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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 1648, Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2019
"H.R. 1648 would direct the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a central small business cybersecurity assistance unit within the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center in the Department of Homeland Security. The unit would coordinate information sharing on cybersecurity threats and defensive measures between small businesses and the federal government. Under the bill, 63 small business development centers (SBDCs) would be required to establish regional cybersecurity assistance units to work with small businesses and to coordinate with the central small business cybersecurity assistance unit. Using information from the General Services Administration and from the SBA, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing H.R. 1648 would cost about $2 million annually and $11 million over the 2019-2024 period to create and operate the central small business cybersecurity assistance unit and to provide additional federal funding for the operations of regional cybersecurity assistance units at the SBDCs. Such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2019-06-07
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Congressional Budget Office Preliminary Cost Estimate: H.R. 3253, Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act of 2019
This report from the Congressional Budget Office is the preliminary cost estimate through 2029 for H.R. 3253, the "Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act of 2019."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2019-06-17
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Economic Report of the President: Transmitted to the Congress April 2022, Together with the Annual Report of the Council of Economic Advisers
From the Document: "When I took office on January 20, 2021, I looked out at a Nation that was in the midst of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic and experiencing a weak and uneven economic recovery. There were roughly 4 million workers who had been unemployed for more than 6 months. The Congressional Budget Office and private sector forecasters predicted a slow decrease in the unemployment rate throughout 2021. Our Nation needed an economic policy that was nimble enough to meet the significant and evolving challenges required to defeat a pandemic and recover from the severe economic disruptions it had caused. Recovery had to be swift and robust; it was not sufficient to return to where we had been, we also had to build toward a better future. Today, we look out at a markedly different America. Over 200 million Americans have been fully vaccinated and are now protected from the worst of COVID-19. Businesses have been able to resume activity. Schools and childcare centers are open again. Our Nation's economic recovery has been strong, marked by dramatic increases in employment and GDP [Gross Domestic Product]. Moreover, our progress has been achieved with a $360 billion decline in the Nation's deficit in fiscal year (FY) 2021 and a historic $1.3 trillion projected decrease in FY22. This success was not preordained. It is the result of well-designed and well-administered policies."
United States. White House Office
Biden, Joseph R., Jr.
2022-04
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United States Office of Personnel Management Equity Action Plan
From the Executive Summary: "The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) serves as the chief human resources agency and personnel policy manager for the Federal Government. OPM provides human resources leadership and support to Federal agencies and helps the Federal workforce achieve their aspirations as they serve the American people. OPM directs human resources and employee management services, administers retirement benefits, manages health insurance and other insurance benefit programs, and oversees merit-based and inclusive hiring into the civil service. From shaping how and where Federal employees work in the future, to reestablishing the Federal government as a model employer, OPM is leading the discussion on how to rebuild the Federal workforce. OPM is fully committed to the whole of government approach to advance equity and support for underserved communities. Per Executive Order 13985, OPM has started to assess whether underserved communities face systemic barriers in accessing benefits and opportunities in programs or services OPM provides. Outlined below is a summary of the three high-impact services OPM reviewed and assessed for potential barriers that underserved communities may face, as well as the actions OPM will take to eliminate any barriers."
