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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.
