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train_9600 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | People are the federal government's most valuable asset. Studies of private and public sector organizations have shown that high-performing organizations value and invest in their employees--human capital--and align their "people policies" to support organizational performance goals. In the federal government, however,... | [
"No management issue facing federal agencies could be more critical to their ability to serve the American people than their approach to strategic human capital management, including attracting, retaining, and motivating their employees. High-performing organizations in the private and public sectors have long unde... |
train_9601 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | DHS invests extensively in major acquisition programs to develop new systems that help the department execute its many critical missions. In 2011, DHS reported to Congress that it planned to invest $167 billion in these major acquisition programs. We previously found that DHS had not managed its investments effectively... | [
"DHS invests in major acquisition programs to develop capabilities intended to improve its ability to execute its mission. DHS generally defines major programs as those expected to cost at least $300 million over their respective life cycles, and many are expected to cost more than $1 billion. DHS Acquisition Manag... |
train_9602 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request GAO reviewed: (1) the channels used to deliver online banking services; (2) the reasons for implementing online banking; (3) whether online banking met or exceeded expectations; and (4) the electronic links that banks had with other payment systems. GAO noted that: (1) as of June 199... | [
"Banks have provided electronic banking services to customers for a number of years using such familiar access devices as telephones and automated teller machines. Corporate customers also have had access to on-line banking features by dialing into a bank’s system using proprietary software. More recently, retail c... |
train_9603 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Low-Income Program, administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) and supported by the Universal Service Fund (USF), provides low-income households with discounts on installation costs for new telephone service and monthly charges for basic telephone s... | [
"The idea that communication services should be available “so far as possible, to all the people of the United States,”— has been a goal of telecommunications regulation since Congress enacted the Communications Act of 1934. Efforts by FCC, state regulators, and industry to promote universal service generally began... |
train_9604 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Department of Defense (DOD) relies on its science and technology community to develop innovative technologies for weapon systems, spending $13 billion on basic, applied, and advanced technology research. Several GAO reports have addressed problems in transitioning technologies to the acquisition community. This rep... | [
"Mature technologies are pivotal in developing new products. Without mature technologies at the outset, a product development program will almost certainly incur cost and schedule problems. Effectively managing technology as a separate process from product development can improve the potential for on-time product d... |
train_9605 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | To disguise illegally obtained funds, money launderers have traditionally targeted banks, which accept cash and arrange domestic and international fund transfers. However, criminals seeking to hide illicit funds may also be targeting the U.S. securities markets. Although few documented cases exist of broker-dealer or m... | [
"Illicit activities, such as drug trafficking, robbery, fraud, or racketeering, produce cash. Money laundering is the process used to transform the monetary proceeds derived from such criminal activities into funds and assets that appear to have come from legitimate sources. Money laundering generally occurs in thr... |
train_9606 | 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_9607 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Industrial Operations' activities support combat readiness by providing depot maintenance and ordnance services to keep Army units operating worldwide. To the extent that these activities do not complete work ordered and funded by fiscal year-end, the work and related funding will be carried over into the next fiscal y... | [
"The 13 Industrial Operations’ activities provide services for a variety of customers, including the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, non-DOD agencies, and foreign countries. The majority of the work is for the Army. Operating under the working capital fund concept, Industrial Operations is intended to (1) generate s... |
train_9608 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The safety and economic security of the United States depends on the secure use of the world's seaports and waterways. Homeland Security Presidential Directive-13 (HSPD-13, also referred to as National Security Presidential Directive-41) directs the coordination of U.S. maritime security policy through the creation of ... | [
"Since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, federal agencies have implemented numerous measures designed to improve maritime security. Moreover, legislation has been enacted to provide a framework for protecting the nation’s seaports and waterways from terrorist attack through a wide range of security require... |
train_9609 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | More than 10,000 U.S. military servicemembers, including National Guard and Reserve members, have been injured in the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Those with serious injuries are likely to be discharged from the military and return to civilian life with disabilities. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers... | [
"VA’s VR&E program is designed to ensure that veterans with disabilities find meaningful work and achieve maximum independence in daily living. In 2004, VA estimates that it spent more than $670 million on its VR&E program to serve about 73,000 participants. This represents about 2 percent of VA’s $37 billion budge... |
train_9610 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) plans for funding its Earth Observing System (EOS) and developing EOS-related basic research, focusing on: (1) the current number of EOS science investigations; (2) researchers' views on whether changes to EOS h... | [
"EOS is the centerpiece of NASA’s Mission to Planet Earth, whose overall goal is to understand the total earth system (air, water, land, life, and their interactions) and the effects of natural and human-induced changes on the global environment. EOS has three major components: (1) a constellation of satellites des... |
train_9611 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Over the past 25 years, Indian gaming has become a significant source of revenue for many tribes, reaching $27.9 billion in 2012. At that time, about 240 of the 566 federally recognized tribes operated more than 420 gaming establishments ranging from bingo halls to multimillion dollar casinos across 28 states. IGRA, th... | [
"Since fiscal year 1995, revenue from Indian gaming has grown from $8.2 billion to $27.9 billion in fiscal year 2012 (see fig. 1). In fiscal year 2012, about 240 of the 566 federally recognized tribes operated more than 420 Indian gaming establishments across 28 states. These establishments included a broad range o... |
train_9612 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The devastation caused by the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes presented the nation with unprecedented rebuilding challenges. The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) grant program is a key tool for providing funds to support recovery, including rebuilding public schools, roads, and utilities. ... | [
"The Stafford Act defines FEMA’s role during response and recovery after a major disaster. One of the principal programs that FEMA operates to fulfill its role is the PA program. Under the program, FEMA provides grants to state and local government agencies, Indian tribes, authorized tribal organizations, and speci... |
