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Defense Trade: Status of the Defense Export Loan Guarantee 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 Defense's (DOD) Defense Export Loan Guarantee (DELG) Program, focusing on: (1) the level of program activity to date; (2) the program's financial status; (3) other sources of financing available to borrowing countries; (4) comparing DELG Program characteristics with other U.S. government export financing programs; and (5) examining issues rela… more
Date: December 21, 1998
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Crop Insurance: Further Actions Could Strengthen Program's Financial Soundness

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) federal crop insurance program, focusing on whether USDA: (1) has set adequate insurance rates to achieve the legislative requirement of actuarial soundness; (2) appropriately reimburses participating crop insurance companies for their administrative costs; (3) can deliver catastrophic crop insurance at less cost to the governm… more
Date: April 21, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Defense Acquisition: Historical Insights Into Navy Ship Leasing

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Navy's decisions in the early 1970s and early 1980s to lease Sealift Tankers, Maritime Prepositioning Ships, and T-5 replacement tankers, and more recently, Chouest specialized support vessels, focusing on the: (1) basis and support for the Navy's decisions to lease rather than purchase these vessels; (2) concerns that surrounded the decisions; and (3) legislati… more
Date: April 21, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Defense Reform Initiative: Organization, Status, and Challenges

Description: A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reported on: (1) actions taken through the Defense Reform Initiative (DRI) management structure to facilitate achieving the program's objective; and (2) progress the Department of Defense (DOD) made in implementing individual reform initiatives."
Date: April 21, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Drug Control: INS and Customs Can Do More To Prevent Drug-Related Employee Corruption

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO discussed the threat of corruption to Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and Customs Service employees along the Southwest Border, focusing on: (1) the extent to which INS and the Customs Service have and comply with policies and procedures for ensuring employee integrity; (2) an identification and comparison of the Departments of Justice's and the Treasury's organizational structures, policies, and pr… more
Date: April 21, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Fresh Produce: Potential Consequences of Country-of-Origin Labeling

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO provided information on the: (1) potential costs associated with the compliance and enforcement of a mandatory country-of-origin labeling requirement at the retail level for fresh produce; (2) potential trade issues associated with such a requirement; (3) potential impact of such a requirement on the ability of the federal government and the public to respond to outbr… more
Date: April 21, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Immigration Benefits: Applications for Adjustment of Status Under the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO provided information on the number of Haitian nationals who have applied and been approved for adjustment of their status to legal permanent residence."
Date: April 21, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Regulatory Reform: Comments on S. 746--The Regulatory Improvement Act of 1999

Description: A statement of record issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed S.746, the Regulatory Improvement Act of 1999, focusing on: (1) the effectiveness of previous regulatory reform initiatives; (2) agencies' cost-benefit analysis practices and the trigger for the analytical requirements; (3) peer review of agencies' regulatory analyses; and (4) the transparency of the regulatory development and review process."
Date: April 21, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Tax Administration: Uses of and Problems With IRS' Non-Master File

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) non-master file (NMF), which IRS established to process taxpayer accounts that cannot be processed on its master file, focusing on: (1) the basic differences between the master file and the NMF; (2) known problems that IRS and taxpayers have been experiencing with the NMF, including the sources of such problem… more
Date: April 21, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Year 2000 Computing Crisis: Status of the Water Industry

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO identified the water utility sector's vulnerability to year 2000 problems, focusing on: (1) the reported status of year 2000 readiness; and (2) activities being undertaken to address this issue."
Date: April 21, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Ballistic Missile Defense: More Common Systems and Components Could Result in Cost Savings

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) efforts to incorporate common subsystems and components in its ballistic missile defense acquisition programs, focusing on: (1) the key benefits that the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) and service officials believe could be achieved through commonality; (2) what BMDO and the services have done to incorporate commonality into their programs; and (3) … more
Date: May 21, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Combating Terrorism: Use of National Guard Response Teams Is Unclear

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the creation of 10 National Guard Rapid Assessment and Initial Detection (RAID) teams, focusing on: (1) obtaining the views of federal, state, and local officials regarding the role of RAID teams in response plans; (2) determining whether there are other federal, state, or local government entities that can perform similar functions to the RAID teams; and (3)… more
Date: May 21, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Farmer Mac: Revised Charter Enhances Secondary Market Activity, but Growth Depends on Various Factors

