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| Date June 21, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-1022T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m. EDT Thursday, June 21, 2007 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MEDICARE PART D CMS’s Process and Policy for Enrolling New DualEligible Beneficiaries
Statement of Kathleen M. King Director, Health Care GAO-07-1022T June 21, 2007 MEDICARE ... |
| Date June 12, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-991T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 12, 2007 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Financial Services, and the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM Preliminary Views o... |
| Date May 25, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-906R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 May 25, 2007 The Honorable Bob Dole The Honorable Donna Shalala Co-Chairs President’s Commission on Care for America’s Returning Wounded Warriors Subject: GAO Findings and Recommendations Regarding DOD and VA Disability Systems As of April 2007, about 26,000 service members had been injured as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom (... |
| Date May 8, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-824T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday, May 8, 2007 Testimony Before the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate MEDICARE PART D Enrolling New Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries in Prescription Drug Plans
Statement of Kathleen M. King Director, Health Care GAO-07-824T May 8, 2007 MEDICARE PART D Highlights
Highlights of GAO-07-824T, a testi... |
| Date May 4, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-272 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
May 2007 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICARE PART D Challenges in Enrolling New Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries GAO-07-272 May 2007 MEDICARE PART D Highlights
Highlights of GAO-07-272, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Challenges in Enrolling New Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries Why GAO Did This Study
Since J... |
| Date April 27, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-614 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
April 2007 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION Progress Made in Long-Term Effort to Replace Benefits Payment System, but Challenges Persist GAO-07-614 April 2007 VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION Highlights
Highlights of GAO-07-614, a report to the Chairman, Committee o... |
| Date April 5, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-331 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
April 2007 Report to Congressional Requesters DISABILITY PROGRAMS SSA Has Taken Steps to Address Conflicting Court Decisions, but Needs to Manage Data Better on the Increasing Number of Court Remands GAO-07-331 April 2007 DISABILITY PROGRAMS Highlights
Highlights of GAO-07-331, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliabil... |
| Date March 13, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-562T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday, March 13, 2007 Testimony before the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives VETERANS' DISABILITY BENEFITS Processing of Claims Continues to Present Challenges
Statement of Daniel Bertoni, Acting Director Educatio... |
| Date March 7, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-512T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EST Wednesday, March 7, 2007 Testimony Before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, United States Senate VETERANS’ DISABILITY BENEFITS Long-Standing Claims Processing Challenges Persist
Statement of Daniel Bertoni, Acting Director Education, Workforce and Income Security GAO-07-512T March 7, 2007 VET... |
| Date Feb. 28, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-67 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
February 2007 Report to Congressional Committees HURRICANE KATRINA Allocation and Use of $2 Billion for Medicaid and Other Health Care Needs GAO-07-67 February 2007 HURRICANE KATRINA Highlights
Highlights of GAO-07-67, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Allocation and Use of $2 Billion for Medicaid and Other ... |
| Date Jan. 31, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-59 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
January 2007 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate MEDICARE Improvements Needed to Address Improper Payments for Medical Equipment and Supplies GAO-07-59 January 2007 MEDICARE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-07-59, a report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate Accountability Integrity Re... |
| Date Dec. 15, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-07-169 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
December 2006 Report to Congressional Committees NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM New Processes Aided Hurricane Katrina Claims Handling, but FEMA’s Oversight Should Be Improved GAO-07-169 December 2006 Highlights
Highlights of GAO-07-169, a report to congressional committees. Accountability Integrity Reliability NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM ... |
| Date Dec. 12, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-07-98 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
December 2006 Report to the Ranking Democratic Member, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VETERANS’ DISABILITY BENEFITS VA Can Improve Its Procedures for Obtaining Military Service Records GAO-07-98 December 2006 VETERANS’ DISABILITY BENEFITS Highlights
