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United States Postal Service: Opportunities to Strengthen IT Investment Management Capabilities

Description: A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The U.S. Postal Service invests hundreds of millions of dollars in information technology (IT) each year to support its mission of providing prompt, reliable, and efficient mail service to all areas of the country. It must support these operations through the revenues it earns for its services. Growing operating expenses and capital needs in the face of reduced revenues highlight the need for the Postal Servi… more
Date: October 15, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Public Housing: New Assessment System Holds Potential for Evaluating Performance

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) spends $7 billion annually to provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing for low-income households in about 14,000 rental properties nationwide. Yet, many public housing properties have been unsafe and unsanitary for several decades. To identify and correct these problems, HUD began a Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) to evaluate the performance of pu… more
Date: March 15, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Inspectors General: Office Consolidation and Related Issues

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "There are currently 57 inspectors general (IG) subject to the Inspector General Act of 1978 or similar statutory provisions. The President appoints 29 IGs who are confirmed by the Senate. Twenty-eight IGs in designated federal entities (DFE IGs) are appointed by their agency heads. GAO developed a survey that included key elements related to IG independence, quality of work, and resources. Responses to the su… more
Date: August 15, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Critical Infrastructure Protection: Federal Efforts Require a More Coordinated and Comprehensive Approach for Protecting Information Systems

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Critical infrastructure protection (CIP) involves activities that enhance the security of the nation's cyber and physical public and private infrastructures that are essential to national security, economic activity, and public health and safety. At least 50 federal organizations within 13 major departments and agencies mentioned in Presidential Decision Directive 63 are involved in CIP activities that include… more
Date: July 15, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Economic Models of Cattle Prices: How USDA Can Act to Improve Models to Explain Cattle Prices

Description: A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Concerns have been raised that the economic models used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. International Trade Commission do not account for all the factors that affect cattle prices and producer incomes. GAO reviewed USDA's livestock model to determine whether it incorporates imports, market concentration, marketing agreements, and forward contracts. In reviewing best modeling practice… more
Date: March 15, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Defense Management: Munitions Requirements and Combatant Commanders' Needs Require Linkage

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Defense (DOD) planned to spend $7.9 billion on acquiring munitions in fiscal year 2002. Ongoing military operations associated with the global war on terrorism have heightened concerns about the unified combatant commands having sufficient quantities of munitions. Since 1994, the DOD Inspector General and GAO have issued numerous reports identifying weaknesses and expressing concerns about th… more
Date: October 15, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Telecommunications: Issues in Providing Cable and Satellite Television Services

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Direct broadcast satellite (DBS) television service has grown to become the principal competitor to cable television systems. In October 2001, the two primary DBS companies, EchoStar and DirecTV, proposed a merger plan that is pending before the Department of Justice and that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently announced that it had declined to approve. GAO was asked to examine several issues … more
Date: October 15, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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SSA Disability: SGA Levels Appear to Affect the Work Behavior of Relatively Few Beneficiaries, but More Data Needed

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Social Security Administration's (SSA) Disability Insurance (DI) program paid $50 billion in cash benefits to more than five million disabled workers in 2000. Eligibility for DI benefits is based on whether a person with a severe physical or mental impairment has earnings that exceed the Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) level. SSA terminates monthly cash benefit payments for beneficiaries who return to w… more
Date: January 15, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Information Technology: DLA Needs to Strengthen Its Investment Management Capability

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) relies extensively on information technology (IT) to carry out its logistics support mission. This report focuses on DLA's processes for making informed IT investment decisions. Because IT investment management has only recently become an area of management focus and commitment at DLA, the agency's ability to effectively manage IT investments is limited. The first step toward… more
Date: March 15, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Title I Funding: Poor Children Benefit Though Funding Per Poor Child Differs

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Title I program spends $8 billion each year on elementary and secondary education. Although state and local funds account for more than 90 percent of national education expenditures, Title I has been an important source of funding for many poor school districts and schools since 1965. In the 1999-2000 school year, Title I funds were targeted on the basis of numbers and percentages of poor children, but the… more
Date: January 15, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Public Housing: HOPE VI Leveraging Has Increased, but HUD Has Not Met Annual Reporting Requirement

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requested that we review the HOPE VI program. Because of the scope of the request, we agreed with the office of the Chairman, Senate Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, to provide the information in a series of reports. This first report focuses on the financing of HOPE VI developments. We describe t… more
Date: November 15, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Financial Management: Survey of Capitalization Threshold and Other Policies for Property, Plant, and Equipment

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In passing the 1990 Chief Financial Officers Act and a range of other financial management reform legislation, Congress has sought to overcome the historical lack of reliable, useful, and timely information with which to make informed decisions, measure and control costs, manage for results, and ensure financial accountability on an ongoing basis. Reported capitalization threshold levels at the 14 agencies GAO… more
Date: October 15, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Financial Audit: IRS's Fiscal Years 2002 and 2001 Financial Statements

