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train_9500 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the: (1) number of historic properties located at historically black colleges and universities (HBCU); and (2) estimated cost to restore and preserve these properties. GAO noted that: (1) all 103 historically black colleges and universities responded to G... | [
"The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, defined an HBCU as a school that, among other things, was established before 1964 and is accredited or pre-accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association. The official list of schools that qualify as HBCUs is published in 34 C.F.R. 608.2(b). A ... |
train_9501 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Projected increases in the transport of freight by rail and truck may produce economic benefits but also increase traffic congestion in communities. MAP-21, which contains a number of provisions designed to enhance freight mobility, is currently before Congress for reauthorization. GAO was asked to review trends in fre... | [
"Our nation’s freight is moved by different transportation modes—including rail, truck, ships, pipelines, and airplanes—with the majority of freight by weight reaching its final destination by either truck or by rail. In addition, some freight movements are intermodal, such as containers that arrive in the U.S. by ... |
train_9502 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Small businesses, which are important to the U.S. economy for their roles in job creation and technological development, must be able to protect and profit from their innovations. One way to protect their innovations on a global basis is to obtain U.S. and foreign patents. These businesses, however, face numerous imped... | [
"A patent is the grant of a property right that a national government or an international intergovernmental authority issues for an invention. Patents cover inventions of new products as well as new processes to make or use new or existing products. While patent rights vary by country, a patent typically gives an i... |
train_9503 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The concurrent implementation of several major Department of Defense (DOD) force structure and infrastructure initiatives has stressed the ability of traditional military construction to provide enough permanent living and working space for servicemembers and other DOD personnel. As a result, the services are using som... | [
"According to DOD, a relocatable facility is a building designed to be readily moved, erected, disassembled, stored, and reused. In classifying buildings as relocatable, the estimated costs for average building disassembly, repackaging, and nonrecoverable building components, including typical foundations, may not ... |
train_9504 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In April 2009, President Obama announced an international initiative to secure all vulnerable nuclear materials worldwide within 4 years. Nonproliferation programs administered by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) are working to secure nuclear materials in Russia and other countries. GAO assessed (1) ... | [
"In 1991, Congress authorized DOD to establish the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program—the initial program of nuclear security assistance to Russia and the former Soviet states and the origin of some of the NNSA programs—to help Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan secure and protect former Soviet nuclea... |
train_9505 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Department of Defense's (DOD) efforts to implement the Chief Financial Officer's (CFO) Act, focusing on the: (1) financial problems facing the department; (2) actions DOD plans to take; and (3) issues DOD must address to overcome its problems. GAO noted that DOD: (... | [
"The CFO Act requirements have served as an important catalyst for focusing attention on the financial problems facing the Department. The regular preparation of financial statements and independent audit opinions, in particular, is bringing greater clarity to the scope and depth of DOD’s financial management probl... |
train_9506 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | DOD plays a support role in managing Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosives (CBRNE) incidents, including providing capabilities to save lives, alleviate hardship or suffering, and minimize property damage. This report addresses the extent to which (1) DOD's CBRNE consequence management p... | [
"DOD plays a support role in CBRNE consequence management, including providing those capabilities needed to save lives, alleviate hardship or suffering, and minimize property damage caused by the incident. DOD generally provides defense support of civil authorities only when (1) state, local, and other federal reso... |
train_9507 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is envisioned as a reconfigurable vessel able to meet three missions: surface warfare, mine countermeasures, and anti-submarine warfare. It consists of the ship (seaframe) and the mission package it carries and deploys. The Navy plans to invest over $25 billion through fiscal year ... | [
"LCS is designed to move fast and transport manned and unmanned mine countermeasures, surface warfare, and anti-submarine warfare systems into theater. For LCS, the seaframe consists of the hull; command and control systems; automated launch, handling, and recovery systems; and certain core combat systems like an a... |
train_9508 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In response to challenges the Department of Defense (DOD) was facing to repair, renovate, and construct military family housing, Congress enacted the Military Housing Privatization Initiative in 1996. The initiative enables DOD to leverage private sector resources to construct or renovate family housing. As of March 20... | [
"Congress established the Military Housing Privatization Initiative in 1996 to ensure adequate military family housing was available when needed by renovating existing inadequate housing and constructing new homes on and around military bases more rapidly than was possible using traditional funding and military con... |
train_9509 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on state efforts to enroll Medicaid beneficiaries in managed care, focusing on: (1) the role of managed care organizations (MCO) in marketing and expanding managed care participation; (2) the types of marketing and enrollment abuses that have occurred and st... | [
"In fiscal year 1995, Medicaid, a program jointly funded by the federal government and the states, provided health care coverage for about 40 million low-income individuals. Over the past 10 years, Medicaid expenditures have more than tripled to $159 billion. Under current projections, they will double again within... |
train_9510 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The F-35 Lightning II, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), is the Department of Defense's (DOD) most costly and ambitious aircraft acquisition, seeking to simultaneously develop and field three aircraft variants for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and eight international partners. The JSF is critical for r... | [
"Continuing cost increases and schedule delays culminated in the extensive restructuring of the JSF program recently announced. Restructuring is not complete and further cost growth and schedule extensions are likely. Manufacturing test aircraft continues to take more time, money, and effort than budgeted, contribu... |
train_9511 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report discusses our efforts to evaluate the Department of Defense's (DOD) and the U.S. Coast Guard's oversight and implementation of their respective sexual assault prevention and response programs. Our findings build upon our previous work related to sexual assault in the military services. DOD and the Coast Gua... | [
"DOD has taken steps to implement our August 2008 recommendations to improve its sexual assault prevention and response program; however, its efforts reflect various levels of progress, and opportunities exist for further program improvements. To its credit, DOD has implemented four of the nine recommendations in o... |
train_9512 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Immunizations are considered one of the leading public health achievements of the 20th century. Mandatory immunization programs have eradicated polio and smallpox in the United States and reduced the number of deaths from several childhood diseases, such as measles, to near zero. A consistent supply of many different v... | [
