Second labor union failed to disclose lobbying activities

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

The discovery of a second labor union filing inaccurate lobbying reports underscores a more systematic problem acknowledged by special inter

Excerpts from this story referencing "U.S. Government Accountability Office":

"… s office responded to a Center inquiry by citing an April report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office; the report notes that “no civil actions or settlements with lobbyists h …"

IRS red tape, old guard slow whistleblowing on corporate tax cheats

By Michael Hudson

IRS stingy in rewarding tipsters who turn in corporate tax cheats

Excerpts from this story referencing "U.S. Government Accountability Office":

"… than the IRS in implementing its new tipster awards program.Meanwhile, the U.S. Government Accountability Office and the inspector general for the IRS are investigating the IRS’s whistl …"

ANALYSIS: Health savings accounts lucrative for insurers, costly for consumers

By Wendell Potter

Insurers fight requirement to spend 80% of premium on care

Excerpts from this story referencing "U.S. Government Accountability Office":

"… t a crimp in those profits. Hence, the real reason for the AHIP report.The U.S. Government Accountability Office was among the first to sound the alarm about the shortcomings of HSAs, soo …"

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California's 'safe' workplaces include employers with spotty records

By FairWarning

The explosion that killed James F. Spotts easily could have been avoided.

Excerpts from this story referencing "U.S. Government Accountability Office":

"… PP members nationwide typically are 50 percent better than average.But the U.S. Government Accountability Office found in a 2009 report that 12 percent of OSHA’s VPP sites had worse tha …"

PEPFAR policy hinders treatment in generic terms

By M. Asif Ismail

Critics say FDA approval rule has meant greater use of high-cost drugs at expense of helping fewer patients

Excerpts from this story referencing "U.S. Government Accountability Office":

"… e of their brand-name counterparts.That contention was bolstered by a 2005 U.S. Government Accountability Office report noting that other global HIV/AIDS initiatives were providing a larg …"

Fatal error

By Sarah Fort

Once again, ideology trumps good science and public health policy as Bush's global AIDS plan ignores reality and endangers women's livesFa

Excerpts from this story referencing "U.S. Government Accountability Office":

"… achieve its stated goal of preventing 7 million new infections by 2010.The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) seems to agree. In an April 2006 report requested by a bipartisan gr …"

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Inspectors struggle to keep up with flood of imports

By Brad Racino

Food imports approved for use in the U.S. in an unexpected way

Excerpts from this story referencing "U.S. Government Accountability Office":

"… gonna get ‘em.”Except when they don’t.Myriad critics, including the U.S. Government Accountability Office, say the FDA is simply not up to the task of ensuring the safety of food i …"

Haitian farmers undermined by food aid

By Jacob Kushner

After the quake, Haitian grain farmers watched as the U.S. government sent tons of food aid to the island

Excerpts from this story referencing "U.S. Government Accountability Office":

"… ble to find food to buy to help the people.”Buy localA 2009 study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office found it would cost the U.S. approximately the same to buy food for aid in …"

Haitian firms few and far between on reconstruction rosters

By Marjorie Valbrun

U.S. government data shows Haitians winning just a fraction of post-earthquake rebuilding contracts

Excerpts from this story referencing "U.S. Government Accountability Office":

"… supplemental funds in July 2010 for Haiti reconstruction, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Most of the funds were provided to the State Department and USAID, which …"

"… n slowed by delays, according to a report issued last November by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.The USAID and State Department “have obligated and expended a small amou …"

Education Department issues guidelines for restraining, isolating disruptive students

By Susan Ferriss

Education Department guidelines follow disputes over standards for students

Excerpts from this story referencing "U.S. Government Accountability Office":

"… s document. .Ordered by Congress to investigate allegations of abuse, the U.S. Government Accountability Office in 2009 found “hundreds of cases of alleged abuse and death related to t …"

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