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0f9cc95f-5aa9-4db1-a163-3ed3ce5c87aa | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tIntroduction\n\nCongress is currently considering reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for either a shorter or longer... | [
"The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is the main source of primary flood insurance coverage in the United States, collecting approximately $4.75 billion in premiums, fees, and surcharges for over five million flood insurance policies. This is in contrast to the majority of other property and casualty risks,... | 12,492 | gov_report |
11a3bc93-9fe3-4e2c-a9d3-589b853dfdec | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tCybersecurity Legislation and Hearings in the 116th and 115th Congresses\n\nThis report provides links to cybersecurity-related bills with some... | [
"Most major cybersecurity legislative provisions were enacted prior to 2002, despite many recommendations having been made over the past decade. More recently, in the 115th and 116th Congresses, cybersecurity legislation has received either committee or floor action or final passage, and both chambers have held mul... | 1,226 | gov_report |
2a5b0001-60bd-4392-973c-c48306111545 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tNaval Forces Involved in Amphibious Operations\n\nAn amphibious operation is a military operation launched from the sea by a... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nThe Navy and Marine Corps have identified a need to improve their ability to conduct amphibious operations—an operation launched from the sea by an amphibious force.\nSenate and House reports accompanying bills for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 included provi... | 16,531 | gov_report |
4c33a5ff-c378-40b2-bcac-e881f9fb9364 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nBEP produces notes at the request of the Federal Reserve. Each year, the Federal Reserve determines how many currency notes are ... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nBEP, within Treasury, designs and produces U.S. currency notes at BEP's facilities in Washington, D.C., and Fort Worth, Texas. The Federal Reserve pays for BEP's operational expenses, including currency production. BEP is requesting legal authority to purchase land and construct a new pro... | 7,970 | gov_report |
586bcd0d-18be-4ffa-95cc-56892d182d0c | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tAgency Support of Presidential Travel\n\nGuidance governing executive agencies’ use of government aircraft generally does no... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nThe Secret Service is responsible for protecting the President and his family, including adult children when they travel. The Secret Service can request assistance in its mission from other agencies, such as DOD and the Coast Guard. When the President travels, he must fly on DOD aircraft.... | 6,726 | gov_report |
613e9de9-a1bf-4c61-93b9-cf40903fb89a | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nCollectively, the ongoing GPS acquisition effort aims to (1) modernize and sustain the existing GPS capability and (2) enhance t... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nGPS provides positioning, navigation, and timing data to civilian and military users who depend on this satellite-based system. Since 2000, DOD—led by the Air Force—has been working to modernize GPS and to keep the current system of satellites—known as the GPS constellation—operational, a... | 12,003 | gov_report |
7727db72-2739-420c-a25c-f2865e94a5c8 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\nT he Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill includes funding for the Department of the Treasury (Title I), the Exec... | [
"The Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill includes funding for the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the judiciary, the District of Columbia, and more than two dozen independent agencies. The House and Senate FSGG bills fund the same agencies, w... | 2,915 | gov_report |
7c45898f-35d8-428f-8a2a-292d874fb3b7 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tIntroduction\n\nOn December 20, 2018, President Trump signed into law a new five-year omnibus farm bill, the Agricultural Improvement Act of 20... | [
"The farm commodity program provisions in Title I of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-334; the 2018 farm bill) include revenue support programs for major program crops and permanent agricultural disaster assistance programs for producers of most tree crops and livestock. Aside from dairy and sugar... | 11,454 | gov_report |
970902af-526c-4f07-895a-074f744c9b78 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nOPA amended the Clean Water Act and established provisions expanding and consolidating the federal government’s authority to pr... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nThe Exxon Valdez and Deepwater Horizon oil spills are two of the largest offshore oil spills in U.S. history, causing long-lasting damage to marine and coastal resources. OPA includes provisions to prevent and respond to such oil spills by authorizing (1) federal-state trustee councils th... | 16,654 | gov_report |
9eac249e-41d3-447e-8176-24441fbd5114 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nVHA policy requires that all medical facilities provide a safe, clean, functional environment for patients, visitors, and employ... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nVHA oversees one of the largest health care systems, serving approximately 9-million veterans at numerous health care facilities, including 170 medical centers. To ensure a safe environment for veterans and employees, VHA must keep its facilities clean and well maintained.\nGAO was asked ... | 5,778 | gov_report |
b7ef3e4b-02a4-4289-95e7-13b9213a3861 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tNAICS Codes and SBA’s Size Standards\n\nThe Economic Classification Policy Committee of the Office of Management and Budget ... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nFederal regulations require that contracting officers assign the NAICS code that best describes the principal purpose of the acquisition. SBA's OHA is responsible for reviewing appeals of NAICS code assignments. Questions have been raised about whether agencies assign the appropriate NAIC... | 7,936 | gov_report |
cadbe305-c65f-486e-bacc-56203831c799 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tMedical Record Requests\n\nPatients may request copies of their medical records, or request that copies of their records be ... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nHIPAA and its implementing regulations, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, require health care providers to give patients, upon request, access to their medical records, which contain protected health information (i.e., diagnoses, billing... | 5,464 | gov_report |
d4870c09-5950-4c61-99e0-f41c32fc929a | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tIntroduction\n\nThe last several years have seen renewed debate over the role that race plays in higher education—a debate over \"affirmative a... | [
