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Federal Employees' Compensation Act: Status of Previously Identified Management Challenges
Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Labor and IGs from employing departments and agencies have consistently reported similar FECA program management challenges, such as oversight and information technology, and have linked these to increased program costs through improper payments. For example, one IG reported in 2007 that its department could not appropriately manage its long-term rolls and contain improper payments because staff assigned to this task spent no more than 10 percent of their time managing cases. Additionally, citing ongoing program weaknessesmostly related to oversightIGs have reported avoidable costs at employing departments and agencies, which one department reported were as high as $41 million in 2011. Above and beyond the actions departments and agencies can take to address these challenges, some IGs have also reported that legislative reform is necessary to better manage the program. In an effort to alleviate the impact of management challenges, IGs collectively made over 200 recommendations since 1994, mainly to improve FECAs oversight, and most of these recommendations have been implemented."
Date:
March 21, 2012
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Status of Open World Exchange Program's Efforts to Strengthen Financial Management and Performance Measurement
Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Since our 2004 report, Open World has taken a number of steps to address our recommendations on financial management controls, and has also generally followed leading financial management practices. For example, to address our recommendations, Open World (1) contracted with an independent public accountant to perform an assessment of its ability to be audited; (2) developed Financial Procedures and Directives guidance that covers key activities such as grants; (3) developed the Grant Procedures document, which enhanced accountability for its grantees; (4) submitted its financial statements to an annual financial statement audit since fiscal year 2005, resulting in clean audit opinions since fiscal year 2006; (5) established an audit committee, comprised of independent members that have financial and programmatic knowledge, which also reviews management's annual assessment of its internal controls; and (6) developed guidelines for grantees to calculate and report the estimated value of U.S. volunteers' contributed services, and also disclosed this value as part of its annual budget justification. Open World's financial management controls also generally followed leading practices for financial accountability. For example, Open World (1) developed appropriate policies, procedures, techniques, and mechanisms with respect to each …
Date:
September 21, 2012
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Homeland Security: DHS Requires More Disciplined Investment Management to Help Meet Mission Needs
Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In summary, we found that 68 of the 71 programs that responded to our survey reported that they experienced funding instability, faced workforce shortfalls, or that their planned capabilities changed after initiation. Most respondentsreported a combination of these challenges. We have previously reported that these challenges increase the likelihood acquisition programs will cost more and take longer to deliver capabilities than expected. Although DHS largely does not have reliable cost estimates and realistic schedules to accurately measure program performance, we used our survey results, cost information DHS provided to Congress, and an internal DHS review to identify 42 programs that experienced cost growth, schedule slips, or both. Further, using DHS's future-years funding plans - which aggregate funding levels to produce total project costs - we gained insight into the magnitude of the cost growth for 16 of the 42 programs. The total project costs for these 16 programs increased from $19.7 billion in 2008 to $52.2 billion in 2011, an aggregate increase of 166 percent."
Date:
September 21, 2012
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Economic Development: Efficiency and Effectiveness of Fragmented Programs Are Unclear
Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In summary, based on our work to date, we have found that"
Date:
March 21, 2012
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Medicare Advantage: Quality Bonus Payment Demonstration Undermined by High Estimated Costs and Design Shortcomings
Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In summary, we found the following:"
Date:
March 21, 2012
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Medicare Private Health Plans: Selected Current Issues
Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In March 2012, GAO issued a report on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Advantage (MA) quality bonus payment demonstrationa demonstration CMS initiated rather than implementing the quality bonus program established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Compared to the PPACA quality bonus program, CMSs demonstration increases the number of plans eligible for a bonus, enlarges the size of payments for some plans, and accelerates payment phase-in. CMS stated that the demonstrations research goal is to test whether scaling bonus payments to quality scores MA plans receive increases the speed and degree of annual quality improvements for plans compared with what would have occurred under PPACA. GAO reported that CMSs Office of the Actuary estimated that the demonstration would cost $8.35 billion over 10 yearsan amount greater than the combined budgetary impact of all Medicare demonstrations conducted since 1995. In addition, GAO also found several shortcomings of the demonstration design that preclude a credible evaluation of its effectiveness in achieving CMSs stated research goal. In July 2012, GAO sent a letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), the head …
Date:
September 21, 2012
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Personnel Security Clearances: Continuing Leadership and Attention Can Enhance Momentum Gained from Reform Effort
Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Since GAO first identified the Department of Defenses (DOD) Personnel Security Clearance Program as a high-risk area, DOD, in conjunction with Congress and executive agency leadership, took actions that resulted in significant progress toward improving the processing of security clearances. Congress held more than 14 oversight hearings to help oversee key legislation, such as the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which helped focus attention and sustain momentum of the governmentwide reform effort. In addition, the committed and collaborative efforts of DOD, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) as leaders of the Suitability and Security Clearance Performance Accountability Council (Performance Accountability Council) demonstrated commitment to and created a vision for the reform effort, which led to significant improvements in the timeliness of processing security clearances. As a result, in 2011, GAO removed DODs Personnel Security Clearance Program from its high-risk list because of the agencys progress in improving timeliness, development of tools and metrics to assess quality, and commitment to sustaining progress. Specifically, GAO found that DOD met the 60-day statutory …
Date:
June 21, 2012
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Space Acquisitions: DOD Faces Challenges in Fully Realizing Benefits of Satellite Acquisition Improvements
Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Last year, GAO testified that though acquisition problems still existed in many space programs, the Department of Defense (DOD) was beginning to launch satellites that had long been lagging behind schedule and it had taken positive actions to instill better practices and more focused leadership for space. Progress has continued. Over the past year, DOD launched the first Navy Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite; the first, after a nine-year delay, of six Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous earth orbit (GEO) satellites; and the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satelliteall of which will bring important capability to the warfighter. While these launches represent solid progress, there have also been some drawbacks. For instance, the second Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite experienced technical problems that could shorten its operational lifetime. The cost of the first two GPS III satellites is at least18 percent higher than first estimated, up to $1.6 billion today. A 1-year delay is expected by SBIRS program officials on production of the 3rd and 4th GEO satellites along with a $438 million cost overrun. And, a termination of the Defense Weather Satellite System …
Date:
March 21, 2012
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Corporation for Travel Promotion: Establishment and Planned Programmatic Activities
Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In September 2010, as directed by the Travel Promotion Act, the Secretary of Commerce appointed a board of 11 directors to govern CTP. Board members represent private and public sector areas related to travel and tourismincluding lodging, city and state convention and visitors bureaus, small business, travel distributors, airlines, and others. Subsequently, under the direction of the board, CTP was incorporated in November 2010 as a nonprofit corporation in Washington, D.C. Once incorporated, CTP was able to initiate operating activities such as hiring staff and entering into contracts. Thus, the board conducted a search and hired a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in May 2011. By December 2011, other senior staff positions had been filled. With the CEO in place, CTP began operations and has worked to develop strategic objectives, establish an organizational structure, and plan programmatic activities."
Date:
March 21, 2012
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Government Efficiency and Effectiveness: Opportunities for Improvement and Considerations for Restructuring
Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "On February 17th, Chairman Lieberman and Senator Warner introduced S. 2129, entitled Reforming and Consolidating Government Act of 2012, a bill renewing the Presidential authority to propose government organizational changes and obtain congressional approval through an expedited process. From 1932 to 1984, Congress provided the President with some form of reorganization authority. S. 2129 renews most of the statutory framework as it existed before the authority lapsed in 1984. However, S. 2129 proposes noteworthy changes, both in terms of eliminating restrictions on the scope of a Presidents plan and placing additional requirements on such plans."
Date:
March 21, 2012
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Management Report: Opportunities for Improvement in the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection's Internal Controls and Accounting Procedures
Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "During our audit of CFPBs fiscal year 2011 financial statements, we identified seven internal control issues that could adversely affect CFPBs ability to meet its internal control objectives. We do not consider these issues to represent material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in relation to CFPBs financial statements. Nonetheless, we believe they warrant managements attention and action. These issues concern necessary controls to ensure"
Date:
May 21, 2012
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0935
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, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Autority of a county, under section 35.019, Water Code, to enact water availability requirements applicable to that part of a county outside of a priority groundwater management area, and related questions (RQ-1003-GA)
Date:
May 21, 2012
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0936
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, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether non-attorneys may represent parties at special education due process hearings conducted by the Texas Education Agency (RQ-1021-GA)
Date:
May 21, 2012
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Solid Electrolyte/Electrode Interfaces: Atomistic Behavior Analyzed Via UHV-AFM, Surface Spectroscopies, and Computer Simulations Computational and Experimental Studies of the Cathode/Electrolyte Interface in Oxide Thin Film Batteries
The goals of the research were to understand the structural, dynamic, and chemical properties of solid electrolyte surfaces and the cathode/electrolyte interface at an atomistic and nanometer level using both computational and experimental techniques.
