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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Nygaard, Sarah J. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : SNova, [2019]
Colección:Congressional policies, practices and procedures series.
Temas:
United States. > Government Accountability Office.
United States. > Government Accountability Office
Emergency management > United States.
Infrastructure (Economics) > United States.
National security > United States.
Veterans > Medical care > United States.
Anciens combattants > Soins médicaux > États-Unis.
REFERENCE > Bibliographies & Indexes.
Emergency management
Infrastructure (Economics)
National security
Politics and government
Veterans > Medical care
United States > Politics and government.
United States > Census.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement.
United States
Census data
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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