"When federal courts have analyzed and addressed \"affirmative action\" in higher education, they have done so in two distinct but related senses, both under the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of \"equal protection.\"\nThe first has its roots in the original sense of \"affirmative action:\" the mandatory use of r... | 15,906 | gov_report |
d7f82e45-3cdb-4d34-885a-b8649cc57f0f | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nThe federal government has recognized 573 Indian tribes as distinct, independent political communities with tribal sovereignty. ... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nBroadband furthers economic development, educational attainment, and public health and safety; however, residents of tribal lands have lower levels of broadband access relative to the U.S. population. Congress has prioritized identifying and targeting funds to unserved areas. FCC uses dat... | 11,911 | gov_report |
d96c0c76-2bd2-4abf-a76a-f3a625912a5a | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nThe federal government, states, colleges, students and their families all play important roles in financing higher education cos... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nIncreasing evidence indicates that some college students are experiencing food insecurity, which can negatively impact their academic success. However, college students are only eligible for SNAP in certain cases. Given the substantial federal investment in higher education and the risk p... | 15,542 | gov_report |
dc40e7da-4ec3-480a-aea3-7554337f451a | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nDOD’s contracting process—governed by laws and regulations—seeks to promote competition, be transparent in conducting business a... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nDOD's contracting process is designed to protect taxpayers' interests, among other things, and can take time. DOD leadership and contractors have expressed concern about the length of time to award contracts and DOD has proposed reducing that time.\nGAO was asked to evaluate the length of... | 9,785 | gov_report |
f0183861-b759-4602-8845-298f0f8f90a2 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tDHS R&D Roles and Responsibilities\n\nThe Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended, designates the Under Secretary for Scie... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nConducting R&D on technologies is vital to enhancing the security of the nation. The Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended, designates S&T as responsible for coordinating all R&D activities of DHS. Questions have been raised about S&T's ability to demonstrate the impact of its R&D inv... | 12,412 | gov_report |
f059c8b1-fb0c-402d-881a-0f90bdf74482 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nCMS intends for the T-MSIS initiative to provide a national data repository that would support federal and state program managem... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nGAO and others have identified insufficiencies in state-reported Medicaid data that affect CMS's ability to oversee the program effectively. Recent increases in improper payments—estimated at $36.7 billion in fiscal year 2017—exacerbate concerns about program oversight.\nCMS officials ide... | 6,078 | gov_report |
0c865a6a-91f6-4113-a54d-6e6d63795c5d | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tCFIUS Overview\n\nIn 1975, an executive order established CFIUS to monitor the impact of and coordinate U.S. policy on forei... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nThe United States economy has historically been the largest recipient of foreign direct investment in the world—receiving $373 billion in 2016, according to U.S. government statistics. Ensuring that these foreign investments do not harm national security can be a challenge. CFIUS is an in... | 9,492 | gov_report |
1b74ae1c-aa9d-4845-930f-5c2a6dd2d61c | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tIntroduction\n\nHuman activities, particularly fossil fuel combustion and industrial operations, have raised the atmospheric concentration of c... | [
"Congressional interest in market-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emission control legislation has fluctuated over the past 15 years. During that time, legislation has often involved market-based approaches, such as a cap-and-trade system or a carbon tax or fee program. Both approaches would place a price—directly or in... | 2,496 | gov_report |
22d0a387-e146-43b9-8158-4e7c6c46d3b8 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tMajor Drug-Producing and Drug-Transit Countries in the Western Hemisphere\n\nThe majority of illicit drugs consumed in the Un... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nWestern Hemisphere nations such as Mexico and Colombia are major sources of illicit drugs such as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana. Precursor chemicals used in the production of illicit fentanyl and other dangerous synthetic drugs often originate in China but typically ente... | 17,972 | gov_report |
2323e1fd-e5f2-43c2-89b1-caf8fffa929c | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nVA provides education benefits to eligible veterans and their beneficiaries enrolled in approved programs of education and train... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nIn fiscal year 2017, VA provided about $11 billion in education benefits to about 14,460 schools to help eligible veterans and their beneficiaries pay for postsecondary education and training. VA typically contracts with state agencies to help it provide oversight of schools participating... | 7,948 | gov_report |
30202673-3e7e-4c20-889b-5225b8e8d81c | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tIntroduction\n\nSeveral federal laws address the services and protections received by students with disabilities. The application of these laws... | [
"The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) each play a significant part in federal efforts to support the education of individuals with disabilities. These statutory frameworks, while overlapping, differ... | 9,189 | gov_report |
3bbccc9a-6a84-4119-9a98-20cd9bcec4b3 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tJob Corps Eligibility Criteria and Program Services\n\nTo be eligible for the Job Corps program, an individual must generally... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nDeficiencies identified in multiple DOL Inspector General audits since 2009 and two student deaths in 2015 have raised concerns regarding the safety and security of Job Corps students. GAO was asked to review safety and security of students in the Job Corps program. GAO's June 2017 testim... | 12,533 | gov_report |
3ef17b3a-5c5d-4dd1-9fbc-f6e1c99eafe5 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nFEHBP was established primarily to help the government compete with private-sector employers in attracting and retaining talente... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nFEHBP provides health care coverage to about 8 million federal employees, retirees, and their dependents through carriers that contract with OPM. The Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959 limited the types of plans OPM could offer. OPM has reported that the program needs more comp... | 10,246 | gov_report |
