Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the effects of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA) on the Medicare fee-for-service program."

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed issues surrounding Indian contract support costs, focusing on: (1) the different categories of contract support costs; (2) the extent of, and reasons for, increases in contract support costs over the last several years; and (3) four alternatives for funding these costs."

Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO provided comments on whether the District of Columbia would violate the Antideficiency Act by: (1) approving vouchers for attorney's Criminal Justice Act (CJA) claims after the available fiscal year 1999 appropriations funds were exhausted; and (2) paying out CJA obligations exceeding the limitation contained in the 1999 District of Columbia Appropriations Act, GAO held that: (1) the Courts could not, upon submission of a CJA claim, delay the recognition of an obligation by withholding the voucher's approval; and (2) because attorney representation in CJA cases is a mandatory expense, obligations for this purpose may be incurred and may exceed the capped amount without violating the Antideficiency Act."

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO: (1) followed-up on the status of the Federal Reserve Banks' (FRB) corrective actions to address vulnerabilities identified in GAO's fiscal year (FY) 1997 financial statement audit; and (2) reviewed the general and application controls that support key Financial Management Service (FMS) and Bureau of the Public Debt (BPD) automated financial systems maintained and operated by the FRBs."

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program's vulnerability to fraud and abuse, focusing on: (1) the extent to which SSI is vulnerable to individuals who obtain eligibility by feigning disabilities with the help of middlemen and medical providers; (2) the Social Security Administration's (SSA) methods for preventing, detecting, and responding to this type of program fraud and abuse; and (3) additional strategies SSA could use to more effectively address this problem."

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO investigated the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Inspector General's (IG) allegation that the Chairman, TVA, attempted to interfere with the independence of his office. GAO also investigated the TVA Chairman's allegation that the IG improperly used his office's credit card."

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO provided information on the limitations of the data it obtained during its review of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Women's Business Center Program, focusing on: (1) the problems with the records maintained by the Office of Women's Ownership and the Office of Procurement and Grants Management; and (2) whether the Office of Women's Ownership or the Office of Procurement and Grants Management is responsible for the collection and review of financial status reports."

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO identified weaknesses in the Navy's personnel practices."