Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Social Security forms the foundation for our retirement income system, providing critical benefits to millions of Americans. However, the Social Security program is facing significant future financial challenges as a result of profound demographic changes. A wide variety of proposals to reform the program are currently being discussed, including restructuring the program to incorporate individual accounts. When designing a system with individual accounts, there are many options and issues to consider. The choices that have to be made will affect not only participation in the accounts, but also the amount of savings accumulated in the accounts, and the benefit received from the individual accounts. Congress asked GAO to discuss options for the administration of individual accounts, including the major design issues that are raised within the contribution, accumulation, and distribution phases of a retirement savings vehicle."

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "We are grateful to the Congress for providing us with the support and resources that have helped us in our quest to be a world-class professional services organization. We are proud of the work we accomplish as we continue to provide our congressional clients with professional, objective, fact-based, non-partisan, non-ideological, fair, balanced, and reliable information in a timely manner regarding how well government programs and policies are working and, when needed, recommendations to make government work better. We believe that investing in GAO produces a sound return and results in substantial benefits to the Congress and the American people. In the years ahead, our support to the Congress will likely prove even more critical because of the pressures created by our nation's current and projected budget deficit and long-term fiscal imbalance. These fiscal pressures will require the Congress to make tough choices regarding what the government should do, how it will do its work, who will help carry out its work in the future, and how government will be financed in the future. We summarized the larger challenges facing the federal government in our recently issued 21st Century …

COBRA Program - USAR Command and Control – Northeast - Impacted Sites: NAVAIRENGSTA_LAKEHURST_NJ; Willow Grove ARS, NAS Willow Grove Joint Reserve, PA; WEST POINT MIL RESERVATION, NY; FORT DIX, NJ; DCAA, Central Region, Chicago Branch, Oakbrook Terrace IL; FORT HAMILTON, NY; NAVMARCORESCEN_PITTSBURGH_PA

COBRA Program - USAR Command and Control – Northwest - Impacted Sites: NAVRESCEN_WICHITA_KS; NAVMARCORESCEN_MINNEAPOLIS_MN, MN; NAVMARCORESCEN_SALT_LAKE_CITY_UT, UT; FORT MCCOY, WI; FORT LEWIS, WA

COBRA Program - USAR Command and Control – Southeast - Impacted Sites: Louisville IAP AGS, KY; FORT KNOX, KY; FORT JACKSON, SC; Birmingham IAP AGS, AL

COBRA Program - USAR Command and Control – Southwest - Impacted Sites: AFRC Ft. Sill; AFRC Camp Pike; JTB Los Alamitos; AFRC Hunter Leggett; AFRC Camp Parks; AFRC Moffett Field; AFRC OKC

COBRA Program - USAR Command and Control New England - Impacted Sites: AFRC Worchester; AFRC Winsor Lock; AFRC MaCarthur

COBRA Program - RC Transformation in Texas (AFRC Tyler, TX)

COBRA Program - RC Transformation in Texas (AFRC Seagoville, TX)

COBRA Program - RC Transformation in Texas (AFRC San Marcos, TX)

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COBRA Program - RC Transformation in Texas (AFRC Northwest Houston, TX)

COBRA Program - RC Transformation in Texas (AFRC NAS Kingsville, TX)

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COBRA Program - RC Transformation in Texas (AFRC Lewisville TX)

COBRA Program - RC Transformation in Texas (AFRC Huntsville, TX)

COBRA Program - RC Transformation in Texas (AFRC Grand Prairie, TX)

COBRA Program - RC Transformation in Texas (AFRC East Houston, TX)

COBRA Program - RC Transformation in Texas (AFRC Dyess AFB, TX)

COBRA Program - RC Transformation in Texas (AFRC Camp Bullis, TX)

COBRA Program - RC Transformation in Texas (AFRC Brownsville, TX)

COBRA Program - RC Transformation in Texas (AFRC Amarillo, TX)

COBRA Program - RC Transformation in Vermont (AFRC White River Junction, VT)