57176843-3fad-45dc-be8a-7b48e3910498 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tCategories of Document Services\n\nDocument services at DOD are generally encompassed by three broad categories, shown in fi... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nDOD has reported printing costs that totaled about $608 million, on average, during fiscal years 2010 through 2015. DLA Document Services has key DOD-wide responsibilities for (1) printing and reproduction, (2) print device procurement, and (3) electronic content management (e.g., digital... | 11,970 | gov_report |
5e0a7e6b-391b-4aba-96a3-24bfd9feeff3 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nPhased retirement arrangements are programs that allow older workers to reduce their working hours to transition into retirement... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nIn response to an aging workforce, countries around the world have developed policies to encourage older workers to work longer to improve the financial sustainability of national pension systems and address shortages of skilled workers. Phased retirement is one option that can be used to... | 14,979 | gov_report |
65d1d709-1d77-4474-b672-cdb17d468643 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tBorder Patrol’s Organizational Structure\n\nBorder Patrol divides responsibility for southwest border security operations ge... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nThe Border Patrol has primary responsibility for securing the border between U.S. ports of entry. On the southwest border, Border Patrol deploys agents along the immediate border and in areas up to 100 miles from the border as part of a layered approach known as the defense in depth strat... | 17,956 | gov_report |
6a814089-3e74-4c99-9a71-d10bb8e4047c | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tDefense Support of Civil Authorities\n\nUnder the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (the Staff... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nThe Presidential Policy Directive on United States Cyber Incident Coordination states that significant cyber incidents are occurring with increasing frequency impacting public and private infrastructure in the United States. Section 1648 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fisca... | 6,768 | gov_report |
740e0baa-a15f-4b7b-a181-250dc76dbe9d | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tIntroduction\n\nThis report identifies selected current major trade issues for U.S. agriculture that may be of interest to the 116 th Congress.... | [
"Sales of U.S. agricultural products to foreign markets absorb about one-fifth of U.S. agricultural production, thus contributing significantly to the health of the farm economy. Farm product exports, which totaled $143 billion in FY2018 (see chart below), make up about 9% of total U.S. exports and contribute posit... | 26,393 | gov_report |
a3157474-6171-4be8-870d-cf0c890b45ca | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nNSF relies on two programs for bringing rotators into the agency: (1) the IPA program and (2) the VSEE program. The Office of Pe... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nNSF has identified potential benefits and challenges associated with its use of rotators. Benefits include fresh perspectives and close connections to the scientific community, while challenges include staffing turnover and higher costs for some rotators compared with permanent employees.... | 8,243 | gov_report |
adfced82-693f-4e15-8017-b02c9f5dc2f0 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tMSPV-NG Program\n\nFor over a decade, each of VA’s 170 medical centers used VHA’s legacy MSPV program to order medical suppl... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nVA spends hundreds of millions of dollars annually on medical supplies to meet the health care needs of about 7 million veterans. To provide a more efficient, cost-effective way for its medical centers to order supplies, the VA established the MSPV-NG program.\nThe program's goals include... | 4,136 | gov_report |
ccfc439a-0b4c-430d-acf8-5f116c48c94b | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tIntroduction\n\nThis report provides background information and issues for Congress on the Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN... | [
"The Navy has been procuring Virginia (SSN-774) class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) since FY1998. The three Virginia-class boats that the Navy has requested for procurement in FY2020 would be the 31st, 32nd, and 33rd boats in the class. Virginia-class submarines are being procured under a multiyear procu... | 10,557 | gov_report |
ea82fa02-7b6f-425b-b071-784bb33ec19d | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nState is the lead agency involved in implementing American foreign policy and representing the United States abroad. According t... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nState staffs Foreign Service employees to more than 270 embassies and consulates worldwide to advance U.S. foreign policy and economic interests. In 2009 and 2012, GAO identified ongoing Foreign Service staffing gaps.\nGAO was asked to review State's Foreign Service staffing. This report ... | 7,256 | gov_report |
f8613041-4065-44d2-b168-6c7e5f56160c | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tTechnology Sector\n\nThe technology sector has major employment hubs across the country, including the San Francisco Bay are... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nTechnology companies are a major source of high-paying U.S. jobs, but some have questioned the sector's commitment to equal employment opportunity. EEOC provides federal oversight of nondiscrimination requirements by investigating charges of discrimination, and OFCCP enforces federal cont... | 15,820 | gov_report |
03065041-d11f-40b2-9be7-e9c04c78bb9e | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tOverview1\n\nMembers of Congress may address numerous ongoing and new policy issues in the 116 th Congress. The changing dynamics and compositi... | [
"The U.S. Constitution grants authority to Congress to lay and collect duties and regulate foreign commerce. Congress exercises this authority in numerous ways, including through oversight of trade policy and consideration of legislation to implement trade agreements and authorize trade programs. Policy issues cove... | 27,865 | gov_report |
0aec4ca5-831c-4134-86dd-885b5a469444 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tLong-Term Strategic Planning in Acquisitions Enables Better Tradeoff Decisions\n\nKey elements of strategic planning include establishing long-... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nBoth the Coast Guard—a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)—and the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are investing significant resources to recapitalize their aging fleets of ships. Ensuring that the Coast Guard and NOAA mai... | 4,193 | gov_report |
227ba119-4a39-4e51-89b4-94f6de69be69 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tSEC Examinations of FINRA\n\nThe Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) administers SEC’s nationwide exami... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nThe securities industry is generally regulated by a combination of federal and industry oversight. FINRA, a self-regulatory organization, is responsible for regulating securities firms doing business with the public in the United States. SEC oversees FINRA's operations and programs.\nSect... | 3,760 | gov_report |
