Search Results

open access

Direct Loan System Requirements

Description: Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO provided information on the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program's (JFMIP) direct loan system requirements, including statutory and regulatory changes, technological changes, and JFMIP documentation changes."
Date: June 1, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

JFMIP News: A Newsletter for Government Financial Managers, Summer 1999, Vol., 11 No. 2

Description: Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO provided information on the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program's current financial management initiatives, activities, and practices."
Date: June 1, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Prescribing Psychologists: DOD Demonstration Participants Perform Well but Have Little Effect on Readiness or Costs

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Military Health System's (MHS) Psychopharmacology Demonstration Project (PDP), focusing on: (1) how PDP graduates have been integrated into MHS; (2) the quality of care they provide to military personnel and beneficiaries; (3) their effect on medical readiness; and (4) comparing the costs of the program graduates to those of other military psychologists a… more
Date: June 1, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Transportation Infrastructure: Advantages and Disadvantages of Wrap-Up Insurance for Large Construction Projects

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 advantages and disadvantages of wrap-up insurance over traditional insurance for large transportation projects and the factors that can affect the broader use of wrap-up insurance."
Date: June 1, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Vietnam Economic Data: Assessment of Availability and Quality

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 economy of Vietnam, focusing on the availability, transparency, and quality of published economic and trade data on Vietnam."
Date: June 1, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Medicare: Identifying Third-Party Billing Companies Submitting Claims

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO described how the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) and its contractors monitor third-party billing companies' involvement in the submission of claims to Medicare."
Date: June 2, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Seized Property and Forfeited Assets Systems Requirements (Exposure Draft)

Description: Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO published a functional requirements document for seized property and forfeited assets systems that will provide the capability for financial managers and others to control and account for seized property and forfeited assets."
Date: June 2, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Internal Controls: Matters Related to Disbursements

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO provided information on the Financial Management Service's (FMS) internal controls over federal disbursements."
Date: June 3, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

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.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

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.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

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.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

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.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Crime Technology: Federal Assistance to State and Local Law Enforcement

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the crime technology assistance provided by the federal government to state and local law enforcement agencies for fiscal years 1996 through 1998, focusing on the types and amounts of assistance provided by the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of the Treasury, and the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)."
Date: June 7, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

District of Columbia Courts: Chronology of Events Associated with DC Courts Financial-Related Issues for Fiscal Year 1998

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided a timeline of events and communications related to the District of Columbia (DC) Courts' fiscal year 1998 financial issues."
Date: June 7, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Results Act: Observations on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fiscal Year 2000 Performance Plan

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 Agriculture's (USDA) performance plan for fiscal year (FY) 2000, focusing on the extent to which the plan: (1) provides a clear picture of intended performance across the Department; (2) discusses the strategies and resources USDA will use to achieve its goals; and (3) provides confidence that the performance information will be credible."
Date: June 7, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Defense Health Care: Pharmacy Copayments

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO responded to concerns regarding its previous recommendations proposing that Department of Defense (DOD) pharmacy programs charge copayments for prescription drugs."
Date: June 8, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

VA Information Systems: The Austin Automation Center Has Made Progress in Improving Information System Controls

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO assessed the effectiveness of information system general controls at the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Austin Automation Center (AAC)."
Date: June 8, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Combating Terrorism: Analysis of Potential Emergency Response Equipment and Sustainment Costs

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO determined the potential cost of equipping and maintaining the capability of cities to respond to a terrorist incident involving a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear device (CBRN), focusing on the: (1) views of federal, state, and local officials on equipment they believed would provide various levels of capability to respond to a CBRN incident; and (2) po… more
Date: June 9, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Combating Terrorism: Observations on Growth in Federal Programs

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed its prior work and observations on federal efforts to combat terrorism, focusing on: (1) the foreign- and domestic-origin terrorism threats, as GAO understands them from intelligence analyses; (2) the growth in federal programs to provide training and equipment to local first responders--police, fire, and emergency medical services--and the expansion of the federal … more
Date: June 9, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Consumer Product Safety Commission: Consumer Education Efforts for Revised Children's Sleepwear Safety Standard

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO examined the type and extent of consumer education that occurred since the revised children's sleepwear safety standard went into effect in January 1997, focusing on three voluntary point-of-sale practices that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and others recognize as important for informing consumers about the new standard."
Date: June 9, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Department of Transportation: Credit Assistance for Surface Transportation Projects

Description: Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Department of Transportation's (DOT) new rule on credit assistance for surface transportation projects. GAO noted that: (1) the final rule would implement the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 to provide credit assistance to surface transportation projects; (2) the Act authorizes DOT to provide secured loans, lines of … more
Date: June 9, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Environmental Protection Agency: Findings of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking on Section 126 Petitions for Purposes of Reducing Interstate Ozone Transport

Description: Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new rule on reducing interstate ozone transport of nitrogen oxides. GAO noted that: (1) in accordance with section 126 of the Clean Air Act, the rule contains EPA's final action on petitions filed by eight northeastern states seeking to mitigate significant transport of nitrogen oxides, one of the main precurs… more
Date: June 9, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

General Aviation Airports: Oversight and Funding

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) oversight of and the funding for capital development at general aviation airports, focusing on: (1) the adequacy of FAA's oversight and enforcement of general aviation airports' compliance with federal requirements related to the use of their land; and (2) how general aviation airports' planned capital development costs co… more
Date: June 9, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Medicare+Choice: Impact of 1997 Balanced Budget Act Payment Reforms on Beneficiaries and Plans

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed on the impact of payment reforms in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA) on the Medicare Choice program."
Date: June 9, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Back to Top of Screen