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Disabled Veterans' Care: Better Data and More Accountability Needed to Adequately Assess Care (open access)

Disabled Veterans' Care: Better Data and More Accountability Needed to Adequately Assess Care

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) compliance with the requirements to maintain capacity and access for veterans with special disabilities, focusing on: (1) the accuracy of the conclusions in VA's fiscal year (FY) 1998 annual capacity report; and (2) challenges facing VA in managing its special disability programs."
Date: April 21, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
International Journal of Government Auditing, April 2000, Vol. 27, No. 2 (Spanish Version) (open access)

International Journal of Government Auditing, April 2000, Vol. 27, No. 2 (Spanish Version)

Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This Spanish-language edition of the Journal of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) includes articles regarding (1) auditing in the South Pacific, (2) new training infrastructure in the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit institutions, (3) national responsibilities and international activities of selected Supreme Audit Institutions, (4) the office of the Auditor General of Mexico, (5) reports in print, and (6) activities within INTOSAI."
Date: April 1, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Power: The Evolution of Preference in Marketing Federal Power (open access)

Federal Power: The Evolution of Preference in Marketing Federal Power

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the role of the Department of Energy's power marketing administrations (PMA), focusing on: (1) how federal legislation and major relevant court cases have, over time, directed the PMAs to give preference to particular customers in purchasing electricity; and (2) the role of preference in the PMAs' electricity sales in light of the restructuring of the electricity industry."
Date: April 21, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Progress of the Global Hawk Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (open access)

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Progress of the Global Hawk Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Global Hawk Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration, focusing on: (1) whether the average unit flyaway price for the 10 Global Hawk production aircraft numbered 11 through 20 will be within the Department of Defense's (DOD) price goal of $10 million each in fiscal year 1994 dollars; (2) the status of the military user demonstration, including the extent to which Global Hawk has demonstrated reconnaissance capabilities; and (3) DOD and Air Force plans to transition to a formal acquisition program."
Date: April 25, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Maritime Industry: As U.S. Single-Hull Oil Vessels Are Eliminated, Few Double-Hull Vessels May Replace Them (open access)

Maritime Industry: As U.S. Single-Hull Oil Vessels Are Eliminated, Few Double-Hull Vessels May Replace Them

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the process for phasing out single-hull oil vessels and replacing them with double-hull vessels, focusing on: (1) how the Coast Guard implemented the Oil Pollution Act's phase-out requirements for U.S.-built single-hull vessels larger than 5,000 gross tons; (2) the extent to which owners have received extensions or waivers that extend the phase-out deadlines for their single-hull vessels; and (3) the extent to which owners are replacing or planning to replace or convert their single-hull vessels, and what effect their plans would have on the ability to provide sufficient oil-carrying shipping capacity in the future."
Date: April 28, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research: DOE Is Providing Independent Review of the Scientific Merit of Its Research (open access)

Federal Research: DOE Is Providing Independent Review of the Scientific Merit of Its Research

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Department of Energy's (DOE) merit review practices, focusing on: (1) what procedures DOE has established for performing merit reviews; and (2) whether DOE could document that it has followed the merit review procedures it has established."
Date: April 25, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Single-Family Housing: Stronger Oversight of FHA Lenders Could Reduce HUD's Insurance Risk (open access)

Single-Family Housing: Stronger Oversight of FHA Lenders Could Reduce HUD's Insurance Risk

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) oversight of lenders participating in its Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) mortgage insurance programs for single-family homes, focusing on: (1) how HUD ensures that lenders granted direct endorsement authority by FHA are qualified to receive such authority; (2) the extent to which HUD focuses on high-risk lenders in monitoring the lenders participating in FHA's mortgage insurance programs; and (3) the extent to which HUD holding lenders are accountable for poor performance."
Date: April 28, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Waste Cleanup: DOE's Paducah Plan Faces Uncertainties and Excludes Costly Cleanup Activities (open access)

Nuclear Waste Cleanup: DOE's Paducah Plan Faces Uncertainties and Excludes Costly Cleanup Activities

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Energy's (DOE) Paducah plant cleanup plan, focusing on: (1) the planned activities, cost, and schedule DOE has for cleaning up the site; (2) the challenges that exist in accomplishing the current cleanup plan; and (3) whether the cleanup plan includes all areas at the site requiring cleanup."
Date: April 28, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
District of Columbia Government: Performance Report's Adherence to Statutory Requirements (open access)

District of Columbia Government: Performance Report's Adherence to Statutory Requirements

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed whether the District of Columbia's annual performance report contained all the information required by law and, if not, why. This report transmits GAO's comments on the Mayor's performance report for fiscal year (FY) 1999, which was due on March 1, 2000, but was issued on March 7, 2000."
Date: April 14, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Paperwork Reduction Act: Burden Increases at IRS and Other Agencies (open access)

Paperwork Reduction Act: Burden Increases at IRS and Other Agencies

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the implementation of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), focusing on: (1) the changes in federal paperwork burden since last year's hearing, with particular attention to changes at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS); (2) IRS burden-relief initiatives that are directed at small businesses; and (3) PRA violations."
Date: April 12, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
DOD Personnel: Weaknesses in Security Investigation Program Are Being Addressed (open access)

DOD Personnel: Weaknesses in Security Investigation Program Are Being Addressed

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Defense Security Service's (DSS) personnel security investigation program, focusing on: (1) how decisions to grant or deny security clearances to Department of Defense (DOD) employees and contractors are made; (2) key findings from GAO's October 1999 report; and (3) DOD's actions on GAO's recommendations."
Date: April 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare: Concerns About HCFA's Efforts to Prevent Fraud by Third-Party Billers (open access)

