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DOD Animal Research: Improvements Needed in Quality of Biomedical Research Database

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined several issues related to the Department of Defense's (DOD) administration of its animal research programs, focusing on: (1) the extent to which DOD's research using animals addresses validated military objectives, does not unnecessarily duplicate work done elsewhere, and incorporates methods to reduce, replace, and refine the use of animals; and (2) problems w… more
Date: December 14, 1998
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Food Stamp Program: Information on Employment and Training Activities

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on: (1) the number of able-bodied adults without dependents who are receiving food stamp benefits, the number who are required to meet the work requirements, and the number who are exempted from the requirements; (2) the number of able-bodied adults without dependents participating in qualifying employment and training or Workfare programs; and (3) … more
Date: December 14, 1998
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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IRS Systems Security: Although Significant Improvements Made, Tax Processing Operations and Data Still at Serious Risk

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) progress in correcting serious computer security weaknesses at five IRS facilities, focusing on: (1) additional security weaknesses identified at the five facilities and at an IRS facility not included in GAO's previous report; and (2) steps IRS has taken or plans to take to implement a service-wide computer security managem… more
Date: December 14, 1998
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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National Credit Union Administration: Organization and Operations of Federal Credit Unions

Description: Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the National Credit Union Administration's (NCUA) new rule on the organization and operations of federal credit unions. GAO noted that: (1) the rule would implement changes made to the NCUA's chartering and field of membership authority by the Credit Union Membership Access Act; and (2) NCUA complied with applicable requirements in promulgating the rule… more
Date: January 14, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Safe Drinking Water Act: Progress and Future Challenges in Implementing the 1996 Amendments

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: (1) status of efforts and progress made by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the states in addressing the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996; and (2) future challenges facing EPA and the states in their efforts to do so."
Date: January 14, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Surface Infrastructure: High-Speed Rail Projects in the United States

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the status of high-speed rail development in the United States, focusing on: (1) project plans for the Florida corridor for which detailed studies on building a new high-speed rail system between Miami, Orlando, and Tampa have begun; (2) the estimated cost, financing, ridership, and schedule for the Florida Overland Express (FOX) rail project; (3) the status o… more
Date: January 14, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Accounting Standards: Treatment of Asset-Backed Securities

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on whether the greater discretion allowed to banks as opposed to securities broker/dealers under accounting standards and practices may have resulted in less transparency in the value of asset-backed securities held by banks, focusing on: (1) mortgage-backed securities (MBS); (2) the accounting treatment applied to securities (including MBS) held by … more
Date: April 14, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Acquisition Reform: Review of Selected Best-Value Contracts

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the government's best-value awards to contractors other than those submitting the lowest-priced offers."
Date: April 14, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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DOD Financial Management: More Reliable Information Key to Assuring Accountability and Managing Defense Operations More Efficiently

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the steps needed to improve financial management at the Department of Defense (DOD), focusing on: (1) the impact of financial management weaknesses on DOD's ability to efficiently and economically carry out its operations; (2) efforts DOD has initiated, and additional actions that are necessary, to improve financial management systems and controls in the short term;… more
Date: April 14, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Payment Processing: Validation of Receipt and Acceptance

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided an interpretation of certain parts of Title 7 of its Policy and Procedures Manual for Guidance of Federal Agencies, focusing on whether it is acceptable: (1) for disbursing officers to authorize payment without reviewing evidence transmitted directly by an authorized employee attesting to the receipt and acceptance of goods and services; (2) for disbursing offic… more
Date: April 14, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Year 2000 Computing Challenge: Federal Government Making Progress But Critical Issues Must Still Be Addressed to Minimize Disruptions