train_9613 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | DOE and DOD are undertaking an extensive effort to sustain and modernize the nuclear weapons stockpile, research and production infrastructure, delivery systems, and the nuclear command and control system. Completing this effort is expected to cost hundreds of billions of dollars over decades. Congress mandated the dev... | [
"Section 1043 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 requires the President, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Energy, to submit a report on the plan for the nuclear weapons stockpile, complex, delivery systems, and command and control system for each of fiscal y... |
train_9614 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), dual-eligible beneficiaries--individuals with both Medicare and Medicaid coverage--have their drug costs covered under Medicare Part D rather than under state Medicaid programs. The MMA requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid S... | [
"Dual-eligible beneficiaries are a particularly vulnerable population. These individuals are typically poorer, tend to have far more extensive health care needs, have higher rates of cognitive impairments, and are more likely to be disabled than other Medicare beneficiaries. About three out of four dual-eligible be... |
train_9615 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Federal programs for those experiencing or at risk for homelessness generally are designed to provide housing assistance and other services such as health care, job training, or food assistance. This report responds to the statutory requirement that GAO identify federal programs, agencies, offices, and initiatives that... | [
"Congress established the Interagency Council in 1987 under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act as an independent establishment to provide federal leadership for activities to assist homeless families and individuals. Initially the main functions of the council revolved around using public resources and prog... |
train_9616 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO discussed the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) efforts to modernize the tax processing system. GAO noted that: (1) it has recently made numerous recommendations to IRS relating to its Tax Systems Modernization (TSM) effort; (2) IRS is making progress in maximizing electronic tax filing and controlling its systems a... | [
"We found that IRS’ selection of the Department of the Commerce’s National Technical Information Service (NTIS) to develop Cyberfile was not based on sound analysis. IRS did not adequately analyze requirements, consider alternatives, or assess NTIS’ capabilities to develop and operate an electronic filing system, e... |
train_9617 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In 2003, Congress established a program to reduce airport ground emissions at commercial service airports in areas failing to meet or maintain air quality standards. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administers the Voluntary Airport Low Emissions (VALE) Program and oversees the program's two sources of funding... | [
"Although aviation-related activities produce a small amount of the total air pollution in the United States, according to EPA, the types of pollutants emitted by these activities are among the most prevalent and harmful in the atmosphere and are expected to increase based on the forecasted growth in the aviation s... |
train_9618 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Since 1990 the Department of Defense's (DOD) supply chain management processes have been on GAO's list of high-risk areas needing urgent attention and fundamental transformation to ensure that they function in the most economical, efficient, and effective manner possible. Recently in collaboration with the Office of Ma... | [
"DOD is one of the largest and most complex organizations in the world to manage effectively. While DOD maintains military forces with unparalleled capabilities, it continues to confront pervasive, decades-old management problems related to its business operations—which include outdated systems and processes—that s... |
train_9619 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Housing finance played a major role in the 2007-2009 financial crisis, and the housing sector continues to show considerable strains. The federal government's role in the single-family housing finance system has also grown substantially. As a result, policymakers and others have made proposals to change the system. To ... | [
"The U.S. markets for single-family housing finance are complex and have numerous public and private participants. The housing finance markets include a primary market, in which lenders make loans to borrowers, and a secondary market, in which mortgage loans are purchased from lenders and packaged into securities t... |
train_9620 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed Medigap policies, focusing on: (1) the extent to which Medicare beneficiaries are subject to medical underwriting when they change Medigap policies; and (2) options for modifying federal Medigap requirements to ensure that medical underwriting is not a problem in such... | [
"Medicare is a federal health insurance program that helps its beneficiaries pay for health services. The program does not cover every type of health service, and beneficiaries are responsible for deductibles and coinsurance. Medigap insurance, which is designed to supplement Medicare’s benefits, is regulated by fe... |
train_9621 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Effective information security for federal computer systems and databases is essential to preventing the loss of resources; the unauthorized or inappropriate use, disclosure, or alteration of sensitive information; and the disruption of government operations. Since 1997, GAO has designated federal information security ... | [
"As computer technology has advanced, the federal government has become increasingly dependent on computerized information systems to carry out operations and to process, maintain, and report essential information. Federal agencies rely on computer systems to transmit proprietary and other sensitive information, de... |
train_9622 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | After the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center (WTC), nearly 3,000 people died and an estimated 250,000 to 400,000 people who lived, worked, or attended school in the vicinity were affected. An estimated 40,000 people who responded to the disaster--including New York City Fire Department (FDNY) personnel and other gov... | [
"When the WTC buildings collapsed on September 11, 2001, an estimated 250,000 to 400,000 people were immediately exposed to a noxious mixture of dust, debris, smoke, and potentially toxic contaminants in the air and on the ground, such as pulverized concrete, fibrous glass, particulate matter, and asbestos. Those a... |
train_9623 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In recent years, NNSA has spent billions of dollars designing large construction projects, only to revisit options after cost increases and schedule delays. At Los Alamos, NNSA reversed its prior decision to build a nuclear facility as part of the CMRR project after spending $450 million. The facility was to provide an... | [
"This section describes: (1) Los Alamos’s role in NNSA’s nuclear security enterprise; (2) DOE and NNSA programs’ plutonium analysis needs at Los Alamos; (3) DOE and NNSA project management orders and policies; and (4) best practices for project cost and schedule estimating. NNSA is responsible for managing the nati... |
train_9624 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | As requested, this testimony summarizes the findings from two reports GAO issued in September 2014, about the Secure Flight program: Secure Flight: TSA Should Take Additional Steps to Determine Program Effectiveness ( GAO-14-531 ) and Secure Flight: TSA Could Take Additional Steps to Strengthen Privacy Oversight Mechan... | [
"Since its implementation in 2009, Secure Flight has changed from a program that identifies passengers as high risk solely by matching them against the No Fly and Selectee Lists to one that assigns passengers a risk category: high risk, low risk, or unknown risk. In 2010, following the December 2009 attempted attac... |
train_9625 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | According to DOD, the U.S. militarys dependence on liquid fuel in countries like Afghanistan creates an enormous logistics burden that exposes forces to enemy attack and diverts operational resources from other mission areas to support delivery of this critical resource. In 2011, DOD consumed almost 5 billion gallons ... | [
