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- 2000 census : coverage measurement programs' results, costs, and lessons learned
- A study of pay rates and probationary periods for new hires at GAO
- Accounting firm consolidation : selected large public company views on audit fees, quality, independence, and choice
- Acquisition management : agencies can improve training on new initiatives
- Acquisition/financial systems interface requirements : checklist for reviewing systems under the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act
- Agricultural conservation : USDA needs to better ensure protection of highly erodible cropland and wetlands : report to the ranking Democratic member, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, U.S. Senate, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Agricultural research : USDA's outreach to minority-serving institutions could improve grant competition : report to Congressional requesters, United States General Accounting Office
- Air traffic control : FAA's modernization efforts--past, present, and future, statement of Gerald L. Dillingham, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues
- Airline labor relations : information on trends and impact of labor actions : Chairman, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senate, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Airline ticketing : impact of changes in the airline ticket distribution industry : report to congressional requesters, United States General Accounting Office
- Airport and Airway Trust Fund : financial outlook is positive, but the Trust Fund's balance would be affected if taxes were suspended
- Airport finance : past funding levels may not be sufficient to cover airports' planned capital development, statement of Gerald L. Dillingham, Director, Civil Aviation Issues
- Airport passenger screening : preliminary observations on progress made and challenges remaining
- Alaska native villages : most are affected by flooding and erosion, but few qualify for federal assistance : report to congressional committees
- Ambulance services : Medicare payments can be better targeted to trips in less densely populated rural areas
- Applying agreed-upon procedures : Airport and Airway Trust Fund excise taxes
- Applying agreed-upon procedures : federal unemployment taxes
- Architect of the Capitol : management and accountability framework needed for organizational transformation
- Assessment of Public Law 106-303 : the role of personnel flexibilities in strengthening GAO's human capital : report to Congressional committees, United States General Accounting Office
- Audit guide : auditing and investigating the internal control of government purchase card programs
- Audit guide : auditing and investigating the internal control of government purchase card programs
- Aviation and the environment : strategic framework needed to address challenges posed by aircraft emissions : report to the chairman, Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives
- Aviation finance : implementation of general aviation entitlement grants : report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives
- Aviation infrastructure : challenges related to building runways and actions to address them : report to the Subcommittee on Aviation, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Aviation safety : FAA needs to update the curriculum and certification requirements for aviation mechanics
- Aviation safety : advancements being pursued to improve airliner cabin occupant safety and health
- Aviation safety : undeclared air shipments of dangerous goods and DOT's enforcement approach : report to the ranking minority member, Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives
- Aviation security : Federal Air Marshal Service is addressing challenges of its expanded mission and workforce, but additional actions needed
- Aviation security : efforts to measure effectiveness and address challenges, statement of Cathleen A. Berrick, Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues
- Aviation security : efforts to measure effectiveness and strengthen security programs, statement of Cathleen A. Berrick, Director, Homeland Security and Justice
- BLM public domain lands : volume of timber offered for sale has declined substantially since fiscal year 1990 : report to Congressional requesters, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Bank tying : additional steps needed to ensure effective enforcement of tying prohibitions
- Benefit system requirements : checklist for reviewing systems under the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Best practices : better acquisition outcomes are possible if DOD can apply lessons from F/A-22 Program : statement of David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, Government Reform Committee, House of Representatives
- Best practices : improved knowledge of DOD service contracts could reveal significant savings
- Best practices : setting requirements differently could reduce weapon systems' total ownership costs
- Bid protests at GAO : a descriptive guide
- Bioterrorism : a threat to agriculture and the food supply, statement for the Record by Lawrence J. Dyckman, Director, Natural Resources and Environment
- Bioterrorism : information technology strategy could strengthen federal agencies' abilities to respond to public health emergencies : report to congressional requesters
- Bioterrorism : preparedness varied across state and local jurisdictions : report to Congressional committees
- Bioterrorism : public health response to anthrax incidents of 2001 : report to the Honorable Bill Frist, majority leader, U.S. Senate, United States General Accounting Office
- Bonneville Power Administration : obligations to fish and wildlife in the pacific northwest, statement of Jim Wells, Director, Natural Resources and Environment Team
- Border security : challenges in implementing border technology : statement of Nancy Kingsbury, Managing Director, Applied Research and Methods, before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland Security and Subcommittee on Border Security, Immigration, and Citizenship, Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate
- Border security : new policies and increased interagency coordination needed to improve visa process : statement of Jess T. Ford before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship
- Border security : new policies and procedures are needed to fill gaps in the visa revocation process : report to Congressional requesters, United States General Accounting Office
- Border security : new policies and procedures are needed to fill gaps in the visa revocation process : statement of Jess T. Ford before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives
- Breast cancer research stamp : effective fund-raiser, but better reporting and cost-recovery criteria needed
- Budget issues : alternative approaches to finance federal capital
- Budget issues : franchise fund pilot review
- Bureau of Indian Affairs schools : new facilities management information system promising, but improved data accuracy needed, United States General Accounting Office
- Bureau of Land Management : plan needed to sustain progress in establishing IT investment management capabilities
- Business modernization : NASA's Integrated Financial Management program does not fully address agency's external reporting issues
- Business modernization : NASA's challenges in managing its Integrated Financial Management Program
- Business modernization : disciplined processes needed to better manage NASA's Integrated Financial Management Program
- Business modernization : improvements needed in management of NASA's integrated financial management program
- Business systems modernization : IRS has made significant progress in improving its management controls but risks remain : report to Congressional committees, United States General Accounting Office
- Business-owned life insurance : preliminary observations on uses, prevalence, and regulatory oversight, statement of Davi M. D'Agostino, Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment
- CMS contracting : issues concerning administrator's decision to exclude subcontractor
- Campaign finance reform : early experiences of two states that offer full public funding for political candidates : report to Congressional Committees
- Capacity building : Section 4 Program has expanded and evolved
- Capitol Hill anthrax incident : EPA's cleanup was successful : opportunities exist to enhance contract oversight
- Capitol Visitor Center : current status of schedule and estimated cost, statement of David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States
- Catastrophe insurance risks : status of efforts to securitize natural catastrophe and terrorism risk
- Chemical weapons : better management tools needed to guide DOD's stockpile destruction program, statement of Henry L. Hinton, Jr., Managing Director, Defense Capabilities and Management