"CDC currently recommends routine immunizations against 11 childhood diseases: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), haemophilus influenzae type b (most commonly meningitis), hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella (German measles), invasive pneumococcal disease, polio, and varicella (chicken pox). Some vac... |
train_9513 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Highway Account within the Highway Trust Fund is the primary mechanism for funding federal highway programs. The account-- administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) within the Department of Transportation (DOT)--channels about $33 billion in highway user excise taxes annually to states for highway p... | [
"Congress established the Highway Trust Fund in 1956 to hold and distribute highway user excise taxes to fund various surface transportation programs. In 1983, the Highway Trust Fund was divided into two accounts: the Highway Account and the Mass Transit Account. Receipts for the Highway Trust Fund are derived from... |
train_9514 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Congress created the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) to help reduce the number of foreclosed and abandoned properties and restore depressed local housing markets. The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) authorized the program's first round (NSP 1), providing $3.92 billion in grant funds to states ... | [
"Congress established NSP to try to reduce inventories of foreclosed homes by providing funding to state and local governments to, among other things, acquire and rehabilitate or demolish foreclosed and abandoned homes. HERA allows grantees to use NSP 1 funds to establish financing mechanisms for the purchase and r... |
train_9515 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Rural Housing Service's (RHS) Section 521 rental assistance program provides rental subsidies for about 250,000 rural tenants. Because the program has a waiting list of 80,000 eligible tenants and there are over 1.3 million rural low-income renters eligible for housing subsidies, it is important to effectively dist... | [
"The Section 521 rental assistance program, started in 1978, is administered by RHS’s Multifamily Housing Portfolio Management Division. The program provides rental assistance for tenants living in units created through RHS’s Multifamily Direct Rural Rental Housing Loans and Multifamily Housing Farm Labor Loans pro... |
train_9516 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the Department of Labor's (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is responsible for protecting the safety and health of the nation's workers. The act requires DOL to collect and compile work-related injury and illness data. GAO was asked to deter... | [
"Under the OSH Act, OSHA is responsible for protecting the safety and health of the nation’s workers. The agency helps ensure the safety and health of over 112.5 million private sector workers in approximately 8.6 million worksites in the United States by setting and enforcing safety and health standards, rules, an... |
train_9517 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Following the World Trade Center (WTC) attack, the Congress appropriated more than $8 billion to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency for response and recovery activities. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) received some of this funding to establish health scree... | [
"When a disaster or emergency overwhelms state and local response capabilities, the federal government can provide assistance with response and recovery efforts. FEMA, the federal agency responsible for coordinating federal disaster response efforts, collaborates with HHS on health issues related to disasters. Foll... |
train_9518 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Since 2010, there have been at least 765 Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings by large companies. The associated fees for bankruptcy professionals, including attorneys, can run into the hundreds of millions of dollars. The size of these fees has raised questions about whether professionals have charged a premium for large ban... | [
"The USTP is one of several federal agencies involved in the U.S. bankruptcy system, but is the only executive branch agency responsible for providing oversight of bankruptcy cases. The agency consists of the EOUST, which provides general policy and legal guidance, oversees operations, and handles administrative fu... |
train_9519 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In fiscal year 2011, civilian agencies reported $161 billion in contract obligations, $126 billion (almost 80 percent) of which were for services such as professional management and information technology support. Concerned about agencies' reliance on contractors, Congress included a requirement in the Consolidated App... | [
"The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 requires the heads of executive civilian agencies subject to the Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act of 1998 to annually submit to OMB an inventory of service contract actions by December 31 of each year, beginning with fiscal year 2010 contracts. The requirem... |
train_9520 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Federal law requires commercial drivers to submit urine specimens for drug testing. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is responsible for ensuring that motor carriers comply with these regulations. Recent reports have raised concerns that some drivers may not be tested, some may be tested but avoid... | [
"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 with a gross vehicle rating of 26,001 pounds or more; are designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver; ... |
train_9521 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has approved about $7 billion in grants to developing countries; the U.S. has contributed $1.9 billion. The State Department's Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) coordinates the U.S. government's overseas AIDS programs, with participation from the Depart... | [
"The Global Fund, a private foundation in Switzerland, was established in 2002 as a funding mechanism to collect public and private contributions to finance grants for the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria. About 96 percent of the contributions to the Global Fund since its incepti... |
train_9522 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Water is critical to the stability of Afghanistan and is an essential part of U.S. efforts in Afghanistan. Since 2002, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department of Defense (DOD) have awarded $250 million for water projects. This report examines (1) the alignment of U.S. water goa... | [
"Afghanistan, while considered a water-scarce nation, has significant water resources, originating from precipitation in its high mountains. Average annual precipitation is estimated to be approximately 180 billion cubic meters, of which 80 percent originates from snow in the Hindu Kush mountain range. While some o... |
train_9523 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Electronic dissemination of government documents can reduce distribution costs and make government information more usable and accessible. However, the transition to a paperless environment will require that several challenges be overcome. Transferring the depository library program to the Library of Congress entails b... | [
"Established in 1861, GPO is the principal agent for federal printing. All printing for the Congress, the Executive Office, and the Judiciary—except for the Supreme Court of the United States—and for every executive department, independent office, and establishment of the government is required to be done at or con... |
train_9524 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO reviewed the foster care system and related child welfare services, focusing on: (1) recent trends in the characteristics of the foster care population; (2) whether resources for foster care and child welfare services have kept pace with changing needs; and (3) how states are responding to current foster care and o... | [
"Foster care is an integral part of a child welfare system designed to ensure the safety and well-being of children whose families are not providing adequate care for them. Foster care provides primarily food and housing to meet the physical needs of children who are removed from their homes. Child welfare services... |