Highlights of GAO-07-98, a report to Ranking Democratic Member, Com... |
| Date Dec. 5, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-07-233T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 4:00 p.m. EST Tuesday, December 5, 2006 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives ENERGY EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION GAO’s Prior Work Has Identified Needed Improvements in Various Aspects of the Program
Statement of Daniel Ber... |
| Date Sept. 29, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-1085 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
September 2006 Report to Congressional Committees DOD CIVILIAN PERSONNEL Greater Oversight and Quality Assurance Needed to Ensure Force Health Protection and Surveillance for Those Deployed GAO-06-1085 September 2006 DOD CIVILIAN PERSONNEL Highlights
Highlights of GAO-06-1085, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliabili... |
| Date June 15, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-779T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 11:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, June 15, 2006 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Agency Is Positioning Itself to Implement Its New Disability Determination Process, but Key Facets Are Still in Development
Statement o... |
| Date May 31, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-547 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
May 2006 Report to Congressional Requesters DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, OFFICE OF WORKER ADVOCACY Deficient Controls Led to Millions of Dollars in Improper and Questionable Payments to Contractors GAO-06-547 a Ma 2006 May Highlights
Highlights of GAO-06-547, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, ... |
| Date May 5, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-538 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
May 2006 Report to Congressional Addressees EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DOD’s EEO Pilot Program Under Way, but Improvements Needed to DOD’s Evaluation Plan GAO-06-538 a May 2006 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Highlights
Highlights of GAO-06-538, a report to congressional addressees Accountability Integrity Reliability DOD’S EEO Pilot Program ... |
| Date April 28, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-196 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
April 2006 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Additional Actions Needed to Prevent Improper Benefit Payments under Social Security Protection Act GAO-06-196 April 2006 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Highlights
Highlights of GAO-06-196, a report to Chairman, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate Acc... |
| Date March 27, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-429 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
March 2006 Report to Congressional Requesters PRIVATE PENSIONS Opportunities Exist to Further Improve the Transparency of PBGC’s Financial Disclosures On May 1, 2006, page 6, in line 1 of the second paragraph, the “standards promulgated by” was revised to read “FASB standards, as permitted by.” GAO-06-429 March 2006 PRIVATE PENSIONS High... |
| Date March 24, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-300 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
March 2006 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE PAYMENT CMS Methodology Adequate to Estimate National Error Rate GAO-06-300 March 2006 MEDICARE PAYMENT Highlights
Highlights of GAO-06-300, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability CMS Methodology Adequate to Estimate National Error Rate Why GAO Did This Study... |
| Date March 17, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-469R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 March 17, 2006 Congressional Requesters Subject: Pigford Settlement: The Role of the Court-Appointed Monitor In 1997, three African-American farmers filed a class action civil rights lawsuit against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). These farmers alleged that USDA had willfully discriminated against them and othe... |
| Date Feb. 10, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-177 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
February 2006 Report to the Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives ENERGY EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION Adjustments Made to Contracted Review Process, But Additional Oversight and Planning Would Aid the Advisory Board in Meeting Its Statutory Responsibilities GAO-06-177 Contents Letter
Summary of Findings Conclusions Recommendatio... |
| Date Jan. 25, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-335T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST Wednesday, January 25, 2006 Testimony Before the Chairman, Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Challenges for the National Flood Insurance Program
Statement of David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States GAO-06-335T January... |
| Date Dec. 9, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-06-149 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
December 2005 Report to Congressional Requesters VETERANS’ BENEFITS Further Changes in VBA’s Field Office Structure Could Help Improve Disability Claims Processing GAO-06-149 December 2005 VETERANS' BENEFITS Highlights
Highlights of GAO-06-149, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Further Changes in VBA's F... |
| Date Dec. 7, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-06-283T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
