Employer Sanctions:
Comments on H.R. 3362--Employer Sanctions Improvement Act
T-GGD-94-189: Published: Sep 21, 1994. Publicly Released: Sep 21, 1994.
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GAO discussed the proposed Employer Sanctions Improvement Act of 1993, focusing on the bill's provisions to: (1) encourage states and individuals to participate in employment enforcement programs; and (2) improve the employment verification system. GAO noted that: (1) the bill lifts the preemption of state and local laws imposing employer sanctions and allows persons or entities harmed by violations of the ban on hiring illegal aliens to seek sanctions; (2) the bill authorizes grants to states and localities that assist in enforcing their own or federal employer sanctions programs; (3) budget cuts have reduced enforcement efforts in recent years; (4) the establishment of state employer sanction programs could further confuse employers, leading to more employment discrimination; (5) states with employer sanction laws have failed to enforce them effectively; (6) enforcement efforts could be enhanced and the Immigration and Naturalization Service's (INS) burden reduced by greater use of state employment services to verify immigrants' work status and state preliminary investigations of potential employer violations; (7) the bill would eliminate some of the 29 allowable work authorization and identification documents needed for employment verification; (8) reducing or eliminating the Attorney General's authority to add verification documents could make the system inflexible; and (9) INS is pilot testing a telephone verification system that would allow employers to access an INS database and a national registry of persons authorized to work.
Apr 12, 2018
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Illicit Opioids:
While Greater Attention Given to Combating Synthetic Opioids, Agencies Need to Better Assess their EffortsGAO-18-205: Published: Mar 29, 2018. Publicly Released: Apr 12, 2018.
Mar 20, 2018
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office:
Observations on the Covered Business Method Patent Review ProgramGAO-18-451T: Published: Mar 20, 2018. Publicly Released: Mar 20, 2018.
Mar 13, 2018
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office:
Assessment of the Covered Business Method Patent Review ProgramGAO-18-320: Published: Mar 12, 2018. Publicly Released: Mar 13, 2018.
Mar 12, 2018
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National Roadside Survey:
NHTSA Changed Methodology to Address Driver ConcernsGAO-18-328R: Published: Mar 12, 2018. Publicly Released: Mar 12, 2018.
Feb 15, 2018
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Federal Prisons:
Information on Inmates with Serious Mental Illness and Strategies to Reduce RecidivismGAO-18-182: Published: Feb 15, 2018. Publicly Released: Feb 15, 2018.
Feb 8, 2018
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Federal Law Enforcement:
DHS and DOJ Are Working to Enhance Responses to Incidents Involving Individuals with Mental IllnessGAO-18-229: Published: Feb 8, 2018. Publicly Released: Feb 8, 2018.
Feb 2, 2018
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Federal Criminal Restitution:
Most Debt Is Outstanding and Oversight of Collections Could Be ImprovedGAO-18-203: Published: Feb 2, 2018. Publicly Released: Feb 2, 2018.
Jan 8, 2018
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Bureau of Prisons:
Better Planning and Evaluation Could Help Ensure Effective Use of Retention IncentivesGAO-18-147: Published: Dec 7, 2017. Publicly Released: Jan 8, 2018.
Dec 21, 2017
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Internet Firearm Sales:
ATF Enforcement Efforts and Outcomes of GAO Covert TestingGAO-18-24: Published: Nov 21, 2017. Publicly Released: Dec 21, 2017.
Dec 13, 2017
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Department of Justice:
Continued Action Needed To Address Incarceration Challenges and Offenders' ReentryGAO-18-275T: Published: Dec 13, 2017. Publicly Released: Dec 13, 2017.
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