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[East Coast Friends Meeting Photograph 2]

Photograph taken at a meeting of the East Coast Friends.
Date: [2004-01-16..2004-01-19]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[East Coast Friends Meeting Photograph 15]

Photograph taken at a meeting of the East Coast Friends.
Date: [2004-01-16..2004-01-19]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[East Coast Friends Meeting Photograph 23]

Photograph taken at a meeting of the East Coast Friends.
Date: [2004-01-16..2004-01-19]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[East Coast Friends Meeting Photograph 8]

Photograph taken at a meeting of the East Coast Friends.
Date: [2004-01-16..2004-01-19]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[East Coast Friends Meeting Photograph 3]

Photograph taken at a meeting of the East Coast Friends.
Date: [2004-01-16..2004-01-19]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[East Coast Friends Meeting Photograph 9]

Photograph taken at a meeting of the East Coast Friends.
Date: [2004-01-16..2004-01-19]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[East Coast Friends Meeting Photograph 25]

Photograph taken at a meeting of the East Coast Friends.
Date: [2004-01-16..2004-01-19]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[East Coast Friends Meeting Photograph 6]

Photograph taken at a meeting of the East Coast Friends.
Date: [2004-01-16..2004-01-19]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[East Coast Friends Meeting Photograph 22]

Photograph taken at a meeting of the East Coast Friends.
Date: [2004-01-16..2004-01-19]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[East Coast Friends Meeting Photograph 13]

Photograph taken at a meeting of the East Coast Friends.
Date: [2004-01-16..2004-01-19]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[East Coast Friends Meeting Photograph 10]

Photograph taken at a meeting of the East Coast Friends.
Date: [2004-01-16..2004-01-19]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[East Coast Friends Meeting Photograph 12]

Photograph taken at a meeting of the East Coast Friends.
Date: [2004-01-16..2004-01-19]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Memorandum for the Record: Navy Infrastructure Analysis Team, January 16, 2004] (open access)

[Memorandum for the Record: Navy Infrastructure Analysis Team, January 16, 2004]

Memorandum of Meeting at which Mr. H. T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Installations and Environment (ASN (I&E)), met with Mr. Chris Paul, Military Legislative Advisor to Senator John McCain (R. Ariz.), at 1315 in Room 4E523 at the Pentagon. Commander Edward W. Brown, USN, Legislative Liaison; Commander Fred Latrash, USN, Office of Senator John McCain (R. Ariz); Commander Robert E. Vincent 11, JAGC, USN, IAT Recorder; and Captain James A. Noel, USMC, IAT Recorder, were present as well.
Date: January 16, 2004
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Emergency Grants: Labor Is Instituting Changes to Improve Award Process, but Further Actions Are Required to Expedite Grant Awards and Improve Data (open access)

National Emergency Grants: Labor Is Instituting Changes to Improve Award Process, but Further Actions Are Required to Expedite Grant Awards and Improve Data

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Labor (Labor) awards national emergency grants to states and local areas to provide assistance to workers who lose their jobs because of major economic dislocations or disasters. Most grants awarded are regular grants to assist workers affected by plant closings or mass layoffs. Questions have been raised about whether grant funds are getting to states and local areas quickly enough. GAO was asked to assess the effectiveness of the process for awarding national emergency grants, whether Labor is planning changes that will improve the grant award process, and what is known about how grant funds are used."
Date: April 16, 2004
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Best Practices: Using Spend Analysis to Help Agencies Take a More Strategic Approach to Procurement (open access)

Best Practices: Using Spend Analysis to Help Agencies Take a More Strategic Approach to Procurement

