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2000 Census: Information on Short- and Long-Form Response Rates

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on short- and long-form questionnaire response rates, focusing on the: (1) 2000 Census; (2) 1998 Census Dress Rehearsal; (3) 1990 Census; and (4) 1988 Census Dress Rehearsal."
Date: June 7, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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2010 Census: Census Bureau Has Improved the Local Update of Census Addresses Program, but Challenges Remain

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Commerce's (Commerce) U.S. Census Bureau (Bureau) seeks updated information on the addresses and maps of housing units and group quarters from state, local, and tribal governments through the Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Program. Prepared under the Comptroller General's authority, this report assesses (1) the status of the LUCA Program, (2) the Bureau's response to prior rec… more
Date: June 14, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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2010 Census: Census Bureau Is Making Progress on the Local Update of Census Addresses Program, but Improvements Are Needed

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Commerce's U.S. Census Bureau (Bureau) seeks updated information on the addresses and maps of housing units from state, local, and tribal governments through the Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) program. This testimony discusses (1) the status of the LUCA program, and (2) the Bureau's response to prior issues raised by GAO as well as new challenges related to the program. The testimon… more
Date: June 26, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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2010 Census: Census Bureau Needs to Take Prompt Actions to Resolve Long-standing and Emerging Address and Mapping Challenges

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "To conduct a successful census, it is important that the U.S. Census Bureau (Bureau) produce the most complete and accurate address file and maps for 2010. For this review, GAO's specific objectives were to determine the extent to which (1) the Bureau's efforts to modernize the address file and maps are addressing problems experienced during the 2000 Census, (2) the Bureau is managing emerging address f… more
Date: June 15, 2006
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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2010 Census: Census Bureau Should Take Action to Improve the Credibility and Accuracy of Its Cost Estimate for the Decennial Census

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The 2010 Census will be the most expensive census in our nation's history, even after adjusting for inflation. The Census Bureau (Bureau) estimates that the life cycle cost of the 2010 Census will be from $13.7 billion to $14.5 billion. GAO was asked to (1) assess the extent to which the Bureau's 2010 Census life cycle cost estimate adheres to characteristics defined for high-quality cost estimation, (2… more
Date: June 16, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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2010 Census: Costs and Risks Must be Closely Monitored and Evaluated with Mitigation Plans in Place

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The decennial census is a constitutionally mandated activity, with immutable deadlines. It produces data used to allocate about $200 billion yearly in federal financial assistance, reapportion the seats of the House of Representatives, and provide a profile of the nation's people to help guide policy decisions. The U.S. Census Bureau (Bureau) estimates the 2010 Census will cost $11.3 billion, making it the mo… more
Date: June 6, 2006
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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2010 Census: Plans for Decennial Census Operations and Technology Have Progressed, But Much Uncertainty Remains

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "On April 3, 2008, the Secretary of Commerce announced significant changes to how the Census Bureau (Bureau) would conduct nonresponse follow-up, its largest field operation, in which census workers interview households that do not return initial census forms for the 2010 decennial census, and to its Field Data Collection Automation (FDCA) contract. The Bureau has since issued a redesigned plan to conduct a pa… more
Date: June 11, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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21st Century Challenges: Performance Budgeting Could Help Promote Necessary Reexamination

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "As part of its work to improve the management and performance of the federal government, GAO monitors progress and continuing challenges in performance budgeting and the Administration's related initiatives, such as the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART). In light of the nation's long-term fiscal imbalance and other emerging 21st century challenges, we have also reported that performance budgeting can help… more
Date: June 14, 2005
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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ACORN: Federal Funding and Monitoring [Reissued on June 17, 2011]

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) was established in 1970 to advocate for low-income families. Allegations of voter registration fraud and videotapes of questionable behavior by ACORN employees raised concerns about ACORN, and Congress passed fiscal year 2010 laws prohibiting federal funds from being awarded to ACORN and ACORN related organizations. GAO was asked to repor… more
Date: June 14, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Acquisition/Financial Systems Interface Requirements: Checklist for Reviewing Systems under the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (Supersedes GAO-04-218G)

Description: Guidance issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This publication supersedes GAO-04-218G, Acquisition/Financial Systems Interface Requirements: Checklist for Reviewing Systems under the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (Exposure Draft), December 2003. The Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 (FFMIA) requires that agencies implement and maintain financial management systems that substantially comply with federal financial management syste… more
Date: June 1, 2004
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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Acquisition of Leased Space for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This report reviews the data, assumptions, and conclusions reached by the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) on the acquisition of about two million square feet of leased space for the consolidation of PTO activities. This build-to-suit lease, valued at approximately $1.2 billion over its 20-year term, was signed in June 2000. this report responds to allegations and … more
Date: June 5, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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Additional Information about the Scope and Limits of Sanction Data Provided in Recent GAO Report on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO followed up on its previous report on the scope and limits of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program's 1998 sanction data, focusing on: (1) whether the number of full-family sanctions in an average month in 1998 can be annualized and used to determine the impact full-family sanctions had that year on caseload size; and (2) what constitutes the combine… more
Date: June 14, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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Administrative Expenditures and Federal Matching Rates of Selected Support Programs