train_9525 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The U.S. aviation system is one of the safest in the world, but fatal accidents, though rare, continue to occur. As a result of recent accidents and related NTSB findings, FAA announced a Call to Action Plan in June 2009 to, among other things, increase air carrier participation in voluntary safety programs. In 2010, C... | [
"For decades, FAA, other federal regulators, and the aviation industry have used data in a reactive fashion—that is, to identify the causes of aviation accidents and incidents and take actions to prevent their recurrence. Aviation accident data are collected by NTSB, but FAA also collects some accident data and use... |
train_9526 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Concerns have been raised about the privacy and security of personal information in light of advances in information technology and the increasingly sophisticated ways in which the government obtains and uses information. Federal agencies' use of personal information is governed by the Privacy Act of 1974 and the E-Gov... | [
"In response to growing concern about the harmful consequences that computerized data systems could have on the privacy of personal information, in 1972 the Secretary of Health, Educati on, and Welfare commissioned an advisory committee to examine to what extent limitations should be placed on the application of co... |
train_9527 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In 2002, Medicare implemented a national fee schedule designed to standardize payments for ambulance services. The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) required GAO to study ambulance service costs. GAO examined providers' costs of ground ambulance transports in 2004 and factors t... | [
"Ground ambulance services are provided by a wide range of organizations that differ in their organizational structure, types of services offered, staffing, and revenue sources. Local conditions—including whether providers are affiliated with other organizations; whether their service areas are predominately urban,... |
train_9528 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) established the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) program to replace and supplement existing cargo processing technology. According to the fiscal year 2007 DHS appropriations act, DHS is to develop and submit an expenditure plan for ACE that satisfies certain conditions, i... | [
"The ACE expenditure plan—including related program documentation and program officials’ statements—satisfies or partially satisfies the six legislative conditions specified in the appropriations act. Specifically, the plan satisfies the conditions that it (1) comply with the acquisition rules, requirements, guidel... |
train_9529 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed issues surrounding shortened postpartum hospital stays, focusing on: (1) the risks that are attributable to short hospital stays for maternity care; (2) health plan actions to ensure quality postpartum care for short-stay newborns; and (3) state responses to concerns ab... | [
"Childbirth is the most frequent reason for hospital admission in the United States, with about 4 million deliveries each year. Under pressure to contain rising premiums, some health plans have adopted guidelines to encourage early discharges of mothers and newborns from hospitals after birth. Prices negotiated bet... |
train_9530 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | DOD operates a worldwide school system to meet the educational needs of military dependents. Questions have arisen about whether DOD is meeting the special needs of some of these children, such as those with learning disabilities. In response to a mandate in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, ... | [
"DOD operates a worldwide school system to meet the educational needs of military dependent students and others, such as the children of DOD’s civilian employees overseas. DODEA oversees the management and operation of 196 schools in seven states; Puerto Rico and Guam; and 12 foreign countries. DODEA has organized ... |
train_9531 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), insures billions of dollars in home mortgage loans made by private lenders. HUD's 2020 Management Reform Plan, issued in 1997, sought to downsize and reform the agency, including its single-family mortgage insurance... | [
"HUD’s homeownership centers support the single-family activities of FHA. FHA insures lenders against losses on mortgages for single-family homes. Lenders usually require mortgage insurance when a homebuyer makes a down payment of less than 20 percent of the value of the home. Thus, FHA plays a particularly large r... |
train_9532 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The District of Columbia's Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) has a history of serious performance problems. A court case in 1989 set in motion sweeping efforts to improve the District's child welfare system. Since then, CFSA has worked to meet performance requirements ordered by the U.S. District Court. However, ... | [
"CFSA is responsible for ensuring the safety and well-being of children at risk for abuse and neglect in the District, but many children in CFSA’s care languished for long periods of time due to managerial shortcomings and long-standing organizational divisiveness in the District. In 1989, the American Civil Libert... |
train_9533 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | An isotope of lithium is a key component of nuclear weapons and is essential for their refurbishment. NNSA halted certain aspects of its lithium production operation—conducted at its Y-12 site—in May 2013 due to the condition of the site's 72-year old lithium production facility. Y-12 management concluded that usable l... | [
"This section describes NNSA’s nuclear security enterprise, lithium production, the process for qualifying lithium, DOE’s capital asset acquisition process and mission need statement development, and NNSA’s lithium production strategy. NNSA is responsible for the management of the nation’s nuclear weapons, nuclear ... |
train_9534 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the time and expenses devoted to union activities at the Social Security Administration (SSA) and other large federal agencies, focusing on: (1) how SSA accounts for employee salaries and expenses for union activities; and (2) union activities in the priv... | [
"Labor unions are groups of employees organized to bargain with employers over such issues as wages, hours, benefits, and working conditions. The current federal labor/management program differs from nonfederal programs in three important ways: (1) federal unions bargain on a limited number of issues—bargaining ove... |
train_9535 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In January 2012, IRS estimated that the gross tax gapthe difference between taxes owed and taxes paid on timewas $450 billion for tax year 2006. IRS estimated that it would collect $65 billion through enforcement actions and late payments, leaving a net tax gap of $385 billion. From 2001 to 2006, IRS estimated that t... | [
"The gross tax gap has grown in dollar terms since IRS’s previous estimate for tax year 2001, increasing from $345 billion to $450 billion for tax year 2006. However, given the growth of the economy and total federal tax liability over that period, the percentage of taxes owed that taxpayers paid voluntarily and on... |
train_9536 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | As Congress considers policies to bolster the recovery of the U.S. economy, it must consider the full range of tools available to stimulate growth and create new jobs, including promoting exports. According to the Department of Commerce, U.S. exports of manufactured goods totaled $1.8 trillion in 2008--accounting for a... | [
"Trade, and exports more specifically, contributes to the U.S. economy in a variety of ways. Trade generally enables the United States to achieve a higher standard of living through exporting goods and services that are produced domestically relatively efficiently, and importing goods and services that are produced... |
train_9537 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The proposed Space Leadership Preservation Act of 2015, which includes provisions related to NASA's leadership structure, budget development, and contracting authorities, would affect the way NASA develops its vision for space exploration and executes the projects that implement it. It could also have implications for ... | [
"NASA’s mission is to drive advances in science, technology, aeronautics, and space exploration and contribute to education, innovation, our country’s economic vitality, and the stewardship of the Earth. To accomplish this mission, NASA establishes programs and projects that rely on complex instruments and spacecra... |
