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

• Endangered Species: Despite Consultation Improvement Efforts in the Pacific Northwest, Concerns Persist about the Process.
• Elderly Housing: Project Funding and Other Factors Delay Assistance to Needy Households.
• Defense Management: Installation of Telecommunications Equipment in the Homes of Volunteers.
• Border Security: New Policies and Procedures Are Needed to Fill Gaps in the Visa Revocation Process.
• Military Space Operations: Common Problems and Their Effects on Satellite and Related Acquisitions.
• Nuclear Security: DOE Faces Security Challenges in the Post September 11, 2001, Environment.
• Mutual Funds: Greater Transparency Needed in Disclosures to Investors.
• Flexibility Demonstration Programs: Education Needs to Better Target Program Information.
• Nuclear Security: NNSA Needs to Better Manage Its Safeguards and Security Program.
• Foreign Assistance: Sustained Efforts Needed to Help Southern Africa Recover from Food Crisis.
• D.C. Child and Family Services: Better Policy Implementation and Documentation of Related Activities Would Help Improve Performance.
• Defense Inventory: Navy Logistics Strategy and Initiatives Need to Address Spare Parts Shortages.
• International Financial Crises: Challenges Remain in IMF's Ability to Anticipate, Prevent, and Resolve Financial Crises.
• Federal Uniformed Police: Selected Data on Pay, Recruitment, and Retention at 13 Police Forces in the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area.
• FDIC Information Security: Progress Made but Existing Weaknesses Place Data at Risk.
• U.S. Attorneys: Controls Over Grant-Related Activities Should Be Enhanced.
• Highway Infrastructure: Stakeholders' Views on Time to Conduct Environmental Reviews of Highway Projects.
• Foreign Assistance: Lack of Strategic Focus and Obstacles to Agricultural Recovery Threaten Afghanistan's Stability.
• Tax Administration: Workforce Planning Needs Further Development for IRS's Taxpayer Education and Communication Unit.
• VA Research: Actions Insufficient to Further Strengthen Human Subject Protections.
• Bioterrorism: Information Technology Strategy Could Strengthen Federal Agencies' Abilities to Respond to Public Health Emergencies.
• Workforce Investment Act: Exemplary One-Stops Devised Strategies to Strengthen Services, but Challenges Remain for Reauthorization.
• Compact of Free Association: An Assessment of the Amended Compacts and Related Agreements.
• Water Quality: EPA Should Improve Guidance and Support to Help States Develop Standards That Better Target Cleanup Efforts.
• Drug Control: Specific Performance Measures and Long-Term Costs for U.S. Programs in Colombia Have Not Been Developed.
• Human Capital: Opportunities to Improve Executive Agencies' Hiring Processes.
• Drug Control: Financial and Management Challenges Continue to Complicate Efforts to Reduce Illicit Drug Activities in Columbia.
• Human Capital: Building on DOD's Reform Effort to Foster Governmentwide Improvements.
• Unemployment Insurance: Survey of State Administrators and Contacts with Companies Promoting Tax Avoidance Practices.
• Federal Budget: Opportunities for Oversight and Improved Use of Taxpayer Funds.
• BLM Public Domain Lands: Volume of Timber Offered for Sale Has Declined Substantially Since Fiscal Year 1990.
• Information Technology: Homeland Security Needs to Improve Entry Exit System Expenditure Planning.
• Defense Inventory: Air Force Plans and Initiatives to Mitigate Spare Parts Shortages Need Better Implementation.
• Responses to Posthearing Questions Related to GAO's Testimony on the U.S. Government's Consolidated Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2002.
• Military Operations: Contractors Provide Vital Services to Deployed Forces but Are Not Adequately Addressed in DOD Plans.
• Elderly Housing: Project Funding and Other Factors Delay Assistance to Needy Households.
• Military Retiree Health Benefits: Enrollment Low in Federal Employee Health Plans under DOD Demonstration.
• Federal Real Property: Executive and Legislative Actions Needed to Address Long-standing and Complex Problems.
• Multiyear Procurement Authority for the Virginia Class Submarine Program.
