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Yuma Sector Border Patrol Struggled to Meet TEDS Standards for Single Adult Men but Generally Met TEDS Standards for Other Populations
From the Document: "As part of OIG's [Office of Inspector General's] annual, congressionally mandated oversight of CBP [U.S. Customs and Border Protection] holding facilities, we conducted unannounced inspections of five locations in the general area of Yuma, Arizona, to evaluate CBP's compliance with applicable detention standards. [...] We made one recommendation to Yuma sector Border Patrol to monitor data integrity. We did not make recommendations on TEDS [National Standards on Transport, Escort, Detention, and Search] compliance because there are relevant outstanding recommendations from a prior review."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2022-08-14
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 7335, MST Claims Coordination
From the Document: "H.R. 7335 would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide veterans who have applied for disability compensation for conditions related to military sexual trauma with information about the Veterans Crisis Line, mental health counseling, and other services that are available from the department. The bill also would require the Veterans Benefits Administration to automatically notify the Veterans Health Administration when veterans who have filed such claims receive medical exams for evaluating disability claims or have hearings before the Board of Veterans Appeals. That requirement would apply to veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system. VA currently provides the required information to veterans. CBO [Congressional Budget Office] expects that the department would have to make minor updates to its information systems to provide the automatic intradepartmental notifications. Based on similar information technology efforts, CBO estimates satisfying that requirement would cost $1 million over the 2022-2027 period; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-05-13
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 2483, Improving Cybersecurity of Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Local Governments Act of 2021
From the Document: "S. 2483 would require the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to offer cybersecurity training to employees of small businesses. The bill also would require CISA and the Small Business Administration to provide the Congress with recommendations for ways to reduce cyber vulnerabilities in the information networks of small businesses. Using information from CISA, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] anticipates that the agency would need five full-time employees to create and manage the new training program. CBO estimates that costs for staff salaries and website development would total $2 million annually. Accounting for the time needed to hire new employees and develop the training, CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost $10 million over the 2022-2027 period; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-05-13
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MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, May 13, 2022
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This issue of MMWR contains the following: "Malignant Mesothelioma Mortality in Women -- United States, 1999-2020"; "Progress Toward Polio Eradication -- Worldwide, January 2020-April 2022"; "'Vital Signs': Changes in Firearm Homicide and Suicide Rates -- United States, 2019-2020"; "Trends in Gabapentin Detection and Involvement in Drug Overdose Deaths -- 23 States and the District of Columbia, 2019-2020"; and "Increase in Drug Overdose Deaths Among Hispanic or Latino Persons -- Nevada, 2019-2020." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from this issue can be accessed at the following link [https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2022.html]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2022-05-13
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EMR-ISAC: InfoGram, Volume 22 Issue 19, May 12, 2022
The Emergency Management and Response Information Sharing and Analysis Center's (EMR-ISAC) InfoGram is a weekly publication of information concerning the protection of critical infrastructures relevant to members of the Emergency Services Sector. This issue includes the following articles: "Civil unrest: preparedness and planning resources for fire and EMS [emergency medical services] agencies"; "New mobile app brings timely counterterrorism intelligence to first responders and homeland security professionals"; "Webinar: FirstNet on communications in healthcare settings and special events"; "CISA [Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency]: Alert (AA22-131A) - Protecting Against Cyber Threats to Managed Service Providers and their Customers"; "U.S. Government attributes cyberattacks on SATCOM [satellite communication] networks to Russian state-sponsored malicious cyber actors"; "NIST [National Institute of Standards and Technology] updates cybersecurity guidance for supply chain risk management"; "Critical vulnerability exploited to 'destroy' BIG-IP appliances"; "Ransomware tracker: the latest figures [May 2022]"; and "Tenet says 'cybersecurity incident' disrupted hospital operations."
Emergency Management and Response-Information Sharing and Analysis Center (U.S.)
2022-05-12
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 312, COVID-19 Safer Detention Act of 2021
From the Document: "'The bill would'[:] [1] Allow federal prisoners sentenced before November 1, 1987, to apply for compassionate release[;] [and 2] Shorten certain elderly prisoners' sentences by applying credits for good conduct time to eligibility for early release[.] 'Estimated budgetary effects would mainly stem from'[:] [1] Reductions in discretionary spending by the federal Bureau of Prisons because some prisoners would be released earlier than under current law[;] [and 2] Increases in direct spending for health care, Social Security, and other federal benefits[.] 'Areas of significant uncertainty include'[:] [1] Projecting the number of elderly incarcerated prisoners and the number who would be eligible for release from prison[;] [2] Projecting whether prisoners would be confined in residential reentry centers or at home, and the difference in costs between those options compared with confinement in federal prisons[;] [and 3] Estimating the number of offenders released under the act who would receive federal benefits[.]"
