Degree Department

Degree Discipline

Degree Level

739 Matching Results

Results open in a new window/tab.

Drug Control: International Counterdrug Sites Being Developed (open access)

Drug Control: International Counterdrug Sites Being Developed

A briefing report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "With the closing of Howard Air Force Base in Panama, the Department of Defense (DOD), the Coast Guard and the Customs Service began searching for alternate sites from which to conduct counterdrug operations close to drug producing zones. The United States has secured 10-year agreements for the use of four such sites. However, each site requires some construction to support a designated mix of aircraft. In response to concerns over the costs to develop and operate these four sites and whether these sites would meet the needs of interagency users, GAO briefed members of the Caucus on International Narcotics Control on (1) the process used to select these sites, (2) the estimated costs to develop and maintain these sites, and (3) issues that might affect operational capabilities at the sites. GAO found that the United States used a reasonable process to locate and secure four sites for its counterdrug efforts in foreign countries. DOD estimated that it would cost about $136.6 million to build airfields at these sites. Several issues might affect the capabilities of these sites, including (1) the unavailability of certain U.S. aircraft to …
Date: December 20, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Internet Privacy: Federal Agency Use of Cookies (open access)

Internet Privacy: Federal Agency Use of Cookies

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "A cookie is a short string of text, not a program, that is sent from a web server to a web browser when the browser accesses a web page. GAO reviewed 65 federal web sites to determine: (1) which of the selected federal sites were using cookies, (2) the type of cookies used, and (3) whether the privacy policy disclosed that the site may or does use cookies."
Date: October 20, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Immigration Benefits: Fourth Report Required by the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 (open access)

Immigration Benefits: Fourth Report Required by the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 authorizes Haitian nationals and their dependents to apply to change their status to legal permanent residence. This report, the fourth done in response to the act, contains a breakdown on the numbers of Haitians who applied and the number who were approved as asylum applicants, parolees, children without parents, orphaned children, abandoned children, or as the eligible dependents of these applicants (i.e., spouses, children, and unmarried sons or daughters). The Immigration and Naturalization Service had received a total of 35,257 applications under the act and had approved 263 of these applications. The Executive Office for Immigration Review had 95 applications filed and had approved 65 of them."
Date: October 20, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
District of Columbia: Adolescent AIDS Prevention Program (open access)

District of Columbia: Adolescent AIDS Prevention Program

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the District of Columbia's (D.C.) Adolescent Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Prevention Program, focusing on: (1) statistics on the specific schools that are participating in this program; (2) how the schools were selected to participate in the program; (3) the source and amount of funding identified in the D.C. government budget; (4) statistics on sexually transmitted diseases, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS, and pregnancies among D.C. public school students; (5) the policies that govern the distribution of all forms of contraception devices to students in the D.C. Public Schools; and (6) information on policies governing sex education in the D.C. Public Schools."
Date: September 20, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
DC Courts: Processing Fiscal Year 1999 Defender Services Vouchers (open access)

DC Courts: Processing Fiscal Year 1999 Defender Services Vouchers

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the District of Columbia (DC) Courts' payment processing procedures for defender services."
Date: April 20, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Global Health: Framework for Infectious Disease Surveillance (open access)

Global Health: Framework for Infectious Disease Surveillance

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the global infectious disease surveillance framework, (with particular emphasis on its operations in developing countries), focusing on: (1) functions involved in infectious disease surveillance and response framework."
Date: July 20, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Multifamily Housing: Impact of Loan Sales on Tenants and Properties Varies by Property (open access)

Multifamily Housing: Impact of Loan Sales on Tenants and Properties Varies by Property

A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the impact of loan sales on tenants and properties, focusing on: (1) the impact on tenants as project-based assistance contracts expire; and (2) the steps that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has taken to ensure that mortgage purchasers honor the tenant protections."
Date: January 20, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Logistics: Air Force Report on Contractor Support Is Narrowly Focused (open access)

Defense Logistics: Air Force Report on Contractor Support Is Narrowly Focused

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's report to Congress on its contractor support, focusing on the extent to which the report: (1) identified programs or systems using or planning to use contractor support arrangements; (2) supported the Air Force's view that the contractor support provides equal or superior warfighting capabilities; (3) identified the impact of such support arrangements on the government's logistics depots and core government logistics management skills; and (4) identified processes and criteria followed in determining whether government employees or the private sector can perform logistics management functions more cost-effectively."
Date: April 20, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Securities Pricing: Trading Volumes and NASD System Limitations Led to Decimal-Trading Delay (open access)