train_9538 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO discussed the Department of Defense's (DOD) efforts to protect overseas forces from terrorist attack, focusing on Turkey and the Middle East and on: (1) the environment U.S. forces overseas are facing , including the terrorist threat and the relationship with the host nation governments; (2) the measures DOD has ta... | [
"Senior military commanders and defense officials we met with emphasized that they can reduce, but not eliminate, vulnerabilities and that further terrorist attacks against U.S. forces should be expected. They observed that efforts to defend against the terrorist threat are complicated by a number of factors, inclu... |
train_9539 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) procures and manages large supplies of spare parts to keep military equipment ready and operating. At a time when U.S. military forces and equipment are in high demand and the nation faces long-term fiscal challenges, it is critical that DLA ensure that the warfighter is supplied with... | [
"Under DOD’s supply chain materiel management policy, secondary item inventory is to be sized to minimize DOD’s investment while providing the inventory needed to support both wartime and peacetime requirements. Management and oversight of DLA inventory is a responsibility shared between the Under Secretary of Defe... |
train_9540 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The U.S. Army estimates that if a severe infectious disease pandemic were to occur today, the number of U.S. fatalities could be almost twice the total number of battlefield fatalities in all of America's wars since the American Revolution in 1776. A pandemic occurs when an infectious agent emerges that can be efficien... | [
"The National Response Framework consists of a base document and two types of annexes—the Emergency Support Function Annex and the Support Annex. The 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review notes the importance of DOD’s role in protecting the homeland and supporting civil authorities in mitigating the effects of natural di... |
train_9541 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Fiscal year 2005 marked the second year that executive agencies were required to report improper payment information under the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (IPIA). As a steward of taxpayer dollars, the federal government is accountable for how its agencies and grantees spend billions of taxpayer dollars an... | [
"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_9542 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed expenditures made by the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) using $15 million appropriated by the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 1996, focusing on: (1) whether funds have been spent according to MPD's spending plan; (2) the timeframe in... | [
"On April 26, 1996, the Congress enacted Public Law No. 104-134, which earmarked $15 million for the District of Columbia MPD from no year funds appropriated to the Department of Justice for “Violent Crime Reduction Programs, State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance.” The law stated that the $15 million was in li... |
train_9543 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In March 2004, GAO reported on gaps in VA's requirements for screening the professional credentials and personal backgrounds of health care practitioners (GAO-04-566). GAO found that VA's requirements did not ensure thorough screening of VA practitioners. VA concurred with four recommendations GAO made to improve pract... | [
"VA operates the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care to nearly 5 million veterans per year through hospitals, ambulatory clinics, nursing homes, residential rehabilitation treatment programs, and readjustment counseling centers. VA also utilizes national and local medical prof... |
train_9544 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Department of Defense (DOD) established a goal to achieve total asset visibility (TAV) over 30 years ago, but to date it has been unsuccessful. GAO was requested to (1) determine whether the Army has a systems strategy for achieving TAV, (2) determine if the Army's business system investment governance structure is... | [
"TAV has been elusive within DOD. Timely, reliable information on the location, quantity, and status of the department’s tangible assets could significantly improve its ability to more efficiently and effectively deliver needed items to DOD operating forces and thereby enhance military readiness. The department has... |
train_9545 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | By their nature, determining and paying allowable travel costs pose substantial risk, making effective internal control crucial. Because of this and weaknesses in internal control identified in the GAO review of travel card usage at the Department of Defense, GAO was requested to review the Department of Health and Hum... | [
"HHS is the U.S. government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. To help fulfill its mission, HHS requires many of its employees to travel throughout the country, and the world, to inspect food and drug manufacturers, administer Medicare and Medicaid ... |
train_9546 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO compared the Department of Defense's (DOD) fiscal year (FY) 1998 Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) with the FYDP for FY 1997, focusing on: (1) how major programs were adjusted from the 1997 FYDP to the 1998 FYDP; (2) how these adjustments may affect programs in the future; and... | [
"An objective of DOD’s 1993 Report on the Bottom-Up Review was to identify potential infrastructure savings and to launch a long-term process to reduce and streamline DOD’s infrastructure without harming readiness. The report stated that infrastructure activities accounted for $160 billion in fiscal year 1994, or a... |
train_9547 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The USDA's principal research agencies, ARS and NIFA, play a key role in supporting agricultural science, and questions have been raised about the extent to which the two agencies may be performing duplicative research and whether the agencies collaborate in planning research. Research duplication is the inadvertent re... | [
"The United States’ publicly funded agricultural research system is a critical component in finding answers to urgent global problems, including establishing sustainable food production, providing clean and abundant water, and strengthening food safety (see fig. 1). This public system is based on a federal-state pa... |
train_9548 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Billions of gallons of hazardous liquid waste are injected into underground wells each year. These Class I hazardous deep injection wells are designed to inject waste into an area below the lowermost underground source of drinking water. EPA and the states grant permits to commercial operators to construct and operate ... | [
"Disposing of wastewater through underground wells began in the 1930s, when oil companies started pumping brine produced from oil and gas production into porous rock formations underground. This disposal method is more cost effective than treating and reusing wastewater. This disposal method was increasingly used b... |
train_9549 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO is required to audit the consolidated financial statements of the U.S. government. Due to the significance of the federal debt held by the public to the governmentwide financial statements, GAO audits the Bureau of the Public Debt's (BPD) Schedules of Federal Debt annually. The audit of these schedules is done to d... | [
"The Schedules of Federal Debt including the accompanying notes present fairly, in all material respects, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, the balances as of September 30, 2008, 2007, and 2006 for Federal Debt Managed by BPD; the related Accrued Interest Payables and Net Unamortized... |
train_9550 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Cargo tank trucks deliver gasoline and other flammable liquids daily for consumer use. Trucks are loaded and unloaded through external bottom lines that, after loading, may contain up to 50 gallons of liquid and are known as "wetlines." Concerns have been raised about the safety of wetlines, since a collision may ruptu... | [
