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GAO's Congressional Protocols (Superseded by GAO-04-310G)

Description: Guidance issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This publication has been superseded by GAO-04-310G, GAO's Congressional Protocols, July 2004. This report has been superseded by GAO-04-310G, GAO's Congressional Protocols July 2004. This document contains the protocols governing GAO's work for Congress. These protocols are intended to provide (1) clearly defined and transparent policies and practices relating to GAO's work and (2) a means of holding GAO accountable… more
Date: November 3, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Federal Aviation Administration: Challenges in Modernizing the Agency

Description: A statement of record issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the challenges the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) faces in continuing to provide for the safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic in U.S. airspace, focusing on the: (1) key areas that have hampered FAA's ability to achieve desired outcomes; (2) various proposals for restructuring FAA; and (3) next steps for FAA and Congress to take to en… more
Date: February 3, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the Boy Scouts of America for Fiscal Year 1998

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the audit report covering the financial statements of the Boy Scouts of America, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, focusing on whether the audit report complied with the financial reporting requirements of the law."
Date: March 3, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Information on the Cooperative Purchasing Program Under Section 1122 of the 1994 National Defense Authorization Act

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the General Services Administration's (GSA) Cooperative Purchasing Program, which was established under the 1994 National Defense Authorization Act to allow state and local governments to purchase Department of Defense (DOD) equipment for use in counter-drug activities, focusing on four program issues: (1) sales data; (2) suitability of items sold; (3) alternati… more
Date: March 3, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the Catholic War Veterans for Fiscal Year 1998

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the audit report covering the financial statements of the Catholic War Veterans of the United States of America, Incorporated, for the 11 months ended June 30, 1998, focusing on whether the audit report complied with the financial reporting requirements of the law."
Date: March 3, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the American National Theater and Academy for Fiscal Years 1997 and 1998

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the audit report covering the financial statements of the American National Theater and Academy, for the fiscal years ended June 30, 1997 and 1998, focusing on whether the audit report complied with the financial reporting requirements of the law."
Date: March 3, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the Civil Air Patrol, Incorporated, for Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the audit report covering the financial statements of the Civil Air Patrol, Incorporated, for the fiscal years ended September 30, 1996 and 1997, focusing on whether the audit report complied with the financial reporting requirements of the law."
Date: March 3, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Review of Certain Aspects of the District of Columbia's Fiscal Year 1999 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR)

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Mitchell & Titus, LLP issued its Independent Auditors' Reports on the general purpose financial statements included in the District of Columbia's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) the fiscal year 1999. GAO reviewed the auditors' report in order to answer several congressional questions about to the CAFR. The independent auditors used generally accepted auditing procedures to ensure that the expenditu… more
Date: November 3, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Defense Acquisitions: Price Trends for Defense Logistics Agency's Weapon System Parts

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Some military commands are raising concerns about price increases for weapon system parts. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) provides these parts and related services to the military, Department of Defense agencies, and other government entities. GAO found that the majority of DLA's weapon system spare parts experienced a relatively low annual price change--less than 5 percent--from 1989 through 1998. However… more
Date: November 3, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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IRS Modernization: Long-term Effort Under Way, but Significant Challenges Remain

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) progress in implementing its modernization effort and the challenges that remain."
Date: May 3, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Environmental Information: EPA Needs Better Information to Manage Risks and Measure Results

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) needs comprehensive and accurate data to manage its programs more effectively. In reports going back to 1988, GAO has identified many long-standing problems in the agency's efforts to collect and use environmental data. This report summarizes GAO's findings on: (1) EPA's need to set risk-based priorities for its programs, and (2) develop outcome-oriented measures of its prog… more
Date: October 3, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Depot Maintenance: Air Force Faces Challenges in Managing to 50-50 Ceiling

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Air Force's 50-percent ceiling waiver, focusing on the basis for the waiver and the likelihood that the Air Force will need additional waivers in the future."
Date: March 3, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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U.S.-Mexico Border: Better Planning, Coordination Needed to Handle Growing Commercial Traffic