Not to Be Released Before 10:30 a.m. EST Wednesday, December 7, 2005 Testimony Before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VETERANS’ DISABILITY BENEFITS Claims Processing Challenges and Opportunities for Improvements
Statement for the Record by Cynthia A. Bascetta, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Iss... |
| Date Nov. 18, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-06-230 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
November 2005 Report to Congressional Requesters FEDERAL COMPENSATION PROGRAMS Perspectives on Four Programs GAO-06-230 Contents Letter Appendix I Briefing Slides 1 7 Appendix II GAO Contact and Staff Acknowledgments 48 Abbreviations DOE DOJ DOL EEOICP HHS NIOSH RECP SSA VICP Department of Energy Department of Justice Department of Labor Energy Em... |
| Date Nov. 3, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-06-225T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m. EST Thursday, November 3, 2005 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives VETERANS’ DISABILITY BENEFITS Improved Transparency Needed to Facilitate Oversight of VBA’s Compensation and Pension Staffing Leve... |
| Date Oct. 31, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-06-81SP |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
December 2005 Report to Congressional Requesters FAIR HOUSING Annotated Complainant Survey GAO-06-81SP a Annotated Complainant Survey A recent GAO report assessed the thoroughness of the process used by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to resolve complaints of housing discrimination (GAO-06-79). As part of that study, GAO did ... |
| Date Oct. 31, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-06-79 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
October 2005 Report to Congressional Requesters FAIR HOUSING HUD Needs Better Assurance That Intake and Investigation Processes Are Consistently Thorough GAO-06-79 a October 2005 FAIR HOUSING Highlights
Highlights of GAO-06-79, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability HUD Needs Better Assurance That Intake and Inve... |
| Date Oct. 20, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-06-120T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, October 20, 2005 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VA DISABILITY BENEFITS Routine Monitoring of Disability Decisions Could Improve Consistency
Statement of Cynthia A. Bascetta, Direc... |
| Date Oct. 12, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-06-46 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
October 2005 Report to the Ranking Democratic Member, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VETERANS’ DISABILITY BENEFITS VA Could Enhance Its Progress in Complying with Court Decision on Disability Criteria GAO-06-46 Contents Letter Appendix I: Briefing Section 1 4 Appendix II: Comments from the Department of Veterans Affai... |
| Date Sept. 28, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-1002R |
Title
Washington, DC 20548 September 28, 2005 Congressional Committees Subject: Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: Program Status From 1945 through 1962, the United States conducted a series of aboveground atomic weapons tests as it built up its Cold War nuclear arsenal. Many people who were exposed to radiation resulting from the nuclear weapons development and testing program subsequently developed ... |
| Date Sept. 26, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-979 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
September 2005 Report to Congressional Requesters INTERNATIONAL TRADE Issues and Effects of Implementing the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act GAO-05-979 a September 2005 INTERNATIONAL TRADE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-979, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Issues and Effects of Implementing the C... |
| Date Sept. 23, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-97 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
September 2005 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate ELECTRONIC DISABILITY CLAIMS PROCESSING SSA Is Proceeding with Its Accelerated Systems Initiative but Needs to Address Operational Issues GAO-05-97 a September 2005 Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-97, a report to the Chairman, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate Accountability ... |
| Date Sept. 9, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-991R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 September 9, 2005 The Honorable John Lewis Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Oversight Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives The Honorable Earl Pomeroy House of Representatives Subject: Private Pensions: Questions Concerning the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s Practices Regarding Single-Employer Proba... |
| Date Aug. 17, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-873 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
August 2005 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE CONTRACTING REFORM CMS’s Plan Has Gaps and Its Anticipated Savings Are Uncertain GAO-05-873 August 2005 MEDICARE CONTRACTING REFORM Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-873, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability CMS’s Plan Has Gaps and Its Anticipated Saving... |
| Date June 30, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-703R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 June 30, 2005 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Chairman The Honorable Max Baucus Ranking Minority Member Committee on Finance United States Senate Subject: Medicare: Concerns Regarding Plans to Transfer the Appeals Workload from SSA to HHS Remain