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-05-12
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 120, Safe Connections Act of 2022
From the Document: "'The act would'[:] [1] Require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to issue rules to allow a domestic violence survivor to freely disconnect from a service contract shared with their abuser[;] [and 2] Impose mandates by requiring mobile service providers to offer a separate line on a shared phone contract for domestic violence survivors[.] 'Estimated budgetary effects would mainly stem from'[:] [1] Spending subject to appropriation for the FCC to issue rules and complete an evaluation[;] [and 2] Changes in direct spending and revenues by permitting domestic violence survivors to qualify for the Lifeline program[.]"
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-05-12
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Challenges of Adapting DoD's Acquisition Portfolio to a New Defense Strategy [presentation]
From the Document: "If the Department of Defense (DoD) made major changes in strategy, history suggests that two types of challenges could be faced: 'Funding-based challenges': Funding could be needed to develop and procure weapons befitting the new strategy; funding would also be needed to ensure that today's force continues to have the weapons it needs to meet immediate missions. 'Knowledge-based challenges': Information would be needed to determine what new weapons to pursue and learn how to build them."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-05-12
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CBO Estimate for H.R. 7691, Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022
From the Document: "H.R. 7691 would provide supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2022 to respond to the situation in Ukraine and to provide humanitarian and other assistance for Ukraine and other affected countries. The legislation would designate those amounts as emergency requirements in keeping with section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-05-11
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Protecting Against Cyber Threats to Managed Service Providers and Their Customers
From the Summary: "This advisory describes cybersecurity best practices for information and communications technology (ICT) services and functions, focusing on guidance that enables transparent discussions between MSPs [managed service providers] and their customers on securing sensitive data. Organizations should implement these guidelines as appropriate to their unique environments, in accordance with their specific security needs, and in compliance with applicable regulations. MSP customers should verify that the contractual arrangements with their provider include cybersecurity measures in line with their particular security requirements."
United States. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency; United Kingdom. National Cyber Security Centre; New Zealand. NCSC . . .
2022-05-11
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Missile Defense: Acquisition Processes Are Improving, but Further Actions Are Needed to Address Standing Issues, Statement of John D. Sawyer, Acting Director, Contracting and National Security Acquisitions, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives
From the Highlights: "Since MDA [Missile Defense Agency] was established in 2002, DOD has spent over $174 billion to develop a network of sensors, interceptors, and command and control capabilities collectively called the Missile Defense System. GAO [Government Accountability Office] has previously reported on MDA's process to acquire assets and capabilities for this system. This statement highlights key findings from GAO's work on missile defense acquisitions. Specifically, this testimony provides information on (1) changes to MDA's acquisition processes; (2) program and flight test cost estimates and reporting; and (3) MDA's implementation of GAO's prior recommendations relevant to missile defense acquisitions. This statement is primarily based on GAO reports issued since 2020 on MDA's requirements and cost estimating process. In addition, the statement draws upon GAO's body of work issued since 2010."
United States. Government Accountability Office
Sawyer, John D.
2022-05-11
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MMWR Early Release: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, May 10, 2022: 'Vital Signs': Changes in Firearm Homicide and Suicide Rates -- United States, 2019-2020
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This early release issue of MMWR contains the following article: "'Vital Signs': Changes in Firearm Homicide and Suicide Rates -- United States, 2019-2020." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from this issue can be accessed at the following link [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2022.html].
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2022-05-10
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Biden-Harris Permitting Action Plan to Rebuild America's Infrastructure, Accelerate the Clean Energy Transition, Revitalize Communities, and Create Jobs
From the Document: "With the passage of President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), the United States is making generational investments in our infrastructure and competitiveness that will create well-paying union jobs, grow our economy, invest in communities, combat climate change, and conserve and restore the natural places we value. To ensure the timely and sound delivery of much-needed upgrades to America's infrastructure, the Biden-Harris Administration is today releasing an Action Plan to strengthen and accelerate Federal permitting and environmental reviews, fully leveraging the permitting provisions in the BIL. The Biden-Harris Permitting Action Plan establishes that Federal environmental review and permitting processes will be: [1] 'Effective, efficient, and transparent' to accelerate delivery of well-designed infrastructure projects, to ensure predictability and timeliness for project sponsors and stakeholders; [2] 'Guided by the best science', information, and complete environmental effects analysis to promote the best outcomes; and [3] 'Shaped by early and meaningful public input' - particularly from disadvantaged communities - and through 'partnership with State, territorial, and local governments' and in consultation with 'Tribal Nations' to deliver results for all Americans."