- Child care : recent state policy changes affecting the availability of assistance for low-income families : Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Human Resources, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives
- Child welfare : HHS could play a greater role in helping child welfare agencies recruit and retain staff
- Child welfare : enhanced federal oversight of Title IV-B could provide states additional information to improve services : report to the chairman, Subcommittee on Human Resources, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office
- Child welfare : most states are developing statewide information systems, but reliability of child welfare data could be improved : report to congressional requesters, United States General Accounting Office
- Child welfare : states face challenges in developing information systems and reporting reliable child welfare data, statement of Cornelia M. Ashby, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues
- Child welfare and juvenile justice : federal agencies could play a stronger role in helping states reduce the number of children placed solely to obtain mental health services : report to Congressional requesters, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Child welfare and juvenile justice : several factors influence the placement of children solely to obtain mental health services, statement of Cornelia M. Ashby, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues
- Civil penalties : agencies unable to fully adjust penalties for inflation under current law
- Clean Air Act : EPA should use available data to monitor the effects of its revisions to the New Source Review program
- Clean Air Act : new source review revisions could affect utility enforcement cases and public access to emissions data
- Climate change : information on three air pollutants' climate effects and emissions trends : report to Congressional requesters
- Climate change : preliminary observations on the administration's February 2002 Climate Initiative : statement of John B. Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, United States General Accounting Office
- Climate change : selected nations' reports on greenhouse gas emissions varied in their adherence to standards : report to congressional requesters
- Coast Guard : challenges during the transition to the Department of Homeland Security, statement of JayEtta Z. Hecker, Director, Physical Infrastructure
- Coast Guard : comprehensive blueprint needed to balance and monitor resource use and measure performance for all missions, statement of JayEtta Z. Hecker, Director, Physical Infrastructure
- Coast Guard : new communication system to support search and rescue faces challenges
- Coin and currency production : issues concerning who should provide security
- College completion : additional efforts could help education with its completion goals : report to congressional requesters
- Combating bioterrorism : actions needed to improve security at Plum Island Animal Disease Center
- Combating money laundering : opportunities exist to improve the national strategy
- Combating terrorism : interagency framework and agency programs to address the overseas threat
- Combating terrorism : observations on national strategies related to terrorism, statement of Raymond J. Decker, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives
- Commercial aviation : factors affecting efforts to improve air service at small community airports
- Commercial aviation : issues regarding federal assistance for enhancing air service to small communities, statement of JayEtta Z. Hecker, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues
- Community and economic development loans : securitization faces significant barriers
- Compact of Free Association : an assessment of the amended Compacts and related agreements, statement of Susan S. Westin, Managing Director, International Affairs and Trade
- Compact of Free Association : an assessment of the amended compacts and related agreements, statement of Susan S. Westin, Managing Director, International Affairs and Trade
- Compact of Free Association : an assessment of the amended compacts and related agreements, statement of Susan S. Westin, Managing Director, International Affairs and Trade
- Compact of Free Association : single audits demonstrate accountability problems over Compact funds
- Competitive sourcing : implementation will be challenging for federal agencies : statement of David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Competitive sourcing : implementation will be key to success of new Circular A-76 : statement of David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Compliance and collection : challenges for IRS in reversing trends and implementing new initiatives, statement of Michael Brostek, Director, Strategic Issues
- Computer-based patient records : short-term progress made, but much work remains to achieve a two-way data exchange between VA and DOD health systems, statement of Linda D. Koontz, Director, Information Management Issues
- Consumer credit : limited information exists on extent of credit report errors and their implications for consumers : statement of Richard J. Hillman, Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment, before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Container security : expansion of key Customs programs will require greater attention to critical success factors : report to congressional requesters, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Contract management : DLA properly implemented best value contracting for clothing and textiles and views the supplier base as uncertain
- Contract management : INS contracting weaknesses need attention from the Department of Homeland Security : report to the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Contract management : Postal Service's national office supply contract has not been effectively implemented
- Contract management : comments on proposed Services Acquisition Reform Act, statement of William T. Woods, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management
- Contract management : commercial use of share-in-savings contracting
- Contract management : no reliable data to measure benefits of the simplified acquisition test program
- Contract management : reporting of small business contract awards does not reflect current business size, statement of David E. Cooper, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management
- Contract management : reporting of small business contract awards does not reflect current business size, statement of David E. Cooper, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management
- Contract management : restructuring GSA's Federal Supply Service and Federal Technology Service, statement of William T. Woods, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management
- Contract reform : DOE's policies and practices in competing research laboratory contracts, statement of Robin M. Nazzaro, Director, Natural Resources and Environment
- Corporation for National and Community Service : preliminary observations on the National Service Trust and AmeriCorps
- Corps of Engineers : effects of restrictions on Corps' hopper dredges should be comprehensively analyzed
- Corps of Engineers : improved analysis of costs and benefits needed for Sacramento flood protection project
- Counterfeit documents used to enter the United States from certain Western Hemisphere countries not detected : statement of Robert J. Cramer, Managing Director, Office of Special Investigations, before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, House Committee on the Judiciary, United States General Accounting Office
- Country-of-origin labeling : opportunities for USDA and industry to implement challenging aspects of the new law : report to congressional requesters, United States General Accounting Office
- Country-of-origin labeling for certain foods : survey results, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Credit unions : financial condition has improved, but opportunities exist to enhance oversight and share insurance management
- Critical infrastructure protection : challenges for selected agencies and industry sectors
- Critical infrastructure protection : challenges in securing control systems : statement of Robert F. Dacey, Director, Information Security Issues, before the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations, and the Census, House Committee on Government reform, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Critical infrastructure protection : efforts of the financial services sector to address cyber threats : report to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology, and Economic Growth, Committee on Financial Services, House of Representatives
- Customs service modernization : automated commercial environment progressing, but further acquisition management improvements needed