United States. Office of Personnel Management
2022-01
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 3243, FITARA Enhancement Act of 2017
From the Document: "H.R. 3243 would amend the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) to permanently extend some expiring provisions. FITARA was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 and primarily made changes to how the U.S. government buys and manages computer technology. Specifically, the bill would extend the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI), PortfolioStat reviews, and the information technology (IT) dashboard. The FDCCI aims to reduce costs and save energy, PortfolioStat reviews are face-to-face meeting between each agency's IT officers and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the IT dashboard provides online details of federal information technology spending. Information from OMB suggests that implementing those efforts costs a few million dollars annually for agencies to produce the necessary information; however, OMB expects that much of this work would continue regardless of the expiring authority to conduct them. Thus, CBO estimates there would be no significant additional cost or savings to continue those efforts under H.R. 3243."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2017-09-29
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 4591, Preventing Destabilization of Iraq Act of 2018
From the Document: "H.R. 4591 would codify sanctions imposed under Executive Order No. 13438 on foreign people or entities that threaten peace, stability, economic reconstruction, humanitarian assistance, political reform, or democracy in Iraq. It would broaden the applicable sanctions to include denials of visas and entry into the United States. The requirement to impose sanctions would expire at the end of calendar year 2021. The bill would require the President to determine and report to the Congress on whether certain entities and individuals meet the criteria to be designated as foreign terrorist organizations or to be sanctioned. Finally, the bill would require the Department of State to establish and maintain a list of armed groups that receive support from or are influenced by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2018-10-12
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Suicide Prevention: DOD Should Enhance Oversight, Staffing, Guidance, and Training Affecting Certain Remote Installations, Report to Congressional Committees
From the Highlights: "In 2020, DOD recorded 384 active component suicide deaths, representing a 33.5 percent increase in the suicide rate since 2016. Some of these servicemembers were stationed at remote OCONUS [outside the contiguous United States] installations, defined by GAO [Government Accountability Office] as meeting DOD criteria involving factors such as harsh living conditions and limited resources. In response to a provision in the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, this report examines, among other objectives, the extent to which DOD and the military services have, in relation to remote OCONUS installations (1) collected required suicide incident data, and what is known about the incidence of suicide and related risk factors among servicemembers during 2016-2020; (2) established and ensured implementation of policies, programs, and activities that address suicide prevention; and (3) established guidance and training for key personnel for responding to suicide deaths and attempts."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2022-04
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CBO Presentation: Damage from Hurricane Winds and Storm-Related Flooding: Expected Costs and Implications for Federal Spending
This presentation from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) focuses on the "Expected Costs of Damage From Hurricane Winds and Storm-Related Flooding" in the United States. "CBO has three recent studies on expected costs of storms and their implications for the federal budget: [1] 'Potential Increases in Hurricane Damage in the United States: Implications for the Federal Budget'[;] [2] 'The National Flood Insurance Program: Financial Soundness and Affordability'[;] [3] 'Expected Costs of Damage From Hurricane Winds and Storm-Related Flooding'[.] [...] CBO estimates that expected economic losses total $54 billion for most types of damage caused by storm surges, hurricane winds, and heavy precipitation."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
Dinan, Terry
2019-06-17
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Oil and Gas Transportation: Department of Transportation Is Taking Actions to Address Rail Safety, but Additional Actions Are Needed to Improve Pipeline Safety, Report to Congressional Requesters
From the Highlights: "Technology advancements such as horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (pumping water, sand, and chemicals into wells to fracture underground rock formations and allow oil or gas to flow) have allowed companies to extract oil and gas from shale and other tight geological formations. As a result, oil and gas production has increased more than fivefold from 2007 through 2012. DOT [Department of Transportation] oversees the safety of the U.S. transportation system. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to review oil and gas transportation infrastructure issues. This report examines (1) overall challenges that increased oil and gas production may pose for transportation infrastructure, (2) specific pipeline safety risks and how DOT is addressing them, and (3) specific rail safety risks and how DOT is addressing them. GAO analyzed federal transportation infrastructure and safety data generally from 2008 to 2012 or 2013 (as available), reviewed documents, and interviewed agency, industry, and safety stakeholders, as well as state and industry officials in states with large-scale shale oil and gas development."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2014-08-21
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Community Reporting Thresholds: Sharing Information with Authorities Concerning Terrorism and Targeted Violence
From the Executive Summary: "Parents, siblings, partners, and friends are often the first people to suspect a loved one is on the trajectory towards targeted violence, including terrorism. These intimate bystanders are well positioned to facilitate prevention efforts if there are known and trusted reporting pathways to law enforcement or other resources. To inform US approaches to intimate bystander reporting we conducted mixed qualitative-quantitative interviews with 24 law enforcement and community professionals working in targeted violence prevention and 123 community members recruited in California and Illinois. We adapted methods used by prior studies in Australia and the UK, including using hypothetical scenario-based interviews and adding a scenario on targeted workplace violence. Overall, intimate bystanders reported weighing numerous factors when deciding whether to report or take other actions, and we organized them into four levels of a 'Social-Ecological Model of Intimate Bystander Reporting for Targeted Violence Prevention.' The model describes a total of 28 factors at four levels--Individual, Relationships, Community, and Societal. Intimate bystander reporting is affected by this range of influences and nested interactions. Factors can influence intimate bystander reporting differently, based on cumulative and intersectional experiences. The interaction between factors at the different levels is just as important as the influence of factors within a single level. For example, fears that harm will come to the personof-concern (Relationship level factors) may influence reporting mainly when they occur in combination with factors at the Community level (Trust of Law Enforcement) and Societal level (Police Violence, Racism and Discrimination)."
