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Medicare Advantage: Changes Improved Accuracy of Risk Adjustment for Certain Beneficiaries

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The effect of CMS's revised community model on payment accuracy varied for the high-risk groups studied. Specifically, compared with the current community model, the revised community model slightly reduced the accuracy of MA payment adjustments for beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions by $164, or about 1 percent of average actual expenditures. For beneficiaries with low income, the accuracy o… more
Date: December 9, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Housing and Urban Development

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This report, part of GAO's performance and accountability series, discusses the major management challenges and program risks facing the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These challenges include reducing HUD's single-family insurance risk, improving HUD's rental housing assistance programs, and resolving issues related to information and financial management."
Date: January 1, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Results-Oriented Cultures: Office of Personnel Management Should Review Administrative Law Judge Program to Improve Hiring and Performance Management

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Administrative Procedure Act established unique conditions for administrative law judges' (ALJ) hiring and employment to protect their decisional independence. However, the potential for a wave of retirements and other events have focused attention on how ALJs are hired and managed. In response to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008, this report examines, among other things, (1) the process … more
Date: January 15, 2010
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Workforce Investment Act: Labor and States Have Taken Actions to Improve Data Quality, but Additional Steps Are Needed

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Federal programs carried out in partnership with states and localities continually balance the competing objectives of collecting uniform performance data with giving program implementers the flexibility they need. Our previous work identified limitations in the quality of performance data for the key employment and training program--the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). WIA relies on states and localitie… more
Date: November 14, 2005
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Data Transparency: Opportunities Remain to Incorporate Lessons Learned as Availability of Spending Data Increases

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Several federal entities, including the Government Accountability and Transparency Board (GAT Board), the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (Recovery Board), and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), have initiatives under way to improve the accuracy and availability of federal spending data. The GAT Board, through its working groups, developed approaches to standardize key data elemen… more
Date: September 12, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tax Expenditures: Background and Evaluation Criteria and Questions

Description: Other written product issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "GAO's previous work has shown that, once enacted, tax expenditures and their relative contributions toward achieving federal missions and goals are often less visible than spending programs, which are subject to more systematic review. One reason for this is that they often operate, in practice, like entitlement programs not subject to annual appropriations. Since 1994, GAO has recommended greater… more
Date: November 29, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Managing for Results: Agency Progress in Linking Performance Plans With Budgets and Financial Statements

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This report updates GAO's previous assessments of agencies' experiences in linking performance plans and budgets under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA). GAO has also included in this report an initial assessment of the approaches used by agencies to link performance plans with their audited annual financial statements. Over the first four years of agency efforts to implement GPRA, GAO … more
Date: January 4, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996: Agencies Face Challenges Implementing Certain Key Provisions

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "It is essential that the government not only make and guarantee creditworthy loans but also collect the amounts owed. The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 was intended to maximize collection of billions of dollars of non-tax delinquent debt owed to the government by requiring agencies to notify the Department of Treasury of debts delinquent more than 180 days for purposes of administrative offset. The act als… more
Date: October 10, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fiscal Year 2002 U.S. Government Financial Statements: Sustained Leadership and Oversight Needed for Effective Implementation of Financial Management Reform

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO is required by law to audit the consolidated financial statements of the U.S. government. Timely, accurate, and useful financial information is essential for making informed operating decisions day to day, managing the federal government's operations more efficiently and effectively, meeting the goals of federal financial management reform legislation, supporting results-oriented management approaches, and ensur… more
Date: April 8, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fiscal Year 2007 U.S. Government Financial Statements: Sustained Improvement in Financial Management Is Crucial to Improving Accountability and Addressing the Long-Term Fiscal Challenge

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Congress and the President need to have reliable, useful and timely financial and performance information to make sound decisions on the current and future direction of vital federal government programs and policies. Unfortunately, except for the 2007 Statement of Social Insurance, GAO was again unable to provide assurance on the reliability of the consolidated financial statements of the U.S. government … more
Date: June 26, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Workforce Investment Act: States and Localities Increasingly Coordinate Services for TANF Clients, but Better Information Needed on Effective Approaches

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The 1998 Workforce Investment Act (WIA) required states to provide most federally funded employment-related services through one-stop centers. Two years earlier, welfare reform legislation created the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant which provided flexibility to states to focus on helping needy adults with children find and maintain employment. Nearly all states reported some coordin… more
Date: July 3, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fiscal Year 2007 U.S. Government Financial Statements: Sustained Improvement in Financial Management Is Crucial to Improving Accountability and Addressing the Long-Term Fiscal Challenges

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Congress and the President need to have reliable, useful and timely financial and performance information to make sound decisions on the current and future direction of vital federal government programs and policies. Unfortunately, except for the 2007 Statement of Social Insurance, GAO was again unable to provide assurance on the reliability of the consolidated financial statements of the U.S. government … more
Date: June 5, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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SEC Enforcement: More Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of Disgorgement Collections

