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Veterans Health Care: Scheduling Systems and Related Challenges

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Priority Open Recommendations: Department of the Interior

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Priority Open Recommendations: Department of Health and Human Services

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Aerial Refueling Tankers: Air Force Needs More Focused Metrics and a Risk-Based Mitigation Plan to Improve Sustainment

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Weapon Systems Acquisition: Beyond Business as Usual—Using Leading Practices to Curb Waste and Save Billions

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Medicare Hospice: Action Needed to Pay More Efficiently for Routine Home Care

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Jun 08

Oready, LLC

We dismiss the protests.
B-424508,B-424509,B-424510
Jun 08

ID8Spark, LLC

We deny the protest.
B-424253.2,B-424253.3,B-424253.5

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