"Every day, tens of thousands of cargo tank trucks transport hazardous materials classified as flammable liquids (primarily gasoline and fuel oil) for sale in the United States. This involves some safety risk because of the volatile nature of flammable liquids, the volume of liquid transported (up to 9,200 gallons ... |
train_9551 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The challenges posed by homeland security exceed the capacity and authority of any one level of government. Protecting the nation against these threats calls for a truly integrated approach, bringing together the resources of all levels of government. The proposed Department of Homeland Security will have a central rol... | [
"Homeland security is a complex mission that involves a broad range of functions performed throughout government, including law enforcement, transportation, food safety and public health, information technology, and emergency management, to mention only a few. Federal, state, and local governments have a shared res... |
train_9552 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Fiscal Year 2002 Defense Authorization Act required GAO to review GuardNet, the National Guard's wide-area network, which is used to support various Defense applications and was used to support homeland security activities after the terrorist attacks of September 11th. GAO was asked to determine the current and pot... | [
"The National Guard consists of the National Guard Bureau (NGB)—which includes the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard—and the National Guard units, which are located in the 50 states, 3 U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia. The National Guard has played a critical role in a variety of crises i... |
train_9553 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO discussed Head Start's impact on children and their families, and the adequacy of the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) current research plans to provide additional information on Head Start's impact. GAO noted that: (1) the Head Start program has provided comprehensive services to millions of low-inco... | [
"Since 1965, Head Start’s primary goal has been to improve the social competence of children in low-income families, that is, their everyday ability to deal with both their current environment and later responsibilities in school and life. This considers the relationships between cognitive and intellectual developm... |
train_9554 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The attempted passenger aircraft bombing of Northwest flight 253 on December 25, 2009, provided a vivid reminder that the civil aviation system remains an attractive terrorist target. To enhance aviation security, in October 2003 the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Transportation Security Administration (TSA) b... | [
"As discussed in our May 2010 report, TSA deployed SPOT nationwide before first determining whether there was a scientifically valid basis for using behavior and appearance indicators as a means for reliably identifying passengers who may pose a risk to the U.S. aviation system. A validation study by DHS’s Science ... |
train_9555 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Telehealth and remote patient monitoring can provide alternatives to health care provided in person at a physician's office, particularly for patients who cannot easily travel long distances for care. Medicare pays for some telehealth services that are subject to statutory and regulatory requirements, such as requiring... | [
"The federal government uses telehealth and remote patient monitoring in various health care programs, including the following: Medicare, which provides health care coverage for people age 65 or older, certain individuals with disabilities, and individuals with end- stage renal disease; Medicaid, a joint federal-st... |
train_9556 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Veterans with end-stage renal disease—a condition of permanent kidney failure—are one of the most resource-intensive patient populations served by the VA and are generally prescribed a life-saving medical procedure called dialysis. In 2009, VA began developing a pilot program at four VAMCs to provide dialysis to vetera... | [
"VA set four goals for the Dialysis Pilot: (1) improve the quality of dialysis care veterans receive, (2) increase veterans’ access to dialysis care, (3) provide additional dialysis research opportunities, and (4) achieve cost savings for VA-funded dialysis treatments. VA is performing an internal evaluation of the... |
train_9557 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the: (1) status of efforts and progress made by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the states in addressing the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996; and (2) future challenges facing EPA and the states in their efforts to do so. GAO noted... | [
"The Congress enacted the Safe Drinking Water Act in 1974 to protect the public from the risks of contaminated drinking water. Under the act, EPA is required, among other things, to (1) set standards or treatment techniques for contaminants that may adversely affect human health and (2) establish requirements for m... |
train_9558 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The American Reinvestment Act of 2009 aims to stimulate the economy, including funding for environmental cleanup projects. The Department of Energy (DOE) receives annual appropriations of $6 billion to support the cleanup of radioactive and hazardous wastes resulting from decades of nuclear weapons research and product... | [
"Since the 1940s, DOE and its predecessor agencies have operated a nationwide complex of facilities used to research, design, and manufacture nuclear weapons and related technologies. DOE also conducts research in energy and sciences ranging from harnessing geothermal power as a renewable resource to the behavior o... |
train_9559 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This testimony comments on legislation that would elevate the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to Cabinet status. Today, EPA's mission, size, and scope of responsibilities place it on a par with many Cabinet departments. The United States is the only major industrial power without a Cabinet-level environmental org... | [
"Organizational changes are common within the federal government, occurring when federal missions change, when certain activities are to be emphasized or de-emphasized, and when a new organizational structure is needed to improve the effectiveness of federal programs. In effect, the types of federal organizations a... |
train_9560 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The United States has spent tens of billions of dollars to develop, assemble, and operate the ISS over the past two decades. NASA plans to spend about $22 billion more from fiscal year 2016 through 2020—with over half of that planned for transportation—on the ISS. In January 2014, the Administration proposed extending ... | [
"The ISS supports research projects with state of the art facilities for Earth and space science, biology, human physiology, physical science, and materials research, and provides a platform to demonstrate new space- related technologies. The ISS currently has three crew members in the U.S. operating segment who, a... |
train_9561 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This testimony summarizes the information contained in GAO's February 2016 report, entitled Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: CMS Should Act to Strengthen Enrollment Controls and Manage Fraud Risk , GAO-16-29 . The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requires applicant information be verified t... | [
"HHS officials described the data hub process to us as being part of an innovative, multilayered approach to verifying applicant information efficiently and without undue burden on individuals and families. Through secure electronic connections, the data hub provides real-time responses to eligibility queries, HHS ... |
train_9562 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Office of the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) plays an important role in supporting the effective functioning of Congress and its neighboring institutions. In January 2003, GAO conducted a comprehensive management review of AOC's operations and made 35 recommendations to help AOC establish a strategic management and... | [
"AOC is responsible for the maintenance, renovation, and new construction of all buildings within the Capitol Hill complex. Organizationally, AOC is made up of a centralized staff that performs administrative functions and “jurisdictions” that handle their own day-to day operations, such as the Capitol building, th... |