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (U.S.); United States. Office of Justice Programs
Eisenman, David P.; Weine, Stevan M., 1961-; Thomas, Paul, 1962 January 24- . . .
2022-01
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Scientific Integrity: HHS Agencies Need to Develop Procedures and Train Staff on Reporting and Addressing Political Interference, Statement of Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States, Testimony Before the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, Committee on Oversight and Reform, House of Representatives
From the Document: "I am pleased to be here today to discuss our April 2022 report on scientific integrity procedures and training at selected Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) agencies. To maintain public trust and credibility, safeguarding our nation's public health agencies' scientific decision-making from political interference is critically important. [...] My comments today will summarize the key findings from this report.5 Specifically, I will discuss: 1. the procedures in place at the selected agencies to address allegations of political interference in scientific decision-making and the extent to which agencies received such allegations and 2. training provided by the selected agencies on scientific integrity policies and procedures, including those related to potential political interference."
United States. Government Accountability Office
Dodaro, Gene L.
2022-04-29
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Transportation Security Information Sharing: Stakeholder Satisfaction Varies; TSA Could Take Additional Actions to Strengthen Efforts, Report to Congressional Committees
From the Highlights: "The U.S. transportation system-- composed of multiple interconnected modes, including aviation, freight and passenger rail, highway, public transit, and pipelines--moves billions of passengers and tons of goods yearly. The system's size and importance to the country's safety, security, and economic well-being make it an attractive target for terrorists. The Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 mandated GAO [Government Accountability Office] to conduct a biennial survey of satisfaction of recipients of transportation security--related information. GAO last conducted this survey in 2011. This report addresses the extent to which (1) stakeholders report they are satisfied with TSA's [Transportation Security Administration] security-related products and mechanisms used to disseminate them and TSA has used GAO's prior survey information to identify any areas for improvement, and (2) TSA obtains, documents, and incorporates stakeholder feedback. To do this, GAO conducted a survey of 481 stakeholders from November 2013 through January 2014 and received a 70 percent response rate. While the responses cannot be generalized, they provide insight. GAO also analyzed 2013 TSA survey data and conducted interviews with agency officials. An electronic supplement--GAO- 14-488SP--provides survey results."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2014-06-24
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F-35 Sustainment: DOD Faces Several Uncertainties and Has Not Met Key Objectives, Statement of Diana Maurer, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Readiness, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives
From the Highlights: "The F-35 aircraft with its advanced capabilities, represents a growing portion of DOD's tactical aviation fleet. DOD plans to procure nearly 2,500 F35s with an estimated $1.3 trillion in life-cycle costs associated with operating and sustaining the aircraft. This statement provides (1) the status of the F-35 program's ability to meet key sustainment metrics, (2) DOD's current engine sustainment strategy, and (3) uncertainties facing F-35 sustainment. This statement is based on GAO's [Government Accountability Office's] body of work issued from 2014 through 2022, draft report on F35 engine sustainment that was provided to DOD this month for review and comment, and ongoing review of F-35 maintenance. GAO analyzed key metrics for fiscal years 2019-2022, reviewed F-35 strategy and program documents, and interviewed officials. As a part of ongoing work, from December 2021 through March 2022, GAO staff visited two depot maintenance facilities and three installations that are the home stations for F-35 squadrons. [...] In its draft report, GAO is recommending, among other things, that DOD assess and update the F-35 engine sustainment strategy, including its goals and actions to achieve its goals. GAO's prior reports since 2014 have made several recommendations to enhance F-35 sustainment, some of which remain unimplemented as discussed in the testimony."
