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The article discusses the January 2024 U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report which examined the effectiveness of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Shadow Wolves program developed to address illegal smuggling of narcotics from Mexico to the Tohono O'odham Nation in Arizona. Topics explored include the recruitment of law enforcement personnel to work on the program, the Shadow Wolves expansion planning, and the changes in the program's operations and structure.

The article discusses the January 2024 U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report which examined the impact of ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure sectors such as energy and health care. It explored the recorded increase in the value of U.S. ransomware-related incidents in 2021, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance in addressing ransomware, and the ransomware support offered by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

The article discusses the January 2024 U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report which compared characteristics of comprehensive support and improvement (CSI) schools and public schools in the U.S. Topics explored include the compliance to Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) school improvement requirements, the partnership between school districts and stakeholders in the implementation of CSI plans, and the academic outcomes of students in CSI schools.

The article focuses on opportunities to reduce costs in the crop insurance program in the U.S., including compensation to private insurers, premium subsidies for policyholders, and the potential savings achievable by adjusting subsidy rates for high-income policyholders. The analysis suggests that the government could achieve significant savings by renegotiating reinsurance agreements and reducing premium subsidies for high-income participants.

The article discusses U.S. priorities and diplomacy in the Arctic, emphasizing geopolitical trends, impacts of climate change on Alaska Natives and heightened great power competition. Topics include the U.S. Arctic strategy, federal entities managing Arctic efforts and factors facilitating or hindering the government's management of Arctic priorities.

The article evaluates the mental health services offered to Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employees and their eligible family members based overseas. It focuses on factors affecting provider workloads, challenges in delivering and accessing services, and State's monitoring of services. It also notes increased demand for mental health services due to factors like the war in Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic.

The article provides information about the steps taken by Federal Emergency Management Agency and U. S. Department of Homeland Security to improve various aspects of their operations, including providing additional information to disaster assistance applicants, improving the management of untimely liquidations, responsibilities for the referral and placement of unaccompanied children, and implementing oversight mechanisms for medical care in U.S. Customs and Border Protection's custody.

The article discusses various challenges and observations related to federal grants management in the U.S. It emphasizes the importance of capacity, streamlining, transparency, and internal control and oversight in successful grants management. It t mentions the need to address fragmentation, and duplication in federal grant programs and efforts to streamline grants management, including the implementation of the Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency Act of 2019 (GREAT Act).

The article discusses the progress made in addressing high-risk areas and the need to maintain and expand efforts to fully address all areas. Topics include the removal of two areas from the high-risk list, the addition of a new area related to the federal prison system, and the essential elements for progress in high-risk areas, including congressional action, agency leadership, and involvement from the Office of Management and Budget.

The article discusses the oversight of tax-exempt status for nonprofit hospitals by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Topics include the lack of clarity in defining hospital community benefits in tax law, challenges in administering tax law due to inconsistent reporting and lack of transparency, and the need for IRS to improve its oversight of hospitals' compliance with community benefit requirements.

The article discusses the cost estimating practices of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for major acquisitions. Topics include the decentralized approach to cost estimating within NOAA, the misalignment of cost estimating procedures with best practices, and the need for agency-wide policy and guidance to ensure reliable and consistent cost estimates.

The article discusses the use of inland intermodal freight facilities by freight stakeholders to improve supply chain mobility and reduce congestion at maritime ports. Topics include the outdated Freight and Land Use Handbook by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the need for its update and communication to stakeholders, and the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic that highlighted the importance of these facilities for maintaining the flow of cargo containers.

The article discusses the acquisition programs of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and identifies areas where improvements are needed. Topics include the reduced involvement of contracting officers in developing acquisition strategies, the lack of consistent demonstration of lessons learned in program development, and the absence of a formal process to archive and share lessons learned, posing risks to future acquisition programs.

The article discusses the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) assessment of broadband deployment in the United States and the inconsistencies in its reporting on broadband speed benchmarks. Topics include the lack of transparency in the scope of analysis and rationale for setting the benchmark, the importance of broadband access for daily activities, and the efforts by the federal government and state governments to increase broadband availability.

The article offers information about the actions needed to improve education efforts and awareness of complaint process for franchise owners, a study given by United States Government Accountability Office. It examines challenges franchise owners face in operating franchises and the Federal Trade Commission's efforts to educate prospective franchise owners. It discusses how the FTC oversees franchising, reviewing laws and regulations and conducting.

The article focuses on the challenges faced by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in implementing the Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program. It highlights the deficiencies in VA's organizational change management strategies, user satisfaction with the new EHR system, and identification and resolution of system issues. It presents recommendations to address the issues and ensure successful implementation of the EHRM program.

The article discusses a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) that examines the benefits, risks, and limitations of selected financial technology (fintech) products for underserved consumers. It focuses on four types of fintech products: digital deposit accounts, credit builder products, small-dollar fintech loans, and earned wage access. It also highlights the issue of unbanked or underbanked households in the U.S.

