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Date April 27, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-657T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, April 27, 2006 Testimony Before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives MILITARY PAY Military Debts Present Significant Hardships to Hundreds of Sick and Injured GWOT Soldiers
Statement of Gregory D. Kutz, Managing Director Forensic Audits and Special Investigations ... |
Date Aug. 31, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-670 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
August 2005 Report to Congressional Requesters SEC AND CFTC PENALTIES Continued Progress Made in Collection Efforts, but Greater SEC Management Attention Is Needed GAO-05-670 a August 2005 SEC AND CFTC PENALTIES Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-670, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Continued Progress Made in... |
Date July 26, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-697R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 July 26, 2005 Congressional Requesters Subject: Financial Management: State and Federal Governments Are Not Taking Action to Collect Unpaid Debt through Reciprocal Agreements The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA) allows the federal government to collect state debts from federal payments to contractors. However, before... |
Date Jan. 31, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-80 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
January 2005 Report to the Honorable Byron L. Dorgan, U.S. Senate CRIMINAL DEBT Court-Ordered Restitution Amounts Far Exceed Likely Collections for the Crime Victims in Selected Financial Fraud Cases GAO-05-80 a January 2005 CRIMINAL DEBT Court-Ordered Restitution Amounts Far Exceed Likely Collections for the Crime Victims in Selected Financial Fr... |
Date Aug. 20, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-783 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
August 2004 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MEDICARE SECONDARY PAYER Improvements Needed to Enhance Debt Recovery Process GAO-04-783 August 2004 MEDICARE SECONDARY PAYER Improvements Needed to Enhance Debt Recovery Process Highlights of GAO-04-783, a report to the... |
Date July 21, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-938 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
July 2004 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VA HEALTH CARE Guidance Needed for Determining the Cost to Collect from Veterans and Private Health Insurers GAO-04-938 July 2004 VA HEALTH CARE Guidance Needed for Determining the Cost to Collect from Veterans... |
Date July 21, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-967T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Wednesday, July 21, 2004 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VA MEDICAL CENTERS Internal Control Weaknessess Impair Third-Party Collections
Statement of McCoy Williams, Director, Financial Management and Assu... |
Date July 19, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-739 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
July 2004 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VA MEDICAL CENTERS Further Operational Improvements Could Enhance Third-Party Collections GAO-04-739 a July 2004 VA MEDICAL CENTERS Further Operational Improvements Could Enhance Third-Party Collections Highlig... |
Date May 24, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-492 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 2004 Report to Congressional Committees TAX DEBT COLLECTION IRS Is Addressing Critical Success Factors for Contracting Out but Will Need to Study the Best Use of Resources GAO-04-492 a May 2004 TAX DEBT COLLECTION IRS Is Addressing Critical Success Factors for Contracting Out but Will Need to Study the Best Use of Resources Highlights of GAO-04-492, ... |
Date March 5, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-338 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2004 Report to the Honorable Byron L. Dorgan, U.S. Senate CRIMINAL DEBT Actions Still Needed to Address Deficiencies in Justice’s Collection Processes GAO-04-338 a March 2004 CRIMINAL DEBT Actions Still Needed to Address Deficiencies in Justice’s Collection Processes Highlights of GAO-04-338, a report to the Honorable Byron L. Dorgan, U.S. Sena... |
Date Oct. 31, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-04-47 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 2003 Report to the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget DEBT COLLECTION Opportunities Exist for Improving FMS’s Cross-Servicing Program GAO-04-47 a October 2003 DEBT COLLECTION Opportunities Exist For Improving FMS’s Cross-Servicing Program Highlights of GAO-04-47, a report to the Secretary of the ... |
Date May 7, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-732T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, May 7, 2003 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives COMPLIANCE AND COLLECTION Challenges for IRS in Reversing Trends and Implementing New Initiatives
Statement of Michael Brostek, Director Strate... |
