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Aviation Competition: Effects on Consumers from Domestic Airline Alliances Vary

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on: (1) the status of the proposed alliances to be formed by the six largest U.S. airlines; (2) the potential beneficial and harmful effects on consumers; and (3) the authority of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) to review these alliances and the status of their reviews."
Date: January 15, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Award of Indian Health Professions Scholarships

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO investigated: (1) the Indian Health Service (IHS) award of Indian Health Professions Scholarships (graduate scholarships) pursuant to 25 U.S.C. section 1613a of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act."
Date: January 15, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Federal Judiciary: Information on the Use of Recalled Magistrate and Bankruptcy Judges

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO determined: (1) whether the demand for recalled magistrate and bankruptcy judges has exceeded the number of judges available to serve in recalled positions; (2) whether the courts that recalled judges had judgeship vacancies or higher than average weighted case filings; and (3) the approximate 1-year cost savings associated with using a recalled judge rather than fillin… more
Date: January 15, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Lead Poisoning: Federal Health Care Programs Are Not Effectively Reaching At-Risk Children

Description: A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined: (1) the risk of lead poisoning faced by young children served by federal health care programs; (2) the extent to which children served by these programs have been screened for this condition; (3) key reasons why screenings may not be occurring; and (4) problems that federal health care programs face in ensuring that children who have harmful lead levels in th… more
Date: January 15, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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F-22 Aircraft: Issues in Achieving Engineering and Manufacturing Development Goals

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO followed up on its report on the Air Force's F-22 engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) program, focusing on whether: (1) the Air Force is likely to complete the EMD program without exceeding the cost limitation established by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998; and (2) GAO had access to sufficient information to make informed judgme… more
Date: March 15, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Force Structure: Opportunities for the Army to Reduce Risk in Executing the Military Strategy

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO provided information on the Army's plans to allocate its end strength to meet the force structure requirements of its combat and support forces, focusing on: (1) comparing the Army's 1996 and 1998 reviews to determine if there were changes in the Army's risk of not having sufficient forces to implement the national military strategy; and (2) assessing the Army's poten… more
Date: March 15, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Results Act: Observations on CFTC's Fiscal Year 2000 Annual Performance Plan

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) fiscal year 2000 annual performance plan, focusing on whether CFTC complied with the requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993."
Date: March 15, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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U.S.-Japan Trade: The Japanese Insurance Market

Description: A briefing report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the implementation of Japanese insurance agreements, as well as U.S. government monitoring and enforcement efforts, focusing on the: (1) size of the Japanese insurance market; (2) U.S. insurance company presence in and concerns regarding this market; and (3) business, regulatory, and other events that have affected the Japanese insurance market… more
Date: March 15, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Year 2000 Computing Crisis: FAA Is Making Progress But Important Challenges Remain

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) efforts to address the year 2000 computing problem, focusing on: (1) FAA's progress to date; (2) the agency's self-reported data showing that much remains to be done; (3) challenges FAA faces in ensuring that its internal systems will work; (4) risks associated with external organizations--focusing specifically on airports… more
Date: March 15, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Defense Transportation: DOD and GSA Personal Property Programs

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) personal property programs."
Date: April 15, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Defense Transportation: Progress of MTMC Pilot

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Military Traffic Management Command's (MTMC) first interim progress report on the Department of Defense's demonstration program (MTMC pilot) to improve personal property shipments of the armed forces, focusing on MTMC's plan for evaluating the: (1) pilot results; and (2) proposed industry alternative called the Commercial-Like Activities for S… more
Date: April 15, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Federal Lobbying: Differences in Lobbying Definitions and Their Impact

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the reporting of lobbying activities by organizations that have employees who lobby on the organizations' behalf and have the option to report their lobbying expenses under the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) of 1995 or applicable Internal Revenue Code (IRC) provisions that they use for tax purposes, focusing on: (1) the differences between the LDA and IRC sect… more
Date: April 15, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Hydra 70 Rocket: Recent Performance Has Improved

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Hydra 70 rocket, focusing on the: (1) problem of early motor blow (EMB); (2) actions the military services have taken to identify and eliminate its causes; and (3) rocket's present performance."
Date: April 15, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Information Security: The Melissa Computer Virus Demonstrates Urgent Need for Stronger Protection Over Systems and Sensitive Data

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed: (1) the immediate effects of the Melissa virus and variations of it as well as its broader implications for the federal government; and (2) critical measures that should be taken to ensure that federal departments and agencies are better prepared for future viruses and other forms of attack."
Date: April 15, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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IRS Management: Business and Systems Modernization Pose Challenges

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the management challenges facing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and its progress in implementing its new restructuring initiative."
Date: April 15, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Medicare: Early Evidence of Compliance Program Effectiveness Is Inconclusive

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the compliance programs established by health care providers to reduce improper payments by Medicare, focusing on the: (1) prevalence of compliance programs among hospitals and other Medicare providers; (2) costs involved with compliance programs; and (3) effectiveness of the programs, to the extent that could be measured."
Date: April 15, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Military Banking: Solicitations, Fees, and Revenue Potential

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO provided information on the Department of Defense's (DOD) domestic banking program on military bases, focusing on whether: (1) domestic military bases have followed DOD procedures to provide for open solicitations in obtaining banking services; (2) on-base financial institutions face competition for banking services from other financial institutions and charge fees co… more
Date: April 15, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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United Nations: Progress of Procurement Reforms

Description: A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the United Nations Secretariat's efforts to reform its procurement process, focusing on: (1) the types of procurement problems that the U.N. High Level Expert Group on Procurement and U.N. audit and inspection organizations found; (2) progress on the implementation of the Expert Group's recommendations and other reforms to correct procurement-re… more
Date: April 15, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Veterans' Affairs: Progress and Challenges in Transforming Health Care

Description: A statement of record issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the challenges facing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in transforming health care, focusing on: (1) VA's transformation progress to date; (2) challenges that remain to be confronted; and (3) the implications for VA's fiscal year (FY) 2000 budget."
Date: April 15, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Year 2000 Computing Crisis: Action Needed to Ensure Continued Delivery of Veterans Benefits and Health Care Services

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) year 2000 readiness, focusing on: (1) VA's ability to deliver benefits and health care services through the turn of the century; and (2) the readiness of automated systems that support such delivery, the compliance status of biomedical equipment used in patient care, and the year 2000 readiness of the pharmaceutical and medica… more
Date: April 15, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Comments on the Government Waste Corrections Act of 1999

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the proposed legislation entitled the Government Waste Correction Act of 1999."
Date: June 15, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Consumer Price Index: Impact of Commodity Analysts' Decisionmaking Needs to Be Assessed

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) decisions to substitute one product for another in its computation of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), focusing on: (1) how commodity analysts decide whether to make adjustments to the CPI; (2) the adjustment methods they use; and (3) how supervisors of commodity analysts review the analysts' decisions."
Date: June 15, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Defense Acquisitions: Progress of the F/A-18E/F Engineering and Manufacturing Development Program

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Navy's F/A-18E/F developmental and operational test program, focusing on the: (1) extent to which the aircraft is meeting performance requirements; (2) risks associated with proceeding into operational test and evaluation (OPEVAL) with unresolved deficiencies; and (3) potential cost increases and risks associated with approving the Navy's request for mult… more
Date: June 15, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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