and sheer volume of money involved make it an attractive target for fraud. Expected to total over $1 trillion in fiscal year 1995, health care spending will consume almost 15 percent of the gross national product, an increase from just over 12 percent in 1990. The amount of fraud... |
train_9101 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed whether: (1) the Forest Service maintains an appropriate system of internal control over contracting activities to minimize the agency's vulnerability to fraud, waste, and abuse; (2) the Forest Service manages contracting effectively by preparing adequate acquisition pl... | [
"The Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is responsible for managing and maintaining the National Forest System. This vast system covers 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands on more than 191 million acres. The Forest Service manages this system through a program of sus... |
train_9102 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The airline industry, facing unprecedented financial losses as a result of the economic downturn and the terrorist attacks, has taken steps to minimize losses, including reducing or eliminating service to some small communities. In March 2002, GAO reported that small communities had almost 20 percent fewer departures i... | [
"In 1978 the Congress deregulated the airline industry, phasing out the federal government’s control over domestic fares and routes served and allowing market forces to determine the price, quantity, and quality of service. Most major “network” carriers, free to determine their own routes, developed “hub-and-spoke”... |
train_9103 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Since the mid-1990s, the Navy and Marine Corps have studied ways to better protect landing forces. As new operational concepts evolved, the Marine Corps identified requirements for naval surface fire support and the Navy began developing two systems to meet these needs--the Extended Range Munition for existing classes ... | [
"The Marine Corps has been developing new concepts for expeditionary operations that are characterized by an increase in mobility, flexibility, and depth of operations. To successfully conduct these operations, the Marine Corps relies on a “fires triad” composed of land-based artillery and mortars, attack planes an... |
train_9104 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Given the magnitude of its reported spending on information technology (IT) services--more than $6.2 billion in fiscal year 2001--it is critical that the Department of Defense (DOD) adopt effective practices for acquiring IT services. GAO researched leading commercial practices for the outsourcing of IT services, and, ... | [
"To protect the security of the United States, DOD relies on a complex array of computer-dependent and mutually supportive organizational components, including the military services, Commanders in Chief, and Defense agencies. As such, it invests tens of billions of dollars each year in a broad array of computer sys... |
train_9105 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Congress's formation of the Air Traffic Organization (ATO) and the Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO), both within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), represent the latest efforts to address the monumental challenges of modernizing the national airspace system (NAS) during the first quarter of the twen... | [
"The ATO inherited a decades-long legacy of cost, schedule, and performance problems in the ATC modernization program. We found that four interrelated factors contributed to these problems. The ATO has taken a number of positive steps to address these issues through improvements in its management of information tec... |
train_9106 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Agencies are required to report improper payment information under the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (IPIA) and recovery auditing information under section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002, commonly known as the Recovery Auditing Act. Since the first year of implementation,... | [
"IPIA was passed in November 2002 with the major objective of enhancing the accuracy and integrity of federal payments. IPIA requires executive branch agency heads to review their programs and activities annually and identify those that may be susceptible to significant improper payments. For each program and activ... |
train_9107 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO assessed the extent to which existing or foreseeable technologies offer solutions to worldwide landmine and other unexploded ordnance (UXO) problems. GAO found that: (1) U.S. research and development requirements for UXO detection and clearance technology are broader today than ... | [
"DOD defines “explosive ordnance” as all munitions, weapon delivery systems, and ordnance items that contain explosives, propellants, nuclear materials, and chemical agents. Included in this definition are bombs, missiles, rockets, artillery rounds, ammunition, mines, and any other similar item that can cause injur... |
train_9108 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on local programs that help teenage mothers complete their secondary education as a step toward self-sufficiency. GAO found that: (1) communities have responded to the growth of unwed teenage mothers by creating programs to help them achieve economic self-su... | [
"The birth rate for unmarried women aged 15 to 19 increased threefold between 1960 and 1992 (see fig. 1). While the increase in births to unwed teenagers is part of an increasing trend in births to unwed mothers of all childbearing ages, the economic consequences are usually more severe for teenagers because many t... |
train_9109 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Accounting standards require governments to account for the costs of other postemployment benefits (OPEB)--the largest of which is typically retiree health benefits--when an employee earns the benefit. As such, governments are reporting their OPEB liabilities--the amount of the obligation to employees who have earned O... | [
"The costs to state and local governments that offer retiree health benefits can vary based on several factors. These include the design of the retiree health benefits that governments provide, the eligibility requirements that retirees must meet in order to receive those benefits, and the degree to which governmen... |
train_9110 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Section 346(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 requires that DOD implement a plan to achieve no less than $10 billion in cost savings from headquarters, administrative, and support activities for fiscal years 2015 through 2019. Congress further mandated DOD to report on that plan with its... | [
"DOD major headquarters activities include the Office of the Secretary of Defense; the Joint Staff; the Offices of the Secretary of the Army and Army Staff; the Office of the Secretary of the Navy and Office of the Chief of Naval Operations; Headquarters, Marine Corps; and the Offices of the Secretary of the Air Fo... |
train_9111 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Rising prescription drug spending has led the United States and other countries to seek ways to negotiate lower prices with drug manufacturers. Currently, the Medicare Part D benefit, which offers outpatient prescription drug benefits to beneficiaries including elderly and certain disabled people, comprises competing p... | [
"Prescription drug spending, paid for by a mix of public and private payers, has outpaced total health care spending in the United States and other countries in recent years. In the United States, federal programs either directly purchase and distribute prescription drugs or reimburse pharmacies or other providers ... |
train_9112 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The federal executive boards (FEB) bring together federal agency and community leaders in major metropolitan areas outside Washington, D.C., to discuss issues of common interest, including pandemic influenza. This testimony addresses the FEBs' emergency support roles and responsibilities, their potential role in pandem... | [
"The nature of pandemic influenza presents distinctive challenges. Unlike incidents that are discretely bounded in space or time (e.g., most natural or man-made disasters), a pandemic is not a singular event, but is likely to come in waves, each lasting weeks or months, and pass through communities of all sizes acr... |