Medicare—the federal health insurance program that covers the nation’s elderly a... |
| Date June 28, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-748 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
June 2005 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate MEDICAID FINANCING States’ Use of Contingency-Fee Consultants to Maximize Federal Reimbursements Highlights Need for Improved Federal Oversight GAO-05-748 June 2005 MEDICAID FINANCING Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-748, a report to the Chairman, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senat... |
| Date June 24, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-413 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
June 2005 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Human Resources, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE Better Data Needed to Assess Reemployment Services to Claimants GAO-05-413 June 2005 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-413, a report to Chairman, Subcommittee on Human Resources, Commi... |
| Date May 31, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-495 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
May 2005 Report to Congressional Committees SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INSURANCE SSA Actions Could Enhance Assistance to Claimants with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Other Impairments GAO-05-495 May 2005 Highlights
Highlights of GAO-04-495, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INSURA... |
| Date May 26, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-749T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m. EDT May 26, 2005 Testimony Before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, U.S. Senate VETERANS’ DISABILITY BENEFITS Claims Processing Problems Persist and Major Performance Improvements May Be Difficult
Statement of Cynthia A. Bascetta Director, Education, Workforce and Income Security GAO-05-749T May ... |
| Date April 22, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-371 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
April 2005 Report to Congressional Requesters AGENT ORANGE Limited Information Is Available on the Number of Civilians Exposed in Vietnam and Their Workers’ Compensation Claims GAO-05-371 April 2005 AGENT ORANGE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-371, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Limited Information Is A... |
| Date March 31, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-402R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 March 31, 2005 Brigadier General Charles W. Fletcher, Jr., Commanding General Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command Department of the Army 200 Stovall Street Alexandria, VA. 22332-5000 Subject: Payment Processing: Documentation Procedures For Electronic Billing and Payment Under the Families First Personal Property ... |
| Date Feb. 10, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-347T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST Thursday, February 10, 2005 Testimony Before the Committee on Resources, House of Representatives INDIAN ISSUES Timeliness of the Tribal Recognition Process Has Improved, but It Will Take Years to Clear the Existing Backlog of Petitions
Statement of Robin M. Nazzaro, Director Natural Resources and... |
| Date Jan. 31, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-79 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
January 2005 Report to Congressional Requesters ARMY NATIONAL GUARD Inefficient, Error-Prone Process Results in Travel Reimbursement Problems for Mobilized Soldiers GAO-05-79 a January 2005 ARMY NATIONAL GUARD Inefficient, Error-Prone Process Results in Travel Reimbursement Problems for Mobilized Soldiers Highlights of GAO-05-79, a report to congr... |
| Date Dec. 10, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-05-100R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 December 10, 2004 The Honorable Jo Anne B. Barnhart Commissioner, Social Security Administration Subject: SSA’s Disability Programs: Improvements Could Increase the Usefulness of Electronic Data for Program Oversight Dear Ms. Barnhart: In 2003, we added the federal government’s disability programs to our high-risk list in part... |
| Date Nov. 19, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-05-99 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
November 2004 Report to Congressional Requesters VETERANS BENEFITS VA Needs Plan for Assessing Consistency of Decisions GAO-05-99 Contents Letter Appendix I Briefing Slides 1 4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abbreviations
BDN STAR VA Benefits Delivery Network Sy... |
| Date Nov. 17, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-05-43 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
November 2004 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate MEDICARE CMS’s Program Safeguards Did Not Deter Growth in Spending for Power Wheelchairs GAO-05-43 November 2004 MEDICARE CMS’s Program Safeguards Did Not Deter Growth in Spending for Power Wheelchairs Highlights of GAO-05-43, a report to the Chairman, Committee on Finance... |
| Date Nov. 15, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-05-47 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
November 2004 Report to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, U.S. Senate VETERANS’ BENEFITS More Transparency Needed to Improve Oversight of VBA’s Compensation and Pension Staffing Levels GAO-05-47 November 2004 VETERANS’ BENEFITS Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-47, a report to the Committee on Veteran’s Affairs, U.S. Senate Accountabilit... |