United States. Government Accountability Office
Maurer, Diana
2022-04-28
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 1228, PIRATE Act
"S. 1228 [Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement Act or the PIRATE Act] would expand the scope of a current prohibition against the transmission of communications on certain radio frequencies without a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license. The bill would raise the maximum allowable civil penalty for such unlicensed transmissions to $2 million, and would make the facilitation of such transmissions a punishable offense. S. 1228 also would require the FCC to undertake additional enforcement and monitoring of unlicensed transmissions in the top five radio markets in the United States, publish a database of licensed radio stations and unlicensed entities that have been subject to an enforcement action, and report annually to the Congress on its enforcement activities. Using information from the FCC, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing S. 1228 would require the agency to hire 30 employees to expand enforcement; CBO expects that the agency would hire about half of those employees in 2020 and the remainder in 2021. After accounting for inflation, CBO estimates that the average annual cost for each employee would be $230,000, or about $8 million annually over the 2021-2024 period. In addition, CBO estimates that it would cost about $3 million for the agency to expand a current database and purchase additional equipment necessary to implement the bill. Over the 2019-2024 period, CBO estimates, implementing the bill would have a gross cost of about $36 million."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2019-06-07
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 2615, United States-Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act
"H.R. 2615 would authorize the appropriation of $577 million in 2020 for foreign assistance to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras--also known as the Northern Triangle of Central America. That assistance would be used to promote economic development and democratic institutions and to fight corruption and crime. CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that providing that assistance would cost a total of $571 million over the 2020-2029 period, subject to appropriation of the specified amount."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2019-06-07
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 1340, Ebola Eradication Act of 2019
"S. 1340 would require the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide certain foreign assistance to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to address the recent Ebola outbreak. Under current law, the United States can provide humanitarian assistance such as medical supplies to the DRC. However, it is prohibited from providing other foreign assistance such as support for medical personnel, community outreach programs, and infrastructure improvements to that country because its government does not meet the minimum standards to combat human trafficking as required by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA). While the Administration may waive that restriction, it has not done so. Before the TVPA restrictions were applied to the DRC in 2018, USAID provided an average of $130 million annually over the previous five years for health-related assistance to that country. Under the bill, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that the agency would use about 50 percent of that amount for foreign assistance to address the Ebola outbreak in the eastern region of the DRC. CBO expects the other 50 percent would be for purposes unrelated to Ebola in the western region of the country; USAID would not be required to provide that assistance as a result of enacting this bill. Thus, CBO estimates that implementing S. 1340 would cost $70 million over the 2020-2024 period; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2019-06-13
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 2539, Strengthening Local Transportation Security Capabilities Act of 2019
"H.R. 2539 would direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prioritize the assignment of federal officers and intelligence analysts to existing fusion centers in jurisdictions where high-risk surface transportation systems are located to enhance the sharing of information about security-related threats. [...] The bill also would authorize DHS to provide training to nonfederal law enforcement agencies. The bill does not specify how DHS should prioritize the assignment of its employees, but on the bases of information from the department about current staffing levels, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] expects that providing the envisioned level of support to fusion centers would require additional federal personnel. Using information from DHS, CBO estimates that as many as 36 such centers oversee high-risk transportation-related assets. For this estimate, CBO expects that DHS would deploy one full-time employee (at an average annual cost of about $175,000) to each of those centers. The department would probably hire additional staff gradually over the next year, thus CBO estimates that implementing the legislation would cost $3 million in 2020 and $6 million each year from 2021 through 2024 for a total of $27 million over the next five years. Costs could be higher or lower depending on how many employees DHS determines are necessary to work with the fusion centers and carry out other activities under the bill."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2019-06-07
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 2083, Homeland Procurement Reform Act
From the Document: "H.R. 2083 would require (to the extent possible) that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ensure contracts with small businesses constitute one-third of the department's spending to procure uniforms and certain protective gear for selected components of the department (including Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement). The act's provisions would apply to contracts signed on or after October 1, 2020. Currently, uniforms and protective gear made by small businesses account for roughly 40 percent of DHS spending on the items affected by H.R. 2083. Thus, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing the act would not significantly affect the department's spending on uniforms and protective gear for the affected agencies."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2019-06-14
