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Aviation Infrastructure: Feasibility of Using Alternate Means to Satisfy Requirements of Alaska National Airspace System Interfacility Communications System (ANICS) Phase II

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) report to Congress recommending that it award a contract to an alternate contractor for the development of its Alaska National Airspace System Interfacility Communications System, focusing on whether the findings were properly supported. FAA's report compared the alternate contractor's costs to the costs of two other c… more
Date: September 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Defense Headquarters: Status of Efforts to Redefine and Reduce Headquarters Staff

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 Defense's (DOD) progress on reducing its headquarters staff, focusing on DOD efforts to: (1) implement the revised management headquarters directive and provide a more accurate report on the number of personnel in headquarters activities; and (2) reduce positions in headquarters and achieve the reductions mandated by the Nationa… more
Date: September 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Concerns Raised About Use of Unreconciled Activity Codes to Requisition New and Excess Government Property

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Concerns have been raised about the use of unreconciled activity address codes to requisition new and excess government property. The Department of Defense's (DOD) regulation 4000.25-6-M requires that all military services and DOD activities reconcile the activity codes to the Defense Automatic Addressing System Center's master file. Such reconciliations could prevent unauthorized personnel from requesting and … more
Date: December 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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JFMIP: Project Managers Implementing Financial Systems in the Federal Government (Exposure Draft)

Description: Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO published a document on establishing core competencies for project managers. This document identifies competencies in three areas (1) financial management, (2) human resources, and (3) technical."
Date: December 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Defense Transportation: More Reliable Information Key to Managing Airlift Services More Efficiently

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Air Mobility Command's airlift rates, focusing on the: (1) extent to which the Air Mobility Command has reliable financial information for managing airlift transportation services; and (2) factors affecting efficient cost control of airlift services."
Date: March 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Status of Major HUD Funding Awarded to the Memphis Housing Authority

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Memphis Housing Authority's (MHA) use of Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds, focusing on: (1) MHA's receipt of funds from HUD's Comprehensive Grant, HOPE VI, and Public Housing Drug Elimination programs from fiscal year (FY) 1994 through fiscal 1998; and (2) a comparison of MHA's draw down of funds from these programs with that of three … more
Date: June 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Department of the Army: Unauthorized Activity Codes Used to Requisition New DOD Property

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This report focuses on the military's inventory management activities. Army activities and contractors are assigned activity codes to requisition property in the military supply system. Some of these codes are identified as "unauthorized" to requisition and are primarily used as a ship-to address. GAO found that 15 percent of Army activity codes identified as unauthorized to requisition were inappropriately use… more
Date: December 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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VA Health Care: VA Is Struggling to Respond to Asset Realignment Challenges

Description: A statement of record issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) management of health care assets that are operated by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), focusing on: (1) VHA's progress to date; (2) concerns regarding VHA's realignment process; and (3) the potential effects of VHA's actions on VA's capital budgeting process."
Date: April 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Homelessness: Barriers to Using Mainstream Programs

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 ability of homeless people to obtain assistance through mainstram federal programs, focusing on: (1) why homeless people cannot always access or effectively use federal mainstream programs; and (2) how the federal government can improve homeless people's access to, and use of, these programs."
Date: July 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Information Security: Fundamental Weaknesses Place EPA Data and Operations at Risk

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 Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) information security program, focusing on: (1) EPA's computer-based controls; (2) the extent and impact of computer security incidents at EPA; and (3) the agency's information security program management."
Date: July 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aviation Security: Vulnerabilities Still Exist in the Aviation Security System

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the security of the nation's air transportation system, focusing on the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) efforts to implement and improve security in two key areas: (1) air traffic control computer systems; and (2) airport passenger screening checkpoints."
Date: April 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Combating Terrorism: Issues in Managing Counterterrorist Programs

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed federal efforts to combat terrorism, focusing on the: (1) need to link threats to strategies and resources in federal efforts to combat terrorism; (2) need to improve federal and state intergovernmental coordination and program issues; and (3) findings of a report from the Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mas… more
Date: April 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Financial Audits: American Battle Monuments Commission