train_9563 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Many forms of identification (ID) that federal employees and contractors use to access government-controlled buildings and information systems can be easily forged, stolen, or altered to allow unauthorized access. In an effort to increase the quality and security of federal ID and credentialing practices, the President... | [
"Historically, federal employees have been issued a wide variety of ID cards that are used to access federal buildings and other facilities. In many cases, security personnel allow access on the basis of visual inspection of these cards. However, many of these cards can be easily forged and have other limitations i... |
train_9564 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | With trillions of dollars in cross-border financial activity, U.S. tax authorities and others around the world exchange information with each other to administer and enforce compliance with the tax laws of their respective countries. GAO was asked to (1) identify and describe all income tax treaties and other such agre... | [
"International agreements, such as income tax treaties, permit the United States and other countries to provide information to each other for tax administration and enforcement purposes through a process referred to as exchange of information or information exchange. Information may be shared upon request or withou... |
train_9565 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the experiences of foreign countries that are consolidating their food safety responsibilities, focusing on the: (1) reasons for and approaches taken to consolidation, the costs and savings, if any, associated with consolidation, and efforts to assess the effectiveness ... | [
"Foodborne illness in the United States is extensive and costly. Estimates of the incidence of foodborne illness range from 6.5 million to 81 million cases each year and result in 500 to 9,100 deaths. These illnesses cost the nation between $7 billion and $37 billion annually in medical and productivity losses. Mul... |
train_9566 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Spending on long-term care services--about $193 billion in 2004--is expected to rise. In 2000, Congress passed the Long-Term Care Security Act, requiring the federal government to offer long-term care insurance. To do so, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) contracted with Long Term Care Partners LLC (Partners) to... | [
"Long-term care, which may include care provided in nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, or a person’s home, can be expensive. In 2005, the average cost of a year in a nursing home was more than $70,000, and in 1999, according to the most recent data available, the average length of stay was between 2 and 3 y... |
train_9567 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO discussed selected Defense Reform Initiatives pertaining to facilities infrastructure, focusing on the: (1) need for infrastructure reform; (2) significant challenges the Department of Defense (DOD) faces in implementing its infrastructure initiatives and achieving significant savings in the short term; and (3) nee... | [
"The Secretary’s November 10, 1997, DRI was DOD’s latest effort to reform operations and processes. The report was an outgrowth of recommendations made in the Report of the Quadrennial Defense Review.The Quadrennial Defense Review report noted that, while DOD had reduced active duty personnel by 32 percent between ... |
train_9568 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | To prepare for forecasted air traffic growth, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), including its Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO) and Air Traffic Organization (ATO), is planning for and implementing the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) in partnership with other federal agencies and ... | [
"JPDO and ATO have issued key NextGen plans and have reorganized the management structure for NextGen. We have previously reported on stakeholders’ concerns about the fragmented management structure for NextGen and resulting lack of clear accountability for NextGen’s implementation. While recent FAA efforts have ma... |
train_9569 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Each year, USCIS processes millions of applications from foreign nationals seeking to study, work, visit, or live in the United States, and for persons seeking to become U.S. citizens. In 2006, USCIS began the Transformation Program to enable electronic adjudication and case management tools that would allow users to a... | [
"The goals of the Transformation Program are to modernize the paper- based immigration benefits process, enhance national security and system integrity, and improve customer service and operational efficiency. Established in 2006, the program comprises many systems, each of which provides a service to facilitate op... |
train_9570 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The federal government spent more than $535 billion on contracted goods and services in fiscal year 2010. One tool for ensuring that agencies are only awarding contracts to responsible sources is the use of suspensions and debarments--actions taken by agencies to exclude firms or individuals from receiving federal cont... | [
"Suspensions and debarments are tools that may be used at the discretion of agencies to protect the government’s interest. The FAR prescribes overall policies and procedures governing the suspension and debarment of contractors by agencies and directs agencies to establish appropriate procedures to implement them. ... |
train_9571 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The September 11 attacks showed that agencies must balance the need to protect and share sensitive information to prevent future attacks. Agencies classify this information or designate it sensitive but unclassified to protect and limit access to it. The National Archives' Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) a... | [
"The U.S. government classifies information that it determines could reasonably be expected to damage the national security of the United States if disclosed publicly. Since 1940, the classification of official secrets has been governed by policies and procedures flowing from executive orders issued by presidents, ... |
train_9572 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Federal agencies must plan to protect federal workers essential to ensuring the continuity of the countrys critical operations in the event of a pandemic. GAO reported in 2009 that agencies had made uneven progress in developing operational influenza pandemic plans and some agencies were not close to having plans. In ... | [
"The federal government employed over 4.3 million federal employees throughout the United States and abroad in 2010.perform functions across a multitude of sectors, from those vital to the long-term well-being of the country—such as environmental protection, intelligence, social work, and financial services—to thos... |
train_9573 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | DOD has an extensive network of suppliers that provide millions of parts needed to sustain its weapon systems. Some parts are provided by a single source of supply (e.g., one manufacturing facility), and if that single source were no longer able to provide the part, DOD could face challenges in maintaining systems. Sen... | [
"DOD relies on a cadre of program managers to lead the development, delivery, and sustainment of individual weapon systems throughout their life cycles. The program managers are the designated individuals with responsibility for and authority to accomplish the program’s development, production, and sustainment obje... |
train_9574 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Somali pirates have attacked 640 ships and taken more than 3,150 hostages since 2007. A few U.S.-flagged vessels have been affected--most recently the SV Quest, a private yacht on which four Americans were killed in February 2011. The growing frequency and severity of attacks renew the urgency to address the piracy thr... | [
"As we reported in September 2010, the U.S. government has made progress implementing its Action Plan for countering piracy, in collaboration with international and industry partners. However, the effort faces several implementation challenges, and piracy remains a persistent problem. At the time of our September 2... |
train_9575 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) aims to expand health insurance coverage and affordability. PPACA provides eligible individuals with PTC to help cover the cost of premiums for health plans purchased through a marketplace. CMS maintains the federally facilitated marketplace known as HealthCare.gov... | [
