Memorandum (For Record) - The purpose of the document is to record data source of Locality Pay Data.

Memorandum (For Record) - Defense Information Systems Network Point of Presence(DISN POP) Clarification Question and Response - Question 1964.

Chart - DISN Point Presence(POP) Special Target Listings - Crosswalk.

Memorandum (For Record) - DFAS Military Value Scoring Plan, Criterion 1, Attribute 2, Metric 3, One-of-a-Kind Corporate Process Application. The purpose of the memo is to provide the scoring intent or greater detail regarding responses to DFAS military value questions.

Memorandum (For Record) - DFAS Military Value Scoring Plan - Local Population Workplace Question. The purpose of this memo is to outline the process used to collect the data and to provide a copy of the printed city data.

Headquarters and Support Activities Joint Cross Service Group Request Data.

Memorandum For Record - The purpose of the memo is to provide the scoring plan used for Military Value 1902.

Headquarters and Support Activities Joint Cross Service Group Data Request.

Memorandum For Record - Defense Finance and Accounting Military Value Input Update 11 March 2005.

Memorandum of Meeting with Community Representatives from AFRL-Mesa (July 28, 2005). Objective: To receive community presentation asking the Commission to reject the recommendation to relocate AFRL-Mesa facility to Wright-Patterson or approve an alternative proposal to allow privatization-in-place.

Memorandum For Record - Certification of Defense Information Systems Agency(DIS)PoP- Additional DFAS Location Data.

Memorandum For Record - BRAC Certification for the Defense Finance Accounting Service(DFAS)- Scenario Portal Data Call.

Memorandum For Record - BRAC Certification of Financial Management Team Clarification Requests.

Chart - DFAS Locations and Cobra Base ID and OSD Database Codes.

Memorandum of Meeting with the Naval Aviation Industrial Joint Cross Service Group (2Jun05) regarding the Industrial Group's proposal Ind 19.

Memorandum of Meeting with the Naval Aviation Industrial Joint Cross Service Group (15Jun05) regarding the Industrial Group's proposal IND 19.

The purpose of the meeting was to convey the community's insight on the military value of Naval Surface Warfare Center at Indian Head, Maryland and its tenant commands. They believe that the facility is a national asset, has a good geographic location (to include for homeland defense), has an established environmental footprint, and has cross service collaboration and jointness. The town of Indian Head actively supports the base.

Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse reply to a letter from the BRAC Commission regarding 3 Questions pertaining to DARPA, Leased Space, and DISA.

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "On June 9, 2005, GAO testified before the Subcommittee on Railroads, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure at a hearing on "Amtrak Food and Beverage Operations." This letter responds to a Congressional request that we provide answers to questions for the record."

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In response to a Congressional request, we issued a report in April 2005 on the Department of Defense's (DOD) efforts to address personal financial management (PFM) issues encountered by its servicemembers and their families. In that report, we made recommendations to the Secretary of Defense to enhance servicemembers' financial conditions and the effectiveness of DOD's PFM programs and training. On March 17, 2005, we provided a draft of that report to DOD for review and comment. DOD did not provide comments in time to incorporate them in the final GAO report that went to printing on April 22, 2005. To present DOD's comments and provide our perspective on them, this report briefly summarizes our April 2005 report's objectives, results, and recommendations, along with DOD's comments and our evaluation of the comments. We answered three questions in our April 2005 report: (1) To what extent does deployment impact the financial conditions of active duty servicemembers and their families? (2) Does DOD have an oversight framework for evaluating military programs that assist both deployed and non-deployed servicemembers in managing their personal finances? And (3) To what extent are junior enlisted …

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In 1997, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the use of most proteins derived from mammals (referred to as prohibited material) in feed intended for cattle and other ruminants. The feed-ban rule is one of the primary actions taken by the federal government to protect U.S. cattle from bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease, which is believed to be spread through feed that contains malformed protein found in certain tissue--particularly brain and central nervous system tissue--of BSE-infected animals. Earlier this year, mad cow disease was found for the first time in a 12-year old animal born and raised in the United States. In January 2002, we reported on the effectiveness of federal actions to prevent the introduction and spread of BSE in the United States and identified a number of areas where improvements were needed to strengthen FDA's oversight of firms in the feed industry. In February 2005, we issued a follow-up report that examined the effectiveness of FDA's actions since the 2002 report to ensure industry compliance with the feed-ban rule and protect U.S. cattle from BSE. Our report concluded that while …

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In 1996, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) executed contracts to build high-speed trainsets (a combination of locomotives and passenger cars) as part of the Northeast High Speed Rail Improvement Project. Since that time, Amtrak has experienced multiple challenges related to this program, including recently removing all trains from service due to brake problems. Amtrak has struggled since its inception to earn sufficient revenues and depends heavily on federal subsidies to remain solvent. The April 2005 action to remove the Acela trainsets--Amtrak's biggest revenue source--from service has only exacerbated problems by putting increased pressure on Amtrak's ridership and revenue levels. This testimony is based on GAO's past work on Amtrak and focuses on (1) background on problems related to the development of the Acela program, (2) summary of issues related to lawsuits between Amtrak and the train manufacturers and the related settlement, (3) key challenges associated with the settlement, and (4) initial observations on possible challenges in Amtrak managing large-scale projects."

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) establishes that federal agencies must provide the public with access to government information, thus enabling them to learn about government operations and decisions. To help ensure appropriate implementation, the act requires that agencies report annually to the Attorney General, providing specific information about their FOIA operations. GAO has reported previously on the contents of these annual reports for 25 major agencies. GAO was asked to describe the FOIA process and discuss the reported implementation of FOIA."

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Since 1998, the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) E-rate program has committed more than $13 billion to help schools and libraries acquire Internet and telecommunications services. As steward of the program, FCC must ensure that participants use E-rate funds appropriately and that there is managerial and financial accountability surrounding the funds. This testimony is based on GAO's February 2005 report GAO-05-151, which reviewed (1) the effect of the current structure of the E-rate program on FCC's management of the program, including the applicability of the Antideficiency Act, (2) FCC's development and use of E-rate performance goals and measures, and (3) the effectiveness of FCC's program oversight mechanisms."