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Defense IRM: Alternatives Should Be Considered in Developing the New Civilian Personnel System

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) efforts to reduce the costs associated with civilian personnel management, focusing on: (1) how DOD determines the number and locations for civilian personnel regional service centers and why is there a wide disparity in the number of regional centers among the services; (2) whether DOD is applying the investment principles of … more
Date: January 27, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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National Park Service: Flood Recovery Efforts at Yosemite National Park, California

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the use of the disaster recovery funds provided for Yosemite National Park, following the January 1997 flood, focusing on whether: (1) planned and actual expenditures are consistent with the park's planning documents; (2) the costs of the disaster recovery projects appear reasonable; and (3) there is any merit to the allegations about the misuse of some of the d… more
Date: January 27, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Year 2000 Computing Crisis: Status of Bureau of Prisons' Year 2000 Efforts

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO assessed how well the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is managing its year 2000 program, focusing on: (1) the status of the BOP's year 2000 program; and (2) recent actions it has taken to strengthen its management of the program and improve year 2000 assistance to state and local government institutions."
Date: January 27, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Community Development: Weak Management Controls Compromise Integrity of Four HUD Grant Programs

Description: A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on whether controls are in place to ensure that block grant programs' objectives are being achieved and that funds are being managed appropriately, focusing on whether: (1) the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) on-site monitoring of grantees under the Grants Management System is adequate; and (2) the Integrated Disbursement and In… more
Date: April 27, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Medicare Managed Care Plans: Many Factors Contribute to Recent Withdrawals; Plan Interest Continues

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on managed care plans' decisions to leave the Medicare program or to reduce the geographic areas that they serve, focusing on: (1) plans that receive capitated payments; (2) the patterns of plan and beneficiary participation in managed care; (3) factors associated with plans' decisions to enter or leave the Medicare Choice program; and (4) changes i… more
Date: April 27, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Year 2000 Computing Crisis: Readiness of Medicare and the Health Care Sector

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the readiness of automated systems that support the nation's delivery of health benefits and services to function reliably without interruption through the turn of the century."
Date: April 27, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Year 2000: Financial Institution and Regulatory Efforts to Address International Risks

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the international risks that the year 2000 computer problem poses to U.S. financial institutions, focusing on the extent to which: (1) large, internationally active U.S. financial institutions were addressing international year 2000 risks; (2) U.S. banking and securities regulators were overseeing these risks for the institutions they regulate; (3) large foreig… more
Date: April 27, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Commodity Credit Corporation: 1998 Single-Year and Multi-Year Crop Loss Disaster Assistance Program

Description: Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Commodity Credit Corporation's (CCC) new rule on the 1998 Single-Year and Multi-Year Crop Loss Disaster Assistance Program. GAO noted that: (1) the rule sets forth the terms and conditions of the 1998 Single-Year and Multi-Year Crop Loss Disaster Assistance Program; (2) the purpose of the program is to provide payments to eligible producers who suff… more
Date: May 27, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the Former Members of Congress for 1997 and 1996

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 Former Members of Congress for the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996, focusing on whether the audit report complied with the financial reporting requirements of the law."
Date: May 27, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the Non Commissioned Officers Association of the United States of America, Incorporated for 1997 and 1996

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 Non Commissioned Officers Association, Incorporated, for the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996, focusing on whether the audit report complied with the financial reporting requirements of the law."
Date: May 27, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Public-Private Competitions: Reasonable Processes Used for San Antonio Engine Depot Maintenance Award

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Air Force's selection of a source of repair for depot maintenance work at the closing San Antonio Air Logistics Center, focusing on whether: (1) the Air Force's procedures for conducting the San Antonio competition provided a substantially equal opportunity for the public and private offerors to compete for the work without regard to performance location;… more
Date: May 27, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Welfare Reform: States' Implementation Progress and Information on Former Recipients

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed: (1) states' implementation of welfare reform; (2) the status of children and families leaving welfare; and (3) key issues involved in assessing the success of welfare reform."
Date: May 27, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Battlefield Automation: Performance Uncertainties Are Likely When Army Fields Its First Digitized Division