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins ""Spend analysis" is a tool that provides knowledge about who are the buyers, who are the suppliers, how much is being spent for what goods and services, and where are the opportunities to leverage buying power. Private sector companies are using spend analysis as a foundation for employing a strategic approach to procurement. Recognizing the potential in government purchasing, GAO examined if the departments of Agriculture, Health and Human Services (HHS), Justice, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs are using spend analysis to take a strategic approach. GAO assessed (1) if agencies use spend analysis to obtain knowledge to improve procurement of goods and services and (2) how agencies' practices compare to leading companies best practices."
Date: September 16, 2004
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Project SAFECOM: Key Cross-Agency Emergency Communications Effort Requires Stronger Collaboration (open access)

Project SAFECOM: Key Cross-Agency Emergency Communications Effort Requires Stronger Collaboration

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "One of the five priorities in the President's Management Agenda is the expansion of electronic government (e-government)--the use of Internet applications to enhance access to and delivery of government information and services. Project SAFECOM is one of the 25 initiatives sponsored by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to implement this agenda. Managed by the Department of Homeland Security, the project's goal is to achieve interoperability among emergencyresponse communications at all levels of government, while at the same time realizing cost savings. GAO assessed the government's progress in implementing Project SAFECOM."
Date: April 16, 2004
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
GAO's Congressional Protocols (Supersedes GAO-01-145G) (open access)

GAO's Congressional Protocols (Supersedes GAO-01-145G)

Guidance issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "This publication supersedes GAO-01-145G, GAO's Congressional Protocols, November 2000. This report supersedes GAO-01-145G, GAO's Congressional Protocols November 2000, and GAO-03-198G, GAO's Congressional Protocols: Addendum I, November 2002. This document contains updated protocols governing GAO's work for the Congress. Since we implemented the original protocols in November 2000, we have monitored their application, and several areas were identified as needing additional clarity to enhance our ability to better serve the Congress. The refinements in this edition reflect feedback from Members of Congress and their staffs since the original implementation and, more specifically, comments received between November 2003 and June 2004 on proposed revisions to the protocols. These protocols continue to provide a means of holding GAO accountable for commitments made to the Congress and ensuring that GAO is consistent in dealing with all committees and Members. In order to address existing and growing workload imbalances and provide more transparency about our decision-making criteria, these revised protocols clarify our authority to conduct work, delineate our priorities for initiating work, and identify the factors we consider before accepting congressional requests for work."
Date: July 16, 2004
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
United Nations: Observations on the Oil for Food Program and Iraq's Food Security (open access)

United Nations: Observations on the Oil for Food Program and Iraq's Food Security

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Oil for Food program was established by the United Nations and Iraq in 1996 to address concerns about the humanitarian situation after international sanctions were imposed in 1990. The program allowed the Iraqi government to use the proceeds of its oil sales to pay for food, medicine, and infrastructure maintenance. The program appears to have helped the Iraqi people. From 1996 through 2001, the average daily food intake increased from 1,300 to 2,300 calories. From 1997-2002, Iraq sold more than $67 billion of oil through the program and issued $38 billion in letters of credit to purchase commodities. However, over the years numerous allegations have surfaced concerning potential fraud and program mismanagement. GAO (1) reports on its estimates of the illegal revenue acquired by the former Iraqi regime in violation of U.N. sanctions, (2) provides observations on program administration; and (3) describes the current and future challenges in achieving food security."
Date: June 16, 2004
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nursing Home Fire Safety: Recent Fires Highlight Weaknesses in Federal Standards and Oversight (open access)

Nursing Home Fire Safety: Recent Fires Highlight Weaknesses in Federal Standards and Oversight

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In 2003, 31 residents died in nursing home fires in Hartford, Connecticut, and Nashville, Tennessee. Federal fire safety standards enforced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) did not require either home to have automatic sprinklers even though they have proven very effective in reducing the number of multiple deaths from fires. GAO was asked to report on (1) the rationale for not requiring all homes to be sprinklered, (2) the adequacy of federal fire safety standards for nursing homes that lack automatic sprinklers, and (3) the effectiveness of state and federal oversight of nursing home fire safety."
Date: July 16, 2004
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Management: Opportunities to Enhance the Implementation of Performance-Based Logistics (open access)

