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Army Corps of Engineers: Organizational Realignment Could Enhance Effectiveness, but Several Challenges Would Have to Be Overcome

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers' (Corps) civil works mission has grown over the years, while its three-tiered headquarters, division, and district structure has remained the same since it was created in 1893. GAO was asked to examine for the Civil Works Program (1) over time, how the Corps has realigned its organization to take into account its changing mission, budget, staffing, and workload; (2) the c… more
Date: September 1, 2010
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites: Improvements Needed in Continuity Planning and Involvement of Key Users

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with the aid of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), is to procure the next generation of geostationary operational environmental satellites, called Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) series. The GOES-R series is to replace the current series of satellites, which will likel… more
Date: September 1, 2010
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Illegal Aliens: Opportunities Exist to Improve the Expedited Removal Process

Description: A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Immigration and Naturalization Service's (INS) expedited removal process, focusing on: (1) INS' management controls over the expedited removal process and the credible fear determination process, including those determinations relating to aliens' decisions to recant their claims of a fear of persecution or torture; and (2) analysis of aliens… more
Date: September 1, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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International Monetary Fund: Status of Efforts to Strengthen Safeguards Over Lending

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided a status report on whether the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) policies provide reasonable assurances that financial resources provided to member countries are adequately safeguarded, focusing on the: (1) appropriate use of IMF resources by borrowers; and (2) accuracy of economic and financial information reported by borrowers, and upon which the IMF makes … more
Date: September 1, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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