- D.C. Child and Family Services : key issues affecting the management of its foster care cases : statement of Cornelia M. Ashby, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- DOD business systems modernization : continued investment in key accounting systems needs to be justified
- DOD business systems modernization : important progress made to develop business enterprise architecture, but much work remains
- DOD business systems modernization : improvements to enterprise architecture development and implementation efforts needed
- DOD business systems modernization : longstanding management and oversight weaknesses continue to put investments at risk, statement of Randolph C. Hite, Director, Information Technology Architecture and Systems Issues, Gregory D. Kutz, Director, Financial Management and Assurance
- DOD civilian personnel : improved strategic planning needed to help ensure viability of DOD's civilian industrial workforce
- DOD contract payments : management action needed to reduce billions in adjustments to contract payment records
- DOD personnel : DOD actions needed to strengthen civilian human capital strategic planning and integration with military personnel and sourcing decisions
- DOD personnel : documentation of the Army's civilian workforce-planning model needed to enhance credibility
- Data mining : results and challenges for government program audits and investigations, statement of Gregory D. Kutz, Director, Financial Management and Assurance
- Death care industry : regulation varies across states and by industry segment
- Debt collection : opportunities exist for improving FMS's cross-servicing program
- Decennial census : lessons learned for locating and counting migrant and seasonal farm workers
- Decennial census : methods for collecting and reporting Hispanic subgroup data need refinement
- Decennial census : methods for collecting and reporting data on the homeless and others without conventional housing need refinement
- Deep injection wells : EPA needs to involve communities earlier and ensure that financial assurance requirements are adequate
- Defense acquisitions : Advanced SEAL Delivery System program needs increased oversight
- Defense acquisitions : DOD's revised policy emphasizes best practices, but more controls are needed
- Defense acquisitions : assessments of major weapon programs : report to Congressional committees, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Defense acquisitions : despite restructuring, SBIRS High program remains at risk of cost and schedule overruns
- Defense acquisitions : improvements needed in space systems acquisition management policy
- Defense acquisitions : improvements needed in space systems acquisition policy to optimize growing investment in space, statement of Robert E. Levin, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management
- Defense acquisitions : matching resources with requirements is key to the unmanned combat air vehicle program's success : report to the Suncommittee on Tactical and Land Forces, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office
- Defense acquisitions : steps needed to ensure interoperability of systems that process intelligence data
- Defense budget : improved reviews needed to ensure better management of obligated funds
- Defense budget : tracking of emergency response funds for the War on Terrorism
- Defense health care : Army has not consistently assessed the health status of early-deploying reservists, statement of Marjorie E. Kanof, Director, Health Care, Clinical and Military Health Care Issues
- Defense health care : Army needs to assess the health status of all early-deploying reservists : report to Congressional committees, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Defense health care : DOD needs to improve force health protection and surveillance processes : statement of Neal P. Curtin, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Defense health care : TRICARE claims processing has improved but inefficiencies remain : report to the Committees on Armed Services, U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Defense health care : oversight of the TRICARE civilian provider network should be improved : report to congressional committees, United States General Accounting Office
- Defense health care : oversight of the adequacy of TRICARE's civilian provider network has weaknesses, statement of Marjorie Kanof, Director, Health Care--Clinical and Military Health Care Issues
- Defense health care : quality assurance process needed to improve force health protection and surveillance
- Defense infrastructure : basing uncertainties necessitate reevaluation of U.S. construction plans in South Korea
- Defense infrastructure : changes in funding priorities and management processes needed to improve condition and reduce costs of guard and reserve facilities : report to Congressional committees, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Defense infrastructure : changes in funding priorities and strategic planning needed to improve the condition of military facilities
- Defense infrastructure : personnel reductions have not hampered most commissaries' store operations and customer service
- Defense inventory : Air Force plans and initiatives to mitigate spare parts shortages need better implementation, United States General Accounting Office
- Defense inventory : Navy logistics strategy and initiatives need to address spare parts shortages : report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Defense inventory : overall inventory and requirements are increasing, but some reductions in Navy requirements are possible : report to the Honorable Tom Harkin, U.S. Senate, United States General Accounting Office
- Defense inventory : several actions are needed to further DLA's efforts to mitigate shortages of critical parts : report to the chairman, Subcommittee on Defense, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Defense inventory : the Army needs a plan to overcome critical spare parts shortages : report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Defense inventory : the Department needs a focused effort to overcome critical spare parts shortages : report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Defense management : Army needs to address resource and mission requirements affecting its training and doctrine command
- Defense management : DOD faces challenges implementing its core competency approach and A-76 competitions
- Defense management : DOD needs to strengthen internal controls over funds used to support USO activities
- Defense pilot programs : DOD needs to improve implementation process for pilot programs : report to the Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Defense space activities : organizational changes initiated, but further management actions needed : report to Congressional committees, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Defense trade : better information needed to support decisions affecting proposed weapons transfers
- Defense trade : report and recommendations of the Defense Offsets Commission still pending
- Defense transformation : DOD's proposed civilian personnel system and governmentwide human capital reform, statement of David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States
- Defense transformation : preliminary observations on DOD's proposed civilian personnel reforms, statement of David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States
- Defense transportation : monitoring costs and benefits while implementing a new program for moving household goods : report to Congressional committees, United States General Accounting Office
- Department of Agriculture : status of efforts to address major financial management challenges, statement of McCoy Williams, Director, Financial Management and Assurance
- Department of Defense : status of financial management weaknesses and progress toward reform : statement of Gregory D. Kutz, Director, Financial Management and Assurance, before the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Department of Education : status of efforts to address major management challenges, statement of Linda Calbom, Director, Financial Management and Assurance
- Department of Energy : status of contract and project management reforms, statement of Robin M. Nazzaro, Director, Natural Resources and Environment
- Department of Health and Human Services : controls over travel program are generally effective, but some improvements are needed
- Department of Health and Human Services : review of the management of Inspector General operations
- Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency : Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, United States General Accounting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs : key management challenges in health and disability programs : statement of Cynthia A. Bascetta, Director, Health Care-Veterans' Health and Benefits Issues, before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Depot maintenance : DOD's 50-50 reporting should be streamlined
- Depot maintenance : key unresolved issues affect the Army depot system's viability
