Month In Review: Index of Reports, Testimony, and Correspondence(Fiscal Year 2003)
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The U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO), a nonpartisan agency within the legislative branch of the government, conducts audits, surveys, investigations, and evaluations of federal programs. This work is either self-initiated or done at the request of Congress. GAO presents its findings and recommendations in reports to Congress or in testimony before congressional committees. This year's annual index of reports, testimony and correspondence lists 951 GAO publications issued in fiscal year 2003 (Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2003). Document title, number, date, and pagination are provided for each publication, which are grouped according to subject categories. Although there may be instances in which reports or testimony may logically fit under two or more categories, we have tried to place them under the most obvious one. |
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Agricultural Research: USDA's Outreach to Minority-Serving Institutions Could Improve Grant Competition. GAO-03-541, May 14, 2003 (33 pages). Agricultural Conservation: USDA Needs to Better Ensure Protection of Highly Erodible Cropland and Wetlands. GAO-03-418, April 21, 2003 (105 pages).
Country-Of-Origin Labeling: Opportunities for USDA and Industry to Implement Challenging Aspects of the New Law. GAO-03-780, August 5, 2003 (60 pages).
Debt Collection: Agriculture Making Progress in Addressing Key Challenges.
Pesticides on Tobacco: Federal Activities to Assess Risks and Monitor
Residues. School Lunch Program: Efforts Needed to Improve Nutrition and Encourage Healthy Eating. GAO-03-506, May 9, 2003 (36 pages). School Meal Program: Few Instances of Foodborne Outbreaks Reported, but Opportunities Exist to Enhance Outbreak Data and Food Safety Practices. GAO-03-530, May 9, 2003 (63 pages). School Meal Programs: Revenue and Expense Information from Selected
States. Tobacco Exports: USDA's Foreign Agriculture Service Lacks Specific Guidance for Congressional Restrictions on Promoting Tobacco. GAO-03-618, May 30, 2003 (22 pages). Budget Issues: Alternative Approaches to Finance Federal Capital. GAO-03-1011, August 21, 2003 (67 pages). Budget Issues: Franchise Fund Pilot Review. GAO-03-1069,
August 22, 2003 Debt Ceiling: Analysis of Actions During the 2002 Debt Issuance Suspension Periods. GAO-03-134, December 13, 2002 (28 pages). District of Columbia: Structural Imbalance and Management Issues. GAO-03-666,
Federal Budget: Opportunities for Oversight and Improved Use of Taxpayer Funds. GAO-03-922T, June 18, 2003 (44 pages). Fiscal Exposures: Improving the Budgetary Focus on Long-Term Costs and Uncertainties. GAO-03-213, January 24, 2003 (45 pages). Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Request: U.S. General Accounting Office. GAO-03-622T,
Long-Term Commitments: Improving the Budgetary Focus on Environmental Liabilities. GAO-03-219, January 24, 2003 (24 pages). Opportunities for Oversight and Improved Use of Taxpayer Funds: Examples from Selected GAO Work. GAO-03-1006, August 1, 2003 (292 pages). Business, Industry, and Consumers Accounting Firm Consolidation: Selected Large Public Company Views on Audit Fees, Quality, Independence, and Choice. GAO-03-1158, September 30, 2003 (51 pages). Consumer Credit: Limited Information Exists on Extent of Credit Report Errors and Their Implications for Consumers. GAO-03-1036T, July 31, 2003 (18 pages). Death Care Industry: Regulation Varies across States and by Industry
Segment.
Electricity Markets: FERC's Role in Protecting Consumers. GAO-03-726R, June 6, 2003 (12 pages). Financial Statement Restatements: Trends, Market Impacts, Regulatory Responses, and Remaining Challenges. GAO-03-138, October 4, 2002 (262 pages). Information on the Number of Small Business Set-Asides Issued and Successfully Challenged. GAO-03-242R, November 1, 2002 (3 pages). Insurance Regulation: Common Standards and Improved Coordination Needed to Strengthen Market Regulation. GAO-03-433, September 30, 2003 (48 pages). Insurance Regulation: Preliminary Views on States' Oversight of Insurers' Market Behavior. GAO-03-738T, May 6, 2003 (12 pages). Internet Gambling: An Overview of the Issues. GAO-03-89,
December 2, 2002 Public Accounting Firms: Mandated Study on Consolidation and Competition.
September 11: Small Business Assistance Provided in Lower Manhattan in Response to the Terrorist Attacks. GAO-03-88, November 1, 2002 (29 pages). Small Business Administration: Observations on the Disaster Loan Program.
Small Business Administration: Progress Made but Improvements Needed in Lender Oversight. GAO-03-90, December 9, 2002 (51 pages). Small Business Administration: Progress Made but Improvements Needed in Lender Oversight. GAO-03-720T, April 30, 2003 (19 pages). Small Business Administration: The Commercial Marketing Representative Role Needs to Be Strategically Planned and Assessed. GAO-03-54, November 1, 2002 (29 pages). Small and Disadvantaged Businesses: Some Agencies' Advocates Do Not Report to the Required Management Level. GAO-03-863, September 4, 2003 (79 pages). Telecommunications: Data Gathering Weaknesses In FCC's Survey Of Information on Factors Underlying Cable Rate Changes. GAO-03-742T, May 6, 2003 (12 pages). Telecommunications: FCC Should Include Call Quality in Its Annual Report on Competition in Mobile Phone Services. GAO-03-501, April 28, 2003 (59 pages). Telecommunications: Issues in Providing Cable and Satellite Television
Services. Waivers of the Small Business Administration's Nonmanufacturer Rule Have Limited Effect. GAO-03-311R, December 19, 2002 (7 pages). Environmental Protection Agency: Continued Improvement Needed in Assessing Equal Employment Opportunity. GAO-03-462, June 26, 2003 (22 pages). Equal Employment Opportunity: Hiring, Promotion, and Discipline Processes at DEA. GAO-03-413, June 10, 2003 (64 pages). Equal Employment Opportunity: SSA Region X's Changes to Its EEO Process Illustrate Need for Agencywide Procedures. GAO-03-604, July 16, 2003 (84 pages). Protection and Advocacy Agencies: Involvement in Deinstitutionalization
Lawsuits on Behalf of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities. GAO-03-1044,
U.S Postal Service: Data on Career Employee Diversity. GAO-03-745R,
Catastrophe Insurance Risks: Status of Efforts to Securitize Natural Catastrophe and Terrorism Risk. GAO-03-1033, September 24, 2003 (71 pages). Disaster Assistance: Federal Aid to the New York City Area Following
the Attacks of September 11th and Challenges Confronting FEMA.
GAO-03-1174T, Disaster Assistance: Information on FEMA's Post 9/11 Public Assistance to the New York City Area. GAO-03-926, August 29, 2003 (42 pages). FEMA Cerro Grande Claims: Payments Properly Processed, but Reported Payments Somewhat Overstated. GAO-03-623, May 8, 2003 (19 pages). Flood Insurance: Challenges Facing the National Flood Insurance Program.
Maritime Administration: Weaknesses Identified in Management of the Title XI Loan Guarantee Program. GAO-03-728T, May 15, 2003 (27 pages). Bureau of Indian Affairs Schools: Expenditures in Selected Schools are Comparable to Similar Public Schools, But Data Are Insufficient to Judge Adequacy of Funding and Formulas. GAO-03-955, September 4, 2003 (57 pages). Bureau of Indian Affairs Schools: New Facilities Management Information
System Promising, but Improved Data Accuracy Needed. GAO-03-692,
July 31, 2003 Charter Schools: New Charter Schools Across the Country and in the
District of Columbia Face Similar Start-Up Challenges. GAO-03-899,
September 3, 2003 College Completion: Additional Efforts Could Help Education with Its Completion Goals. GAO-03-568, May 23, 2003 (48 pages). Department of Education: Guaranteed Student Loan Program Vulnerabilities.
