General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony

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

• Small Business Administration: Progress Made but Improvements Needed in Lender Oversight.
• Defense Transformation: DOD's Proposed Civilian Personnel System and Governmentwide Human Capital Reform.
• Highway Safety: Factors Contributing to Traffic Crashes and NHTSA's Efforts to Address Them.
• Smallpox Vaccination: Implementation of National Program Faces Challenges.
• Agricultural Research: USDA's Outreach to Minority-Serving Institutions Could Improve Grant Competition.
• Homeland Security: Justice Department's Project to Interview Aliens after September 11, 2001.
• Federal Judgeships: The General Accuracy of the Case-Related Workload Measures Used to Assess the Need for Additional District Court and Courts of Appeals Judgeships.
• Military Transformation: Army's Evaluation of Stryker and M-113A3 Infantry Carrier Vehicles Provided Sufficient Data for Statutorily Mandated Comparison.
• Agriculture Conservation: USDA Needs to Better Ensure Protection of Highly Erodible Cropland and Wetlands.
• Human Capital: DOD's Civilian Personnel Strategic Management and the Proposed National Security Personnel System.
• Title I: Characteristics of Tests Will Influence Expenses; Information Sharing May Help States Realize Efficiencies.
• Military Personnel: DOD Needs to Assess Certain Factors in Determining Whether Hazardous Duty Pay Is Warranted for Duty in the Polar Regions.
• Social Security: Issues Relating to Noncoverage of Public Employees.
• Highway Safety: Better Guidance Could Improve Oversight of State Highway Safety Programs.
• Program Evaluation: An Evaluation Culture and Collaborative Partnerships Help Build Agency Capacity.
• National Airspace System: Current Efforts and Proposed Changes to Improve Performance of FAA's Air Traffic Control System.
• Wildland Fires: Better Information Needed on Effectiveness of Emergency Stabilization and Rehabilitation Treatments.
• Contract Management: Comments on Proposed Services Acquisition Reform Act.
• District of Columbia: Performance Report Shows Continued Progress.
• Specialty Hospitals: Information on National Market Share, Physician Ownership, and Patients Served.
• Recreation Fees: Information on Forest Service Management of Revenue from the Fee Demonstration Program.
• VA Long-Term Care: Veterans' Access to Noninstitutional Care Is Limited by Service Gaps and Facility Restrictions.
• Nuclear Nonproliferation: DOE Action Needed to Ensure Continued Recovery of Unwanted Sealed Radioactive Sources.
• School Lunch Program: Efforts Needed to Improve Nutrition and Encourage Healthy Eating.
• Insurance Regulation: Preliminary Views on States' Oversight of Insurers' Market Behavior.
• Department of Veterans Affairs: Key Management Challenges in Health and Disability Programs.
• Veterans Benefits Administration: Better Collection and Analysis of Attrition Data Needed to Enhance Workforce Planning.
• Reducing Congestion: Congestion Pricing Has Promise for Improving Use of Transportation Infrastructure.
• Information Security: Progress Made, but Weaknesses at the Internal Revenue Service Continue to Pose Risks.
• Paperwork Reduction Act: Record Increase in Agencies' Burden Estimates.
• Intercity Passenger Rail: Issues for Consideration in Developing an Intercity Passenger Rail Policy.
• Maritime Administration: Weaknesses Identified in Management of the Title XI Loan Guarantee Program.
• Small Business: The National Veterans Business Development Corporation's Progress in Providing Small Business Assistance to Veterans.
• Climate Change: Information on Three Air Pollutants' Climate Effects and Emissions Trends.
• Use of Legislative Incentive for Performance-Based Contracting Unknown.
• Retirement Income: Intergenerational Comparisons of Wealth and Future Income.
• Financial Management: Challenges Remain in Addressing the Government's Improper Payments.
• Federal-Aid Highways: Cost and Oversight of Major Highway and Bridge Projects--Issues and Options.
• School Meal Programs: Revenue and Expense Information from Selected States.
