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Climate Change: Energy Infrastructure Risks and Adaptation Efforts

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "According to assessments by the National Research Council (NRC) and the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), U.S. energy infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable to a range of climate change impacts--particularly infrastructure in areas prone to severe weather and water shortages. Climate changes are projected to affect infrastructure throughout all major stages of the energy supply chain, the… more
Date: January 31, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Federal Student Loans: Borrower Interest Rates Cannot Be Set in Advance to Precisely and Consistently Balance Federal Revenues and Costs

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Total Direct Loan administrative costs grew from $314 million to $864 million from fiscal years 2007 to 2012, but federal costs per borrower have generally remained steady or fallen. The increase in total administrative costs largely results from an increase of over 300 percent in the number of Direct Loans during that same time period. One key factor contributing to this loan volume increase was a law … more
Date: January 31, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Human Capital: Agencies Should More Fully Evaluate the Costs and Benefits of Executive Training

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Chief Human Capital Officers (CHCO) from 26 agencies reported that, from fiscal years 2008 through 2012, they spent almost $57 million (in constant 2012 dollars) on executive training provided by external providers. CHCOs reported using the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Federal Executive Institute and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government most often. Agencies are required to maintain records o… more
Date: January 31, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Nanomanufacturing: Emergence and Implications for U.S. Competitiveness, the Environment, and Human Health

Description: Other written product issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The forum's participants described nanomanufacturing as a future megatrend that will potentially match or surpass the digital revolution's effect on society and the economy. They anticipated further scientific breakthroughs that will fuel new engineering developments; continued movement into the manufacturing sector; and more intense international competition."
Date: January 31, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Oil and Gas: Interior Has Begun to Address Hiring and Retention Challenges but Needs to Do More

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of the Interior (Interior) continues to face challenges hiring and retaining staff with key skills needed to manage and oversee oil and gas operations on federal leases. Interior officials noted two major factors that contribute to challenges in hiring and retaining staff: lower salaries and a slow hiring process compared with similar positions in industry. In response to GAO's survey, of… more
Date: January 31, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Private Health Insurance: The Range of Base Premiums for Individuals Age 19 and 64 in the Individual Market by State in January 2013

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "GAO reported the range of base premiums prior to underwriting for individual market health insurance plans as displayed on the HealthCare.gov Plan Finder in January 2013. The base premiums were for individuals aged 19 and 64 in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The base premiums reflected information from data submitted by insurers to the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Ov… more
Date: January 31, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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U.S. Merchant Marine: Maritime Administration Should Assess Potential Mariner-Training Needs

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Maritime training--for domestic waterway and oceangoing operations--is available through many public and private entities. These entities include the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), state maritime academies, community colleges, union-affiliated schools, and about 230 private sector schools. Private companies also provide training to their mariner employees, including training to operate the vessel… more
Date: January 31, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Workforce Investment Act: Strategies Needed to Improve Certain Training Outcome Data

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Of the more than two million total participants in the Workforce Investment Act's (WIA) Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs, about 11 percent and 16 percent, respectively, received training in program year 2011, and about two-thirds of the training participants in each program attained a credential. Little is known, however, about how many participants got jobs related to their training. From program y… more
Date: January 31, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Homeowners Insurance: Multiple Challenges Make Expanding Private Coverage Difficult

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Homeowners insurance policies typically protect homes, garages and other structures, and personal belongings from damage caused by perils such as fire, hail, lightning, explosion, and theft, among others. The insurance industry considers these perils insurable because they are accidental, predictable, and do not involve catastrophic losses. These policies also typically exclude losses from a number of p… more
Date: January 30, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Imminent Danger Pay: Actions Needed Regarding Pay Designations in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Defense (DOD) obligated more than $1 billion in imminent danger pay from fiscal years 2010 through 2013 in the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility, excluding Afghanistan, according to data from the military services. In June 2011, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness requested the geographic Combatant Commands to assess existing imminent dan… more
Date: January 30, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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Civilian Intelligence Community: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Reporting on and Planning for the Use of Contract Personnel

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Limitations in the intelligence community's (IC) inventory of contract personnel hinder the ability to determine the extent to which the eight civilian IC elements--the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), and six components within the Departments of Energy, Homeland Security, Justice, State, and the Treasury--use these personnel. The IC Chief Human … more
Date: January 29, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Federal Workforce: Recent Trends in Federal Civilian Employment and Compensation

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "From 2004 to 2012, the federal non-postal civilian workforce grew by 258,882 employees, from 1.88 million to 2.13 million (14 percent). Permanent career employees accounted for most of the growth, increasing by 256,718 employees, from 1.7 million in 2004 to 1.96 million in 2012 (15 percent). Three agencies--the Departments of Defense (DOD), Homeland Security (DHS), and Veterans Affairs (VA)--accounted f… more
Date: January 29, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Critical Infrastructure Protection: More Comprehensive Planning Would Enhance the Cybersecurity of Public Safety Entities' Emerging Technology

