EPA Construction Grants:
Information on the Milwaukee Area Sewerage System Improvement Program
RCED-86-231BR: Published: Sep 29, 1986. Publicly Released: Oct 14, 1986.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO obtained information on the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District's Water Pollution Abatement Program, specifically: (1) whether the district meets federal criteria for an eligible grantee and how it safeguards federal funds; (2) how the district funds its projects; (3) the extent of competitive bidding for architect and engineering work; (4) why the job site rule limiting allowable overhead billings was not applied to the prime contractor responsible for the program's management oversight and technical integrity; (5) the federal role in the district's decision to use rock removed from a project site to build a recreation island; and (6) approaches for measuring the reasonableness of architect and engineering costs.
GAO found that: (1) the district meets the federal criteria for an eligible grantee since it has jurisdiction over sewage disposal in its service area; (2) the district monitors the grant funds through pre-contract award reviews and through post-contract billing audits; (3) the federal and state governments fund the wastewater projects through an EPA-approved, Wisconsin project priority system; (4) architect and engineering contracts are competitively negotiated and do not require advertised competitive bidding; (5) the job site rule did not apply to the prime contractor because the contractor performed over 30 percent of the work at other corporate locations and was, therefore, allowed to use corporate overhead rates; (6) the district did not use federal funds to remove rocks from the project site to build a recreation island; and (7) neither EPA nor private sector guidelines offered complete criteria for the reasonable assessment of architect and engineering costs.
Oct 26, 2020
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.
Sep 30, 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.
Sep 10, 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.
Jun 22, 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.
May 12, 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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