train_9113 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The United States and DOD depend on space assets to support national security, civil, and commercial activities. Having sufficient quantities of qualified personnel to acquire space assets--on which DOD expects to spend $8 billion in fiscal year 2013--is critical to DOD's ability to carry out its mission. Approximately... | [
"Having sufficient quantities of qualified personnel to design, oversee, and acquire space assets—on which DOD expects to spend $8 billion in fiscal year 2013—is critical to DOD’s ability to carry out its mission. Our prior work—including our most recent update of our High-Risk Series— emphasizes that strategic hum... |
train_9114 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Medicaid program served 33.4 million low-income families as well as elderly, blind, and disabled persons at a cost of $119 billion to the federal government and $88 billion to the states in fiscal year 2000. States are responsible for safeguarding Medicaid funds by making proper payments to providers, recovering mi... | [
"Our review found that CMS had only recently begun to assess areas at greatest risk for improper payments. As a result, controls were not in place that focused on the highest risk areas and resources had not yet been deployed to areas of greatest risk. The Comptroller General’s Standards for Internal Control in the... |
train_9115 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed research results on programs designed to educate children on how to avoid becoming victims of sexual abuse. GAO found that: (1) of the numerous studies that are being done on the effectiveness of child sexual abuse education programs, there is no direct evidence that an... | [
"The problem of child sexual abuse has received increasing attention in recent years. Deriving accurate estimates of the magnitude of the problem is difficult, however, because research has indicated that abuse tends to be underreported, definitions of what constitutes sexual abuse and the ceiling age used (e.g., w... |
train_9116 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In March 2012, OMB launched an initiative, referred to as PortfolioStat, which requires agencies to conduct annual reviews of their IT investments and make decisions on eliminating duplication, among other things. In March 2013, OMB launched the second iteration of this initiative, with the goal of eliminating duplicat... | [
"Federal agencies spend over $80 billion annually on IT investments. As both we and OMB have reported, duplicative, wasteful, and low-value investments have proliferated over the years, highlighting the need for agencies to avoid such investments whenever possible. To address this issue, in March 2012, OMB launched... |
train_9117 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) has been in effect for several years and is currently undergoing reauthorization. In order to provide the Congress with information on the implementation and effectiveness of the WIA youth program, GAO was asked to explore how services have been delivered at the local level, whether t... | [
"Enacted in 1998, WIA replaced the fragmented and overlapping programs under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) with a system that sought to connect employment, education, and training services to better match job seekers to labor market needs. The youth program falls under Title I of WIA along with programs f... |
train_9118 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Federal agencies must use appropriate authorities and follow proper procedures in converting political appointees to career positions, including obtaining prior approval from OPM. GAO was asked to provide information on political conversions and examine the implementation and effectiveness of OPM's policy for reviewing... | [
"Each administration makes political appointments to support and advocate the President’s political goals and policies. These positions are noncareer excepted service appointments made without regard to the statutory and regulatory provisions governing career appointments in the competitive, excepted, or senior exe... |
train_9119 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | A number of well-publicized announcements about financial statement restatements by large, well-known public companies have erased billions of dollars of previously reported earnings and raised questions about the credibility of accounting practices and the quality of corporate financial disclosure and oversight in the... | [
"The Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act) and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) establish the principle of full disclosure, which requires that investors receive sufficient information on investment opportunities to help them make informed investment decisions. The Securities Act requires that a... |
train_9120 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO provided information related to defense contractor restructuring, focusing on: (1) the Department of Defense's (DOD) use of contract price adjustment clauses, also called reopener clauses; (2) DOD's limited use of reopener clauses for fixed-price contracts; and (3) the potenti... | [
"As a result of the significant decline in defense expenditures since the late 1980s, defense contractors have been consolidating and restructuring their operations to increase efficiencies and become more competitive in the defense marketplace. Many of the consolidation and restructuring activities resulted from d... |
train_9121 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Approximately 2 million of the nations 130 million housing units are manufactured homes (i.e., mobile homes) that were built before 1976. These older manufactured homes are generally considered to have some of the poorest energy efficiency of all housing units. Many of the occupants of these homes qualify for federal ... | [
"A manufactured home is constructed almost entirely in a factory and transported to the site where it will be occupied, in contrast to a site-built home, which is constructed at the site where it will be occupied. Many manufactured homes are rectangular, wood-framed, aluminum-sided, single-story structures—commonly... |
train_9122 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Passenger screening is critical to the security of our nation's aviation system, particularly in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is tasked with securing all modes of transportation, including the screening of airline passengers. TSA has met nu... | [
"ATSA created TSA as an agency within the Department of Transportation (DOT) to ensure security for all modes of transportation, to include aviation. ATSA set forth specific enhancements to aviation security for TSA to implement and established deadlines for completing many of them. These enhancements included fede... |
train_9123 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The federal government is the world's largest and most complex entity, with about $3.5 trillion in outlays in fiscal year 2010 that fund a broad array of programs and operations. GAO's long-term simulations of the federal budget show--absent policy change--growing deficits accumulating to an unsustainable increase in d... | [
"The federal government faces a series of challenges that in many instances are not possible for any single agency to address alone. Many federal program efforts, including those related to ensuring food safety, providing homeland security, monitoring incidence of infectious diseases, or improving response to natur... |
train_9124 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Following September 11, 2001, the number of international students coming to the United States dropped for the first time in over 30 years. While enrollments have rebounded, the U.S. image has declined in the Muslim world and elsewhere. To improve global attitudes toward America, the U.S. government funds higher educat... | [
"Following the events of September 11, the total number of international students studying in the United States leveled off and even dropped slightly after 2002, though enrollment numbers have recently rebounded. (See fig. 1.) According to the Institute of International Education (IIE), the decline in the number of... |
train_9125 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has faced concerns related to the quality of some of the public health products it publishes. ATSDR investigates community exposures related to certain hazardous chemical sites and releases; assesses associated health effects; and recommends actions to stop, ... | [