Date:
March 21, 2012
Creator:
Garofalini, Stephen H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Higher Productivity Crops for Biofuels
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy project sheet summarizing general information about the 10 projects that are a part of the Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO) program including project goals, innovation needs, and potential impacts.
Date:
May 21, 2012
Creator:
United States. Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Genetically Enhanced Sorghum and Sugarcane
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy project sheet summarizing general information about the Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO) program including critical needs, innovation and advantages, impacts, and contact information. This sheet discusses the project to convert sugarcane and sorghum into bio-oil crop systems as part of the "Engineering Hydrocarbon Biosynthesis and Storage together with Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency into the Saccharinae" project.
Date:
May 21, 2012
Creator:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Thermal Energy Storage
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy project sheet summarizing general information about the 15 projects that are a part of the High Energy Advanced Thermal Storage (HEATS) program including project goals, innovation needs, and potential impacts.
Date:
May 21, 2012
Creator:
United States. Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
New York Canyon Stimulation
The New York Canyon Stimulation Project was to demonstrate the commercial application of Enhanced Geothermal System techniques in Buena Vista Valley area of Pershing County, Nevada. From October 2009 to early 2012, TGP Development Company aggressively implemented Phase I of Pre-Stimulation and Site/Wellbore readiness. This included: geological studies; water studies and analyses and procurement of initial permits for drilling. Oversubscription of water rights and lack of water needed for implementation of EGS were identified and remained primary obstacles. Despite extended efforts to find alternative solutions, the water supply circumstances could not be overcome and led TGP to determine a "ÃÂÃÂNo Go"ÃÂÃÂ decision and initiate project termination in April 2012.
Date:
June 21, 2012
Creator:
Raemy, B. Principal Investigator, TGP Development Company, LLC Kulikowski Tan, A Subcontractor, AKT Consulting Inc. LLC
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fuel from Tobacco and Arundo Donax
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy project sheet summarizing general information about the Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO) program including critical needs, innovation and advantages, impacts, and contact information. This sheet discusses the adjustment of the photosynthesis process to create jet biofuel from the waste products as part of the "Synthetic Crop for Direct Drop-in Biofuel Production through Re-routing the Photorespiration Intermediates and Engineering Terpenoid Pathways" project.
Date:
May 21, 2012
Creator:
Texas AgriLife Research
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[TXSSAR McKinney Chapter #63 meeting minutes: February 21, 2012]
Minutes for the February 21, 2012 TXSSAR meeting, held by the McKinney chapter.
Date:
February 21, 2012
Creator:
Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, McKinney Chapter 63
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Biofuels from Sorghum
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy project sheet summarizing general information about the Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO) program including critical needs, innovation and advantages, impacts, and contact information. This sheet discusses the bioengineering of sorghum plants as part of the "Plant-based Sesquiterpene Biofuels" project.
Date:
May 21, 2012
Creator:
Chromatin, Inc.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Advanced Flow Battery Electrodes
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy project sheet summarizing general information about the Grid-Scale Rampable Intermittent Dispatchable Storage (GRIDS) program including critical needs, innovation and advantages, impacts, and contact information. This sheet discusses advanced flow battery electrodes as part of the "Low-Cost, High-Performance 50-Year Electrode" project.
Date:
May 21, 2012
Creator:
Primus Power
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Efficient CO2 Fixation Pathways
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy project sheet summarizing general information about the Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO) program including critical needs, innovation and advantages, impacts, and contact information. This sheet discusses a project to make plants more efficient at capturing energy through an alternative biochemical pathway as part of the "Energy Plant: High Efficiency Photosynthetic Organisms" project.
Date:
May 21, 2012
Creator:
University of California, Los Angeles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Enhanced Carbon Concentration in Camelina
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy project sheet summarizing general information about the Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO) program including critical needs, innovation and advantages, impacts, and contact information. This sheet discusses the the development of a variant of Camelina, a crop that can be used to produce liquid fuels as part of the "Development of a Dedicated, High-Value Biofuels Crop" project.
Date:
May 21, 2012
Creator:
University of Massachusetts Amherst
System:
The UNT Digital Library