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CBO Estimate for Divisions A-F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, and a Joint Resolution Making Further Continuing Appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for Fiscal Year 2019, and for Other Purposes, as Posted on the U.S. House of Representatives Document Repository on December 31, 2018
"In fiscal year 2019, most discretionary budget authority is subject to limits (or caps) as described in the Budget Control Act of 2011 (P.L. [Public Law] 112-25), as amended by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-123). Those limits total $1,244,000 million--$647,000 million for defense programs (statutorily referred to as the revised security category) and $597,000 million for nondefense programs (the revised nonsecurity category). Cap adjustments are designated pursuant to section 251 of the Deficit Control Act; the caps for fiscal year 2019 would be adjusted to accommodate these amounts."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2019-01-02
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 6378, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
"H.R. 6378 would authorize funding for certain activities to support national preparedness for public health emergencies (PHEs) and widespread medical emergencies, including acts of bioterrorism. Using information from affected federal agencies, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing the act would cost about $11.9 billion over the 2019-2023 period, assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts. The Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 115-245), included funding of $3.1 billion in fiscal year 2019 for similar activities. H.R. 6378 also would allow medical professionals in the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) to participate in the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) Program. CBO estimates that provision would increase direct spending by less than $500,000 over the 2019-2028 period. Because the act would affect direct spending, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. Enacting H.R. 6378 would not affect revenues."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2018-12-06
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 7312, a Bill to Prohibit the Use of Federal Funds to Support or Facilitate the Participation of the Russian Federation in the Group of Seven, and for Other Purposes
From the Document: "H.R. 7312 would prohibit the use of federal funds to support or facilitate the participation of Russia in the Group of Seven (G7) or to reconstitute the Group of Eight (G8). The G7 comprises seven of the world's largest economies; the G8 included Russia but was disbanded in 2014, after Russia was suspended for annexing Crimea."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-29
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 3277, Space Frontier Act of 2018
"S. 3277 would direct the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to streamline the permitting processes for commercial space transportation and commercial activities for observing the earth. The bill also would require the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to continue operations of the International Space Station (ISS) through 2030. CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing S. 3277 would cost $34 million over the 2019-2023 period, assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts. Enacting S. 3277 would affect direct spending by extending NASA's authority to enter into enhanced-use lease agreements; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. CBO expects NASA would use that extension to enter into agreements with third parties to construct and renovate energy production, launch, and other specialized facilities. CBO estimates that enacting the bill would increase direct spending by $30 million over the 2019-2028 period. The bill would not affect revenues."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2018-09-27
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 350, RPM Act of 2017
"H.R. 350 [Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2017 or the RPM Act of 2017] would amend the Clean Air Act (CAA) to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating emissions from motor vehicles that are modified solely for motorsports competition. Specifically, H.R. 350 would amend the CAA's definition of a motor vehicle to exclude vehicles that are modified solely for competition, and it would make the manufacture, sale, installation, and use of 'defeat devices' that bypass emissions controls legal only for competitive motorsports. CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that the agency would spend about $500,000 over the 2018-2022 period to revise regulations; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2018-02-22
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 4176, Air Cargo Security Improvement Act of 2018
"H.R. 4176 would require the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to establish an Air Cargo Division to carry out activities related to ensuring that cargo transported aboard passenger aircraft does not pose a threat to aviation security. The act also would require TSA to study the feasibility of expanding the use of certain types of explosive-detection systems to screen air cargo and initiate a two-year pilot program to test such systems. H.R. 4176 also would require TSA and the Government Accountability Office to meet other administrative and reporting requirements related to air cargo security. Using information from TSA, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing H.R. 4176 would cost $7 million over the 2019-2022 period; such spending would be subject to appropriation. Enacting H.R. 4176 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 4176 would not increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2028. H.R. 4176 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2018-03-20
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 3170, CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018