"ATSDR investigates community exposures related to chemical sites and releases; works with federal, tribal, state, and local agencies to identify potential exposures; assesses associated health effects; and recommends actions to stop, prevent, or minimize these harmful effects, among other things. ATSDR was establi... |
train_9126 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Strategic human capital management is critical to maximizing government's performance and ensuring its accountability for the benefit of the American people. The early years of the 21st century are proving to be a period of profound transition being driven by several key trends, including global interdependence; divers... | [
"Leading organizations use their performance management systems as a key tool for aligning institutional, unit, and employee performance; achieving results; accelerating change; managing the organization on a day-to-day basis; and facilitating communication throughout the year so that discussions about individual a... |
train_9127 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Veterans with disabilities face special challenges to finding employment-- resulting, for example, from the veterans' physical or mental health, or negative attitudes or stereotypes on the part of some employers. VA's VR&E program aims to help veterans with disabilities obtain and maintain suitable employment--compatib... | [
"To be entitled to VR&E services and related benefits, veterans generally must (1) have at least a 20 percent disability rating from the VA and (2) be in need of rehabilitation because of an employment handicap caused in substantial part by a service-connected disability. If needed to achieve employment, entitled v... |
train_9128 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) directed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a program to give physicians confidential feedback on the resources used to provide care to Medicare beneficiaries. In response, HHS's Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (... | [
"Physicians can be profiled on the health care they provide to Medicare beneficiaries using measures in two performance dimensions: the resources used to provide care to beneficiaries and the quality of that care. CMS has established goals and made progress in developing its Physician Feedback Program. Resource use... |
train_9129 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The United States has reimbursed Pakistan, a key ally in the global war on terror, about $5.56 billion in Coalition Support Funds (CSF) for its efforts to combat terrorism along its border with Afghanistan. The Department of Defense (Defense) provides CSF for costs incurred in direct support of U.S. military operations... | [
"As the United States focused on toppling the Taliban regime and fighting al Qaeda in Afghanistan, Pakistan became an important ally. In December 2001, Congress passed the Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2002, stipulating that the “Defense Emergency Response Fund” could be used by the Secretary of Defens... |
train_9130 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This testimony discusses the results of our recently issued report on options for restructuring two government-sponsored enterprises (GSE): Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (enterprises). On September 6, 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in conservatorship out of concern that t... | [
"It is generally accepted that the enterprises were successful in achieving key housing mission objectives to support the secondary mortgage market and facilitate the flow of mortgage credit: (1) We reported that the enterprises established a viable mortgage market for secondary loans that enabled capital to flow t... |
train_9131 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), health-care-associated infections (HAI)--infections that patients acquire while receiving treatment for other conditions--are estimated to be 1 of the top 10 causes of death in the nation. This statement summarizes a report issued in March and released ... | [
"CDC has 13 guidelines for hospitals on infection control and prevention, and in these guidelines CDC recommends almost 1,200 practices for implementation to prevent HAIs and related adverse events. (See table 1.) The guidelines cover such topics as prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections, preven... |
train_9132 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Invasive forest pests have seriously harmed our environment and imposed significant costs on our economy. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the lead agency for responding to forest pests and coordinates with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prevent pests from entering the country. GAO issued two ... | [
"The impact of invasive species in the United States is widespread, and their consequences for the economy and the environment are profound. Invasive species are nonnative plants, animals, and microorganisms intentionally or unintentionally brought into a new environment. Once in that new location, these species ma... |
train_9133 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Aviation experts believe that building runways is one key way to address airport capacity issues and prevent delays that can affect the entire U.S. economy, but runway projects are often controversial and time-consuming. GAO was asked to examine how much time airports spend completing runways, what challenges airports ... | [
"The decision to build runways has traditionally elicited strong and often emotional reactions among stakeholders, both negative and positive. Generally, these reactions are directed at the decision to build a runway— usually in response to the perceived environmental or economic impacts that the proposed project w... |
train_9134 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Aerial refueling is essential to global U.S. military operations. The backbone of the nations tanker forcesthe KC-135 Stratotankeris over 50 years old on average with age-related problems and increasing support costs that could ground the fleet. Given this, the Air Force has initiated the $51.7 billion KC-46 program... | [
"While several types of aircraft provide aerial refueling services, the principal effort is currently carried out by the Air Force fleet of 414 KC-135 aircraft. Originally fielded in the 1950s, KC-135 aircraft are considered the mainstay of the tanker fleet, supporting combat air assets, deployment of airlift aircr... |
train_9135 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Since the 1990s, federal law has placed a limitation, or cap, on the amount of employee compensation that contractors can charge to federal contracts. The cap increased by 63 percent in real terms since first use of the current approach in 1998. The cap was set at $693,951 in 2010 and $763,029 for 2011 and 2012. The Na... | [
"In fiscal year 2012, DOD obligated approximately $360 billion on contracts for goods and services, such as major weapon systems, information technology, professional and administrative support, weapon system and base maintenance, and office supplies. DOD contracts with companies of varying size, structure, and typ... |
train_9136 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The federal real property portfolio, comprising approximately 900,000 buildings and structures and worth billions of dollars, presents several key management challenges. GAO has designated federal real property management as a high risk issue since 2003 due to long-standing challenges including unreliable data on this ... | [
"Federal excess and underutilized property is an ongoing challenge facing the government due in part to unreliable data. In June 2012, we found that the FRPC did not ensure that key data elements—including buildings’ utilization, condition, annual operating costs, mission dependency, and value—were defined and repo... |
train_9137 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In general, a fusion center is a collaborative effort to detect, prevent, investigate, and respond to criminal and terrorist activity. Recognizing that fusion centers are a mechanism for information sharing, the federal government--including the Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment (PM-ISE), who has ... | [
"Since September 2001, almost all states and several local governments have established or are in the process of establishing fusion centers. Officials in 43 of the 58 fusion centers we contacted described their centers as operational as of September 2007, ranging from having limited operations and functionality to... |
