Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In summary, GAO found the following:"

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The low-volume payment adjustment (LVPA) did not effectively target low-volume facilities that had high costs and appeared necessary for ensuring access to care. Nearly 30 percent of LVPA-eligible facilities were located within 1 mile of another facility in 2011, and about 54 percent were within 5 miles, indicating these facilities might not have been necessary for ensuring access to care. Furthermore, in many cases, LVPA-eligible facilities were located near high-volume facilities. Among the freestanding facilities in GAO's analysis, LVPA-eligible facilities had substantially higher costs per dialysis treatment than the average facility ($272 compared with $235); however, so did other facilities that provided a relatively low volume of treatments (and were isolated) but were ineligible for the LVPA. The design of the LVPA gives facilities an adverse incentive to restrict service provision because facilities could lose a substantial amount of Medicare revenue over 3 years if they reach the treatment threshold. In another payment system, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented a tiered adjustment that decreases as facility volume increases. Such an adjustment could diminish the incentive for dialysis facilities to limit service provision …

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "GAO's analysis of the Agricultural Quarantine Inspection (AQI) fee and cost data revealed a more than $325 million gap between fee revenues and total program costs in fiscal year 2011, or 38 percent of AQI program costs. The program, which is co-administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), has a gap for several reasons: 1) APHIS's authority does not permit it to charge all persons seeking entry to the United States (e.g., pedestrians) and does not permit it to charge the costs of those inspections to others; 2) APHIS has chosen not to charge some classes of passengers, citing administrative fee collection difficulties; 3) CBP does not charge a portion of all primary inspections to agriculture functions, as required by CBP guidance; 4) APHIS does not consider all imputed costs (that is, costs incurred by other agencies on behalf of the AQI program) when setting fees; and 5) the allowable rates for overtime services are misaligned with the personnel costs of performing those services. APHIS is considering fees …

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This document highlights the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's investments and impacts in the state of New Hampshire.

This document highlights the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's investments and impacts in the state of Indiana.

This document highlights the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's investments and impacts in the state of Mississippi.

This document highlights the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's investments and impacts in the state of Michigan.

This document highlights the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's investments and impacts in the state of Oregon.

This document highlights the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's investments and impacts in the state of Iowa.

This document highlights the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's investments and impacts in the state of Colorado.

This document highlights the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's investments and impacts in the state of Tennessee.

This document highlights the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's investments and impacts in the state of Wisconsin.

The results of scientific studies are used in making many governmental policy decisions. While the studies are often published, the data on which they are based may not be, even for federally funded research. Before 1999, academic and nonprofit performers of such research were permitted but not required to make their data available to the public through provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). In October 1998, a provision in P.L. 105-277 changed that, requiring that such data be made publicly available. This report provides background on the 1999 revisions to federal policy, a discussion of the impacts of those changes, and an analysis of the issues raised by them.

This report provides background information regarding the threats and consequences of cybersecurity. The federal legislative framework for cybersecurity is complex, with more than 50 statutes addressing various aspects of it either directly or indirectly.

This report provides background information on federal regulation of firearms. The report discusses the legislative and executive developments in the 113th Congress, as well as universal background checks, gun trafficking, and possession of military style firearms.

This report provides an introduction to the roles that international law and agreements play in the United States. International law is derived from two primary sources — international agreements and customary practice.

This report provides background information and presents potential issues for Congress concerning the Navy's ship force-structure goals and shipbuilding plans. The planned size of the Navy, the rate of Navy ship procurement, and the prospective affordability of the Navy's shipbuilding plans have been matters of concern for the congressional defense committees for the past several years. Decisions that Congress makes on Navy shipbuilding programs can substantially affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.

This document highlights the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's investments and impacts in the state of New Mexico.

This document highlights the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's investments and impacts in the state of New Jersey.

This document highlights the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's investments and impacts in the state of Louisiana.

This document highlights the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's investments and impacts in the state of Washington.

This report examines DOD overseas contract obligations within the context of U.S. government and DOD contract spending.