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Some Improvements Have Been Made in DOD's Annual Training Range Reporting but It Still Fails to Fully Address Congressional Requirements (open access)

Some Improvements Have Been Made in DOD's Annual Training Range Reporting but It Still Fails to Fully Address Congressional Requirements

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "A fundamental military readiness principle is that the military must train as it intends to fight, and military training ranges provide the primary means to accomplish this principle. To successfully accomplish today's missions, U.S. forces are conducting significantly more complex operations, requiring increased joint training and interoperability between and among the military services, combatant commands, and other Department of Defense (DOD) and non-DOD organizations. For some time, senior DOD and military service officials have reported that they face increasing difficulties in carrying out realistic training at military installations due to training constraints, such as those resulting from encroachment. In recent years, we have reported on these training constraints and identified the need for an integrated, readily accessible inventory of training ranges, capacities, and capabilities so that commanders across the services can schedule the best available resources to provide the required training; a comprehensive plan that includes goals, timelines, projected costs, and a clear assignment of responsibilities to address encroachment on military training ranges; and a more comprehensive approach for addressing deficiencies to ensure that ranges are adequately sustained and modernized in order to accomplish the department's transformation goals …
Date: October 25, 2005
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Information Technology: Improvements for Acquisition of Customs Trade Processing System Continue, but Further Efforts Needed to Avoid More Cost and Schedule Shortfalls (open access)

Information Technology: Improvements for Acquisition of Customs Trade Processing System Continue, but Further Efforts Needed to Avoid More Cost and Schedule Shortfalls

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) established the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) program to replace and supplement existing cargo processing technology. According to the fiscal year 2007 DHS appropriations act, DHS is to develop and submit an expenditure plan for ACE that satisfies certain conditions, including being reviewed by GAO. GAO reviewed the plan to (1) determine whether the expenditure plan satisfies the legislative conditions, (2) determine the status of 15 open GAO recommendations, and (3) provide observations about the expenditure plan and DHS's management of the program. To address the mandate, GAO assessed plans and related documentation against federal guidelines and industry standards and interviewed the appropriate DHS officials."
Date: October 25, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Readiness: DOD Needs to Identify and Address Gaps and Potential Risks in Program Strategies and Funding Priorities for Selected Equipment (open access)

Military Readiness: DOD Needs to Identify and Address Gaps and Potential Risks in Program Strategies and Funding Priorities for Selected Equipment

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "With continued heavy military involvement in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Department of Defense (DOD) is spending billions of dollars sustaining or replacing its inventory of key equipment items while also planning to spend billions of dollars to develop and procure new systems to transform the department's warfighting capabilities. GAO developed a red, yellow, green assessment framework to (1) assess the condition of 30 selected equipment items from across the four military services, and (2) determine the extent to which DOD has identified near- and long-term program strategies and funding plans to ensure that these items can meet defense requirements. GAO selected these items based on input from the military services, congressional committees, and our prior work. These 30 equipment items included 18 items that were first assessed in GAO's 2003 report."
Date: October 25, 2005
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Treatment Facilities: Internal Control Activities Need Improvement (open access)

Military Treatment Facilities: Internal Control Activities Need Improvement

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The $24 billion Military Health System provided health care to over 8 million eligible beneficiaries. Although Congress has provided sizeable increases in funding for health care over the past few years, the Department of Defense (DOD) has needed supplemental appropriations for 6 of the last 8 fiscal years from 1994 to 2001 because its costs were higher than expected. The growing budgetary pressure increases the risk of not achieving the mission of the organization. DOD's military treatment facilities (MTF) represent over half of DOD's health care expenditures. The three MTF's reviewed have not effectively implemented internal control activities in the areas of eligibility, billings and collections, expired drugs, personal property management, and government purchase card usage. The three MTFs also did not identify all patients with third party insurance coverage. In addition, they frequently did not bill those insurers even when they knew that such coverage existed, thereby losing opportunities to collect millions of dollars of reimbursements for services. Ineffective physical and financial controls over personal property assets and indications of control breakdowns in the use of government purchase cards existed at the three facilities."
Date: October 25, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Drug Control: U.S. Assistance Has Helped Mexican Counternarcotics Efforts, but the Flow of Illicit Drugs into the United States Remains High (open access)

Drug Control: U.S. Assistance Has Helped Mexican Counternarcotics Efforts, but the Flow of Illicit Drugs into the United States Remains High

