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Federal-Aid Highways: Federal Requirements for Highways May Influence Funding Decisions and Create Challenges, but Benefits and Costs Are Not Tracked

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "As highway congestion continues to be a problem in many areas, states are looking to construct or expand highway projects. When a state department of transportation (DOT) receives federal funding for highway projects from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the projects must comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirement, the Disadvantaged Bu… more
Date: December 12, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Federal Real Property: Lightning Protection Systems for Federal Buildings

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "A Congressional letter, dated June 30, 2004, to the Comptroller General expressed concern that the federal government may not have a uniform approach to protecting its facilities from lightning strikes. As a result, Congress requested a GAO study on issues related to whether the federal government should adopt a uniform standard for lightning protection systems. We selected four agencies for this study--… more
Date: May 19, 2005
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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Aviation Security: Measures for Testing the Impact of Using Commercial Data for the Secure Flight Program

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is developing a new passenger prescreening program, known as Secure Flight. Under the Secure Flight program, TSA plans to take over, from commercial airlines, the responsibility for comparing identifying information of domestic airline passengers against information on known or suspected terrorists. TSA is also considering using commercial data as part of… more
Date: February 23, 2005
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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National Transportation System: Options and Analytical Tools to Strengthen DOT's Approach to Supporting Communities' Access to the System

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Since 1978, the Essential Air Service (EAS) program has subsidized air service to eligible communities that would otherwise not have scheduled service. The cost of this program has risen as the number of communities being served and subsidies to air carriers have increased. At the same time, the number of carriers providing EAS service has declined. Given continuing concerns over the EAS program's long-… more
Date: July 17, 2009
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Executive Guide: Best Practices in Achieving Consistent, Accurate Physical Counts of Inventory and Related Property

Description: Guidance issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This Executive Guide describes fundamental practices and procedures used in the private sector to achieve consistent and accurate physical counts of inventory and related property. The Guide summarizes the fundamental principles that have been successfully implemented by companies recognized for their outstanding record of inventory management. It also explains and describes leading practices from which the federal g… more
Date: March 1, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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Financial Audit: Congressional Award Foundation's Fiscal Years 2006 and 2005 Financial Statements

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "This report presents our opinion on the financial statements of the Congressional Award Foundation for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006 and 2005. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Congressional Award Foundation. This report also presents (1) our opinion on the effectiveness of the Foundation's related internal control as of September 30, 2006, and (2) our conclusion on th… more
Date: May 15, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Community Investment: Los Angeles's Use of a Community Development Block Grant Exemption

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Under the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, entitlement communities--also called grantees--receive funds that they can spend to support specific community development activities, such as rehabilitating housing, improving public facilities, and providing public services. Most grantees are prohibited by statute from spending more than 15 percent … more
Date: June 28, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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Force Structure: Better Management Controls Are Needed to Oversee the Army's Modular Force and Expansion Initiatives and Improve Accountability for Results

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Army's modular force restructuring is a multiyear $52.5 billion initiative to redesign operational Army units. The Army also plans to spend $70 billion through fiscal year 2013 to expand the force by 74,200 military personnel. Congress mandated that GAO report annually through fiscal year 2012 on the Army's modular force. For this report, GAO assessed to what extent the Army has (1) implemented and … more
Date: December 14, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Federal Emergency Management Agency: Improvements Needed to Enhance Oversight and Management of the National Flood Insurance Program

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In the wake of Hurricane Isabel in 2003, GAO was mandated by the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 to report on issues related to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and its oversight and management by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Private insurance companies sell NFIP policies and adjust claims, while a private program contractor helps FEMA administer the NFIP. To address thi… more
Date: October 18, 2005
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Information Security: Agencies Need to Develop and Implement Adequate Policies for Periodic Testing

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Agencies rely extensively on computerized information systems and electronic data to carry out their missions. To ensure the security of the information and information systems that support critical operations and infrastructure, federal law and policy require agencies to periodically test and evaluate the effectiveness of their information security controls at least annually. GAO was asked to evaluate … more
Date: October 20, 2006
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Agencies Believe Strengthening International Agreements to Improve Collection of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties Would Be Difficult and Ineffective

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The United States and many of its trading partners have enacted laws to remedy the unfair trade practices of other countries and foreign companies that cause injury to domestic industries. U.S. law authorizes the imposition of additional duties on importers to remedy these unfair trade practices. Specifically, antidumping (AD) duties are imposed on imports that are "dumped" in the United States (i.e., sa… more
Date: July 24, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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Briefing on Air Force's Response on Fee-For-Service Aerial Refueling

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Section 1081 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 calls for the Secretary of the Air Force to conduct a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of utilizing commercial fee-for-service air refueling tanker aircraft for Air Force operations. In response to your May 2009 letter to the Secretary of the Air Force requesting an update on the status of this pilot progr… more
Date: October 5, 2009
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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Electronic Rulemaking: Progress Made in Developing Centralized E-Rulemaking System