Securities Pricing: Trading Volumes and NASD System Limitations Led to Decimal-Trading Delay

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the progress that the securities industry has made toward the implementation of decimal pricing for U.S. stocks, focusing on: (1) what were the specific reasons that the Nasdaq market was not ready for the July 3, 2000, implementation date and how the National Association of Securities Dealers', Inc. (NASD) decimal-trading preparations compared with those of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE); (2) how the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approached oversight of the securities industry's implementation of decimal trading and how this compared with its year 2000 oversight effort; and (3) what challenges remain regarding implementing decimal trading for the industry."
Date: September 20, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Single-Use Medical Devices: Little Available Evidence of Harm From Reuse, but Oversight Warranted (open access)

Single-Use Medical Devices: Little Available Evidence of Harm From Reuse, but Oversight Warranted

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the practice of single-use device (SUD) reprocessing in the United States, focusing on the: (1) extent of SUD reprocessing; (2) health risks associated SUD with reprocessing; (3) cost savings from reprocessing; and (4) Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) oversight of SUD reprocessing."
Date: June 20, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Regulatory Flexibility Act: Implementation in EPA Program Offices and Proposed Lead Rule (open access)

Regulatory Flexibility Act: Implementation in EPA Program Offices and Proposed Lead Rule

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances' (OPPTS) implementation of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), focusing on the: (1) guidance that OPPTS and the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) three other major program offices have used during the past 10 years to determine whether their proposed rules could be certified as not having a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities (SEISNSE); (2) comparing rate at which OPPTS certified that its substantive proposed rules published during calendar years 1994 through 1999 would not have a SEISNSE with the rates in EPA's other major program offices; and (3) methodology that OPPTS used in the economic analysis for the proposed lead rule and: (a) key aspects of that methodology that may have contributed to the Office's conclusion that the rule would not have a SEISNSE; (b) if so, how OPPTS has changed its economic analysis since publication of the rule; and (c) whether additional data or analysis could have yielded a different conclusion about the rule's impact on small entities."
Date: September 20, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Customs Service: Observations on Selected Operations and Program Issues (open access)

U.S. Customs Service: Observations on Selected Operations and Program Issues

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Customs Service's development of: (1) a Resource Allocation Model (RAM); (2) an Automated Commercial Environment (ACE); and (3) airline passenger personal search procedures."
Date: April 20, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Small Business Administration: Steps Taken to Better Manage Its Human Capital, but More Needs to Be Done (open access)

Small Business Administration: Steps Taken to Better Manage Its Human Capital, but More Needs to Be Done

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Small Business Administration's (SBA) efforts to identify its current and future workforce needs, budget for them and manage them strategically."
Date: July 20, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan: Additional Water Quality Projects May Be Needed and Could Increase Costs (open access)

Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan: Additional Water Quality Projects May Be Needed and Could Increase Costs

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Army Corps of Engineers' Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, focusing on: (1) the role of the Corps' Plan in addressing the major water quality concerns in Florida's ecosystem; and (2) modifications that may be needed as the Corps implements the Plan after it has been authorized by Congress."
Date: September 20, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Small Business: Expectations of Firms in SBA's 8(a) Program Are Not Being Met (open access)

Small Business: Expectations of Firms in SBA's 8(a) Program Are Not Being Met

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Small Business Administration's (SBA) 8(a) program."
Date: July 20, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Food Safety: Overview of Food Safety and Inspection Service and Food and Drug Administration Expenditures (open access)

Food Safety: Overview of Food Safety and Inspection Service and Food and Drug Administration Expenditures

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed food safety expenditures by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), focusing on: (1) the amount of resources available to FSIS and FDA for food safety activities; (2) how these resources were expended by the agencies; and (3) how much the states, territories, and District of Columbia expended on food safety activities."
Date: September 20, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Information Technology Management: Small Business Administration Needs Policies and Procedures to Control Key IT Processes (open access)

Information Technology Management: Small Business Administration Needs Policies and Procedures to Control Key IT Processes

