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+ GAO-08-605, Climate Change: Expert Opinion on the Economics of Policy Options to Address Climate Change, May 9, 2008 + Elevated levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and the resulting effects on the earth's climate could have significant [...] Proposed responses to climate change include adapting to the possible impacts by planning and improving protective infrastructure, ...

+ GAO-08-798R, Department of Energy: Implementation and Use of Other Transactions Authority Provided in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, June 6, 2008 + Since the Department of Energy (DOE) was established in 1977, one of its missions has been to promote the nation's energy security [...] DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy conducts research, development, and demonstration activities in partnership ...

+ GAO-08-590, Individual Retirement Accounts: Government Actions Could Encourage More Employers to Offer IRAs to Employees, June 4, 2008 + Congress created individual retirement accounts (IRAs) with two goals: (1) to provide a retirement savings vehicle for workers without [...] new, or additional, retirement savings. GAO was asked to report on (1) how IRA assets compare to assets in other retirement ...

+ GAO-08-792R, Oil and Gas Royalties: Litigation over Royalty Relief Could Cost the Federal Government Billions of Dollars, June 5, 2008 + Oil and gas production from federal lands and waters is critical to meeting the nation's energy needs. This production provided about [...] waters of the United States it will offer for leasing and establishes a schedule for individual lease sales. The Department ...

+ GAO-08-800R, Refund Anticipation Loans, June 5, 2008 + Taxpayers who do not want to wait for their tax refunds from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) may choose to obtain refund [...] rate (APR) on RALs can be over 500 percent, they allow taxpayers to receive cash refunds quickly--sometimes within the same ...

+ GAO-08-847T, Fiscal Year 2007 U.S. Government Financial Statements: Sustained Improvement in Financial Management Is Crucial to Improving Accountability and Addressing the Long-Term Fiscal ... + The Congress and the President need to have reliable, useful and timely financial and performance information to make sound decisions [...] assurance on the reliability of the consolidated financial statements of the U.S. government (CFS) due primarily to certain ...

+ GAO-08-368R, Management Report: Improvements Needed in IRS's Internal Controls, June 4, 2008 + In November 2007, we issued our report on the results of our audit of the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) financial statements as of, [...] with significant provisions of selected laws and regulations and on whether IRS's financial management systems substantially ...

+ GAO-08-869T, Alien Detention Standards: Observations on the Adherence to ICE's Medical Standards in Detention Facilities, June 4, 2008 + In fiscal year 2007, Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained over 311,000 [...] in detention is a significant challenge to ICE, as concerns continue to be raised by members of Congress and advocacy groups about ...

+ GAO-08-872T, Federal Disability Programs: Coordination Could Facilitate Better Data Collection to Assess the Status of People with Disabilities, June 4, 2008 + Multiple federal programs provide services and support to the approximately 50 million individuals with disabilities in America. While [...] faring. Additionally, the lack of more useful data limits the federal government's ability to determine how well federal programs ...

+ GAO-08-875T, Combating Terrorism: Guidance for State Department's Antiterrorism Assistance Program Is Limited and State Does Not Systematically Assess Outcomes, June 4, 2008 + The Department of State's (State) Antiterrorism Assistance (ATA) program's objectives are to provide partner nations with [...] and its Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Antiterrorism, Assistance (DS/T/ATA), manages program operations. GAO assessed ...