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Financial Management: National Institutes of Health Research Invention Licenses and Royalties

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on issues related to the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) licensing of inventions developed under intramural research projects, focusing on the: (1) extent of and reasons for the differences between the number of research inventions licensed under cooperative research and development agreements (CRADA) compared to inventions licensed under other… more
Date: November 22, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Foreign Military Sales: Efforts to Improve Administration Hampered by Insufficient Information

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO assessed the foreign military sales program to determine the changes needed to improve the viability of the program, focusing on: (1) whether the foreign military sales program has achieved full recovery of its administrative costs; (2) the Defense Security Cooperation Agency's (DSCA) basis for making administrative account adjustments; and (3) the effectiveness of vari… more
Date: November 22, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Future Years Defense Program: Funding Increase and Planned Savings in Fiscal Year 2000 Program Are at Risk

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Department of Defense's (DOD) Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) for fiscal year 2000, focusing on the: (1) major changes and adjustments in the 2000 FYDP as compared to the 1999 FYDP; and (2) risks that the 2000 FYDP faces that may prevent it from being implemented as planned."
Date: November 22, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Supplemental Security Income: Incentive Payments Have Reduced Benefit Overpayments to Prisoners

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the impact incentive payment legislation for correctional facilities had on the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, focusing on: (1) how many correctional facilities signed incentive payment agreements, how many benefit suspensions did SSA make, and what amount of overpayments did SSA identify and pr… more
Date: November 22, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture: Marketing Assistance Loan Program Should Better Reflect Market Conditions

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the effects of the marketing assistance loan program on cash payments to farm producers, focusing on: (1) which producers received cash payments through the program, by type of crop and state; (2) why some producers did not participate in the program; and (3) what types of concerns have been raised about the program's effect on cash payments and potential forfe… more
Date: November 23, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Food Assistance: Efforts to Control Fraud and Abuse in the Child and Adult Care Food Program Should be Strengthened

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO reviewed the Food and Nutrition Service's (FNS) efforts to control the fraud and abuses occurring in its state administered Child and Adult Care Food Program, focusing on: (1) the extent to which the states have implemented required and recommended controls to prevent and detect fraud and abuse; and (2) FNS' effectiveness in directing the states' efforts to implement these controls."
Date: November 24, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Welfare Reform: Implementing DOT's Access to Jobs Program in Its First Year

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 Access to Jobs and Reverse Commute program, which provides grants to improve transportation to employment for welfare recipients, focusing on the: (1) Department of Transportation's (DOT) implementation of the Job Access program, particularly its approach for selecting awards in fiscal year (FY) 1999; (2) FY 1999 grantees and their planned … more
Date: November 26, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Contract Management: A Comparison of DOD and Commercial Airline Purchasing Practices

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Department of Defense's (DOD) purchasing and pricing of commercially available spare parts, focusing on: (1) a comparative analysis between the purchasing and pricing practices of selected commercial passenger and freight airline companies and the practices of DOD; and (2) how airlines and DOD ensure that they are obtaining reasonable prices … more
Date: November 29, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Defense Inventory: Inadequate Compliance With Controls for Excess Firearms and Other Sensitive Items

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) procedures for the disposal and destruction of excess firearms, items with national security implications, and pharmaceuticals."
Date: November 29, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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IRS Seizures: Limited Progress in Eliminating Asset Management Control Weaknesses

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) progress in eliminating asset management control weaknesses, focusing on: (1) the implementation of the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act's mandate to remove revenue officers from the asset sale function; and (2) other internal control weaknesses identified in GAO's 1992 testimony."
Date: November 29, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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IRS Seizures: Needed for Compliance but Processes for Protecting Taxpayer Rights Have Some Weaknesses

Description: A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) use of seizure authority, focusing on whether: (1) IRS targeted the most noncompliant taxpayers; (2) IRS brought affected taxpayers into compliance; (3) IRS exercised appropriate discretion in conducting seizures; and (4) IRS' implementation of the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 would address any weaknesses found … more
Date: November 29, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Pesticides: Use, Effects, and Alternatives to Pesticides in Schools

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the use of pesticides in schools, focusing on: (1) what federal requirements govern the use of pesticides in schools; (2) what information exists on the use of pesticides in schools; (3) what data exist on the incidences of short- and long-term illnesses linked to the exposure to pesticides in schools, and to the extent data are available, what d… more
Date: November 29, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Seized Drugs and Weapons: DEA Needs to Improve Certain Physical Safeguards and Strengthen Accountability

