Government Accountability Office Issues Report Summary for July 29, 2014

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following summary of its reports:

Budget Issues:

Opportunities to Reduce Federal Fiscal Exposures Through Greater Resilience to Climate Change and Extreme Weather

GAO-14-504T: http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-504T

Published: Jul 29, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 29, 2014.

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Combating Nuclear Smuggling:

Past Work and Preliminary Observations on Research and Development at the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office

GAO-14-783T: http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-783T

Published: Jul 29, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 29, 2014.

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Federal Real Property:

Better Guidance and More Reliable Data Needed to Improve Management

GAO-14-757T:

Published: Jul 29, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 29, 2014.

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401(K) Plans:

Improvements Can Be Made to Better Protect Participants in Managed Accounts

GAO-14-310: http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-757T

Published: Jun 25, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 29, 2014.

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Medicaid:

Completed and Preliminary Work Indicate that Transparency around State Financing Methods and Payments to Providers Is Still Needed for Oversight

GAO-14-817T: http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-817T

Published: Jul 29, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 29, 2014.

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What GAO Found In its report being issued today (GAO-14-627), GAO found that states' reliance on funds from health care providers and local governments to finance Medicaid has increased in recent years, with implications for federal costs. Read more

Medicaid Financing:

States' Increased Reliance on Funds from Health Care Providers and Local Governments Warrants Improved CMS Data Collection

GAO-14-627: http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-627

Published: Jul 29, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 29, 2014.

National Flood Insurance Program:

Additional Guidance on Building Requirements to Mitigate Agricultural Structures' Damage in High-Risk Areas Is Needed

GAO-14-583: http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-583

Published: Jun 30, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 29, 2014.

Screening Partnership Program:

TSA Has Improved Application Guidance and Monitoring of Screener Performance, and Continues to Improve Cost Comparison Methods

GAO-14-787T: http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-787T

Published: Jul 29, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 29, 2014.

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Tobacco Taxes:

Disparities in Rates for Similar Smoking Products Continue to Drive Market Shifts to Lower-Taxed Options

GAO-14-811T: http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-811T

Published: Jul 29, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 29, 2014.

USDA Farm Programs:

Farmers Have Been Eligible for Multiple Programs and Further Efforts Could Help Prevent Duplicative Payments

GAO-14-428: http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-428

Published: Jul 8, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 29, 2014.

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