"At any given time, the United States has military personnel serving abroad in forward-deployed locations to support U.S. strategic interests. The number of personnel and locations vary with the frequency and type of military operations and deployment demands. In general, operational control of U.S. military forces... |
train_9626 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The decennial census is a constitutionally-mandated activity that produces data used to apportion congressional seats, redraw congressional districts, and allocate billions of dollars in federal assistance. In March 2008, GAO designated the 2010 Census a high-risk area in part because of problems with the performance o... | [
"As you know, Mr. Chairman, the decennial census is a critical national effort mandated by the Constitution. Census data are used to apportion seats in the Congress, redraw congressional districts, allocate billions of dollars in federal assistance to state and local governments, and for numerous other public and p... |
train_9627 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Since 1992, the Congress has provided more than $7 billion for threat reduction and nonproliferation programs in the former Soviet Union (FSU). These programs have played a key role in addressing the threats of weapons of mass destruction and are currently expanding beyond the FSU. The National Defense Authorization Ac... | [
"After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia inherited the world’s largest arsenal of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. As Russia adopted economic reforms and moved toward an open society, its economy and central controls deteriorated, thereby making it difficult to maintain security at its weapo... |
train_9628 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report reviews the Department of Defense's (DOD) handling of appropriated funds from expired appropriation accounts. In 1990, Congress changed the law governing the use of appropriation accounts because it concluded that controls over them were not working. Without adequate controls, Congress was concerned that ag... | [
"The Congress generally provides budget authority to an agency for use during a specific period, referred to as the period of availability. During this period of availability, the agency may incur new obligations, for example, those for goods and services, and charge them against the appropriation. At the end of th... |
train_9629 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | New applications of horizontal drilling techniques and hydraulic fracturing--in which water, sand, and chemical additives are injected under high pressure to create and maintain fractures in underground formations--allow oil and natural gas from shale formations (known as "shale oil" and "shale gas") to be developed. A... | [
"This section includes (1) an overview of oil and natural gas, (2) the shale oil and gas development process, (3) the regulatory framework, (4) the location of shale oil and gas in the United States, and (5) information on estimating the size of these resources. Oil and natural gas are found in a variety of geologi... |
train_9630 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | NWS has the critical responsibility of issuing weather forecasts and warnings to help protect life and property, especially as severe weather unfolds. Most NWS operational units across the nation operate 24 hours every day to issue forecasts and warnings. NOAA's WFMO processes NWS hiring requests and other actions rela... | [
"NWS is the nation’s official and authoritative source for watches and warnings during severe weather and is responsible for providing weather and climate data and issuing forecasts and warnings for the protection of life and property and enhancement of the national economy. Through its operational units nationwide... |
train_9631 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the reprisal protection given to military whistleblowers, focusing on whether: (1) the system provides effective means for the investigation and disposition of alleged whistleblower reprisals; and (2) service members have a mechanism to challenge alleged reprisals that ... | [
"In 1988, Congress enacted the Military Whistleblower Protection Act (10 U.S.C. 1034) to prohibit anyone from retaliating or taking reprisals against servicemembers who disclose information concerning government fraud, waste, and abuse to designated persons. Examples of retaliatory actions or reprisals against thes... |
train_9632 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides healthcare to millions of veterans at VA's medical centers and healthcare facilities across the country. To support veterans, VA manages a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program and a national contract program. Both use VA's sizeable buying power to provide VA and other f... | [
"VA operates one of the world’s largest healthcare systems. In fiscal year 2003, VA spent about $26 billion to provide healthcare to 4.5 million veterans. More than 1,300 VA healthcare facilities, which include 160 medical centers, provide a range of medical, surgical, outpatient, rehabilitative, and long-term care... |
train_9633 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) developed the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction (ALWTR) plan to protect endangered large whales from entanglements in commercial fishing gear, which can cause injury or death. Because whales continued to die after the ALWTR plan went into effect, NMFS proposed revisions in... | [
"Right, humpback, and fin whales were hunted by commercial whalers. The right whale, in particular, was targeted by whalers because it is a slow- moving animal that floats when it is killed, due to its high blubber content. Accordingly, whalers gave the right whale its name because it was the “right” whale to hunt.... |
train_9634 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) have a long history of partnering to achieve more cost-effective use of health care resources. Their partnerships have evolved to include joint ventures--joint efforts to construct or share medical facilities. VA has maintained eight joint vent... | [
"VA has a long history of partnering with DOD to enhance health care delivery to veterans, beginning in 1982 with the enactment of the Sharing Act, which aimed to promote more cost-effective use of health care resources through greater interagency sharing and coordination. Since that time, VA and DOD have participa... |
train_9635 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | As the steward of taxpayer dollars, the federal government is accountable for safeguarding against improper payments--those that should not have been made or that were made in an incorrect amount. One tool federal agencies can use to do this is the DMF, which is a file containing records of deceased individuals who are... | [
"SSA historically has compiled death information about SSN-holders in order to ensure it does not pay Social Security benefits to deceased individuals and to establish benefits for survivors. When SSA receives a report of death—which could include name, date of birth, date of death, and SSN—it matches that informat... |
train_9636 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | To protect its national security and commercial interests, the United States has implemented an export control system to limit sensitive technologies from falling into the wrong hands. The Department of State regulates U.S. defense exports and the Department of Commerce regulates dual-use exports that have commercial a... | [
"The current U.S. export control system seeks to limit sensitive items from falling into the wrong hands and, at the same time, allow legitimate trade to occur. The export control system is governed by a complex set of laws, regulations, and processes and multiple federal agencies administer its regulatory framewor... |
train_9637 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Federal regulations, especially those addressing health, safety, and the environment, can generate hundreds of billions of dollars in benefits and costs to society annually. Various statutes, executive orders, and OMB guidance direct federal agencies to analyze the benefits and costs of proposed regulations. These anal... | [
