Medicare: Beneficiaries' Prescription Drug Coverage (open access)

Medicare: Beneficiaries' Prescription Drug Coverage

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed Medicare beneficiaries' access to prescription drug coverage, focusing on: (1) how growth in presciption drug spending for both the general population and Medicare beneficiaries has made coverage such an important policy issue; (2) the sources and extent of Medicare beneficiary drug coverage; and (3) benefit design and implementation issues to be considered in deliberations about adding a new prescription drug benefit."
Date: September 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Intercity Passenger Rail: Amtrak Faces Challenges in Improving Its Financial Condition (open access)

Intercity Passenger Rail: Amtrak Faces Challenges in Improving Its Financial Condition

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed Amtrak's overall financial condition, its progress in becoming free of operating subsidies, its use of the Taxpayer Relief Act (TRA) of 1997 funds, and its need for capital investment to improve quality of service."
Date: October 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Competitive Contracting: Preliminary Issues Regarding FAIR Act Implementation (open access)

Competitive Contracting: Preliminary Issues Regarding FAIR Act Implementation

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed its observations on the initial implementation of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act of 1998, focusing on: (1) the progress to date in developing and releasing agencies' FAIR Act inventories; (2) the status of the initial steps taken to implement the FAIR Act; and (3) issues related to the Department of Commerce, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the General Services Administration FAIR Act inventories."
Date: October 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Community Policing: Observations on the COPS Program Midway Through Program Implementation (open access)

Community Policing: Observations on the COPS Program Midway Through Program Implementation

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the implementation of the Community Policing Act, focusing on statutory requirements for implementing the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants."
Date: October 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Export Controls: Implementation of the 1998 Legislative Mandate for High Performance Computers (open access)

Export Controls: Implementation of the 1998 Legislative Mandate for High Performance Computers

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the export of high performance computers to countries of concern that might use the computers for military or nuclear proliferation purposes, focusing on whether: (1) exporters' notifications to the Department of Commerce of proposed sales of high performance computers to countries of concern have resulted in any license applications and what action was taken on these licenses; and (2) Commerce is verifying the use of high performance computers after their export to these countries."
Date: October 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fresh Produce: Potential Consequences of Country-of-Origin Labeling (open access)

Fresh Produce: Potential Consequences of Country-of-Origin Labeling

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the labelling requirements for fresh produce, focusing on: (1) the potential costs associated with the compliance and enforcement of a mandatory country-of-origin labelling requirement at the retail level for fresh produce; (2) the potential trade issues associated with such a requirement; (3) the potential impact of such a requirement on the ability of the federal government and the public to respond to outbreaks of illness caused by contaminated fresh produce; and (4) consumers' views of country-of-origin labelling."
Date: April 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Year 2000 Computing Challenge: Update on the Readiness of the Department of Veterans Affairs (open access)

Year 2000 Computing Challenge: Update on the Readiness of the Department of Veterans Affairs

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) efforts to address the year 2000 computer problem, focusing on the: (1) year 2000 readiness of automated systems that support the delivery of veterans' benefits and health care services, the compliance status of biomedical equipment used in patient care, and the year 2000 readiness of the pharmaceutical and medical-surgical manufacturers on which VA relies; and (2) Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) year 2000 efforts to address biomedical equipment and pharmaceutical products."
Date: October 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security Administration: Effective Date of Application for Supplemental Security Income Benefits (open access)

Social Security Administration: Effective Date of Application for Supplemental Security Income Benefits

Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Social Security Administration's (SSA) new rule on the effective date of application for Supplemental Security Income benefits. GAO noted that: (1) the rule implements section 204 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, which changes the date a social security application is effective so that the earliest month for which benefits can be paid is the month following the month in which the application is filed; (2) previously, benefits were prorated for the month in which the application was filed; (3) the rule makes changes concerning emergency advance payments, interim assistance reimbursements, and in the definition of eligible spouse; and (4) SSA complied with applicable requirements in promulgating the rule."
Date: June 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Airport Improvement Program: FAA Complying With Requirement for Local Involvement in Noise Mitigation Projects (open access)

Airport Improvement Program: FAA Complying With Requirement for Local Involvement in Noise Mitigation Projects

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO determined whether the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) must enforce grant assurance as a condition of providing noise mitigation grants to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport."
Date: December 28, 1998
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Welfare Reform: Information on Former Recipients' Status (open access)

Welfare Reform: Information on Former Recipients' Status

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on families no longer receiving welfare, focusing on: (1) the extent to which states have reported information on the condition of families who have left welfare in the following key areas: (a) economic status; (b) family composition; and (c) family and child well-being; (2) generalizable state studies on what is known about the status of former welfare families in the key areas; and (3) federal and state efforts to improve the usefulness of the data obtained through these state efforts."
Date: April 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Antimicrobial Resistance: Data to Assess Public Health Threat From Resistant Bacteria Are Limited (open access)

Antimicrobial Resistance: Data to Assess Public Health Threat From Resistant Bacteria Are Limited

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the potential threat to the public's health from antimicrobial resistant bacteria, focusing on: (1) what is known about the public health burden--in terms of illnesses, deaths and treatment costs--due to antimicrobial resistance; (2) potential future burden, given what is known about the development of resistance in microbes and usage of antimicrobials; and (3) federal efforts to gather and provide information about resistance."
Date: April 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
United Nations: Status of U.S. Contributions and Arrears (open access)