train_9138 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO discussed preliminary information from its ongoing work looking at Amtrak's progress in achieving operating self sufficiency, focusing on: (1) Amtrak's financial condition and progress toward self-sufficiency; (2) Amtrak's need for, and use of, capital funds; and (3) some of the factors that will play a role in Amt... | [
"Amtrak was created by the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970 to operate and revitalize intercity passenger rail service. Prior to its creation, intercity passenger rail service was provided by private railroads, which had continually lost money, especially after World War II. The Congress gave Amtrak specific goal... |
train_9139 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Migration from the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau has had a significant impact on Guam, Hawaii, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The health and education needs of these migrants have particularly affected the budgetary resources of Guam and th... | [
"Located just north of the equator in the Pacific Ocean are the two island nations of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) (see fig. 1). The FSM, which is comprised of the states of Pohnpei, Chuuk, Yap, and Kosrae, had a population of about 107,000 in 2000, while t... |
train_9140 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) capital budget, focusing on: (1) whether DOD carries out the projects identified in its capital budget; and (2) the effectiveness of the DOD capital budget preparation and review process. GAO found that: (1) DOD continues to have proble... | [
"In fiscal year 1992, DOD consolidated nine industrial and stock funds into a single revolving fund called DBOF. The establishment of DBOF did not change any previous organizational reporting structure or command authority relationship. DOD consolidated cash management activities, which helped reduce the amount of ... |
train_9141 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | DOE carries out many of the nations most critical missions, including stewardship of the nations nuclear weapons stockpile and the environmental remediation of radioactive and hazardous legacy waste left over from the Cold War. DOE uses a system of regulations and internal directives that lay out requirements and gui... | [
"DOE generally regulates the safety of its own nuclear facilities and operations at its sites. In contrast, NRC generally regulates commercial nuclear facilities, and OSHA generally regulates worker safety at commercial industrial facilities. DOE manages the safety of its facilities and operations at its sites thro... |
train_9142 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This testimony discusses GAO's plans to carry out its oversight role related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). The Recovery Act funds are provided for purposes including: preserving and creating jobs and promoting economic recovery; assisting those most impacted by the recession; inv... | [
"Our bimonthly reviews of selected states’ and localities’ will examine how Recovery Act funds are being used and whether they are achieving the stated purposes of the act. These purposes include: to preserve and create jobs and promote economic recovery; to assist those most impacted by the recession; to invest in... |
train_9143 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | With long-term fiscal challenges likely to continue, DOD must operate strategically and efficiently, including through cost-effective management of its human capital. Section 955 of the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2013 required DOD to, among other things, develop and implement a plan to achieve savings in the total funding fo... | [
"In January 2013, Congress enacted the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2013. Section 955 of the act (section 955) outlines statutory requirements for the Secretary of Defense to develop a plan to achieve savings in the civilian personnel and service contractor workforces of DOD. The act required the Secretary of Defense to de... |
train_9144 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) searches state criminal history records to prevent gun sales to ineligible persons. GAO found that state firearm laws and procedures may affect how these records are used by NICS. Each of the six states GAO surveyed had some mechanism by which persons with cr... | [
"Effective November 30, 1998, under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Brady Act), licensed gun dealers are required to obtain background checks on purchasers before transferring (i.e., selling) a firearm. These background checks generally are to be conducted using NICS, a computerized system which is manag... |
train_9145 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | As of fiscal year 2013 about $94 billion—over 11 percent of federal student loan volume in repayment—was in default, which generally occurs when a borrower fails to make a payment for more than 270 days. Loan rehabilitation was established as an option to help Education collect defaulted student loans, and borrowers ad... | [
"Once a student loan goes into default the entire unpaid balance of the loan plus accrued interest becomes due. The federal government has several voluntary and involuntary methods for collecting on defaulted loans (see table 1). Borrowers who are unable to repay defaulted loans in full may be able to negotiate a l... |
train_9146 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the U.S. Mint's Commemorative Coin Program, focusing on the profitability and proliferation of the coin program. GAO found that: (1) Congress authorized 22 commemorative coin programs from 1982 to 1995, and directed that part of the proceeds from four programs be used t... | [
"Commemorative coins are produced by the U.S. Mint, a unit of the Treasury Department. Every commemorative coin program is authorized by an act of Congress. Congress authorizes commemorative coins as a means of honoring certain events and individuals and to raise funds for the coins’ sponsors and on occasion apply ... |
train_9147 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO has previously reported that the lack of control over inventory shipments increases the Department of Defense's (DOD) vulnerability to undetected loss or theft. GAO evaluated the Army's effectiveness in maintaining accountability of inventory shipped to repair contractors. To conduct its review, GAO analyzed shipme... | [
"Responsibility for controlling and accounting for materiel shipped to repair contractors is shared between the Army and its contractors. Army inventory control points within the Army Materiel Command manage the movement of assets from the Army supply system to commercially operated repair facilities. The Army’s th... |
train_9148 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the military's equal opportunity (EO) program, focusing on: (1) the services' processes for handling EO complaints; and (2) whether there are opportunities for improving these processes. GAO found that: (1) in implementing the military EO program, the four military serv... | [
"During our review, DOD Directive 1350.2, dated December 23, 1988, was the basis for the military EO program. Although DOD recently revised its directive, it still requires DOD components, including the military departments, joint commands, and defense agencies, to create and sustain environments free from discrimi... |
train_9149 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the safety of large commercial trucks on the nation's highways, focusing on: (1) recent increases in the number of crashes involving large trucks; (2) the Federal Highway Administration's Office of Motor Carrier and Highway Safety's (OMCHS) need to better understand th... | [
"The annual number of fatalities from crashes involving large trucks increased by 20 percent from 4,462 in 1992 to 5,355 in 1997 (see fig. 1).This result reversed a trend of decreasing truck fatalities in the previous 5-year period, 1988 through 1992. Also from 1992 through 1997, the fatality rate—the number of fat... |
train_9150 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Broadband service provides users with many opportunities to improve communications and broadband deployment is particularly critical in rural areas to provide advanced communications to remote users and communities. In 2010, FCC estimated that 7 million U.S. housing units—about 5 percent of the nation's housing units—d... | [