"Regulation is one of the principal tools the federal government uses to implement public policy. Agencies’ rulemaking processes generally share three basic phases: (1) initiation of rulemaking actions, (2) development of proposed rules, and (3) issuance of final rules. Agencies’ rulemaking processes include opport... |
train_9638 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Conducting R&D on technologies for detecting, preventing, and mitigating terrorist threats is vital to enhancing the security of the nation. Since its creation, DHS has spent billions of dollars researching and developing technologies used to support its missions. Within DHS, S&T conducts and is responsible for coordin... | [
"In September 2012, we found that DHS did not know how much its components have invested in R&D, making it difficult to oversee R&D efforts across the department. According to DHS budget officials, S&T, DNDO, and the U.S. Coast Guard were the only components that conducted R&D, and we found that they were the only ... |
train_9639 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Each year, the United States spends billions of dollars on space-based systems to support national security activities. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to develop and issue a space science and technology... | [
"In general, the S&T community includes government research laboratories and testing facilities as well as contractors and academic institutions that support these facilities. This community conducts research and development to support military or intelligence applications, such as space or weapon systems. While in... |
train_9640 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point system (HACCP) regulations for seafood, the food industry has made some progress in ensuring the safety of seafood. However, several important weaknesses compromise the overall effectiveness of the federal seafood safety ... | [
"CDC estimates that contaminated food causes 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths in the United States each year. On the basis of the number of confirmed outbreaks of foodborne disease in 1997, the latest year for which CDC’s data are available, seafood is one of the leading causes of fo... |
train_9641 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed recent computer outages experienced by the National Association of Securities Dealers' (NASD) automated quotation and trading systems (NASDAQ), focusing on: (1) the nature and causes of the outages; (2) the outages' impact on market participants; (3) NASD planned respon... | [
"Established in 1939, NASD regulates (1) over-the-counter securities trading (that is, trading that does not occur on the floor of a stock exchange) and (2) all brokers and dealers conducting securities business with the public. NASD owns and operates NASDAQ, a computerized communication system that provides quotat... |
train_9642 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | SSA delivers services that touch the lives of almost every American, and the agency relies heavily on IT resources to do so. Its computerized information systems support a range of activities—from processing Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income payments, to calculating and withholding Medicare premiums... | [
"SSA’s mission is to deliver Social Security services that meet the changing needs of the public. The Social Security Act and amendments established three programs that the agency administers: Old-Age and Survivors Insurance—provides monthly retirement and survivors benefits to retired and disabled workers, their s... |
train_9643 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is authorized under the River and Harbor Act of 1922 to issue contracts with a continuing contracts clause to carry out certain projects. This allows the Corps to award multi-year contracts without having received appropriations to cover the full contract amount. The Corps has u... | [
"The Corps’ Civil Works program is responsible for planning, developing, and maintaining the nation’s water and related environmental resources. The Corps’ headquarters is in Washington D.C.; eight regional divisions and 38 districts carry out its domestic civil works responsibilities. Each year the Corps’ Civil Wo... |
train_9644 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | September 11 exposed the vulnerability of U.S. financial markets to wide-scale disasters. Because the markets are vital to the nation's economy, GAO assessed (1) the effects of the attacks on market participants' facilities and telecommunications and how prepared participants were for attacks at that time, (2) physical... | [
"Thousands of market participants are involved in trading stocks, options, government bonds, and other financial products in the United States. These participants include exchanges at which orders to buy and sell are executed, broker-dealers who present those orders on behalf of their customers, clearing organizati... |
train_9645 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | As the world's leading trading nation, the United States depends on a vast marine transportation system. Ninety-five percent of overseas trade tonnage moves by water, and the cargo moving through the U.S. marine transportation system contributes hundreds of billions of dollars to the U.S. gross domestic product. As it ... | [
"The marine transportation system is a vital component of our nation’s economic growth and plays an important role in national defense. According to the 1999 MTS Report, there is a growing gap between the services that the current infrastructure can provide and the increasing levels of demand being placed upon it. ... |
train_9646 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In developing countries, only about 7 percent of people with HIV/AIDS receive treatment. In 2003, the Congress authorized the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, a 5-year, $15 billion initiative under the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator. The Emergency Plan focuses on 15 developing countries, with a g... | [
"Although no cure exists for HIV/AIDS, the use of multiple ARVs in combination has been shown to suppress the virus and slow the progression of the disease. Twenty distinct ARV medications can be used to treat people living with HIV/AIDS. The standard treatment is a regimen that combines three or more ARVs. People ... |
train_9647 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Individuals who buy coverage directly from a health insurer are often denied coverage due to a pre-existing condition during a process called medical underwriting, which assesses an applicants health status and other risk factors. Beginning January 1, 2014, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) prohib... | [
"Individuals who buy coverage directly from a health insurer are often denied coverage due to a pre-existing condition. We previously reported that in the first quarter of 2010, 19 percent of applicants in the individual market were denied enrollment and a quarter of insurers had denial rates of 40 percent or highe... |
train_9648 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Amid growing concerns about a potential smallpox attack, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working with 62 state, local, and territorial jurisdictions to implement the civilian part of the National Smallpox Vaccination Program. The goal is to increase the nation's response capacity by vaccinating ... | [
"Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the subsequent anthrax cases, there has been heightened public awareness and fear of potential bioterrorist attacks, including an attack involving smallpox. Smallpox is a contagious disease whose symptoms include fever and a distinctive progressive skin rash. ... |
train_9649 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO discussed its views on several important management issues facing the Department of the Interior, focusing on: (1) Interior's plans for measuring its performance as required by the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993; (2) whether major management problems GAO has reported on are being addressed in the ag... | [
"Interior’s performance plan is not user friendly. It consists of nine components—a Departmental Overview and eight individual plans for each of Interior’s major agencies. These nine plans are not stand-alone documents but have to be reviewed in conjunction with their respective subagencies’ budget justifications. ... |