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the remaining year 2000 computing challenges facing the federal government, focusing on the: (1) actions that the federal government has taken to improve its year 2000 approach; (2) status of the federal government's remediation of its mission-critical systems, with a particular focus on those that are not yet compliant; (3) reported status of state-administered fed… more
Date: April 14, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Adults With Severe Disabilities: Federal and State Approaches for Personal Care and Other 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 community-based, long-term care for severely disabled adults, focusing on: (1) the number and characteristics of adults with severe disabilities; (2) the federal assistance available to such individuals; (3) Medicaid coverage of personal care and related services; and (4) how a sample of selected states have implemented Medicaid policies that all… more
Date: May 14, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Children's Health Insurance Program: State Implementation Approaches Are Evolving

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 implementation of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), focusing on states': (1) initial SCHIP design choices, including the use of the statutory flexibility to design their programs; (2) pursuit of statutory options, particularly extending coverage to adults in families with children; (3) development of innovative outreach s… more
Date: May 14, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Drug Control: ONDCP Efforts to Manage the National Drug Control Budget

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the role of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) in shaping the national drug control budget that the President ultimately proposes to Congress to implement the National Drug Control Strategy, focusing on: (1) whether the process ONDCP followed to certify federal agencies' drug control budgets for fiscal year (FY) 1999 was consistent with statutor… more
Date: May 14, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the National Society Daughters of the American Colonists 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 National Society Daughters of the American Colonists for the fiscal year ended February 28, 1998, focusing on whether the audit report complied with the financial reporting requirements of the law."
Date: May 14, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the National Woman's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic Incorporated, for Fiscal Year 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 National Woman's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, Incorporated, for the fiscal year ended August 31, 1997, focusing on whether the audit report complied with the financial reporting requirements of the law."
Date: May 14, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Financial Audit: Congressional Award Foundation's 1998 and 1997 Financial Statements

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the financial statements of the Congressional Award Foundation for the fiscal years ended September 30, 1998 and 1997, focusing on: (1) the Foundation management's assertions regarding the effectiveness of its internal controls as of September 30, 1998; and (2) GAO's evaluation of the Foundation's compliance with selected provisions of laws and regulations du… more
Date: May 14, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Financial Management: Briefing on the Results of the Financial Audit of the National Institutes of Health

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) fiscal year (FY) 1998 financial audit report."
Date: May 14, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Forest Service Violations of Section 303 of the 1998 Interior Department Appropriations Act

Description: Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO commented on whether actions taken by employees of the Forest Service to implement a Communication Plan for the Forest Service Natural Resource Agenda violated section 303 of the 1998 Interior Department Appropriations Act, which prohibited the expenditure of funds for certain lobbying activities undertaken by covered federal officials. GAO noted that: (1) expenditure of funds by the Forest Service f… more
Date: May 14, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Renewable Energy: DOE's Funding and Markets for Wind Energy and Solar Cell Technologies

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on wind and photovoltaic technologies, focusing on: (1) how much the Department of Energy (DOE) has spent on research and development; (2) how DOE's objectives for its programs have changed over time; and (3) the characteristics of the markets for these technologies."
Date: May 14, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Small Business Administration: Enhancements Needed for Loan Monitoring System Benchmark Study

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed a benchmark study conducted by a contractor comparing the Small Business Administration's (SBA) loan monitoring business processes to those of selected public and private sector organizations."
Date: May 14, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Homeownership: Problems Persist With HUD's 203(k) Home Rehabilitation Loan Program

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 Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) management of its 203(k) Home Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance program, focusing on: (1) the risk the 203(k) program poses to the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) insurance fund relative to the 203(b) program; (2) HUD's efforts to correct program deficiencies identified by HUD's Inspector General an… more
Date: June 14, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Climate Change: Observations on EPA's April 1999 Climate Change Report

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Climate Change Report, which was submitted to the Senate Committee on Appropriations in April 1999, focusing on the extent to which it: (1) provides a comprehensive explanation of the agency's climate change programs for fiscal year (FY) 2000; (2) justifies requested increases in funding for that fiscal year; (3) exp… more
Date: July 14, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Department of Energy: Problems in the Management and Use of Supercomputers

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 Energy's (DOE) use, acquisition, and management of its supercomputing resources."
Date: July 14, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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