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 increased trade activity and traffic congestion problems being experienced by the southwest border states, focusing on the: (1) nature of commercial truck traffic congestion at the southwest border; (2) factors that contribute to congestion; and (3) actions, including programs and funding, that are being taken to address these problems."
Date: March 3, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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USDA Reorganization: Progress Mixed in Modernizing the Delivery of Services

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 Department of Agriculture's (USDA) efforts to modernize and reorganize its county-based agencies, focusing on: (1) identifying USDA's major reorganization and modernization initiatives for these agencies; (2) examining the progress USDA has made in completing these initiatives; and (3) identifying major issues impeding progress toward complet… more
Date: February 3, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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[GAO's Authority to Audit Capitol Concerts]

Description: Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO discussed its authority to audit private funds used by a private organization in connection with the annual United States Capitol concert series. GAO held that 40 U.S.C. 193 authorizes it to audit the private funds a private organization uses to perform services or conduct activities on United State Capitol grounds."
Date: March 3, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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School Facilities: Construction Expenditures Have Grown Significantly in Recent Years

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed construction expenditures for public school facilities, focusing on: (1) the trends since 1990 in elementary and secondary school construction expenditures and how construction expenditures were divided between land, buildings, and equipment; (2) the trends since 1990 in the amount of expenditures for elementary and secondary school construction by type of scho… more
Date: March 3, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Medicaid Managed Care: Challenges in Implementing Safeguards for Children With Special Needs

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) and the states' efforts to implement safeguards to protect children with disabilities who are enrolled in Medicaid managed care programs, focusing on the: (1) implications of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA) provisions defining this population; (2) number of states enrolling children with special needs in c… more
Date: March 3, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Fair Labor Standards Act: White-Collar Exemptions Need Adjustments for Today's Work Place

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the white-collar exemptions to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), focusing on: (1) how shifts in the American economy have affected the exemptions in today's work place; (2) how the regulations underpinning the exemptions have changed in the decades since the enactment of the FLSA; (3) why both employer and employee representatives believe that adjustments are nee… more
Date: May 3, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Office of Workers' Compensation Programs: Goals and Monitoring Are Needed to Further Improve Customer Communications

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This testimony discusses the Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP). GAO reviewed how OWCP communicates with injured federal workers, agencies who employ these persons, and medical and other service providers who treat them. To evaluate OWCP's system, GAO used criteria suggested by the National Partnership for Reinventing Government (NPR). This report summarizes GAO's findings on NPR's… more
Date: October 3, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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District of Columbia Government: Progress and Challenges in Performance Management

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This testimony focuses on the District of Columbia's progress and challenges in performance management. GAO discusses whether the District: (1) met the 29 performance goals that it scheduled for completion by the end of fiscal year 2000 that Congress chose from the more than 400 performance measures contained in the Mayor's fiscal year 2001 budget request, and (2) provided evidence that the performance data are suff… more
Date: October 3, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the Army and Navy Union of the United States of America, Incorporated for Fiscal Years 1997 and 1998

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the audit report covering the financial statements of the Army and Navy Union of the United States of America, Incorporated, for the fiscal years ended June 30, 1997 and 1998, focusing on whether the audit report complied with the financial reporting requirements of the law."
Date: March 3, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Biased deposition of nanocrystalline Be1-x Cux coatings

Description: Coatings of Be{sub 1-x}Cu{sub x} are prepared by magnetron sputter deposition onto spherical polymer mandrels. The application of an applied bias during deposition refines the columnar morphology of the coating and surface finish to the nanoscale. A mechanical testing technique is developed to load the thin-walled spherical capsules under uniaxial tension at constant strain to fracture. The bias-deposited material exhibits an increase in strength by a factor of three or more following a Hall-Pe… more
Date: November 3, 2000
Creator: Jankowski, Alan Frederic
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