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The five identified federal agencies (Departments of Homeland Security, Commerce, Justice, and Transportation and Federal Communications Commission (FCC)) have to varying degrees, coordinated cybersecurity-related activities with state and local governments. These activities included (1) supporting critical infrastructure protection-related planning, (2) issuing grants, (3) sharing information, (4) prov… more
Date: January 28, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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School Lunch: Implementing Nutrition Changes Was Challenging and Clarification of Oversight Requirements Is Needed

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Nationwide, student participation in the National School Lunch Program declined by 1.2 million students (or 3.7 percent) from school year 2010-2011 through school year 2012-2013, after having increased steadily for many years. This decrease was driven primarily by a decline of 1.6 million students eating school lunch who pay full price for meals, despite increases in students eating school lunch who rec… more
Date: January 28, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: Information on Mortgage Protections and Related Education Efforts

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The number of servicemembers with mortgages eligible for Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) mortgage protections is unknown because servicers have not collected this information in a comprehensive manner. Based on the limited and nongeneralizeable information that GAO obtained from the three mortgage servicers and the credit union, a small percentage of the total loan portfolios were identified as e… more
Date: January 28, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Child Welfare: Federal Agencies Can Better Support State Efforts to Prevent and Respond to Sexual Abuse by School Personnel

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "To help prevent the sexual abuse of students in public K-12 schools, 46 of the 50 states and the District of Columbia surveyed by GAO required background checks of applicants--such as teachers or bus drivers--seeking public school employment; however, the methods and sources varied widely. Forty-two states established professional standards or codes of conduct for school personnel, and 22 of those inclu… more
Date: January 27, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Recovery Act: Grant Implementation Experiences Offer Lessons for Accountability and Transparency

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Federal, state, and local officials responsible for implementing grants funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) as well as the external oversight community reported lessons learned regarding both useful practices and challenges to ensuring accountability. Faced with aggressive timelines for distributing billions of dollars, they adopted a number of practices to foster… more
Date: January 24, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Federal Real Property: Improved Transparency Could Help Efforts to Manage Agencies' Maintenance and Repair Backlogs

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The five federal agencies GAO reviewed--the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Departments of Energy (DOE), Homeland Security (DHS), the Interior, and Veterans' Affairs (VA)--reported fiscal year 2012 deferred maintenance and repair backlog estimates that ranged from nearly $1 billion to $20 billion. In accordance with Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) standards, agencies re… more
Date: January 23, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Strategic Sourcing: Selected Agencies Should Develop Performance Measures on Inclusion of Small Businesses and OMB Should Improve Monitoring

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the General Services Administration (GSA), and selected agencies have taken steps to consider small businesses, including small disadvantaged businesses, in their strategic sourcing efforts. (Small disadvantaged businesses are those unconditionally owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.) OMB and GSA have developed guidance … more
Date: January 23, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Flood Insurance: Strategies for Increasing Private Sector Involvement

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "According to stakeholders with whom GAO spoke, several conditions must be present to increase private sector involvement in the sale of flood insurance. First, insurers need to be able to accurately assess risk to determine premium rates. For example, stakeholders told GAO that access to National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policy and claims data and upcoming improvements in private sector computer m… more
Date: January 22, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Defense Management: DOD's Conference Policy Is Generally Consistent with OMB's Requirements

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Defense's (DOD) September 2012 policy on conferences and its November 2013 update are generally consistent with the requirements established by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in May 2012. The key elements of OMB's May 2012 requirements for agencies are the prohibition of conferences with costs in excess of $500,000 unless the agency head signs a waiver, establishment of a De… more
Date: January 21, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Defense Efficiencies: Action Needed to Improve Evaluation of Initiatives

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Defense (DOD) has refined its approach for tracking and reporting on the status of efficiency initiatives by establishing specific requirements to standardize and expand the type of information that the military departments (Army, Navy, and Air Force) and U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) report to senior decision makers. Initially, DOD provided general direction through emails, … more
Date: January 17, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Federal-Aid Highways: Federal Highway Administration Could Further Mitigate Locally Administered Project Risks

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Newly available data from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) show the extent and some characteristics of locally administered projects, but other key data are not being collected. From July 2012 to June 2013, local agencies administered about 12 percent or $3.8 billion of the $31 billion in federal-aid funding obligated during that period. The federal share was less than $250,000 for over half of… more
Date: January 16, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Property and Casualty Insurance: Effects of the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Surplus lines insurers' premiums written have increased modestly and the companies have generally remained profitable. From 2008 through 2012 premiums written by surplus lines insurers, who sell property/casualty insurance through brokers in states where they are not licensed, grew slightly from $24.8 billion to $25.2 billion and remained stable at around 5 percent of the property casualty market as a w… more
Date: January 16, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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