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Subcontractor Complaints Concerning the D.C. Union Station Renovation Project (open access)

Subcontractor Complaints Concerning the D.C. Union Station Renovation Project

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information regarding work done on the Union Station Redevelopment Project by Park Woodworking, Inc., focusing on the: (1) extent of the government's liability, if any, for costs incurred for which Park was not compensated; (2) extent to which Park was not compensated for the work it did; and (3) actions taken by the Secretary of Transportation and the Department of Transportation (DOT) Inspector General (IG) in response to complaints received from Park."
Date: December 22, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foster Care: States' Early Experiences Implementing the Adoption and Safe Families Act (open access)

Foster Care: States' Early Experiences Implementing the Adoption and Safe Families Act

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA), focusing on: (1) how states have responded to ASFA regarding legal, administrative, and other changes that social workers may need to make in their day-to-day practice of handling child welfare cases; (2) the status of states' implementation of the two provisions related to making timely permanency decisions for those foster children who are unable to safely return home; and (3) the actions the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has taken to assist states and monitor the implementation of these two provisions."
Date: December 22, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Vaccine Injury Compensation: Program Challenged to Settle Claims Quickly and Easily (open access)

Vaccine Injury Compensation: Program Challenged to Settle Claims Quickly and Easily

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed challenges facing the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP), focusing on: (1) how long it takes to process a claim through VICP; (2) the extent to which recent changes to the program's injury table have made it easier or more difficult for petitioners to obtain compensation for vaccine-related injuries; and (3) why the trust fund continues to grow, and what budgetary effect proposed options for addressing the growing trust fund balance would have."
Date: December 22, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Securities and Exchange Commission: Adoption of Amendments to the Intermarket Trading System Plan to Expand the ITS/Computer Assisted Execution System Linkage to All Listed Securities (open access)

Securities and Exchange Commission: Adoption of Amendments to the Intermarket Trading System Plan to Expand the ITS/Computer Assisted Execution System Linkage to All Listed Securities

Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) new rule on amending the Intermarket Trading System Plan. GAO noted that: (1) the final rule amends the plan governing the operation of the Intermarket Trading System; and (2) SEC complied with the applicable requirements in promulgating the rule."
Date: December 22, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library