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Articles in April 2003 issue of General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony

• Formula Grants: 2000 Census Redistributes Federal Funding Among States.
• Homeland Security: Voluntary Initiatives Are Under Way at Chemical Facilities, but the Extent of Security Preparedness Is Unknown.
• Federal Energy Management: Facility and Vehicle Energy Efficiency Issues.
• Social Security Trust Funds Actuarial Estimates: Internal Control over Projection Process Needs Improvement.
• Traffic Enforcement: Funding of Automatic Red-Light and Speed Enforcement Technologies.
• Financial Audit: American Battle Monuments Commission's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2002 and 2001.
• Investment Banks: The Role of Firms and Their Analysts with Enron and Global Crossing.
• Military Personnel: Preliminary Observations Related to Income, Benefits, and Employer Support for Reservist During Mobilizations.
• Information Technology Training: Practices of Leading Private-Sector Companies.
• Environmental Protection: Recommendations for Improving the Underground Storage Tank Program.
• Postal Service: Employee Issues Associated with the Potential Closure of the San Mateo IT Center.
• Contract Management: DLA Properly Implemented Best Value Contracting for Clothing and Textiles and Views and Supplier Base as Uncertain.
• Military Transformation: Progress and Challenges for DOD's Advanced Distributed Learning Programs.
• Sourcing and Acquisition: Challenges Facing the Department of Defense.
• Critical Infrastructure Protection: Efforts of the Financial Services Sector to Address Cyber Threats.
• Unemployment Insurance: States' Use of the 2002 Reed Act Distribution.
• VA Health Care: Improvements Needed in Hepatitis C Disease Management Practices.
• Tax Administration: Federal Payment Levy Program Measures, Performance, and Equity Can Be Improved.
• VA Health Care: Third-Party Collections Rising as VA Continues to Address Problems in Its Collections Operations.
• File-Sharing Programs: Peer-to-Peer Networks Provide Ready Access to Child Pornography.
• Customs Service Modernization: Automated Commercial Environment Progressing, but Further Acquisition Management Improvements Needed.
• Coast Guard: Comprehensive Blueprint Needed to Balance and Monitor Resource Use and Measure Performance for All Missions.
• Financial Regulation: Review of Selected Operations of the Federal Housing Finance Board.
• Military Personnel: Preliminary Observations Related to Income, Benefits, and Employer Support for Reservists During Mobilizations.
• Contract Management: Commercial Use of Share-in-Savings Contracting.
• Food-Processing Security: Voluntary Efforts Are Under Way, but Federal Agencies Cannot Fully Assess Their Implementation.
• Unemployment Insurance: States' Use of the 2002 Reed Act Distribution.
• Tactical Aircraft: DOD Needs to Better Inform Congress about Implications of Continuing F/A-22 Cost Growth.
• Combating Terrorism: Observations on National Strategies Related to Terrorism.
• Social Security: Congress Should Consider Revising the Government Pension Offset "Loophole".
• Hospital Emergency Departments: Crowded Conditions Vary among Hospitals and Communities.
• Weapons of Mass Destruction: Additional Russian Cooperation Needed to Facilitate U.S. Efforts to Improve Security at Russian Sites.
• Child Welfare: HHS Could Play a Greater Role in Helping Child Welfare Agencies Recruit and Retain Staff.
• Airport Finance: Past Funding Levels May Not Be Sufficient to Cover Airports' Planned Capital Development.
• Workforce Training: Employed Worker Programs Focus on Business Needs, but Revised Performance Measures Could Improve Access for Some Workers.
• Nuclear Regulation: Emergency Preparedness Issues at the Indian Point 2 Nuclear Power Plant.
• Weapons of Mass Destruction: Observations on U.S. Threat Reduction and Nonproliferation Programs in Russia.
• Defense Infrastructure: Personnel Reductions Have Not Hampered Most Commissaries' Store Operations and Customer Service.
• Commercial Aviation: Issues Regarding Federal Assistance for Enhancing Air Service to Small Communities.
• Contract Management: OFPP Policy Regarding Share-in-Savings Contracting Pursuant to the E-Government Act of 2002.
• Private Pensions: Process Needed to Monitor the Mandated Interest Rate for Pension Calculations.
• Electronic Procurement: Business Strategy Needed for GSA's Advantage System.
• Homeland Security: EPA's Management of Clean Air Act Chemical Facility Data.
• Aviation Security: FAA Needs to Update Curriculum and Certification Requirements for Aviation Mechanics.
• Medicare Provider Enrollment: Opportunities to Enhance Program Integrity Efforts.
• File-Sharing Programs: Child Pornography Is Readily Accessible over Peer-to-Peer Networks.
• Aviation and the Environment: Strategic Framework Needed to Address Challenges Posed by Aircraft Emissions.
• Retiree Health Benefits at Selected Government Contractors.
• Civil Penalties: Agencies Unable to Fully Adjust Penalties for Inflation Under Current Law.
• Overseas Presence: Conditions of Overseas Diplomatic Facilities.
• Small Business Contracting: Concerns About the Administration's Plan to Address Contract Bundling Issues.
• South Florida Restoration: Task Force Needs to Improve Science Coordination to Increase the Likelihood of Success.
• Tax Administration: IRS and TIGTA Should Evaluate Their Processing of Employee Misconduct under Section 1203.
• Tobacco Settlement: States' Allocations of Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003 Master Settlement Agreement Payments.
• Disadvantaged Students: Fiscal Oversight of Title I Could Be Improved.
• Tactical Aircraft: DOD Should Reconsider Decision to Increase F/A-22 Production Rates While Development Risks Continue.
• Department of Energy: Status of Contract and Project Management Reforms.
• FAA Purchase Cards: Weak Controls Resulted in Instances of Improper and Wasteful Purchases and Missing Assets.
• Military Personnel: A Strategic Approach Is Needed to Improve Joint Officer Development.
• Department of Health and Human Services: Controls over Travel Program Are Generally Effective, but Some Improvements Are Needed.
• Medicare Trust Funds Actuarial Estimates: Efforts Have Been Made to Improve Internal Control over Projection Process but Some Weaknesses Remain.
• DOD Business Systems Modernization: Improvements to Enterprise Architecture Development and Implementation Efforts Needed.
• Data Mining: Results and Challenges for Government Program Audits and Investigations.
• Retirement Income Data: Improvements Could Better Support Analysis of Future Retirees' Prospects.
• Border Security: Challenges in Implementing Border Technology.
• Electronic Government: Success of the Office of Management and Budget's 25 Initiatives Depends on Effective Management and Oversight.
• Food Stamp Employment and Training Program: Better Data Needed to Understand Who Is Served and What the Program Achieves.
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Statutory Limitation on Administrative Expenses Does Not Provide Meaningful Control.
• Financial Management: DOD's Metrics Program Provides Focus for Improving Performance.