"Broadband allows users to access information via the Internet through one of several high-speed transmission technologies. Broadband capacity, typically referred to as “speed,” is described in download and upload capabilities and is measured by the number of bits of data transferred per second and include kilobits... |
train_9151 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In September 2004, Hurricane Ivan and Tropical Storm Jeanne passed through the Caribbean, taking lives and causing widespread damage in several countries. After initial U.S. emergency relief, in October 2004 Congress appropriated $100 million in supplemental funding, primarily for Grenada, Jamaica, and Haiti, which wer... | [
"In September 2004, four major hurricanes and storms, including Ivan and Jeanne, caused extensive damage in the Caribbean, particularly in Grenada, Jamaica, and Haiti. Figure 1 shows the paths of Hurricane Ivan and Tropical Storm Jeanne and describes the extent of damage in the three countries. USAID’s Office of Fo... |
train_9152 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This testimony discusses the progress the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and key federal agencies have made on selected action items associated with information technology (IT) reform. While investments in IT have the potential to improve lives and organizations, some federally funded IT projects canand havebe... | [
"IT can enrich people’s lives and improve organizational performance. However, as we have described in numerous reports and testimonies, federal IT projects too frequently incur cost overruns and schedule slippages while contributing little to mission-related outcomes. Further, while IT should enable government to ... |
train_9153 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO discussed competition in the domestic airline industry, focusing on: (1) barriers to entry in the airline industry; and (2) the Department of Transportation's (DOT) response to the recommendations in GAO's October 1996 report. GAO noted that: (1) in its October 1996 report, GAO stated that little progress has been ... | [
"Operating barriers continue to limit competition and contribute to higher airfares in several key markets in the upper Midwest and East. In some cases, these barriers have grown worse. As a result, our October 1996 report recommended that DOT take actions that we originally suggested in 1990 and highlighted areas ... |
train_9154 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Social Security Administration's (SSA) and the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) estimates of the costs of issuing a counterfeit-resistant card social security, focusing on: (1) the differences in CBO's and SSA's estimates for replacing the social security card; (... | [
"Since the inception of the Social Security program in 1935, the Social Security number and, to a lesser extent, the Social Security card have been used for nonwork-related purposes. For example, federal, state, and local governments require individuals to have a Social Security number to receive certain benefits o... |
train_9155 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO), an interagency organization within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), was created to plan and coordinate research and development for the next generation air transportation system (NextGen). Transitioning to NextGen will require FAA to continue to acquire new ai... | [
"For over two decades FAA has been conducting a major modernization of its ATC systems but, until the last several years, has had difficulties in meeting cost, schedule, and performance targets in acquiring major systems. In 1995, GAO designated the ATC modernization program as a high-risk information technology in... |
train_9156 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | For decades, the Department of Defense (DOD) has been challenged in modernizing its timeworn business systems. Since 1995, GAO has designated DOD's business systems modernization program as high risk. Between 2001 and 2005, GAO reported that the modernization program had spent hundreds of millions of dollars on an ente... | [
"DOD is a massive and complex organization entrusted with more taxpayer dollars than any other federal department or agency. Organizationally, the department includes the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the military departments, numerous defense agencies and field activities, and vari... |
train_9157 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Federal Reserve Board's (FRB) Regulation B, which implements the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974 (ECOA), generally prohibits lenders from collecting certain data from loan applicants, such as their race or gender, for nonmortgage loans (e.g., small business loans). FRB has stated that this provision of Regulat... | [
"ECOA prohibits discrimination in any type of credit decision based on an applicant’s race, color, gender, national origin, religion, marital status, or age. Through Regulation B, FRB has established various requirements to ensure and monitor lender compliance with ECOA, including the general prohibition against co... |
train_9158 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are an alternative to the original Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) program. Private fee-for-service (PFFS) plans--one type of MA plan--give beneficiaries an option that is more like Medicare FFS than other MA plans, with a wider choice of providers and less plan management of services and p... | [
"Medicare is the federal government’s health insurance program that covers more than 44 million people age 65 and older and certain individuals who are disabled or have end-stage renal disease. Most Medicare beneficiaries can choose to receive covered services through Medicare FFS or through an MA plan if one is of... |
train_9159 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO studied the alcohol special occupational taxes (SOT), focusing on: (1) the methods that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) uses to enforce compliance with the taxes and the costs incurred in these efforts; (2) compliance rates for alcohol producers, wholesalers, ... | [
"Congress enacted a version of the alcohol occupational taxes over 200 years ago. This tax was repealed in 1817 but alcohol occupational taxes were again instituted in the 1860s to generate revenue for the Civil War. The current taxes essentially remained unchanged from 1950 until Congress passed the Omnibus Budget... |
train_9160 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Improper payments—payments that were made in an incorrect amount or should not have been made at all—are a contributor to excess health care costs. For programs identified as susceptible to significant improper payments, federal agencies are required to annually report estimates of improper payments, their root causes,... | [
"Fiscal year 2013 marked the 10th year of the implementation of IPIA, which, as amended, requires executive agencies to identify programs and activities susceptible to significant improper payments, estimate the amount of improper payments in susceptible programs and activities, and report these improper payment es... |
train_9161 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Children's Television Act of 1990 (CTA) and related Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules restrict advertising during children's programs, whether aired by broadcast stations, cable operators, or satellite providers, and encourage broadcasters to air at least 3 hours per week of educational and informationa... | [
"In the United States, households with televisions are able to receive free, over-the-air broadcast television programming or pay for a subscription cable or satellite television service. Over-the-air broadcast television is comprised of commercial broadcast television stations—such as affiliates of networks like A... |
train_9162 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In carrying out VA's mission of serving the nation's veterans and their dependents, the agency relies extensively on information technology (IT), for which it is requesting about $2.1 billion in fiscal year 2006. VA's vision is to integrate its IT resources and streamline interactions with customers, so that it can pro... | [
"VA comprises three major components: the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), and the National Cemetery Administration (NCA). VA’s mission is summed up in its mission statement, a quotation from Abraham Lincoln: “to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for h... |
