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U.S. GAO - Incapacitated Adults: Oversight of Federal Fiduciaries and Court-Appointed Guardians
www.gao.gov | Aug 11, 2011
If Social Security (SSA), Veterans Affairs (VA), and state courts find that adults are incapacitated, they appoint federal fiduciaries and court-appointed guardians to make decisions on their behalf. Incapacity is often associated with old age, so if these arrangements are not overseen, older

U.S. GAO - Private Health Insurance: Implementation of the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program
www.gao.gov | Oct 31, 2011
During the last decade the number of large employers offering health benefits to retirees--including early retirees not eligible for Medicare--has declined. Among all large firms that offered health benefits to active employees from 2001 to 2010, the percentage that offered health benefits to

U.S. GAO - Federal Bureau of Investigation: Actions Needed to Document Security Decisions and
gao.gov | Nov 8, 2011
Since September 11, 2001, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) mission and workforce have expanded, and the FBI has outgrown its aging headquarters, the J. Edgar Hoover Building (Hoover Building). As a result, the FBI also operates in over 40 annexes, the majority located in the National

U.S. GAO - Managing for Results: Managing for Results: Opportunities for Congress to Address
gao.gov | Dec 9, 2011
Many federal program efforts, such as those related to ensuring food safety, providing homeland security, monitoring incidence of infectious diseases, or improving response to natural disasters, generally require the effective collaboration of more than one agency. As we have recently testified

U.S. GAO - Mississippi River: Actions Are Needed to Help Resolve Environmental and Flooding
gao.gov | Dec 9, 2011
For more than 130 years the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has used dikes to " train " the Mississippi River channel and maintain adequate depth for navigation. The Corps relies heavily on these structures--including some with more recent designs--in the Middle Mississippi, between the

U.S. GAO - Climate Change Adaptation: Federal Efforts to Provide Information Could Help Government
gao.gov | Nov 16, 2011
Climate change is a complex, crosscutting issue that poses risks to many existing environmental and economic systems, including agriculture, infrastructure, ecosystems, and human health. A 2009 assessment by the United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) found that climate-related

U.S. GAO - Coast Guard: Security Risk Model Meets DHS Criteria, but More Training Could Enhance Its
gao.gov | Dec 19, 2011
Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the nation's ports and waterways have been viewed as potential targets of attack. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has called for using risk-informed approaches to prioritize its investments, and for developing plans and allocating

U.S. GAO - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Contracts Awarded and Consultants Retained
www.gao.gov | Jul 14, 2011
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U.S. GAO - Private Health Insurance: State Oversight of Premium Rates
www.gao.gov | Aug 2, 2011
With premiums increasing for private health insurance, questions have been raised about the extent to which increases are justified. Oversight of the private health insurance industry is primarily the responsibility of states. In 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act required the

U.S. GAO - DEATH SERVICES: State Regulation of the Death Care Industry Varies and Officials Have
gao.gov | Jan 17, 2012
What GAO FoundThe extent to which the federal and state governments regulate the death care industry & #151;funeral homes, cemeteries, crematories, pre-need funeral plans, and third party sales of funeral goods & #151;varies, as does the extent to which regulation has changed since GAO last