- Depot maintenance : public-private partnerships have increased but long-term growth and results are uncertain
- Dialysis facilities : problems remain in ensuring compliance with Medicare quality standards
- Dietary supplements : review of health-related call records for users of Metabolife 356 : report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Wellness and Human Rights, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives
- Dietary supplements containing ephedra : health risks and FDA's oversight : statement of Marcia Crosse, Acting Director, Health Care--Public Health and Science Issues, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Direct Student Loan program : management actions could enhance customer service
- Disadvantaged students : fiscal oversight of Title I could be improved
- Disaster assistance : federal aid to the New York City area following the attacks of September 11th and challenges confronting FEMA, statement of JayEtta Z. Hecker, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues
- Distance education : challenges for minority serving institutions and implications for federal education policy, statement of Cornelia M. Ashby, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security
- Distance education : more data could improve Education's ability to track technology at minority serving institutions
- District of Columbia : issues associated with the Child and Family Services Agency's performance and policies, statement of Cornelia M. Ashby, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues
- District of Columbia : performance report shows continued progress : report to Congressional committees and subcommittees, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- District of Columbia : structural imbalance and management issues : report to Congressional requesters, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Drinking water : experts' views on how future federal funding can best be spent to improve security
- Drug control : coca cultivation and eradication estimates in Colombia
- Drug control : financial and management challenges continue to complicate efforts to reduce illicit drug activities in Colombia, statement of Jess T. Ford, Director, International Affairs and Trade
- Drug control : specific performance measures and long-term costs for U.S. programs in Colombia have not been developed : report to Congressional committees, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Earned income credit : qualifying child certification test appears justified, but evaluation plan is incomplete
- Education and care : Head Start key among array of early childhood programs, but national research on effectiveness not completed, United States General Accounting Office
- Elderly housing : project funding and other factors delay assistance to needy households : report to the Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate
- Elderly housing : project funding and other factors delay assistance to needy households : statement of Donald G. Wood, Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment, before the Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate, United States General Accounting Office
- Electricity restructuring : 2003 blackout identifies crisis and opportunity for the electricity sector
- Electricity restructuring : action needed to address emerging gaps in federal information collection : report to congressional requesters, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Electronic disability claims processing : Social Security Administration's accelerated strategy faces significant risks : statement of Linda D. Koontz, Director, Information Management Issues, before the Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Electronic government : planned e-Authentication gateway faces formidable development challenges : report to the Committee on Government Reform and the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations, and the Census, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Electronic government : potential exists for enhancing collaboration on four initiatives
- Electronic government : progress and challenges in implementing the Office of Personnel Management's initiatives, statement of Linda D. Koontz, Director, Information Management Issues
- Electronic government : progress in promoting adoption of smart card technology
- Electronic government : progress in promoting adoption of smart card technology : report to the chairman, Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy, House of Representatives
- Electronic government : success of the Office of Management and Budget's 25 initiatives depends on effective management and oversight, statement of Joel C. Willemssen, Managing Director, Information Technology Issues
- Electronic procurement : business strategy needed for GSA's Advantage system
- Electronic records : management and preservation pose challenges, statement of Linda D. Koontz, Director, Information Management Issues
- Electronic rulemaking : efforts to facilitate public participation can be improved
- Embassy construction : State Department has implemented management reforms, but challenges remain
- Embassy construction : process for determining staffing requirements needs improvement
- Endangered species : Fish and Wildlife Service uses best available science to make listing decisions, but additional guidance needed for critical habitat designations : report to congressional requesters
- Energy employees compensation : case-processing bottlenecks delay payment of claims, statement of Robert E. Robertson, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues
- Energy markets : additional actions would help ensure that FERC's oversight and enforcement capability is comprehensive and systematic
- Energy task force : process used to develop the National Energy Policy
- Environmental Protection Agency : continued improvement needed in assessing equal employment opportunity : report to Congressional requesters, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Environmental Protection Agency : problems persist in effectively managing grants, statement of John B. Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources and the Environment
- Environmental compliance : better DOD guidance needed to ensure that the most important activities are funded : report to Congressional committees, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Environmental contamination : DOD has taken steps to improve cleanup coordination at former Defense sites, but clearer guidance is needed to ensure consistency : report to Congressional requesters
- Environmental protection : federal planning requirements for transportation and air quality protection could potentially be more efficient and better linked
- Environmental protection : information on the purchase, use, and disposal of engine lubricating oil : report to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate
- Environmental protection : recommendations for improving the underground storage tank program, statement of John Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, before the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives
- Equal employment opportunity : SSA region X's changes to its EEO process illustrate need for agencywide procedures
- Equal employment opportunity : hiring, promotion, and discipline processes at DEA
- Executive reorganization authority : balancing executive and congressional roles in shaping the federal government's structure, statement of David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States
- FAA purchase cards : weak controls resulted in instances of improper and wasteful purchases and missing assets
- FDIC information security : progress made but existing weaknesses place data at risk
- FEMA Cerro Grande claims : payments properly processed, but reported payments somewhat overstated : report to the Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office
- FEMA Cerro Grande claims : payments properly processed, but reporting could be improved
- Farmer Mac : some progress made, but greater attention to risk management, mission, and copporate governance is needed : report to congressional requesters, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Federal Aviation Administration : reauthorization provides opportunities to address key agency challenges, statement of Gerald L. Dillingham, Director, Civil Aviation Issues
- Federal Deposit Insurance Act : FTC best among candidates to enforce consumer protection provisions
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission : charges for hydropower projects' use of federal lands need to be reassessed : report to Congressional requesters, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Federal Law Enforcement Training Center : capacity planning and management oversight need improvement : report to congressional requesters, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Federal Transit Administration : bus rapid transit offers communities a flexible mass transit operation : statement of JayEtta Hecker, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, United States General Accounting Office