Date March 6, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-356 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2003 Report to Congressional Requesters TAX ADMINISTRATION Federal Payment Levy Program Measures, Performance, and Equity Can Be Improved GAO-03-356 March 2003 TAX ADMINISTRATION Federal Payment Levy Program Measures, Performance, and Equity Can Be Improved Highlights of GAO-03-356, a report to the Committee on Ways and Means and Subcommittee on Ov... |
Date Jan. 31, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-145 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
January 2003 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VA HEALTH CARE Third-Party Collections Rising as VA Continues to Address Problems in Its Collections Operations GAO-03-145 January 2003 VA HEALTH CARE Third-Party Collections Rising as VA Continues to Address Probl... |
Date Jan. 3, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-318R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 January 3, 2003 The Honorable Bob Wenzel Acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue Internal Revenue Service Subject: Minimizing Inappropriate Levies in IRS’s Federal Payment Levy Program Dear Mr. Wenzel: Each year, thousands of taxpayers who owe delinquent federal taxes receive billions of dollars in federal payments. To help the Interna... |
Date Nov. 13, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-03-202T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10 a.m. Wednesday, November 13, 2002 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives DEBT COLLECTION Agriculture Making Progress in Addressing Key Challenges
Statement of Gary T. Engel Director, Fi... |
Date May 31, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-655 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 2002 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate CIVIL FINES AND PENALTIES DEBT Review of U.S. Customs Service’s Management and Collection Processes GAO-02-655 a Contents Letter
Results in Brief Scope and Methodology Background Broker’s Bankruptcy Is the Primary R... |
Date May 30, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-635 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 2002 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives DOD CONTRACT MANAGEMENT Overpayments Continue and Management and Accounting Issues Remain GAO-02-635 a Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Overpayments and Underpayments Continue DOD Initiatives to Manage and Reduce Overpayments Management and Accounting Con... |
Date May 2, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-698T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade, Committee on Financial Services, House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected at 10 a.m., EDT Thursday May 2, 2002 DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Switching Some Multilateral Loans to Grants Would Lessen Poor Country Debt Burdens
Statement of Joseph A. Christoff, Director Int... |
Date April 19, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-593 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2002 Report to Congressional Requesters DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Switching Some Multilateral Loans to Grants Lessens Poor Country Debt Burdens GAO-02-593 a United States General Accounting Office April 2002 G A O
Accountability Integrity Reliability Highlights
Why GAO Did This Study
Under current debt relief efforts, the World Bank and International Mo... |
Date March 29, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-463 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2002 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives DEBT COLLECTION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1996 Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency Has Not Yet Fully Implemented Certain Key Provisions GAO-02-463 a Contents Letter... |
Date March 29, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-462 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2002 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives DEBT COLLECTION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1996 Major Data Sources Inadequate for Implementing the Debtor Bar Provision GAO-02-462 a Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Ob... |
Date Feb. 28, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-308 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO February 2002 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives DEBT COLLECTION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1996 Department of Agriculture’s Rural Housing Service Has Not Yet Fully Implemented Certain Key Provisions GAO-02-308 a Contents L... |
Date Feb. 28, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-313 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 2002 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives DEBT COLLECTION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1996 Status of Selected Agencies’ Implementation of Administrative Wage Garnishment GAO-02-313 a Contents Letter
Results in Brief B... |
Date Feb. 22, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-307 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO February 2002 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives DEBT COLLECTION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1996 HHS’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Faces Challenges to Fully Implement Certain Key Provisions GAO-02-307 a Content... |
