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Date Nov. 5, 2009 Report No. GAO-10-222T Title

National Archives: Progress and Risks in Implementing its Electronic Records Archive Initiative

United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 2 p.m. EST November 5, 2009 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives NATIONAL ARCHIVES Progress and Risks in Implementing its Electronic Records Archive Initiative Statement of David A. Powner, D...
Date June 12, 2009 Report No. GAO-09-611 Title

Federal Land Management: BLM and the Forest Service Have Improved Oversight of the Land Exchange Process, but Additional Actions Are Needed

United States Government Accountability Office GAO June 2009 Report to the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT BLM and the Forest Service Have Improved Oversight of the Land Exchange Process, but Additional Actions Are Needed GAO-09-611 June 2009 FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT Highlights Highlights of G...
Date June 13, 2008 Report No. GAO-08-742 Title

Federal Records: National Archives and Selected Agencies Need to Strengthen E-Mail Management

United States Government Accountability Office GAO June 2008 Report to Congressional Requesters FEDERAL RECORDS National Archives and Selected Agencies Need to Strengthen E-Mail Management GAO-08-742 June 2008 FEDERAL RECORDS Highlights Highlights of GAO-08-742, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability National Archives and Selected Agencies Need to Strengthen E-Ma...
Date Feb. 7, 2006 Report No. GAO-06-373R Title

Community Services Block Grant Program: HHS Needs to Improve Monitoring of State Grantees

United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 February 7, 2006 The Honorable Wade F. Horn Assistant Secretary for Children and Families U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Subject: Community Services Block Grant Program: HHS Needs to Improve Monitoring of State Grantees Dear Mr. Horn: As you know, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce has asked GAO to re...
Date Feb. 4, 2005 Report No. GAO-05-154 Title

Social Security: Better Coordination among Federal Agencies Could Reduce Unidentified Earnings Reports

United States Government Accountability Office GAO February 2005 Report to Congressional Committees SOCIAL SECURITY Better Coordination among Federal Agencies Could Reduce Unidentified Earnings Reports GAO-05-154 February 2005 SOCIAL SECURITY Highlights Highlights of GAO-05-154, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Better Coordination among Federal Agencies Cou...
Date March 11, 1997 Report No. AIMD-97-44R Title

Employee Travel Claims: Supervisory Approval of Vouchers

GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division R-276166 March 11,1937 Mr. James E. Reid Deputy Controller Department of Energy . Subject: RmnIovee Travel claims: SunerwsoxvADD roval of Vouchers Dear Mr. Reid: % letter responds to your request for our interpretation of the requirement for certain sumry/B approvals when processingvou...
Date Jan. 27, 1997 Report No. AIMD-97-35R Title

Government Operations: Payment Processing (Coast Guard)

GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division B275779 January 27, 1997 Captain Ronald D. Reck Commanding Officer U.S.C.G. Finance Center U.S. Coast Guard Dear Captain Reck: This letter responds to your September 10, 1996, request for an interpretation of the requirements of Title 7, “Fiscal Procedures,” of GAO’ Policv and Pr...
Date July 29, 1996 Report No. GGD-96-135 Title

Fire-Safe Accommodations: Information on Federal Agencies' Compliance With P.L. 101-391 Lodging Requirements

United States General Accounting Office GAO July 1996 Report to Congressional Committees FIRE-SAFE ACCOMMODATIONS Information on Federal Agencies’ Compliance With P.L. 101-391 Lodging Requirements G A O years 1921 - 1996 GAO/GGD-96-135 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-271104 July 29, 1996 The Honorable Larry Pressler Chairman The Ho...
Date March 8, 1996 Report No. AIMD-96-62R Title

