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U.S. GAO - Incapacitated Adults: Oversight of Federal Fiduciaries and Court-Appointed Guardians
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 - Managing for Results: Managing for Results: Opportunities for Congress to Address
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 - Climate Change Adaptation: Federal Efforts to Provide Information Could Help Government
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 - Private Health Insurance: State Oversight of Premium Rates
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
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
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U.S. GAO - Information Technology: OMB Has Made Improvements to Its Dashboard, but Further Work Is
Each year the federal government spends billions of dollars on information technology (IT) investments. Given the importance of oversight, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) established a public Web site, referred to as the IT Dashboard, that provides detailed information on about 800
U.S. GAO - Defense Biometrics: DOD Can Better Conform to Standards and Share Biometric Information
Biometrics technologies that collect and facilitate the sharing of fingerprint records, and other identity data, are important to national security and federal agencies recognize the need to share such information. The Department of Defense (DOD) plans to spend $3.5 billion for fiscal years 2007 to
U.S. GAO - Postsecondary Education: Many States Collect Graduates' Employment Information, but
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U.S. GAO - DOD Task Force For Business and Stability Operations: Actions Needed to Establish
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