United Nations: Status of U.S. Contributions and Arrears

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO updated its previous report on United Nations (U.N.) financial issues and U.S. arrears, focusing on: (1) the amount the United States will need to pay before the end of 1999 to avoid losing its right to vote in the U.N. General Assembly; (2) the trend in U.S. assessed contributions and arrears that has led to the current situation; (3) U.S. arrears and the amounts withheld for legislative and policy reasons; and (4) the status of member states that lost their right to vote in the General Assembly at the beginning of 1999."
Date: July 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Equal Employment Opportunity: The Postal Service Needs to Better Ensure the Quality of EEO Complaint Data (open access)

Equal Employment Opportunity: The Postal Service Needs to Better Ensure the Quality of EEO Complaint Data

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO reviewed certain discrepancies in the complaint data that the Postal Service reported to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the need for the Service to take additional steps to ensure that such data are complete, accurate, and reliable."
Date: September 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Women In Prison: Issues and Challenges Confronting U.S. Correctional Systems (open access)

Women In Prison: Issues and Challenges Confronting U.S. Correctional Systems

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the management of female inmate populations."
Date: December 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Weapons: DOE Needs to Improve Oversight of the $5 Billion Strategic Computing Initiative (open access)

Nuclear Weapons: DOE Needs to Improve Oversight of the $5 Billion Strategic Computing Initiative

A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the status of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative (ASCI), focusing on: (1) whether the program is meeting its key milestones and whether hardware and software developments are adequate to date; (2) whether the program is within its projected budget; and (3) what key technical risks the program faces."
Date: June 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
District of Columbia: Status of the New Convention Center Project (open access)

District of Columbia: Status of the New Convention Center Project

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided a status report on the construction of the new Washington Convention Center, focusing on: (1) the status of the project; (2) changes in the Washington Convention Center Authority's (WCCA) estimated project costs and financing plan since GAO's last report; and (3) actual expenditures and collection of dedicated taxes."
Date: September 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Indian Trust Funds: Interior Lacks Assurance That Trust Improvement Plan Will Be Effective (open access)

Indian Trust Funds: Interior Lacks Assurance That Trust Improvement Plan Will Be Effective

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO evaluated the Department of the Interior's High-Level Implementation Plan for improving its management of the Indian trust funds and resources under its control, focusing on whether the Interior has reasonable assurance that: (1) the High-Level Plan provides an effective solution for addressing its long-standing problems; and (2) its acquisition of a new asset and land records management service will cost effectively satisfy trust management needs."
Date: April 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Food Safety: The Agricultural Use of Antibiotics and Its Implications for Human Health (open access)

Food Safety: The Agricultural Use of Antibiotics and Its Implications for Human Health

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on antibiotic resistance issues that may stem from the use of antibiotics in agriculture, focusing on the: (1) use of antibiotics in agriculture and the implications of that use for human health; (2) federal roles and responsibilities for overseeing the use of antibiotics in agriculture; and (3) issues surrounding the debate over whether to further regulate or restrict the use of antibiotics in agriculture."
Date: April 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Debt: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions--An Update (open access)

Federal Debt: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions--An Update

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO updated its report on frequently asked questions on the federal debt, focusing on: (1) how debt is defined and measured; (2) who holds federal debt; (3) how much it has grown in recent years; and (4) its significance to the national economy."
Date: May 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Power: PMA Rate Impacts, by Service Area (open access)

Federal Power: PMA Rate Impacts, by Service Area

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the future role of the power market administrations (PMA) by providing a PMA-by-PMA analysis of the potential rate changes that would likely be experienced by preference customers who buy power from the Southeastern Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, and Western Area Power Administration if the power is sold at market rates."
Date: January 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Audit: MedPAC's Fiscal Year 1998 Schedules of Expenditures and Budgetary Resources (open access)

Financial Audit: MedPAC's Fiscal Year 1998 Schedules of Expenditures and Budgetary Resources

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO reported on the results of the financial-related audit, conducted by KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) Schedules of Expenditures and Budgetary Resources for the year ended September 30, 1998."
Date: April 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security: Capital Markets and Educational Issues Associated With Individual Accounts (open access)

Social Security: Capital Markets and Educational Issues Associated With Individual Accounts

A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the issues associated with individual social security accounts, focusing on how such accounts could affect: (1) private capital and annuities markets as well as national savings; (2) potential returns and risks to individuals; and (3) the disclosure and educational efforts needed to inform the public about such a program."
Date: June 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rural Water Projects: Identifying the Benefits of the Proposed Lewis and Clark Project (open access)

Rural Water Projects: Identifying the Benefits of the Proposed Lewis and Clark Project

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the benefits of constructing the Lewis and Clark Rural Water Project, focusing on: (1) what benefits could derive from the Lewis and Clark project; (2) who could receive these benefits; and (3) how these benefits are valued."
Date: May 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Management: Better Controls Essential to Improve the Reliability of DOD's Depot Inventory Records (open access)

Financial Management: Better Controls Essential to Improve the Reliability of DOD's Depot Inventory Records

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO provided information on the reliability of the Department of Defense's (DOD) depot inventory records, focusing on: (1) DOD's procedures for verifying the accuracy of its perpetual inventory records; and (2) the internal controls over the Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA) physical inventory process to determine whether they provide a reliable, accurate measure of the perpetual inventory records."
Date: June 28, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library