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The overall goal of the U.S. National Drug Control Strategy, which is prepared by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), is to reduce illicit drug use in the United States. One of the strategy's priorities is to disrupt the illicit drug marketplace. To this end, since fiscal year 2000, the United States has provided about $397 million to support Mexican counternarcotics efforts. According to the Department of State (State), much of the illicit drugs consumed in the United States flows through or is produced in Mexico. GAO examined (1) trends in Mexican drug production and trafficking since calendar year 2000 and (2) U.S. counternarcotics support for Mexico since fiscal year 2000. This testimony is based on a recently issued report (GAO-07-1018) that addresses these issues."
Date: October 25, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
HUD Management: Impact Measurement Needed for Technical Assistance (open access)

HUD Management: Impact Measurement Needed for Technical Assistance

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Technical Assistance is an important means through which the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) can influence how its program funds are spent; this assistance can range from training workshops to one-on-one assistance. GAO was asked to determine how many HUD technical assistance programs Congress has authorized and their cost; why HUD offers technical assistance programs and who provides and receives the services; and whether HUD program offices are overseeing and measuring the impact of their technical assistance programs as required."
Date: October 25, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nonproliferation: Strategy Needed to Strengthen Multilateral Export Control Regimes (open access)

Nonproliferation: Strategy Needed to Strengthen Multilateral Export Control Regimes

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Multilateral export control regimes are consensus-based, voluntary arrangements of supplier countries that produce technologies useful in developing weapons of mass destruction or conventional weapons. The regimes aim to restrict trade in these technologies to keep them from proliferating states or terrorists. The United States seeks to improve the effectiveness of these regimes. GAO was asked to (1) assess weaknesses of the four regimes and (2) identify obstacles faced in trying to strengthen them."
Date: October 25, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health Insurance: States' Protections and Programs Benefit Some Unemployed Individuals (open access)

Health Insurance: States' Protections and Programs Benefit Some Unemployed Individuals

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The six states reviewed had in place a variety of protections, established prior to the economic downturn, to assist unemployed individuals in maintaining health insurance coverage: State-mandated continuation coverage, which required small businesses to extend their group health coverage to former employees and their families who choose to pay for it. Guaranteed conversion, which required insurers to allow eligible individuals to convert their group coverage to individual health insurance policies. Guaranteed issue, which required insurers to offer coverage to those who did not have access to group coverage or public insurance. High-risk pools, state-created associations that offered comprehensive health insurance benefits to individuals with acute or chronic health conditions. However, individuals usually bore the full cost of the premiums, which was usually higher than their premium cost under employer-sponsored plans. For individuals who relied on unemployment benefits as their principal income, premiums absorbed a significant share of the benefit."
Date: October 25, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Single Audit Quality: Actions Needed to Address Persistent Audit Quality Problems (open access)

Single Audit Quality: Actions Needed to Address Persistent Audit Quality Problems

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Federal government grants to state and local governments have risen substantially, from $7 billion in 1960 to almost $450 billion budgeted in 2007. The single audit is an important mechanism of accountability for the use of federal grants by nonprofit organizations as well as state and local governments. However, the quality of single audits conducted under the Single Audit Act, as amended, has been a longstanding area of concern since the passage of the act in 1984. The President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency (PCIE) recently issued its Report on National Single Audit Sampling Project, which raises concerns about the quality of single audits and makes recommendations aimed at improving the effectiveness and efficiency of those audits. This testimony provides (1) GAO's perspective on the history and importance of the Single Audit Act and the principles behind the act, (2) a preliminary analysis of the recommendations made by the PCIE for improving audit quality, and (3) additional considerations for improving the quality of single audits."
Date: October 25, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
BRAC Early Bird 25 October 2005 (open access)

BRAC Early Bird 25 October 2005

Collection of BRAC related news articles and clippings. Produced for Commission staff review.
Date: October 25, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
MAH Capacity Analysis 3 Feb 2005 (open access)

MAH Capacity Analysis 3 Feb 2005

From: Simonton Kathy GS-14 SAF/IEBJ Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 11:40 AM To: Hill, Christopher, LTC, WSO-HSAJCSG; McGill, Joseph, CIV, WSO-HSAJCSG; Layman, Andrew, 1stLT, WSO-HSAJCSG
Date: October 25, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
MDA Certification Scenario 47, 30 Mar 05 (open access)

MDA Certification Scenario 47, 30 Mar 05

Certification of Answers to Headquarters Support and Administration (HS&A) Joint Croa Service Group (JCSG) Scenario 47
Date: October 25, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Personnel Capacity 0407.pdf (open access)