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Army's progress toward its goal of fielding a digitized division by the end of 2000, focusing on: (1) the high-priority systems needed to accomplish the digitization fielding goal; (2) the acquisition status of these high-priority systems; and (3) any performance uncertainties that could confront the Army after its first digitized division is fielded."
Date: July 27, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Campaign Finance: Contributions From Gambling Interests Have Increased

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO determined for the 1992, 1994, 1996, and 1998 elections the total amount of contributions from gambling interests to: (1) federal candidates, including the total number of federal candidates that accepted those contributions; and (2) national political party committees, as well as separate totals for the Republican National Committee (RNC), the National Republican Congr… more
Date: July 27, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Federal Budget: The President's Midsession Review

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the President's Midsession Review and the implications of the President's proposals on fiscal policy and the federal budget."
Date: July 27, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Telecommunications: State and Federal Actions to Curb Slamming and Cramming

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed federal and state efforts to prevent telephone slamming, which involves switching a consumer's telephone service from one telephone company to another, and cramming, which involves placing unauthorized charges on a consumer's telephone bill for services and products, focusing on the: (1) number of complaints about slamming and cramming received by state and fed… more
Date: July 27, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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D.C. Courts: Staffing Level Determination Could Be More Rigorous

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on personnel management in the District of Columbia (D.C.) courts, focusing on: (1) staffing and workload levels for the courts from 1989 through 1998; (2) how the courts evaluate the sufficiency of the levels of nonjudicial staff who work on processing and disposition of cases; and (3) a comparison of the D.C. courts' staffing methodology to other … more
Date: August 27, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Information Security: NRC's Computer Intrusion Detection Capabilities

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO reviewed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) policies and practices regarding intrusion detection and response capabilities in the federal government."
Date: August 27, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Social Security Administration: Revised Medical Criteria for Determination of Disability, Endocrine System and Related Criteria

Description: Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Social Security Administration's (SSA) new rule on revised medical criteria for the determination of disability, endocrine system and related criteria. GAO noted that: (1) the rule would revise part 404, subpart P, Chapter II of Title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations by deleting listing 9.09, obesity, from the listing of impairments; (2) it wou… more
Date: August 27, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Social Security Reform: Implications of Raising the Retirement Age

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 potential costs and benefits associated with higher retirement ages, focusing on: (1) Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) and Disability Insurance (DI) Trust Funds and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program; (2) the labor market for older workers; and (3) vulnerable population groups such as blue-collar workers and minorities."
Date: August 27, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Year 2000 Computing Challenge: SBA Needs to Strengthen Systems Testing to Ensure Readiness

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 Small Business Administration's (SBA) year 2000 program, focusing on: (1) whether SBA has completed repair and replacement work for its mission-critical systems; and (2) the extent to which data exchanges with outside entities have been addressed."
Date: August 27, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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[Comments on U.S. Trade Deficit Review Commission's Authority To Compensate an Export-Import Bank Employee]

Description: Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO commented on the U.S. Trade Deficit Review Commission's authority to compensate an executive level IV Export-Import Bank employee that it would like detailed to it to serve as its executive director. The Commission's statute provides authority to appoint staff without regard to civil service laws and regulations, but it limits the compensation the Commission may pay to executive schedule level. To de… more
Date: September 27, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Transportation Infrastructure: Better Data Needed to Rate the Nation's Highway Conditions

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO provided information on federal and state efforts to assess the conditions of the nation's highways, focusing on: (1) the uses the Federal Highway Administration (FHwA), the states, and others make of the International Roughness Index to assess highway conditions; (2) the consistency and accuracy of state-reported data on highway roughness; and (3) FHwA's efforts to i… more
Date: September 27, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Year 2000 Computing Challenge: HCFA Action Needed to Address Remaining Medicare Issues

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) progress in addressing its year 2000 computing challenges."
Date: September 27, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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