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GAO Reports – Biosurveillance, Crude Oil Export Restrictions, Helium Stewardship Act of 2013, Info Sec, Medicaid, SBA

  • Biosurveillance: Additional Planning, Oversight, and Coordination Needed to Enhance National Capability, GAO-15-664T: Published: Jul 8, 2015. Publicly Released: Jul 8, 2015: “Naturally-occurring infectious disease or the intentional use of a biological agent to inflict harm could have catastrophic consequences.”
  • Crude Oil Export Restrictions: Studies Suggest Allowing Exports Could Reduce Consumer Fuel Prices, GAO-15-745T: Published: Jul 8, 2015. Publicly Released: Jul 8, 2015: ‘After decades of generally falling U.S. crude oil production, technological advances in the extraction of crude oil from shale formations have contributed to increases in U.S. production.”
  • Helium Stewardship Act of 2013: Bureau of Land Management Needs More Information to Fully Implement the Act, GAO-15-734T: Published: Jul 8, 2015. Publicly Released: Jul 8, 2015: “Helium is a key nonrenewable resource with a variety of uses. The federal government maintains an underground reservoir near Amarillo, Texas, for the storage of both federally owned helium and helium owned by private companies.”
  • Information Security: Cyber Threats and Data Breaches Illustrate Need for Stronger Controls across Federal Agencies, GAO-15-758T: Published: Jul 8, 2015. Publicly Released: Jul 8, 2015: “Effective cybersecurity for federal information systems is essential to preventing the loss of resources, the compromise of sensitive information, and the disruption of government operations.”
  • Medicaid: Overview of Key Issues Facing the Program, GAO-15-746T: Published: Jul 8, 2015. Publicly Released: Jul 8, 2015: “The Medicaid program marks its 50th anniversary on July 30, 2015.”
  • Small Business Administration: Additional Steps Needed to Help Ensure More Timely Disaster Assistance, GAO-15-727T: Published: Jul 8, 2015. Publicly Released: Jul 8, 2015: “With an estimated $67 billion in damage, Hurricane Sandy (October 2012) was the costliest Atlantic storm since Katrina in 2005.”

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