Department of Education: Status of Efforts to Address Major Management Challenges. GAO-03-531T, March 12, 2003 (12 pages). Department of Education: Status of Efforts to Address Major Management Challenges. GAO-03-872T, June 10, 2003 (10 pages). Disadvantaged Students: Fiscal Oversight of Title I Could Be Improved. GAO-03-377, February 28, 2003 (36 pages). Distance Education: More Data Could Improve Education's Ability to Track Technology at Minority Serving Institutions. GAO-03-900, September 12, 2003 (56 pages). Education and Care: Head Start Key Among Array of Early Childhood Programs,
but National Research on Effectiveness Not Completed. GAO-03-840T,
July 22, 2003 Federal Student Aid: Expanding Eligibility for Less Than Halftime Students
Could Increase Program Costs, But Benefits Uncertain. GAO-03-905,
September 10, 2003 Federal Student Aid: Progress in Integrating Pell Grant and Direct Loan Systems and Processes, but Critical Work Remains. GAO-03-241, December 31, 2002 (23 pages). Federal Student Aid: Timely Performance Plans and Reports Would Help
Guide and Assess Achievement of Default Management Goals. GAO-03-348,
February 14, 2003 Flexibility Demonstration Programs: Education Needs to Better Target Program Information. GAO-03-691, June 9, 2003 (23 pages). Head Start: Curriculum Use and Individual Child Assessment in Cognitive and Language Development. GAO-03-1049, September 12, 2003 (33 pages). Higher Education: Activities Underway to Improve Teacher Training, but Reporting on These Activities Could Be Enhanced. GAO-03-6, December 11, 2002 (47 pages). No Child Left Behind Act: More Information Would Help States Determine Which Teachers Are Highly Qualified. GAO-03-631, July 17, 2003 (42 pages). Public Schools: Insufficient Research to Determine Effectiveness of Selected Private Education Companies. GAO-03-11, October 29, 2002 (22 pages). Purchases of Degrees from Diploma Mills. GAO-03-269R,
November 21, 2002 Response to the Department of Education's Request to Reconsider the High-Risk Designation of Federal Student Aid Programs. GAO-03-885R, June 9, 2003 (9 pages). School Finance: Per-Pupil Spending Differences between Selected Inner
City and Suburban Schools Varied by Metropolitan Area. GAO-03-234,
December 9, 2002 Special Education: Clearer Guidance Would Enhance Implementation of Federal Disciplinary Provisions. GAO-03-550, May 20, 2003 (27 pages). Special Education: Federal Actions Can Assist States in Improving Postsecondary Outcomes for Youth. GAO-03-773, July 31, 2003 (60 pages). Special Education: Numbers of Formal Disputes Are Generally Low and States Are Using Mediation and Other Strategies to Resolve Conflicts. GAO-03-897, September 9, 2003 (31 pages). Student Financial Aid: Monitoring Aid Greater Than Federally Defined Need Could Help Address Student Loan Indebtedness. GAO-03-508, April 30, 2003 (32 pages). Student Loans and Foreign Schools: Assessing Risks Could Help Education Reduce Program Vulnerability. GAO-03-647, July 25, 2003 (33 pages). Taxpayer Information: Increased Sharing and Verifying of Information Could Improve Education's Award Decisions. GAO-03-821, July 18, 2003 (23 pages). Teacher Training Programs: Activities Underway to Improve Teacher Training,
but Information Collected To Assess Accountability Has Limitations.
GAO-03-197T,
Title I: Characteristics of Tests Will Influence Expenses; Information Sharing May Help States Realize Efficiencies. GAO-03-389, May 8, 2003 (42 pages). Business Tax Incentives: Incentives to Employ Workers with Disabilities Receive Limited Use and Have an Uncertain Impact. GAO-03-39, December 11, 2002 (44 pages). Employment Disputes: Recommendations to Better Ensure That Securities Arbitrators Are Qualified. GAO-03-790, August 29, 2003 (51 pages). H-1B Foreign Workers: Better Tracking Needed to Help Determine H-1B Program's Effects on U.S. Workforce. GAO-03-883, September 10, 2003 (46 pages). Mine Safety: MSHA Devotes Substantial Effort to Ensuring the Safety
and Health of Coal Miners, but Its Programs Could Be Strengthened. GAO-03-945,
September 5, 2003 Multiple Employment and Training Programs: Funding and Performance Measures for Major Programs. GAO-03-589, April 18, 2003 (52 pages). Older Workers: Employment Assistance Focuses on Subsidized Jobs and Job Search, but Revised Performance Measures Could Improve Access to Other Services. GAO-03-350, January 24, 2003 (42 pages). Older Workers: Policies of Other Nations to Increase Labor Force Participation.
Postal Service Employee Workers' Compensation Claims Not Always Processed
Timely, but Problems Hamper Complete Measurement. GAO-03-158R,
December 20, 2002 Professional Boxing: Issues Related to the Protection of Boxers' Health, Safety, and Economic Interests. GAO-03-699, July 21, 2003 (64 pages). The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: Revising the Act and Educational Materials Could Clarify Employer Responsibilities and Employee Rights. GAO-03-1003, September 19, 2003 (40 pages). Unemployment Insurance: States' Use of the 2002 Reed Act Distribution. GAO-03-496, March 6, 2003 (42 pages). Unemployment Insurance: States' Use of the 2002 Reed Act Distribution. GAO-03-567T, March 20, 2003 (18 pages). Workforce Investment Act: Exemplary One-Stops Devised Strategies to
Strengthen Services, but Challenges Remain for Reauthorization. GAO-03-884T,
June 18, 2003 Workforce Investment Act: Issues Related to Allocation Formulas for Youth, Adults, and Dislocated Workers. GAO-03-636, April 25, 2003 (44 pages). Workforce Investment Act: One-Stop Centers Implemented Strategies to
Strengthen Services and Partnerships, but More Research and Information
Sharing is Needed. Workforce Training: Employed Worker Programs Focus on Business Needs, but Revised Performance Measures Could Improve Access for Some Workers. GAO-03-353, February 14, 2003 (46 pages). Workplace Safety and Health: OSHA Can Strengthen Enforcement through Improved Program Management. GAO-03-45, November 22, 2002 (34 pages). Bonneville Power Administration: Long-Term Fiscal Challenges. GAO-03-918R, July 1, 2003 (13 pages). Contract Reform: DOE's Policies and Practices in Competing Research Laboratory Contracts. GAO-03-932T, July 10, 2003 (11 pages). Department of Energy: External Regulation Savings in Safety and Health Activities at DOE Science Laboratories. GAO-03-633R, May 14, 2003 (31 pages). Department of Energy: Status of Contract and Project Management Reforms.
Electricity Restructuring: Action Needed to Address Emerging Gaps in Federal Information Collection. GAO-03-586, June 30, 2003 (72 pages). Energy Markets: Additional Actions Would Help Ensure That FERC's Oversight and Enforcement Capability Is Comprehensive and Systematic. GAO-03-845, August 15, 2003 (72 pages). Energy Task Force: Process Used to Develop the National Energy Policy. GAO-03-894, August 22, 2003 (26 pages). Federal Energy Management: Facility and Vehicle Energy Efficiency Issues.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: Charges for Hydropower Projects' Use of Federal Lands Need to Be Reassessed. GAO-03-383, May 20, 2003 (154 pages). Lessons Learned From Electricity Restructuring: Transition to Competitive Markets Underway, but Full Benefits Will Take Time and Effort to Achieve. GAO-03-271, December 17, 2002 (68 pages). Natural Gas: Analysis of Changes in Market Price. GAO-03-46,
December 18, 2002 Nuclear Nonproliferation: DOE Action Needed to Ensure Continued Recovery of Unwanted Sealed Radioactive Sources. GAO-03-483, April 15, 2003 (41 pages). Nuclear Security: Federal and State Action Needed to Improve Security of Sealed Radioactive Sources. GAO-03-804, August 6, 2003 (119 pages). Nuclear Waste: Challenges and Savings Opportunities in DOE's High-Level Waste Cleanup Program. GAO-03-930T, July 17, 2003 (22 pages). Nuclear Waste: Challenges to Achieving Potential Savings in DOE's High-Level Waste Cleanup Program. GAO-03-593, June 17, 2003 (64 pages). Nuclear Waste: Preliminary Observations on the Quality Assurance Program at the Yucca Mountain Repository. GAO-03-826T, May 28, 2003 (6 pages). Nuclear Weapons: Opportunities Exist to Improve the Budgeting, Cost
Accounting, and Management Associated with the Stockpile Life Extension
Program. GAO-03-583,
Propane: Causes of Price Volatility, Potential Consumer Options, and Opportunities to Improve Consumer Information and Federal Oversight. GAO-03-762, June 27, 2003 (49 pages). Radioactive Waste: DOE Has Acted to Address Delay in New Facility at Livermore Laboratory, but Challenges Remain. GAO-03-558, May 15, 2003 (20 pages). Spent Nuclear Fuel: Options Exist to Further Enhance Security. GAO-03-426,
Tennessee Valley Authority: Information on Lease-Leaseback and Other Financing Arrangements. GAO-03-784, June 30, 2003 (38 pages). Air Pollution: Meeting Future Electricity Demand Will Increase Emission of Some Harmful Substances. GAO-03-49, October 30, 2002 (43 pages). Aviation and the Environment: Strategic Framework Needed to Address Challenges Posed by Aircraft Emissions. GAO-03-252, February 28, 2003 (70 pages). Clean Air Act: EPA Should Use Available Data to Monitor the Effects of Its Revisions to the New Source Review Program. GAO-03-947, August 22, 2003 (29 pages). Climate Change: Information on Three Air Pollutants' Climate Effects and Emissions Trends. GAO-03-25, April 28, 2003 (62 pages). Deep Injection Wells: EPA Needs to Involve Communities Earlier and
Ensure That Financial Assurance Requirements Are Adequate. GAO-03-761,
June 13, 2003 Endangered Species: Despite Consultation Improvement Efforts in the Pacific Northwest, Concerns Persist about the Process. GAO-03-949T, June 25, 2003 (15 pages). Endangered Species: Research Strategy and Long-Term Monitoring Needed for the Mojave Desert Tortoise Recovery Program. GAO-03-23, December 9, 2002 (53 pages). Environmental Compliance: Better DOD Guidance Needed to Ensure That the Most Important Activities Are Funded. GAO-03-639, June 17, 2003 (26 pages). Environmental Contamination: DOD Has Taken Steps to Improve Cleanup
Coordination at Former Defense Sites but Clearer Guidance Is Needed