Defense Management: Opportunities to Enhance the Implementation of Performance-Based Logistics

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Defense (DOD) is pursuing a policy that promotes performance-based logistics at the platform level as the preferred product support strategy for its weapon systems, based in part on DOD's perception that this is an industry best practice. GAO was asked to compare industry practices for activities using complex and costly equipment with life-cycle management issues similar to those of military systems to identify lessons learned that can be useful to DOD. This is the first of two reports addressing DOD's implementation of performance-based logistics and is intended to facilitate DOD's development of new guidance on the use of this approach."
Date: August 16, 2004
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Advisory Committees: Additional Guidance Could Help Agencies Better Ensure Independence and Balance (open access)

Federal Advisory Committees: Additional Guidance Could Help Agencies Better Ensure Independence and Balance

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Because advisory committees are established to advise federal decision makers on significant national issues, it is essential that their membership be, and be perceived as being, free from conflicts of interest and balanced as a whole. GAO was asked to (1) describe the role of federal advisory committees in the development of national policies, (2) examine the extent to which existing guidance and policies and procedures for evaluating committee members for conflicts of interest and points of view ensure independent members and balanced committees, and (3) identify practices and measures that could help ensure independence and balance."
Date: April 16, 2004
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Capital Financing: Partnerships and Energy Savings Performance Contracts Raise Budgeting and Monitoring Concerns (open access)

Capital Financing: Partnerships and Energy Savings Performance Contracts Raise Budgeting and Monitoring Concerns

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "ESPCs finance energy-saving capital improvements, such as lighting retrofits for federal facilities, without the government incurring the full cost up front. Partnerships tap the capital and expertise of the private sector to develop real property. This report describes (1) what specific attributes of ESPCs and partnerships contributed to budget scoring decisions, (2) the costs of financing through ESPCs compared to the costs of financing via timely, full, and up-front appropriations, and (3) how ESPCs and partnerships are monitored. Using case studies, GAO reviewed GSA and Navy ESPCs and DOE and VA partnerships."
Date: December 16, 2004
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Management Report: Opportunities for Improvements in FDIC's Internal Controls and Accounting Procedures (open access)

Management Report: Opportunities for Improvements in FDIC's Internal Controls and Accounting Procedures

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In February 2004, we issued our opinions on the calendar year 2003 financial statements of the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF), the Savings Association Insurance Fund (SAIF), and the FSLIC Resolution Fund (FRF). We also issued our opinion on the effectiveness of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's (FDIC) internal controls as of December 31, 2003, and our evaluation of FDIC's compliance with significant provisions of selected laws and regulations for the three funds for the year ended December 31, 2003. The purpose of this report is to discuss issues identified during our audits of the 2003 financial statements regarding accounting procedures and internal controls that could be improved and to recommend improvements to address these issues. Although these issues were not material in relation to the financial statements, we believe they warrant management's attention. We conducted our audits in accordance with U.S. generally accepted government auditing standards."
Date: June 16, 2004
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Food Stamp Program: Farm Bill Options Ease Administrative Burden, but Opportunities Exist to Streamline Participant Reporting Rules among Programs (open access)

Food Stamp Program: Farm Bill Options Ease Administrative Burden, but Opportunities Exist to Streamline Participant Reporting Rules among Programs

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Many individuals familiar with the Food Stamp Program view its rules as unnecessarily complex, creating an administrative burden for participants and caseworkers. In addition many participants receive benefits from other programs that have different program rules, adding to the complexity of accurately determining program benefits and eligibility. The 2002 Farm Bill introduced new options to help simplify the program. This report examines (1) which options states have chosen to implement and why, and (2) what changes local officials reported as a result of using these options. Selected results from GAO's web-based survey of food stamp administrators are provided in an e-supplement to this report, GAO-04-1058SP. Another e-supplement, GAO-04-1059SP, contains results from the local food stamp office surveys."
Date: September 16, 2004
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library