"Under PPACA, health care marketplaces are the mechanisms through which applicants enroll in qualified health plans and apply for income- based advance PTC payments (paid directly to issuers) to offset the cost of these plans. As applicable, they also obtain eligibility determinations for other health coverage prog... |
train_9576 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Significant management challenges exist for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as it continues to integrate its varied management processes, policies, and systems in areas such as financial management and information technology. These activities are primarily led by the Under Secretary for Management (USM), depa... | [
"In 2003, we designated the implementation and transformation of DHS as a high-risk area because it represented an enormous undertaking that would require time to achieve in an effective and efficient manner. The department has remained on our high-risk list since 2003. Most recently, in our January 2009 high-risk ... |
train_9577 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided its assessment of the Army's brilliant antiarmor submunition (BAT), for which the Army plans to request authority to start low-rate initial production in December 1997, focusing on the status of its acquisition plans and whether it is technically ready to enter producti... | [
"The Army is developing the brilliant antiarmor submunition, with acoustic and infrared seekers working in tandem, to autonomously search for, track, and destroy moving armored targets. This submunition is to be carried deep into enemy territory by the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) Block II missile, which i... |
train_9578 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The federal government's management of its real property holdings costs billions of dollars and has been on GAO's High Risk List since 2003. Some agencies lack the staff expertise needed to oversee building management activities. GAO was asked to report on the status of the implementation of the Act, which directed GSA... | [
"GSA has identified the core competencies—knowledge, skills, and abilities—and related training to meet the government-wide requirements of the Act for federal and contract employees and has begun implementing the requirements for its own personnel but has not yet finalized compliance methods for contractors. In 20... |
train_9579 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | One of the most important functions of the Bureau is conducting a complete and accurate decennial census of the U.S. population, which is mandated by the Constitution and provides vital data for the nation. A complete count of the nation's population is an enormous challenge as the Bureau seeks to control the cost of t... | [
"The cost of the census has been escalating over the last several decennials. The 2010 decennial was the costliest U.S. Census in history at about $12.3 billion, and was about 31 percent more costly than the $9.4 billion 2000 Census (in 2020 dollars). The average cost for counting a housing unit increased from abou... |
train_9580 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO discussed its report on the innocent spouse provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, focusing on: (1) the universe of taxpayers potentially eligible for innocent spouse relief; (2) the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) practices and procedures for handling requests for such relief; (3) whether the existing innocent ... | [
"Under the joint and several liability standard, when a married couple files a joint federal income tax return, each spouse becomes individually responsible for paying the entire amount of the tax associated with that return. As a result, one spouse can be held liable for tax deficiencies assessed after a joint ret... |
train_9581 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The federal government has a longstanding role in conducting education research and collecting related data. The Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 established IES as Education's primary research and evaluation arm. With a budget of just under $600 million in fiscal year 2013, IES has a broad mission to provide its ... | [
"ESRA authorizes IES to conduct and support many different types of research and evaluations. Specifically, ESRA contains several key provisions related to the management, core functions, and processes of IES: all research conducted by IES is to use scientifically based research standards that include, where approp... |
train_9582 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | One of the U.S. Census Bureau's (Bureau) long-standing challenges has been counting migrant farm workers. Although the Bureau goes to great lengths to locate these individuals, its efforts are often hampered by the unconventional and hidden housing arrangements, distrust of outsiders, and language and literacy issues o... | [
"The foundation of a successful census is a complete and accurate address list and the maps that go with it. The Bureau’s MAF is an inventory of the nation’s roughly 120 million living quarters and serves as the basic control for the census in that it is used to deliver questionnaires as well as organize the collec... |
train_9583 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO reviewed reservists' participation in peace operations, focusing on: (1) whether qualified volunteers are accessible; (2) the differences among the services in their reliance on reserve volunteers; (3) factors that affect reserve volunteers' availability; and (4) Department of Defense (DOD) efforts to ensure their ... | [
"Much of DOD’s capability to support military operations resides in seven reserve components: Army Reserve, Army National Guard, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, Naval Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, and Coast Guard Reserve. Reservists (a term that includes National Guard personnel) are called citizen-soldiers... |
train_9584 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In 1936, the Social Security Administration (SSA) established the Social Security number (SSN) to track workers' earnings for social security benefit purposes. Today, private and public sector entities frequently ask individuals for SSNs in order to conduct their businesses and sometimes to comply with federal laws. Al... | [
"The Social Security Act of 1935 authorized SSA to establish a record- keeping system to help manage the Social Security program, and this resulted in the creation of the SSN. Through a process known as enumeration, unique numbers are created for every person as a work and retirement benefit record for the Social S... |
train_9585 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The welfare and unemployment insurance (UI) programs have been part of the nation's social safety net since 1935. The welfare program provides cash assistance to needy families without means of support, while UI provides cash assistance to people temporarily unemployed. In 1996, welfare reform put time limits on how lo... | [
"In 1935, as part of the Social Security Act, Congress established two programs—Aid to Dependent Children and the federal-state system of unemployment insurance—to provide income support to two different groups of unemployed people. Aid to Dependent Children added federal support to state systems of pensions for wi... |
train_9586 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Medicaid is the largest source of national funding for behavioral health services—mental health and substance use services—with nearly $71 billion in projected 2017 spending. However, Medicaid excludes payments for beneficiaries aged 21-64 who are residents of IMDs. As a result, questions have been raised about adult M... | [
"CMS and states jointly finance and administer the Medicaid program, which finances health care, including behavioral health services, for low- income individuals and families. In fiscal year 2016, Medicaid provided health coverage to an estimated 72.2 million people and had $575.9 billion in estimated outlays, of ... |
train_9587 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In 2015, certain federal, state, and other law enforcement agencies made about 11 million arrests, according to the Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation. Individuals ultimately convicted of a crime may face federal or state collateral consequences. According to the ABA's NICCC, roughly 46,000 collate... | [
