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Nursing Home Oversight: Industry Examples Do Not Demonstrate That Regulatory Actions Were Unreasonable (open access)

Nursing Home Oversight: Industry Examples Do Not Demonstrate That Regulatory Actions Were Unreasonable

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO analyzed materials from the American Health Care Association (AHCA) to determine whether any cases reflected the actions of an overly aggressive regulatory process."
Date: August 13, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Private Health Insurance: Estimates of Effects of Health Insurance Tax Credits and Deductions as Proposed in H.R. 2261 (open access)

Private Health Insurance: Estimates of Effects of Health Insurance Tax Credits and Deductions as Proposed in H.R. 2261

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the health insurance tax credit proposed in H.R. 2261 for individuals who purchased private health insurance, focusing on both the number of people who would potentially be eligible for a tax credit or deduction under this proposal and the potential value of these credits and deductions."
Date: September 13, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Trade: Decision to Lower FMS Administrative Fee is Premature (open access)

Defense Trade: Decision to Lower FMS Administrative Fee is Premature

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Defense Security Cooperation Agency's (DSCA) decision to lower the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program's administrative fee from 3 percent to 2.5 percent, focusing on how the: (1) FMS program recovers its costs, as required by the Arms Export Control Act; and (2) projected sales levels made through the program will affect cost recovery in the future."
Date: May 13, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mutual Recognition Agreement: Update on the Food and Drug Administration's Progress in Assessing Equivalency of European Union Pharmaceutical Good Manufacturing Practice Regulatory Systems (open access)

Mutual Recognition Agreement: Update on the Food and Drug Administration's Progress in Assessing Equivalency of European Union Pharmaceutical Good Manufacturing Practice Regulatory Systems

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) implementation of the mutual recognition agreement (MRA) between the United States and the European Union, focusing on the: (1) progress FDA has made in developing a plan for assessing equivalence of European Union member states' pharmaceutical good manufacturing practice (GMP) regulatory systems; (2) amounts FDA spent, from October 1994 through March 1999, on negotiating and implementing MRA and the amount FDA plans to spend on making assessments of equivalence; and (3) status of the European Union's efforts to coordinate with FDA to implement MRA."
Date: August 13, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Small Business: Information on Selected Treasury 8(a) Contracts (open access)

Small Business: Information on Selected Treasury 8(a) Contracts

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on 8(a) contracting activities for fiscal years (FY) 1996 through 1998 in certain offices within the Department of the Treasury, focusing on: (1) a comparison of Departmental Offices' 8(a) contract goals with Treasury's departmentwide 8(a) contract goals; (2) the total number of Departmental Offices' contracts and 8(a) contracts as well as the percentage of total Departmental Offices' contract expenditures used for 8(a) contracts; (3) the distribution of Departmental Offices' 8(a) contracts by dollar value and type of goods/services procured; and (4) whether five Departmental Offices' 8(a) contracts adhered to regulations that limit the amount of work that can be subcontracted."
Date: May 13, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Government Auditing Standards: 1999 Revision (Superseded by GAO-03-673G) (open access)

Government Auditing Standards: 1999 Revision (Superseded by GAO-03-673G)

Guidance issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This August 13, 1999, edition of the Government Auditing Standards has been superseded. This document outlines standards that contain requirements for auditor reporting on internal control."
Date: August 13, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Assistance: Status of Rule of Law Program Coordination (open access)

Foreign Assistance: Status of Rule of Law Program Coordination

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Department of State's efforts to coordinate rule of law assistance programs at the Washington, D.C., headquarters level, focusing on: (1) the status of State and the Department of Justice's efforts to resolve issues raised about Justice's International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program, which provides police training and related assistance; and (2) issues related to Justice's role in planning police training and certain personnel matters that may have adversely affected the program's activities."
Date: October 13, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection: Status of EPA's Efforts to Create a Central Information Office (open access)

Environmental Protection: Status of EPA's Efforts to Create a Central Information Office

A statement of record issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) information management initiatives, focusing on the: (1) status of EPA's efforts to create a central office responsible for information management, policy, and technology issues; and (2) major challenges that the new office needs to address to achieve success in collecting, using, and disseminating environmental information."
Date: April 13, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
2000 Census: Information on the Implications of a Post Census Local Review Program (open access)

2000 Census: Information on the Implications of a Post Census Local Review Program

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on how census operations and data accuracy could be affected if the Bureau of the Census were to include a coverage improvement program known as Post Census Local Review (PCLR) in the 2000 census."
Date: October 13, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
FBI: Delivery of ATF Report on TWA Flight 800 Crash (open access)

FBI: Delivery of ATF Report on TWA Flight 800 Crash

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on whether the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) delivered the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms' (ATF) Trans World Airlines (TWA) flight 800 crash report to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)."
Date: August 13, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gulf War Illnesses: Evaluation of DOD's Investigative Processes (open access)

Gulf War Illnesses: Evaluation of DOD's Investigative Processes

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO discussed its February 1999 report on the Department of Defense's (DOD) Office of the Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses (OSAGWI), focusing on: (1) DOD's progress in establishing an organization to address Gulf War illnesses issues; and (2) the thoroughness of OSAGWI's investigations into and reporting on servicemembers' potential exposure to chemical or biological agents during the Persian Gulf War."
Date: July 13, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
DOD Competitive Sourcing: Air Force Reserve Command A-76 Competitions (open access)