Date Dec. 31, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-02-116 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 2001 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate CIVIL FINES AND PENALTIES DEBT Review of CMS’ Management and Collection Processes GAO-02-116 a Contents Letter
Results in Brief Scope and Methodology Background Increase in Fraud and Abuse Debt Is the Primary Rea... |
Date Dec. 31, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-02-211 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 2001 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate CIVIL FINES AND PENALTIES DEBT Review of OSM’s Management and Collection Processes GAO-02-211 a Contents Letter
Results in Brief Scope and Methodology Background Poor Financial Condition of CFP Debtors Is the Pri... |
Date Dec. 5, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-02-277T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected at 10 a.m. Wednesday, December 5, 2001 DEBT COLLECTION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1996 Department of Agriculture Faces Challenges Implementing Certain Key Provi... |
Date Nov. 21, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-02-14 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
November 2001 Report to Congressional Requesters DEBT MANAGEMENT Insights and Tools From Selected Nations GAO-02-14 a United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 November 21, 2001 The Honorable Bill Thomas Chairman Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives The Honorable E. Clay Shaw, Jr. Chairman, Subcommittee on Social Securi... |
Date Oct. 10, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-02-61T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10 a.m. Wednesday, October 10, 2001 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives DEBT COLLECTION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1996 Agencies Face Challenges Implementing Certain Key Provisions
Statement of... |
Date Aug. 1, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-551 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 2001 Report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, U.S. Senate SMALL BUSINESS More Transparency Needed in Prime Contract Goal Program GAO-01-551 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Small Business Goal-Setting Process Has Changed SBA’s Rationale for Exclusions Is Not Clearly Defined Exclusions Represent A... |
Date July 20, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-711 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 2001 Report to Congressional Requesters TAX ADMINISTRATION Millions of Dollars Could Be Collected If IRS Levied More Federal Payments GAO-01-711 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background IRS Could Recover at Least $270 Million Annually From Delinquent Taxpayers Receiving USPS, DOD, and CMS Payments Some Payments Could Be Included in the Continuous... |
Date July 16, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-664 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 2001 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate CRIMINAL DEBT Oversight and Actions Needed to Address Deficiencies in Collection Processes GAO-01-664 Contents Letter Executive Summary Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Factors Contributing to the Growth in Uncollected... |
Date July 13, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-900 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 2001 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives SEC AND CFTC Most Fines Collected, but Improvements Needed in the Use of Treasury’s Collection Service GAO-01-900 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Scope and Methodology Regulators’ Collection Rates Have Generally Improved, but Impact... |
Date June 29, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-686 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2001 Report to Congressional Requesters DEBT COLLECTION Defense Finance and Accounting Service Needs to Improve Collection Efforts GAO-01-686 Contents Letter
Results In Brief Background Validity of Debts Not Established Demand Letters Not Promptly Sent Insufficient Communication With Debtors Collection and Referral Activities Not Fully Utilized Conc... |
Date June 14, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-195 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2001 Report to Congressional Requesters INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE Unpaid Taxes of Federal Workers and Annuitants GAO-01-195 Contents Letter Appendix I Appendix II Scope and Methodology Details on Sample Cases of Federal Workers and Annuitants with Outstanding Taxes Comments From the Internal Revenue Service GAO Contacts and Staff Acknowledgments 1 32... |
Date April 5, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-589T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery 10:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, April 5, 2001 Testimony
Before the Committee on Finance U.S. Senate TAX ADMINISTRATION Information on Selected IRS Tax Enforcement and Collection Efforts
Statement of Michael Brostek. Director, Tax Issues GAO-01-589T Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Baucus, and Members of the Committee: I am pleased to... |
