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MEDIA RELEASE The federal Government Accountability Office (GAO) has confirmed it will investigate the Hawaii Health Connector’s use of $204 million of federal grant monies. In response to Hawaii State Sen. Sam Slom’s letter (dated March 27, 2014), David Lewis of the GAO, confirmed the GAO will include Hawaii in its investigations into the use […]

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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Sens. Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) and Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) have released a U.S. Government Accountability Office report entitled, “World Health Organization: Reform Agenda Developed, but U.S. Actions to Monitor Progress Could be Enhanced.” “As the World Health Organization’s largest financial contributor, the U.S. must make every effort to ensure it uses its […]

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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Akaka has released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study titled “Embassy Management: State Department and Other Agencies Should Further Explore Opportunities to Save Administrative Costs Overseas.” “I requested this review to show how U.S. agencies operating abroad can effectively save resources by ending the duplication of administrative services,” Akaka […]

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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Sens. Herb Kohl (D-Wisc.), Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, have released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study of the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP). The GAO […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A bipartisan, bicameral group of Senators and Congressmen Wednesday joined the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to release the agency’s biennial list of federal programs at risk of fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Subcommittee on the Oversight of Government […]

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