DOD Competitive Sourcing: Air Force Reserve Command A-76 Competitions

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Air Force Reserve Command's completed competitions for contracts recently won by the private sector for functions at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, and Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York, focusing on the: (1) Command's process for conducting the competitions, including the development of the performance work statements; and (2) estimates of expected savings and cost to conduct the studies, and the likelihood that base operating efficiency can be expected to improve."
Date: September 13, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Depot Maintenance: Maintenance of T700 Series Engines for U.S. Forces in Korea (open access)

Depot Maintenance: Maintenance of T700 Series Engines for U.S. Forces in Korea

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed a proposal to have a Korean contractor perform depot-level maintenance of U.S. Forces Korea helicopter engines on the Korean peninsula, focusing on the Army's plans to: (1) increase U.S. Forces Korea engine war reserve stocks and improve their management within the Korean theater; (2) increase aviation repair and maintenance capabilities on the Korean peninsula; and (3) continue performing complete T700 series engine overhauls in the United States."
Date: August 13, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Energy: Need to Address Longstanding Management Weaknesses (open access)

Department of Energy: Need to Address Longstanding Management Weaknesses

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed proposals for reorganizing the Department of Energy (DOE), focusing on: (1) longstanding weaknesses in DOE's management that GAO has identified over the past several years; (2) the effect that the proposals to deal with national security weaknesses would have on addressing these weaknesses; and (3) a framework for evaluating DOE's missions and possible reorganization."
Date: July 13, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foster Care: Challenges in Helping Youths Live Independently (open access)

Foster Care: Challenges in Helping Youths Live Independently

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Department of Health and Human Services' Independent Living Program (ILP) and the needs of youths leaving the foster care system, focusing on: (1) the problems faced by foster care youths once they leave care; (2) what is known about the extent of services provided by ILP; and (3) what is known about the effectiveness of ILP."
Date: May 13, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Single Audit: Efforts Underway To Implement 1996 Refinements (open access)

Single Audit: Efforts Underway To Implement 1996 Refinements

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the status of efforts to implement the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996, focusing on: (1) the importance of the 1996 amendments; (2) the actions taken to implement them; and (3) ways in which the refinements will continue to evolve and benefit future single audit efforts."
Date: May 13, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare+Choice: HCFA Actions Could Improve Plan Benefit and Appeal Information (open access)

Medicare+Choice: HCFA Actions Could Improve Plan Benefit and Appeal Information

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the: (1) accuracy, completeness, and usefulness of the information Medicare managed care organizations (MCO) distribute about their plans' benefit packages; (2) extent to which MCOs inform beneficiaries of their plan appeal rights and the appeals process; and (3) Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) review, approval, and oversight of the plan information that MCOs distribute."
Date: April 13, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
HCFA: Medicare Program--Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2000 Rates (open access)

HCFA: Medicare Program--Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2000 Rates

Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) new rule on changes to the hospital inpatient prospective payment systems and fiscal year 2000 rates. GAO noted that: (1) the final rule would revise the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems for operating costs and capital-related costs to implement changes arising from HCFA's continuing experience with the systems; and (2) HCFA complied with applicable requirements in promulgating the rule."
Date: August 13, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health Care Financing Administration: Medicare Program--Inpatient Hospital Deductible and Hospital and Extended Care Services Coinsurance Amounts for 2000 (open access)

Health Care Financing Administration: Medicare Program--Inpatient Hospital Deductible and Hospital and Extended Care Services Coinsurance Amounts for 2000

Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) new rule on inpatient hospital deductible and hospital extended care services coinsurance amounts for 2000. GAO noted that: (1) the rule would announce the inpatient hospital deductible and the hospital and extended care services coinsurance amounts for services furnished in calendar year 2000 under Medicare's hospital insurance program; (2) the Medicare statute specifies the formula used to determine these amounts; and (3) HCFA complied with applicable requirements in promulgating the rule."
Date: December 13, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Year 2000 Computing Challenge: Important Progress Made, Yet Much Work Remains to Ensure Delivery of Critical Services (open access)

Year 2000 Computing Challenge: Important Progress Made, Yet Much Work Remains to Ensure Delivery of Critical Services

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the progress being made in addressing the year 2000 computing challenge, focusing on: (1) the federal government's progress and the challenges that remain in correcting its systems; (2) state and local government year 2000 issues; and (3) the readiness of key public infrastructure and economic sectors."
Date: August 13, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tax Administration: IRS' Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Request and 1999 Tax Filing Season (open access)

Tax Administration: IRS' Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Request and 1999 Tax Filing Season

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) fiscal year (FY) 2000 budget request and the status of the 1999 filing season."
Date: April 13, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Customs Service Modernization: Actions Initiated to Correct ACE Management and Technical Weaknesses (open access)

Customs Service Modernization: Actions Initiated to Correct ACE Management and Technical Weaknesses

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the weaknesses of the Customs Service's Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) project."
Date: May 13, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Customs Service Modernization: Actions Needed to Correct Serious ACE Management and Technical Weaknesses (open access)

Customs Service Modernization: Actions Needed to Correct Serious ACE Management and Technical Weaknesses

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Customs Service's management of its Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) system."
Date: April 13, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Year 2000 Computing Crisis: Additional Work Remains to Ensure Delivery of Critical Services (open access)

Year 2000 Computing Crisis: Additional Work Remains to Ensure Delivery of Critical Services

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed federal agencies' progress in addressing the year 2000 computing challenge and outlined actions needed to ensure a smooth conversion to the next century, focusing on the: (1) status of the federal government's remediation of its mission-critical systems; (2) remaining challenges facing the government in ensuring the continuity of business operations, namely end-to-end testing and business continuity and contingency planning; (3) Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) efforts to identify the government's high-impact programs; and (4) readiness of state systems that are essential to the delivery of federal human services programs."
Date: April 13, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library