"The definition of collateral consequences can vary. For example, definitions may include the penalties and disadvantages contained in laws and regulations of the federal and state governments; ordinances established by local governments; and policies maintained by non- government organizations, such as private emp... |
train_9588 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Congress created the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program to stimulate economic development and create jobs in distressed urban and rural areas. To achieve these goals, the HUBZone program provides small businesses with greater access to federal contracting opportunities. Reported HUBZone program ... | [
"The Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Act of 1997 established a program to provide assistance in securing federal contracts to small businesses located in HUBZones. HUBZones are metropolitan area census tracts or nonmetropolitan counties in which low-income levels or high unemployment rates qualif... |
train_9589 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | To improve fleet support activities, the Navy is consolidating maintenance facilities and converting its shipyards from financing under the Navy Working Capital Fund to funding through direct appropriations (direct funding). Puget Sound Naval Shipyard was converted to direct funding in 2003. The National Defense Author... | [
"In 1999, we reported that the preliminary results of the Pearl Harbor pilot were mixed and recommended that DOD and the Navy address unresolved issues related to the financial management of the consolidation as the Navy proceeded with similar consolidations in other locations. In 2001, we updated this assessment a... |
train_9590 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO was asked to provide testimony about the effectiveness and reliability of the State Department's Office of Inspector General (State IG). We focused on the independence of the State IG, the use of inspections instead of audits to provide oversight of the department, and the effectiveness of the IG's investigative fu... | [
"The current State IG was created by a 1986 amendment to the Inspector General Act of 1978 (IG Act) to prevent and detect fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the department’s programs and operations; conduct and supervise independent audits and investigations; and recommend policies to promote economy, effici... |
train_9591 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Tax-exempt organizations seeking to influence political elections--called Section 527 organizations--are estimated to spend millions of dollars annually in federal elections. These organizations use unregulated "soft money" for issue advocacy, such as sponsoring an advertisement that supports or opposes a candidate's p... | [
"In July 2000, P.L. 106-230 was enacted. It created a reporting and public disclosure process for Section 527 organizations that operate outside FEC jurisdiction and that engage in political activities at the local, state, or federal level. Under P.L. 106-230, Section 527 organizations are to notify IRS of their fo... |
train_9592 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Native Americans who have served in the military may be eligible for health care services from both VA and IHS, but according to reports some have had problems accessing care. In 2010 these two agencies expanded upon an MOU designed to improve Native American veterans' access to care at their facilities. GAO was asked ... | [
"While Native American veterans are geographically dispersed throughout the United States, the West and South regions contain the majority of the Native American veteran population, according to Census data. Some Native American veterans are members of the 566 federally recognized tribes that are distinct, independ... |
train_9593 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | To help developing countries reduce poverty and stimulate economic growth, MCC has approved 26 bilateral compact agreements totaling about $9.3 billion. In the seven compacts that ended in 2010 and 2011--Honduras, Cape Verde, Nicaragua, Vanuatu, Georgia, Armenia, and Benin--transportation infrastructure projects genera... | [
"MCC is managed by a chief executive officer, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, and is overseen by a Board of Directors. The Secretary of State serves as board chair and the Secretary of the Treasury as vice-chair. MCC’s model of providing foreign aid is based on a set of core pr... |
train_9594 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Under 10 U.S.C. 2466, the military services and defense agencies can use no more than 50 percent of annual depot maintenance funding for work by private-sector contractors. The Department of Defense (DOD) is to submit two reports to the Congress annually on the costs of public- and private-sector depot maintenance work... | [
"The Congress has on several occasions amended section 2466 and other title 10 provisions to provide guidance to DOD regarding the allocation of depot maintenance work between the public and private sectors. Amendments in 1997 increased the annual amount of depot funds that could be used for contracting from 40 per... |
train_9595 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | State and local governments work in partnership with the federal government to implement numerous intergovernmental programs. Fiscal pressures for state and local governments may exist when spending is expected to outpace revenues for the long term. GAO was asked to examine (1) the long-term fiscal pressures facing sta... | [
"Similar to our prior work on federal fiscal exposures, this report notes that state and local fiscal pressures can be thought of broadly and highlights trends in and simulations for state and local spending and revenue patterns that may expose the federal government to future spending or otherwise have implication... |
train_9596 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | A recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) final rule changing the Clean Air Act's New Source Review (NSR) program--a key means to protect public health and enhance air quality--has been under scrutiny by the Congress, industry, environmental groups, state and local air quality agencies, and the courts. GAO was ask... | [
"Under the Clean Air Act, EPA establishes health-based air quality standards that the states must meet and regulates air pollutant emissions from various sources, including industrial facilities and mobile sources such as automobiles and other transportation. Figure 1 compares the emissions of key pollutants from i... |
train_9597 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) administration of the National Housing Act Title I program, focusing on: (1) the extent to which the information needed to manage the program was available to HUD; (2) the extent to which HUD was overseeing the pro... | [
"The Title I property improvement program was established by the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1703) to encourage lending institutions to finance property improvement projects that would preserve the nation’s existing housing stock. Under the program, FHA insures 90 percent of a lender’s claimable loss on an indi... |
train_9598 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | DHS's EAGLE II is a suite of strategic sourcing contracts, valued at $22 billion, which serves as DHS's mandatory source for information technology services. Strategic sourcing is a process that moves an organization away from numerous individual procurements toward a broader aggregate approach to achieve cost savings ... | [
"EAGLE II is a strategic sourcing suite of contracts designed to fulfill the majority of DHS’s needs for information technology services. For example, EAGLE II is intended to provide computer-based information systems and other forms of information technology to produce, manipulate, store, communicate, and/or disse... |
train_9599 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 created SSBCI within Treasury. The program provides direct funding to participants for programs that expand access to capital for small businesses. The act mandates that GAO conduct an annual audit of the program. GAO's first two reports examined Treasury's implementation of SSBCI an... | [
"SSBCI provides direct support to participants for use in programs designed to increase access to credit for small businesses. Using a formula contained in the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, Treasury calculated the amount of SSBCI funding for which each of the 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, the C... |
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