Medicare: Concerns About HCFA's Efforts to Prevent Fraud by Third-Party Billers

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the effectiveness of the Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) efforts to prevent fraud by third-party billing companies that submit claims to Medicare on behalf of providers."
Date: April 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Acquisition: Employing Best Practices Can Shape Better Weapon System Decisions (open access)

Defense Acquisition: Employing Best Practices Can Shape Better Weapon System Decisions

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed issues the Department of Defense (DOD) faces in its acquisition of weapon systems."
Date: April 26, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preschool Education: Federal Investment for Low-Income Children Significant but Effectiveness Unclear (open access)

Preschool Education: Federal Investment for Low-Income Children Significant but Effectiveness Unclear

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed preschool education for children of low-income families, focusing on: (1) the federal and state commitment to preschool programs, including funding and collaborative efforts; and (2) what is known about the effectiveness of federal preschool programs."
Date: April 11, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare: Improper Third-Party Billing of Medicare by Behavioral Medical Systems, Inc. (open access)

Medicare: Improper Third-Party Billing of Medicare by Behavioral Medical Systems, Inc.

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the results of its investigation of the Behavioral Medical Systems' (BMS) Medicare billing practices, focusing on: (1) BMS and how it conducted business; (2) its improper billing of Medicare; and (3) GAO's belief that BMS violated the U.S. Code."
Date: April 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Prisons: Containing Health Care Costs for an Increasing Inmate Population (open access)

Federal Prisons: Containing Health Care Costs for an Increasing Inmate Population

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed health care costs at the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), focusing on: (1) trends in BOP health care costs from fiscal year (FY) 1990 through FY 1999; (2) BOP initiatives to contain rising medical costs; and (3) legislative and administrative options for helping to contain health care costs."
Date: April 6, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
IRS Modernization: Business Practice, Performance Management, and Information Technology Challenges (open access)

IRS Modernization: Business Practice, Performance Management, and Information Technology Challenges

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) modernization efforts, focusing on the business practice, performance management, and information technology challenges IRS faces."
Date: April 10, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
South Florida Ecosystem Restoration: A Land Acquisition Plan Is Needed to Supplement the Strategic Plan Being Developed (open access)

South Florida Ecosystem Restoration: A Land Acquisition Plan Is Needed to Supplement the Strategic Plan Being Developed

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Department of the Interior's actions in response to previous GAO recommendations to improve the management of the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Initiative, focusing on what: (1) the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force has done to identify and acquire lands needed to accomplish the goals of the restoration initiative; and (2) Interior did to help ensure that it maximized the acreage purchased with $200 million set aside in the 1996 Farm Bill for the initiative."
Date: April 5, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Buildings: Billions Are Needed for Repairs and Alterations (open access)

Federal Buildings: Billions Are Needed for Repairs and Alterations

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the results of its work on the General Services Administration's (GSA) Repairs and Alterations Program, focusing on: (1) the extent of repairs and alterations that have been identified at government-owned buildings managed by GSA; (2) factors that impede GSA's ability to satisfy its repair and alteration requirements; and (3) GSA's efforts to improve its management of repairs and alterations."
Date: April 11, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
2000 Census: Progress Report on the Mail Response Rate and Key Operations (open access)

2000 Census: Progress Report on the Mail Response Rate and Key Operations

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the status of key 2000 census-taking operations, focusing on: (1) the mail response rate and the implications it has for timely and accurate completion of the Bureau of the Census' nonresponse follow-up workload; (2) update/leave procedure, which is used to count people in certain small towns and rural areas; (3) Service-Based Enumeration, used to count persons with no usual residence; and (4) Questionnaire Assistance Centers, which are designed to help people, especially those with limited English skills, complete their census forms."
Date: April 5, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transit Grants: Department of Labor's Certification Process (open access)

Transit Grants: Department of Labor's Certification Process

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed its preliminary observations on the timeliness of the Department of Labor's (DOL) certification process for transit grants, focusing on: (1) DOL's process for issuing certifications for grant applications; (2) how DOL defines and calculates how long it takes to issue certifications; and (3) the trends and factors affecting the length of DOL's certification process."
Date: April 25, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
VA Health Care: VA Is Struggling to Address Asset Realignment Challenges (open access)

VA Health Care: VA Is Struggling to Address Asset Realignment Challenges

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) management of the capital asset realignment process, focusing on: (1) VHA's progress to date; (2) any concerns regarding VHA's realignment process as designed; and (3) the potential effects of VHA's actions on the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) capital budgeting process."
Date: April 5, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medical Readiness: DOD Continues to Face Challenges in Implementing Its Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (open access)

Medical Readiness: DOD Continues to Face Challenges in Implementing Its Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Department of Defense's (DOD) anthrax vaccine immunization program, focusing on: (1) vaccine supply; (2) medical records; and (3) efforts to educate servicemembers about the program."
Date: April 13, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicaid in Schools: Poor Oversight and Improper Payments Compromise Potential Benefit (open access)

Medicaid in Schools: Poor Oversight and Improper Payments Compromise Potential Benefit

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the issue of Medicaid expenditures for school-based health services and administrative costs, focusing on the: (1) magnitude of states' claims for school-based health services and administrative activities; (2) appropriateness of the methods used to determine how much Medicaid pays for these services; (3) extent to which school districts directly benefit from federal Medicaid reimbursements; and (4) the adequacy of the Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) oversight of school-based claims."
Date: April 5, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library