28ebb693-76d0-4a8b-872a-a900b5e4a166 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tVA’s Disability Compensation Claims Process\n\nVA’s process for deciding veterans’ eligibility for disability compensation b... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nVA's disability compensation program pays cash benefits to veterans with disabilities connected to their military service. In recent years, the number of appeals of VA's benefit decisions has been rising. For decisions made on appeal in fiscal year 2017, veterans waited an average of 3 ye... | 8,335 | gov_report |
2a23327f-846b-45a5-a01a-11296e131b6e | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tBorder Patrol Organization\n\nBorder Patrol has divided geographic responsibility for the southwest border among nine sector... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nThe southwest border has long been vulnerable to cross-border illegal activity. In fiscal year 2016, Border Patrol apprehended over 409,000 illegal entrants. Border Patrol has employed a variety of land-based surveillance technologies to assist in securing the border. GAO has reported reg... | 8,354 | gov_report |
3de43fb9-704a-4d83-ba8f-f5e69bdd3c02 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nThe federal government began preparing and we began auditing the consolidated financial statements of the U.S. government in fis... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nThe Department of Defense (DOD) remains on GAO's High-Risk List in part because of its long-standing financial management deficiencies, which have prevented it from having auditable financial statements. One of the contributing factors is the billions of dollars of unsupported JVs within ... | 5,329 | gov_report |
422ff947-56b8-481b-afee-fb94b2c0cdb4 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground and Genesis of SAFER\n\nFirefighting and the provision of fire protection services to the public is traditionally a local responsibi... | [
"In response to concerns over the adequacy of firefighter staffing, the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Act, known as the SAFER Act, was enacted by the 108th Congress as Section 1057 of the FY2004 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 108-136). The SAFER Act authorizes grants to career, volunte... | 6,080 | gov_report |
4f522630-10ab-4219-9c0e-7a6c89ce576a | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nUnder the Homeland Security Act of 2002, responsibility for the apprehension, temporary detention, transfer, and repatriation of... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nORR is responsible for coordinating and implementing the care and placement of unaccompanied children—that is, children who enter the United States with no lawful immigration status. The number of these children taken into custody by DHS and placed in ORR's care rose from about 6,600 in f... | 4,639 | gov_report |
524d06f1-a023-4533-9855-08d5bc9e4458 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nIn 2010 PPACA authorized the establishment of PCORI to improve CER quality and relevance. PPACA also established requirements fo... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nIn 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) authorized the establishment of PCORI to carry out CER and improve its quality and relevance. PPACA also established new requirements for HHS to, among other things, disseminate findings from federally funded CER, including f... | 10,121 | gov_report |
5ba38f2f-46a3-4dd9-88d4-e8c6ccaf2ddb | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tCBP and Partner Agency Processing of Imported Goods\n\nImported goods flow into the U.S. market through a process that CBP f... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nCBP began work on ACE in 1994 to update the agency's existing electronic trade processing system. In 2006, Congress broadened this effort by mandating creation of a “single portal” International Trade Data System to, among other things, efficiently regulate the flow of commerce and more e... | 14,681 | gov_report |
7b318960-5941-4af0-9818-d9a6748a1f32 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tInternet Industry and Consumer Privacy\n\nTo varying extents, Internet content providers—also called “edge providers”—and In... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nIn April 2018, Facebook disclosed that a Cambridge University researcher may have improperly shared the data of up to 87 million of its users with a political consulting firm. This disclosure followed other recent incidents involving the misuse of consumers' personal information from the ... | 13,678 | gov_report |
a40adf03-0cdb-4953-a24e-1db9ca45121b | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tRural Hospitals and Areas\n\nIn 2017, about 2,250 general acute care hospitals in the United States were located in areas th... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nResearch has shown that hospital closures can affect rural residents' access to health care services and that certain rural residents—particularly those who are elderly and low income—may be especially affected by rural hospital closures.\nThis report describes (1) how HHS supports and mo... | 6,292 | gov_report |
c5547cc6-4c1b-4e30-bff6-796e96207d8c | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tExecutive Branch Agencies Have Made Progress Reforming the Security Clearance Process, but Long-Standing Key Initiatives Remain Incomplete\n\n\... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nThe government-wide personnel security clearance process was designated as a high-risk area in January 2018 because it represents one of the highest management risks in government.\nThis testimony focuses on, among other things, the extent to which executive branch agencies (1) made progr... | 4,268 | gov_report |
c9c13295-0804-4909-9108-3c474eca007d | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nThe U.S. Constitution does not clearly specify how military bases should be managed. Article II, Section 2, appoints the Presiden... | [
"Since 1977, statutory thresholds have effectively constrained the President's ability to close or realign major military installations in the United States. Congress has instead periodically granted temporary authorities—known as a Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)—that have established independent commissions f... | 6,914 | gov_report |
d89827f0-9ff2-48e6-939d-438417dec17c | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nThis section describes DOE’s tank waste treatment approach at Hanford and DOE’s quality assurance framework and requirements.\n\... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nDOE and its contractor are building the WTP—which consists of multiple facilities—to treat a large portion of nuclear waste at Hanford. The project has faced persistent challenges, including quality assurance problems that have delayed it by decades and more than tripled its costs, to nea... | 9,190 | gov_report |
