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Section 482 of Title 10 of the United States Code requires DOD to report quarterly to Congress on military readiness. The report is due to Congress not later than 45 days after the end of each...

Generally, insurers offer several lines, or types, of insurance to consumers and others. Some types of insurance include life and annuity products and P/C. An insurance policy can include coverage...

There are no specific government-wide training standards or training requirements for the federal grant workforce; however, the administration has taken some steps toward developing such standards...

Various laws and directives guide DHS's role in critical infrastructure protection, including the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended, the Homeland Security Presidential Directive/HSPD-7,13 and...

Each year, millions of visitors come to the United States legally on a temporary basis.Generally, nonimmigrants wishing to visit the United States gain permission to apply for admission to the...

Traditionally, a drug is compounded, through the process of mixing, combining, or altering ingredients, to create a customized drug tailored to the medical needs of an individual patient upon receipt...

OJP's bureaus and offices provide grants and other awards to various organizations, including state and local governments, universities, and private entities, which are intended to develop the...

One way for DOD to minimize the cost and time needed to modify weapon systems is by using an open systems approach for system design and development. An open system allows system components to be...

Remaining proved reserves in the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) as ofDecember 31, 1997, have been estimated to be 3.21 billion barrels of oil* and 30.8 trillioncubic feet of gas. These...

In 1999, total Gulf of Mexico oil production reached an estimated 494 million barrels after hovering around 300 million barrels a year for much of the decade. The increase has come from the deepwater...

The size and cost of federal vehicle fleets have been subjects of concern for many years. In 2002, OMB sent a memorandum to the heads of executive branch agencies directing them to examine the size...

U.S. agencies have different responsibilities related to international regulatory cooperation. For example, Commerce, State, USTR, OMB, and USDA have government-wide responsibilities. Their roles and...

Responsibility for designing and carrying out federal export promotion programs is widely dispersed. Numerous federal agencies have offices across the country and overseas and operate a wide variety...

The NGJ is DOD's program to replace the ALQ-99 tactical jamming system. The ALQ-99 is a five-pod jamming system that is capable of automatically processing, and jamming radio frequency signals. It...

When PTO receives a patent application, it assigns it to a team of patent examiners with relevant technology expertise. PTO does not begin examining patent applications upon receiving them and PTO's...

All Army and Marine Corps training -whether for individuals or units -is task-based, and each task has an associated set of conditions and standards. For example, the conditions may specify daytime...

As the Army transitions away from major wartime operations, it faces fiscal constraints and a complex and growing array of security challenges. The Army will be smaller and senior leaders recognize...

The U.S. manufacturing sector comprises businesses that are engaged in the mechanical, physical, or chemical transformation of materials, substances, or components into new products, including...

The West Bank and Gaza are comprised of about 2,400 square miles and have a combined population of 4.3 million people. The Palestinian Authority and Israel administer areas within the West Bank, and...

A variety of federal farm programs provide benefits to participants, including payments, to help protect against the risks of low crop prices or bad weather, among other hardships. These payments are...

Although VA is required by law to assist claimants in obtaining the evidence necessary to substantiate a claim for benefits, accreditation helps ensure that claimants have access to qualified...

FAS administers USDA's five market development programs on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation, which is owned and operated by the U.S. government. The programs provide matching funds to...

Lease OCS-G 16670 covers approximately 5,000 acres and is located in Mississippi Canyon Block 1002, Gulf of Mexico, off the Louisiana coast. For lease location, see Attachment 1. The lease was issue...

U.S. financial institutions are required to submit to IRS information returns that report income earned by account holders.6 IRS uses the information to check whether taxpayers are reporting...

in 1976, Congress passed TSCA to provide EPA with the authority to obtain more information on chemicals and to regulate those chemicals that EPA determines pose unreasonable risks of injury to human...

In 2005, the DOD Comptroller established the FIAR Directorate, consisting of the FIAR Director and his staff, to develop, manage, and implement a strategic approach for addressing financial...

The 2013 revision of the Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government represents a modernized version of the standards. These standards take into account the developments made in...

The Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act give USDA overall responsibility for ensuring the safety and wholesomeness of meat and poultry products that enter interstate...

The primary federal laws that govern how EPA regulates pesticides in the United States are FIFRA and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). Under FIFRA implementing regulations, EPA is to...

GAO has issued several reports on the establishment of AFRICOM and its components. In 2008, we testified that DOD had made progress in transferring activities, staffing the command, and establishing...