• Homeland Defense: Preliminary Observations on How Overseas and Domestic Missions Impact DOD Forces.
• Contract Management: Reporting of Small Business Contract Awards Does Not Reflect Current Business Size.
• Telecommunications: FCC Should Include Call Quality in Its Annual Report on Competition in Mobile Phone Services.
• Transportation-Disadvantaged Populations: Many Federal Programs Fund Transportation Services, but Obstacles to Coordination Persist.
• IRS Modernization: Continued Progress Necessary for Improving Service to Taxpayers and Ensuring Compliance.
• Forum on Key National Indicators: Assessing the Nation's Position and Progress.
• Transportation Security Research: Coordination Needed in Selecting and Implementing Infrastructure Vulnerability Assessments.
• March 19 Hearing on Sourcing and Acquisition--Questions for the Record.
• Missile Defense: Knowledge-Based Practices Are Being Adopted, but Risks Remain.
• Regulatory Programs: Opportunities to Enhance Oversight of the Real Estate Appraisal Industry.
• Truck Safety: Share the Road Safely Program Needs Better Evaluation of Its Initiatives.
• Forest Service: Information on Decisions Involving Fuels Reduction Activities.
• Military Readiness: Lingering Training and Equipment Issues Hamper Air Support of Ground Forces.
• Department of Energy: External Regulation Savings in Safety and Health Activities at DOE Science Laboratories.
• Transportation Research: Actions Needed to Improve Coordination and Evaluation of Research.
• Agricultural Conservation: Survey Results on USDA's Implementation of Food Security Act Compliance Provisions.
• Global Health: Assessment of First Year Efforts of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria.
• VA Health Care: VA Increases Third-Party Collections as It Addresses Problems in Its Collections Operations.
• Spectrum Management in Defense Acquisitions.
• Small Business Administration: Observations on the Disaster Loan Program.
• Missile Defense: Alternate Approaches to Space Tracking and Surveillance System Need to Be Considered.
• Rail Safety and Security: Some Actions Already Taken to Enhance Rail Security, but Risk-based Plan Needed.
• Defense Infrastructure: Changes in Funding Priorities and Management Processes Needed to Improve Condition and Reduce Costs of Guard and Reserve Facilities.
• Follow-up Report on Matters Relating to Securities Arbitration.
• Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Major Weapon Programs.
• FEMA Cerro Grande Claims: Payments Properly Processed, but Reported Payments Somewhat Overstated.
• Federal Funds: Fiscal Year 2001 Expenditures by Selected Organizations Involved in Health-Related Activities.
• Federal Pensions: DOL Oversight and Thrift Savings Plan Accountability.
• SARS Outbreak: Improvements to Public Health Capacity Are Needed for Responding to Bioterrorism and Emerging Infectious Diseases.
• Homeland Security: Information Sharing Responsibilities, Challenges, and Key Management Issues.
• DOD Civilian Personnel: Improved Strategic Planning Needed to Help Ensure Viability of DOD's Civilian Industrial Workforce.
• Forest Service: Year-end Financial Reporting Significantly Improved, but Certain Underlying Problems Remain.
• Federal Procurement: Spending and Workforce Trends.
• Foreign Assistance: USAID's Earthquake Recovery Program in El Salvador Has Made Progress, but Key Activities Are Behind Schedule.
• Environmental Protection: Federal Planning Requirements for Transportation and Air Quality Protection Could Potentially Be More Efficient and Better Linked.
• Radioactive Waste: DOE Has Acted to Address Delay in New Facility at Livermore Laboratory, but Challenges Remain.
• Defense Trade: Report and Recommendations of the Defense Offsets Commission Still Pending.
• U.S. Postal Service: Issues Associated with Anthrax Testing at the Wallingford Facility.
• Federal Assistance: Grant System Continues to Be Highly Fragmented.
• Compliance and Collections: Challenges for IRS in Reversing Trends and Implementing New Initiatives.
• VA Long-Term Care: Service Gaps and Facility Restrictions Limit Veterans' Access to Noninstitutional Care.