End-Stage Renal Disease: CMS Should Monitor Effect of Bundled Payment on Home Dialysis Utilization Rates, GAO-09-537, May 22, 2009 Federal Transit Administration: Progress and Challenges in Implementing and Evaluating the Job Access and Reverse Commute Program, GAO-09-496, May 21, 2009 Federal Contractors: Better Performance Information Needed to Support Agency Contract Award Decisions, GAO-09-374, April 23, …

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OIG-09-037 – Safety and Soundness: OTS Involvement With Backdated Capital Contributions by Thrifts, May 21, 2009 We reviewed the circumstances surrounding the backdating of capital contributions to prior periods at six thrifts and concluded that the backdating of these transactions was inappropriate for all six thrifts. For one thrift, the OTS Senior Deputy Director directed …

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D-2009-075 Afghanistan Security Forces Fund Phase III-Accountability for Weapons Distributed to the Afghanistan National Army, May 21, 2009 (Project No. D2007-D000LQ-0161.005) We identified material internal control weaknesses in accounting for weapons provided to the Afghanistan National Army (ANA). Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A( did not have a formal process in place to transfer weapons to …

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As the dust starts to settle, which banks deserve the most plaudits?: “After months of indiscriminate fear, widespread losses and government hand-holding, the banking industry is gradually stabilising. Money markets are steadily calming. American banks that got a clean bill of health in this month’s stress tests are queuing up to repay government money. A …

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“The Best Places to Work rankings — the most comprehensive and authoritative rating of employee satisfaction and commitment in the federal government — are produced by the Partnership for Public Service and American University’s Institute for the Study of Public Policy Implementation (ISPPI).”

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“The proposed national autos program adopts uniform federal standards to regulate both fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions while preserving the legal authorities of DOT, EPA and California. The program covers model year 2012 to model year 2016 and ultimately requires an average fuel economy standard of 35.5 mpg in 2016. The result is a …

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The Agricultural Newsletter from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Number 1944, May 2009: “There was a quarterly decrease of 6 percent in the value of “good” agricultural land—the largest quarterly decline since 1985—according to a survey of 227 bankers in the Seventh Federal Reserve District on April 1, 2009. Also, the year-over-year increase in …

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Joint Strike Fighter: Strong Risk Management Essential as Program Enters Most Challenging Phase, GAO-09-711T, May 20, 2009 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Financial Challenges Highlight Need for Improved Governance and Management, GAO-09-702T, May 20, 2009 Sovereign Wealth Funds: Laws Limiting Foreign Investment Affect Certain U.S. Assets and Agencies Have Various Enforcement Processes, GAO-09-608, May 20, 2009 …

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