train_9650 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO has designated Medicare as a high-risk program because of its size, complexity, and susceptibility to improper payments. In 2010, Medicare covered 47 million elderly and disabled beneficiaries and had estimated outlays of $516 billion. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is the agency in the Departme... | [
"HHS annually reports on improper payments in its AFR. For fiscal year 2010, HHS reported improper payment estimates for several programs, including Medicare. Collectively, HHS reported an estimate of almost $48 billion in improper payments in Medicare. The $48 billion in estimated improper payments reported for fi... |
train_9651 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed how: (1) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Partnership for Peace (PFP) program is helping aspiring members prepare for possible NATO membership; (2) U.S. assistance efforts are helping aspiring partner countries to prepare for possible NATO membership; (3)... | [
"In 1994, NATO stated that it would invite other European countries to join the alliance. Twelve Central and Eastern European nations expressed interest in doing so and have taken part in so-called “intensified dialogues” with NATO to help them learn more about NATO’s requirements. Although NATO has no formal progr... |
train_9652 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The 6,900 Home Health Agencies (HHAs) that serve Medicare beneficiaries must meet federal requirements, known as conditions of participation (COP), to ensure that they have the appropriate staff, are following the plan of care specified by a physician, maintain medical records to document the care provided, and periodi... | [
"Medicare’s home health benefit includes skilled nursing and home health aide services, physical and occupational therapy, speech pathology services, medical social services, and the provision of certain medical supplies and equipment. To qualify for services, beneficiaries must be confined to their homes; have a p... |
train_9653 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In GAO's past work, we have stressed the importance of a national strategy to combat terrorism. We stated that such a national strategy should provide a clear statement about what the nation hopes to achieve. A national strategy should not only define the roles of federal agencies, but also those of state and local gov... | [
"National efforts to combat terrorism derive from a series of presidential directives going back at least as far as 1986. The previous administration issued a federal strategy for combating terrorism—the Attorney General’s Five-Year Interagency Counterterrorism and Technology Crime Plan—in 1998. The Congress mandat... |
train_9654 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | State and local governments are looking for alternative strategies to help fund transit systems. Value capture strategies--joint development, special assessment districts, tax increment financing, and development impact fees--are designed to dedicate to transit either a portion of increased tax revenue or additional re... | [
"Numerous local communities are seeking to expand housing opportunities and other amenities located near transit by promoting transit-oriented development—commonly defined as compact, mixed-use, walkable neighborhoods located near rail stations or other permanent transit facilities. Many transit agencies view such ... |
train_9655 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Congress established the Superfund program in 1980 to clean up highly contaminated hazardous waste sites. Among other things, the law established a trust fund to help the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pay for cleanups and related program activities. The trust fund was financed primarily by three dedicated taxes... | [
"The Superfund cleanup process begins with site discovery or notification to EPA of possible releases of hazardous substances posing a threat to human health or the environment. Sites are discovered by various parties, including citizens, state agencies, and EPA regional offices. Once discovered, sites are entered ... |
train_9656 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) pays plans in Medicare Advantage (MA)--the private plan alternative to Medicare fee-for-service (FFS)--an amount per beneficiary that is adjusted to reflect beneficiary health status. This adjustment, called risk adjustment, helps ensure that health plans have the same... | [
"Research has shown that CMS’s method of risk adjusting payments to MA plans to reflect beneficiary health status has become more accurate over time by including more comprehensive information on beneficiaries’ health status. Before 2000, CMS risk adjusted MA payments based only on beneficiaries’ demographic data. ... |
train_9657 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In fiscal year 2012, CMS estimated that $32.4 billion in Medicare FFS payments were improper. CMS uses several types of contractors to conduct postpayment claims reviews to identify improper payments. Recently, questions have been raised about the efficiency and effectiveness of these contractors' efforts and the admin... | [
"Contractors have a long-standing and essential role in the Medicare program. Program integrity activities—particularly postpayment claims reviews—have been a core component of contractors’ roles. When conducting postpayment claims reviews, contractors apply the same criteria—Medicare regulations, and coverage and ... |
train_9658 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Congress established the child support enforcement program in 1975 to ensure that parents financially supported their children. State agencies administer the program and the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) in the Department of Health and Human Services oversees it. In 2002, state agencies collected over $20 ... | [
"Child support is not legally owed until a child support order is issued that stipulates the amount the legally identified noncustodial parent—the parent who does not have primary care, custody, or control of the child— is required to pay and when these payments are due. The Child Support Enforcement (CSE) program,... |
train_9659 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Health care providers are concerned about the quality of Medicare guidance issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Specifically, they have reported that (1) they receive unclear guidance on program requirements and (2) because pol... | [
"The process of implementing programs established by federal law often begins with the issuance of rules to guide those who are subject to the law’s requirements. The requirements for promulgating rules, set out in the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), usually include the publication of a proposed rule, an opport... |
train_9660 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | OSHA is responsible for overseeing occupational safety and health for more than 130 million workers. In about half the states, OSHA sets and enforces compliance with safety and health standards. The remaining states set and enforce their own standards under OSHA-approved plans. In fiscal year 2010, OSHA strengthened it... | [
"OSHA and state-run programs are responsible for protecting the safety and health of an estimated 130 million private- and public-sector workers at approximately 8 million worksites. One of the primary ways OSHA carries out its responsibilities is by setting and enforcing occupational States with state-run programs... |
train_9661 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In April 2005, GAO reported on factors affecting the timely production of up-armored high-mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWV) and add-on armor kits for HMMWVs, as well as other items critically needed by deployed forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Due to high interest by Congress and the public regardin... | [
"Army convoys carrying supplies and equipment in the CENTCOM area of responsibility have been subjected to deadly attacks by insurgents using IEDs and other weapons. In response to these attacks, the Army has undertaken several force protection measures such as adding armor to a number of medium and heavy trucks op... |
train_9662 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is the federal agency with primary responsibility for securing the air cargo system. The Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 mandated DHS to establish a system to screen 100 percent of cargo flown on pas... | [
