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Digitization of Government Information

Description: Report submitted by an American Libraries Association (ALA) Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) ad hoc committee charged to "create a report advising GODORT on the best practices and procedures in the digital library field and advise GODORT on the most effective organizational structure for support of the government information community in pursuing digital library initiatives" (p. 2).
Date: June 14, 2002
Creator: American Library Association. Government Documents Round Table. Ad Hoc Committee on Digitization Of Government Information.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Highlights of a GAO Forum: Mergers and Transformation: Lessons Learned for a Department of Homeland Security and Other Federal Agencies

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The early years of the 21st century are proving to be a period of profound transition for our world, our country, and our government. The federal government needs to engage in a comprehensive review, reassessment, reprioritization, and as appropriate, re-engineering of what the government does, how it does business, and in some cases, who does the government's business. Leading public and private organizations… more
Date: November 14, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Budget Issues: Budget Enforcement Compliance Report

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 requires that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issue sequestration reports annually to Congress. Overall, GAO found that OMB and CBO substantially complied with the act in fiscal year 2002. However, as in previous years, some of the required OMB and CBO reports were issued late. Further, GAO identif… more
Date: June 14, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy Markets: Concerted Actions Needed by FERC To Confront Challenges That Impede Effective Oversight

Description: A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has not yet adequately revised its regulatory and oversight approach to respond to the transition to competitive energy markets. FERC recognizes that the transition from highly regulated monopolies to competitive markets requires a fundamental change in how it does business. However, it has struggled through various strategic planning and other efforts to define… more
Date: June 14, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Funding for Selected Surveillance Technologies

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Law enforcement officials rely on new technologies to accomplish their enforcement responsibilities. Although the use of some of these technologies has raised privacy concerns, the attacks of September 11 have prompted calls for the use of surveillance technologies to combat terrorism and other crimes that threaten security. This report discusses the government's funding of research and deployment of three surv… more
Date: March 14, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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2000 Census: Coverage Evaluation Matching Implemented as Planned, but Census Bureau Should Evaluate Lessons Learned

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The U.S. Census Bureau conducted the Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation (ACE) survey to estimate the number of people missed, counted more than once, or otherwise improperly counted in the 2000 Census. On the basis of uncertainty in the ACE results, the Bureau's acting director decided that the 2000 Census tabulations should not be adjusted in order to redraw the boundaries of congressional districts or to distr… more
Date: March 14, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Science And Technology: Air Force's Planning Process Meets Statutory Requirement

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Congress and the scientific community are concerned that the Air Force's investment in science and technology may be too low to meet the challenges presented by new and emerging threats. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 requires the Air Force to review its science and technology programs to assess the budgetary resources currently used and those needed to adequately address the chall… more
Date: February 14, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Financial Management: Extending the Financial Statements Audit Requirement of the CFO Act to Additional Federal Agencies

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Congress is considering expanding the number of federal agencies required to prepare audited financial statements to include all executive branch agencies that have budget authority of $25 million or more. The Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 builds on the Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act by encouraging agencies to have systems that generate timely, accurate, and useful information with which t… more
Date: May 14, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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VA Health Care: Changes Needed to Improve Resource Allocation to Health Care Networks

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) spent $21 billion in fiscal year 2001 to treat 3.8 million veterans--most of whom had service-connected disabilities or low incomes. Since 1997, VA has used the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) system to allocate most of its medical care appropriation. GAO found that VERA has had a substantial impact on network resource allocations and workloads. VERA shifted $921… more
Date: May 14, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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International Trade: Critical Issues Remain in Deterring Conflict Diamond Trade

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly defines conflict diamonds as rough diamonds used by rebel movements to finance their military activities, including attempts to undermine or overthrow legitimate governments. The United States and much of the international community are trying to sever the link between conflict and diamonds while ensuring that no harm is done to the legitimate diamond industry, which … more
Date: June 14, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Air Traffic Control: FAA Needs to Better Prepare for Impending Wave of Controller Attrition

Description: A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Thousands of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) controllers will soon be eligible to retire because of extensive hiring in the 1980's to replace striking air traffic controllers. Although the exact number and timing of the controllers' departures has not been determined, attrition scenarios developed by both FAA and GAO indicate that the total attrition will grow substantially in both the short and lon… more
Date: June 14, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Medigap: Current Polices Contain Coverage Gaps, Undermine Cost Control Incentives

