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1 online resource. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Congressional policies, practices and procedures
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Congressional policies, practices and procedures series.
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Includes index. |
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Intro; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1; 2017 Disaster Contracting: Action Needed to Better Ensure More Effective Use and Management of Advance Contracts(; Abbreviations; Why GAO Did This Study; What GAO Recommends; What GAO Found; Background; The 2017 Hurricanes and California Wildfires; Overview of Federal Disaster Response and Recovery; PKEMRA Requirements and the Use of Advance Contracts; FAR Requirements; FEMA and USACE Relied on Advance Contracts to Respond to the 2017 Disasters, but FEMA Lacks an Updated Advance Contracting Strategy and Guidance |
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Advance Contracts Accounted for about Half of Government-Wide Contract Obligations for the 2017 Hurricanes, and over Three-Quarters of FEMA and USACE's Obligations for the California WildfiresAdvance Contracts Were Used Primarily for Services; FEMA Lacks an Updated Strategy and Guidance on the Use of Advance Contracts; Improvements Needed in FEMA's Planning, Management, and Reporting of Advance Contracts; Challenges in FEMA's Acquisition Planning Resulted in Bridge Contracts; Current Record-Keeping Practices Limit Visibility into Advance Contract Management |
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Information on Advance Contracts in FEMA's Disaster Contract Quarterly Reports to Congressional Committees Is IncompleteNo Challenges Identified with the Planning and Management of Selected USACE Advance Contracts; FEMA and USACE Identified Lessons Learned from the Use of Advance Contracts in 2017, but Reported Challenges with State and Local Coordination Remain; FEMA and USACE Have Identified Lessons Learned and Actions to Address Them; Challenges in Coordinating with and Providing Information to State and Local Governments on the Use of Advance Contracts Continued; Conclusion |
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Recommendations for Executive ActionAgency Comments and Our Evaluation; List of Requesters; Appendix I: Objectives, Scope, and Methodology; Appendix II: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Regional Offices; Appendix III: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)-Identified Advance Contracts; Appendix IV: Comments from the Department of Homeland Security; Chapter 2; 2020 Census: Additional Steps Needed to Finalize Readiness for Peak Field Operations(; Abbreviations; Why GAO Did This Study; What GAO Recommends; What GAO Found; Background |
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The Bureau Experienced Operational Planning, Workforce Management, and Other Issues during Its 2018 Test of Peak OperationsThe Bureau Did Not Determine Procedures for Late-NRFU Data Collection until after It Started the Work; The Bureau Did Not Fully Ready Its Field Workforce for Enumeration Challenges; Census Field Supervisors Were Not Integrated Into Casework Management; Enumerators Did Not Receive Training To Address Mid-Operation Issues; The Bureau Is Assessing Other Implementation Issues That Arose during the 2018 Test; Integrating Key Systems Settings |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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United States. Government Accountability Office.
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United States. Government Accountability Office. |
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United States -- Politics and government.
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United States. |
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Politics and government. |
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Emergency management -- United States.
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Emergency management. |
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United States -- Census.
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Census data.
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Infrastructure (Economics) -- United States.
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National security -- United States.
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Infrastructure (Economics) |
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Veterans -- Medical care -- United States.
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Veterans -- Medical care. |
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National security. |
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REFERENCE -- Bibliographies & Indexes. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Nygaard, Sarah J., editor.
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| ISBN |
9781536155082 (electronic book) |
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153615508X (electronic book) |
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9781536155075 |
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