"TSA took several actions to address the 9/11 Commission Act mandate to screen 100 percent of air cargo as it applies to domestic cargo transported on passenger aircraft by August 2010. As of August 2010, TSA reported that it met the 9/11 Commission Act mandate to screen 100 percent of air cargo as it applies to do... |
train_9663 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Elevated levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and the resulting effects on the earth's climate could have significant environmental and economic impacts in the United States and internationally. Potential impacts include rising sea levels and a shift in the intensity and frequency of floods and storms. Proposed... | [
"Greenhouse gases—including carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and other substances—trap a portion of the sun’s heat in the atmosphere and prevent the heat from returning to space. The insulating effect, known as the greenhouse effect, moderates atmospheric temperatures, keeping the earth warm enough to suppor... |
train_9664 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO discussed its work on long-term budget issues, focusing on the: (1) results of GAO's simulations updated to incorporate the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) new budget projections; and (2) programmatic composition and design of federal spending--for which policymakers need to consider the long-term fiscal and sp... | [
"Long-term simulations are useful for comparing the potential outcomes of alternative fiscal policies within a common economic framework. Such simulations can help the Congress assess the long-term costs and benefits of fiscal policy decisions that are made today. Adopting a long-term perspective is particularly im... |
train_9665 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | For years, in addition to experiencing challenges in making disability claims decisions more quickly and reducing its claims backlog, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has faced challenges in improving the accuracy and consistency of its decisions. GAO was asked to discuss issues surrounding VA's Systematic Techn... | [
"Through its disability compensation program, VA pays monthly benefits to veterans with service-connected disabilities. Under its disability pension program, VA pays monthly benefits to low-income veterans who have disabilities not related to their military service or are age 65 or older. VA also pays compensation ... |
train_9666 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)--principally involving operations in Afghanistan and Iraq--is being funded in fiscal year 2003 by Congress's appropriation of almost $69 billion, including almost $16 billion in a transfer fund called the Iraqi Freedom Fund. To assist Congress in its oversight of funding for GWOT, GAO... | [
"From the end of the Persian Gulf War in February 1991 through June 2003, the DOD reported that it had obligated over $86.203 billion for incremental costs it had incurred for its overseas contingency operations. These operations included the enforcement of no-fly zones, humanitarian assistance, and peace enforceme... |
train_9667 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), authorizes retail grocers, called regular WIC vendors, to provide the food benefit. Recently, some states have seen an increase in vendors called WIC-only vendors, who stock only WIC food and accept only WIC vouchers. Both vendor types ac... | [
"WIC aims to protect the health of low-income women, infants, and young children who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care at no charge to participants. Permanently established in 1974, WIC serves more than 8 million pa... |
train_9668 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Weed and Seed program, within the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP), aims to prevent and reduce violent crime in targeted neighborhoods, but it cannot optimize its effectiveness without sound management practices. In 1999, GAO made four recommendations to the Executive Office for Weed and See... | [
"The Weed and Seed program is a Justice discretionary grant program within OJP. The Assistant Attorney General for OJP is responsible for the overall management and oversight of offices within OJP, including EOWS. The Assistant Attorney General for OJP sets policies, promotes coordination among OJP bureaus and offi... |
train_9669 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Army's testing of its Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) to determine whether the FMTV demonstrated that it could meet contractual and operational requirements. GAO found that: (1) the FMTV trucks passed technical and operational tests, paving the way for the... | [
"The FMTV program is one of the Army’s largest acquisition programs at a projected cost of $15.9 billion. With deliveries starting in 1993, the Army plans to purchase, over a 30-year period, 87,598 FMTV trucks to replace its aging medium truck fleet. The program consists of a family of 2.5- and 5-ton trucks based o... |
train_9670 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Improper payments are a long-standing, widespread, and significant problem in the federal government. The Congress enacted the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (IPIA) to address this issue. Fiscal year 2005 marked the second year that agencies were required to report improper payment information under IPIA. On... | [
"Before I discuss our review of agencies’ fiscal year 2005 PARs, I would like to summarize IPIA, related OMB initiatives, and statutory requirements for recovery audits. The act, passed in November 2002, requires executive branch agency heads to review their programs and activities annually and identify those that ... |
train_9671 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | At the start of each new Congress since 1999, we have issued a special series of reports entitled the Performance and Accountability Series: Major Management Challenges andProgram Rsks. In January 2003, GAO designated federal real property a high-risk area and issued an update in January 2005 on this area. GAO identifi... | [
"Over 30 federal agencies control hundreds of thousands of real property assets—including both facilities and land—in the United States and abroad. According to available data, the government owns or leases about 3.3 billion square feet of building floor area worldwide in roughly a half- million buildings. About 38... |
train_9672 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Since 1994, Ex-Im has had the authority to facilitate the financing of U.S. exports of defense articles and services, provided that it determines these items are nonlethal and primarily meant for civilian use. These “dual-use” exports include aircraft that are used by foreign militaries mainly for humanitarian purposes... | [
"Ex-Im is an independent agency operating under the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended. Its mission is to support the export of U.S. goods and services overseas, through the provision of loans, loan guarantees, and insurance, thereby supporting U.S. jobs. Ex-Im is generally prohibited by law from financing ... |
train_9673 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In September 2011, FCC discovered that it had experienced a security breach on its computer network, which potentially allowed sensitive information to be compromised. The commission initiated the ESN project to implement enhanced security controls and an improved network architecture to defend against cyber attacks an... | [
"Established by the Communications Act of 1934, FCC regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable. It is responsible for, among other things, making available rapid, efficient, nationwide, and worldwide wire and radio communication services at reasonable char... |
train_9674 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety's administration of the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP), focusing on: (1) whether CMP's conversion to a private corporation and the Corporation's subsequent firearms sales were conducted in acco... | [
"The CMP originated in 1903 with the establishment of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, which advised the Secretary of War. The general purpose of the program was to encourage individuals to develop marksmanship skills to prepare them in the event that they were called upon to serve during war... |