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the progress that the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) has made in achieving its statutory mission and examined its future viability, focusing on: (1) actions taken by Farmer Mac to promote the development of a secondary market, including the introduction of new programs and products; the standardization of loan processes, including loan d… more
Date: May 21, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Veterans' Affairs: Potential Costs of Changes in Licensing Requirement Outweigh Benefit

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on whether changing Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care personnel licensing requirements would effect VA's health care system, focusing on: (1) comparing VA's physician employment requirements and processes with those of other federal agencies; (2) comparing VA's requirements with those of private sector health care organizations; (3) th… more
Date: May 21, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Year 2000 Computing Crisis: USDA Needs to Accelerate Time Frames for Completing Contingency Planning

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO identified actions the Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking to develop year 2000 business continuity and contingency plans (BCCP)."
Date: May 21, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Environmental Protection: Collaborative EPA-State Effort Needed to Improve New Performance Partnership System

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 progress made by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the states in implementing the National Environmental Performance Partnership System (NEPPS), focusing on: (1) the status of grants and agreements made under NEPPS between EPA and participating states; (2) the progress that EPA and the states have made in developing results-orien… more
Date: June 21, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Revision of Fee Schedules--100 Percent Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 1999

Description: Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) new rule on fee recovery for fiscal year (FY) 1999. GAO noted that: (1) the final rule implements for FY 1999 section 6101 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990; (2) it requires NRC to recover from its applicants and licensees approximately 100 percent of its budget authority, less amounts appropriate… more
Date: June 21, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Personal Bankruptcy: Analysis of Four Reports on Chapter 7 Debtors' Ability to Pay

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 methodologies used in four reports on bankruptcy debtors' ability to pay their debts--two by Ernst Young LLP, one by Creighton University, and one by the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees."
Date: June 21, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Budget Issues: Cap Structure and Guaranteed Funding

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed: (1) the budget structure and current budgetary control regime; (2) the budget outlook, discretionary caps, and enforcement situation as the United States enters an era of projected unified budget surpluses; (3) potential implications of guaranteeing minimum spending levels on the discretionary side of the budget; and (4) the pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) side of the equati… more
Date: July 21, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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DOD Competitive Sourcing: Lessons Learned System Could Enhance A-76 Study Process

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO provided information on the Department of Defense's (DOD) A-76 study process, focusing on efforts by DOD to: (1) improve performance work statements, including encouraging the use of standard templates; and (2) implement other efforts to improve the competitive sourcing process, as well as gather and disseminate lessons learned that could benefit the competitive sourc… more
Date: July 21, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Drug Control: DEA's Strategies and Operations in the 1990s

Description: A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the strategies and operations of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in the 1990s, focusing on: (1) what major enforcement strategies, programs, initiatives, and approaches DEA has implemented in the 1990s to carry out its mission, including its efforts to: (a) target and investigate national and international drug traffickers; and (b) help state and loc… more
Date: July 21, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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International Monetary Fund: Current Financial Situation

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed issues related to the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) financial situation, focusing on: (1) the Fund's situation regarding quota resources that IMF obtains from its member countries and that is used for most of its financial assistance; (2) the level of resources that the Fund has reported as actually available for lending; and (3) other resources that the Fund … more
Date: July 21, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Medical Readiness: Issues Concerning the Anthrax Vaccine

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the results of its work on the anthrax vaccine, focusing on: (1) the extent to which data support the need for six initial shots and an annual booster of the anthrax vaccine; (2) the relative merits and weaknesses of a passive surveillance system in determining adverse events; (3) the available data on differences in adverse reaction rates between men and women rece… more
Date: July 21, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Women in Prison: Transition of District of Columbia Female Felons to the Federal Bureau of Prisons

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the transition of female felony offenders from the District of Columbia (D.C.) Department of Corrections to the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), focusing on the: (1) status of the transition; and (2) types of parenting, educational, and job-training programs BOP offers to D.C. female offenders in BOP facilities."
Date: July 21, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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