to Ensure Consistency. Environmental Protection Agency: Problems Persist in Effectively Managing Grants. GAO-03-628T, June 11, 2003 (16 pages). Environmental Protection: Federal Planning Requirements for Transportation and Air Quality Protection Could Potentially Be More Efficient and Better Linked. GAO-03-581, April 28, 2003 (60 pages). Environmental Protection: Information on the Purchase, Use, and Disposal of Engine Lubricating Oil. GAO-03-340, January 2, 2003 (30 pages). Environmental Protection: Issues Raised by the Reorganization of EPA's Ombudsman Function. GAO-03-92, October 31, 2002 (23 pages). Environmental Protection: Recommendations for Improving the Underground Storage Tank Program. GAO-03-529T, March 5, 2003 (12 pages). Grants Management: EPA Needs to Strengthen Efforts to Address Persistent Challenges. GAO-03-846, August 29, 2003 (72 pages). Great Lakes: An Overall Strategy and Indicators for Measuring Progress Are Needed to Better Achieve Restoration Goals. GAO-03-515, April 30, 2003 (90 pages). Hazardous Materials: EPA's Cleanup of Asbestos in Libby, Montana, and Related Actions to Address Asbestos-Contaminated Materials. GAO-03-469, April 14, 2003 (21 pages). Hazardous Waste: EPA's Cleanup of the Eagle-Picher Henryetta, Oklahoma,
Site. International Environment: U.S. Actions to Fulfill Committments Under Five Key Agreements. GAO-03-249, January 29, 2003 (20 pages). Livestock Agriculture: Increased EPA Oversight Will Improve Environmental Program for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations. GAO-03-285, January 16, 2003 (21 pages). National Park Service: Opportunities to Improve the Administration of the Alternative Transportation Program. GAO-03-166R, November 15, 2002 (14 pages). South Florida Ecosystem Restoration: Improved Science Coordination Needed to Increase the Likelihood of Success. GAO-03-518T, March 26, 2003 (14 pages). South Florida Restoration: Task Force Needs to Improve Science Coordination to Increase the Likelihood of Success. GAO-03-345, March 18, 2003 (58 pages). Superfund Program: Current Status and Future Fiscal Challenges. GAO-03-850,
Waste Management: Observations on the Congressionally Approved New Hampshire-Vermont Solid Waste Compact. GAO-03-276R, December 13, 2002 (10 pages). Water Quality: EPA Should Improve Guidance and Support to Help States Develop Standards That Better Target Cleanup Efforts. GAO-03-881T, June 19, 2003 (14 pages). Water Quality: Improved EPA Guidance and Support Can Help States Develop Standards That Better Target Cleanup Efforts. GAO-03-308, January 30, 2003 (74 pages). Catastrophe Insurance Risks: The Role of Risk-Linked Securities. GAO-03-195T,
Federal Deposit Insurance Act: FTC Best Among Candidates to Enforce Consumer Protection Provisions. GAO-03-971, August 20, 2003 (72 pages). Federal Home Loan Bank System: Key Loan Pricing Terms Can Differ Significantly.
Financial Regulation: Review of Selected Operations of the Federal Housing Finance Board. GAO-03-364, February 28, 2003 (80 pages). Financial Statement Restatement Database. GAO-03-395R, January 17, 2003 (27 pages). Follow-up Report on Matters Relating to Securities Arbitration. GAO-03-162R, April 11, 2003 (32 pages). Investment Banks: The Role of Firms and Their Analysts with Enron and Global Crossing. GAO-03-511, March 17, 2003 (59 pages). Mutual Funds: Additional Disclosures Could Increase Transparency of Fees and Other Practices. GAO-03-909T, June 18, 2003 (14 pages). Mutual Funds: Greater Transparency Needed in Disclosures to Investors. GAO-03-763, June 9, 2003 (67 pages). Mutual Funds: Information on Trends in Fees and Their Related Disclosure.
SEC and CFTC Fines Follow-Up: Collection Programs Are Improving, but Further Steps Are Warranted. GAO-03-795, July 15, 2003 (45 pages). Securities Exchange Act: Review of Reporting Under Section 10A. GAO-03-982R, September 3, 2003 (9 pages). Securities Investor Protection: Update on Matters Related to the Securities Investor Protection Corporation. GAO-03-811, July 11, 2003 (36 pages). Securities and Exchange Commission: Actions Needed to Improve Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board Selection Process. GAO-03-339,
December 19, 2002 Securities and Exchange Commission: Preliminary Observations on SEC's Spending and Strategic Planning. GAO-03-969T, July 23, 2003 (15 pages). Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Airport and Airway Trust Fund Excise Taxes. GAO-03-361R, January 23, 2003 (16 pages). Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Federal Unemployment Taxes. GAO-03-362R, January 23, 2003 (8 pages). Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Highway Trust Fund Excise Taxes. GAO-03-360R, January 23, 2003 (18 pages). Audit Guide: Auditing and Investigating the Internal Control of Government Purchase Card Programs. GAO-03-678G, May 1, 2003 (77 pages). Breast Cancer Research Stamp: Effective Fund-Raiser but Better Reporting and Cost-Recovery Criteria Needed. GAO-03-1021, September 30, 2003 (51 pages). Business Modernization: Improvements Needed in Management of NASA's Integrated Financial Management Program. GAO-03-507, April 30, 2003 (73 pages). Capacity Building: Section 4 Program Has Expanded and Evolved. GAO-03-975, September 15, 2003 (30 pages). Continuing Resolution Mandate to Identify Accounts for Which Apportionments Differ From the Current Rate. GAO-03-368R, December 20, 2002 (51 pages). Corps of Engineers: Effects of Restrictions on Corps' Hopper Dredges Should Be Comprehensively Analyzed. GAO-03-382, March 31, 2003 (46 pages). DCPS: Limitation of Attorneys' Fees for Fiscal Years 1999 through 2001. GAO-03-224R, November 6, 2002 (7 pages). DOD Business Systems Modernization: Continued Investment in Key Accounting Systems Needs to be Justified. GAO-03-465, March 28, 2003 (40 pages). DOD Business Systems Modernization: Longstanding Management and Oversight Weaknesses Continue to Put Investments at Risk. GAO-03-553T, March 31, 2003 (17 pages). DOD User Fees: Implementation Status of Section 1085 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001. GAO-03-265R, October 31, 2002 (3 pages). Data Mining: Results and Challenges for Government Program Audits and Investigations. GAO-03-591T, March 25, 2003 (11 pages). Defense Budget: Improved Reviews Needed to Ensure Better Management of Obligated Funds. GAO-03-275, January 30, 2003 (21 pages). Department of Agriculture: Status of Efforts to Address Major Financial Management Challenges. GAO-03-871T, June 10, 2003 (9 pages). Department of Defense: Status of Financial Management Weaknesses and Progress Toward Reform. GAO-03-931T, June 25, 2003 (33 pages). Department of Housing and Urban Development: Status of Efforts to Implement an Integrated Financial Management System. GAO-03-447R, April 9, 2003 (17 pages). FAA Purchase Cards: Weak Controls Resulted in Instances of Improper and Wasteful Purchases and Missing Assets. GAO-03-405, March 21, 2003 (54 pages). Federal Assistance: Grant System Continues to Be Highly Fragmented. GAO-03-718T, April 29, 2003 (17 pages). Federal Budget: Opportunities for Oversight and Improved Use of Taxpayer Funds. GAO-03-1029T, July 16, 2003 (44 pages). Federal Budget: Opportunities for Oversight and Improved Use of Taxpayer Funds. GAO-03-1030T, July 17, 2003 (44 pages). Federal Procurement: Spending and Workforce Trends. GAO-03-443, April 30, 2003 (158 pages). Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement
Audit Report for The American National Theater and Academy for Fiscal
Years 2001 and 2000. Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the American Council of Learned Societies for Fiscal Years 2002 and 2001. GAO-03-1122R, September 18, 2003 (2 pages). Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement
Audit Report for the American Gold Star Mothers, Incorporated, for Fiscal
Years 2002 and 2001. Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the Aviation Hall of Fame for 2001 and 2000. GAO-03-856R, June 5, 2003 (2 pages). Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the Boy Scouts of America for 2001. GAO-03-858R, June 5, 2003 (2 pages). Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the Fleet Reserve Association for 2002. GAO-03-1123R, September 18, 2003 (2 pages). Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement
Audit Report for the Military Chaplains Association of the United States
of America for 2001 and 2000. Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the Military Order of the World Wars for Fiscal Years 2002 and 2001. GAO-03-1125R, September 18, 2003 (2 pages). Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement
Audit Report for the National Academy of Public Administration for Fiscal
Years 2002 and 2001. Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement
Audit Report for the National Society, Daughters of the American Colonists
for Fiscal Years 2001-2003. Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the National Woman's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic for Fiscal Years 1998-2002. GAO-03-1128R, September 18, 2003 (2 pages). Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement
Audit Report for the Reserve Officers Association of the United States
for Fiscal Years 2002 and 2001. Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War for Fiscal Years 1999-2002. GAO-03-1130R, September 18, 2003 (2 pages). Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement
Audit Reports for The Foundation of the Federal Bar Association for
Fiscal Years 2001 and 2000. Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Reports for the Air Force Sergeants Association for Fiscal Years 2000-2002. GAO-03-853R, June 5, 2003 (2 pages). Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Reports for the Big Brothers-Big Sisters of America for Fiscal Years 2002 and 2001. GAO-03-857R, June 5, 2003 (2 pages). Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Reports for the Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America of 2000-2002. GAO-03-1075R, August 7, 2003 (2 pages). Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement
Audit Reports for the Disabled American Veterans for 2002 and 2001.