train_9163 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Congress mandated higher vehicle fuel economy by model year 2020 and established the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) loan program in the Department of Energy (DOE). ATVM is to provide up to $25 billion in loans for more fuel-efficient vehicles and c... | [
"In recent years, concerns have arisen about fluctuations in gasoline prices and the environmental impact of petroleum use. For example, the price of gasoline increased significantly from 2002 to 2008, negatively affecting consumers, domestic automakers, and the U.S. economy in general. In addition, gasoline-fueled... |
train_9164 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on: (1) the protections offered by current state and federal health insurance portability reforms; (2) the number of people who could be affected by broader national portability standards; and (3) other issues related to the design of national portability st... | [
"Because most Americans receive their health insurance from their employers, changing jobs can disrupt their health care coverage. If a new employer does not offer health insurance, an individual must either depend on another source of health care coverage (such as a spouse’s plan or purchasing individual coverage)... |
train_9165 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Research suggests that more students with disabilities are pursuing higher education than in years past, and recent legislative changes, such as those in the Higher Education Opportunity Act and Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, have the potential to increase the number and diversity of this popula... | [
"Postsecondary schools are prohibited from discriminating against students on the basis of disability under two federal laws. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehabilitation Act) prohibits entities that receive federal financial assistance, which includes institutions of higher education, from discrim... |
train_9166 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Department of State is in the early stages of a proposed multibillion dollar program to build secure new embassies and consulates around the world. Under the proposed Capital Security Cost-Sharing Program, all agencies with staff assigned to overseas diplomatic missions would share in construction costs. This repor... | [
"Following the terrorist bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998, the Secretary of State, with the support of the President and Congress, created an Overseas Presence Advisory Panel (OPAP) to examine the condition, organization, management, and other aspects of U.S. diplomatic representation overse... |
train_9167 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Department of Defense (DOD) relies heavily on its civilian workforce to perform duties usually performed by military personnel--including combat support functions such as logistics. Civilian senior leaders--some of whom occupy positions that might be cut during DOD's latest attempts to reduce overhead costs--are am... | [
"DOD’s Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness is the adviser to the Secretary of Defense for total force management, and as such the Under Secretary, among other things, is responsible for identifying civilian requirements for Senior Executive Service, Senior Level, and Senior Technica... |
train_9168 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | From 1946 to 1966, the government constructed the Fort Randall and Big Bend Dams as flood control projects on the Missouri River in South Dakota. The reservoirs created behind the dams flooded about 38,000 acres of the Crow Creek and Lower Brule Indian reservations. The tribes received compensation when the dams were b... | [
"The Flood Control Act of 1944 established a comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes, such as hydroelectric power production, in the Missouri River Basin. The Pick-Sloan Plan—a joint water development program designed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) and the Department of the Interior... |
train_9169 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO discussed the Departments of Justice's and Treasury's asset forfeiture programs. GAO noted that: (1) the asset forfeiture programs present a high risk for abuse and fraud because of program mismanagement and internal control weaknesses; (2) Marshals Service mismanagement, ineffective oversight, slow disposition, an... | [
"Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: I am pleased to be here today to discuss the asset forfeiture programs of the Departments of Justice and the Treasury. I will provide a historical perspective on the programs, including why we identified the programs as “high-risk;” problems that were identified; and e... |
train_9170 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Cargo containers that are part of the global supply chainthe flow of goods from manufacturers to retailersare vulnerable to threats from terrorists. The Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of 2002 and the Security and Accountability For Every (SAFE) Port Act of 2006 required the Department of Homeland Securit... | [
"As part of its efforts to target high-risk cargo containers for inspection, CBP uses various sources of information to screen containers in advance of their arrival in the United States. Specifically, CBP’s 24-hour rule requires that vessel carriers submit cargo manifest information to CBP 24 hours before U.S.-bou... |
train_9171 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the implications of one of the proposals to dismantle the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Housing Opportunities and Empowerment Act, focusing on the: (1) bill's proposed changes in housing assistance, community development, and housing finance and... | [
"Created in 1965, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) carries out the federal government’s missions, policies, and programs in housing and community development. Its activities are designed to implement a broad range of statutory mandates, from making housing affordable, to helping revitalize comm... |
train_9172 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Small Business Administration (SBA) played a key role in assisting small businesses affected by the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks by providing over $1 billion in disaster loans to businesses that sustained physical damage or economic injury. Small businesses in the immediate areas of the attacks and others n... | [
"When a disaster occurs, staff from SBA’s Disaster Loan Program, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and other government agencies work together to assess the damage to the affected area and aid household and business disaster victims. Either the President or the SBA Administrator may issue a disaster d... |
train_9173 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is in the process of modernizing its financial management operations and supporting information technology systems. This modernization, known as the Integrated Financial Management Program (IFMP), is intended to provide NASA with an agencywide, integrated approac... | [
"NASA’s mission encompasses human exploration and development of space, the advancement and communication of scientific knowledge, and research and development of aeronautics and space technologies. Its activities span a broad range of complex and technical endeavors—from investigating the composition, evaluation, ... |
train_9174 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | For the past 8 years, since the first audit of the consolidated financial statements of the U.S. government (CFS), certain material weaknesses in internal control and in selected accounting and financial reporting practices have resulted in conditions that prevented GAO from expressing an opinion on the CFS. Specifical... | [
"As part of our audit of the fiscal years 2004 and 2003 CFS, we evaluated Treasury’s financial reporting procedures and related internal control and we followed up on the status of Treasury and OMB corrective actions to address open recommendations regarding the process for preparing the CFS that were in our prior ... |
train_9175 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | As part of its work to improve the management and the performance of the federal government, GAO monitors progress and continuing challenges related to the five crosscutting initiatives in the President's Management Agenda (PMA). The President cited GAO's high-risk areas and major management challenges in developing th... | [
