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Recent growth in domestic natural gas production, particularly due to increased production from shale, is resulting in an increase in the pipelines needed to transport that gas. Constructing natural...

Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements and opinions on FDIC's internal control over financial reporting relevant to the DIF and the FRF based on our audits. U.S...

President Bush has led a committed effort to strengthen the Nation's preparedness capabilities. The national preparedness architecture encompasses the full spectrum of prevention, protection,...

The priority mission of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is homeland security. For the border agency charged with managing, securing and controlling the nation's border, that means the...

The security and economic prosperity of the United States depend significantly upon the secure operation of its aviation system and use of the world's airspace by the Nation, its international...

Air Domain awareness is the effective understanding of threats associated with the Air Domain that could impact the security, safety, or economy of the United States. Achieving such understanding...

Every day in cities and towns across the Nation, emergency response personnel respond to incidents of varying scope and magnitude. Their ability to communicate in real time is critical to...

This Department of Homeland Security's overriding and urgent mission is to lead the unified national effort to secure the country and preserve our freedoms. While the Department was created to secure...

The Border Patrol's 2004 Strategic focused on getting the Border Patrol organized and resourced to meet its new, post-9/11 mission and succeed in its new parent organization. The 2004 Strategy...

The National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) provides the unifying structure for the integration of critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR) protection efforts as part of a coordinated...

Americans work daily to create a better world We create products and services that improve the world's ability to communicate, to learn, to understand diverse cultures and beliefs, to be mobile, to...

In 2007, the Homeland Security Act of 2002 was amended to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to initiate implementation of a Quadrennial Homeland Security Reviews (QHSR) in 2009, and...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has statutory authority to regulate chemical facilities for security purposes. The 113th Congress extended this authority through October 4, 2014...

The Small Business Administration (SBA) administers several programs to support small businesses, including loan guaranty and venture capital programs to enhance small business access to capital;...

As the fiscal pressures facing the nation continue, so too does the need for executive branch agencies and Congress to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of government programs and activities...

EAS serves as the nation's primary alerting system. It provides the President the capability to issue alerts and communicate to the public in response to emergencies. It was built on a structure...

In summary, our 2013 annual report identifies 31 new areas where agencies may be able to achieve greater efficiency or effectiveness. Although it may be appropriate for multiple agencies or entities...

Ex-Im operates under the authority of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended.3 It is an independent agency of the U.S. government.4 Ex- Im's mission is to support jobs in the United States by...

In part to improve the availability of information on and management of DOD's acquisition of services, in fiscal year 2002 Congress enacted section 2330a of title 10 of the U.S. Code, which required...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is responsible for providing benefits and services that affect the lives of nearly every American. In calendar year 2012, SSA paid over 62 million people more...

As of June 30, 2012, the Secretariat employed 42,887 people, including 12,289 professional-level employees. 5United Nations, Composition of the Secretariat: Staff Demographics, Report of the...

In 1938, Congress established a program under the Wagner-O'Day Act that created employment opportunities for the blind. People employed under the program manufactured and sold certain products, such...

In 2011, DOD allotted at least $ 5.6 billion for designated MAIS programs, which are intended to help the department sustain its key operations. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year...

According to DOD, corrosion can significantly affect the cost of facility maintenance and the expected service life of DOD facilitates. While corrosion is not always highly visible, it can lead to...

Third-party information reporting dramatically increases the accuracy of tax returns. Third parties-employers, banks, and others-report wages, interest, and other information to both taxpayers and...

GPRAMA is a significant enhancement of GPRA, which was the centerpiece of a statutory framework that Congress put in place during the 1990s to help resolve long-standing management problems in the...

The Corps is one of the world's largest public engineering, design, and construction management agencies. The Civil Works program employs about 23,000 full-time equivalents, with staff in...

Program evaluations are systematic studies that use research methods to address specific questions about program performance. Evaluation is closely related to performance measurement and reporting...

Our prior work has found that DOD's approach to managing service acquisition has tended to be reactive and has not fully addressed key factors for success at either the strategic or transactional...

In the early 1960s, the Secretary of Defense, at the President's direction, developed and implemented a base closure program, with minimal consultation with Congress. This program resulted in...