Air Traffic Control: FAA's Modernization Investment Management Approach Could Be Strengthened (open access)

Air Traffic Control: FAA's Modernization Investment Management Approach Could Be Strengthened

A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) modernization investment management approach as carried out through the Acquisition Management System (AMS), focusing on the extent to which FAA, through AMS: (1) has established a structured approach for selecting and controlling its investments; (2) incorporates all investments, including those in operation, in the agency's portfolio; and (3) selects, controls, and evaluates its investments with complete and reliable information."
Date: April 30, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Community Development: Extent of Federal Influence on 'Urban Sprawl' Is Unclear (open access)

Community Development: Extent of Federal Influence on 'Urban Sprawl' Is Unclear

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the contribution of federal programs and policies to urban sprawl, focusing on: (1) the origins and implications of urban sprawl; (2) evidence that exists on the influence of federal programs and policies on urban sprawl; and (3) regulatory review and coordination mechanisms evaluating and mitigating the effects of federal actions on urban sprawl."
Date: April 30, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Energy: Accelerated Closure of Rocky Flats: Status and Obstacles (open access)

Department of Energy: Accelerated Closure of Rocky Flats: Status and Obstacles

A chapter 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) ability to close the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site by the end of 2006, focusing on: (1) DOE's plans for accelerating the site's closure and challenges that could impede closure; (2) the condition of the site at closure and the activities that will remain after closure; and (3) the costs of closing the site and the savings expected from accelerating its closure."
Date: April 30, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the National Ski Patrol System, Incorporated, for Fiscal Year 1998 (open access)

Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the National Ski Patrol System, Incorporated, for Fiscal Year 1998

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the audit report covering the financial statements of the National Ski Patrol System, Incorporated, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1998, focusing on whether the audit report complied with the financial reporting requirements of the law."
Date: April 30, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the Reserve Officers Association of the United States for Fiscal Year 1998 (open access)

Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the Reserve Officers Association of the United States for Fiscal Year 1998

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the audit report covering the financial statements of the Reserve Officers Association of the United States for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1998, focusing on whether the audit report complied with the financial reporting requirements of the law."
Date: April 30, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Reports for the Retired Enlisted Association, Incorporated, for 1995, 1996, and 1997 (open access)

Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Reports for the Retired Enlisted Association, Incorporated, for 1995, 1996, and 1997

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the audit report covering the financial statements of the Retired Enlisted Association, Incorporated, for the fiscal years ended December 31, 1995, 1996, and 1997, focusing on whether the audit report complied with the financial reporting requirements of the law."
Date: April 30, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Focus Report, Volume 76, Number 12, April 1999 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 76, Number 12, April 1999

Report on the restructuring on the electric utility industry based on previous restructuring by California and Pennsylvania.
Date: April 30, 1999
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fusion Research: Costs of Ending DOE's Participation in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor Project Appear Reasonable (open access)

Fusion Research: Costs of Ending DOE's Participation in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor Project Appear Reasonable

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO determined whether the Department of Energy's (DOE) expenses to close out its participation in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project were reasonable."
Date: April 30, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Land Management Systems: Major Software Development Does Not Meet BLM's Business Needs (open access)

Land Management Systems: Major Software Development Does Not Meet BLM's Business Needs

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO recommended actions it believes the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) should take to improve its efforts to develop and deploy its Automated Land and Mineral Record System (ALMRS)."
Date: April 30, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Waste: DOE's Accelerated Cleanup Strategy Has Benefits but Faces Uncertainties (open access)

Nuclear Waste: DOE's Accelerated Cleanup Strategy Has Benefits but Faces Uncertainties

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) Paths to Closure report, which details DOE's strategy to accelerate its hazardous waste cleanup efforts, focusing on the: (1) methodologies and assumptions used to develop the Paths to Closure report and any associated limitations; (2) uncertainties in the Paths to Closure report that may affect its usefulness; and (3) funding implications related to the cost of cleanup."
Date: April 30, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Waste: Process to Remove Radioactive Waste From Savannah River Tanks Fails to Work (open access)

Nuclear Waste: Process to Remove Radioactive Waste From Savannah River Tanks Fails to Work

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) efforts to clean up nuclear waste at DOE's Savannah River Site in South Carolina, focusing on: (1) the factors causing the project's delays and cost growth; (2) the effect of the in-tank precipitation process project's suspension on the Savannah River Site's cleanup plans and costs; and (3) DOE's plans for developing an alternative technology for separating high-level waste from the liquid."
Date: April 30, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Results Act: Observations on the Postal Service's Preliminary Performance Plan for Fiscal Year 2000 (open access)

The Results Act: Observations on the Postal Service's Preliminary Performance Plan for Fiscal Year 2000

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Postal Service's Preliminary Performance Plan for fiscal year (FY) 2000."
Date: April 30, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tennessee Valley Authority: Assessment of the 10-Year Business Plan (open access)

