A staff study issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO presented a compendium of fiscal year (FY) 2001 budget accounts to give users a convenient way to: (1) sort through the federal government's fiscal structure; and (2) determine the level of used, estimated, or requested budgetary resources for individual accounts."

Guidance issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO published a checklist to assist: (1) agencies in implementing and monitoring their direct loan systems; and (2) management and auditors in reviewing their direct loan systems to determine if they are in substantial compliance with the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act."

Guidance issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This publication supersedes AIMD-99-45, Executive Guide: Creating Value Through World-Class Financial Management (Exposure Draft), August 1999. GAO published a guide on the financial management practices and improvement efforts of nine leading public and private sector finance organizations to identify the success factors, practices, and outcomes associated with world-class financial management. This executive guide is intended to assist federal agencies in achieving the objectives of the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 and subsequent related legislation by providing case studies of 11 practices critical for establishing and maintaining sound financial operations."

Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO provided information on the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board's recent actions, meetings, and practices."

Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO presented the United States government's 1999 financial report. The report includes: (1) audited financial statements that cover the executive, legislative, and judicial branches; and (2) GAO's audit of the financial report."

Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This journal of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institution (INTOSAI) includes articles concerning: (1) auditing in the South Pacific; (2) new training infrastructure in the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions; (3) national responsibilities and international activities of selected Supreme Audit Institutions; (4) the office of the Auditor General of Mexico; (5) reports in print; and (6) activities within INTOSAI."

Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This French-language edition of the Journal of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) includes articles concerning (1) auditing in the South Pacific, (2) new training infrastructure in the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions, (3) national responsibilities and and international activities of selected Supreme Audit Institutions, (4) the office of the Auditor General of Mexico, (5) reports in print, and (6) activities within INTOSAI."

Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This journal of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institution (INTOSAI) includes articles concerning: (1) auditing in the South Pacific; (2) new training infrastructure in the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions; (3) national responsibilities and international activities of selected Supreme Audit Institutions; (4) the office of the Auditor General of Mexico; (5) reports in print; and (6) activities within INTOSAI."

Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This Spanish-language edition of the Journal of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) includes articles regarding (1) auditing in the South Pacific, (2) new training infrastructure in the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit institutions, (3) national responsibilities and international activities of selected Supreme Audit Institutions, (4) the office of the Auditor General of Mexico, (5) reports in print, and (6) activities within INTOSAI."

Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO provided information on the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program's current financial management initiatives, activities, and practices."

Guidance issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This publication has been superseded by GAO-01-99G, Seized Property and Forfeited Assets Systems Requirements: Checklist for Reviewing Systems Under the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act, October 2000. GAO published a functional requirements document for seized property and forfeited assets systems that will provide the capability for financial managers and others to control and account for seized property and forfeited assets."

Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO commented on the District of Columbia Courts' concerns regarding the proper accounting for certain payments made by the Courts for the Criminal Justice Act (CJA), the Counsel for Child Abuse and Neglect (CCAN), and the Guardianship programs, focusing on whether: (1) prior fiscal year payments made under a continuing resolution should be charged to the defender services appropriation; (2) federal payments and defender services appropriations were available to pay prior years CJA, CCAN, and Guardianship program obligations; and (3) the Courts would violate the Antideficiency Act by continuing to incur obligations for court-appointed attorneys if fiscal year 2000 appropriations are insufficient to pay all fiscal year 2000 obligations for these programs. GAO held that: (1) payments made under the continuing resolution may be properly charged to the defender services appropriation; (2) federal payments and defender services appropriations were available to pay for prior years obligations; and (3) the Courts would not violate the Antideficiency Act by incurring additional obligations after the defender services appropriation was exhausted."

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the process used by eight Michigan school districts to contract for Medicaid consulting and billing services, focusing on whether the process used by the school districts complied with Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) procurement regulations."

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the status of key 2000 census-taking operations, focusing on: (1) the mail response rate and the implications it has for timely and accurate completion of the Bureau of the Census' nonresponse follow-up workload; (2) update/leave procedure, which is used to count people in certain small towns and rural areas; (3) Service-Based Enumeration, used to count persons with no usual residence; and (4) Questionnaire Assistance Centers, which are designed to help people, especially those with limited English skills, complete their census forms."

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on states' practices regarding Medicaid reimbursement of school-based administrative activities, focusing on: (1) the extent to which school districts and states claim Medicaid reimbursement for school-based health services and administrative activities; (2) the appropriateness of methods states use to establish bundled rates for school-based health services and to assess the costs of administrative activities that their schools may claim as reimbursable; (3) states' retention of federal Medicaid reimbursement for services provided by schools and schools' practice of paying contingency fees to private firms; and (4) the adequacy of the Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) oversight of state practices regarding school-based claims, including safeguards employed to ensure appropriate billing for health services and administrative activities."

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the issue of Medicaid expenditures for school-based health services and administrative costs, focusing on the: (1) magnitude of states' claims for school-based health services and administrative activities; (2) appropriateness of the methods used to determine how much Medicaid pays for these services; (3) extent to which school districts directly benefit from federal Medicaid reimbursements; and (4) the adequacy of the Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) oversight of school-based claims."

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO provided information on the policies, procedures, and practices of the military departments for protecting the confidentiality of communications between military dependents and counselors, therapists, and other service providers regarding family abuse, focusing on the: (1) extent of reported spousal and child abuse within the military; (2) degree to which dependent conversations about family abuse are subject to disclosure; and (3) nature of Department of Defense (DOD) efforts to address the confidentiality of dependent communications."

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."

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the importance of land acquisition to the success of the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Initiative, focusing on: (1) what the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force did to identify and acquire lands needed to accomplish the goals of the initiative from 1996 through 1999; and (2) what the Department of the Interior did to help ensure that it maximized the acreage purchased--that is, bought as much land as possible, with $200 million in Farm Bill grants."

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."

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."

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the issues the two have in relation to the Shad-Johnson Jurisdictional Accord, focusing on: (1) the extent to which U.S. securities, foreign futures, and over-the-counter (OTC) markets trade stock-based derivatives that are economically similar to the futures prohibited from trading by the accord; (2) the potential effect of the accord trading prohibitions on derivatives market participants; (3) concerns about calls to repeal the accord trading prohibitions; and (4) jurisdictional and other approaches to addressing these concerns."

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."

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."