"The President cited our work on high-risk areas and major management challenges in developing his initiatives, and implementation of PMA has reinforced the need to focus agencies’ efforts on achieving key management and performance improvements. Our work shows that agencies have made progress in these areas—althou... |
train_9176 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Rich in minerals, the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has long been the site of one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. Since 1998, an estimated 5 million have died as a result of the conflict. GAO was asked to examine the connection between minerals trade and human rights abuses, and the efforts t... | [
"The DRC is a vast minerals-rich nation, with an estimated 66 million people in an area about one-quarter the size of the United States. It was formerly a colony of Belgium and achieved independence in 1960. For almost 30 years of the postindependence period, the DRC was known as Zaire and was ruled by an authorita... |
train_9177 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Department of Defense (DOD) has faced long-term challenges in managing and halting degradation of its portfolio of facilities and reducing unneeded infrastructure to free up funds to better maintain the facilities it still uses and to meet other needs. Costs to build and maintain the defense infrastructure represen... | [
"The BRAC 2005 process consisted of a series of legislatively prescribed steps as follows: DOD proposed the selection criteria. DOD was required to propose the selection criteria to be used to develop and evaluate the candidate recommendations, consistent with considerations specified in the statute authorizing BRA... |
train_9178 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The events of September 11, 2001, triggered a national re-examination of the security of facilities that use or store hazardous chemicals in quantities that, in the event of a terrorist attack, could put large numbers of Americans at risk of serious injury or death. As required by statute, DHS issued regulations that e... | [
"Section 550 of the DHS appropriations act for fiscal year 2007 requires DHS to issue regulations establishing risk-based performance standards for the security of facilities that the Secretary determines to present high levels of security risk, among other things. The CFATS rule was published in April 2007 and App... |
train_9179 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO's recent performance and accountability series report on the Small Business Administration (SBA) described major management challenges and program risks to efficient delivery of services. However, that report did not discuss how well SBA's organization was aligned to achieve its mission. GAO found that SBA's curren... | [
"SBA’s mission is to maintain and strengthen the nation’s economy by aiding, counseling, assisting, and protecting the interests of the nation’s small businesses and by helping businesses and families recover from natural disasters. SBA has a total portfolio of about $52 billion, including $45 billion in direct and... |
train_9180 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Between fiscal years 2004 and 2009, Congress appropriated nearly $190 million in federal payments for school improvement to the District of Columbia (D.C.). This includes $85 million to the state education office--currently the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)--to expand public charter schools and... | [
"In school year 2009-2010, the District’s school system enrolled more than 72,300 students and was comprised of 58 local educational agencies (LEA). These included DCPS, the largest LEA with 129 schools, and 57 public charter schools. D.C.’s public charter schools act in most respects as independent and autonomous ... |
train_9181 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) uses tied air to support U.S. exporters facing foreign competitors. Tied aid is government-to-government concessional financing of public sector capital projects in developing countries that is linked to the procurement of goods and services from the donor country. Through the Tied A... | [
"Congress first established the tied aid credit program in 1983 to counter foreign tied aid offers and to encourage OECD members to negotiate a reduction in the use of tied aid credits, as shown in figure 1. In the Export- Import Bank Act Amendments of 1986, Congress established the Tied Aid Credit Fund, also known... |
train_9182 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Seventy years of nuclear weapons production and energy research by DOE and its predecessor agencies generated radioactive waste, resulting in thousands of contaminated facilities. Some facilities pose risks to workers near the facilities and to the environment. NNSA, a separately organized agency within DOE, now manage... | [
"To identify the number of facilities NNSA has identified to transfer to EM and their condition, we reviewed DOE and NNSA policies, guidance documents, and data related to the management of facilities. Specifically, we reviewed NNSA’s 25-year site plans, which identify each site’s plans for the disposition of conta... |
train_9183 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | All blind and many persons with low vision are unable to distinguish currency denominations without assistance. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia found that Treasury failed to provide meaningful access to U.S. currency to visually impaired persons, and in 2008, ordered Treasury to take steps to do so... | [
"According to estimates from several sources, approximately 8 to 12 million Americans live with some type of visual impairment, including 300,000 to 1.3 million who are blind. Impairment can range from individuals with limited vision that is not correctable by glasses or contact lenses to those who are not able to ... |
train_9184 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Federal and Montana state agencies have long been entangled in controversy over bison leaving Yellowstone National Park. Some of these bison, as well as elk and other wildlife, have a contagious disease called brucellosis, which can cause pregnant animals to abort. Montana livestock owners and government officials fear... | [
"The greater Yellowstone region covers about 20 million acres overlapping Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. Commonly called the Greater Yellowstone Area, Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, or just Greater Yellowstone, the region is home to numerous species of wildlife, including bison. It encompasses two national parks—Yell... |
train_9185 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Metropolitan Area Acquisition (MAA) program, managed by the General Services Administration (GSA), provides local telecommunications services to government agencies in selected metropolitan areas. Of the 25 cities in which MAA contracts were awarded as of January 2003, 15 were awarded to two or more providers. Such... | [
"The MAA program comprises contracts offering local voice and certain data telecommunications services to federal agencies in selected metropolitan areas across the country. GSA began planning this program just a few months after the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which was intended to increase comp... |
train_9186 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO discussed the progress being made to implement financial management reforms through the Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act. GAO noted that improving financial management through implementation of the CFO Act requires: (1) implementing expanded requirements for financial statement audits to improve the reliability o... | [
"To date, CFO Act financial audits have resulted in greater data reliability and improved financial operations. Under the expanded act, all 24 CFO Act agencies can begin to gain the benefits demonstrated by those agencies that have already successfully undergone full-scale financial audits. This is absolutely criti... |
train_9187 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Since 1982, the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) has monitored compliance with the security provisions of the Egyptian-Israeli Treaty of Peace. The United States, while not a party to the treaty, contributes 40 percent of the troops and a third of MFO's annual budget. All personnel in the MFO civilian observer u... | [
"The mission of the MFO is to observe and report on Israeli and Egyptian compliance with the security aspects of the 1979 treaty of peace. The agreement established four security zones—three are in the Sinai in Egypt, and one is in Israel along the international border. The multinational force occupies checkpoints ... |
