A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Coast Guard's phased-in conversion of some support officer positions, focusing on: (1) how the Coast Guard's current workforce mix compares with the workforce mix of other military services and how the workforce mix has changed since 1991; (2) how many military commissioned officer positions in administrative and support functions offer opportunities for conversion to civilian positions; and (3) what the advantages and disadvantages are of converting those military positions to civilian positions."

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) real property maintenance and base operations fund movements, focusing on the: (1) movement of funds to and from real property maintenance and base operations during fiscal years 1994 through 1999; (2) movement of unit training funds during the same period of time; and (3) evidence indicating that unit training funds have been moved to pay for base operations and real property maintenance."

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's annual reports on depot maintenance, focusing on how military departments or defense agencies: (1) used funds appropriated annually for depot-level repair and maintenance done by contractor personnel; and (2) reported on estimated funds to be used for performing depot maintenance by public and private sector personnel for fiscal years 1999-2005."

Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the euro, focusing on: (1) what the euro is and why Europe is moving to it now; (2) what the potential effects of the euro are on the dollar; (3) what are the potential monetary policy and exchange rate effects of the euro; (4) what are the euro's implications for U.S. trade and investment with Europe; and (5) what are the implications of the euro for international economic policymaking. GAO noted that: (1) the euro is the new currency being used by 11 of the 15 countries that are members of the European Union (EU); (2) the euro is part of an initiative known as the European Economic and Monetary Union and is designed to more closely link EU's economic policies; (3) a variety of factors will determine whether the emergence of the euro will have a significant impact on the international role of the dollar; (4) over the longer term, several analysts believe that the comparative status of the dollar and euro as international currencies may be affected by potential developments in the euro area payments …

Guidance issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This publication has been superseded by GAO-01-376G, Executive Guide: Maximizing the Success of Chief Information Officers: Learning From Leading Organizations, February 2001. GAO published a guide: (1) to assist federal agencies in maximizing the success of chief information officers (CIO); and (2) to offer concrete suggestions on what agency executives can do to ensure the effectiveness of their CIO organizations."

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO conducted an audit of the agencywide financial statements of the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) for fiscal years 1999 and 1998."

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO audited the Bureau of the Public Debt's (BPD) Schedules of Federal Debt for the fiscal years that ended September 30, 1999 and 1998."

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the challenges the Department of Education faces in achieving financial management reform, focusing on: (1) Education's fiscal year (FY) 1999 financial audit results in the context of related work GAO has performed; (2) the relationship between the audit findings and the potential for waste, fraud, and abuse; and (3) the status of GAO's ongoing study of the department's grantback account."

Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO published a report for fiscal year 1999 that discusses GAO's performance and accountability in serving Congress and the American people. The report reviews GAO's accomplishments in meeting its mission and sustaining its core values of accountability, integrity, and reliability."

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO issued a report on factors that limit access to vaccines for children in developing countries, focusing on: (1) shifting donor priorities; (2) inadequate infrastructure and insufficient information for decision-making; and (3) the relatively high cost of newer vaccines."

Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO provided information on the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program's current guaranteed loan systems requirements, including statutory and regulatory changes, technological changes, and documentation changes. This document is intended for guaranteed loan program financial analysts, system accountants, and others who design, develop, implement, operate, and maintain financial management systems."

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on three federal human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) programs--the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990 (CARE Act), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) HIV/AIDS prevention grants, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Housing Opportunities for Persons Living With AIDS (HOPWA)--that fund prevention activities, health care, and other assistance, focusing on: (1) the characteristics of the persons who are served under the CARE Act; (2) how CARE Act, CDC prevention, and HOPWA funds are distributed to treatment, support services, housing, prevention, and program administration; (3) whether the current approach to funding under the CARE Act leads to advantages or disadvantages in particular areas; (4) whether CARE Act services are reaching rural areas; and (5) how the salaries of administrators of organizations providing HIV/AIDS services compare with the salaries of administrators of other similar nonprofit organizations."

Guidance issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This publication supersedes AIMD-98-21.2.3, Personnel-Payroll System Checklist: Systems Reviewed Under the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 (Exposure Draft), December 1997. GAO published a functional requirements document to assist: (1) agencies in implementing and monitoring their human resources and payroll systems; and (2) management and auditors in reviewing their human resources and payroll systems to determine if they substantially comply with the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996."

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on Medicare supplemental insurance (Medigap) premiums for standard plans that provide outpatient prescription drug coverage, focusing on: (1) a description of the benefits under the standard plans; and (2) average premiums, which reflect insurance company reporting practices as well as different state regulations."

A statement of record issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Department of Defense's (DOD) and the military services' management of real property assets, focusing on: (1) principle findings on DOD's strategy for management of real property and how the services determine and prioritize maintenance needs and allocate resources to them; (2) promising practices in facilities maintenance by nonmilitary entities; (3) some barriers that the services face in implementing such practices; (4) GAO's recommendations on how DOD could improve its real property management; and (5) the steps DOD has told GAO it is taking in response to GAO's testimony."

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed its recent reports on the securities industry's progress toward implementing decimal trading, focusing on the: (1) progress made to date toward converting to decimals; and (2) challenges that remain."

A statement of record issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's organizational changes, determining the status of the Board's: (1) organization; (2) operations; and (3) efforts to update and develop plans, policies, and procedures for accomplishing the Board's mission."

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the efforts being undertaken by the Department of Transportation's (DOT) newly established Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to reduce the number of large truck-related fatalities."

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed its views on the Department of Energy's (DOE) Implementation Plan for the newly created National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)."

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Baca Ranch owner's appraisal, the Forest Service's appraisal review report, and the Forest Service's market study."

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed S. 1993, the Government Information Security Act of 1999 and its impact on strengthening the information security practices throughout the federal government, focusing on: (1) potential improvements in federal agency performance in addressing computer security issues; (2) the need for better-defined control standards; and (3) centralized leadership."

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the carry over balances in the Department of Commerce's Advanced Technology Program (ATP), focusing on: (1) balances in the program for fiscal years 1995 through 1999; and (2) any balances that might exist at the end of fiscal year (FY) 2000 that could be used as offsets for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) programs in the FY 2001 budget."

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Army Corps of Engineers' financing of navigation projects at small and medium-sized public ports, focusing on: (1) how small and medium-sized public ports financed the nonfederal share of the cost of navigation projects from 1986 through 1999; (2) the extent to which projects have been terminated or suspended at small and medium-sized public ports during this period because the ports were unable to demonstrate a feasible source of funding for the nonfederal share; and (3) whether federally sponsored innovative financing mechanisms could help small and medium-sized public ports fund the nonfederal share of navigation projects."

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Air Force's 50-percent ceiling waiver, focusing on the basis for the waiver and the likelihood that the Air Force will need additional waivers in the future."