e8b261f2-2656-4fe2-a71c-883b41341c25 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tHBCU Capital Financing Program\n\nThe Capital Financing Program provides loans to eligible HBCUs for the repair, renovation,... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nHBCUs play a prominent role in our nation's higher education system. For example, about one-third of African-Americans receiving a doctorate in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics received undergraduate degrees from HBCUs. To help HBCUs facing challenges accessing funding for... | 15,532 | gov_report |
e90fed55-bc82-4749-b2ba-4634ff846397 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tIntroduction\n\nSince 2002, Canada has been the United States' top agricultural export market. Mexico was the second-largest export market unti... | [
"On September 30, 2018, the Trump Administration announced the conclusion of the renegotiations of the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the proposed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). If approved by Congress and ratified by Canada and Mexico, USMCA would modify and possibly replace NAFTA, ... | 7,122 | gov_report |
ead6ba68-d612-4c8e-9c00-651ac4fd5828 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tU.S.-bound Air Cargo and the Air Cargo Supply Chain\n\nIn fiscal year 2017, about 13 billion pounds of cargo was transported ... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nAccording to TSA, the federal agency responsible for securing the nation's civil aviation system, the introduction of explosive devices in air cargo shipments is a significant threat. To mitigate this threat, TSA is to review the security procedures carried out by all air carriers with U.... | 16,188 | gov_report |
f07da6f1-bbb3-48ad-a611-7d2c2e58aba0 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nSince September 2012, CMS has subjected selected items and services to prior authorization and pre-claim reviews—a process simil... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nCMS required prior authorization as a demonstration in 2012 for certain power mobility devices, such as power wheelchairs, in seven states. Under the prior authorization process, MACs review prior authorization requests and make determinations to approve or deny them based on Medicare cov... | 7,357 | gov_report |
f7bb046c-aa83-44a9-99be-900204adeed0 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tUI Program Administration and Funding\n\nThe federal-state UI program provides temporary cash benefits to eligible workers w... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nThe UI program, which is overseen by DOL and administered by states, paid $30 billion to about 5.7 million individuals in 2017. Under federal law, to be eligible for benefits, individuals are generally required to actively search for work, but the specific work search requirements vary by... | 13,913 | gov_report |
1bd4cfa5-f40e-4bba-b28c-c9f67058aa5e | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tMedicare Payment for Individual and Panel Tests before PAMA’s Implementation in 2018\n\nMedicare pays for laboratory tests th... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nMedicare paid $7.1 billion for 433 million laboratory tests in 2017. These tests help health care providers prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases.\nPAMA included a provision for GAO to review CMS's implementation of new payment rates for these tests. This report addresses, among other obj... | 9,140 | gov_report |
2d444f3c-7326-4d9d-955f-cef39797ffd6 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tCredit Allocation and Cost Oversight\n\nEach state receives an annual LIHTC allocation. Allocating agencies then evaluate de... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nLIHTCs encourage private investment in low-income rental housing and have financed about 50,000 housing units annually since 2010.The LIHTC program is administered by IRS and credit allocating agencies (state or local housing finance agencies). The program has come under increased scrutin... | 31,457 | gov_report |
31e079fd-416c-41a0-a659-85b9286d32c6 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nThis section discusses (1) the history and status of the MOX project; (2) the roles of DOE, NNSA, and the contractor in managing... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nThe MOX project, located at DOE's Savannah River Site in South Carolina and overseen by NNSA, experienced significant cost increases and schedule delays following the start of construction in 2007. After spending nearly $6 billion, NNSA terminated the project in October 2018. While DOE an... | 16,261 | gov_report |
4637d232-3511-4a2c-af4a-38f5de089c81 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tDHS’s Homeland Security Grant Program\n\nThe federal government has provided financial assistance to public and private stak... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nFEMA, a component of DHS, provides preparedness grants to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments to help prepare for, prevent, protect against, respond to, recover from and mitigate terrorist attacks or other disasters. SHSP grants fund the nation's 56 states and territories, w... | 8,187 | gov_report |
4d1543ca-cc89-4f3c-9723-c2e80b4ffc0c | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nThe FAR establishes several types of source selection procedures, which include the tradeoff procedure on one end of the best va... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nDOD obligated about $300 billion through contracts for goods and services in fiscal year 2016. When awarding a contract competitively, DOD may use the LPTA source selection process to select the lowest-priced offer that is technically acceptable. In contrast, DOD may use the trade-off sou... | 3,814 | gov_report |
590161af-7d9e-4399-9af2-86100d622c22 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground on Trade Promotion Authority (TPA)\n\n\t\tWhat is Trade Promotion Authority?\n\nTrade promotion authority (TPA), sometimes called \"... | [
"Legislation to reauthorize Trade Promotion Authority (TPA)—sometimes called \"fast track\"—the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (TPA-2015), was signed into law by former President Obama on June 29, 2015 (P.L. 114-26). If the President negotiates an international trade agreem... | 16,082 | gov_report |
5c509201-277e-438b-88fb-5a6eeab9248b | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nThe mission of IRS, a bureau within the Department of the Treasury, is to (1) provide America’s taxpayers top quality service by... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nThe IRS, a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, relies extensively on IT to annually collect more than $3 trillion in taxes, distribute more than $400 billion in refunds, and carry out its mission of providing service to America's taxpayers in meeting their tax obligations. For fisca... | 4,736 | gov_report |
6be9ba00-6fb1-46f1-b6c8-3238705c9bf3 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nStatutory and Executive requirements assert broad principles and require agencies to consider alternative ways of regulating and... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nWithin the limits of their statutory authority, agencies may design their regulations in different ways to achieve intended policy outcomes. Agencies also decide how they will promote compliance with their regulations and ensure that regulated entities are informed of regulatory requireme... | 10,573 | gov_report |