- Federal Vacancies Reform Act : key elements for agency procedures for complying with the Act
- Federal assistance : grant system continues to be highly fragmented, statement of Paul L. Posner, Managing Director, Federal Budget Issues and Intergovernmental Relations, Strategic Issues
- Federal bankruptcy judges : weighted case filings as a measure of judges' case-related workload : statement of William Jenkins, Jr., Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, before the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Federal budget : opportunities for oversight and improved use of taxpayer funds, statement of David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States
- Federal budget : opportunities for oversight and improved use of taxpayer funds, statement of David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States
- Federal budget : opportunities for oversight and improved use of taxpayer funds, statement of Paul L. Posner, Managing Director for Federal Budget and Intergovernmental Relations Issues, Strategic Issues
- Federal drug offenses : departures from sentencing guidelines and mandatory minimum sentences, fiscal years 1999-2001
- Federal employees' health benefits : effects of using pharmacy benefit managers on health plans, enrollees, and pharmacies
- Federal energy management : facility and vehicle energy efficiency issues, statement for the record by Bernard L. Ungar, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, James E. Wells, Director, Natural Resources and Environment Issues
- Federal judgeships : general accuracy of district and appellate judgeship case-related workload measures : statement of William O. Jenkins, Jr., Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues before the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Federal law enforcement : selected issues in human capital management : statement of Norman J. Rabkin, Managing Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, before the Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittees on Civil Service and Agency Organization and Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human resources, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Federal pensions : DOL oversight and Thrift Savings Plan accountability : report to Congressional requesters, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Federal procurement : spending and workforce trends
- Federal programs : ethnographic studies can inform agencies' actions
- Federal real property
- Federal real property : actions needed to address long-standing and complex problems : statement of David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Federal real property : executive and legislative actions needed to address long-standing and complex problems, statement of Bernard L. Ungar, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues
- Federal real property : vacant and underutilized properties at GSA, VA, and USPS
- Federal student aid : timely performance plans and reports would help guide and assess achievement of default management goals
- Federal uniformed police : selected data on pay, recruitment, and retention at 13 police forces in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area
- Federal-aid highways : cost and oversight of major highway and bridge projects : issues and options, statement for the record by JayEtta Z. Hecker, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, before the Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and Independent Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives
- File-sharing : child pornography is readily accessible over peer-to-peer networks, statement of Linda D. Koontz, Director, Information Management Issues
- File-sharing programs : peer-to-peer networks provide ready access to child pornography : report to the chairman and ranking minority member, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives
- Financial audit : process for preparing the consolidated financial statements of the U.S. government needs improvement
- Financial audit manual, Update to part II-tools, United States General Accounting Office, President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency
- Financial management : DOD's metrics program provides focus for improving performance
- Financial management : effective implementation of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 is key to reducing the government's improper payments, statement of McCoy Williams, Director, Financial Management and Assurance
- Financial management : recurring financial systems problems hinder FFMIA compliance, statement of Sally E. Thompson, Director, Financial Management and Assurance
- Financial management : status of the governmentwide efforts to address improper payment problems
- Financial management : sustained effort needed to resolve long-standing problems at U.S. Agency for International Development, statement of Gregory D. Kutz, Director, Financial Management and Assurance
- Financial management : sustained efforts needed to achieve FFMIA accountability
- Financial regulation : review of selected operations of the Federal Housing Finance Board
- Firearms controls : federal agencies have firearms controls, but could strengthen controls in key areas
- Fiscal exposures : improving the budgetary focus on long-term costs and uncertainties
- Fiscal year 2002 U.S. Government financial statements : sustained leadership and oversight needed for effective implementation of financial management reform, statement of David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States
- Fiscal year 2004 budget request : U.S. General Accounting Office, statement of David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States
- Flexibility demonstration programs : Education needs to better target program information
- Flood insurance : challenges facing the National Flood Insurance Program, statement for the Record by JayEtta Z. Hecker, Director, Physical Infrastructure
- Follow-up report on matters relating to securities arbitration
- Food Stamp Employment and Training Program : better data needed to understand who is served and what the program achieves
- Food assistance : potential to serve more WIC infants by reducing formula cost
- Food-processing security : voluntary efforts are under way, but federal agencies cannot fully assess their implementation : report to congressional requesters
- Foreign assistance : USAID needs to improve its workforce planning and operating expense accounting, statement of Jess T. Ford, Director, International Affairs and Trade
- Foreign assistance : USAID's earthquake recovery program in El Salvador has made progress, but key activities are behind schedule : report to the Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Foreign assistance : lack of strategic focus and obstacles to agricultural recovery threaten Afghanistan's stability : report to congressional requesters, United States General Accounting Office
- Foreign assistance : observations on post-conflict assistance in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan, statement of Susan S. Westin, Managing Director, International Affairs and Trade
- Foreign assistance : strategic workforce planning can help USAID address current and future challenges
- Foreign assistance : sustained efforts needed to help Southern Africa recover from food crisis : report to the ranking minority member, Subcommittee on African Affairs, Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate, United States General Accounting Office
- Foreign military sales : improved Air Force controls could prevent unauthorized shipments of classified and controlled spare parts to foreign countries : report to the Honorable Tom Harkin, U.S. Senate, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Forest Service : information on appeals and litigation involving fuels reduction activities
- Forest Service : little progress on performance accountability likely unless management addresses key challenges
- Forest Service : year-end financial reporting significantly improved, but certain underlying problems remain
- Forest Service purchase cards : internal control weaknesses resulted in instances of improper, wasteful, and questionable purchases
- Formula grants : 2000 census redistributes federal funding among states
- Forum on key national indicators : assessing the nation's position and progress
- Foster care : states focusing on finding permanent homes for children, but long-standing barriers remain, statement of Cornelia M. Ashby, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues
- Free Trade Area of the Americas : United States faces challenges as co-chair of final negotiating phase and host of November 2003 ministerial : statement of Loren Yager, Director, International Affaits and Trade, before the Subcommittee on International Trade, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate, United States General Accounting Office
