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Credit Unions: Financial Condition Has Improved, but Opportunities Exist to Enhance Oversight and Share Insurance Management

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Recent legislative and regulatory changes have blurred some distinctions between credit unions and other depository institutions such as banks. The 1998 Credit Union Membership Access Act (CUMAA) allowed for an expansion of membership and mandated safety and soundness controls similar to those of other depository institutions. In light of these changes and the evolution of the credit union industry, GAO evalua… more
Date: October 27, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Local TV Act: Progress Made, but Timeliness and Cost Accounting Issues Need to be Addressed

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The LOCAL TV Act required that GAO perform an annual audit of the (1) administration of the provisions of the Act, and (2) financial position of each applicant who receives a loan guarantee under the Act, including the nature, amount, and purpose of investments made by the applicant. In fiscal year 2002, the LOCAL TV Program was funded; however, because it was not fully implemented in that year, there were no … more
Date: October 31, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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September 11: Overview of Federal Disaster Assistance to the New York City Area

Description: A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The federal government has been a key participant in the efforts to provide aid to the New York City area to help it respond to and recover from the September 11 terrorist attacks. The President pledged, and the Congress subsequently authorized, about $20 billion in federal aid. This federal aid was provided primarily through four sources: the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Department of Hous… more
Date: October 31, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Farmer Mac: Some Progress Made, but Greater Attention to Risk Management, Mission, and Corporate Governance Is Needed

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In the late 1990s, GAO found that the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac), a federal government-sponsored enterprise, had significant assets in nonmission investments and analyzed its long-term viability. Recently, Congress asked GAO to report on Farmer Mac's (1) financial condition, (2) mission, (3) corporate governance, and (4) oversight provided by the Farm Credit Administration (FCA)."
Date: October 16, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Telecommunications: Issues Related to Competition and Subscriber Rates in the Cable Television Industry

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Over 70 million American households receive television service from a cable television operator. In recent years, rates for cable service have increased at a faster pace than the general rate of inflation. GAO agreed to (1) examine the impact of competition on cable rates and service, (2) assess the reliability of information contained in the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) annual cable rate report, … more
Date: October 24, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Nuclear Regulation: NRC Needs More Effective Analysis to Ensure Accumulation of Funds to Decommission Nuclear Power Plants

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Following the shutdown of a nuclear power plant a significant radioactive waste hazard remains until the waste is removed and the plant site decommissioned. In 1999, GAO reported that the combined value of the owners' decommissioning funds was insufficient to ensure enough funds would be available for decommissioning. GAO was asked to update its 1999 report and to evaluate the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (… more
Date: October 30, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Student Loan Programs: As Federal Costs of Loan Consolidation Rise, Other Options Should Be Examined

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The federal government makes consolidation loans available to help borrowers manage their student loan debt. By combining loans into one and extending the repayment period, a consolidation loan reduces monthly repayments, which may lower default risk and, thereby, reduce federal costs of loan defaults. Consolidation loans also allow borrowers to lock in a fixed interest rate--an option not available for other … more
Date: October 31, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Dialysis Facilities: Problems Remain in Ensuring Compliance with Medicare Quality Standards

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Most patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) must rely on dialysis treatments to compensate for kidney failure. Currently, over 222,000 ESRD patients visit dialysis centers several times a week to have toxins removed from their bloodstreams. While dialysis care has improved overall, questions remain regarding the quality of care provided by some of the nation's roughly 4,000 ESRD facilities. We examined (… more
Date: October 8, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Community and Economic Development Loans: Securitization Faces Significant Barriers

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Community economic development (CED) lenders serve the credit needs of nonconventional borrowers and economically distressed areas across the nation. However, little is known about this industry, its ability to tap private sources of capital, and loan performance and volume in the industry. To provide information that would be helpful in considering the role that the federal government might play in facilitati… more
Date: October 17, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Information Technology: Benefits Realized for Selected Health Care Functions

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The rapidly rising costs of health care, along with an increasing concern for the quality of care and the safety of patients, are driving health care organizations to use information technology (IT) to automate clinical care operations and their associated administrative functions. Among its other functions, IT is now being used for electronic medical records, order management and results reporting, patient ca… more
Date: October 31, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Debt Collection: Opportunities Exist for Improving FMS's Cross-Servicing Program

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO has previously reviewed facets of Treasury's Financial Management Service's (FMS) cross-servicing efforts. These reviews did not include FMS's handling of nontax debts that were returned to FMS uncollected by its private collection agency (PCA) contractors because FMS officials did not consider the cross-servicing program to be fully mature. During fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002, FMS's PCA contractors r… more
Date: October 31, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Forest Service: Information on Appeals and Litigation Involving Fuels Reduction Activities

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The federal fire community's decades old policy of suppressing wildland fires as soon as possible has caused a dangerous increase in vegetation density in our nation's forests. This density increase combined with severe drought over much of the United States has created a significant threat of catastrophic wildfires. In response to this threat, the Forest Service performs activities to reduce the buildup of br… more
Date: October 24, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Small Business Administration: Progress Made, but Transformation Could Benefit from Practices Emphasizing Transparency and Communication

