National Security Reviews of Foreign Investment
T-NSIAD-91-8: Published: Feb 26, 1991. Publicly Released: Feb 26, 1991.
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GAO discussed the Administration's national security reviews of proposed foreign investments, focusing on the: (1) Administration's authority to review and possibly block foreign investments after the authorization period lapsed; (2) reasons for the Administration's delay in implementing a presidential divestiture order to block a foreign investment; (3) difficulties experienced by the Interagency Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) in analyzing specific investments; and (4) larger public policy questions. GAO noted that: (1) CFIUS did not consider the lapse of the blocking authority as a constraint on its consideration of an investment case, since it was operating on the expectation that the authority would be renewed; (2) the overall slowdown in the U.S. economy and the general complexities of finalizing business transactions contributed to the delay in the divestiture; (3) CFIUS experienced difficulties in defining national security, determining the existence of a credible foreign threat to national security, and developing adequate data to evaluate proposed investments; and (4) public policy questions need to be addressed at a higher policy-making level and in a broader context than the case-by-case approach presently afforded by CFIUS.
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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