The article focuses on how the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been helping states in child welfare. It discusses the elements of kinship navigator programs that are beneficial to families, how states are using federal funds to invest in their programs, and the challenges selected states face in meeting federal evidence-based requirements for evaluating programs. It aims to review how states are investing in programs that support kin caregivers.

The article discusses a report presented to Congress that highlights the limitations of crash test dummies in providing accurate information to improve vehicle safety for different demographic groups in U.S. It emphasizes that certain groups, such as women, older people, and those with higher body mass indexes, are at greater risk of injury or death in crashes. It suggests that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) should develop a plan to address these limitations.

The article reports that the Federal TRIO programs (TRIO) are a vital source of assistance for disadvantaged students in the United States. Congress has allocated over one billion dollars annually to eight different college access grant programs under the TRIO umbrella. These programs provide resources and support to approximately 800,000 low-income and first-generation college students, as well as individuals with disabilities and veterans.

The article reports that the Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Report provides an overview of the U.S. government's financial position and condition, and covers various financial topics and trends. The report is produced by the Treasury in collaboration with the OMB, which is a part of the Executive Office of the President. It includes a table of key indicators that highlight the government's financial position and condition.

The article reports that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) examining the independent Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), the processes used to protect human subjects, and the standards of IRB quality, among other things. It describes the composition of the IRB market and examines the oversight of IRBs by the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), among other objectives.

The article focuses on Veterans Health Administration (VHA) for rural veterans in the U.S. Topics include talking about VHA Intensive Mental Health Care Programs, gives a list of national offices and their responsibilities in VHA, and presents data on urban areas having a higher proportion of veterans using intensive mental health programs compared to rural areas.

The article focuses on the enforcement of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) by the U.S. government, particularly regarding the export of defense services subject to control on the U.S. Munitions List. It examines the mechanisms used by the U.S. Department of State to ensure that U.S. persons comply with ITAR requirements for defense services, as well as the actions taken by State and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) when a suspected violation occurs.

The article presents the U.S. Government Accountability Office's review of reforms implemented by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in its money market mutual fund (MMF) rules designed to reduce run risk at MMFs exposed by the 2007-2009 financial crisis. Topics discussed include the vulnerability of certain MMFs to runs as highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and evidences showing the effectiveness of the reforms during the pandemic.

The article presents the U.S. Government Accountability Office's review of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' use of the funds under the program Centers for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing (CIADM) prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics discussed include the objective of the program, and the challenges that affected the program's effectiveness in developing and manufacturing countermeasures.

The article presents the U.S. Government Accountability Office's review of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) use of nursing home ownership information. Topics discussed include information on nursing home ownership characteristics being collected by the CMS, the dissemination of this information by the CMS, the goal of the CMS for presenting this information on Care Compare, and the transparency of this information for consumers.

The article presents the U.S. Government Accountability Office's review of the U.S. Department of Defense's (DOD) efforts to provide affordable and quality care for military families' children under its child care program. Topics discussed include ways in which the DOD child care program supports the learning and development of young children, how the program supports the readiness of service members and their families, and the effects of high-quality child care on children in general.

The article focuses on U.S. Government auditing standards 2023 revision. Topics include presenting an overview of the proposed standard for 2023 revision of government auditing standards, proposed standards are in consideration with International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) and the Auditing Standards Board (ASB) quality management standards, and mentions the eight contents of proposed system of quality management such as Engagement performance and resources.

The article focuses on improvement of safely integrating drones into the national airspace system by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Topics include mentioning two rules issued by FAA in January 2021 which requires drones in flight to give identification information and allowed drone operation over moving vehicle or people under certain conditions and enlists various pilot programs initiated to develop and test drone concepts or operations such as BEYOND Program.

The article focuses on the U.S. Government Accountability Office's (GAO) review of tactical aircraft studies conducted by the U.S. Department of Defense's (DOD) Joint Staff and the military services. Topics discussed include the gaps and shortfalls found in the DOD tactical aircraft studies, the tactical aircraft investments, and recommendations by GAO to DOD regarding its studies.

The article reports on the U.S. Government Accountability Office's review of barriers to air travel accessibility facing passengers with disabilities. Topics discussed include an increase in complaints related to disabilities received by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), actions taken by the DOT to implement accessibility-related provisions of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's Reauthorization Act of 2018, and initiatives by airports and airlines in addressing these barriers.

The article reports on the U.S. Government Accountability Office's (GAO) review of the changes made by the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) to its delivery of key services and administration of its programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics discussed include the funding received by the SSA to respond to the pandemic, the effect of the changes on the public, and the recommendations by GAO to the SSA.

The article reports on the U.S. Government Accountability Office's review of federal agencies' efforts in hiring and retaining wildland firefighters. Topics discussed include the composition of the federal wildland firefighting workforce, in the size and severity the barriers to hiring and retaining federal wildland firefighters, and actions made by agencies to address these barriers.