National Defense: DOD's Reengineered Travel System Efforts

GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division B-271371 March 8, 1996 The Honorable John J. Hamre Comptroller Department of Defense Dear Dr. Hamre: This letter responds to your, staff’s January 17, 1996, and February 16, 1996, letters that requested our views on whether (1) the pilot test of an Air Force automated travel system w...
Date Oct. 11, 1995 Report No. AIMD-96-3R Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Title 6 T&A Data (IRS)

~~~~ United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division B-262055 October 11, 1995 Darlene Berthod MS. National Director of Personnel Internal Revenue Service Department of the Treasury Dear Ms. Berthod: Your letter to the Comptroller General has been forwarded to our division for response. You asked for interpretations to or waivers from c...
Date Sept. 20, 1995 Report No. AIMD-95-236R Title

Financial Management: Corps of Engineers Electronic Signatures and Travel Receipts

GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division B-265850 September 20, 1995 Mr. John F. Wallace Director of Resources Management U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dear Mr. Wallace: This letter responds to your August 18, 1995, request that we determine whether (1) the electronic signatures generated by the Corps of Engineers Financial Ma...
Date June 26, 1995 Report No. AIMD-95-171R Title

Financial Management: Employees' Travel Claims (DOD)

GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division B-261647 June 26, 1995 Mr. John J. Hamre Comptroller Department of Defense Dear Mr. Hamre: Your March 21, 1995, letter asked that we provide our views on whether your proposed new system for processing employee travel claims conforms to the requirements in Title 2, "Accounting" and Tit...
Date Feb. 14, 1995 Report No. AIMD-95-74R Title

Transportation: Air Force Automated Travel System

GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division B-259558 February 14, 1995 Mr. George V. Cava Comptroller 11th Support Wing Financial Management and Comptroller Department of Air Force Dear Mr. Cava: This letter responds to your January 26, 1995, request that we sanction the operation of your automated travel system (FASTravel) at L...
Date May 4, 1994 Report No. HEHS-94-161R Title

Veterans Affairs: Medical Records Control

GAO United States Eenerai Accounting 0ffice Washingtan, D.C. 20548 Ehnm Resources Division B-257173 May 4, 1994 IV Affairs / The Honorable John D. Rockefeller, Chairman, Committee on Veterans' United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: This letter provides information that you requested on March 25, 1994, concerning veterans' service medical records. After discussions with your staff we agreed to (1)...
Date Dec. 9, 1993 Report No. NSIAD-94-25 Title

Space Operations: Archiving Space Science Data Needs Further Management Improvements

United States General Accounting Offke GAO December 1993 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives SPACE OPERATIONS Archiving Space Science Data Needs Further Management Improvements :, .. “, ,_ ; .’ I’ .., GAO/NSIAD-94-26 a GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Nati...
Date June 30, 1993 Report No. AIMD-93-1 Title

Financial Audit: Examination of the Army's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1991

United States General Accounting Office GAO June 1993 Report to the Congress FINANCIAL AUDIT Examination of the Army’ Financial s Statements for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1991 GAO/AIMD-93-l GAO United States General Accounting Offke Washington, D.C. 20548 Comptroller General of the United States B-251321 June 30,1993 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This...
Date May 24, 1993 Report No. NSIAD-93-127 Title

Classified Information: Volume Could Be Reduced by Changing Retention Policy

GAO May 1 !)!I:% CLASSIFIED INFORMATION Volume Could Be Reduced by Changing Retention Policy B-262006 May 24,1993 The Honorable John Conyers, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives The Honorable Lee Hamilton Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs House of Representatives This report addresses your concerns about whether government agencies are properly classifyin...
Date Nov. 12, 1992 Report No. AFMD-93-39R Title

National Defense: Army Records Retention