706462ca-95dd-4b1a-aba6-60812654f23a | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tIntroduction\n\nThe 116 th Congress may consider a variety of housing-related issues. These may involve assisted housing programs, such as thos... | [
"The 116th Congress may consider a variety of housing-related issues. These could include topics related to housing finance, federal housing assistance programs, and housing-related tax provisions, among other things. Particular issues that may be of interest during the Congress include the following:\nThe status o... | 10,733 | gov_report |
7c5359fa-a788-4b77-9ec9-00d36655d713 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tAuthorization of Secret Service Protection during Presidential Campaigns\n\nDuring the 2016 presidential campaign, a Secret S... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nThe Secret Service incurs millions of dollars in travel expenses to provide security during the fast-paced operational tempo of a presidential campaign. In connection with the 2016 presidential campaign, the Secret Service provided protection for four presidential candidates, two vice pre... | 10,658 | gov_report |
97654b61-527d-4b33-8439-9d6010faa9ed | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nThe rapid increase of UAC apprehended by DHS in 2014 led to USAID’s assistance for reception and reintegration efforts in Centra... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nIn 2014, instability driven by insecurity, lack of economic opportunity, and weak governance led to a rapid increase of unaccompanied alien children (UAC) from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras arriving at the U.S. border. In fiscal year 2017, the Department of Homeland Security report... | 14,078 | gov_report |
a7e63f8a-d674-4a23-b621-2effeb784e96 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tSmall Business Microloans and Training Assistance\n\nThe Small Business Administration (SBA) administers programs that support small businesses... | [
"The Small Business Administration's (SBA's) Microloan program provides direct loans to qualified nonprofit intermediary lenders who, in turn, provide \"microloans\" of up to $50,000 to small businesses and nonprofit child care centers. It also provides marketing, management, and technical assistance to microloan b... | 10,065 | gov_report |
aaebb8a4-db3d-4220-a269-688f8c84e9f5 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tIntroduction\n\nTelecommunication providers and technology companies around the world have been working together to research and develop new te... | [
"Since the first mobile phones were made available in the 1980s, telecommunication providers have been investing in mobile networks to expand coverage, improve services, and attract more users. First-generation networks supported mobile voice calls but were limited in coverage and capacity. To address those limitat... | 14,671 | gov_report |
b26c0820-e27b-46a2-8777-7aacfb1e90a9 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tIntroduction\n\nThe Jones Act, which refers to Section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (P.L. 66-261), requires that vessels transporting ... | [
"The Jones Act, which refers to Section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (P.L. 66-261), requires that vessels transporting cargo from one U.S. point to another U.S. point be U.S.-built, and owned and crewed by U.S. citizens. The act provides a significant degree of protection for U.S. shipyards, domestic carri... | 12,847 | gov_report |
b752b1cf-cc38-4224-bc76-bacaf3f521ba | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tState and Local Governments Will Need to Make Policy Changes to Maintain Long-Term Fiscal Balance\n\nOur simulations suggest that the sector wi... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nFiscal sustainability presents a national challenge shared by all levels of government. Since 2007, GAO has published simulations of long-term fiscal trends in the state and local government sector, which have consistently shown that the sector faces long-term fiscal pressures. While most... | 11,774 | gov_report |
e3d03bca-609a-4203-a341-c05df8e00da7 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\nT he Agriculture appropriations bill—formally called the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appro... | [
"The Agriculture appropriations bill funds the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) except for the Forest Service. The FY2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 115-141, Division A), and the FY2019 Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 116-6, Division B) include funding for conservation programs and activities ... | 4,323 | gov_report |
f763ffb6-7742-405b-a45f-4d2f2f5a00a0 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nForty-five states and the District of Columbia levy sales taxes on the sale of goods and services. Of these, thirty-seven states... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nOver the past two decades, e-commerce sales have grown rapidly, greatly expanding a category of sales known as remote sales. Under current law, states cannot require all businesses to collect taxes on remote sales. Congress has been considering proposals to change this. Little current, na... | 16,861 | gov_report |
02ae3eb2-d63e-4328-9330-be1e4ff0f223 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tOverview of Peacekeeping Operations\n\nIn accordance with the UN Charter, peacekeeping operations aim to maintain internatio... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nAs of December 2018, the UN had 14 ongoing peacekeeping operations with approximately 103,000 personnel. The United States is the single largest financial contributor to these operations, assessed by the UN to contribute an estimated $1.7 billion in fiscal year 2018, according to State. I... | 12,745 | gov_report |
2c934900-c94f-4b60-9286-a6da7a3e41b4 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nTo help manage its multi-billion dollar acquisition investments across its components, DHS has established policies and organiza... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nGAO has previously found that DHS's components had acquisition programs that did not meet requirements and that those requirements were, in some cases, poorly defined. Poorly defined requirements increase the risk that acquisitions will not meet the needs of users in the field—for example... | 10,138 | gov_report |
59ce95c9-300c-48b1-8654-3870cf0b2ddb | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tIntroduction\n\nThis report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on war-related and other international ... | [
"Congressional interest in Overseas Contingency Operation (OCO) funding has continued as Members debate ways of funding priorities without breaching discretionary spending limits set in law.\nSince the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Congress has appropriated approximately $2 trillion in discretionary budg... | 14,562 | gov_report |