Military Personnel Capacity 0407.pdf

Excel File - Military Personnel
Date: October 25, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
MOB 0420 (open access)

MOB 0420

Excel File - Mobilization Capacity Analysis
Date: October 25, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
spreadsheet (capacity) (open access)

spreadsheet (capacity)

From: Warhola, Paul, LtCol, WSO-HSAJCSG Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 3:31 PM To: Layman, Andrew, 1stLT, WSO-HSAJCSG
Date: October 25, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
RE  Updated Capacity Report Follow-Up MilPers.pdf (open access)

RE Updated Capacity Report Follow-Up MilPers.pdf

From: Knapp, Ray, Col, WSO-HSAJCSG Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 10:17 AM To: Warhola, Paul, LtCol, WSO-HSAJCSG; Layman, Andrew, 1stLT, WSO-HSAJCSG
Date: October 25, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reserve and Recruiting Command and Force Mgmt (open access)

Reserve and Recruiting Command and Force Mgmt

Excel File - MAH Capacity Analysis
Date: October 25, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Register Notice 06/01/05 P31427  - Notice of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission—Open Meeting (open access)

Federal Register Notice 06/01/05 P31427 - Notice of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission—Open Meeting

Notice of the 2005 BRAC Commission—Open Meeting: (St. Louis, MO) Notice is hereby given that a sub-group of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission will hold an open meeting at the St. Louis Airport Marriott, on June 7, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Date: October 25, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Register Notice 06/01/05 P314428 - Notice of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission—Open Meeting (open access)

Federal Register Notice 06/01/05 P314428 - Notice of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission—Open Meeting

Notice of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission—Open Meeting (Salt Lake City, UT) on June 6, 2005 from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Salt Palace Convention Center.
Date: October 25, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Register Notice 06/07/05 P33126 - Notice of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Open Meetings (open access)

Federal Register Notice 06/07/05 P33126 - Notice of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Open Meetings

Notice of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Open Meetings (Baltimore, MD), July 8, 2005 - (Clovis, NM), June 24, 2005 - (Charlotte, NC), June 28, 2005 - (Buffalo, NY), June 27, 2005 - (Fairbanks, AK), June 15, 2005.
Date: October 25, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
Supplemental Capacity Questions - 29 Jun 04 (open access)

Supplemental Capacity Questions - 29 Jun 04

Supplemental Capacity Questions - 29 Jun 04
Date: October 25, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Register Notice 06/13/05 PP34092-34093 - Notice of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Open Meetings Changes (open access)

Federal Register Notice 06/13/05 PP34092-34093 - Notice of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Open Meetings Changes

Notice of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission — Cancellation of an Open Meeting (Salt Lake City, UT), June 6, 2005 - Notice of Change in Date, Location and Agenda of a Previously Announced Open Meeting (St. Louis, MO)originally scheduled for June 7, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. in St. Louis, Missouri, has been rescheduled for June 20, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Date: October 25, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Register Notice 06/07/05 PP33128-33129 - Notice of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission—Open Meetings (open access)

Federal Register Notice 06/07/05 PP33128-33129 - Notice of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission—Open Meetings

Notice of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Open Meetings - (Rapid City, SD), June 21, 2005 - (New Orleans, LA) July 12, 2005 - (Grand Forks, ND), June 23, 2005 - (Portland, OR), June 17, 2005.
Date: October 25, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Register Notice 06/13/05 PP34095-34096 - Notice of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission—Change to the Agenda of Previously Announced Open Meetings (open access)

Federal Register Notice 06/13/05 PP34095-34096 - Notice of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission—Change to the Agenda of Previously Announced Open Meetings

Notice of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission— Change to the Agenda of Previously Announced Open Meetings - Portland, OR Correction: The delegation will now meet on the same date in the same location from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. to receive comment from Federal, State and local government representatives and the general public on base realignment and closure actions in Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington that have been recommended by the Department of Defense (DoD) - (Grand Forks, ND) Correction : The delegation will now meet on the same date in the same location from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. to receive comment from Federal, State and local government representatives and the general public on base realignment and closure actions in Minnesota and North Dakota that have been recommended by the Department of Defense (DoD) - (Charlotte, NC) 06/07/05 Correction: The delegation will meet to receive comments from Federal, State and local government representatives and
Date: October 25, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library