- Free Trade Area of the Americas : negotiations progress, but successful ministerial hinges on intensified U.S. preparations : report to the Chairman, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate, and to the Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office
- Freight transportation : strategies needed to address planning and financing limitations : report to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate
- Freshwater supply : states' views of how federal agencies could help them meet the challenges of expected shortages : report to congressional requesters
- GAO : additional human capital flexibilities are needed, statement of David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States
- GAO : transformation, challenges, and opportunities, statement of David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States
- GAO forum on governance and accountability : challenges to restore public confidence in U.S. corporate governance and accountability systems
- GAO's proposed human capital legislation : views of the Employee Advisory Council, statement for the Record by GAO's Employee Advisory Council
- GAO's proposed human capital legislation : views of the Employee Advisory Council, statement of Christopher A. Keisling, Employee Advisory Council member
- GAO/PCIE financial audit manual : checklist for reports prepared under the CFO Act, revised 2003 : exposure draft, United States General Accounting Office, President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency
- General Services Administration : factors affecting the construction and operating costs of federal buildings, statement of Bernard L. Ungar, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues
- Geographic information systems : challenges to effective data sharing : testimony before the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, statement of Linda D. Koontz, Director, Information Management Issues
- Geospatial information : technologies hold promise for wildland fire management, but challenges remain
- Global health : Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and malaria has advanced in key areas, but difficult challenges remain
- Global health : assessment of first year efforts of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and malaria, statement of David Gootnick, Director, International Affairs and Trade
- Government Printing Office : advancing GPO's transformation effort through strategic human capital management
- Government auditing standards, by the Comptroller General of the United States
- Grants management : EPA needs to strengthen oversight and enhance accountability to address persistent challenges : statement of John B. Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Great Lakes : a coordinated strategic plan and monitoring system are needed to achieve restoration goals, statement of John B. Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources and Environment
- Great Lakes : an overall strategy and indicators for measuring progress are needed to better achieve restoration goals
- Group purchasing organizations : use of contracting processes and strategies to award contracts for medical-surgical products, statement for the Record by Marjorie Kanof, Director, Health Care, Clinical and Military Health Care Issues
- Gulf War illnesses : preliminary assessment of DOD plume modeling for U.S. troops' exposure to chemical agents, statement of Keith Rhodes, Chief Technologist, Center for Technology and Engineering, Applied Research and Methods
- HUD purchase cards : poor internal controls resulted in improper and questionable purchases
- Hazardous materials : EPA's cleanup of asbestos in Libby, Montana, and related actions to address asbestos-contaminated materials
- Head Start : better data and processes needed to monitor underenrollment
- Head Start : curriculum use and individual child assessment in cognitive and language development : report to congressional requesters
- Head Start : increased percentage of teachers nationwide have required degrees, but better information on classroom teachers' qualifications needed : report to congressional requesters, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- High-risk series : an update
- Highlights of a GAO symposium : addressing key challenges in an intergovernmental setting
- Highway infrastructure : perceptions of stakeholders on approaches to reduce highway project completion time : report to the ranking minority member, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate
- Highway infrastructure : stakeholders' views on time to conduct environmental reviews of highway projects : report to the Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives
- Highway research : DOT's actions to implement best practices for setting research agendas and evaluating outcomes, statement of Katherine Siggerud, Acting Director, Physical Infrastructure Team
- Highway safety : better guidance could improve oversight of state highway safety programs : report to Congressional requesters, United States General Accounting Office
- Highway safety : factors contributing to traffic crashes and NHTSA's efforts to address them : statement of Peter Guerrero, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, before the Subcommittee on Competition, Foreign Commerce, and Infrastructure, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senate, United States General Accounting Office
- Highway safety : research continues on a variety of factors that contribute to motor vehicle crashes
- Homeland Security : challenges to implementing the immigration interior enforcement strategy, statement of Richard M. Stana, Director, Homeland Security and Justice
- Homeland Security : information sharing responsibilities, challenges, and key management issues, statement of Robert F. Dacey, Director, Information Security Issues
- Homeland Security : risks facing key border and transportation security program need to be addressed
- Homeland defense : DOD needs to assess the structure of U.S. forces for domestic military missions
- Homeland defense : preliminary observations on how overseas and domestic missions impact DOD forces, statement of Raymond J. Decker, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management
- Homeland security : Justice Department's project to interview aliens after September 11, 2001
- Homeland security : challenges facing the Coast Guard as it transitions to the new department, statement of JayEtta Z. Hecker, Director, Physical Infrastructure
- Homeland security : challenges facing the Department of Homeland Security in balancing its border security and trade facilitation missions : statement of Richard M. Stana, Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, before the Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Border Security, Select Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Homeland security : challenges in achieving interoperable communications for first responders, statement of William O. Jenkins, Jr., Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues
- Homeland security : information sharing responsibilities, challenges, and key management issues : statement of Robert F. Dacey, Director, Information Security Issues [and] Randolph C. Hite, Director, Information Technology Architecture and Systems Issues before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office
- Homeland security : overstay tracking is a key component of a layered defense : statement of Nancy R. Kingsbury, Managing Director, Applied Research and Methods, before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Homeland security : preliminary observations on efforts to target security inspections of cargo containers, statement of Richard M. Stana, Director, Homeland Security and Justice
- Homeland security : voluntary initiatives are under way at chemical facilities, but the extent of security preparedness is unknown, report to congressional requesters
- Hospital emergency departments : crowded conditions vary among hospitals and communities, report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate
- Hospital preparedness : most urban hospitals have emergency plans but lack certain capacities for bioterrorism response : report to congressional committees, United States General Accounting Office
- Human capital : DHS personnel system design effort provides for collaboration and employee participation
- Human capital : OPM can better assist agencies in using personnel flexibilities : report to Congressional requesters, United States General Accounting Office
- Human capital : a guide for assessing strategic training and development efforts in the federal government
- Human capital : building on DOD's reform effort to foster governmentwide improvements, statement of David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States
- Human capital : building on the current momentum to address high-risk issues, statement of David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States