The article reports on the U.S. Government Accountability Office's review of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) purchases of seafood for the National School Lunch Program. Topics discussed include the essential role of such programs in providing access to healthy meals, factors affecting states' and school food authorities' efforts to provide seafood to students, and the efforts of the USDA in addressing these factors.

The article focuses on the U.S. Government Accountability Office's review of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Veterans Employment Through Technology Education Courses pilot program. Topics discussed include the demographic characteristics of the program's participants, the employment outcomes of the participants, and actions made by the VA to improve the program.

The article reports on the U.S. Government Accountability Office's study on the options to mitigate setbacks faced by stakeholders while implementing the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act (FASTA) of 2016. Topics discussed include the process established by FASTA to reduce the government's federal civilian real property inventory, the stakeholders in the process and the need for the U.S. General Services Administration to develop a process that leverages the lessons learned from the process.

The article focuses on the U.S. Government Accountability Office's review of the disposal of greater-than-Class C (GTCC) waste by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Topics discussed include an environmental impact statement developed by DOE to assess options for GTCC waste disposal, the alternatives identified by DOE for GTCC waste disposal, and the need for the U.S. Congress to clarify regulatory authority over GTCC disposal.

The article presents the U.S. Government Accountability Office's evaluation of the extent to which veterans pursue STEM degrees with the use of the U.S. Veterans Affairs' (VA) education benefits. Topics discussed include the use of the Post-9/11 GI Bill and the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program by veterans in pursuing STEM degrees, the challenges facing veterans in obtaining a STEM degree, and the need for the VA to address disparities in application denial rates.

The article focuses on the U.S. Government Accountability Office's (GAO) review of the government-wide adoption of the Technology Business Management Council's framework by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and General Services Administration (GSA). Topics discussed include the objective of the framework, limitations in the adoption of the framework by OMB and GSA, and recommendations from the GAO to the OMB and GSA to strengthen adoption of the framework.

The article presents the U.S. Government Accountability Office's (GAO) assessment of the environmental and other effects of large constellations of satellites. Topics discussed include factors contributing to an increase in deployment of satellites by commercial enterprises, the emerging technologies that may be used to evaluate and mitigate such effects, the challenges in implementing these technologies, and policy options recommended by GAO to address such challenges.

The article focuses on the U.S. Government Accountability Office's review of U.S. federal funds for U.S.-China research and development (R&D) collaboration and U.S. contributions to multilateral institutions. Topics discussed include the importance of federally-funded R&D to the U.S., the amount of funds provided by U.S. federal agencies for R&D collaboration with foreign entities in fiscal year 2020, and the focus of R&D awards funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Part Two presents the NAM publication Meeting the Moment: Addressing Barriers and Facilitating Clinical Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Diagnosis discussing the factors influencing the adoption of non-autonomous point-of-care AI technology that can assist in the diagnosing of a disease. Although GAO and NAM staff consulted with and assisted each other throughout this work, reviews were conducted by GAO and NAM separately and independently, and authorship of the text of Part One and Part Two of the report lies solely with GAO and NAM, respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports the Government Accountability Office (GAO) assessment of long-standing challenges with Unemployment Insurance (UI) administration affecting the needs of unemployed workers. It mentions the challenges that have affected the UI system which include program design; customer service, payment timeliness, and implementation of new programs, states' ability to use and modernize legacy Information Technology systems.

The article discusses the challenges related to the information environment for the national security mission of the United States Department of Defense (DOD). It mentions the different dimensions of the Information Environment including cognitive, physical, and data-centric. It addresses the various DOD elements which are cyberspace threats, lack of resources, and the implications of new technologies.

The article reports the protection of the information environment objective, scope and methodology of the United States Department of Defense (DOD). It mentions various elements including elements: malign information, the information environment's effects on DOD's mission, threat actors to the DOD information environment, and institutional challenges.

This report examines the status of the Export-Import Bank's (EXIM) monitoring of dual-use exports that it continued to finance in fiscal year 2020, as of August 2022. Topics discussed include dual-use exports financed by EXIM in fiscal year 2021, the Engineering and Environmental Division's implementation of EXIM's dual-use authority, and the revision of EXIM's guidance for monitoring dual-use transactions in 2015.

This report examines economic development programs available to tribal entities and the extent of fragmentation, overlap and duplication among these programs. Topics discussed include obligations to tribal entities for these programs, tax incentives available to tribes, and the Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2020.

The article discusses updates on the implementation of priority recommendations issued by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Topics explored include the identification of barriers to disaster recovery access, the need to review the physical inspection process of the Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC), and the proposed solutions to the risk management challenges of the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA).

The article discusses the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report which reviewed efforts of federal agencies in managing risks associated with harmful algal blooms (HAB) and hypoxia events in the U.S. from September 2020 to June 2022. Topics explored include the environmental problem linked to HAB according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the organisms which tend to contribute to HAB, and the symptoms of HAB exposure such as nausea and diarrhea.