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

• Foreign Assistance: U.S. Democracy Programs in Six Latin American Countries Have Yielded Modest Results.
• Information Security: Progress Made, But Challenges Remain to Protect Federal Systems and the Nation's Critical Infrastructures.
• Vehicle Donations: Taxpayer Considerations When Donating Vehicles to Charities.
• Executive Reorganization Authority: Balancing Executive and Congressional Roles in Shaping the Federal Government's Structure.
• Army Stryker Brigades: Assessment of External Logistics Support Should Be Documented for the Congressionally Mandated Review of the Army's Operational Evaluation Plan.
• Social Security Reform: Information on Using a Voluntary Approach to Individual Accounts.
• HUD Purchase Cards: Poor Internal Controls Resulted in Improper and Questionable Purchases.
• Federal Programs: Ethnographic Studies Can Inform Agencies' Actions.
• Human Capital: Building on the Current Momentum to Address High-Risk Issues.
• Defense Health Care: Oversight of the Adequacy of TRICARE's Civilian Provider Network Has Weaknesses.
• Fiscal Year 2002 U.S. Government Financial Statements: Sustained Leadership and Oversight Needed for Effective Implementation of Financial Management Reform.
• Appointment and Qualifications of U.S. Marshals.
• Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Request: U.S. General Accounting Office.
• Dietary Supplements: Review of Health-Related Call Records for Users of Metabolife 356.
• Management Reform: Continuing Progress in Implementing Initiatives in the President's Management Agenda.
• Defense Space Activities: Organizational Changes Initiated, but Further Management Actions Needed.
• Corps of Engineers: Effects of Restrictions on Corps' Hopper Dredges Should Be Comprehensively Analyzed.
• District of Columbia: Issues Associated with the Child and Family Services Agency's Performance and Policies.
• Depot Maintenance: Public-Private Partnerships Have Increased, but Long-Term Growth and Results Are Uncertain.
• General Services Administration: Factors Affecting the Construction and Operating Costs of Federal Buildings.
• Homeland Security: Challenges to Implementing the Immigration Interior Enforcement Strategy.
• Performance Budgeting: Current Developments and Future Prospects.
• Pesticides on Tobacco: Federal Activities to Assess Risks and Monitor Residues.
• Coast Guard: Challenges during the Transition to the Department of Homeland Security.
• Foster Care: States Focusing on Finding Permanent Homes for Children, but Long-Standing Barriers Remain.
• Radiation Exposure Compensation: Funding to Pay Claims May Be Inadequate to Meet Projected Needs.
• U.S. Postal Service: Better Guidance Is Needed to Improve Communication Should Anthrax Contamination Occur in the Future.
• Critical Infrastructure Protection: Challenges for Selected Agencies and Industry Sectors.
• Newborn Screening: Characteristics of State Programs.
• Social Security and Minorities: Earnings, Disability Incidence, and Mortality Are Key Factors That Influence Taxes Paid and Benefits Received.
• Tactical Aircraft: Status of the F/A-22 Program.
• Financial Audit: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Funds' 2002 and 2001 Financial Statements.
• FY 2003 Annual Report on the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program.
• Paperwork Reduction Act: Record Increase in Agencies' Burden Estimates.
• Bioterrorism: Preparedness Varied across State and Local Jurisdictions.
• Overseas Presence: Systematic Processes Needed to Rightsize Posts and Guide Embassy Construction.
• Calculating Overtime Pay Rates for Government Printing Office Employees.
• Department of Housing and Urban Development: Status of Efforts to Implement an Integrated Financial Management System.
• Information Technology: Observations on Department of Defense's Draft Enterprise Architecture.
• Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Bioterrorism Preparedness Efforts Have Improved Public Health Response Capacity, but Gaps Remain.
• Defense Health Care: Army Needs to Assess the Health Status of All Early-Deploying Reservists.
• South Florida Ecosystem Restoration: Improved Science Coordination Needed to Increase the Likelihood of Success.
• Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Request: U.S. General Accounting Office.
• Medicare: Observations on Program Sustainability and Strategies to Control Spending on Any Proposed Drug Benefit.
• Embassy Construction: Process for Determining Staffing Requirements Needs Improvement.
• Military and Veterans' Benefits: Observations on the Concurrent Receipt of Military Retirement and VA Disability Compensation.
• Federal Aviation Administration: Reauthorization Provides Opportunities to Address Key Agency Challenges.
• Military Readiness: New Reporting System Is Intended to Address Long-Standing Problems, but Better Planning Is Needed.
• Medicare: Financial Challenges and Considerations for Reform.
• Results-Oriented Cultures: Creating a Clear Linkage between Individual Performance and Organizational Success.
• Defense Transportation: Monitoring Costs and Benefits Needed While Implementing a New Program for Moving Household Goods.
• DOD Business Systems Modernization: Continued Investment in Key Accounting Systems Needs to be Justified.
• DOD Business Systems Modernization: Longstanding Management and Oversight Weaknesses Continue to Put Investments at Risk.
• Information Technology: Terrorist Watch Lists Should Be Consolidated to Promote Better Integration and Sharing.
• Human Capital: Selected Agency Actions to Integrate Human Capital Approaches to Attain Mission Results.
• Status of Reforms and Budgets of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
• DOD Personnel: DOD Comments on GAO's Report on DOD's Civilian Human Capital Strategic Planning.
• Results-Oriented Cultures: Modern Performance Management Systems Are Needed to Effectively Support Pay for Performance.
• 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.
• World Trade Organization: First-Year U.S. Efforts to Monitor China's Compliance.
• Transportation Security: Post-September 11th Initiatives and Long-Term Challenges.
• Highlights of a GAO Symposium: Addressing Key Challenges in an Intergovernmental Setting.
• Information Technology: DOD Needs to Leverage Lessons Learned from Its Outsourcing Projects.
• Best Practices: Better Acquisition Outcomes Are Possible If DOD Can Apply Lessons from F/A-22 Program.
• Environmental Contamination: DOD Has Taken Steps to Improve Cleanup Coordination at Former Defense Sites but Clearer Guidance Is Needed to Ensure Consistency.
• Military Treatment Facilities: Eligibility Follow-up at Wilford Hall Air Force Medical Center.
• Defense Acquisitions: Steps Needed to Ensure Interoperability of Systems That Process Intelligence Data.
• Title I: Although Definitions of Administrative Expenditures Vary, Almost All Districts Studied Spent Less Than 10 Percent on Administration.
• Information Technology: A Framework for Assessing and Improving Enterprise Architecture Management (Version 1.1).
• Workforce Investment Act: Issues Related to Allocation Formulas for Youth, Adults, and Dislocated Workers.
• Multiple Employment and Training Programs: Funding and Performance Measures for Major Programs.
• Military Readiness: DOD Needs to Better Manage Automatic Test Equipment Modernization.
• Highway Research: DOT's Actions to Implement Best Practices for Setting Research Agendas and Evaluating Outcomes.
• Mutual Funds: Information on Trends in Fees and Their Related Disclosure.
• Overseas Presence: Rightsizing Framework Can Be Applied at U.S. Diplomatic Posts in Developing Countries.
• Defense Acquisition: Advanced SEAL Deliver System Program Needs Increased Oversight.
• Internal Revenue Service: Assessment of Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Request and 2003 Filing Season Performance to Date.
• Paid Tax Preparers: Most Taxpayers Believe They Benefit, but Some Are Poorly Served.
• Flood Insurance: Challenges Facing the National Flood Insurance Program.
• Federal Reserve Banks: Areas for Improvement in Computer Controls.