Hugues Dumont: 206 books

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AVIATION SECURITY

TSA Uses Current Assumptions and Airport-Specific Data for Its Staffing Process and Monitors Passenger Wait Times Using Daily Operations Data

by Hugues Dumont
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2018

TSA employs about 43,000 TSOs who screen over 2 million passengers and their baggage each day at airports in the United States. TSA allocates TSOs to airports using both a computer-based staffing model and information from airports that are intended to provide each airport with the optimum number...
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HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM

Limited Indications of Potential Fraud against Participants Identified

by Hugues Dumont
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2018

With the goal of providing safe, decent, affordable housing, HUD provides rental assistance to low-income households through its HCV program, administered locally by approximately 2,200 PHAs around the country. In fiscal year 2016, the HCV program received approximately $20 billion in funding and...
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2017 DISASTER CONTRACTING

Observations on Federal Contracting for Response and Recovery Efforts

by Hugues Dumont
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2018

The 2017 hurricane season affected approximately 25.8 million people and caused an estimated $265 billion dollars in damages, according to FEMA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

CBP Can Enhance Information Sharing with the Private Sector to Address Changes in the Counterfeits Market

by Hugues Dumont
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2018

I am pleased to be here to discuss the results of our review of U.S. agencies’ efforts to address changes in the market for counterfeit goods and their work with the private sector. Intellectual property is an important component of the U.S. economy, and the United States is an acknowledged global...
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Continued Actions Needed to Modernize Nuclear Infrastructure and Address Management Challenges

by Hugues Dumont
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2018

DOE’s NNSA is responsible for managing the nuclear weapons stockpile and supporting nuclear nonproliferation efforts. DOE’s Office of Environmental Management’s mission includes decontaminating and decommissioning facilities that are contaminated from decades of nuclear weapons production...
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COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT

Options for Treasury to Consider to Encourage Services and Small-Dollar Loans When Reviewing Framework

by Hugues Dumont
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2018

A 2015 FDIC survey found that 7 percent of U.S. households were unbanked—meaning no one had a checking or savings account—and about 20 percent were underbanked—meaning the household had such an account but used an AFS provider’s products. The goal of CRA is to encourage financial institutions...
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COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

Recent Economic Trends and Preliminary Observations on Workforce Data

by Hugues Dumont
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2018

Pub. L. No. 110-229, enacted in 2008, amended the U.S.-CNMI covenant to apply federal immigration law to the CNMI after a transition period. The law required the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a temporary work permit program for foreign workers. DHS is required to decrease the...
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Defense Budget

Obligations of Overseas Contingency Operations Funding for Operation and Maintenance Base Requirements

by Hugues Dumont
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2018

The Honorable John McCain Chairman The Honorable Jack Reed Ranking Member Committee on Armed Services United States Senate..
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Further Implementation of Recommendations Is Needed to Better Manage Acquisitions and Operations

by Hugues Dumont
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018

The federal government plans to invest almost $96 billion in IT in fiscal year 2018. Historically, these investments have too often failed, incurred cost overruns and schedule slippages, or contributed little to mission-related outcomes. In December 2014, Congress and the President enacted FITARA,...
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INTERNET FIREARM SALES

ATF Enforcement Efforts and Outcomes of GAO Covert Testing

by Hugues Dumont
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2018

The current federal legal framework governing buying and selling of firearms does not specifically address the use of the Internet to facilitate these transactions. Additionally, private transactions involving the most-common types of firearms between individuals who are not licensed to commercially...
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HEAVY EQUIPMENT

Selected Agencies Should Improve Guidance for Purchases and Leases

by Hugues Dumont
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2018

Federal agencies use heavy equipment such as cranes and forklifts to carry out their missions, but there is no government-wide data on federal agencies’ acquisition or management of this equipment...
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POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL

Many Commuter Railroads Still Have Significant Additional Implementation Work and Opportunities Exist to Provide Federal Assistance

by Hugues Dumont
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2018

Forty-one railroads including 29 commuter railroads are required by statute to implement PTC. Commuter railroads unable to implement a PTC system by December 31, 2018, may receive a maximum 2-year extension if they meet certain statutory criteria...
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DISASTER ASSISTANCE

Opportunities to Enhance Implementation of the Redesigned Public Assistance Grant Program

by Hugues Dumont
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2018

FEMA, an agency of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has obligated more than $36 billion in PA grants to state, local, and tribal governments to help communities recover and rebuild after major disasters since 2009. Further, costs are rising with disasters, such as Hurricanes Harvey, Irma,...
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FOOD SAFETY AND NUTRITION

FDA Can Build on Existing Efforts to Measure Progress and Implement Key Activities

by Hugues Dumont
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018

FDA is responsible for overseeing the safety of about 80 percent of the nation’s food supply and for promoting good nutrition. Federal oversight of food safety has been on GAO’s highrisk list since 2007. According to FDA, FSMA aims to improve food safety by shifting FDA’s focus toward preventing food contamination, rather than responding to foodborne illnesses...
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