Regulatory Burden: Some Agencies' Claims Regarding Lack of Rulemaking Discretion Have Merit (open access)

Regulatory Burden: Some Agencies' Claims Regarding Lack of Rulemaking Discretion Have Merit

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed federal agencies' assertions that certain private-sector regulatory concerns were, at least in part, attributable to underlying statutes, focusing on: (1) the amount of discretion the underlying statutes gave the rulemaking agencies in developing the regulatory requirements that the agencies had said were attributable to the underlying statutes; (2) whether the regulatory requirements at issue were within the authority granted by the underlying statutes; and (3) whether the rulemaking agencies could have developed regulatory approaches that would have been less burdensome to the regulated entities while still meeting the underlying statutory requirements."
Date: January 8, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Hearings: Scheduling and Notification (open access)

House Committee Hearings: Scheduling and Notification

Each House committee has authority to hold hearings whether the House is in session, has recessed, or has adjourned (Rule XI, clause 2(m)(1)(A)). Regardless of the type of hearing, or whether a hearing is held in or outside of Washington, hearings share common aspects of planning and preparation. this report discusses the issues a committee faces in deciding whether to schedule a hearing.
Date: March 8, 1999
Creator: Hardy-Vincent, Carol
System: The UNT Digital Library
VA Information Systems: The Austin Automation Center Has Made Progress in Improving Information System Controls (open access)

VA Information Systems: The Austin Automation Center Has Made Progress in Improving Information System Controls

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO assessed the effectiveness of information system general controls at the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Austin Automation Center (AAC)."
Date: June 8, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Force Logistics: C-17 Support Plan Does Not Adequately Address Key Issues (open access)

Air Force Logistics: C-17 Support Plan Does Not Adequately Address Key Issues

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Air Force's C-17 logistics support plan, focusing on the: (1) C-17's core logistics capabilities; (2) cost effectiveness of the planned support strategy; and (3) Air Force's implementation of the plan under current law."
Date: July 8, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Budget: Observations on the Air Force Flying Hour Program (open access)

Defense Budget: Observations on the Air Force Flying Hour Program

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Air Force's budget formulation process for its flying hour program for fiscal years (FY) 1997 through 1999, focusing on: (1) the extent to which the Air Force has flown the hours requested in its budget; (2) the process that the Air Force uses to determine flying hour requirements; (3) how the requirements and specific cost factors are used to develop the budget estimate for the flying hour program; and (4) program funding and obligations incurred in FY 1997 and FY 1998 and the reasons for the differences."
Date: July 8, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
DOD Animal Research: Controls on Animal Use Are Generally Effective, but Improvements Are Needed (open access)

DOD Animal Research: Controls on Animal Use Are Generally Effective, but Improvements Are Needed

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the Department of Defense's (DOD) management and oversight of its animal research programs, focusing on the extent projects funded or performed by DOD utilizing animals: (1) were directed toward military objectives; (2) unnecessarily duplicated other research; and (3) incorporated alternatives that reduced, replaced, or refined the use of animals."
Date: July 8, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Food Stamp Program: Households Collect Benefits for Persons Disqualified for Intentional Program Violations (open access)

Food Stamp Program: Households Collect Benefits for Persons Disqualified for Intentional Program Violations

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on households collecting Food Stamp benefits for persons disqualified for intentional program violations, focusing on: (1) how many individuals were included as members of food stamp households in four states while disqualified from the program in calendar year 1997 and estimated the value of the benefits that were improperly issued to those households; and (2) why these individuals were improperly included in households and what actions the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and state agencies could take to detect and prevent disqualified participation."
Date: July 8, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Telecommunications: The Changing Status of Competition to Cable Television (open access)

Telecommunications: The Changing Status of Competition to Cable Television

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on: (1) the status of competition in the subscription television market; (2) the extent to which ownership ties between cable companies and program suppliers may be affecting the development of competition; and (3) key factors that may influence the development of competition in the future."
Date: July 8, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
HUD EEO Investigation: Contracting and Process Irregularities in HUD's Investigation of the IG (open access)

HUD EEO Investigation: Contracting and Process Irregularities in HUD's Investigation of the IG

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the complaint alleging that the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Inspector General (IG), Susan Gaffney, had discriminated against the Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Investigations because of his race, focusing on whether: (1) HUD had awarded contracts concerning the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaint to outside firms in accordance with applicable government standards; and (2) HUD's actions were justified when it deviated from its standard EEO process by contracting with firms not on the General Services Administration's (GSA) schedule of contractors."
Date: September 8, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Assistance: North Korea Restricts Food Aid Monitoring (open access)

Foreign Assistance: North Korea Restricts Food Aid Monitoring

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the procedures the World Food Program (WFP) has established and implemented to monitor and report on U.S. government-donated food aid provided to North Korea."
Date: October 8, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Meat and Poultry: Improved Oversight and Training Will Strengthen New Food Safety System (open access)

Meat and Poultry: Improved Oversight and Training Will Strengthen New Food Safety System

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) efforts to improve the safety of meat and poultry products, focusing on whether: (1) the system adopted by USDA in its regulations is consistent with the seven Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles endorsed by the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods; (2) the HACCP training program for USDA inspectors is adequate and science-based; and (3) there is an adequate dispute resolution (appeals) process between plants and USDA under the new HACCP inspection system."
Date: December 8, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library