61071154-b429-4d07-8ddf-5108c0fbf2a1 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nU.S. Code, Title 10, Section 5063, United States Marine Corps: Composition and Functions, dated October 1, 1986, states the follo... | [
"On January 6, 2011, after spending approximately $3 billion in developmental funding, the Marine Corps cancelled the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) program due to poor reliability demonstrated during operational testing and excessive cost growth. Because the EFV was intended to replace the 40-year-old Amphib... | 6,351 | gov_report |
65a01bd5-b216-4dc6-98c6-6fa79d15c888 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nThe federal government’s increasing demand for IT has led to an increase in the number of federal data centers and a correspondi... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nIn December 2014, Congress enacted federal IT acquisition reform legislation that included provisions related to ongoing federal data center consolidation efforts. OMB's Federal Chief Information Officer launched DCOI to build on prior data center consolidation efforts; improve federal da... | 11,312 | gov_report |
6c02e376-39b9-4697-881a-e7f20fc0bec8 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tIntroduction\n\nUnder the Appointments Clause of the Constitution, the President and the Senate share responsibility for making appointments to... | [
"In recent decades, the process for appointing judges to the U.S. circuit courts of appeals and the U.S. district courts has been of continuing Senate interest. The President and the Senate share responsibility for making these appointments. Pursuant to the Constitution's Appointments Clause, the President nominate... | 10,687 | gov_report |
6c1080f9-3e25-4d23-a44d-b8ecd37575b6 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tAbout One-Third of Covered Entities Had One or More Contract Pharmacies, and Pharmacy Characteristics Varied\n\nWe found that as of July 1, 201... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nThis testimony summarizes the information contained in GAO's June 2018 report, entitled Drug Discount Program: Federal Oversight of Compliance at 340B Contract Pharmacies Needs Improvement ( GAO-18-480 ).\n\nWhat GAO Found\n\nThe 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B Program), which is administ... | 2,997 | gov_report |
835c43e5-ec1e-44f5-bd7b-8ec7532c5ca0 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tFCC Has Not Evaluated Lifeline’s Performance in Meeting Program Goals but Has Taken Recent Steps toward Evaluation\n\nFCC has not evaluated Lif... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nCreated in the mid-1980s, FCC's Lifeline program provides discounts to eligible low-income households for home or wireless telephone and, as of December 2016, broadband service. Lifeline reimburses telephone companies that offer discounts through the USF, which in turn is generally suppor... | 4,540 | gov_report |
862f2105-d4f4-4175-8eaa-a152e07ec83c | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nThe Military Health System is responsible for, among other things, assuring the overall oral health of all uniformed DOD personn... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nDOD has taken steps to modernize its Military Health System to ensure that it operates efficiently. For example, in September 2013, the Defense Health Agency was created, in part, to implement common clinical and business processes across the services. Essential to this effort are the ser... | 8,198 | gov_report |
88af20ef-f698-435c-9298-9f61a2030f91 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nFHWA and FTA fund and oversee highway and transit projects, respectively. FHWA funds highway projects through formula grants to ... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nSince 2005, over 30 provisions have been enacted in law to speed up the delivery of highway and transit projects, mainly by streamlining the NEPA review process. NEPA requires federal agencies to evaluate the potential environmental effects of proposed projects on the human environment. T... | 17,043 | gov_report |
a5f07741-74eb-49e4-87d4-e369231b7971 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nCheck-off programs are designed to expand the market for a given agricultural commodity, such as eggs, pork, or highbush blueber... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\n“Got milk?” and “Pork: The Other White Meat” are examples of advertising campaigns undertaken by 2 of the 22 federal agricultural research and promotion programs, commonly known as commodity check-off programs. These programs, funded by a fraction of the sale of each unit of a commodity, ... | 9,939 | gov_report |
b6ab7bcb-eb7a-42b8-938c-66099fe50f0d | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tIntroduction\n\nThe United States was the driving proponent of NATO's creation in 1949 and has been the unquestioned leader of the alliance as ... | [
"On April 4, 2019, foreign ministers from the 29 member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are to gather in Washington, DC, to mark the 70th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty). NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is to address a joint session of C... | 8,870 | gov_report |
bb4a781b-cee8-40f4-aa68-7c417e68c870 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tIntroduction\n\nBeginning the summer 2013 through 2016, there were numerous reports in the media on sexual assault incidents in the U.S. armed ... | [
"This report focuses on previous activity in Congress regarding high profile incidents of sexual assault in the military during the summer 2013 through 2016. Included are separate sections on the official responses related to these incidents by the Department of Defense (DOD), the Obama Administration, and Congress... | 22,942 | gov_report |
d5806e5e-8026-4757-87e7-d7504e3ecfad | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nInvestments in federal IT have the potential to make agencies more efficient in fulfilling their missions. However, as we have p... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nInvestments in federal IT too often result in failed projects that incur cost overruns and schedule slippages. Recognizing the severity of issues related to government-wide IT management, Congress enacted federal IT acquisition reform legislation in December 2014. Among other things, the ... | 22,808 | gov_report |
ea40e671-a41c-4060-905f-a4b6a5b2801f | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tIntroduction\n\nThe Small Business Administration (SBA) currently administers several types of programs to support small businesses, including ... | [
"This report examines the Small Business Administration's (SBA's) appropriations (new budget authority, minus rescissions and sequestration) over time, focusing on developments and trends since FY2000. It also provides total available funding (which includes carryover from the prior fiscal year, carryover into the ... | 7,473 | gov_report |
ea7793f8-d46b-4d46-9170-3319577b1f6f | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tForms and Distribution of Arsenic\n\nArsenic is a naturally occurring element that is widely distributed in the earth’s crus... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nArsenic, an element in the earth's crust, can be harmful to human health and may be present in water and certain foods, such as rice. Rice may be more susceptible to arsenic contamination than other crops due to the flooded conditions in which it is typically grown. FDA and USDA work to a... | 14,691 | gov_report |
