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Oct 27, 2020

Forced Labor Imports:
DHS Increased Resources and Enforcement Efforts, but Needs to Improve Workforce Planning and Monitoring

GAO-21-106:Published: Oct 27, 2020. Publicly Released: Oct 27, 2020.

Oct 26, 2020

Anesthesia Services:
Differences between Private and Medicare Payments Likely Due to Providers’ Strong Negotiating Position

GAO-21-41:Published: Oct 26, 2020. Publicly Released: Oct 26, 2020.
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Intellectual Property:
CBP Has Taken Steps to Combat Counterfeit Goods in Small Packages but Could Streamline Enforcement

GAO-20-692:Published: Sep 24, 2020. Publicly Released: Oct 26, 2020.

Oct 21, 2020

Missile Defense:
Observations on Ground-based Midcourse Defense Acquisition Challenges and Potential Contract Strategy Changes

GAO-21-135R:Published: Oct 21, 2020. Publicly Released: Oct 21, 2020.

Oct 20, 2020

Homeland Security Acquisitions:
DHS Has Opportunities to Improve Its Component Acquisition Oversight

GAO-21-77:Published: Oct 20, 2020. Publicly Released: Oct 20, 2020.

Oct 19, 2020

Fair Labor Standards Act:
Observations on the Effects of the Home Care Rule

GAO-21-72:Published: Oct 19, 2020. Publicly Released: Oct 19, 2020.
VA Health Care:
Better Data Needed to Assess the Health Outcomes of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Veterans

GAO-21-69:Published: Oct 19, 2020. Publicly Released: Oct 19, 2020.
Tax Administration:
Opportunities Exist to Improve Oversight of Hospitals' Tax-Exempt Status

GAO-20-679:Published: Sep 17, 2020. Publicly Released: Oct 19, 2020.

Oct 16, 2020

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Workplace Sexual Harassment:
Experts Suggest Expanding Data Collection to Improve Understanding of Prevalence and Costs

GAO-20-564:Published: Sep 30, 2020. Publicly Released: Oct 16, 2020.

Oct 15, 2020

Nuclear Weapons:
NNSA Plans to Modernize Critical Depleted Uranium Capabilities and Improve Program Management

GAO-21-16:Published: Oct 15, 2020. Publicly Released: Oct 15, 2020.

Oct 27, 2020

Silver Investments, Inc.
We dismiss the protest as untimely because it was filed more than 10 days after the protester knew, or should have known, the basis for its protest.

B-419028
CareFusion Solutions, LLC
We dismiss the protest.

B-418736.2
Open SAN Consulting, LLC
We deny the protest.

B-418875.3

Oct 26, 2020

Chronos Solutions, LLC; Inside Realty, LLC; BLB Resources, Inc.
We sustain the protests.

B-417870.2,B-417870.3,B-417870.4
Chronos Solutions, LLC
We deny the protest.

B-418865
Weston-ER Federal Services, LLC
We sustain the protest.

B-418509,B-418509.2

Oct 23, 2020

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.
We deny the protest.

B-418946

Oct 22, 2020

Academy Medical, LLC
We deny the protest.

B-418223.3
Colonna's Shipyard, Inc.
We dismiss the protest in part, and deny it in part.

B-418896
Knight Point Systems, LLC
We sustain the protest.

B-418746
J&J Worldwide Services
We deny the protest.

B-418148.3

Oct 20, 2020

MindPoint Group, LLC
We deny the protest.

B-418875.2,B-418875.4

Oct 16, 2020

Potomac Electric Corporation
We deny the protest.

B-418908,B-418908.2

Oct 15, 2020

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission—Obligation of Amounts for Whistleblower Awards

B-329712
Island Pyrochemical Industries
We dismiss the protest.

B-418994

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Intellectual Property:
CBP Has Taken Steps to Combat Counterfeit Goods in Small Packages but Could Streamline Enforcement
GAO-20-692 Published: Sep 24, 2020. Publicly Released: Oct 26, 2020.
Anesthesia Services:
Differences between Private and Medicare Payments Likely Due to Providers’ Strong Negotiating Position
GAO-21-41 Published: Oct 26, 2020. Publicly Released: Oct 26, 2020.
COVID-19:
Federal Efforts Could Be Strengthened by Timely and Concerted Actions
GAO-20-701 Published: Sep 21, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 21, 2020.
The Buy American Act
Published: Apr 5, 1978. Publicly Released: Apr 5, 1978.
Missile Defense:
Observations on Ground-based Midcourse Defense Acquisition Challenges and Potential Contract Strategy Changes
GAO-21-135R Published: Oct 21, 2020. Publicly Released: Oct 21, 2020.

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