GAO-03-1076R,
August 7, 2003 Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement
Audit Reports for the Former Member of Congress for 2002 and 2001. GAO-03-1077R,
August 7, 2003 Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Reports for the General Federation of Women's Clubs for Fiscal Years 2000-2002. GAO-03-1079R, August 7, 2003 (2 pages). Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Reports for the Gold Star Wives for America, Incorporated, for Fiscal Year 2002. GAO-03-1080R, August 7, 2003 (2 pages). Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Reports for the Jewish War Veterans of the united States of America, Inc., for Fiscal Years 2000-2002. GAO-03-1081R, August 7, 2003 (2 pages). Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Reports for the Jewish War Veterans, U.S.A., National Memorial, Incorporated, for Fiscal Year 2001. GAO-03-1082R, August 7, 2003 (2 pages). Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement
Report for the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., for Fiscal Year 2001.
GAO-03-1074R,
August 7, 2003 Federally Chartered Corporation: Rview of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the Civil Air Patrol for Fiscal Year 2000. GAO-03-859R, June 5, 2003 (2 pages). Financial Audit Manual: Update to Part II--Tools. GAO-03-466G,
April 1, 2003 Financial Audit: American Battle Monuments Commission's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2002 and 2001. GAO-03-444, February 28, 2003 (32 pages). Financial Audit: Bureau of Public Debt's Fiscal Years 2002 and 2001 Schedules of Federal Debt. GAO-03-199, November 1, 2002 (27 pages). Financial Audit: Capitol Preservation Fund's Fiscal Years 2002 and 2001 Financial Statements. GAO-03-822, June 13, 2003 (13 pages). Financial Audit: Congressional Award Foundation's Fiscal Years 2002 and 2001 Financial Statements. GAO-03-737, May 15, 2003 (17 pages). Financial Audit: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Funds' 2002 and 2001 Financial Statements. GAO-03-543, March 28, 2003 (61 pages). Financial Audit: IRS's Fiscal Years 2002 and 2001 Financial Statements. GAO-03-243, November 15, 2002 (136 pages). Financial Audit: Independent Counsel Expenditures for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2003. GAO-03-1098, September 30, 2003 (16 pages). Financial Audit: Independent Counsel Expenditures for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2002. GAO-03-445, March 31, 2003 (22 pages). Financial Audit: Senate Restaurants Revolving Fund for Fiscal Years 2002 and 2001. GAO-03-410, March 14, 2003 (15 pages). Financial Management Systems: Core Financial Systems at the 24 Chief Financial Officers Act Agencies. GAO-03-903R, June 27, 2003 (26 pages). Financial Management: Audit of the Centennial of Flight Commission for Fiscal Year 2002. GAO-03-888R, July 31, 2003 (9 pages). Financial Management: Challenges Remain in Addressing the Government's Improper Payments. GAO-03-750T, May 13, 2003 (10 pages). Financial Management: DOD's Metrics Program Provides Focus for Improving Performance. GAO-03-457, March 28, 2003 (37 pages). Financial Management: Effective Implementation of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 Is Key to Reducing the Government's Improper Payments. GAO-03-991T, July 14, 2003 (7 pages). Financial Management: FFMIA Implementation Necessary to Achieve Accountability. GAO-03-31, October 1, 2002 (57 pages). Financial Management: Strategies to Address Improper Payments at HUD, Education, and Other Federal Agencies. GAO-03-167T, October 3, 2002 (31 pages). Financial Management: Survey of Capitalization Threshold and Other Policies for Property, Plant, and Equipment. GAO-03-42, October 15, 2002 (81 pages). Financial Management: Sustained Effort Needed to Resolve Long-Standing Problems at U.S. Agency for International Development. GAO-03-1170T, September 24, 2003 (10 pages). Financial Management: Sustained Efforts Needed to Achieve FFMIA Accountability.
Fiscal Year 2002 U.S. Government Financial Statements: Sustained Leadership
and Oversight Needed for Effective Implementation of Financial Management
Reform. Forest Service Purchase Cards: Internal Control Weaknesses Resulted
in Instances of Improper, Wasteful, and Questionable Purchases. GAO-03-786,
August 11, 2003 Forest Service: Year-end Financial Reporting Significantly Improved, but Certain Underlying Problems Remain. GAO-03-538, May 1, 2003 (23 pages). HUD Purchase Cards: Poor Internal Controls Resulted in Improper and Questionable Purchases. GAO-03-489, April 11, 2003 (20 pages). Internal Revenue Service: Status of Recommendations From Financial Audits and Related Financial Management Reports. GAO-03-665, May 29, 2003 (46 pages). Labor Market Information: Trends and Issues in Funding of State Programs.
Library of Congress: Special Events Gift Fund Operations and Accountability.
Maritime Administration: Weaknesses Identified in Management of the Title XI Loan Guarantee Program. GAO-03-657, June 30, 2003 (51 pages). Medicare Financial Management: Significant Progress Made to Enhance Financial Accountability. GAO-03-151R, October 31, 2002 (44 pages). Medicare Trust Funds Actuarial Estimates: Efforts Have Been Made to
Improve Internal Control over Projection Process but Some Weaknesses
Remain. GAO-03-247R,
Navy Working Capital Fund: Backlog of Funded Work at the Space and
Naval Warfare Systems Command Was Consistently Understated. GAO-03-668,
July 1, 2003 Payment Processing: Statistical Sampling Plan for Voucher Prepayment Examination. GAO-03-1067R, August 28, 2003 (7 pages). Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Statutory Limitation on Administrative Expenses Does Not Provide Meaningful Control. GAO-03-301, February 28, 2003 (37 pages). Performance Budgeting: Current Developments and Future Prospects. GAO-03-595T, April 1, 2003 (22 pages). Purchase Cards: Control Weaknesses Leave the Air Force Vulnerable to Fraud, Waste, and Abuse. GAO-03-292, December 20, 2002 (82 pages). Purchase Cards: Navy Vulnerable to Fraud and Abuse but Is Taking Action to Resolve Control Weaknesses. GAO-03-154T, October 8, 2002 (26 pages). Responses to Posthearing Questions Related to GAO's Testimony on the U.S. Government's Consolidated Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2002. GAO-03-848R, June 16, 2003 (9 pages). Review of the Office of Personnel Management's Analysis of the United States Postal Service's Funding of Civil Service Retirement System Costs. GAO-03-448R, January 31, 2003 (61 pages). Savings Bonds: Actions Needed to Increase the Reliability of Cost-effectiveness Measures. GAO-03-513, June 16, 2003 (44 pages). Small Business Administration: Accounting Anomalies and Limited Operational Data Make Results of Loan Sales Uncertain. GAO-03-87, January 3, 2003 (67 pages). Small Business Administration: Loan Accounting and Other Financial Management Issues Impair Accountability. GAO-03-676T, April 29, 2003 (16 pages). Small Business Administration: Response to September 11 Victims and Performance Measures for Disaster Lending. GAO-03-385, January 29, 2003 (41 pages). Social Security Trust Funds Actuarial Estimates: Internal Control over Projection Process Needs Improvement. GAO-03-246R, March 4, 2003 (24 pages). The National Park Service: Actions Needed to Improve Travel Cost Management.