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the American Battle Monuments Commission's (ABMC) financial statements audits, focusing on: (1) the legislative initiatives that were designed to improve financial management across the federal government; (2) the history of ABMC's financial accountability, focusing specifically on the World War II memorial fund; and (3) the results of GAO's most recent financial au… more
Date: June 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Community Development: Local Growth Issues--Federal Opportunities and Challenges

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on state and local governments' efforts to manage community development, focusing on: (1) growth-related challenges facing local communities; (2) tools and techniques that state and local governments are using to help plan for and manage growth in their communities; and (3) federal programs and policies that state and local governments believe serve… more
Date: September 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Gulf War Illnesses: Management Actions Needed to Answer Basic Research Questions

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on management actions needed to answer basic research questions about Gulf War Illnesses, focusing on the: (1) amount of money the Departments of Veterans' Affairs (VA), Defense (D0D), and Health and Human Services (HHS) spent on research and investigation of Gulf War veterans' illnesses and health concerns in the fiscal years 1997 and 1998, includi… more
Date: January 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Information Security: Serious and Widespread Weaknesses Persist at Federal Agencies

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed inspectors' general information security audit findings for 24 federal agencies, focusing on: (1) information security weaknesses identified in audit reports issued from July 1999 through August 2000 and GAO's findings with similar information that GAO reported in September 1998; (2) weaknesses and the related risks at selected individual agencies; and (3) the … more
Date: September 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Defense Acquisitions: Prices of Navy Aviation Spare Parts Have Increased

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "For some time, there has been concern over the increases in the prices of weapon systems spare parts and the adverse impact higher prices have had on military readiness. Prices for aviation spare parts managed by the Navy increased at an annual rate of 12 percent from 1994 to 1999. Several factors have contributed to price increases. First, the cost of repairing an item has generally gone up over time. Second,… more
Date: November 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Food Assistance: Financial Information on WIC Nutrition Services and Administrative Costs

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on various costs aspects of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), focusing on the: (1) federal and nonfederal sources and amounts of funding and in-kind contributions received by state-level and local WIC agencies and Indian tribal organizations for WIC nutrition services and administration; (2) amount an… more
Date: March 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Nuclear Nonproliferation: Limited Progress in Improving Nuclear Material Security in Russia and the Newly Independent States

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Energy's (DOE) Material Protection, Control, and Accounting program, which is designed to improve nuclear material security in Russian facilities, focusing on the: (1) number of buildings that have received nuclear material security systems and the amount of nuclear material that is protected under the systems; and (2) program's costs to date,… more
Date: March 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Defense Budget: Fiscal Year 2000 Contingency Operations Costs and Funding

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on Department of Defense's (DOD) contingency operations costs and funding for fiscal year (FY) 2000, focusing on: (1) how DOD components identify incremental costs in support of contingency operations; and (2) the need for, and average cost of, mission rehearsal exercises conducted by the Army in preparation for contingency deployments."
Date: June 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Accounting and Reporting: Framework for Assessing the Reliability of Budget Execution Data Is Not Yet Fully Implemented

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Beginning with fiscal year (FY) 1998, federal agencies were required to prepare a Statement of Budgetary Resources (SBR) as one of their primary financial statements. GAO's review of 22 major budgetary accounts at 10 agencies, constituting approximately 77 percent of FY 1999 net outlays, showed that the federal accounting and reporting framework was properly implemented for 14 accounts constituting 67 percent … more
Date: October 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Medicaid: State Financing Schemes Again Drive Up Federal Payments

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the federal government's role in helping pay for Medicaid, focusing on how: (1) the current financing scheme works; and (2) it compromises the agreement for federal/state sharing of Medicaid financing."
Date: September 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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DOD Personnel: Weaknesses in Security Investigation Program Are Being Addressed

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Defense Security Service's (DSS) personnel security investigation program, focusing on: (1) how decisions to grant or deny security clearances to Department of Defense (DOD) employees and contractors are made; (2) key findings from GAO's October 1999 report; and (3) DOD's actions on GAO's recommendations."
Date: April 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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