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Small Business Administration (SBA) has recognized that it needs to realign its current organizational structure and processes to improve its ability to fulfill its primary mission--supporting the nation's small businesses. In July 2002, SBA announced that it was initiating a transformation effort to increase the public's awareness of SBA's services and products and make its processes more efficient. GAO e… more
Date: October 31, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Military Housing: Better Reporting Needed on the Status of the Privatization Program and the Costs of Its Consultants

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In 2000, Congress required the Department of Defense (DOD) to report quarterly on the services' expenditures for consultants in support of the military family housing privatization programs. GAO was asked to review the costs of the consultants DOD used to support privatizing housing for servicemembers and their families. This report discusses (1) the number of family housing units the services have privatized,… more
Date: October 9, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Women's Earnings: Work Patterns Partially Explain Difference between Men's and Women's Earnings

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Despite extensive research on the progress that women have made toward equal pay and career advancement opportunities over the past several decades, there is no consensus about the magnitude of earnings differences between men and women and why differences may exist. According to data from the Department of Labor's Current Population Survey (CPS), women have typically earned less than men. Specifically, in 200… more
Date: October 31, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: More Operational and Financial Oversight Needed

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Over the past 10 years, GAO, the Congress, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and others have raised numerous concerns about the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. GAO was asked to assess (1) the adequacy of the Commission's project management procedures, (2) whether the Commission's controls over contracting services and managing contracts are sufficient, and (3) the extent of recent oversight of the Com… more
Date: October 31, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Single-Employer Pension Insurance Program Faces Significant Long-Term Risks

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "More than 34 million participants in 30,000 single-employer defined benefit pension plans rely on a federal insurance program managed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) to protect their pension benefits, and the program's long-term financial viability is in doubt. Over the last decade, the program swung from a $3.6 billion accumulated deficit (liabilities exceeded assets), to a $10.1 billion ac… more
Date: October 29, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Clean Air Act: New Source Review Revisions Could Affect Utility Enforcement Cases and Public Access to Emissions Data

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revisions to the New Source Review (NSR) program--a key component of the federal government's plan to limit harmful industrial emissions--have been under scrutiny by the Congress, environmental groups, state and local air quality agencies, the courts, and several industry groups. The revisions more explicitly define when companies can modify their facilities without… more
Date: October 21, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Travel Cards: Internal Control Weaknesses at DOD Led to Improper Use of First and Business Class Travel

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Ineffective oversight and management of the Department of Defense's (DOD) travel card program, which GAO has previously reported on, have led to concerns about DOD's use of first and business class airfares. GAO was asked to (1) identify the magnitude of premium class travel, (2) determine if DOD's key internal control activities operated effectively and provide examples of control breakdowns, and (3) assess D… more
Date: October 24, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Head Start: Increased Percentage of Teachers Nationwide Have Required Degrees, but Better Information on Classroom Teachers' Qualifications Needed

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The 1998 Head Start Act mandated that 50 percent of all Head Start teachers nationwide have a minimum of an associate degree in early childhood education, or, in a related field with preschool teaching experience, by September 30, 2003. This law also required that each classroom in center-based programs (those that primarily provide services in classroom settings) without such a degreed teacher have a teacher … more
Date: October 1, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Compact of Free Association: Single Audits Demonstrate Accountability Problems over Compact Funds

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In 1986, the United States entered into a Compact of Free Association (Compact) that provided about $2.1 billion in U.S. assistance from 1987 through 2003 to the Pacific Island nations of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). GAO has issued a number of reports raising concerns about the effectiveness of this assistance. GAO was asked to review possible FSM and… more
Date: October 7, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Defense Health Care: TRICARE Claims Processing Has Improved but Inefficiencies Remain

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Testifying before Congress in 2002, military beneficiary groups and civilian managed care support contractors described problems with the processing of TRICARE claims for civilian-provided care. These problems included slow payments and procedures that made claims processing inefficient. The Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act of 2003 required GAO to review improvements to TRICARE claims processing an… more
Date: October 15, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Public Schools: Comparison of Achievement Results for Students Attending Privately Managed and Traditional Schools in Six Cities

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Over the last decade, a series of educational reforms have increased opportunities for private companies to play a role in public education. For instance, school districts have sometimes looked to private companies to manage poorly performing schools. The accountability provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 may further increase such arrangements because schools that continuously fail to make adequ… more
Date: October 29, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Social Security Administration: Actions Taken to Strengthen Procedures for Issuing Social Security Numbers to Noncitizens, but Some Weaknesses Remain

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In 2002, the Social Security Administration (SSA) issued nearly 6 million new Social Security numbers (SSNs), of which 1.3 million were issued to noncitizens. Despite its narrowly intended purpose, the SSN has in practice become the national identifier. SSNs are key pieces of information in creating false identities, underscoring the importance of issuing SSNs only to those eligible for them and of protecting … more
Date: October 15, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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