Actions Needed To Improve the Nutrition Program for the Elderly
HRD-78-58: Published: Feb 23, 1978. Publicly Released: Feb 23, 1978.
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Through provisions of title VII of the Older Americans Act, inexpensive, nutritionally sound meals, supportive services, and opportunities for socialization and recreation are provided to the Nation's elderly. To fulfill its oversight responsibilities, the Administration on Aging (AOA) has an information system which requires States to submit quarterly program performance reports and financial status reports.
The information system was not designed to support program management, and its usefulness is limited because of low priorities placed on reporting procedures, system changes, inconsistent data, and unreliable feedback to State agencies. Better data on program performance would help the States in managing the program and the AOA in identifying problems. Other problems noted were: inadequate controls over contributions received, a need for improvements in protecting confidentiality of recipients, income from meal contributions was not used in some instances, audits were not always performed and did not always include reviews of meal contributions, some States provided incorrect information on the number of meals served to the Department of Agriculture for its use in making commodity allocations, commodities in excess of needs were provided by the States to some projects, some caterers experienced difficulty in using commodities, and in some instances the quality and form of packaging limited commodity usage.
Jan 15, 2021
Farmworkers:
Additional Information Needed to Better Protect Workers from Pesticide ExposureGAO-21-63: Published: Jan 15, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 15, 2021.
Nov 20, 2020
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Food Safety:
CDC Could Further Strengthen Its Efforts to Identify and Respond to Foodborne IllnessesGAO-21-23: Published: Oct 21, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 20, 2020.
Nov 16, 2020
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Farm Programs:
USDA Has Improved Its Completion of Eligibility Compliance Reviews, but Additional Oversight Is NeededGAO-21-95: Published: Oct 30, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 16, 2020.
Sep 16, 2020
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Agriculture Spending:
Opportunities Exist for USDA to Identify Successes and Challenges of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program to Inform Future EffortsGAO-20-711R: Published: Sep 16, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 16, 2020.
Sep 14, 2020
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USDA Market Facilitation Program:
Information on Payments for 2019GAO-20-700R: Published: Aug 21, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 14, 2020.
Aug 10, 2020
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National Bio and Agro-defense Facility:
DHS and USDA Are Working to Transfer Ownership and Prepare for Operations, but Critical Steps RemainGAO-20-331: Published: Jul 10, 2020. Publicly Released: Aug 10, 2020.
May 7, 2020
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Food Safety:
FDA and USDA Could Strengthen Existing Efforts to Prepare for Oversight of Cell-Cultured MeatGAO-20-325: Published: Apr 7, 2020. Publicly Released: May 7, 2020.
Apr 13, 2020
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Priority Open Recommendations:
U.S. Department of AgricultureGAO-20-288PR: Published: Apr 6, 2020. Publicly Released: Apr 13, 2020.
Dec 23, 2019
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Nutrition Assistance Programs:
Agencies Could Do More to Help Address the Nutritional Needs of Older AdultsGAO-20-18: Published: Nov 21, 2019. Publicly Released: Dec 23, 2019.
Dec 6, 2019
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Imported Seafood Safety:
Actions Needed to Improve FDA Oversight of Import Alert Removal DecisionsGAO-20-62: Published: Nov 6, 2019. Publicly Released: Dec 6, 2019.
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