- Human capital : further guidance, assistance, and coordination can improve federal telework efforts
- Human capital : insights for U.S. agencies from other countries' succession planning and management initiatives
- Human capital : key principles for effective strategic workforce planning
- Human capital : opportunities to improve executive agencies' hiring processes
- Human capital : selected agency actions to integrate human capital approaches to attain mission results
- Human capital : significant challenges confront U.S. trade agencies, statement of Loren Yager, Director, International Affairs and Trade
- Human capital : succession planning and management is critical driver of organizational transformation : statement of J. Christopher Mihm, Director, Strategic Issues, before the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Human capital management : FAA's reform effort requires a more strategic approach
- Humanitarian assistance : protecting refugee women and girls remains a significant challenge : report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate
- IRS lockbox banks : more effective oversight, stronger controls, and further study of costs and benefits are needed
- IRS modernization : continued progress necessary for improving service to taxpayers and ensuring compliance : statement of James R. White, Director, Strategic Issues, Robert F. Dacey, Director, Information Technology Systems Issues, Steven J. Sebastian, Director, Financial Management and Assurance, before Congressional committees, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Indian issues : Spokane Tribe's additional compensation claim for the Grand Coulee Dam : statement for the record by Robert A. Robinson, Managing Director, Natural Resources and Environment, before the Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate, United States General Accounting Office
- Infectious disease outbreaks : bioterrorism preparedness efforts have improved public health response capacity, but gaps remain, statement of Janet Heinrich, Director, Health Care, Public Health Issues before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives
- Infectious diseases : gaps remain in surveillance capabilities of state and local agencies, statement of Janet Heinrich, Director, Health Care, Public Health Issues
- Information security : computer controls over key Treasury internet payment system : report to congressional requesters, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Information security : continued efforts needed to fully implement statutory requirements : statement of Robert F. Dacey, Director, Information Security Issues, before the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, House Committee on Government Reform, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Information security : further efforts needed to fully implement statutory requirements in DOD : statement of Robert F. Dacey, Director, Information Security Issues, before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Information security : improvements needed in Treasury's security management program
- Information security : progress made, but challenges remain to protect federal systems and the nation's critical infrastructures, statement of Robert F. Dacey, Director, Information Security Issues
- Information security : progress made, but weaknesses at the Internal Revenue Service continue to pose risks
- Information security : status of federal public key infrastructure activities at major federal departments and agencies : report to the Committee on Government Reform and the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, House of Representatives
- Information technology : DOD needs to leverage lessons learned from its outsourcing projects
- Information technology : Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys needs to institutionalize key IT management disciplines : report to congressional requesters, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Information technology : FBI needs an enterprise architecture to guide its modernization activities
- Information technology : Homeland Security needs to improve entry exit system expenditure planning : report to congressional committees
- Information technology : a framework for assessing and improving enterprise architecture management
- Information technology : architecture needed to guide NASA's financial management modernization
- Information technology : benefits realized for selected health care functions
- Information technology : improvements needed in the reliability of Defense budget submissions
- Information technology : leadership remains key to agencies making progress on enterprise architecture efforts
- Information technology : terrorist watch lists should be consolidated to promote better integration and sharing
- Information technology training : practices of leading private-sector companies : report to congressional requesters
- Inspectors general : enhancing federal accountability : statement of David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, before the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office
- Insurance regulation : common standards and improved coordination needed to strengthen market regulation
- Insurance regulation : preliminary views on states' oversight of insurers' market behavior, statement of Richard J. Hillman, Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment
- Intercity passenger rail : issues for consideration in developing an intercity passenger rail policy, statement of JayEtta Z. Hecker, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues
- Internal Revenue Service : assessment of fiscal year 2004 budget request and 2003 filing season performance to date, statement of James R. White, Director, Tax Issues, Robert F. Dacey, Director, Information Technology Systems Issues
- Internal Revenue Service : challenges remain in combating abusive tax schemes : report to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate
- Internal Revenue Service : challenges remain in combating abusive tax shelters, statement of Michael Brostek, Director, Tax Issues
- Internal Revenue Service : status of recommendations from financial audits and related financial management reports [2003]
- International environment : U.S. actions to fulfill commitments under five key agreements : report to the ranking minority member, Committee on Environment and Public Works, and the ranking minority member, Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate
- International financial crises : challenges remain in IMF's ability to anticipate, prevent, and resolve financial crises : report to the Chairman, Committee on Financial Services, and to the Vice Chairman, Joint Economic Committee, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office
- International trade : Mexico's maquiladora decline affects U.S.-Mexico border communities and trade : recovery depends in part on Mexico's actions : report to congressional requesters, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- International trade : experts' advice for small businesses seeking foreign patents : report to Congressional requesters, United States General Accounting Office
- Internet cigarette sales : limited compliance and enforcement of the Jenkins Act result in loss of state tax revenue, statement of Paul L. Jones, Director, Homeland Security and Justice
- Invasive species : federal efforts and state perspectives on challenges and national leadership : statement of Barry T. Hill, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, before the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water, Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, United States General Accounting Office
- Investment banks : the role of firms and their analysts with Enron and Global Crossing, report to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the House Committee on Financial Services
- Joint strike fighter acquisition : cooperative program needs greater oversight to ensure goals are met : report to the chairman, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office
- Joint strike fighter acquisition : managing competing pressures is critical to achieving program goals : statement of Katherine V. Schinasi, testimony before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives
- Justice department : better management oversight and internal controls needed to ensure accuracy of terrorism-related statistics
- Justice outcome evaluations : design and implementation of studies require more NIJ attention
- Law enforcement : better performance measures needed to assess results of Justice's Office of Science and Technology
- Library of Congress : special events gift fund operations and accountability
- Livestock agriculture : increased EPA oversight will improve environmental program for concentrated animal feeding operations : report to the ranking member, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, U.S. Senate
- Local TV Act : progress made, but timeliness and cost accounting issues need to be addressed