Date Feb. 22, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-309 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 2001 Report to the Honorable Tom Harkin, U.S. Senate CONTRACT MANAGEMENT Excess Payments and Underpayments Continue to Be a Problem at DOD GAO-01-309 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Contractors Reviewed 3 24 25 28 12 17 20 8 10 13 16 18 Appendix II: Comments From the Department of Defense Appendix III: GAO Contacts and Staff Acknowledgmen... |
Date Oct. 17, 2000 |
Report No. GAO-01-68 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters STUDENT LOANS Direct Loan Default Rates GAO-01-68 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 22 Appendix II: Cohort Default Rates for FDLP and FFELP Borrowers by Type of School, Cohort Years 1997 and 1998 Appendix III: Data on FDLP Nonconsolidated and Consolidation Loans in Repayment App... |
Date Sept. 29, 2000 |
Report No. AIMD-00-288 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Impact of RUS’ Electricity Loan Restructurings GAO/AIMD-00-288 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Key Policies and Procedures Used to Settle Debt Owed by Electric Borrowers 3 24 28 36 Appendix II: Comments From the Rural Utilities Service Appendix III: Staff Acknowledgments Abbr... |
Date Sept. 7, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS/AIMD-00-304 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2000 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives MEDICARE HCFA Could Do More to Identify and Collect Overpayments HEHS/AIMD-00-304 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Comments From the Health Care Financing Administration 3 38 43 22 22 Appendix II: GAO Contacts and Staff Acknowledgments Tables Table 1: Me... |
Date Aug. 4, 2000 |
Report No. AIMD-00-234 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 2000 Report to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives DEBT COLLECTION Treasury Faces Challenges in Implementing Its Cross-Servicing Initiative GAO/AIMD-00-234 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Objectives, Scope, and Methodology 3 12 15 48 Appendix II: GAO... |
Date July 19, 2000 |
Report No. T-RCED-00-250 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 1:00 p.m. EDT Wednesday July 19, 2000 Testimony
Before the Task Force on Welfare, Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives FOOD ASSISTANCE Reducing the Trafficking of Food Stamp Benefits
Statement of Lawrence J. Dyckman, Director, Food and Agriculture Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Divi... |
Date June 8, 2000 |
Report No. T-AIMD-00-213 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 8, 2000 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives DEBT COLLECTION Treasury Faces Challenges in Implementing Its CrossServicing Initiative
Statement of Gary T. Engel Associate Director, Governmen... |
Date May 9, 2000 |
Report No. T-GGD/AIMD-00-167 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 9, 2000 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Infomation, and Technology Committee on Government Reform House of Representatives DEBT COLLECTION Barring Delinquent Taxpayers From Receiving Federal Contracts and Loan Assistance
Statement of Cornelia M. Ashby Associate Direct... |
Date May 3, 2000 |
Report No. AIMD-00-101 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 2000 Report to the Secretary of Defense FOREIGN MILITARY SALES Air Force Controls Over the FMS Program Need Improvement GAO/AIMD-00-101 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division B-284676 May 3, 2000 The Honorable William S. Cohen The Secretary of Defense Dear Mr. Secretary: Since Oct... |
Date May 1, 2000 |
Report No. GGD-00-110R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-284837 May 1, 2000 The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman The Honorable Bill Archer Vice Chairman Joint Committee on Taxation Subject: Information Concerning Tax-Motivated Expatriation In a December 7, 1999, letter to the Comptroller General, you asked us to assist the staff of the Joint Committee in ... |
Date April 28, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS/AIMD-00-132 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICARE HOME HEALTH AGENCIES Overpayments Are Hard to Identify and Even Harder to Collect GAO/HEHS/AIMD-00-132 Contents Letter Appendixes Related GAO Products Table Figure
Table 1: Overpayment Amounts for 15 Closed HHAs in Texas With the Largest HFCA-Reported Overpayments Figure 1: The Number of Medicare-Cer... |
Date April 14, 2000 |
Report No. GGD-00-55 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters TAX ADMINISTRATION Multiple Collection Notices Sent to Individual Taxpayers GAO/GGD-00-55 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-284257 April 14, 2000 The Honorable Bill Archer Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives The Honorable Am... |
Date April 7, 2000 |
Report No. GGD-00-65 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters TAX ADMINISTRATION IRS’ Levy of Federal Payments Could Generate Millions of Dollars GAO/GGD-00-65 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 B-282360 April 7, 2000 The Honorable Bill Archer Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives The Honorable Amo Houghton Chairman... |