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Small Business Administration's (SBA) management of information technology (IT), focusing on five key areas: (1) investment management; (2) architecture; (3) software development and acquisition; (4) information security; and (5) human capital management."
Date: July 20, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Oversight: Challenges for the 21st Century (open access)

Congressional Oversight: Challenges for the 21st Century

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the importance of congressional oversight and the challenges that face the 21st century."
Date: July 20, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Small Business: SBA Could Better Focus Its 8(a) Program to Help Firms Obtain Contracts (open access)

Small Business: SBA Could Better Focus Its 8(a) Program to Help Firms Obtain Contracts

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Small Business Administration's (SBA) 8(a) program's progress in developing small businesses that are owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, focusing on: (1) the extent to which firms are obtaining federal contracts; (2) how SBA tracks the training and assistance provided to firms; and (3) how firms view the program."
Date: July 20, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Challenge of Data Sharing: Results of a GAO-Sponsored Symposium on Benefit and Loan Programs (open access)

The Challenge of Data Sharing: Results of a GAO-Sponsored Symposium on Benefit and Loan Programs

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Data sharing among federal agencies that run federal benefit and loan programs is important for determining the eligibility of applicants and beneficiaries. A GAO symposium on data sharing highlighted various issues facing federal agencies in their efforts to prevent abuse of federal programs. Symposium speakers focused on the number of program dollars saved by interagency data exchanges. Agencies using computer matching have detected undisclosed income and welfare recipients who receive benefits from more than one state. Improved technologies offer agencies the opportunity to expand their data sharing efforts. Such technologies include computer systems that can communicate directly with other systems and computer networks that can obtain information directly from financial institutions. Symposium speakers agreed that applicants' privacy should be protected when personal information is shared among agencies, but they disagreed about the extent to which data sharing threatens it. Privacy laws and security-related technology provide individuals with some protection against the possible misuse of personal information, but symposium participants differed on whether these protections are adequate."
Date: October 20, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Title I Preschool Education: More Children Served, but Gauging Effect on School Readiness Difficult (open access)

Title I Preschool Education: More Children Served, but Gauging Effect on School Readiness Difficult

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act's Title I program for preschool education, focusing on: (1) the extent to which title I funds are used to support education or developmentally appropriate activities for preschool children, aged birth to 5 years; and (2) what is known about the effectiveness of title I-funded programs for preschool children in preparing them for school."
Date: September 20, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Managing for Results: Federal Managers' Views Show Need for Ensuring Top Leadership Skills (open access)

Managing for Results: Federal Managers' Views Show Need for Ensuring Top Leadership Skills

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Through the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), Congress has sought to improve federal management and instill a greater focus on results. Congress and the executive branch recognize, however, that performance improvements do not take place merely because a set of management requirements has been put in place. In 1997 and 2000, GAO surveyed agencies' progress towards establishing a focus on results. GAO found that progress has been uneven in building the organizational cultures to create and sustain a focus on results governmentwide. A significantly higher percentage of managers in 2000 than in 1997 reported that their agencies had provided, arranged, or paid for training that would help them accomplish two results-oriented management-related tasks: setting performance goals and implementing the requirements of GPRA. Overall, the survey results show that, in some keys areas, agencies may be losing ground in their efforts towards building organizational cultures that support a focus on results. In GAO's view, the Senate confirmation process must ensure that political nominees have the appropriate management and leadership skills needed to continue to transform federal agencies into high-performing organizations."
Date: October 20, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Managing for Results: Continuing Challenges to Effective GPRA Implementation (open access)

Managing for Results: Continuing Challenges to Effective GPRA Implementation

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993, focusing on: (1) how the present phase of GPRA implementation will assist Congressional oversight and decisionmaking; and (2) the steps needed to maximize the usefulness of GPRA for Congress and the executive branch."
Date: July 20, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
World Trade Organization: U.S. Experience in Dispute Settlement System: The First Five Years (open access)

World Trade Organization: U.S. Experience in Dispute Settlement System: The First Five Years

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the World Trade Organization's (WTO) dispute settlement system, focusing on: (1) how WTO members have used the new dispute settlement system; and (2) the impact of these cases on foreign trade practices and U.S. laws and regulations, and their overall commercial effects."
Date: June 20, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library