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Land Management Agencies: Restoring Fish Passage Through Culverts on Forest Service and BLM Lands in Oregon and Washington Could Take Decades

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service manage more than 41 million acres of federal lands in Oregon and Washington, including 122,000 miles of roads that use culverts--pipes or arches that allow water to flow from one side of the road to the other. Many of the streams that pass through these culverts are essential habitat for fish and other aquatic species. More than 10,000 culverts exist on fish… more
Date: November 23, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Anthrax Vaccine: Changes to the Manufacturing Process

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The original anthrax vaccine was developed in the 1950s and was first produced on a large scale by Merck. The BioPort Corporation in Michigan is now the sole facility in the United States capable of producing the vaccine. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) licenses biological products and their production facilities. The manufacturer is required to comply with current good manufacturing practices, which regulate… more
Date: October 23, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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Women in Management: Analysis of Selected Data From the Current Population Survey

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO analyzed data from the Department of Labor's Current Population Survey (CPS) to better understand the challenges that women face in advancing their careers. Female managers in most of the industries GAO examined had less education, were younger, were more likely to work part-time, and were less likely to be married than were male managers. There was no statistically significant difference between the perce… more
Date: October 23, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Department of Agriculture: Status of Achieving Key Outcomes and Addressing Major Management Challenges

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Agriculture's (USDA) fiscal year 2000 performance report and fiscal year 2002 performance plan have the potential for focusing the department's missions, but these efforts are compromised in several areas. USDA's goals and measures are too general to give insight into what USDA is actually trying to achieve. It is difficult to assess USDA's progress when it uses unrealistic goals to achieve s… more
Date: August 23, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Veterans' Benefits: Quality Assurance for Disability Claims Processing

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Congress, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and veterans service organizations have all raised concerns about the accuracy of claims processing in the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA). In 1998, VBA launched its systematic technical accuracy review (STAR) system to better measure the accuracy of claims processing. The system determines accuracy rates for (1) the nation as a whole, (2) each VBA service de… more
Date: August 23, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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BLM and the Forest Service: Federal Taxpayers Could Benefit More From Land Sales

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Since 1781, the federal government has transferred or sold about 1.1 billion acres to nonfederal entities--such as state and local governments, businesses, nonprofit groups, and individual citizens--under various initiatives that promoted general economic development, developed transportation systems, supported public schools, and encouraged settlement of the western frontier. Today, the Bureau of Land Managem… more
Date: July 23, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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U.S. Infrastructure: Funding Trends and Federal Agencies' Investment Estimates

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This testimony discusses the (1) federal government's role in ensuring a sound public infrastructure and (2) estimates of future investment requirements developed by seven federal agencies: the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the General Services Administration, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. GAO fou… more
Date: July 23, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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Department of Energy: Opportunities Exist to Improve Los Alamos' Equipment Purchasing Practices

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Energy (DOE) received $13.2 million in supplemental funding to replace equipment lost at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in the May 2000 Cerro Grande fire. GAO reviewed the practices used by the contractor that runs the laboratory--the University of California (UC)--to determine whether it can benefit from modified purchasing practices. GAO found that UC can save money by (1) expanding its… more
Date: May 23, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Human Subjects Research: HHS Takes Steps to Strengthen Protections, But Concerns Remain

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "At the federal level the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking to better protect human subjects in biomedical research by enhancing the visibility of its human subjects protection activities, improving its monitoring of compliance with relevant regulations by institutions and investigators, and strengthening enforcement of those regulations. HHS has also issued new guidance and is collecting infor… more
Date: May 23, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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Comparison of Voting Age Population to Registered Voters in the 40 Largest U.S. Counties

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This report compares data on the number of registered voters for the 40 largest counties in the United States with estimates of voting age populations for those jurisdictions. GAO found that none of the counties have voter registration numbers that exceed the number of eligible voting age residents."
Date: March 23, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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Defense Maintenance: Sustaining Readiness Support Capabilities Requires a Comprehensive Plan

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In addition to the end of the Cold War and the resulting military force structure downsizing, three events have shaped the depot maintenance environment. First, the base realignment and closure process has reduced DOD's Cold War era infrastructure from 38 military depots to 19. Second, as recommended in various studies, DOD has increasingly relied on defense contractors for depot maintenance and related logistics ac… more
Date: March 23, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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District of Columbia: National Museum of American Music

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO reviewed the non-profit and non-partisan Federal City Council's (FCC) proposal to use the current site of the Washington Convention Center for the National Museum of American Music (NMAM). The FCC proposal which is now in the conceptual stage anticipates that NMAM will be located at the existing Convention Center site and that it will be part of a major mixed-use complex that includes retail, entertainment,… more
Date: March 23, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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Financial Audit: Senate Restaurants Revolving Fund for Fiscal Years 2000 and 1999

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO contracted with KPMG Peat Marwick LLP to audit the financial statements of the Senate Restaurants Revolving Fund for fiscal years 2000 and 1999. KPMG found that the statements were fairly presented in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Management fairly stated that internal controls safely guarded assets against loss from unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition; ensured ma… more
Date: March 23, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Global Health: U.S. Agency for International Development Fights AIDS in Africa, but Better Data Needed to Measure Impact

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa has grown beyond a public health problem to become a humanitarian and developmental crisis. The Agency for International Development (AID) has contributed to the fight against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa by focusing on interventions proven to slow the spread of the disease. However, AID's ability to measure the impact of its activities o… more
Date: March 23, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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IRS Modernization: IRS Should Enhance Its Performance Management System

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has made progress in revamping its performance management system. The goals, objectives, and measures that IRS has developed, along with its new strategic planning and budgeting process, are intended to integrate results-oriented management into IRS' daily decision-making. However, as IRS officials acknowledge, extensively revamping a performance management system is a comple… more
Date: February 23, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Motor Fuels: Gasoline Prices in Oregon

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This correspondence provides information on (1) factors affecting retail gasoline prices in Oregon, including transportation costs, taxes, costs of full service, and other supply and demand conditions and (2) how gasoline price trends in Portland, Oregon, compare with trends in other West Coast cities. GAO identified several factors affecting gasoline prices in Oregon, including (1) higher-than-average costs as… more
Date: February 23, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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Public Education: Meeting the Needs of Students With Limited English Proficiency

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Experts disagree about the best methods to teach student who speak little English. Even though different approaches to English language instruction may be effective, many variables may influence a given school's program choices. Moreover, there is no clear time line for acquiring English proficiency. Local decisions about the amount of time needed to attain proficiency and the amount of language support tha… more
Date: February 23, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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International Monetary Fund: Efforts to Advance U.S. Policies at the Fund

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The core mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is to promote monetary cooperation and exchange rate stability and provide resources to IMF member countries that experience balance-of-payment difficulties. Because it is an international organization, IMF is generally exempt from US law; however, Congress can seek to influence IMF policy by passing laws that direct the Secretary of the Treasury to dir… more
Date: January 23, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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