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Every year investors lose money to individuals and corporations that violate federal securities laws. One mission of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is to deter such violations and return lost funds to investors. SEC's primary tool is the disgorgement order, which requires violators to give up money obtained through securities law violations. In order for disgorgement to succeed, SEC must have an … more
Date: July 12, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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U.S. Government Financial Statements: FY 2001 Results Highlight the Continuing Need to Accelerate Federal Financial Management Reform

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "As in the past four years, GAO was unable to express an opinion on the federal government's consolidated financial statements for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 because of material weaknesses in internal control and accounting and reporting issues. These conditions prevented GAO from providing Congress and American citizens with an opinion as to whether the consolidated financial statements are fairly stated in conformi… more
Date: April 9, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Transportation

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This report, part of GAO's performance and accountability series, discusses the major management challenges and program risks facing the Department of Transportation (DOT). DOT has been very successful in achieving its objectives and improving its operations, but it still must address problems in safety standards, financial management, railroad assistance, travel security, and fair competition."
Date: January 1, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Grant Financial System Requirements

Description: Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO published a functional requirements document for grant financial systems. This document is intended for systems analyst, systems accountants, and others who design, develop, implement, operate, and maintain financial management systems."
Date: June 1, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Impact of Extracurricular Activities on the High School Academic Achievement of Average and Below Average Students During the Implementation of the Texas No Pass-No Play Rule (1983-1986)

Description: The State of Texas implemented the No Pass-No Play Rule within House Bill 72 in the spring semester of 1985. The addition of this section to the state education code was a part of the state's efforts toward educational reform. The perceived rationale implied in House Bill 72 is that extracurricular activities can inspire student motivation and increase student achievement. The No Pass-No Play Rule seems to imply that there is a relationship between student achievement and extracurricular activi… more
Date: August 1989
Creator: Pitton, Debra Eckerman
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Effect of Cold Application and Flexibility Techniques on Hip Extensors and Their Influence on Flexibility in College Males

Description: The purpose of this study was to measure flexibility at the hip joint under four techniques of stretching, passive stretch-concentric contraction-passive stretch (PCP), passive stretch-three seconds isometric contraction of hip extensorsconcentric contraction of hip flexors-passive stretch (3-PIeCP) and passive stretch-three seconds isometric contraction of hip flexors-concentric contraction of hip flexorspassive stretch (3-PIfCP) based on proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) and pas… more
Date: August 1982
Creator: Ebrahim, Khosrow
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Birth Order and Maladaptive Behavior in School-Aged Children

Description: This study investigated the relationship between maladaptive behavior, defined as referral to counseling, and the Adlerian construct of birth order. The birth order variables examined were ordinal position, sex of subject, family density, family size, socio-economic status, intactness of family, age of mother, and sex of sibling. The subjects in this study were 217 school-aged children with academic and/or behavior problems who were referred to an interdisciplinary guidance center. The subjects… more
Date: December 1982
Creator: Carmichael, Karla Delle
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Utilization of U.S. Higher Education and Training by Foreign Naval Officers

Description: The problem with which this study is concerned is the degree of utilization by foreign officers, who were selected for the United States International Military Education and Training Program (IMET), to train their fellow navy officers and men upon returning to their home countries. The purposes of this study are (1) to identify and evaluate methods that may be used to monitor and verify that the American training of foreign officers is being used as intended by Congress; (2) to examine the subs… more
Date: August 1984
Creator: Bowling, Weldon James
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Discrepancy Analysis of Basic Science Teaching Competencies in Secondary Science in Texas

Description: The study has a twofold purpose. The first is to compare the priority order of the seven fundamental areas of skill among the three sample groups, The second is to compare the differences between actual and ideal teacher performance in the seven fundamental skill areas. The conclusions are generalizable only to the population of Texas teacher educators, members of the Texas Science Supervisors Association and members of the Science Teachers Association of Texas, All of the groups had basic agre… more
Date: May 1979
Creator: Owens, Arthur Michael
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Community Energy Systems and the Law of Public Utilities. Volume Fifty-two. Wyoming

Description: A detailed description is presented of the laws and programs of the State of Wyoming governing the regulation of public energy utilities, the siting of energy generating and transmission facilities, the municipal franchising of public energy utilities, and the prescription of rates to be charged by utilities including attendant problems of cost allocations, rate base and operating expense determinations, and rate of return allowances. These laws and programs are analyzed to identify impediments… more
Date: January 1, 1981
Creator: Feurer, D. A. & Weaver, C. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Appropriations for FY1999: An Overview

Description: This is a funding level summary of each of the 13 annual appropriation acts for FY1999 appears in the summaries of annual appropriations spending section of this report.
Date: January 4, 1999
Creator: Anderson, J. Michael
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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