train_9675 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Title IV-B of the Social Security Act, comprised of two subparts, is the primary source of federal funding for services to help families address problems that lead to child abuse and neglect and to prevent the unnecessary separation of children from their families; however, a number of challenges exist that impair stat... | [
"ACF is responsible for the administration and oversight of federal funding to states for child welfare services under Titles IV-B and IV-E. HHS headquarters staff are responsible for developing appropriate policies and procedures for states to follow in terms of obtaining and using federal child welfare funds, whi... |
train_9676 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In fiscal year 2010, civilian agencies obligated $136 billion on service contracts, including obligations for professional and management support services such as program evaluation and acquisition support. Many of these services increase the risk that contractors may inappropriately influence the government's authorit... | [
"The Federal Procurement Data System – Next Generation (FPDS-NG) uses more than 300 codes, organized in 23 categories, to describe the services purchased by federal agencies. Among these categories—which capture services ranging from utilities and housekeeping services to medical services—are professional and manag... |
train_9677 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Recognizing the importance of human capital to information technology (IT) and the need to improve the skills of federal IT workers, Congress created the Information Technology Exchange Program (ITEP) as part of the E-Government Act of 2002. ITEP aims to improve federal IT skills through exchanges of staff between the ... | [
"The E-Gov Act created ITEP to improve the skills of the federal workforce in using information technology. The act authorizes federal executive agencies that volunteer to participate to temporarily detail IT staff to private-sector companies and to accept individuals from the private sector. Assignments can last u... |
train_9678 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | As of June 2007, more than 100,000 military and civilian personnel are engaged in United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations in 15 locations in Africa, Europe, Asia, the Americas, and the Middle East. In 2006, the United States provided the UN with about $1 billion to support peacekeeping operations. Given that thousa... | [
"Both the UN and United States have a long history of conducting operations to promote peace and stability. The UN has undertaken more than 60 peacekeeping missions since 1948 and states that it has negotiated more than 170 settlements that have ended regional conflicts. As of June 2007, 15 UN peacekeeping operatio... |
train_9679 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO discussed opportunities to improve U.S. Export Assistance Centers' (USEAC) operations. GAO noted that: (1) staff and customers at the four USEAC surveyed believed that collocating agency staff and nonfederal partner organizations improved export delivery services by increasing customer access to federal export prom... | [
"Creation of the USEAC network can be best understood in the context of sweeping efforts made during this decade to strengthen federal delivery of export promotion services. During 1991-93, we conducted a number of reviews of federal export promotion activities. We then reported on a governmentwide effort that cost... |
train_9680 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In June 2006, GAO reported a number of concerns about the level of U.S. tsunami preparedness. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) leads U.S. efforts through three key programs: the Tsunami Program, which focuses on detection and warning activities; the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (... | [
"A tsunami is a series of ocean waves typically generated by an underwater earthquake. The size of the resulting tsunami depends on a complex set of factors, including the earthquake’s magnitude, its depth below the ocean floor, depth of the overlying water, type and amount of seafloor movement, and energy released... |
train_9681 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the implications of changing export licensing jurisdiction for two sensitive dual use items from the Department of State to the Department of Commerce, focusing on: (1) the military sensitivity of the two items; (2) the executive branch's rationale for the change in jur... | [
"The Department of State controls munitions items under the authority provided in the Arms Export Control Act. State promulgates the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and establishes, with the concurrence of the Department of Defense, the U.S. Munitions List. State and Defense can include a dual-use ... |
train_9682 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The USDA OIG plays a critical role in addressing issues of economy, efficiency, and potential fraud involving scarce taxpayer dollars allocated to USDA. GAO was asked to review a number of issues related to the OIG's operations in comparison to other cabinet-level OIGs. The objectives of this report were to provide inf... | [
"We used OIG data from fiscal years 2009 through 2011 because these were the most recent 3 fiscal years for which data were available as of the beginning of our engagement. To accumulate comparative information on budget and staffing resources, we obtained the total budgetary resources and staffing levels for the U... |
train_9683 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The tax filing season is when millions of taxpayers file their returns and seek assistance by calling or visiting IRS's offices or Web site. Because of the large number of returns and critical nature of IRS's filing season activities, GAO was asked to assess IRS's 2002 filing season performance in processing tax return... | [
"To assess IRS’s performance in the five key filing season activities covered by this report, we reviewed and analyzed IRS documents and data, including workload and performance data; interviewed IRS officials about current operations, performance relative to 2001 performance and 2002 goals, and significant factors... |
train_9684 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Since the signing of the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty in 1979, Egypt has been a key strategic partner of the United States and the recipient of almost $64 billion in U.S. security and economic assistance, including an annual average of about $1.3 billion in security assistance and $245 million in economic assistance since... | [
"Egypt is the most populous country in the Arab world and is strategically located at the geographic nexus between Africa and the Middle East (see fig. 1). It is bordered to the north by the Mediterranean Sea; to the west by Libya; to the south by Sudan; and to the east by the Gaza Strip, Israel, and the Red Sea. E... |
train_9685 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In recent years, the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has had more work to accomplish than funds available. The Congress has supported the Corps' need to reprogram funds to complete projects. Reprogramming allows the Corps to move funds from projects that can not use available funds to those that can. However, concerns ... | [
"The Corps’ Civil Works program is responsible for investigating, developing, and maintaining the nation’s water and related environmental resources. In addition, the Civil Works program also provides disaster response as well as engineering and technical services. The Corps’ headquarters is located in Washington, ... |
train_9686 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operates one of the safest air transportation systems in the world, but this system is under growing strain as the demand for air travel increases. Recognizing the need to transform this system, Congress created the Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO), housed within FA... | [
"Although there have been fluctuations in its funding sources, FAA has been supported by the current structure for decades. The agency is primarily funded by the Trust Fund (82 percent)—which receives revenues from a series of excise taxes paid by users of the national airspace system—and by General Fund revenues. ... |
train_9687 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | DOD has emphasized innovative and low-cost approaches to build the defense capacity of foreign partners, and it uses its five Regional Centers to administer programs to foster partnerships and deepen foreign officials' understanding of U.S. objectives. The conference report accompanying the fiscal year 2013 National De... | [