- Long-term care : federal oversight of growing Medicaid home and community-based waivers should be strengthened : report to Congressional requesters, United States General Accounting Office
- Long-term commitments : improving the budgetary focus on environmental liabilities : report to the Chairman, Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives
- Maintaining effective control over employee time and attendance reporting
- Major management challenges and program risks : Department of Agriculture
- Major management challenges and program risks : Department of Commerce
- Major management challenges and program risks : Department of Defense
- Major management challenges and program risks : Department of Education
- Major management challenges and program risks : Department of Energy
- Major management challenges and program risks : Department of Health and Human Services
- Major management challenges and program risks : Department of Homeland Security
- Major management challenges and program risks : Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Major management challenges and program risks : Department of Justice
- Major management challenges and program risks : Department of Labor
- Major management challenges and program risks : Department of State
- Major management challenges and program risks : Department of Transportation
- Major management challenges and program risks : Department of Veterans Affairs
- Major management challenges and program risks : Department of the Interior
- Major management challenges and program risks : Department of the Treasury
- Major management challenges and program risks : Environmental Protection Agency
- Major management challenges and program risks : Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Major management challenges and program risks : National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Major management challenges and program risks : Office of Personnel Management
- Major management challenges and program risks : Small Business Administration
- Major management challenges and program risks : Social Security Administration
- Major management challenges and program risks : U.S. Agency for International Development
- Major management challenges and program risks : U.S. Postal Service
- Major management challenges and program risks : a governmentwide perspective
- Management reform : continuing progress in implementing initiatives in the President's Management Agenda, statement of Patricia A. Dalton, Director, Strategic Issues
- Maritime Administration : weaknesses identified in management of Title XI loan guarantee program : report to the chairman, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senate, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Maritime administration : weaknesses identified in management of the Title XI loan guarantee program : statement of Thomas J. McCool, Managing Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment, before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senate, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Mass transit : FTA needs to provide clear information and additional guidance on the New Starts ratings process : report to Congressional committees, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Medicaid and SCHIP : states use varying approaches to monitor children's access to care : report to Congressional Requesters
- Medicaid and ticket to work : states' early efforts to cover working individuals with disabilities
- Medicaid formula : differences in funding ability among states often are widened
- Medicaid nursing home payments : states' payment rates largely unaffected by recent fiscal pressures
- Medical malpractice : implications of rising premiums on access to health care
- Medical malpractice insurance : multiple factors have contributed to increased premium rates : report to Congressional requesters, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Medical malpractice insurance : multiple factors have contributed to premium rate increases : statement of Richard J. Hillman, Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment [and] Kathyrn G. Allen, Director, Health Care--Medicaid and Private Health Insurance Issues, before the Subcommittee on Wellness and Human Rights, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Medicare : divided authority for policies on coverage of procedures and devices results in inequities
- Medicare : financial challenges and considerations for reform, statement of David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States
- Medicare : modest eligibility expansion for critical access hospital program should be considered
- Medicare : modifying payments for certain pathology services is warranted
- Medicare : observations on program sustainability and strategies to control spending on any proposed drug benefit, statement of David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States
- Medicare : payment for blood clotting factor exceeds providers' acquisition cost
- Medicare appeals : disparity between requirements and responsible agencies' capabilities
- Medicare home health payment : nonroutine medical supply data needed to assess payment adjustments
- Medicare provider enrollment : opportunities to enhance program integrity efforts
- Microenterprise development : USAID's program has met some goals : annual reporting has limitations
- Military aircraft : considerations in reviewing the Air Force proposal to lease aerial refueling aircraft : statement of Neal P. Curtin, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, before the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Military aircraft : information on Air Force aerial refueling tankers : statement of Neal P. Curtin, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, before the Subcommittee on Projection Forces, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Military and veterans' benefits : observations on the concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability compensation, statement of Cynthia A. Bascetta, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues
- Military base closures : better planning needed for future reserve enclaves : report to the Secretary of Defense, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Military education : student and faculty perceptions of student life at the military academies
- Military housing : better reporting needed on the status of the privatization program and the costs of its consultants : report to the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Military housing : opportunities that should be explored to improve housing and reduce costs for unmarried junior servicemembers
- Military housing : opportunity for reducing planned military construction costs for barracks
- Military munitions : DOD needs to develop a comprehensive approach for cleaning up contaminated sites : report to the Honorable John D. Dingell, Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives
- Military operations : contractors provide vital services to deployed forces but are not adequately addressed in DOD plans : report to the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate, United States General Accounting Office, (electronic resource)
- Military operations : fiscal year 2003 obligations are substantial, but may result in less obligations than expected
- Military pay : Army National Guard personnel mobilized to active duty experienced significant pay problems : report to the chairman, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office
- Military personnel : DOD actions needed to improve the efficiency of mobilizations for Reserve forces
- Military personnel : DOD needs more effective controls to better assess the progress of the Selective Reenlistment Bonus program
- Military personnel : DOD needs to assess certain factors in determining whether hazardous duty pay is warranted for duty in the polar regions
- Military personnel : Navy actions needed to optimize ship crew size and reduce total ownership costs
- Military personnel : a strategic approach is needed to improve joint officer development, statement of Derek B. Stewart, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management
- Military personnel : information on selected National Guard management issues
- Military personnel : preliminary observations related to income, benefits, and employer support for reservists during mobilizations, statement for the Record by Derek B. Stewart, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management
- Military readiness : DOD needs a clear and defined process for setting aircraft availablity goals in the new security environment
- Military readiness : DOD needs to better manage automatic test equipment modernization
- Military readiness : DOD needs to reassess program strategy, funding priorities, and risks for selected equipment
- Military readiness : lingering training and equipment issues hamper air support of ground forces
- Military readiness : new reporting system is intende