• DOD and VA Health Care: Access for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries.
• Long-Term Care: Federal Oversight of Growing Medicaid Home and Community-Based Waivers Should Be Strengthened.
• Military Aircraft: Information on Air Force Aerial Refueling Tankers.
• May 20 Oversight Hearing on the Internal Revenue Service--Questions for the Record.
• Defense Inventory: The Department Needs a Focused Effort to Overcome Critical Spare Parts Shortages.
• Capitol Hill Anthrax Incident: EPA's Cleanup Was Successful; Opportunities Exist to Enhance Contract Oversight.
• Department of Education: Status of Efforts to Address Major Management Challenges.
• Response to the Department of Education's Request to Reconsider the High-Risk Designation of Federal Student Aid Programs.
• Mass Transit: FTA Needs to Provide Clear Information and Additional Guidance on the New Starts Ratings Process.
• Competitive Sourcing: Implementation Will Be Key to Success of New Circular A-76.
• Public Housing: HUD's Oversight of HOPE VI Sites Needs to Be More Consistent.
• Department of Defense: Status of Financial Management Weaknesses and Progress Toward Reform.
• Homeland Security: Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland Security in Balancing its Border Security and Trade Facilitation Missions.
• Transportation-Disadvantaged Populations: Some Coordination Efforts Among Programs Providing Transportation Services, but Obstacles Persist.
• World Bank Group: Important Steps Taken on Internal Control but Additional Assessments Should Be Made.
• United Nations: Early Renovation Planning Reasonable, but Additional Management Controls and Oversight Will Be Needed.
• Military Personnel: Navy Actions Needed to Optimize Ship Crew Size and Reduce Total Ownership Costs.
• Department of Agriculture: Status of Efforts to Address Major Financial Management Challenges.
• Information Security: Continued Efforts Needed to Fully Implement Statutory Requirements.
• Status of the L. Mendel Rivers Federal Building Exchange.
• Best Practices: Improved Knowledge of DOD Service Contracts Could Reveal Significant Savings.
• Medicaid and Ticket to Work: States' Early Efforts to Cover Working Individuals with Disabilities.
• Video Surveillance: Information on Law Enforcement's Use of Closed-Circuit Television to Monitor Selected Federal Property in Washington, D.C.
• FBI Reorganization: Progress Made in Efforts to Transform, but Major Challenges Continue.
• Military Transformation: Realistic Deployment Timelines Needed for Army Stryker Brigades.
• Electricity Markets: FERC's Role in Protecting Consumers.
• Department of Health and Human Services: Review of the Management of Inspector General Operations.
• Invasive Species: Federal Efforts and State Perspectives on Challenges and National Leadership.
• Military Housing: Opportunities That Should Be Explored to Improve Housing and Reduce Costs for Unmarried Junior Servicemembers.
• Defense Inventory: The Army Needs a Plan to Overcome Critical Spare Parts Shortages.
• Border Security: New Policies and Procedures Are Needed to Fill Gaps in the Visa Revocation Process.
• Nuclear Nonproliferation: U.S. and International Assistance Efforts to Control Sealed Radioactive Sources Need Strengthening.
• Gulf War Illnesses: Preliminary Assessment of DOD Plume Modeling for U.S. Troops' Exposure to Chemical Agents.
• Mutual Funds: Additional Disclosures Could Increase Transparency of Fees and Other Practices.
• Federal Judgeships: General Accuracy of District and Appellate Judgeship Case-Related Workload Measures.
• Firearms Controls: Federal Agencies Have Firearms Controls, but Could Strengthen Controls in Key Areas.
• Federal Transit Administration: Bus Rapid Transit Offers Communities a Flexible Mass Transit Option.
• Geographic Information Systems: Challenges to Effective Data Sharing.
• Environmental Compliance: Better DOD Guidance Needed to Ensure That the Most Important Activities Are Funded.
• Pipeline Safety: Systematic Process Needed to Evaluate Outcomes of Research and Development Program.
• Special Education: Clearer Guidance Would Enhance Implementation of Federal Disciplinary Provisions.