Items Tagged with 'Government Accountability Office'

The Food and Drug Administration has made some progress in creating a framework to carry out the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), but still has work to do in some areas, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.

Groups pushing for more help from the federal government to address the country’s shortage of rural veterinarians are cheering an Agriculture Department plan that does just that.

The Republican-controlled Senate voted to block California regulations that would ban the sale of new gas-powered cars and pickups by 2035.

Farm and biofuel groups are throwing their support behind an effort to overturn waivers the Biden administration issued to California for advanced clean car and truck rules.

East and Gulf Coast dockworkers have reached an agreement on a new six-year contract, ending a long-running labor dispute and avoiding a port strike set for next week.

The departments of Homeland Security and Labor need to streamline their operation of the H-2A farmworker program both to facilitate electronic processing of applications and more quickly identify workers who are due back wages, the Government Accountability Office said in a report issued last week.

The Conservation Reserve Program's land ranking and selection system could be tweaked to better meet environmental and budgetary goals, a new Government Accountability Office report suggests.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his allies have been on Capitol Hill this week trying to build support for his claims that the food industry and agricultural practices are responsible for chronic childhood diseases. This comes amid questions about what role, if any, RFK Jr. could have in a second Trump administration.

USDA does not provide standard, user-friendly guidance to state and local agencies that implement food pantry, assistance programs, and does not effectively track program progress, a recent Government Accountability Office report found. 

The federal government could help spur the adoption of precision agriculture practices in a number of ways, including increased research funding and assistance to farmers for enhancing data analysis, the Government Accountability Office says.