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South Florida Ecosystem Restoration: A Land Acquisition Plan Is Needed to Supplement the Strategic Plan Being Developed (open access)

South Florida Ecosystem Restoration: A Land Acquisition Plan Is Needed to Supplement the Strategic Plan Being Developed

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Department of the Interior's actions in response to previous GAO recommendations to improve the management of the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Initiative, focusing on what: (1) the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force has done to identify and acquire lands needed to accomplish the goals of the restoration initiative; and (2) Interior did to help ensure that it maximized the acreage purchased with $200 million set aside in the 1996 Farm Bill for the initiative."
Date: April 5, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
VA Health Care: VA Is Struggling to Address Asset Realignment Challenges (open access)

VA Health Care: VA Is Struggling to Address Asset Realignment Challenges

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) management of the capital asset realignment process, focusing on: (1) VHA's progress to date; (2) any concerns regarding VHA's realignment process as designed; and (3) the potential effects of VHA's actions on the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) capital budgeting process."
Date: April 5, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Welcome to the Stonewall Democrats Houston group email] (open access)

[Welcome to the Stonewall Democrats Houston group email]

Email from Stonewall Democrats Houston Moderator to a new member on April 5, 2000, discussing a description of the group, an introductory message, and sign-in information.
Date: April 5, 2000
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aviation Security: Vulnerabilities Still Exist in the Aviation Security System (open access)

Aviation Security: Vulnerabilities Still Exist in the Aviation Security System

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the security of the nation's air transportation system, focusing on the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) efforts to implement and improve security in two key areas: (1) air traffic control computer systems; and (2) airport passenger screening checkpoints."
Date: April 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Combating Terrorism: Issues in Managing Counterterrorist Programs (open access)

Combating Terrorism: Issues in Managing Counterterrorist Programs

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed federal efforts to combat terrorism, focusing on the: (1) need to link threats to strategies and resources in federal efforts to combat terrorism; (2) need to improve federal and state intergovernmental coordination and program issues; and (3) findings of a report from the Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction--better known as the Gilmore Panel."
Date: April 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
DOD Personnel: Weaknesses in Security Investigation Program Are Being Addressed (open access)

DOD Personnel: Weaknesses in Security Investigation Program Are Being Addressed

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Defense Security Service's (DSS) personnel security investigation program, focusing on: (1) how decisions to grant or deny security clearances to Department of Defense (DOD) employees and contractors are made; (2) key findings from GAO's October 1999 report; and (3) DOD's actions on GAO's recommendations."
Date: April 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Prisons: Containing Health Care Costs for an Increasing Inmate Population (open access)

Federal Prisons: Containing Health Care Costs for an Increasing Inmate Population

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed health care costs at the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), focusing on: (1) trends in BOP health care costs from fiscal year (FY) 1990 through FY 1999; (2) BOP initiatives to contain rising medical costs; and (3) legislative and administrative options for helping to contain health care costs."
Date: April 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare: Concerns About HCFA's Efforts to Prevent Fraud by Third-Party Billers (open access)

Medicare: Concerns About HCFA's Efforts to Prevent Fraud by Third-Party Billers

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the effectiveness of the Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) efforts to prevent fraud by third-party billing companies that submit claims to Medicare on behalf of providers."
Date: April 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare: Improper Third-Party Billing of Medicare by Behavioral Medical Systems, Inc. (open access)

Medicare: Improper Third-Party Billing of Medicare by Behavioral Medical Systems, Inc.

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the results of its investigation of the Behavioral Medical Systems' (BMS) Medicare billing practices, focusing on: (1) BMS and how it conducted business; (2) its improper billing of Medicare; and (3) GAO's belief that BMS violated the U.S. Code."
Date: April 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
VA Health Care: VA Is Struggling to Respond to Asset Realignment Challenges (open access)

VA Health Care: VA Is Struggling to Respond to Asset Realignment Challenges

A statement of record issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) management of health care assets that are operated by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), focusing on: (1) VHA's progress to date; (2) concerns regarding VHA's realignment process; and (3) the potential effects of VHA's actions on VA's capital budgeting process."
Date: April 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
DART Safely Program Increases Bus, Rail Safety Awareness (open access)

DART Safely Program Increases Bus, Rail Safety Awareness

News release about a DART bus and rail safety presentation.
Date: April 7, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Light Truck Average Fuel Economy Standard, Model Year 2002 (open access)

Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Light Truck Average Fuel Economy Standard, Model Year 2002

Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) major rule on average fuel economy standards, known as Corporation Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, for non-passenger automobiles manufactured in model year 2002. GAO noted that: (1) the rule requires NHTSA to prescribe the same light truck CAFE standard for model year 2002 that applies to model year 2001; (2) the rules would continue the 20.7 miles per gallon standard established in model year 2001; and (3) NHTSA complied with applicable requirements in promulgating the rule."
Date: April 7, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Impact of Issuing the New $1 Coin (open access)