"According to the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review Report, a component of DOD’s strategy to prevent and deter conflict is to help build the capacity of partners to maintain and promote stability, and such an approach requires working closely with U.S. allies and partner nations to leverage existing alliances and cre... |
train_9688 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This testimony summarizes GAO's October 2006 report on the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) operations centers--centers run by three DHS components and operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to conduct monitoring and surveillance activities of potential terrorist activities and other crises. Sp... | [
"To determine the extent to which operations centers managed by different offices and components within DHS had implemented key practices that our work has shown can enhance collaboration among federal agencies, during our original work, we reviewed transition, management integration, and planning and policy docume... |
train_9689 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | For the past 10 years, since GAO's 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 prevented GAO from expressing an opinion on the CFS. GAO has consistently reported that ... | [
"As part of our audit of the fiscal years 2006 and 2005 CFS, we evaluated the federal government’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 wer... |
train_9690 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Senior Department of Defense (DOD) and military service officials have testified that they face increasing difficulties in carrying out realistic training at military installations. There are eight "encroachment" issues that affect or have the potential to affect military training and readiness. The eight encroachment ... | [
"The Department of Defense’s (DOD) ranges and training areas are used primarily to test weapon systems and train military forces; some facilities are used for both testing and training purposes, while others are limited to one use or the other. This report focuses primarily on facilities used for training purposes.... |
train_9691 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO discussed the needed changes in the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, focusing on SSA's efforts to: (1) verify recipients' initial and continuing eligibility for benefits; (2) deter and collect SSI overpayments; and (3) address SSI program fraud and abuse. GAO noted ... | [
"activity because of an impairment expected to result in death or last at least 12 months. The process SSA uses to determine an applicant’s financial eligibility for SSI benefits involves an initial determination when someone first applies and periodic reviews to determine whether the recipient remains eligible. SS... |
train_9692 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | GAO discussed the year 2000 risks facing the nation, focusing on: (1) GAO's major concerns with the federal government's progress in correcting its systems; (2) state and local government year 2000 issues; and (3) critical year 2000 data exchange issues. GAO noted that: (1) the public faces a high risk that critical se... | [
"The public faces a high risk that critical services provided by the government and the private sector could be severely disrupted by the Year 2000 computing crisis. Financial transactions could be delayed, flights grounded, power lost, and national defense affected. Moreover, America’s infrastructures are a comple... |
train_9693 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Each year, TANF block grants, which are overseen by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), provide $16.5 billion in federal funds to states to assist low-income families. States are also required to spend a significant amount of their own funds under TANF, but they can include certain expenditures made... | [
"The TANF block grant was created through the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) and was designed to give states the flexibility to provide both traditional welfare cash assistance benefits as well as a variety of other benefits and services to meet the needs of low-inc... |
train_9694 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO evaluated the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) oversight of transplanted human tissue as well as potential safety problems, focusing on: (1) gaps in the current regulation; and (2) whether and how FDA plans to address them in the approach it has proposed for regulating tissu... | [
"The term “tissue” covers a wide range of products used for many medical purposes. Traditionally, most human tissue used in medicine comprised such body components as skin, bone, corneas, and heart valves that were transplanted for replacement purposes as well as semen and ova implanted for reproductive purposes. I... |
train_9695 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report responds to a mandate in the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACT Act) of 2003 requiring GAO to assess consumers' understanding of credit reporting. The FACT Act, among other things, extended provisions governing the credit reporting system and addressed ongoing concerns about inaccuracies in cre... | [
"CRAs are private sector companies that receive information from businesses that offer credit and from other sources and compile this information into credit reports that are sold for a fee to consumers and other businesses. The U.S. credit reporting system is voluntary, as federal law does not require lenders and ... |
train_9696 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In fiscal year 2011, the federal government spent an estimated $1.2 billion on six veterans' employment and training programs, serving about 880,000 participants. Labor administers five of these programs and VA administers one. Despite these efforts, the unemployment rate for veterans who have recently separated from t... | [
"Labor and VA oversee six employment and training programs targeted to veterans (see table 1). Labor administers its programs through state workforce agencies in each state. Within Labor, VETS administers five employment programs targeted to veterans. VETS provides grants to states to support state workforce agency... |
train_9697 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has a unique role in coordinating trade policy, resolving disagreements, and framing issues for presidential decision through an interagency trade policy process. In recent years, USTR's increased workload from numerous new regional and bilateral free trade agreement n... | [
"USTR is responsible for developing and coordinating U.S. international trade, commodity, and direct investment policy and for overseeing trade negotiations with other countries. The head of USTR is the U.S. Trade Representative, a Cabinet member who serves as the president’s principal trade advisor, negotiator, an... |
train_9698 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a demanding responsibility in collecting taxes, processing tax returns, and enforcing the nation's tax laws. It relies extensively on computerized systems to support its financial and mission-related operations. Effective information security controls are essential for ensuring th... | [
"Information security is an important consideration for any organization that depends on information systems and computer networks to carry out its mission or business. The same speed and accessibility that create the enormous benefits of the computer age can, if not properly controlled, allow individuals and group... |
train_9699 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Bayh-Dole Act, passed in 1980, allows recipients of federal research funds the option to retain patents on any inventions they create using those funds. At the same time, the act provides the government with rights intended to ensure that the public benefits from these federal research investments. One of these rig... | [
"The Bayh-Dole Act was enacted in 1980, in part, to address the low utilization rate of federal patents. At the time the bill was considered, 26 different federal agency policies existed regarding the use of results from federally funded research. Prior to Bayh-Dole’s enactment, agencies frequently retained title t... |
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