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8(a) Program: The Importance of Effective Fraud Prevention Controls

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "This testimony discusses the results of our prior investigation of the Small Business Administration's (SBA) 8(a) Business Development Program. SBA's 8(a) program, named for a section of the Small Business Act, is a development program created to help small, disadvantaged businesses compete in the American economy and access the federal procurement market. To participate in the program, a firm must be certifi… more
Date: March 3, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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9/11 Commission Report: Reorganization, Transformation, and Information Sharing

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The sorrow, loss, anger, and resolve so evident immediately following the September 11, 2001, attacks have been combined in an effort to help assure that our country will never again be caught unprepared. As the 9/11 Commission notes, we are safer today but we are not safe, and much work remains. Although in today's world we can never be 100 percent secure, and we can never do everything everywhere, we concur… more
Date: August 3, 2004
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Accounting Profession: Oversight, Auditor Independence, and Financial Reporting Issues

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The accounting system's self-regulatory system for auditors, which largely depends on voluntary contributions from the accounting industry, is plagued by fragmentation, lack of coordination, poor communication, and conflicts of interest. In GAO's view, the current self-regulatory system is broken, and oversight by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fallen short in protecting the public interest. B… more
Date: May 3, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Additional Cost Transparency and Design Criteria Needed for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Projects

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "GAO published its third annual assessment of selected large-scale NASA projects. During this assessment we identified several issues that merit NASA's management attention. The federal government faces real fiscal limitations and will have to make difficult choices about upcoming priorities. This reality makes it more important than ever that NASA manage its programs and projects as efficiently and effec… more
Date: March 3, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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AF31 - Senate Input

Description: Contains Senate input from Senator Thune(High risk vs low savings) regarding Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD
Date: January 3, 2006
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Agricultural Quarantine Inspection Program: Management Problems May Increase Vulnerability of U.S. Agriculture to Foreign Pests and Diseases

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "U.S. agriculture generates over $1 trillion in economic activity annually, but concerns exist about its vulnerability to foreign pests and diseases. Under the agricultural quarantine inspection (AQI) program, passengers and cargo are inspected at U.S. ports of entry to intercept prohibited material and pests. The Homeland Security Act of 2002 transferred responsibility for inspections from the U.S. Department… more
Date: October 3, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Air Force Answering of Military Value (MV) Question 1976

Description: Memorandum - This addresses the variation by the Air Force in answering MV Question 1976 concerning the number of operational personnel assigned to an installation.
Date: August 3, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
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Airport and Airway Trust Fund: Declining Balance Raises Concerns over Ability to Meet Future Demands

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "This testimony discusses the status of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (Trust Fund). Established in 1970, the Trust Fund helps finance the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) investments in the airport and airway system, such as construction and safety improvements at airports and technological upgrades to the air traffic control system, as well as FAA operations, such as providing air traffic control a… more
Date: February 3, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Ammunition Plants

Description: Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse response to a letter from the BRAC Commission regarding ammunition plants (Kansas, Lone Star, Mississippi, and Riverbank).
Date: August 3, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
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Anti-Money Laundering: Issues Concerning Depository Institution Regulatory Oversight

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The U.S. government's framework for preventing, detecting, and prosecuting money laundering has been expanding through additional pieces of legislation since its inception in 1970 with the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). The purpose of the BSA is to prevent financial institutions from being used as intermediaries for the transfer or deposit of money derived from criminal activity and to provide a paper trail for law enforce… more
Date: June 3, 2004
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Airport and Airway Trust Fund Excise Taxes

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "We assisted the Department of Transportation (DOT) in ascertaining whether the net excise tax revenue distributed to the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (AATF) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, is supported by the underlying records. As agreed with the DOT Office of Inspector General, we evaluated fiscal year 2006 activity affecting distributions to the AATF. In performing the agreed-upon proce… more
Date: November 3, 2006
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Federal Unemployment Taxes

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "We performed the procedures which we agreed to perform and with which the Department of Labor (DOL) concurred soley to assist the DOL in ascertaining whether the net federal unemployment tax (FUTA) revenue distributed to the Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, is supported by the underlying records. The procedures we agreed to perform relate to (1) transactions tha… more
Date: November 3, 2006
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Fiscal Year 2008 Airport and Airway Trust Fund Excise Taxes

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "GAO has performed the agreed-upon procedures solely to assist the Department of Transportation (DOT) in ascertaining whether the net excise tax revenue distributed to the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (AATF) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, is supported by the underlying records. As agreed with DOT, GAO evaluated fiscal year 2008 activity affecting distributions to the AATF."
Date: November 3, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Fiscal Year 2008 Highway Trust Fund Excise Taxes

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "We have performed the procedures described in the enclosure to this letter, which we agreed to perform and with which the Department of Transportation concurred, solely to assist the office in ascertaining whether the net excise tax revenue distributed to the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, is supported by the underlying records. As agreed with the office, we evalua… more
Date: November 3, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Highway Trust Fund Excise Taxes

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "We have performed procedures, which we agreed to perform and with which the Department of Transportation (DOT) concurred, solely to assist the office of the Inspector General in ascertaining whether the net excise tax revenue distributed to the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, is supported by the underlying records. As agreed with DOT, we evaluated fiscal year 2006 a… more
Date: November 3, 2006
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: House Interparliamentary Groups

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "GAO agreed to assist Congress in evaluating the extent to which the Schedules of Receipts, Disbursements, and Fund Balance for five Interparliamentary Groups appropriately reflect the actual cash receipts and disbursements and related fund balances for the years ended December 31, 2002, and 2001. These five groups were the Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group, Canada-United States Interparliamen… more
Date: February 3, 2005
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Arlington National Cemetery: Actions Needed to Ensure Lasting, Positive Changes in Contracting and Management

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "GAO identified 56 contracts and task orders that were active during fiscal year 2010 and the first three quarters of fiscal year 2011 under which contracting offices obligated roughly $35.2 million on Arlington’s behalf. These contracts supported cemetery operations, construction and facility maintenance, and new efforts to enhance information-technology systems for the automation of burial operations. The Ar… more
Date: February 3, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Army BCT at Cannon Air Force Base

Description: Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse response to a letter from the BRAC Commission requesting comment on the the feasibility of stationing an Army BCT at Cannon Air Force Base.
Date: August 3, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
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