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The federal government spends billions of dollars annually for programs that help low-income families and other individuals. A significant portion of these funds cover administrative costs rather than direct benefits and services. To provide information on how these administrative costs compare across programs and the federal government's role in funding these programs' administrative costs, we examined … more
Date: June 30, 2005
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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Afghanistan Reconstruction: Deteriorating Security and Limited Resources Have Impeded Progress; Improvements in U.S. Strategy Needed

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In October 2001, in response to the Taliban regime's protection of al Qaeda terrorists who attacked the United States, coalition forces forcibly removed the regime from Afghanistan. In December 2002, Congress passed the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act authorizing assistance funds to help Afghanistan rebuild a stable, democratic society. The act directed GAO to monitor the implementation of U.S. humanitarian an… more
Date: June 2, 2004
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Afghanistan Security: Efforts to Establish Army and Police Have Made Progress, but Future Plans Need to Be Better Defined

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "After more than two decades of war, Afghanistan had no army or functioning police and, before September 11, 2001, was a haven for international terrorists. In April 2002, the United States and several other nations agreed to reform the five pillars of Afghanistan's security sector--creating an Afghan army, reconstituting the police force, establishing a working judiciary, combating illicit narcotics, an… more
Date: June 30, 2005
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Afghanistan Security: Further Congressional Action May Be Needed to Ensure Completion of a Detailed Plan to Develop and Sustain Capable Afghan National Security Forces

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Since 2002, the United States has worked to develop the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). The Department of Defense (Defense), through its Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A), directs U.S. efforts to develop the Afghan National Army (ANA) and, in conjunction with the Department of State (State), the Afghan National Police (ANP). To follow up on recommendations from GAO's 2005… more
Date: June 18, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Afghanistan Security: U.S. Efforts to Develop Capable Afghan Police Forces Face Challenges and Need a Coordinated, Detailed Plan to Help Ensure Accountability

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Since 2005, the Department of Defense (Defense), with support from the Department of State (State), has directed U.S. efforts to develop the Afghan National Police (ANP) into a force capable of enforcing the rule of law and supporting actions to defeat insurgency, among other activities. This testimony discusses (1) U.S. efforts to develop a capable ANP; (2) challenges that affect the development of a capable… more
Date: June 18, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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Afghanistan: U.S. Efforts to Vet Non-U.S. Vendors Need Improvement

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Departments of Defense (DOD) and State (State) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have collectively obligated billions of dollars for contracts and assistance to support U.S. efforts in Afghanistan. There are concerns that U.S. funds are being diverted to fund insurgent and criminal activity in Afghanistan. In light of these concerns, under the authority of the Comptr… more
Date: June 8, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Afghanistan: USAID Oversight of Assistance Funds and Programs

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has experienced systemic challenges that have hindered its ability to manage and oversee contracts and assistance instruments in Afghanistan. Key challenges include gaps in planning for the use of contractors and assistance recipients and having visibility into their numbers. For example, GAO reported in April 2010 that, absent strategic planning for its u… more
Date: June 6, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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Agreed-Upon Procedures: Senate Office of Public Records Revolving Fund Fiscal Years 2003-2005

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "We performed the agreed-upon procedures requested by the Secretary of the Senate related to receipt and disbursement processing and related procedures applicable to the Office of Public Records Revolving Fund's (the Fund's) fiscal years 2003-2005. In summary, the procedures we agreed to perform involved inspecting supporting documentation for Fund-related receipt and disbursement activities processed thr… more
Date: June 27, 2006
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Air Force Depot Maintenance: Improved Pricing and Cost Reduction Practices Needed

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Air Force depot maintenance activity group in-house operations generate about $5 billion in annual revenue principally by repairing aircraft, missiles, engines, and other assets. In doing so, the group operates under the working capital fund concept, where customers are to be charged the anticipated costs of providing goods and services to them. The group's average price for in-house work almost doubled be… more
Date: June 17, 2004
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Air Force Depot Maintenance: Management Changes Would Improve Implementation of Reform Initiatives

Description: A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO assessed the progress of the Air Force's depot maintenance reform initiatives to improve the efficiency and responsiveness of its industrial operations."
Date: June 25, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Air Force Depot Maintenance: Management Improvements Needed for Backlog of Funded Contract Maintenance Work

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 requires GAO to review various aspects of the Department of Defense (DOD) policy that allows Defense Working Capital Fund activities to carry over a 3-month level of work from one fiscal year to the next. The DOD 3-month carryover standard applies to all DOD activity groups except for the contract portion of the Air Force depot mainten… more
Date: June 20, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Air Force Inventory: Parts Shortages Are Impacting Operations and Maintenance Effectiveness

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Spare parts shortages on the three Air Force systems GAO reviewed have undermined the performance of assigned missions and the economy and efficiency of maintenance activities. Specifically, the Air Force did not meet its mission-capable goals for the E-3 or C-5 aircrafts during fiscal years 1996-2000, nor did it have enough F-100-220 engines to meet peacetime and wartime goals during that period. These shorta… more
Date: June 27, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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