Tennessee Valley Authority: Assessment of the 10-Year Business Plan

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) 10-year business plan, focusing on whether the 10-year plan: (1) addresses key issues facing TVA; (2) takes into consideration all applicable costs and revenue sources; (3) contains goals and assumptions that are achievable or reasonable and in line with industry estimates and expectations; and (4) has been updated to reflect significant changes in key goals and assumptions or actual experience."
Date: April 30, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 24, Number 18, Pages 3265-3390, April 30, 1999 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 24, Number 18, Pages 3265-3390, April 30, 1999

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: April 30, 1999
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Year 2000: State Insurance Regulators Face Challenges in Determining Industry Readiness (open access)

Year 2000: State Insurance Regulators Face Challenges in Determining Industry Readiness

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the readiness of the insurance industry to meet the year 2000 date change, focusing on: (1) what state regulators were doing to oversee the year 2000 readiness of the insurance industry; (2) how the regulatory oversight of the insurance industry's year 2000 readiness compared with the oversight of the banking and securities industries; (3) the status of the insurance industry's year 2000 readiness; and (4) the nature and extent of year 2000 liability exposures that insurers face and the mitigation efforts taken to address such exposures."
Date: April 30, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Force Supply: Management Actions Create Spare Parts Shortages and Operations Problems (open access)

Air Force Supply: Management Actions Create Spare Parts Shortages and Operations Problems

A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the effectiveness of the Air Force Supply Management Activity Group in meeting its military customers needs, focusing on the: (1) extent and impact of military customers not receiving aircraft spare parts when needed; and (2) reasons why parts were not always available when needed."
Date: April 29, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chemical Safety Board: Status of Implementation Efforts (open access)

Chemical Safety Board: Status of Implementation Efforts

A statement of record issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO discussed the status of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's: (1) investigations and recommendations; (2) pay structure and use of staff; and (3) contracting activities."
Date: April 29, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Community Development: Weak Management Controls Compromise Integrity of Four HUD Grant Programs (open access)

Community Development: Weak Management Controls Compromise Integrity of Four HUD Grant Programs

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) management controls over four block grant programs, focusing on whether: (1) HUD's monitoring of grantees under the Grants Management System is adequate; and (2) the Integrated Disbursement and Information Systems (IDIS) provides the data HUD needs to accurately assess grantees' performance."
Date: April 29, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Health Program: Reporting of Funding Adjustments Would Assist Congressional Oversight (open access)

Defense Health Program: Reporting of Funding Adjustments Would Assist Congressional Oversight

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the apparent discrepancies between the Department of Defense's (DOD) budget allocations and the actual obligations for direct and purchased care, focusing on: (1) the extent to which the Defense Health Program (DHP) obligations have differed from DOD's budget allocations; (2) the reasons for any such differences; and (3) whether congressional oversight of DHP funding changes could be enhanced if DOD provided notification or budget execution data."
Date: April 29, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection: Status of EPA's Efforts to Create a Central Information Office (open access)

Environmental Protection: Status of EPA's Efforts to Create a Central Information Office

A statement of record issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) information management initiatives, focusing on the: (1) status of EPA's efforts to create a central office responsible for information management, policy, and technology issues; and (2) major challenges that the new office needs to address in order to achieve success in collecting, using, and disseminating environmental information."
Date: April 29, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hazardous Waste: Observations on EPA's Cleanup Program and Budget Management Practices (open access)

Hazardous Waste: Observations on EPA's Cleanup Program and Budget Management Practices

A statement of record issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) cleanup program and budget management practices, focusing on: (1) the number of contracts that EPA has awarded for Superfund cleanup activities for the agency; (2) the extent to which EPA is using its Contracts 2000 initiative as a vehicle to improve Superfund contract management practices; and (3) GAO's perspective on the potential effects of transferring $25 million from the Superfund program's budget to the Corrective Action Program's budget as a means of increasing the number of cleanups under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)."
Date: April 29, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medical Readiness: Safety and Efficacy of the Anthrax Vaccine (open access)

Medical Readiness: Safety and Efficacy of the Anthrax Vaccine

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the results of its ongoing examination of the safety and efficacy of the anthrax vaccine, focusing on: (1) the short- and long-term safety of the vaccine; (2) the efficacy of the vaccine; and (3) problems the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found in the vaccine production facility in Michigan that could compromise the safety, efficacy, and quality of the vaccine."
Date: April 29, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Public-Private Partnerships: Key Elements of Federal Building and Facility Partnerships (open access)

Public-Private Partnerships: Key Elements of Federal Building and Facility Partnerships

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the key elements of partnerships between the federal government and the private sector, focusing on: (1) some of the weaknesses that are making it necessary for agencies to think strategically when managing buildings and facilities; and (2) the key elements and related experiences of the 6 federal partnerships that were created to meet these challenges."
Date: April 29, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
South Florida Ecosystem Restoration: A Strategic Plan and a Process to Resolve Conflicts Are Needed to Keep the Effort on Track (open access)

South Florida Ecosystem Restoration: A Strategic Plan and a Process to Resolve Conflicts Are Needed to Keep the Effort on Track

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Initiative, focusing on: (1) how much and for what purposes federal funding has been provided for the restoration of the South Florida ecosystem; and (2) how well the restoration effort is being coordinated and managed."
Date: April 29, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library