Title I: Although Definitions of Administrative Expenditures Vary, Almost All Districts Studied Spent Less Than 10 Percent on Administration. GAO-03-386, April 7, 2003 (24 pages). Tobacco Settlement: States' Allocations of Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003 Master Settlement Agreement Payments. GAO-03-407, February 28, 2003 (115 pages). Transmittal of Comptroller General Decision on the Transportation Security Administration's Time and Attendance Approval System. GAO-03-532R, March 11, 2003 (11 pages). Travel Cards: Air Force Management Focus Has Reduced Delinquencies, but Improvements in Controls Are Needed. GAO-03-298, December 20, 2002 (78 pages). Travel Cards: Control Weaknesses Leave Army Vulnerable to Potential Fraud and Abuse. GAO-03-169, October 11, 2002 (102 pages). Travel Cards: Control Weaknesses Leave Navy Vulnerable to Fraud and
Abuse. Travel Cards: Control Weaknesses Leave Navy Vulnerable to Fraud and
Abuse. U.S. Postal Service Actions to Improve Its Financial Reporting. GAO-03-26R, November 13, 2002 (73 pages). Workforce Investment Act: Potential Effects of Alternative Formulas on State Allocations. GAO-03-1043, August 28, 2003 (71 pages). Workforce Investment Act: States' Spending Is on Track, but Better Guidance Would Improve Financial Reporting. GAO-03-239, November 22, 2002 (43 pages). 2000 Census: Complete Costs of Coverage Evaluation Programs Are Not Available. GAO-03-41, October 31, 2002 (24 pages). 2000 Census: Lessons Learned for Planning a More Cost-Effective 2010
Census. Acquisition Management: Agencies Can Improve Training on New Initiatives.
Acquisition Workforce: Status of Agency Efforts to Address Future Needs. GAO-03-55, December 18, 2002 (30 pages). Architect of the Capitol: Management and Accountability Framework Needed for Organizational Transformation. GAO-03-231, January 17, 2003 (124 pages). Campaign Finance Reform: Early Experiences of Two States That Offer Full Public Funding for Political Candidates. GAO-03-453, May 9, 2003 (144 pages). Capitol Hill Anthrax Incident: EPA's Cleanup Was Successful; Opportunities Exist to Enhance Contract Oversight. GAO-03-686, June 4, 2003 (41 pages). Capitol Visitor Center: Current Status of Schedule and Estimated Cost. GAO-03-1014T, July 15, 2003 (7 pages). Civil Penalties: Agencies Unable to Fully Adjust Penalties for Inflation Under Current Law. GAO-03-409, March 14, 2003 (49 pages). Coin and Currency Production: Issues Concerning Who Should Provide
Security. Competitive Sourcing: Implementation Will Be Challenging for Federal
Agencies. Competitive Sourcing: Implementation Will Be Key to Success of New Circular A-76. GAO-03-943T, June 26, 2003 (8 pages). Contract Management: Civilian Agency Compliance with Revised Task and Delivery Order Regulations. GAO-03-983, August 29, 2003 (34 pages). Contract Management: Comments on Proposed Services Acquisition Reform
Act. Contract Management: Comments on Selected Provisions of the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003, H.R. 1837. GAO-03-802R, June 13, 2003 (7 pages). Contract Management: Commercial Use of Share-in-Savings Contracting. GAO-03-327, January 31, 2003 (14 pages). Contract Management: Government Faces Challenges in Gathering Socioeconomic Data on Purchase Card Merchants. GAO-03-56, December 13, 2002 (27 pages). Contract Management: No Reliable Data to Measure Benefits of the Simplified Acquisition Test Program. GAO-03-1068, September 30, 2003 (10 pages). Contract Management: OFPP Policy Regarding Share-in-Savings Contracting Pursuant to the E-Government Act of 2002. GAO-03-552R, March 24, 2003 (2 pages). Contract Management: Postal Service's National Office Supply Contract Has Not Been Effectively Implemented. GAO-03-230, January 17, 2003 (30 pages). Contract Management: Reporting of Small Business Contract Awards Does Not Reflect Current Business Size. GAO-03-704T, May 7, 2003 (10 pages). Decennial Census: Lessons Learned for Locating and Counting Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers. GAO-03-605, July 3, 2003 (28 pages). Decennial Census: Methods for Collecting and Reporting Data on the Homeless and Others without Conventional Housing Need Refinement. GAO-03-227, January 17, 2003 (30 pages). Decennial Census: Methods for Collecting and Reporting Hispanic Subgroup Data Need Refinement. GAO-03-228, January 17, 2003 (25 pages). Department of Health and Human Services: Amounts Charged to the Department for Events Attended by the President. GAO-03-791R, June 9, 2003 (5 pages). Department of Health and Human Services: Controls over Travel Program
Are Generally Effective, but Some Improvements Are Needed. GAO-03-334,
February 21, 2003 Department of Health and Human Services: Review of the Management of Inspector General Operations. GAO-03-685, June 10, 2003 (50 pages). District of Columbia: Issues Associated with the Child and Family Services Agency's Performance and Policies. GAO-03-611T, April 2, 2003 (15 pages). District of Columbia: Performance Report Shows Continued Progress.
GAO-03-693,
Electronic Procurement: Business Strategy Needed for GSA's Advantage
System. Electronic Rulemaking: Efforts to Facilitate Public Participation Can
Be Improved. Employment of OMHAR Staff at HUD Following Their Employment at OMHAR.
Executive Reorganization Authority: Balancing Executive and Congressional Roles in Shaping the Federal Government's Structure. GAO-03-624T, April 3, 2003 (20 pages). Facilities Location: Progress and Barriers in Selecting Rural Areas and Using Telework. GAO-03-1110T, September 4, 2003 (14 pages). Federal Pensions: DOL Oversight and Thrift Savings Plan Accountability. GAO-03-400, April 23, 2003 (17 pages). Federal Programs: Ethnographic Studies Can Inform Agencies' Actions. GAO-03-455, March 31, 2003 (29 pages). Federal Real Property: Executive and Legislative Actions Needed to Address Long-standing and Complex Problems. GAO-03-839T, June 5, 2003 (28 pages). Federal Real Property: Vacant and Underutilized Properties at GSA, VA, and USPS. GAO-03-747, August 19, 2003 (67 pages). Federal Vacancies Reform Act: Key Elements for Agency Procedures for Complying with the Act. GAO-03-806, July 15, 2003 (16 pages). Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Request: U.S. General Accounting Office. GAO-03-580T, March 27, 2003 (23 pages). Formula Grants: 2000 Census Redistributes Federal Funding Among States.
Freedom of Information Act: Agency Views on Changes Resulting from New Administration Policy. GAO-03-981, September 3, 2003 (38 pages). GAO'S Proposed Human Capital Legislation: Views of the Employee Advisory Council. GAO-03-1020T, July 16, 2003 (10 pages). GAO'S Proposed Human Capital Legislation: Views of the Employee Advisory Council. GAO-03-1162T, September 16, 2003 (11 pages). GAO: Additional Human Capital Flexibilities Are Needed. GAO-03-1024T, July 16, 2003 (34 pages). GAO: Transformation Challenges, and Opportunities. GAO-03-1167T, General Services Administration: Factors Affecting the Construction and Operating Costs of Federal Buildings. GAO-03-609T, April 2, 2003 (19 pages). Government Contracting: Adjudicated Violations of Certain Laws by Federal Contractors. GAO-03-163, November 15, 2002 (68 pages). Human Capital Legislative Proposals to NASA's Fiscal Year 2003 Authorization Bill. GAO-03-264R, November 15, 2002 (8 pages). Human Capital Management: FAA's Reform Effort Requires a More Strategic Approach. GAO-03-156, February 3, 2003 (68 pages). Human Capital: A Guide for Assessing Strategic Training and Development Efforts in the Federal Government (Exposure Draft). GAO-03-893G, July 1, 2003 (80 pages). Human Capital: Building on DOD's Reform Effort to Foster Governmentwide Improvements. GAO-03-851T, June 4, 2003 (12 pages). Human Capital: Building on the Current Momentum to Address High-Risk
Issues. Human Capital: DHS Personnel System Design Effort Provides for Collaboration and Employee Participation. GAO-03-1099, September 30, 2003 (38 pages). Human Capital: Effective Use of Flexibilities Can Assist Agencies in Managing Their Workforces. GAO-03-2, December 6, 2002 (56 pages). Human Capital: Further Guidance, Assistance, and Coordination Can Improve Federal Telework Efforts. GAO-03-679, July 18, 2003 (82 pages). Human Capital: Insights for U.S. Agencies from Other Countries' Succession Planning and Management Initiatives. GAO-03-914, September 15, 2003 (24 pages). Human Capital: OPM Can Better Assist Agencies in Using Personnel Flexibilities.
