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Biosafety Laboratories: BSL-4 Laboratories Improved Perimeter Security Despite Limited Action by CDC

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Biosafety laboratories are primarily regulated by either the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) or the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), depending on whether the substances they handle pose a threat to the health of humans or plants, animals, and related products, respectively. Currently, all operational biosafety level 4 (BSL-4) labs are overseen by HHS's Centers for Disease Control and… more
Date: July 7, 2009
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Bosnia Peace Operation: Crime and Corruption Threaten Successful Implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the impact of organized crime and public sector corruption on the efforts of the international community to rebuild Bosnia and meet the benchmarks for the withdrawal of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces, focusing on: (1) how organized crime and public sector corruption might affect the successful implementation of the General Framework Agreement … more
Date: July 7, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Defense Management: Opportunities to Reduce Corrosion Costs and Increase Readiness

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Defense (DOD) maintains equipment and infrastructure worth billions of dollars in many environments where corrosion is causing military assets to deteriorate, shortening their useful life. The resulting increase in required repairs and replacements drives up costs and takes critical systems out of action, reducing mission readiness. GAO was asked to review military activities related to corro… more
Date: July 7, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Department of Energy: New Loan Guarantee Program Should Complete Activities Necessary for Effective and Accountable Program Management

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 established DOE's loan guarantee program (LGP) for innovative energy projects that should decrease air pollutants or greenhouse gases and that have a reasonable prospect of repayment. For fiscal years 2008 and 2009, Congress authorized the use of borrower fees to pay the costs of loan guarantees through Title XVII's "borrower pays" option, under which DOE will… more
Date: July 7, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Depot Maintenance: Key Unresolved Issues Affect the Army Depot System's Viability

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Army's five maintenance depots produced work valued at $1.5 billion in fiscal year 2002, with the remaining 49 percent of the Army's depot work performed by contractors. GAO was asked to assess (1) the trends in and the reliability of depot workload projections; (2) whether workloads are sufficient for efficient depot operations, initiatives are under way to improve efficiency, and additional workloads are… more
Date: July 7, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Federal Reserve Banks: Areas for Improvement in Computer Controls

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 Federal Reserve Banks' (FRB) computer control vulnerabilities."
Date: July 7, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Military Base Closures: Unexpended Funds Raise Questions About Fiscal Year 2001 Funding Needs

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) base closure accounts and its budget request for base closure activities, focusing on: (1) how trends in base realignment and closure appropriations in recent years and estimates for future years compare to the fiscal year (FY) 2001 budget request; and (2) unliquidated obligations and unobligated balances from prior years' ap… more
Date: July 7, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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