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The E-Government Act of 2002 requires regulatory agencies, to the extent practicable, to ensure there is a Web site the public can use to comment on the numerous proposed regulations that affect them. To accomplish this, the Office of Management and Budget named the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as the managing partner for developing a governmentwide e-Rulemaking system that the public can use f… more
Date: September 9, 2005
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Securities and Exchange Commission: Some Progress Made on Strategic Human Capital Management

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Corporate failures and accounting scandals led to changes in legislation governing U.S. securities markets, which resulted in increased workload demands on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As a result, Congress provided SEC with substantial budgetary increases to obtain more resources to help fulfill the agency's mission. GAO was asked to review SEC's strategic workforce planning efforts to… more
Date: January 10, 2006
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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VA Health Care: VA Needs to Improve Accuracy of Reported Wait Times for Blind Rehabilitation Services

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides rehabilitation services to legally blind veterans. These services are intended to help them acquire the skills necessary to become more independent. Almost all of VA's rehabilitation services for legally blind veterans are provided at Blind Rehabilitation Centers (BRC), an inpatient program. VA reported that the average length of time a veteran waited to … more
Date: July 22, 2004
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Results Oriented Management: Opportunities Exist for Refining the Oversight and Implementation of the Senior Executive Performance-Based Pay System

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Agencies are allowed to raise pay caps for their Senior Executive Service (SES) members if the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) certifies and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) concurs that their appraisal systems meet applicable criteria. As requested, this report examines selected agencies' policies and procedures for (1) factoring organizational performance into SES appraisal decisions, (2… more
Date: November 21, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Critical Infrastructure Protection: Comments on the National Plan for Information Systems Protection

Description: A statement of record issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the National Plan for Information Systems Protection, focusing on: (1) a detailed overview of the plan; (2) opportunities for sharpening the plan's proposals for improving the federal government's security programs; and (3) the challenges facing the government in building the public-private partnerships necessary for comprehensive infrastructure protecti… more
Date: February 1, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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Private Health Insurance: 2008 Survey Results on Number and Market Share of Carriers in the Small Group Health Insurance Market

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "As a follow-up to our 2005 and 2002 reports on the competitiveness of the small group health insurance market, Congress requested updated information on each state and the District of Columbia. Specifically, this report provides information from states and the District of Columbia (hereafter referred to as a state) on the number of carriers licensed in the small group market, the largest carriers, and th… more
Date: February 27, 2009
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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Anabolic Steroid Abuse: Federal Efforts to Prevent and Reduce Anabolic Steroid Abuse among Teenagers

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The abuse of anabolic steroids by teenagers--that is, their use without a prescription--is a health concern. Anabolic steroids are synthetic forms of the hormone testosterone that can be taken orally, injected, or rubbed on the skin. Although a 2006 survey funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) found that less than 3 percent of 12th graders had abused anabolic steroids, it also found that… more
Date: October 31, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Juvenile Justice: DOJ Is Enhancing Information on Effective Programs, but Could Better Assess the Utility of This Information

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "State juvenile justice systems face critical problems when it comes to juvenile delinquency issues such as reentry--when offenders return home from incarceration--and substance abuse. GAO was asked to review juvenile reentry and substance abuse program research and efforts by the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to provide information on effecti… more
Date: December 17, 2009
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Human Rights: U.S. Government's Efforts to Address Alleged Abuse of Household Workers by Foreign Diplomats with Immunity Could Be Strengthened

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In 2007, the Department of State (State) reported that some foreign diplomats may be abusing the household workers they brought to the United States on A-3 or G-5 visas. GAO was asked to (1) determine the number of A-3 or G-5 visa holders who have alleged abuse by foreign diplomats with immunity since 2000, (2) review the U.S. government's process for investigating these allegations, and (3) assess how … more
Date: July 29, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Defense Acquisitions: DOD's Research and Development Budget Requests to Congress Do Not Provide Consistent, Complete, and Clear Information

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Defense (DOD) asked Congress for $73.2 billion in fiscal year 2007 for research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDT&E). DOD organized this request using program element (PE) codes, which are designed to convey key information about the budget request. DOD also provides documents called budget exhibits detailing the activities for which funds are being requested. The National Def… more
Date: September 5, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Private Health Insurance: Number and Market Share of Carriers in the Small Group Health Insurance Market in 2004

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "As a follow-up to our 2002 report on the competitiveness of the small group health insurance market, Congress requested updated information on each state and the District of Columbia. Specifically, Congress asked us to identify--for each state--the number of carriers licensed in the small group market, the largest carriers, and their market share."
Date: October 13, 2005
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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