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Specialty Care: Heart Attack Survivors Treated by Cardiologists More Likely to Take Recommended Drugs

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the potential differences in treatment patterns for health maintenance organizations (HMO) patients treated by specialists and those treated by generalist physicians, focusing on: (1) the proportion of Medicare heart attack survivors enrolled in HMOs who take cholesterol-lowering drugs, beta-blockers, and aspirin; and (2) whether Medicare heart attack survivors… more
Date: December 4, 1998
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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[Comments on Whether a Federal Employee Can Use Government Resources To Support Reserve Activities]

Description: Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO provided information on whether a federal employee on official duty, who is also a member of the National Guard or the armed forces Reserves, may conduct, and use agency office equipment to support, Guard or Reserve business. GAO held that: (1) agencies may permit their employees to use a limited amount of official time and agency resources to support the Guard or Reserves; (2) employees who are not … more
Date: January 4, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Inspectors General: Information on Operational and Staffing Issues

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO surveyed inspectors general (IG) to obtain: (1) information on their organizational structure, staffing, and workload; and (2) their views on current policy issues affecting them."
Date: January 4, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Government Management: Observations on OMB's Management Leadership Efforts

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed its observations on the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) efforts to carry out its responsibilities to set policy and oversee the management of the executive branch, focusing on: (1) OMB's wide-ranging management responsibilities and the question of whether to integrate or separate management and budget functions; (2) the effectiveness of OMB's management lead… more
Date: February 4, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Strategy Needed to Develop a Risk-Informed Safety Approach

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the actions the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has taken to move from its traditional regulatory approach to an approach that considers risk in conjunction with engineering analyses and operating experience-termed risk-informed regulation, focusing on the: (1) issues that NRC needs to resolve to implement a risk-informed regulatory approach; (2) status of NRC's… more
Date: February 4, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Recreation Fees: Demonstration Program Successful in Raising Revenues but Could Be Improved

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the recreational fee demonstration program, focusing on: (1) ensuring that future revenues can be applied to the agencies' highest priority unmet needs; (2) coordinating fees between agencies at demonstration sites that are close to each other; (3) being more innovative in setting fees; and (4) assessing the effect of fees on specific segments of the population."
Date: February 4, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Airline Deregulation: Changes in Airfares, Service Quality, and Barriers to Entry

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed and updated its previous work on airfares and service and reexamined the effect that certain barriers have had on these measures, focusing on: (1) how airfares have changed since 1990 for travel to and from 171 airports serving various U.S. communities; (2) how the quality of air service has changed since 1978 for travel to and from these airports; and (3) the … more
Date: March 4, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Disaster Assistance: Information on the Cost-Effectiveness of Hazard Mitigation Projects

Description: A statement of record issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed how the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) ensures the cost-effectiveness of projects funded under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program."
Date: March 4, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Drug Control: Update on U.S.-Mexican Counternarcotics Activities

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the counternarcotics efforts of the United States and Mexico, focusing on: (1) Mexico's efforts in addressing the drug threat; and (2) the status of U.S. counternarcotics assistance provided to Mexico."
Date: March 4, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Land Management Systems: Major Software Development Does Not Meet BLM's Business Needs

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Automated Land and Mineral Record System project, also known as the ALMRS/Modernization, focusing on: (1) the history of the project; (2) the results of GAO's reviews, including the key reasons for problems; and (3) where GAO believes BLM should go from here."
Date: March 4, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Military Pilots: Observations on Current Issues

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed its preliminary findings and observations pertaining to pilot shortages, focusing on: (1) the validity of pilot requirements; (2) the extent of the reported shortages and where they exist; (3) the key factors contributing to pilot shortages; (4) the services' plans for correcting such shortfalls; and (5) other steps that could be taken to address the problem."
Date: March 4, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Social Security: Review of Disability Representatives

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on disability representatives, focusing on: (1) the extent to which disability representatives contribute to Social Security Administration's (SSA) Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) decisional delays; (2) other potential reasons for decisional delays; and (3) additional options available to SSA to ensure that disability decisions are reached in a … more
Date: March 4, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Department of Defense: Status of Financial Management Weaknesses and Actions Needed to Correct Continuing Challenges

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the status of financial management at the Department of Defense (DOD), focusing on: (1) DOD's most serious financial management weaknesses; (2) the resulting impact on DOD's ability to effectively carry out its programs and operations; and (3) DOD's efforts to address these deficiencies."
Date: May 4, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program

Description: Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) new rule on the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. GAO noted that: (1) the rule contains key provisions of the new welfare block grant program enacted in 1996 by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and the TANF program; (2) this program repla… more
Date: May 4, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Equal Employment Opportunity: Data Shortcomings Hinder Assessment of Conflicts in the Federal Workplace

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 nature and extent of workplace conflicts that underlie the rising number of discrimination cases, focusing on: (1) the statutory bases (e.g., race, sex, or disability discrimination) under which employees filed complaints; (2) the kinds of issues (e.g., nonselection for promotion, harassment) that were cited in these complaints; and (3) why t… more
Date: May 4, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Medicare Subvention Demonstration: DOD Experience and Lessons for Possible VA Demonstration

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Department of Defense's (DOD) Medicare subvention demonstration program, focusing on: (1) the early phases of implementing the DOD demonstration; (2) issues raised by that experience for DOD subvention; and (3) lessons from the DOD demonstration for a possible Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) demonstration."
Date: May 4, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Federal Research: Evaluation of Small Business Innovation Research Can Be Strengthened

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 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, focusing on: (1) the distribution of awards by company and geographic area, with special emphasis on the share of awards received by the 25 most frequent winners; (2) the extent to which federal agencies are considering commercial potential and the program's other goals in making their award… more
Date: June 4, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Food Stamp Program: Relatively Few Improper Benefits Provided to Individuals in Long-Term Care Facilities

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the extent to which individuals residing in long-term care facilities are improperly included as members of food stamp households, focusing on: (1) how many individuals were included as members of food stamp households while they were residing in long-term care facilities and the estimated value of the overpayments to those households; and (2) whether computer … more
Date: June 4, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Independent Counsels: GAO Audit Responsibilities After OIC Termination

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on its audit responsibilities for independent counsels who have completed their investigations or whose offices have been officially terminated."
Date: June 4, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Tax Administration: IRS' Abatement of Assessments in Fiscal Years 1995-98

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 Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) past abatements of tax assessments, focusing on: (1) the number and amount of various types of tax, penalty, and interest abatements made during fiscal years (FY) 1995 through 1998; and (2) selected characteristics of the abatements, such as the tax years of abated assessments, taxpayers' use of paid tax prepa… more
Date: June 4, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Deceptive Mail: Consumers' Problems Appear Substantial

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed matters related to deceptive mail marketing practices, focusing on the extent and nature of consumers' problems with deceptive mail and the initiatives various federal agencies and other organizations have made to address deceptive mail problems and educate consumers."
Date: August 4, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Defense Infrastructure: Improved Performance Measures Would Enhance Defense Reform Initiative

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 Defense Reform Initiative (DRI), focusing on: (1) the types of performance measures used to track progress toward achieving DRI program goals; (2) opportunities to add or improve on existing performance measures; and (3) performance measurement limitations."
Date: August 4, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Disaster Assistance: FEMA Can Improve Its Cost-Effectiveness Determinations for Mitigation Grants

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed how the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the states, ensures the cost-effectiveness of projects funded under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program."
Date: August 4, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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