eeecbec3-96ea-4f6b-b795-c693a55181b5 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tRecent Development\n\nOn February 2, 2019, the United States suspended its participation in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty ... | [
"The United States and Soviet Union signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in December 1987. Negotiations on this treaty were the result of a \"dual-track\" decision taken by NATO in 1979 in response to concerns about the Soviet Union's deployment of new intermediate-range nuclear missiles. NATO ... | 28,892 | gov_report |
eff478cf-dff3-4989-a813-fba03488997e | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tIntroduction\n\nThe federal government is the nation's largest employer, with over two million workers employed in the United States, U.S. Terr... | [
"According to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the federal workforce consists of an estimated two million civilian employees. Federal law categorizes these employees into three types of service—the competitive service, the excepted service, and the Senior Executive Service (SES)—that may be distinguished b... | 3,390 | gov_report |
f473997a-5130-4131-ba5e-417e7f544db4 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nTo participate in federal student aid programs, postsecondary schools must be 1) certified by Education as eligible to participa... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nEducation provided over $122 billion in grants, loans and work study funds to help students pay for college at about 6,000 schools in fiscal year 2017. Education is responsible for certifying that these schools are eligible for and capable of properly administering federal student aid fun... | 4,761 | gov_report |
1694516c-55ac-4ab3-ac0e-2143f1115da9 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tDetermining and Reporting on Core Capability Requirements\n\nDOD Instruction 4151.20, Depot Maintenance Core Capabilities De... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nDOD uses both military depots and contractors to maintain its complex weapon systems and equipment. Recognizing the depots' key role and the risk of overreliance on contractors, section 2464 of title 10 of the U.S. Code requires DOD to maintain a core logistics capability that is governme... | 6,857 | gov_report |
169e7810-dcb6-4590-99b3-c05ebad2d647 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nHUD established DEC in 1998 to consolidate enforcement activities of PIH, CPD, the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity ... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nHUD established DEC in 1998 to consolidate enforcement functions. In fiscal year 2017, DEC received about 2,800 referrals from program offices for oversight of and enforcement actions against property owners, public housing agencies, and state and local grantees that do not comply with re... | 9,037 | gov_report |
24144994-bb8e-47d6-a1bd-e68e9c4b2022 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nRisk management, as applied to security of federal facilities, entails a continuous process of applying a series of mitigating a... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nProtecting federal employees and facilities from security threats is of critical importance. Most federal agencies are generally responsible for their facilities and have physical security programs to do so.\nGAO was asked to examine how federal agencies assess facilities' security risks.... | 9,108 | gov_report |
3a710dd6-6bd0-4f3c-8007-3acf3fa4f259 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nBlack lung benefits include both cash assistance and medical benefits. Maximum cash assistance payments generally ranged from ab... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nWith revenue of about $450 million in fiscal year 2017, the Trust Fund paid about $184 million in benefits to more than 25,000 coal miners and eligible dependents. However, the Trust Fund also borrowed about $1.3 billion from the Treasury's general fund in fiscal year 2017 to cover its de... | 8,332 | gov_report |
3b3ebf12-333e-47ff-984e-4637b2b7dccb | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tIntroduction\n\nThe Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides that \"[n]o person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise in... | [
"The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that \"[n]o person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury.\" This provision requires that a federal prosecutor, in order to charge a suspect with a serious federal crime, secure th... | 16,811 | gov_report |
45caef37-3a37-4b44-9769-354b68a13320 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\nR ecent high-profile data breaches and privacy violations have raised national concerns over the legal protections that apply to Americans' elect... | [
"Recent high-profile data breaches and other concerns about how third parties protect the privacy of individuals in the digital age have raised national concerns over legal protections of Americans' electronic data. Intentional intrusions into government and private computer networks and inadequate corporate privac... | 22,703 | gov_report |
5201c3bf-fdff-4547-8dbe-9490b421f254 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\n\t\tUtilities Privatization Authorities and Intent\n\nCongress provided statutory authority in 1997 for the privatization of util... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nSince Congress provided statutory authority in 1997 for the privatization of utility systems at military installations, the military departments have privatized nearly 600 utility systems. According to DOD officials, utilities privatization enables military installations to obtain safe, r... | 9,144 | gov_report |
5b798021-e68f-4019-914a-8d507fdce432 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBrief History\n\nPrior to 1867, Qatar was ruled by the family of the leaders of neighboring Bahrain, the Al Khalifa. That year, an uprising in ... | [
"The State of Qatar has employed its ample financial resources to exert regional influence separate from and independent of Saudi Arabia, the de facto leader of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Oman), an alliance of six Gulf monarchies. Qatar has int... | 13,608 | gov_report |
6054f109-78bb-4dd6-b825-7272e3ecce52 | [{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant that summarizes government reports."},{"role":"user","content":"Please provide a summary for the following report:\n\n\tBackground\n\nThis section provides information on select agent regulations and program roles, responsibilities, and requirements; and the his... | [
"Why GAO Did This Study\n\nSafety lapses continue to occur at some of the 276 laboratories in the United States that conduct research on select agents—such as Ebola virus or anthrax bacteria—that may cause serious or lethal infection in humans, animals, or plants, raising concerns about whether oversight is effecti... | 18,612 | gov_report |
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