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Contract Management: High-Level Attention Needed to Transform DOD Services Acquisition

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Defense's (DOD) spending on service contracts approaches $100 billion annually, but recent legislation directs DOD to manage its services procurement more effectively. Leading companies transformed management practices and achieved major savings after they analyzed spending patterns and coordinated procurement. This report evaluates DOD's implementation of the legislation in light of congress… more
Date: September 10, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Military Education: DOD Needs to Align Academy Preparatory Schools' Mission Statements with Overall Guidance and Establish Performance Goals

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Each year, the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Military Academy, and the U.S. Naval Academy combined spend tens of millions of dollars to operate preparatory schools that provide an alternative avenue for about 700 students annually to gain admission to the service academies. Service academy officials screen all applicants to identify those who they believe could succeed at the academies but who would benefit… more
Date: September 10, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Radiation Exposure Compensation: Funding to Pay Claims May Be Inadequate to Meet Projected Needs

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "On October 15, 1990, the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) was enacted providing for payments to individuals who contracted certain cancers and other serious diseases presumably as a result of their exposure to radiation released during aboveground nuclear weapons tests or as a result of their employment associated with the uranium mining industry during the Cold War era. The RECA Amendments of 2000 r… more
Date: April 10, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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H-1B Foreign Workers: Better Tracking Needed to Help Determine H-1B Program's Effects on U.S. Workforce

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The continuing use of H-1B visas, which allow employers to fill specialty occupations with highly skilled foreign workers, has been a contentious issue between U.S. workers and employers during the recent economic downturn. The H- 1B program is of particular concern to these groups because employment has substantially decreased within information technology occupations, for which employers often requested H-1B… more
Date: September 10, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Satellite Communications: Strategic Approach Needed for DOD's Procurement of Commercial Satellite Bandwidth

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In recent years, the Department of Defense (DOD) has come to rely more heavily on commercial satellite communications to plan and support operations and move toward a network-centric warfare environment. DOD acquires commercial satellite bandwidth services to support a variety of critical missions such as surveillance performed by unmanned aerial vehicles. GAO was asked to assess (1) whether DOD's process for … more
Date: December 10, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Export Credit Agencies: Movement Toward Common Environmental Guidelines, but National Differences Remain

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Export credit agencies (ECA) are responsible for providing billions of dollars worth of support for large-scale industrial projects annually, but until recently most ECAs did not formally review the environmental impacts of these projects. The United States, whose Export-Import Bank began using environmental guidelines in 1995, pushed for negotiations on common ECA environmental guidelines at the Organization … more
Date: September 10, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Defense Acquisitions: DOD's Revised Policy Emphasizes Best Practices, but More Controls Are Needed

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Defense's (DOD) investment in new weapon systems is expected to exceed $1 trillion from fiscal years 2003 to 2009. To reduce the risk of cost and schedule overruns, DOD revamped its acquisition policy in May 2003. The policy provides detailed guidance on how weapon systems acquisitions should be managed. The Senate report accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 200… more
Date: November 10, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Department of Health and Human Services: Review of the Management of Inspector General Operations

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Janet Rehnquist became the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in August 2001. GAO was asked to conduct a review of the Inspector General's organization and assess her leadership, independence, and judgment in carrying out the mission of the Office of Inspector General (OIG). GAO examined indicators of the OIG's productivity and compared them to the organization's past perfor… more
Date: June 10, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aviation Safety: Undeclared Air Shipments of Dangerous Goods and DOT's Enforcement Approach

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "When shipments of dangerous goods (hazardous chemical substances that could endanger public safety or the environment, such as flammable liquids or radioactive materials) are not properly packaged and labeled for air transport, they can pose significant threats because there is little room for error when something goes wrong in flight. To better understand the risks posed by improper ("undeclared") air shipmen… more
Date: January 10, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Employees' Health Benefits: Effects of Using Pharmacy Benefit Managers on Health Plans, Enrollees, and Pharmacies

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Rising prescription drug costs have contributed to rising employer health plans premiums in recent years. Most federal employees, retirees, and their dependents participating in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), administered by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), are enrolled in plans that contract with pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) to administer their prescription drug benefits. G… more
Date: January 10, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Military Housing: Opportunities That Should Be Explored to Improve Housing and Reduce Costs for Unmarried Junior Servicemembers

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Each year, the Department of Defense (DOD) spends billions of dollars to house unmarried junior enlisted servicemembers, primarily in military barracks. Over the next several years, the Army, Navy, and Air Force plan to spend about $6 billion to eliminate barracks with multi-person bathroom facilities and provide private sleeping rooms for all permanent party members. Given the cost of the program, GAO looked … more
Date: June 10, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Medicare: Payment for Blood Clotting Factor Exceeds Providers' Acquisition Cost

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In 2001, Medicare's outpatient expenditures for blood clotting factor used to treat the estimated 1,100 beneficiaries with hemophilia totaled about $105 million, or more than 2 percent of total Medicare spending on outpatient drugs. Earlier work by GAO indicated that Medicare's payment for certain outpatient drugs is substantially higher than providers' acquisition costs. Concerns have been raised about Medica… more
Date: January 10, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Equal Employment Opportunity: Hiring, Promotion, and Discipline Processes at DEA

