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GAO Forum on Governance and Accountability: Challenges to Restore Public Confidence in U.S. Corporate Governance and Accountability Systems

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "On December 9, 2002, GAO convened a governance and accountability forum to discuss challenges facing regulators, the accounting profession, and boards of directors and management of public companies in effectively implementing the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related regulatory actions to improve public confidence in U.S. corporate governance and accountability systems. Major accountability breakdowns recent… more
Date: January 24, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Telecommunications: Issues Related to Competition and Subscriber Rates in the Cable Television Industry

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Over 70 million American households receive television service from a cable television operator. In recent years, rates for cable service have increased at a faster pace than the general rate of inflation. GAO agreed to (1) examine the impact of competition on cable rates and service, (2) assess the reliability of information contained in the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) annual cable rate report, … more
Date: October 24, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Forest Service: Information on Appeals and Litigation Involving Fuels Reduction Activities

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The federal fire community's decades old policy of suppressing wildland fires as soon as possible has caused a dangerous increase in vegetation density in our nation's forests. This density increase combined with severe drought over much of the United States has created a significant threat of catastrophic wildfires. In response to this threat, the Forest Service performs activities to reduce the buildup of br… more
Date: October 24, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Social Security Disability: Reviews of Beneficiaries' Disability Status Require Continued Attention to Achieve Timeliness and Cost-Effectiveness

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Social Security Administration (SSA) has had difficulty in conducting timely reviews of beneficiaries' cases to ensure they are still eligible for disability benefits. SSA has been taking steps to improve the cost-effectiveness of its review process. SSA has linked the review process to eligibility for a new benefit that provides return-to-work services. This report looks at SSA's ability to stay current w… more
Date: July 24, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Airport Passenger Screening: Preliminary Observations on Progress Made and Challenges Remaining

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Passenger screening is critical to the security of our nation's aviation system, particularly in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is tasked with securing all modes of transportation, including the screening of airline passengers. TSA has met numerous requirements in this regard, such as deploying more than 50,000 federal screeners at o… more
Date: September 24, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Travel Cards: Internal Control Weaknesses at DOD Led to Improper Use of First and Business Class Travel

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Ineffective oversight and management of the Department of Defense's (DOD) travel card program, which GAO has previously reported on, have led to concerns about DOD's use of first and business class airfares. GAO was asked to (1) identify the magnitude of premium class travel, (2) determine if DOD's key internal control activities operated effectively and provide examples of control breakdowns, and (3) assess D… more
Date: October 24, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Older Workers: Employment Assistance Focuses on Subsidized Jobs and Job Search, but Revised Performance Measures Could Improve Access to Other Services

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Some economists predict that by 2030, the United States could experience a labor shortage of 35 million workers. As the shortage approaches, one option available is to encourage people to work beyond traditional retirement ages, especially because people who are age 55 or older will constitute nearly a third of the poppulation. Accordingly, increasing demands will be made on the workforce development system to… more
Date: January 24, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Formula Grants: 2000 Census Redistributes Federal Funding Among States

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In fiscal year 2000, about $283 billion in federal grant money was distributed to state and local governments by formula, about half of it through four formula grant programs--Medicaid, Foster Care Title IV-E, Adoption Assistance, and the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG). States receive money based in part on factors such as annual population estimates derived from the previous decennial census, which is con… more
Date: February 24, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fiscal Exposures: Improving the Budgetary Focus on Long-Term Costs and Uncertainties

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO and other budget experts have discussed that the current time horizons and content of the federal budget could be enhanced to more comprehensively reflect the government's commitments or signal emerging problems. GAO was asked to (1) provide information on the range and nature of responsibilities, programs, and activities that may explicitly or implicitly expose the government to future spending and (2) pr… more
Date: January 24, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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FEMA Cerro Grande Claims: Payments Properly Processed, but Reporting Could Be Improved

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act (CGFAA) mandated that GAO annually audit all claim payments made to compensate the victims of the Cerro Grande Fire in northern New Mexico. For this third report on this topic, GAO determined whether the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which is now a part of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security, (1) paid fire… more
Date: December 24, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Law Enforcement Training Center: Capacity Planning and Management Oversight Need Improvement

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) provides federal law enforcement training for 75 Partner Organizations (agencies) primarily at four domestic facilities located at Glynco, Ga; Artesia, N. Mex.; Charleston, S.C.; and Cheltenham, Md.. Given the post-terrorist attack security environment, coupled with the increased demand for training, concerns have been raised about FLETC's continued ability t… more
Date: July 24, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Long-Term Commitments: Improving the Budgetary Focus on Environmental Liabilities

