SSA Funds for Policy Research
HEHS-96-171R: Published: Jul 15, 1996. Publicly Released: Jul 15, 1996.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the Social Security Administration's (SSA) disability research agenda. GAO noted that: (1) SSA assigned a senior policy research expert to work on the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) disability policy project from 1992 to 1996; (2) SSA paid 100 percent of the employee's salary and benefits for work performed at NASI; (3) this assignment violated the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 and Office of Personnel Management regulations; (4) the employee worked for 2 years without having a written agreement between SSA and NASI, and the assignment exceeded the IPA time limit; (5) SSA signed two interagency agreements to study the growth in adult disability rolls; (6) these agreements made it possible for SSA contractors to study health trends among the disabled, formulate case studies on state disability insurance programs, analyze long-term factors affecting the disabled, and establish a national conference on disability policy; (7) SSA signed another interagency agreement to study disabled workers returning to work; and (8) this agreement enabled SSA to avoid the administrative costs associated with new research projects, and provide supplemental funding for the Department of Education's National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
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Intellectual Property:
CBP Has Taken Steps to Combat Counterfeit Goods in Small Packages but Could Streamline EnforcementGAO-20-692: Published: Sep 24, 2020. Publicly Released: Oct 26, 2020.
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Federal Criminal Restitution:
Department of Justice Has Ongoing Efforts to Improve Its Oversight of the Collection of Restitution and Tracking the Use of Forfeited AssetsGAO-20-676R: Published: Sep 30, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 30, 2020.
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Federal Tactical Teams:
Characteristics, Training, Deployments, and InventoryGAO-20-710: Published: Sep 10, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 10, 2020.
Sep 8, 2020
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VA Police:
Actions Needed to Improve Data Completeness and Accuracy on Use of Force Incidents at Medical CentersGAO-20-599: Published: Sep 8, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 8, 2020.
Aug 13, 2020
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Anti-Money Laundering:
FinCEN Should Enhance Procedures for Implementing and Evaluating Geographic Targeting OrdersGAO-20-546: Published: Jul 14, 2020. Publicly Released: Aug 13, 2020.
Jul 29, 2020
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Federal Prison Industries:
Actions Needed to Evaluate Program EffectivenessGAO-20-505: Published: Jul 29, 2020. Publicly Released: Jul 29, 2020.
Jul 8, 2020
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Gun Control:
DOJ Can Further Improve Guidance on Federal Firearm Background Check RecordsGAO-20-528: Published: Jul 8, 2020. Publicly Released: Jul 8, 2020.
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Federal Prisons:
Additional Analysis Needed to Determine Whether to Issue Pepper Spray to Minimum Security PrisonsGAO-20-342: Published: Jun 22, 2020. Publicly Released: Jun 22, 2020.
May 26, 2020
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Bureau of Prisons:
Improved Planning Would Help BOP Evaluate and Manage Its Portfolio of Drug Education and Treatment ProgramsGAO-20-423: Published: May 26, 2020. Publicly Released: May 26, 2020.
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Forensic Technology:
Algorithms Used in Federal Law EnforcementGAO-20-479SP: Published: May 12, 2020. Publicly Released: May 12, 2020.
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