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "A 1981 U.S. District Court decision found that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) had discriminated against African American special agents in a number of personnel practices. Over the years, the plaintiffs and DEA had agreed to remedies in many of these areas. However, minority representatives continued to raise issues in three areas--hiring, promotion, and discipline. GAO was asked to examine DEA's cu… more
Date: June 10, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Student Aid: Expanding Eligibility for Less Than Halftime Students Could Increase Program Costs, But Benefits Uncertain

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Despite the availability of federal, state, and other sources of student aid, concerns have been raised that adult undergraduates--those 24 and older--receive inadequate assistance in meeting the costs of postsecondary education, particularly those adults who take one to five credits per term (or less than halftime). These concerns have been raised because less-than halftime adult students are unable to partic… more
Date: September 10, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Social Security Reform: Information on Using a Voluntary Approach to Individual Accounts

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Many proposals have been offered to restructure the U.S. Social Security system to include individual retirement savings accounts. However, some key proposals would make participation in the accounts voluntary rather than mandatory. While any individual account plan can offer a variety of choices regarding contributions, investments, and withdrawals, the choice of whether or not to participate is fundamental t… more
Date: March 10, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Bank Tying: Additional Steps Needed to Ensure Effective Enforcement of Tying Prohibitions

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Investment affiliates of large commercial banks have made competitive inroads in the annual $1.3 trillion debt-underwriting market. Some corporate borrowers and officials from an unaffiliated investment bank have alleged that commercial banks helped their investment affiliates gain market share by illegally tying and underpricing corporate credit. This report discusses these allegations, the available evidence… more
Date: October 10, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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U.S. Attorneys: Controls Over Grant-Related Activities Should Be Enhanced

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Ninety-three U.S. Attorneys serve 94 judicial districts (the same U.S. Attorney serves the District of Guam and the District of the Northern Mariana Islands) under the direction of the Attorney General. Among other things, the Attorney General expects U.S. Attorneys to lead or be involved with the community in preventing and controlling crime including efforts to secure Department of Justice (DOJ) grant funds … more
Date: June 10, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Military Education: DOD Needs to Enhance Performance Goals and Measures to Improve Oversight of Military Academies

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Graduates of the service academies operated by the Army, Navy, and Air Force currently make up approximately 18 percent of the officer corps for the nation's armed services. The academies represent the military's most expensive source of new officers. The Department of Defense (DOD) pays the full cost of a student's 4-year education at the academies; and the related cost has increased over the past 4 years. Ad… more
Date: September 10, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Medicaid Formula: Differences in Funding Ability among States Often Are Widened

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "A primary goal in establishing Medicaid's statutory formula, whereby states with lower per capita incomes (PCI) receive higher rates of federal reimbursement for program costs, was to narrow differences among states in their ability to fund Medicaid services. States' ability to fund services depends on their financial resources in relation to their number of and costs to serve people in poverty. GAO and others… more
Date: July 10, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Child Welfare: Enhanced Federal Oversight of Title IV-B Could Provide States Additional Information to Improve Services

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In 2001, states determined that over 900,000 children were the victims of abuse or neglect. In fiscal year 2003, subparts 1 and 2 of Title IV-B of the Social Security Act provided $697 million in federal funding for services to help families address problems that lead to child abuse and neglect. This report describes (1) the services provided and populations served under subparts 1 and 2; (2) federal oversight… more
Date: September 10, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Defense Management: Army Needs to Address Resource and Mission Requirements Affecting Its Training and Doctrine Command

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Army's Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) trains soldiers and develops doctrine and future warfighting concepts to fight the battles of today and tomorrow. As such, the Command has been designated as the lead in the Army's transformation from a Cold War-oriented force into a rapidly deployable and responsive force better able to meet the diverse challenges of the future. Concerns have been raised at co… more
Date: February 10, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Electronic Government: Potential Exists for Enhancing Collaboration on Four Initiatives

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In accordance with the President's management agenda, the Office of Management and Budget has sponsored initiatives to promote expansion of electronic government--the use of information technology, particularly Web-based Internet applications, to enhance government services. Each initiative demands a high degree of collaboration among organizations. For four of these initiatives, GAO was asked to determine, am… more
Date: October 10, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wireless Luminescence Integrated Sensors (WLIS)

Description: The goal of this project was the development of a family of wireless, single-chip, luminescence-sensing devices to solve a number of difficult distributed measurement problems in areas ranging from environmental monitoring and assessment to high-throughput screening of combinatorial chemistry libraries. These wireless luminescence integrated sensors (WLIS) consist of a microluminometer, wireless data transmitter, and RF power input circuit all realized in a standard integrated circuit (IC) proc… more
Date: November 10, 2003
Creator: Simpson, M. L. & Sayler, G. S. (Univ. Tennessee)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Waste Preparation and Transport Chemistry: Results of the FY 2002 Studies

Description: The initial step in the remediation of nuclear waste stored at Hanford and the Savannah River Site (SRS) involves the retrieval and transfer of the waste to another tank or to a treatment facility. The retrieved waste can range from a filtered supernatant to a slurry. Nearly all of the recent solid formation problems encountered during waste transfers and subsequent treatment steps have involved decanted or filtered supernatants. Problems with slurry transfers have not yet surfaced, because tan… more
Date: July 10, 2003
Creator: Hunt, R.D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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