United States. White House Office
2022-05-10?
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FEMA's Waiver Authority Under the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018
From the Document: "Several challenges limited our ability to fulfill the mandate in Section 1216 of the 'Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018' (DRRA). For instance, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) data system does not capture Individuals and Households Program (IHP) assistance data in a manner that allows us to accurately calculate a percentage of distributions made in error in any 12-month period. In addition, the amount of data required to conduct the audit represents millions of rows of data, as well as underlying supporting documents. These efforts require considerable resources for FEMA to provide, and the Office of Inspector General to review, the IHP information. Facing these limitations, we adopted an alternate approach to estimate FEMA's percentage of distributions made in error. Specifically, we analyzed FEMA's IHP Recoupment Processing Executive Summary for fiscal years 2015 through 2019 and concluded that, for these fiscal years, FEMA's percentage of distributions identified for recoupment was, on average, less than 1 percent -- well below the DRRA's 4 percent threshold."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2022-05-10
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Lessons Learned from DHS' Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Initiative
From the Document: "In advance of Federal approval for emergency use of the Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine, DHS prepared to coordinate employee vaccinations by tasking its components to identify eligible personnel in health care and frontline occupations in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. DHS acted swiftly to identify employees in vaccination priority groups, but provided minimal guidance to components, resulting in inconsistent responses across the Department as to which types of employees were deemed eligible. DHS only partially committed staff resources and delayed establishing a comprehensive, full-time task force to manage the effort. Also, at times, DHS' communications to its employees were inconsistent or unclear, causing confusion among some employees. DHS successfully vaccinated some employees, but missing and erroneous personnel data in DHS systems used to facilitate vaccinations contributed to DHS falling short of reaching its vaccination goals. This report identifies areas of consideration for DHS to better prepare for future emergencies and pandemics. We make one recommendation to improve DHS' ability to identify essential employees, when necessary, in future emergency situations. Also, DHS should consider improving its preparedness by developing incident response protocols that include a plan for establishing and staffing an incident response team. To foster trust among its workforce, DHS should strive to communicate directly and consistently with personnel during future initiatives. Finally, DHS should consider devising and implementing a methodology for conducting oversight of employee data."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2022-05-10
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 1546, Combating Online Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2021
From the Document: "The authorization for the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking expired on October 7, 2021. H.R. 1546 would renew the authorization through October 7, 2026. However, the task force continued to operate and fulfill ongoing responsibilities under an Executive Order for combating wildlife trafficking; therefore, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that extending its authorization would not affect the federal budget."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-05-09
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CBO's Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of S. 4119, the RECA Extension Act of 2022, as Passed by the Senate on April 28, 2022
From the Document: "The Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 establishes budget-reporting and enforcement procedures for legislation affecting direct spending or revenues. The net changes in outlays that are subject to those procedures are shown here. The Radiation Exposure Compensation Program provides lump-sum cash compensation to people who participated in or lived downwind of certain atmospheric nuclear tests or who worked in the uranium industry if they contracted specified diseases. Those payments are made from mandatory appropriations. Under current law, the program expires on July 10, 2022. The RECA [Radiation Exposure Compensation Act] Extension Act of 2022 would extend the program's authorization for two years. For this estimate, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] assumes that claims filed before the program terminates would be paid even if they were not adjudicated by the termination date."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-05-09
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Analyzing How the Effects of Federal Policies May Differ by Race and Ethnicity
From the Document: "Many Members have asked whether the Congressional Budget Office [CBO] can provide information on how the effects of federal policies differ by race and ethnicity. This letter updates you regarding the agency's efforts to increase its capacity to analyze how budgetary and economic conditions or developments may affect various demographic groups (including groups based on race and ethnicity) differently. Over the past few years, CBO has examined different outcomes among demographic groups in a number of contexts. For example, in July 2020, CBO described the race and ethnicity, sex, age, education, and household earnings of the 19 million people who were expected to receive regular unemployment benefits in that month. More recently, CBO examined the effects of the pandemic on the employment of men and women of different races and ethnicities. Those types of analyses can be challenging to produce because of limitations in the data. In response to Congressional interest in how policies affect people in different groups, CBO is seeking to enhance its capabilities, building on its earlier work and existing models. For example, CBO may use methods to statistically combine detailed income tax data from tax returns with survey data, and it has proposed to the Census Bureau a project to evaluate the accuracy of such statistically matched data. This letter provides more detail on the challenges regarding data availability and describes CBO's ongoing efforts to increase the agency's capacity to analyze budgetary and economic outcomes for various demographic groups."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