Human Capital: Opportunities to Improve Executive Agencies' Hiring
Processes. Human Capital: Selected Agency Actions to Integrate Human Capital Approaches to Attain Mission Results. GAO-03-446, April 11, 2003 (30 pages). Kennedy Center: Improvements Needed to Strengthen the Construction
Process. Kennedy Center: Improvements Needed to Strengthen the Management and Oversight of the Construction Process. GAO-03-823, September 5, 2003 (20 pages). Maintaining Effective Control over Employee Time and Attendance Reporting.
Management Reform: Continuing Progress in Implementing Initiatives in the President's Management Agenda. GAO-03-556T, March 26, 2003 (21 pages). Managing for Results: Efforts to Strengthen the Link Between Resources and Results at the Administration for Children and Families. GAO-03-09, December 10, 2002 (46 pages). Managing for Results: Efforts to Strengthen the Link Between Resources and Results at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. GAO-03-258, December 10, 2002 (31 pages). Managing for Results: Efforts to Strengthen the Link Between Resources and Results at the Veterans Health Administration. GAO-03-10, December 10, 2002 (23 pages). March 19 Hearing on Sourcing and Acquisition--Questions for the Record.
Mine Safety and Health Administration: Implementation of the Inflation Adjustment Act. GAO-03-288R, November 27, 2002 (2 pages). National Science Foundation: Status of the Business Analysis Plan Contract.
OFPP Followup to Federal Supply Schedule Recommendations. GAO-03-399R, January 31, 2003 (2 pages). Paperwork Reduction Act: Record Increase in Agencies' Burden Estimates.
Performance and Accountability: Reported Agency Actions and Plans to Address 2001 Management Challenges and Program Risks. GAO-03-225, October 31, 2002 (189 pages). Pipeline Safety: Systematic Process Needed to Evaluate Outcomes of Research and Development Program. GAO-03-746, June 30, 2003 (42 pages). Postal Service: Employee Issues Associated with the Potential Closure of the San Mateo IT Center. GAO-03-205, January 31, 2003 (55 pages). Posthearing Questions Related to Pay for Performance. GAO-03-793R,
May 19, 2003 Posthearing Questions Related to Strategic Human Capital Management. GAO-03-779R, May 22, 2003 (11 pages). Privacy Act: OMB Leadership Needed to Improve Agency Compliance. GAO-03-304, June 30, 2003 (74 pages). Program Evaluation: An Evaluation Culture and Collaborative Partnerships Help Build Agency Capacity. GAO-03-454, May 2, 2003 (29 pages). Proposed Revisions to OMB Circular A-76. GAO-03-391R, January 16, 2003 (5 pages). Regulatory Programs: Opportunities to Enhance Oversight of the Real Estate Appraisal Industry. GAO-03-404, May 14, 2003 (101 pages). Regulatory Takings: Implementation of Executive Order on Government Actions Affecting Private Property Use. GAO-03-1015, September 19, 2003 (42 pages). Reporting of Small Business Contract Awards Does Not Reflect Current Business Size. GAO-03-776R, May 7, 2003 (2 pages). Results-Oriented Cultures: Creating a Clear Linkage between Individual Performance and Organizational Success. GAO-03-488, March 14, 2003 (34 pages). Results-Oriented Cultures: Implementation Steps to Assist Mergers and Organizational Transformations. GAO-03-669, July 2, 2003 (37 pages). Results-Oriented Cultures: Modern Performance Management Systems Are Needed to Effectively Support Pay for Performance. GAO-03-612T, April 1, 2003 (15 pages). Results-Oriented Government: Shaping the Government to Meet 21st Century Challenges. GAO-03-1168T, September 17, 2003 (26 pages). Results-Oriented Government: Using GPRA to Address 21st Century Challenges.
Results-Oriented Management: Agency Crosscutting Actions and Plans in Border Control, Flood Mitigation and Insurance, Wetlands, and Wildland Fire Management. GAO-03-321, December 20, 2002 (59 pages). Results-Oriented Management: Agency Crosscutting Actions and Plans
in Drug Control, Family Poverty, Financial Institution Regulation, and
Public Health Systems. Retiree Health Benefits at Selected Government Contractors. GAO-03-412R, February 27, 2003 (6 pages). Rulemaking: OMB's Role in Reviews of Agencies' Draft Rules and the Transparency of Those Reviews. GAO-03-929, September 22, 2003 (216 pages). Senior Executive Service: Enhanced Agency Efforts Needed to Improve Diversity as the Senior Corps Turns Over. GAO-03-34, January 17, 2003 (121 pages). Small Business Contracting: Concerns About the Administration's Plan to Address Contract Bundling Issues. GAO-03-559T, March 18, 2003 (4 pages). Status of the L. Mendel Rivers Federal Building Exchange. GAO-03-816R, June 26, 2003 (2 pages). Telecommunications: GSA Needs to Improve Process for Awarding Task Orders for Local Service. GAO-03-369, April 4, 2003 (28 pages). Thrift Savings Plan: Delayed Allocation of Failed System Development Costs to Participant Accounts. GAO-03-827R, July 22, 2003 (10 pages). U.S. Coins: Public Views on Changing Coin Design. GAO-03-206, December 17, 2002 (62 pages). U.S. Customs Service: Prospective Rulings More Timely, but Database Reliability Questions Remain. GAO-03-828, August 6, 2003 (36 pages). U.S. Postal Service: A Primer on Postal Worksharing. GAO-03-927,
July 31, 2003 U.S. Postal Service: Better Guidance Is Needed to Improve Communication Should Anthrax Contamination Occur in the Future. GAO-03-316, April 7, 2003 (56 pages). U.S. Postal Service: Issues Associated with Anthrax Testing at the Wallingford Facility. GAO-03-787T, May 19, 2003 (26 pages). U.S. Postal Service: Key Postal Transformation Issues. GAO-03-812T,
May 29, 2003 U.S. Postal Service: More Consistent Implementation of Policies and Procedures for Cash Security Needed. GAO-03-267, November 15, 2002 (15 pages). Use of Legislative Incentive for Performance-Based Contracting Unknown.
Ambulance Services: Medicare Payments Can Be Better Targeted to Trips in Less Densely Populated Rural Areas. GAO-03-986, September 19, 2003 (36 pages). Bone Marrow Transplants: Despite Recruitment Successes, National Program May Be Underutilized. GAO-03-182, October 18, 2002 (42 pages). CDC's April 2002 Report On Smoking: Estimates of Selected Health Consequences of Cigarette Smoking Were Reasonable. GAO-03-942R, July 17, 2003 (19 pages). CMS Contracting: Issues Concerning Administrator's Decision to Exclude Subcontractor. GAO-03-842, July 8, 2003 (27 pages). DOD and VA Health Care: Access for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries. GAO-03-904R, June 13, 2003 (2 pages). Defense Health Care: Army Needs to Assess the Health Status of All Early-Deploying Reservists. GAO-03-437, April 15, 2003 (28 pages). Dietary Supplements Containing Ephedra: Health Risks and FDA's Oversight.