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Although environmental liabilities resulting from federal programs and activities represent the third largest category of the federal government's liabilities, the current cash- and obligation-based budget does not provide information on estimated cleanup costs before waste-producing assets are purchased. As a result, policymakers do not have the opportunity to weigh the full costs of a proposal with their jud… more
Date: January 24, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Military Operations: Contractors Provide Vital Services to Deployed Forces but Are Not Adequately Addressed in DOD Plans

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Defense (DOD) uses contractors to provide a wide variety of services for U.S. military forces deployed overseas. We were asked to examine three related issues: (1) the extent of contractor support for deployed forces and why DOD uses contractors; (2) the extent to which such contractors are considered in DOD planning, including whether DOD has backup plans to maintain essential services to de… more
Date: June 24, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Justice Outcome Evaluations: Design and Implementation of Studies Require More NIJ Attention

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Policy makers need valid, reliable, and timely information on the outcomes of criminal justice programs to help them decide how to set criminal justice funding priorities. In view of previously reported problems with selected outcome evaluations managed by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), GAO assessed the methodological quality of a sample of completed and ongoing NIJ outcome evaluation grants."
Date: September 24, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Veterans Benefits Administration: Process for Preventing Improper Payments to Deceased Veterans Can Be Improved

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In fiscal year 2002, the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) paid about $22.4 billion in disability compensation to over 2.6 million veterans and their survivors and about $3.3 billion in pension benefits to about 581,000 veterans and their survivors. To ensure that VBA makes proper payments under these programs, we reviewed the effectiveness of VBA efforts to prevent payments to deceased veterans by matchi… more
Date: July 24, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Drug Offenses: Departures from Sentencing Guidelines and Mandatory Minimum Sentences, Fiscal Years 1999-2001

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Created in 1984, the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC) was charged with developing the federal sentencing guidelines to limit disparities in sentencing among offenders with similar criminal backgrounds found guilty of similar crimes. Judges determine a specific sentence based on an applicable sentencing guideline range, such as 57 to 71 months, provided in the guidelines. Judges may impose sentences t… more
Date: October 24, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Catastrophe Insurance Risks: Status of Efforts to Securitize Natural Catastrophe and Terrorism Risk

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In addition to potentially costing hundreds or thousands of lives, a natural or terrorist catastrophe in the United States could place enormous financial demands on the insurance industry, businesses, and taxpayers. Given these financial demands, interest has been raised in bonds that are sold in the capital markets and thereby diversify catastrophe funding sources. GAO was asked to update a 2002 report on "ca… more
Date: September 24, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy Star Concepts for Highway Vehicles

Description: The authors of this report, under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program, have investigated the possible application of Energy Star ratings to passenger cars and light trucks. This study establishes a framework for formulating and evaluating Energy Star rating methods that is comprised of energy- and environmental-based metrics, potential vehicle classification systems, vehicle t… more
Date: June 24, 2003
Creator: Greene, D. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Railroad and Locomotive Technology Roadmap.

Description: Railroads are important to the U.S. economy. They transport freight efficiently, requiring less energy and emitting fewer pollutants than other modes of surface transportation. While the railroad industry has steadily improved its fuel efficiency--by 16% over the last decade--more can, and needs to, be done. The ability of locomotive manufacturers to conduct research into fuel efficiency and emissions reduction is limited by the small number of locomotives manufactured annually. Each year for t… more
Date: February 24, 2003
Creator: Stodolsky, F.; Gaines, L. & Systems, Energy
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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TDNA Monthly Office Manager's Report: June 2003

Description: Monthly report written by the Texas Daily Newspaper Association's (TDNA's) office manager, Darla Thompson, to Phil Berkebile providing a summary of revenues and account balances, programs, meetings, and other activities in the office during the previous month.
Date: June 24, 2003
Creator: Thompson, Darla
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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The Impact of Humidity, Temperature and Ultraviolet Light on the Near-Field Environmental Fate of Pinacolyl Alcohol, Methyl Iodide, Methylphosphonic Dichloride (DCMP) and Thionyl Chloride Using an Environmental Wind Tunnel

Description: Understanding the near-field fate of parent chemicals and their decay products in the atmosphere provides essential information for the development of remote chemical sensors. To elucidate the near-field fate of candidate chemical signatures, selected gas phase compounds were introduced into atmospheres of varying humidity, temperature and incident light flux. These atmospheres were maintained in an environmental wind tunnel for periods typical of near-field transport scenarios. The range of hu… more
Date: January 24, 2003
Creator: Driver, Crystal J.; Johnson, Timothy J.; Su, Yin-Fong; Alexander, M. Lizabeth; Fellows, Robert J.; Magnuson, Jon K. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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