Swagel, Phillip
2022-05-06
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MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, May 06, 2022
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This issue of MMWR contains the following: "Geographic Differences in Sex-Specific Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Mortality Rate Trends Among Adults Aged ≥25 Years -- United States, 1999-2019"; "Use of a Modified Preexposure Prophylaxis Vaccination Schedule to Prevent
Human Rabies: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices -- United States, 2022"; "West Nile Virus and Other Domestic Nationally Notifiable Arboviral Diseases -- United States, 2020"; "Effectiveness of a COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Additional Primary or Booster Vaccine Dose in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] Infection Among Nursing Home Residents During Widespread Circulation of the Omicron Variant -- United States, February 14-March 27, 2022"; and "Acute Hepatitis and Adenovirus Infection Among Children -- Alabama, October 2021-February 2022." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from this issue can be accessed at the following link [https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2022.html]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2022-05-06
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 2326, Veterans' Cyber Risk Assessment Act
From the Document: "H.R. 2326 would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct an outreach campaign to educate veterans about cybersecurity risks, such as disinformation, identity theft, scams, or fraud perpetuated through the Internet. VA would be required to provide information on how veterans may report cybersecurity risks to law enforcement and establish a website that includes information for veterans on such risks. The department also would be required to report on the progress of the campaign within 60 days of enactment. Based on the cost of similar outreach campaigns, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates the requirement would cost less than $500,000."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-05-06
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 3904, Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2022
From the Document: "S. 3904 would require the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to provide cybersecurity threat information and training to health care providers in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services. The bill also would require CISA to report to the Congress on the effectiveness of its efforts. Under current law, CISA currently employs 32 analysts to provide training to and share information with eight critical infrastructure sectors. Using information from CISA, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] expects that the agency would need four additional analysts to expand its support to the health care sector."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-05-06
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 3491, Commission on Reform and Modernization of the Department of State Act
From the Document: "S. 3491 would authorize the appropriation of $2 million in 2022 to establish a new legislative branch commission. The commission, comprising eight members chosen by the Congress, would have 18 months to examine the challenges of modern-day diplomacy and report to the President and the Congress on its findings. It also would make recommendations on ways to improve the operations and management of the Department of State. CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing the bill would cost less than $500,000 in 2022 and a total of $2 million over the 2022-2026 period, subject to the appropriation of the specified amounts."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-05-06
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H. Rept. 117-307: School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act, Report Together with Minority Views, to Accompany H.R. 5428, May 6, 2022
From the Purpose and Summary: "The purpose of H.R. 5428, the 'School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act', is to direct the U.S. Department of Education (ED), in consultation with the U.S. Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Health and Human Services (HHS), to annually collect and report on indicators of school safety for all school shootings in prekindergarten through 12th grade (PreK-12) schools and institutions of higher education. The bill creates definitions of 'school shooting' and 'mass shooting' for the purpose of data collection. This would also be the first time these terms would be defined in federal law. In addition to the number of shootings, H.R. 5428 requires data collection on a number of factors related to school shootings, including the number of people killed and injured, the demographics of the shooter and victims, and the type of gun and ammunition used, among other factors. The bill also requires a historical collection and reporting of data on prior school shootings."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2022-05-06
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Pandemic Learning: Technical Materials for Teacher Survey and Discussion Groups with Public K-12 School Principals, Teachers, and Parents
From the Background: "This electronic supplement serves as a companion to GAO-22-104487 [hyperlink], 'Pandemic Learning: As Students Struggled to Learn, Teachers Reported Few Strategies as Particularly Helpful to Mitigate Learning Loss', as well as two forthcoming reports on pandemic learning. This supplement presents technical information about our two methodologies--a nationwide survey of K-12 public school teachers and discussion groups with educators and parents--as well as a reproduction of the survey instrument and survey results in aggregate form." GAO-22-104487, 'Pandemic Learning: As Students Struggled to Learn, Teachers Reported Few Strategies as Particularly Helpful to Mitigate Learning Loss,' can be accessed at the following link: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=867219].