"Current law requires Internet service providers to report to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (a nonprofit organization primarily funded by the Department of Justice) information on apparent violations of laws against the sexual exploitation of children. S. 3170 would make numerous procedural changes to those reporting requirements. CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing the bill would have no significant cost to the federal government. Enacting the legislation would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. CBO estimates that enacting S. 3170 would not increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2029."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2018-09-25
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 7081, Ukraine Comprehensive Debt Payment Relief Act of 2022
From the Document: "H.R. 7081 would require the Department of the Treasury to advocate for debt relief, concessional financial assistance, and humanitarian assistance for Ukraine at international financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. It also would require Treasury to provide the Congress with a report about its actions. The United States has already provided significant amounts of assistance to Ukraine. Although it is possible that the department or other federal agencies would provide bilateral debt relief, concessional financing, or additional humanitarian assistance under the bill, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] has no basis for estimating such additional amounts."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-29
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 3499, a Bill to Amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to Repeal Certain Obsolete Requirements, and for Other Purposes
From the Document: "S. 3499 would repeal a provision concerning limits on tiered subcontracting of disaster assistance provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The provision was enacted as part of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006. However, since the passage of that law, FEMA has not implemented the provision. On that basis, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that repealing the provision would have no effect on the federal budget."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-05-02
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Alarming Incidents of White Supremacy in the Military - How to Stop it? Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Military Personnel of the Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, Second Session, February 11, 2020 [video]
This is from the February 11, 2020 hearing, "Alarming Incidents of White Supremacy in the Military - How to Stop it?" before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Military Personnel of the Committee on Armed Services. From the opening statement of Jackie Speier: "Today we will be joined by two panels. The first will consist of experts from organizations that study, track, and educate on extremism. On the second we'll have DoD officials responsible for the accessions policy for the military counterintelligence and law enforcement security, and the military criminal investigation agencies. [...] [W]hat is the scope and magnitude of this threat, and what are its impacts? [...] [W]hat is being done to prevent these individuals from entering the military; and then find, investigate, and prosecute them. Do military leaders take this issue seriously enough?" Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Heidi Beirich, Mark Pitcavage, Lecia Brooks, Garry Reid, Stephanie Miller, Joe Ethridge, Christopher McMahon, and Robert Grabosky. The duration of the video is 2 hours 12 minutes and 22 seconds. The full PDF version of the hearing is available at the following web address: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=867006]
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services
2020-02-11
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Cloud Computing: Additional Opportunities and Savings Need to Be Pursued, Report to Congressional Requesters
From the Highlights: "Cloud computing is a relatively new process for acquiring and delivering computing services via information technology (IT) networks. Specifically, it is a means for enabling on-demand access to shared and scalable pools of computing resources with the goal of minimizing management effort and service provider interaction. To encourage federal agencies to pursue the potential efficiencies associated with cloud computing, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a 'Cloud First' policy in 2011 that required agency Chief Information Officers to implement a cloud-based service whenever there was a secure, reliable, and cost-effective option. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to assess agencies' progress in implementing cloud services. GAO's objectives included assessing selected agencies' progress in using such services and determining the extent to which the agencies have experienced cost savings. GAO selected for review the seven agencies that it reported on in 2012 in order to compare their progress since then in implementing cloud services; the agencies were selected using the size of their IT budgets and experience in using cloud services. GAO also analyzed agency cost savings and related documentation and interviewed agency and OMB officials."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2014-09
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Export-Import Bank: Monitoring of Dual-Use Exports Should Be Improved, Report to Congressional Committees
From the Highlights: "Since 1994, Ex-Im [Export-Import Bank of the United States] has had the authority to facilitate the financing of U.S. exports of defense articles and services, provided that it determines these items are nonlethal and primarily meant for civilian use. These 'dualuse' exports include aircraft that are used by foreign militaries mainly for humanitarian purposes. After a 9-year hiatus, Ex-Im financed three dual-use exports in fiscal year 2012. These three transactions account for $1.03 billion, or just under 3 percent of Ex- Im's $35.8 billion financing for that year. Federal law requires GAO [Government Accountability Office] to report annually on the end uses of dual-use exports financed by Ex-Im during the second preceding fiscal year. This report (1) examines how Ex- Im has complied with its requirements for monitoring the end uses of the dualuse exports it financed in fiscal year 2012 and (2) identifies what dual-use exports, if any, Ex-Im financed in fiscal year 2013."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2014-08-28