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Because of the significance of IRS revenue collections to federal receipts and, in turn, to the consolidated financial statements of the U.S. government, which GAO is required to audit, and Congress's interest in financial management at IRS, GAO audits IRS's financial statements annually to determine whether (1) the financial statements IRS prepares are reliable, (2) IRS management maintained effective interna… more
Date: November 15, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tax Administration: IRS's Efforts to Improve Compliance With Employment Tax Requirements Should Be Evaluated

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Employers are required to withhold amounts from their employees' salary to cover individual federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare taxes; match the amounts for Social Security and Medicare taxes; and deposit these amounts with the U.S. Treasury. In fiscal year 2000, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collected $1.3 trillion in this manner. Most employers withhold and deposit these taxes as required;… more
Date: January 15, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Government Contracting: Adjudicated Violations of Certain Laws by Federal Contractors

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Because of its interest in this area, Congress asked that we address the following questions: (1) To what extent have federal contractors violated federal environmental, labor and employment, antitrust, consumer protection, and tax laws (the areas of law specified in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rule)? and (2) What FAR rule implementation issues were identified in our work in response to the first … more
Date: November 15, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Financial Audit: Senate Restaurants Revolving Fund for Fiscal Years 2001 and 2000

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO contracted with Clifton Gunderson LLP to audit the financial statements of the Senate Restaurants Revolving Fund for fiscal years 2001 and 2000. Clifton Gunderson LLP found that (1) the financial statements were fairly presented in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, (2) the fund maintained effective internal control over financial reporting and compliance with laws and regulatio… more
Date: March 15, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Financial Audit: Bureau of the Public Debt's Fiscal Years 2001 and 2000 Schedules of Federal Debt

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO audited the Bureau of Public Debt's Schedule of Federal Debt for fiscal years 2001 and 2000. GAO found that (1) the Schedules of Federal Debt were presented fairly, in all material respects, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles; (2) the Bureau had effective internal control over financial reporting and compliance with laws and regulations related to the Schedule of Federal Debt for f… more
Date: February 15, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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HUD Management: Actions Needed to Improve Acquisition Management

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In the 1990s the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) dramatically downsized its staff, however, its mission did not decrease. As a consequence, HUD relies more heavily on private contractors, and needs to hold its contractors accountable for results. GAO was asked to determine if HUD has processes and practices in place to effectively oversee contractors, strategically manages its acquisition wor… more
Date: November 15, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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District of Columbia: Performance Report Reflects Progress and Opportunities for Improvement

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This report examines the progress the District of Columbia has made with its fiscal year 2001 performance accountability report and highlights continuing challenges facing our nation's capital. The District must submit a performance accountability plan with goals for the coming fiscal year and, at the end of the fiscal year, a performance accountability report on the extent to which it achieved these goals. GA… more
Date: April 15, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Nursing Homes: Federal Efforts to Monitor Resident Assessment Data Should Complement State Activities

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Nursing homes that participate in Medicare and Medicaid must periodically assess the needs of residents in order to develop an appropriate plan of care. Such resident assessments are known as the minimum data set (MDS). According to officials in the 10 states with MDS accuracy review programs in operation as of January 2001, these programs were established to set Medicaid payments and identify quality of care … more
Date: February 15, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Single Audit: Survey of CFO Act Agencies

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The federal government awards $300 billion to state and local governments and nonprofit groups each year. The Single Audit Act promotes sound financial management, including effective internal controls, over these federal awards. Before the act, government relied on audits of individual grants to determine if the money was spent properly. The act replaced these grant audits with a single audit--one audit of an… more
Date: March 15, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Technology Assessment: Using Biometrics for Border Security

Description: A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "As directed in the Fiscal Year 2002 Legislative Branch Appropriations Conference Report and subsequent support letters from interested members of Congress, GAO conducted a pilot program in technology assessment that examined the use of biometric technologies for border control. Biometric technologies are available today and are being used for a variety of applications such as access control and criminal ident… more
Date: November 15, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Child Support Enforcement: Most States Collect Drivers' SSNs and Use Them to Enforce Child Support

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Congress established a national child support enforcement (CSE) program in 1965 to ensure that noncustodial parents financially support their children. In fiscal year 2000, the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) estimated that $84 billion in past-due child support was owed, but never collected. The Social Security Act contains provisions to help child support agencies collect support when noncustodial … more
Date: February 15, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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FDIC Information Security: Improvements Made but Weaknesses Remain

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO reviewed information systems general controls in the calendar year 2001 financial statement audits of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's (FDIC) Bank Insurance Fund, Savings Association Insurance Fund, and Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation Resolution Fund. FDIC made progress in correcting information security weaknesses previously identified and has taken steps to improve security. Nev… more
Date: July 15, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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