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The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: The Next Chapter

Description: This report discusses the ongoing debate about whether or not to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for energy development. The report discusses arguments for and against such development and focuses especially on related pieces of legislation that directly affects the future of the ANWR.
Date: August 1, 2001
Creator: Corn, M. Lynne; Gelb, Bernard A. & Baldwin, Pamela
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Item Veto and Expanded Impoundment Proposals

Description: This report discusses President's authority to call for an item veto, or possibly expanded impoundment authority, consideration of impoundment reform, to provide him with greater control over federal spending.
Date: March 1, 2001
Creator: McMurtry, Virginia A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Diesel Fuel and Engines: An Analysis of EPA's New Regulations

Description: This report reviews the final regulations on diesel fuel and diesel engine emissions signed by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Carol Browner December 21, 2000 and promulgated January 18, 2001. This report examines the rule’s potential impacts on fuel supply, summarizes the issues related to pollution controls, discusses potential impacts on the economy, and discusses issues raised by the timing and implementation schedule of the proposed rule.
Date: May 1, 2001
Creator: Yacobucci, Brent D.; McCarthy, James E.; Fischer, John W.; Segarra, Alejandro E. & Kumins, Lawrence C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Date: November 1, 2001
Creator: Goldman, Stuart D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: Critical Information Is Needed to Understand Program Impact

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Transportation's (DOT) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program seeks to remedy the effects of current and past discrimination against small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged persons and to foster equal opportunity in transportation contracting. This report provides information on (1) important changes made to the program since 1999; (2) charact… more
Date: June 1, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Customs Service: The Self-Inspection Program Shows Promise but Remains a Work in Progress

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Customs Service's responsibilities include collecting revenue from imports and enforcing U.S. laws and regulations, preventing the smuggling of drugs into the United States, and overseeing export compliance and money laundering issues. Customs recently began a self-inspection program (SIP) to aid in its diverse responsibilities. This report discusses (1) SIP's use as a mechanism for oversight and accountab… more
Date: June 1, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Financial Audit: American Battle Monuments Commission's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2000 and 1999

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO reviewed the financial statement audit reports for the American Battle Monuments Commission for fiscal years 2000 and 1999. GAO found that (1) the consolidating financial statements for fiscal year 2000 and comparative consolidated totals for fiscal year 1999 are presented fairly in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles; (2) although internal controls should be improved, the Commiss… more
Date: March 1, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of the Treasury

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This report, part of GAO's performance and accountability series, discusses the major management challenges and program risks facing the Department of the Treasury. The primary challenges facing Treasury include (1) modernizing the Internal Revenue Service's tax administration systems; (2) improving Customs Service's regulation of commercial trade; (3) achieving sound financial management; (4) improving the Bu… more
Date: January 1, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Social Security Administration

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This report, part of GAO's performance and accountability series, discusses the major management challenges and program risks facing the Social Security Administration (SSA). The challenges facing SSA include (1) improving research, evaluation, and policy development; (2) improving SSA's disability determination process; (3) sustaining management and oversight of long-standing, high-risk Supplemental Security … more
Date: January 1, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Housing and Urban Development

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This report, part of GAO's performance and accountability series, discusses the major management challenges and program risks facing the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These challenges include reducing HUD's single-family insurance risk, improving HUD's rental housing assistance programs, and resolving issues related to information and financial management."
Date: January 1, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Commerce

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This report, part of GAO's performance and accountability series, discusses the major management challenges and program risks facing the Department of Commerce. These challenges include (1) increasing U.S. businesses' access to international markets, (2) ensuring that the United States is secure from proliferation of dual-use commodities and chemical weapons, (3) ensuring that weather forecasts and severe weat… more
Date: January 1, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Energy

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This report, part of GAO's performance and accountability series, discusses the major management challenges and program risks facing the Department of Energy (DOE) as it seeks to maintain the nation's nuclear weapons capabilities, clean up the contamination resulting from nuclear weapons activities, and foster a reliable and sustainable energy system. Many of the challenges facing DOE are long-standing, and su… more
Date: January 1, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Results-Oriented Budget Practices in Federal Agencies

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO analyzed federal government budget practices in order to produce a framework for agency budget practices that can guide an agency toward incorporating performance information into the budget process. GAO also reviewed challenges to implementing results-oriented budget practices that were identified by a panel of agency budget officials."
Date: August 1, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Justice

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This report, part of GAO's performance and accountability series, discusses the major management challenges and program risks facing the Department of Justice (DOJ). These include (1) improving the enforcement of immigration laws and immigration naturalization services, (2) managing programs designed to support state and local efforts to reduce crime, (3) developing measurable performance targets to help the D… more
Date: January 1, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Environmental Protection Agency

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This report, part of GAO's performance and accountability series, discusses the major management challenges and program risks facing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). These challenges include (1) improving environmental performance information management, (2) developing a comprehensive human capital approach, and (3) strengthening working relationships with the states."
Date: January 1, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Major Management Challenges and Performance Risks: Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This report, part of GAO's performance and accountability series, discusses the major management challenges and program risks facing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). GAO found that NRC must resolve issues related to its risk-informed regulatory approach for commercial power plants. NRC developed the Risk-Informed Regulation Implementation Plan to guide its efforts to transition from its traditional reg… more
Date: January 1, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Small Business Administration

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This report, part of GAO's performance and accountability series, discusses the major management challenges and program risks facing the Small Business Administration (SBA). SBA has taken steps to address several challenges that affect its ability to provide quality service. However, many weaknesses remain that must be addressed. For example, SBA needs to strengthen its oversight of its lending partners to dec… more
Date: January 1, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Combat Identification Systems: Strengthened Management Efforts Needed to Ensure Required Capabilities

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Friendly fire incidents, or fratricide, accounted for about 24 percent of U.S. fatalities during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Since then, the Department of Defense (DOD) and the military services have been working to find new ways to avoid friendly fire in joint and coalition operations. Preventing friendly fire is a complex and challenging endeavor. It encompasses the development of new technologies as wel… more
Date: June 1, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Transportation

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This report, part of GAO's performance and accountability series, discusses the major management challenges and program risks facing the Department of Transportation (DOT). DOT has been very successful in achieving its objectives and improving its operations, but it still must address problems in safety standards, financial management, railroad assistance, travel security, and fair competition."
Date: January 1, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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