train_9188 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Under NEPA, federal agencies evaluate the potential environmental impacts of proposed projects. FHWA has developed a process for NEPA reviews for federal-aid highway projects, such as roads or bridges. According to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and GAO analysis, 18 states have SEPAs that also require the r... | [
"Under NEPA, federal agencies generally are required to evaluate the potential environmental effects of proposed federal actions such as permitting, funding, approving, or carrying out of federal-aid highway projects. These evaluations allow decision makers to fully consider significant environmental impacts, devel... |
train_9189 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The September 11 terrorist attacks have heightened concerns about the security of the nation's icons and parks, which millions of people visit every year. The National Park Service (Park Service) within the Department of the Interior (Interior) is responsible for securing nearly 400 park units that include icons and ot... | [
"Interior is responsible for the safety and security of more than 67,000 employees, 280,000 volunteers, 1 million daily visitors, and 500 million acres of public lands that include national icons and parks. After September 11, the Secretary of the Interior took steps to address serious organizational and management... |
train_9190 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The insurance sector is a key part of the U.S. financial sector, particularly following a terrorist attack or other disaster where there has been loss of life and damage to property. To determine the insurance sector's preparedness to protect and recover critical insurance operations, GAO was asked to (1) describe the ... | [
"Insurers, state insurance regulators, and NAIC all have roles that are key to the continued functioning of the insurance sector and important to U.S. consumers and businesses. Insurers provide services that allow individuals and businesses to manage their risk by providing compensation for certain losses or expens... |
train_9191 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Federal law sets timelines for states' decisions about placing foster care children in permanent homes, and, in some cases, for filing to terminate parental rights. Some policymakers have questioned the reasonableness of these timelines for children of incarcerated parents and expressed interest in how states work with... | [
"A child generally enters foster care after a dependency court and a child welfare agency have determined that the child should be removed from his or her home, for reasons such as substantiated abuse or neglect. Children in foster care may be temporarily placed in various types of out- of-home care arrangements, i... |
train_9192 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO examined the extent to which the child care needs of welfare recipients in the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOBS) program are currently being met, focusing on: (1) whether any barriers exist to meeting JOBS participants' child care needs; (2) the effects of child care subsidies on former welfare rec... | [
"In 1988, the Congress enacted sweeping changes to the nation’s welfare system by passing the Family Support Act (FSA). A central purpose of FSA was to transform Aid to Families With Dependent Children (AFDC) into a transitional program by strengthening existing work requirements and guaranteeing child care subsidi... |
train_9193 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Crashes involving commercial motor carriers, including trucks and buses, account for 13 percent of all highway deaths each year. While illegal drug use is not among the most frequently cited factors associated with large truck crashes; studies show that the use of illegal drugs, such as marijuana, heroin, or cocaine, c... | [
"Federal drug testing regulations require commercial motor carriers to have a drug testing program that covers transportation safety-sensitive employees who operate commercial motor vehicles that have a gross vehicle rating of 26,001 pounds or more; are designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the dri... |
train_9194 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO discussed opportunities to improve the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) business operations. GAO noted that: (1) because IRS has not fully corrected its management and technical weaknesses, Congress has limited funding for tax systems modernization (TSM) to critical systems; (2) IRS needs to develop an effective bu... | [
"In its May 6, 1996, status report on TSM to the Senate and House Appropriations Committees, Treasury candidly assessed TSM progress and future redirection. It described ongoing and planned actions intended to respond to our July 1995 recommendations to correct management and technical weaknesses. It concluded that... |
train_9195 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO provided information on the Department of Defense's (DOD) implementation of its Medicare Subvention Demonstration program, focusing on: (1) progress in establishing the ground rules for program operation, receiving Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) approval, attracti... | [
"The DOD Medicare Subvention Demonstration combines a national health care delivery system operated by DOD with a health insurance system— Medicare—operated by HCFA within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The demonstration includes six sites in different regions of the country. The DOD health care... |
train_9196 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Federal law requires that disabled persons have access to polling places on election day. State political subdivisions must ensure that polling places used in federal elections are accessible. Exceptions are allowed if all potential polling places have been surveyed, no accessible place is available, and the political ... | [
"Holding federal elections in the United States is a massive enterprise, administered primarily at the local level. On Election Day, millions of voters visit polling places across the country, which are located in schools, recreation centers, churches, various government buildings, and even private homes. For the 2... |
train_9197 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The marine transportation system is a critical part of the nation's infrastructure. To facilitate the safety and efficiency of this system, the Coast Guard maintains aids-to-navigation (ATON), such as buoys and beacons, and conducts domestic icebreaking in the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Seaway, and northeast coast. To c... | [
"The US Coast Guard is a multimission, maritime military service within the Department of Homeland Security. The Coast Guard has responsibilities that fall under two broad missions—homeland security and non–homeland security. (See table 1.) One of the Coast Guard’s strategic goals is maritime mobility, that is, to ... |
train_9198 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Increasing computer interconnectivity has revolutionized the way that our government, our nation, and much of the world communicate and conduct business. While the benefits have been enormous, this widespread interconnectivity also poses significant risks to our nation's computer systems and, more importantly, to the c... | [
"Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) involves activities that enhance the cyber and physical security of the public and private infrastructures that are critical to national security, national economic security, and national public health and safety. Because a large percentage of the nation’s critical infrastr... |
train_9199 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Numerous occurrences in the United States--both scheduled events and emergencies--require the Department of Defense (DOD) to coordinate, integrate, and synchronize its homeland defense and civil support missions with a broad range of U.S. federal agencies. In response to congressional inquiry, GAO examined the extent t... | [
"DOD protects the sovereignty of the United States through its homeland defense missions, which it conducts through air, land, maritime, space, and other supporting operations. While DOD is the lead federal agency for these types of operations, it coordinates with and receives support from its federal partners. Con... |
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