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) controls over seized drugs and weapons, focusing on whether DEA: (1) put in place physical safeguards to control access to and use of drug and weapon evidence; and (2) maintained adequate accountability over such evidence."
Date: November 30, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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The Small Business Administration: Loan Origination and Debt Collection Processes

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Small Business Administration's (SBA) loan origination and debt collection processes, focusing on the extent to which SBA has established: (1) adequate loan origination procedures and consistently obtains the required documents and data necessary for determining whether loan applicants comply with the program's statutory, regulatory, and eligi… more
Date: November 30, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Wildlife Management: Negotiations on a Long-Term Plan for Managing Yellowstone Bison Still Ongoing

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the governmental and nongovernmental plans for managing the Yellowstone National Park bison herd, focusing on the: (1) key elements of the five nongovernmental plans and the government's preferred alternative; (2) strengths and weaknesses of the economic analyses used to support each of these six plans; and (3) status of efforts to issue the environmental impac… more
Date: November 30, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Determining Performance and Accountability Challenges and High Risks

Description: Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO published a performance and accountability challenge report on government programs and functions that GAO has identified as "high risk" because of their greater vulnerabilities to waste, abuse, and mismanagement."
Date: November 1, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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FASAB: Elimination of Disclosures Related to Tax Revenue Transactions By the Internal Revenue Service, Customs, and Others: Amending SFFAS 7 (Exposure Draft)

Description: Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO provided information on the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board's statement of federal financial accounting standards (SFFAS). The statement presents amendments to SFFAS No. 7 and provides provisions that apply to entities collecting taxes on behalf on the federal government."
Date: November 1, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Foreign Assistance: International Efforts to Aid Russia's Transition Have Had Mixed Results

Description: A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, organizations and donors have provided Russia with tens of billions of dollars in economic assistance to helping it transition to a market economy within a democratic state. This transition presents opportunities and challenges to the Russians and to those providing economic assistance. This report focuses on the assistance given to Russia by the International Mo… more
Date: November 1, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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JFMIP News: A Newsletter for Government Financial Managers, Fall 2000, Vol. 12, No. 3

Description: Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO provided information on the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program's current financial management initiatives, activities, and practices."
Date: November 1, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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U.N. Peacekeeping: Access to Records Concerning the U.S. Decision-Making Process

Description: A statement of record issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This testimony discusses GAO's need to access to records concerning the administration's process for approving United Nations (U.N.) peacekeeping operations. To complete this study, GAO needs (1) access to all records at the Department of State, the Department of Defense, and the National Security Council that are considered to be relevant to GAO's study, and (2) independent access to these agencies' rec… more
Date: November 1, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Medicare: HCFA to Strengthen Medicare Provider Enrollment Significantly, but Implementation Behind Schedule

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "One of the first defenses against improper Medicare billings is the screening of applications from providers seeking to participate in the program. The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) operates and manages the Medicare program and, with help from insurance companies, reviews provider applications to determine whether providers meet Medicare requirements and if there is a reason to suspect that provid… more
Date: November 2, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Defense Acquisitions: Price Trends for Defense Logistics Agency's Weapon System Parts

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Some military commands are raising concerns about price increases for weapon system parts. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) provides these parts and related services to the military, Department of Defense agencies, and other government entities. GAO found that the majority of DLA's weapon system spare parts experienced a relatively low annual price change--less than 5 percent--from 1989 through 1998. However… more
Date: November 3, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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GAO's Congressional Protocols (Superseded by GAO-04-310G)

Description: Guidance issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This publication has been superseded by GAO-04-310G, GAO's Congressional Protocols, July 2004. This report has been superseded by GAO-04-310G, GAO's Congressional Protocols July 2004. This document contains the protocols governing GAO's work for Congress. These protocols are intended to provide (1) clearly defined and transparent policies and practices relating to GAO's work and (2) a means of holding GAO accountable… more
Date: November 3, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Review of Certain Aspects of the District of Columbia's Fiscal Year 1999 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR)

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Mitchell & Titus, LLP issued its Independent Auditors' Reports on the general purpose financial statements included in the District of Columbia's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) the fiscal year 1999. GAO reviewed the auditors' report in order to answer several congressional questions about to the CAFR. The independent auditors used generally accepted auditing procedures to ensure that the expenditu… more
Date: November 3, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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