Dietary Supplements: Review of Health-Related Call Records for Users of Metabolife 356. GAO-03-494, March 31, 2003 (30 pages). Federal Employees' Health Benefits: Effects of Using Pharmacy Benefit Managers on Health Plans, Enrollees, and Pharmacies. GAO-03-196, January 10, 2003 (39 pages). Federal Employees' Health Plans: Premium Growth and OPM's Role in Negotiating Benefits. GAO-03-236, December 31, 2002 (31 pages). Federal Funds: Fiscal Year 2001 Expenditures by Selected Organizations Involved in Health-Related Activities. GAO-03-527R, May 16, 2003 (19 pages). Group Purchasing Organizations: Use of Contracting Processes and Strategies to Award Contracts for Medical-Surgical Products. GAO-03-998T, July 16, 2003 (20 pages). Health Care: Approaches to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities. GAO-03-862R,
Health Insurance: States' Protections and Programs Benefit Some Unemployed Individuals. GAO-03-191, October 25, 2002 (34 pages). Hospital Emergency Departments: Crowded Conditions Vary among Hospitals and Communities. GAO-03-460, March 14, 2003 (64 pages). Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Bioterrorism Preparedness Efforts Have Improved Public Health Response Capacity, but Gaps Remain. GAO-03-654T, April 9, 2003 (14 pages). Infectious Diseases: Gaps Remain in Surveillance Capabilities of State and Local Agencies. GAO-03-1176T, September 24, 2003 (17 pages). Long-Term Care: Federal Oversight of Growing Medicaid Home and Community-Based Waivers Should Be Strengthened. GAO-03-576, June 20, 2003 (64 pages). Medicaid Formula: Differences in Funding Ability among States Often Are Widened. GAO-03-620, July 10, 2003 (45 pages). Medicaid and SCHIP: States Use Varying Approaches to Monitor Children's Access to Care. GAO-03-222, January 14, 2003 (66 pages). Medicaid and Ticket to Work: States' Early Efforts to Cover Working Individuals with Disabilities. GAO-03-587, June 13, 2003 (37 pages). Medical Malpractice Insurance: Multiple Factors Have Contributed to Increased Premium Rates. GAO-03-702, June 27, 2003 (67 pages). Medical Malpractice: Implications of Rising Premiums on Access to Health
Care. Medicare Appeals: Disparity between Requirements and Responsible Agencies' Capabilities. GAO-03-841, September 29, 2003 (45 pages). Medicare Home Health Payment: Nonroutine Medical Supply Data Needed to Assess Payment Adjustments. GAO-03-878, August 15, 2003 (17 pages). Medicare Physician Payments: Medical Settings and Safety of Endoscopic Procedures. GAO-03-179, October 18, 2002 (24 pages). Medicare Provider Enrollment: Opportunities to Enhance Program Integrity Efforts. GAO-03-185, March 17, 2003 (23 pages). Medicare+Choice: Selected Program Requirements and Other Entities' Standards for HMOs. GAO-03-180, October 31, 2002 (76 pages). Medicare: Divided Authority for Policies on Coverage of Procedures and Devices Results in Inequities. GAO-03-175, April 11, 2003 (48 pages). Medicare: Financial Challenges and Considerations for Reform. GAO-03-577T,
Medicare: Modest Eligibility Expansion for Critical Access Hospital Program Should Be Considered. GAO-03-948, September 19, 2003 (35 pages). Medicare: Modifying Payments for Certain Pathology Services Is Warranted.
Medicare: Most Beneficiaries Receive Some but Not All Recommended Preventive Services. GAO-03-958, September 8, 2003 (37 pages). Medicare: Observations on Program Sustainability and Strategies to Control Spending on Any Proposed Drug Benefit. GAO-03-650T, April 9, 2003 (25 pages). Medicare: Payment for Blood Clotting Factor Exceeds Providers' Acquisition
Cost. Military Retiree Health Benefits: Enrollment Low in Federal Employee Health Plans under DOD Demonstration. GAO-03-547, June 6, 2003 (54 pages). Military Treatment Facilities: Internal Control Activities Need Improvement.
Newborn Screening: Characteristics of State Programs. GAO-03-449, March 17, 2003 (42 pages). Nursing Home Quality: Prevalence of Serious Problems, While Declining, Reinforces Importance of Enhanced Oversight. GAO-03-561, July 15, 2003 (97 pages). Nursing Homes: Prevalence of Serious Quality Problems Remains Unacceptably High, Despite Some Decline. GAO-03-1016T, July 17, 2003 (15 pages). Nursing Homes: Public Reporting of Quality Indicators Has Merit, but National Implementation Is Premature. GAO-03-187, October 31, 2002 (40 pages). Pediatric Drug Research: Food and Drug Administration Should More Efficiently Monitor Inclusion of Minority Children. GAO-03-950, September 26, 2003 (29 pages). Prescription Drug Discount Cards: Savings Depend on Pharmacy and Type of Card Used. GAO-03-912, September 3, 2003 (19 pages). Prescription Drugs: FDA Oversight of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Has Limitations. GAO-03-177, October 28, 2002 (33 pages). Private Health Insurance: Federal and State Requirements Affecting Coverage Offered by Small Business. GAO-03-1133, September 30, 2003 (57 pages). SARS Outbreak: Improvements to Public Health Capacity Are Needed for Responding to Bioterrorism and Emerging Infectious Diseases. GAO-03-769T, May 7, 2003 (20 pages). Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: Established Infectious Disease Control
Measures Helped Contain Spread, But a Large-Scale Resurgence May Pose
Challenges. Skilled Nursing Facilities: Available Data Show Average Nursing Staff Time Changed Little after Medicare Payment Increase. GAO-03-176, November 13, 2002 (32 pages). Skilled Nursing Facilities: Medicare Payments Exceed Costs for Most but Not All Facilities. GAO-03-183, December 31, 2002 (32 pages). Smallpox Vaccination: Implementation of National Program Faces Challenges.
Specialty Hospitals: Information on National Market Share, Physician Ownership, and Patients Served. GAO-03-683R, April 18, 2003 (18 pages). VA Research: Actions Insufficient to Further Strengthen Human Subject Protections. GAO-03-917T, June 18, 2003 (14 pages). Youth Illicit Drug Use Prevention: DARE Long-Term Evaluations and Federal Efforts to Identify Effective Programs. GAO-03-172R, January 15, 2003 (20 pages). Airport Passenger Screening: Preliminary Observations on Progress Made and Challenges Remaining. GAO-03-1173, September 24, 2003 (19 pages). Aviation Security: Progress Since September 11, 2001, and the Challenges
Ahead. Aviation Security: Registered Traveler Program Policy and Implementation
Issues. Bioterrorism: Information Technology Strategy Could Strengthen Federal
Agencies' Abilities to Respond to Public Health Emergencies. GAO-03-139,
May 30, 2003 Bioterrorism: Preparedness Varied across State and Local Jurisdictions. GAO-03-373, April 7, 2003 (48 pages). Border Security: Challenges in Implementing Border Technology. GAO-03-546T,
Border Security: Implications of Eliminating the Visa Waiver Program. GAO-03-38, November 22, 2002 (44 pages). Border Security: New Policies and Increased Interagency Coordination Needed to Improve Visa Process. GAO-03-1013T, July 15, 2003 (11 pages). Border Security: New Policies and Procedures Are Needed to Fill Gaps in the Visa Revocation Process. GAO-03-798, June 18, 2003 (48 pages). Border Security: New Policies and Procedures Are Needed to Fill Gaps in the Visa Revocation Process. GAO-03-908T, June 18, 2003 (10 pages). Building Security: Security Responsibilities for Federally Owned and Leased Facilities. GAO-03-8, October 31, 2002 (45 pages). Coast Guard: Challenges during the Transition to the Department of Homeland Security. GAO-03-594T, April 1, 2003 (23 pages). Combating Bioterrorism: Actions Needed to Improve Security at Plum Island Animal Disease Center. GAO-03-847, September 19, 2003 (46 pages). Combating Terrorism: Actions Needed to Improve Force Protection for DOD Deployments through Domestic Seaports. GAO-03-15, October 22, 2002 (32 pages). Combating Terrorism: Funding Data Reported to Congress Should Be Improved.