Financial Impact of Issuing the New $1 Coin

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the financial impact of issuing the new $1 coin, focusing on the benefits of: (1) issuing 1 billion of the new $1 coins to circulate with the $1 Federal Reserve notes now issued; and (2) replacing all $1 Federal Reserve notes now in circulation with $1 coins."
Date: April 7, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Office of Management and Budget: Future Challenges to Management (open access)

Office of Management and Budget: Future Challenges to Management

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the management challenges facing the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), focusing on the broader challenges facing the nation and the federal government now and in the future and their implications for central leadership approaches in general, and OMB in particular."
Date: April 7, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John H. Camp, April 8, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John H. Camp, April 8, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John H. (Jack) Camp. Camp grew up in New Orleans and joined the Navy in August, 1943. Upon completion of training, Camp was selected for Hospital Corpsman school. In ealry 1945, Camp was ordered to go to Guam and work the in Fleet Hospital 103. He recalls receiving patients from the battle at Okinawa. In May, Camp was transferred to the USS South Dakota (BB-57). He was aboard when the task force the South Dakota was attached to attacked the Japanese home islands. Camp shares excerpts from a diary he kept while aboard the ship. At teh surrender ceremony, Camp was among a group of medical personnel that went ashore to a prisoner of war camp to bring former POWs back to the USS Benevolence (AH-13) treatment. Camp visited several POW camps before leaving Tokyo Bay. He returned aboard ship to the US in October, 1945.
Date: April 8, 2000
Creator: Camp, John H
System: The Portal to Texas History
IRS Modernization: Business Practice, Performance Management, and Information Technology Challenges (open access)

IRS Modernization: Business Practice, Performance Management, and Information Technology Challenges

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) modernization efforts, focusing on the business practice, performance management, and information technology challenges IRS faces."
Date: April 10, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Buildings: Billions Are Needed for Repairs and Alterations (open access)

Federal Buildings: Billions Are Needed for Repairs and Alterations

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the results of its work on the General Services Administration's (GSA) Repairs and Alterations Program, focusing on: (1) the extent of repairs and alterations that have been identified at government-owned buildings managed by GSA; (2) factors that impede GSA's ability to satisfy its repair and alteration requirements; and (3) GSA's efforts to improve its management of repairs and alterations."
Date: April 11, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Forest Service: Broad-Scale Assessments Could Be Better Integrated Into the Forest Planning Process (open access)

Forest Service: Broad-Scale Assessments Could Be Better Integrated Into the Forest Planning Process

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Forest Service's forest plans, focusing on the: (1) role of broad-scale assessments in the agency's planning process; (2) lessons that have been learned about conducting such assessments; and (3) importance of holding Forest Service managers accountable for integrating the assessments into their planning processes."
Date: April 11, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Frank Muoio, April 11, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Frank Muoio, April 11, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Frank Muoio. Muoio joined the Navy in early 1942 and went aboard the USS Thomas Jefferson (APA-30) after training in Rhode Island. His first trip was to Brisbane delivering materiel. From there, he went to the invasions of North Africa, Sicily and Italy. Muoio shares several anecdotes about his experiences aboard the Thomas Jefferson. He went ashore during the invasion of Salerno. He was also involved in the Normandy invasion as well as Okinawa.
Date: April 11, 2000
Creator: Muoio, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Preschool Education: Federal Investment for Low-Income Children Significant but Effectiveness Unclear (open access)

Preschool Education: Federal Investment for Low-Income Children Significant but Effectiveness Unclear

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed preschool education for children of low-income families, focusing on: (1) the federal and state commitment to preschool programs, including funding and collaborative efforts; and (2) what is known about the effectiveness of federal preschool programs."
Date: April 11, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security: Providing Useful Information to the Public (open access)

Social Security: Providing Useful Information to the Public

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed information the public should have about the Social Security program and the role that the individualized Social Security Statement plays in providing that information, focusing on: (1) basic information about program benefits; (2) the current and projected financial status of the Social Security program; and (3) proposed changes to the program."
Date: April 11, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chemical Safety Board: Realigned Management Faces Serious Challenges (open access)

Chemical Safety Board: Realigned Management Faces Serious Challenges

A statement of record issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the fiscal year (FY) 2001 budget for the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, focusing on determining the status of the Board's: (1) organization; (2) operations; and (3) efforts to update and develop plans, policies, and procedures for accomplishing the Board's mission."
Date: April 12, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Paperwork Reduction Act: Burden Increases at IRS and Other Agencies (open access)

Paperwork Reduction Act: Burden Increases at IRS and Other Agencies

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the implementation of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), focusing on: (1) the changes in federal paperwork burden since last year's hearing, with particular attention to changes at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS); (2) IRS burden-relief initiatives that are directed at small businesses; and (3) PRA violations."
Date: April 12, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-206 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-206

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John Cornyn, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the County Purchasing Act, TEX. LOC. GOV’T CODE ANN. §§ 262.021-.035 (Vernon 1999 & Supp. 2000), applies to the purchases of a local government corporation created by a county under subchapter D, chapter 431 of the Transportation Code (RQ-0139-JC)
Date: April 12, 2000
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History