United States. Government Accountability Office
2022-05-06?
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H. Rept. 117-309: Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act, Report to Accompany H.R. 7077, May 6, 2022
From the Purpose of the Bill: "The purpose of the bill is to require the United States Fire Administration to conduct on-site investigations of major fires."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2022-05-06
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 3199, Ethiopia Peace and Stabilization Act of 2022
From the Document: "S. 3199 would require the President to impose sanctions on foreign persons the Administration determines have taken the following actions in Ethiopia: [1] Undermined efforts to end the civil conflict, [2] Obstructed humanitarian assistance, or [3] Profited from business activity related to the conflict, electoral fraud, abuses of human rights, or public corruption. The bill would suspend certain U.S. foreign assistance to Ethiopia. It also would authorize the Administration to assist entities that promote peace and reconciliation in Ethiopia as well as those that investigate and seek accountability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and abuses of human rights in that country. Lastly, the bill would require the Administration to develop and implement strategies to promote democracy, reconciliation, and the rule of law in Ethiopia and to report to the Congress on its actions under the bill and on other related matters."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-05-05
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 4270, Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act
From the Document: "H.R. 4270 would authorize the appropriation of specific amounts each year from 2022 through 2026, totaling $163 million, for the Department of Energy (DOE), in coordination with other federal and state agencies, to establish an abandoned oil and gas well research and demonstration program. Under the program, DOE would focus on developing technologies and strategies to improve abandoned well identification, increase the efficiency of abandoned well plugging and repurposing, and mitigate the effects of abandoned wells on the environment. For this estimate, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] assumes that the bill will be enacted near the end of fiscal year 2022 and that the specified amounts will be appropriated each year. However, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58) appropriated $30 million to DOE for similar activities in 2022--an amount equal to what H.R. 4270 would authorize for that same year. Accordingly, CBO's estimate of the budgetary effects of the bill reflects authorizations totaling $133 million over the 2022-2026 period--the difference between the amounts specified in the bill and the amounts provided under current law. Based on historical spending patterns for similar programs, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 4270 would cost $69 million over the 2022-2026 period and $64 million after 2026."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-05-05
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EMR-ISAC: InfoGram, Volume 22 Issue 18, May 05, 2022
The Emergency Management and Response Information Sharing and Analysis Center's (EMR-ISAC) InfoGram is a weekly publication of information concerning the protection of critical infrastructures relevant to members of the Emergency Services Sector. This issue includes the following articles: "DHS S&T [Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate] evaluates new vision technology for bomb disposal robots"; "Coordinated ventilation and suppression tactics for structure fires: Final course in UL [Underwriters Laboratories] training series now available"; "Webinars: How to procure goods and services under a FEMA grant program"; "National Homeland Security Conference, July 11-14"; " FBI: Business Email Compromise - The $43 Billion Scam"; "HSCC [Health Sector Coordinating Council]: Operational Continuity-Cyber Incident (OCCI) Checklist"; "Microsoft finds new elevation of privilege Linux vulnerability, Nimbuspwn"; "Tractor-trailer brake controllers vulnerable to remote hacker attacks"; and "More details emerge on China's widespread Ukraine-related hacking efforts."
Emergency Management and Response-Information Sharing and Analysis Center (U.S.)
2022-05-05
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Federal Contracting: Opportunities Remain for Department of Labor to Improve Enforcement of Service Worker Wage Protections, Statement of Thomas M. Costa, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security, Testimony Before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. Senate
From the Highlights: "The SCA [Service Contract Act] ensures that service workers on certain federal contracts receive pay and benefits that reflect current employment conditions in their locality. From fiscal years 2014 through 2019, the U.S. government obligated over $720 billion on service contracts covered under the SCA. This testimony describes (1) what available data reveal about past SCA cases, (2) challenges DOL [U.S. Department of Labor] reports facing in enforcing the SCA, and (3) SCA implementation challenges."
United States. Government Accountability Office
Costa, Thomas
2022-05-05
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 5324, NWR Modernization Act of 2021
From the Document: "Under current law, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) operates a nationwide network of radio stations that broadcast continuous weather information, called NOAA Weather Radio (NWR). Those radio stations also broadcast warning and post-event information for all types of hazards including earthquakes, avalanches, chemical releases, oil spills, AMBER alerts, and 911 outages. H.R. 5324 would authorize the appropriation of $20 million to expand NWR coverage to underserved areas through the acquisition and installation of additional transmission infrastructure."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-05-05
