The U.S. Export-Import Bank:
Review of a Proposal to Finance Military Exports
T-NSIAD-91-16: Published: May 2, 1991. Publicly Released: May 2, 1991.
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GAO discussed the U.S. Export-Import Bank's (Eximbank) proposal to finance military exports. GAO noted that: (1) the proposed legislation would establish a pilot program for Eximbank to provide guarantees or insurance for military exports to U.S. allies and other foreign countries through fiscal year 1992; (2) Eximbank believed that the proposed legislation would create a balanced market for U.S. competitors facing foreign competitors who were assisted by their governments' export credit agencies; (3) the proposal did not consider such other factors as price, operating costs, availability, performance, and offsetting arrangements that could affect the decision to buy one defense-related product over another; (4) the proposed program could overlap existing financing programs and add to the complexities of congressional monitoring and oversight of Department of Defense (DOD) financing programs; (5) some exporters of civilian products believed that they would be unable to compete with military exporters for limited Eximbank financing; (6) military exporters could potentially monopolize Eximbank funds, but Eximbank has not used all of its budget authority in the last 10 years, suggesting that civilian firms could still compete for funds; and (7) opponents of the proposed legislation believed that Eximbank should not finance military exports because the proposal permits Eximbank-financed DOD items to be exported to any nation if the President determined such a transaction to be in the national interest.
Mar 28, 2018
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Ebola Recovery:
USAID Has Initiated or Completed Most Projects, but a Complete Project Inventory Is Still Needed for Evaluating Its EffortsGAO-18-350: Published: Mar 28, 2018. Publicly Released: Mar 28, 2018.
Mar 22, 2018
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Afghan and Iraqi Special Immigrants:
More Information on Their Resettlement Outcomes Would Be BeneficialGAO-18-107: Published: Feb 20, 2018. Publicly Released: Mar 22, 2018.
Mar 16, 2018
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Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States:
Treasury Should Coordinate Assessments of Resources Needed to Address Increased WorkloadGAO-18-249: Published: Feb 14, 2018. Publicly Released: Mar 16, 2018.
Mar 8, 2018
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Remittances to Fragile Countries:
Treasury Should Assess Risks from Shifts to Non-Banking ChannelsGAO-18-313: Published: Mar 8, 2018. Publicly Released: Mar 8, 2018.
Mar 6, 2018
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Intellectual Property:
CBP Can Enhance Information Sharing with the Private Sector to Address Changes in the Counterfeits MarketGAO-18-383T: Published: Mar 6, 2018. Publicly Released: Mar 6, 2018.
Feb 27, 2018
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Intellectual Property:
Agencies Can Improve Efforts to Address Risks Posed by Changing Counterfeits MarketGAO-18-216: Published: Jan 30, 2018. Publicly Released: Feb 27, 2018.
Feb 14, 2018
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Inter-American Organizations:
U.S. Share of Assessed Contributions and U.S. Agencies' Efforts to Monitor Assistance AgreementsGAO-18-357T: Published: Feb 14, 2018. Publicly Released: Feb 14, 2018.
Feb 6, 2018
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UN Peacekeeping:
Cost Estimate for Hypothetical U.S. Operation Exceeds Actual Costs for Comparable UN OperationGAO-18-243: Published: Feb 6, 2018. Publicly Released: Feb 6, 2018.
Jan 29, 2018
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Inter-American Organizations:
U.S. Agencies Support Oversight Mechanisms but Could Enhance Their Monitoring of U.S. Assistance AgreementsGAO-18-219: Published: Dec 29, 2017. Publicly Released: Jan 29, 2018.
Dec 14, 2017
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Democracy Assistance:
State Should Improve Accountability Over Funding; USAID Should Assess Whether New Processes Have Improved Award DocumentationGAO-18-136: Published: Dec 14, 2017. Publicly Released: Dec 14, 2017.
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