Combating Terrorism: Interagency Framework and Agency Programs to Address the Overseas Threat. GAO-03-165, May 23, 2003 (263 pages). Combating Terrorism: Observations on National Strategies Related to
Terrorism. Container Security: Current Efforts to Detect Nuclear Materials, New Initiatives, and Challenges. GAO-03-297T, November 18, 2002 (22 pages). Container Security: Expansion of Key Customs Programs Will Require Greater Attention to Critical Success Factors. GAO-03-770, July 25, 2003 (51 pages). Counterfeit Documents Used to Enter the United States From Certain Western Hemisphere Countries Not Detected. GAO-03-713T, May 13, 2003 (4 pages). Critical Infrastructure Protection: Challenges for Selected Agencies and Industry Sectors. GAO-03-233, February 28, 2003 (66 pages). Critical Infrastructure Protection: Efforts of the Financial Services Sector to Address Cyber Threats. GAO-03-173, January 30, 2003 (53 pages). Department of Homeland Security: Challenges and Steps in Establishing Sound Financial Management. GAO-03-1134T, September 10, 2003 (23 pages). Food-Processing Security: Voluntary Efforts Are Under Way, but Federal Agencies Cannot Fully Assess Their Implementation. GAO-03-342, February 14, 2003 (48 pages). Highlights of a GAO Forum: Mergers and Transformation: Lessons Learned for a Department of Homeland Security and Other Federal Agencies. GAO-03-293SP, November 14, 2002 (14 pages). Homeland Defense: Preliminary Observations on How Overseas and Domestic Missions Impact DOD Forces. GAO-03-677T, April 29, 2003 (15 pages). Homeland Security: CDC's Oversight of the Select Agent Program. GAO-03-315R, November 22, 2002 (8 pages). Homeland Security: Challenges Facing the Coast Guard as it Transitions to the New Department. GAO-03-467T, February 12, 2003 (15 pages). Homeland Security: Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland Security
in Balancing its Border Security and Trade Facilitation Missions. GAO-03-902T,
Homeland Security: Challenges to Implementing the Immigration Interior Enforcement Strategy. GAO-03-660T, April 10, 2003 (12 pages). Homeland Security: Department of Justice's Response to Its Congressional Mandate to Assess and Report on Chemical Industry Vulnerabilities. GAO-03-24R, October 10, 2002 (11 pages). Homeland Security: EPA's Management of Clean Air Act Chemical Facility
Data. Homeland Security: Efforts to Improve Information Sharing Need to Be Strengthened. GAO-03-760, August 27, 2003 (53 pages). Homeland Security: INS Cannot Locate Many Aliens Because It Lacks Reliable Address Information. GAO-03-188, November 21, 2002 (46 pages). Homeland Security: Information Sharing Responsibilities, Challenges, and Key Management Issues. GAO-03-715T, May 8, 2003 (49 pages). Homeland Security: Information Sharing Responsibilities, Challenges, and Key Management Issues. GAO-03-1165T, September 17, 2003 (54 pages). Homeland Security: Information Technology Funding and Associated Management Issues. GAO-03-250, December 13, 2002 (33 pages). Homeland Security: Justice Department's Project to Interview Aliens
after Homeland Security: Management Challenges Facing Federal Leadership. GAO-03-260, December 20, 2002 (78 pages). Homeland Security: OMB's Temporary Cessation of Information Technology Funding for New Investments. GAO-03-186T, October 1, 2002 (14 pages). Homeland Security: Reforming Federal Grants to Better Meet Outstanding
Needs. Homeland Security: Risks Facing Key Border and Transportation Security Program Need to Be Addressed. GAO-03-1083, September 19, 2003 (98 pages). Homeland Security: Voluntary Initiatives Are Under Way at Chemical Facilities, but the Extent of Security Preparedness Is Unknown. GAO-03-439, March 14, 2003 (41 pages). Hospital Preparedness: Most Urban Hospitals Have Emergency Plans but Lack Certain Capacities for Bioterrorism Response. GAO-03-924, August 6, 2003 (39 pages). Information Security: Progress Made, But Challenges Remain to Protect Federal Systems and the Nation's Critical Infrastructures. GAO-03-564T, April 8, 2003 (72 pages). Information Technology: Terrorist Watch Lists Should Be Consolidated to Promote Better Integration and Sharing. GAO-03-322, April 15, 2003 (78 pages). Land Border Ports of Entry: Vulnerabilities and Inefficiencies in the Inspections Process. GAO-03-1084R, August 18, 2003 (4 pages). Maritime Security: Progress Made in Implementing Maritime Transportation Security Act, but Concerns Remain. GAO-03-1155T, September 9, 2003 (14 pages). Nuclear Nonproliferation: U.S. and International Assistance Efforts to Control Sealed Radioactive Sources Need Strengthening. GAO-03-638, May 16, 2003 (94 pages). Nuclear Regulation: Emergency Preparedness Issues at the Indian Point 2 Nuclear Power Plant. GAO-03-528T, March 10, 2003 (13 pages). Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Oversight of Security at Commercial Nuclear Power Plants Needs to Be Strengthened. GAO-03-752, September 4, 2003 (35 pages). Nuclear Security: DOE Faces Security Challenges in the Post September 11, 2001, Environment. GAO-03-896TNI, June 24, 2003 (19 pages). Nuclear Security: NNSA Needs to Better Manage Its Safeguards and Security Program. GAO-03-471, May 30, 2003 (23 pages). Post-Hearing Question From the May 8, 2003, Hearing on Barriers to
Information Sharing at the Department of Homeland Security. GAO-03-985R,
July 7, 2003 Potential Terrorist Attacks: Additional Actions Needed to Better Prepare Critical Financial Market Participants. GAO-03-251, February 12, 2003 (112 pages). Potential Terrorist Attacks: Additional Actions Needed to Better Prepare Critical Financial Market Participants. GAO-03-414, February 12, 2003 (111 pages). Potential Terrorist Attacks: More Actions Needed to Better Prepare Critical Financial Markets. GAO-03-468T, February 12, 2003 (9 pages). Weaknesses In Screening Entrants Into the United States. GAO-03-438T, January 30, 2003 (3 pages). Elderly Housing: Project Funding and Other Factors Delay Assistance to Needy Households. GAO-03-512, May 30, 2003 (72 pages). Elderly Housing: Project Funding and Other Factors Delay Assistance to Needy Households. GAO-03-807T, June 17, 2003 (11 pages). HUD Management: Actions Needed to Improve Acquisition Management. GAO-03-157, November 15, 2002 (59 pages). HUD Management: Impact Measurement Needed for Technical Assistance. GAO-03-12, October 25, 2002 (31 pages). Military Housing: Opportunities That Should Be Explored to Improve
Housing and Reduce Costs for Unmarried Junior Servicemembers. GAO-03-602,
June 10, 2003 Public Housing: HOPE VI Leveraging Has Increased, but HUD Has Not Met Annual Reporting Requirement. GAO-03-91, November 15, 2002 (28 pages). Public Housing: HUD's Oversight of HOPE VI Sites Needs to Be More Consistent.
Public Housing: Information on Receiverships at Public Housing Authorities.
Rural Housing Service: Opportunities to Improve Management. GAO-03-911T,
Electronic Disability Claims Processing: Social Security Administration's Accelerated Strategy Faces Significant Risks. GAO-03-984T, July 24, 2003 (17 pages). Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Single-Employer Pension Insurance Program Faces Significant Long-Term Risks. GAO-03-873T, September 4, 2003 (39 pages). Private Pensions: Participants Need Information on Risks They Face in Managing Pension Assets at and during Retirement. GAO-03-810, July 29, 2003 (66 pages).
Private Pensions: Process Needed to Monitor the Mandated Interest Rate for Pension Calculations. GAO-03-313, February 27, 2003 (41 pages). Retirement Income Data: Improvements Could Better Support Analysis of Future Retirees' Prospects. GAO-03-337, March 21, 2003 (81 pages). Retirement Income: Intergenerational Comparisons of Wealth and Future
Income. Social Security Administration: Subcommittee Questions Concerning Efforts to Automate the Disability Claims Process. GAO-03-1113R, September 5, 2003 (10 pages). Social Security Disability: Reviews of Beneficiaries' Disability Status
Require Continued Attention to Achieve Timeliness and Cost-Effectiveness.
GAO-03-662,
July 24, 2003 Social Security Disability: Reviews of Beneficiaries' Disability Status Require Continued Attention to Improve Service Delivery. GAO-03-1027T, July 24, 2003 (21 pages). Social Security Numbers: Ensuring the Integrity of the SSN. GAO-03-941T,
Social Security Numbers: Improved SSN Verification and Exchange of
States' Driver Records Would Enhance Identity Verification. GAO-03-920,
September 15, 2003 Social Security Reform: Analysis of Reform Models Developed by the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security. GAO-03-310, January 15, 2003 (105 pages). Social Security Reform: Analysis of a Trust Fund Exhaustion Scenario. GAO-03-907, July 29, 2003 (46 pages). Social Security Reform: Analysis of a Trust Fund Exhaustion Scenario
Illustrates the Difficult Choices and the Need for Early Action. GAO-03-1038T,
July 29, 2003 Social Security Reform: Information on Using a Voluntary Approach to Individual Accounts. GAO-03-309, March 10, 2003 (65 pages). Social Security and Minorities: Earnings, Disability Incidence, and Mortality Are Key Factors That Influence Taxes Paid and Benefits Received. GAO-03-387, | ||