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Medicare provides valuable and extensive health care coverage for 40 million elderly and disabled beneficiaries. Nevertheless, significant gaps leave some beneficiaries vulnerable to sizeable out-of-pocket expenses. Medicare provides no limit on out-of-pocket spending and no coverage for most outpatient prescription drugs. Most beneficiaries have supplemental coverage that helps to fill Medicare coverage gaps and pa… more
Date: March 14, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Medicare Physician Payments: Spending Targets Encourage Fiscal Discipline, Modifications Could Stabilize Fees

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Congress implemented a physician fee schedule and a fee update formula to moderate spending growth relative to specified Medicare spending targets. These spending targets increase annually to reflect higher costs for physician services, the growth in the overall economy, and changes in the number of Medicare beneficiaries. Physician fees are adjusted for changes in the costs of providing services and on actual cumul… more
Date: February 14, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Medicare Outpatient Drugs: Program Payments Should Better Reflect Market Prices

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In some cases, Medicare pays significantly more for covered outpatient drugs than the actual costs to the physicians and pharmacy suppliers. Attempts to reduce these payments have been met with provider claims that overpayments for the drugs are needed to cover underpayments for administering or delivering them. Medicare's method for establishing drug payments is flawed. Medicare pays 95 percent of the average whole… more
Date: March 14, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tax Administration: Continued Progress Modernizing IRS Depends on Managing Risks

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In light of the fourth anniversary of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, which established Congress' expectation that IRS modernize to better meet taxpayer needs, GAO gave an overview of IRS's current performance and resources and then assessed the progress that IRS has made modernizing and the risks to continued progress. Overall, IRS has seen increased workload, decreased staf… more
Date: May 14, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Identity Theft: Available Data Indicate Growth in Prevalence and Cost

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Identity theft involves "stealing" another person's personal identifying information, such as their Social Security Number (SSN), date of birth, or mother's maiden name, and using it to fraudulently establish credit, run up debt, or take over existing financial accounts. The prevalence and cost of identity theft seem to be increasing. Recently introduced bills seek to prevent identity theft and enforce laws prohibit… more
Date: February 14, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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WIPP Facility Work Plan for Solid Waste Management Units

Description: This 2002 Facility Work Plan (FWP) has been prepared as required by Module VII, Permit Condition VII.U.3 of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Hazardous Waste Facility Permit, NM4890139088-TSDF (the Permit) (New Mexico Environment Department [NMED], 1999a), and incorporates comments from the NMED received on December 6, 2000 (NMED, 2000a). This February 2002 FWP describes the programmatic facility-wide approach to future investigations at Solid Waste Management Units (SWMU) and Areas of Con… more
Date: February 14, 2002
Creator: Westinghouse TRU Solutions LLC
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Grants Work in a Congressional Office

Description: This report does not constitute a blueprint for every office involved in grants and projects activity, nor does it present in-depth information about all aspects of staff activity in this area.
Date: October 14, 2002
Creator: Gerli, Merete F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Budget for Fiscal Year 2002

Description: The report is categorized into seven categories: (I) Background and Analysis, (II) Budget Totals, (III) Budget Action, (IV) Outlays, (V) Receipts, (VI) Surpluses or Deficits, and (VII) The Budget and The Economy.
Date: November 14, 2002
Creator: Winters, Philip D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Committee Types and Roles

Description: This report contains information on the general structure of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate committee structure, types of committees, and subcommittees.
Date: February 14, 2002
Creator: Carr, Thomas P.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Groundwater Monitoring Plan for the 216-B-63 Trench on the Hanford Site

Description: This document presents a groundwater monitoring plan for the 216-B-63 trench in the 200 East Area of the Hanford Site. The monitoring will be conducted in accordance with regulatory requirements specified in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976. The objective of the monitoring is to determine whether any hazardous constituents are detectable in the groundwater beneath the trench. This monitoring plan will serve as the basis for demonstrating monitoring compliance at the B-6… more
Date: November 14, 2002
Creator: Sweeney, Mark D.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Calorimeter Process Variable Archiving

Description: These steps were taken to maintain weekly archives: (1) Friday morning you stop the archiver and wait for it to finish writing data (the lock file will be removed from the directory); (2) move the current archive information to a PC via FTP; (3) remove all previous archive information in the previous directory; (4) move the current archive into the previous directory; (5) start a new archive; (6) burn a CDROM of the archive; and (7) copy the current archive to a specific directory. There are 2 … more
Date: January 14, 2002
Creator: Huffman, David
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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