lldted States General Accountlug Otllce Wwhington 9 D *C’ .2054H Accounting and Financial Management Division B-251321 11111 I 147986 12, 1992 of the Army November Mr. Neil R. Ginnetti Acting Assistant Secretary (Financial Management) Dear Mr. Ginnetti: The Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 requires the Department of the Army to prepare financial statements for fiscal year 1992 and, as author...
Date May 8, 1992 Report No. RCED-92-88 Title

DOE Management: Better Planning Needed to Correct Records Management Problems

GAO - --..-..-.“...I.-.-._.-._-..-. -.-...---- ZJnited States .__-.-._ _._Accounting ._ ..-... General --_ _. ....___ Office --.-.^- -- .__~ Report to the Chairman, Committee on Governmental Mfairs, U.S. Senate .___..._ -._.__.__.____ -.-.-- May 1992 DOE MANAGEMENT Better Planning Needed to Correct Records Management Problems 146802 11111111 llllI RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the Gener...
Date Aug. 30, 1991 Report No. GGD-91-117 Title

Federal Records: Document Removal by Agency Heads Needs Independent Oversight

‘. .^. .__,. .. -. ,‘. . . ^_ ,, : ..,.. . . :..“.‘. I. ..:: . ., ,-IT -‘w ._._., ..- ,_ . .- GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 26548 General Government Division B-23363 1 August 30,199l The Honorable David H. Pryor Chairman, Subcommittee on Federal Services, Post Office, and Civil Service Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate The Honorable Bob...
Date Nov. 2, 1990 Report No. IMTEC-91-3 Title

Space Operations: NASA Is Not Archiving All Potentially Valuable Data

United States General Acchunting ‘“L, Office \ Report to the Chairman, Committee on Science, Space and Technology, House of Representatives November 1990 SPACEOPERATIONS NASA Is Not Archiving All Potentially Valuable Data GAO/IMTEC-91-3 Information Technology Management Division and B-240427 November 2,199O The Honorable Robert A. Roe Chairman, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology House...
Date July 25, 1989 Report No. GGD-89-91 Title

Federal Records: Removal of Agency Documents by Senior Officials Upon Leaving Office

w United States General Accounting Office GAO July 1989 Report to Congressional Requesters FEDERAL RECORDS Removal of Agency Documents by Senior Officials Upon Leaving Office GAO/GGD-89-91 General Government Division B-23363 1 July 25, 1989 The Honorable Bob Wise Chairman, Subcommittee on Government Information, Justice, and Agriculture Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives T...
Date Aug. 18, 1986 Report No. RCED-86-153 Title

Energy Regulation: DOE Should Ensure Oil Industry Retains Records To Resolve Violations

Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives August1986 ENERGY REGULATION DOE Should Ensure Oil Industry Retains . Records to Resolve Violations q 131419 GAO/RCED-86453 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-222720 August 18,1986 The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Inves...
Date April 28, 1983 Report No. GGD-83-42 Title

Information Management: More Guidance and Controls Needed Over Federal Recordkeeping Requirements Imposed on the Public

BYTHEUS, GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Director, Office Of Management And Budget More Guidance And Controls Needed Federal Recordkeeping Requirements Imposed ‘On The Public The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 assigns the Office of Management and Budget responsibilities for controlling recordkeeping requirements imposed on the public. Although OMB hastaken preliminary steps to implement ...
Date March 4, 1982 Report No. 117661 Title

Information Management: Impact of National Archives and Records Service's Budget Reductions on Its Preservation and Other Activities

United States General Accounting Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at lo:30 a.m. EST Thursday, March 4, 1982 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. ANDERSON DIRECTOR, GENERAL GOVERNMENTDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTINFORMATION AND INDIVIDUAL OF THE RIGHTS UIRIII 117661 HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTOPERATIONS ON THE IMPACT OF NATIONAL AND RECOQDS SERVICE'S ARCHIVES BUDGET REDTJCTIONS ON ITS ...
Date Dec. 9, 1981 Report No. 117011 Title

Information Management: Views on the Limitation on Government Recordkeeping Requirements and Actions Act of 1981 and Federal Records Retention Policies

Ir3m ( United States General Accounting Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9t30 a.m. EST Wednesday, December 9, 1981 STATEMENTOF . DANIEL IF. STANTON DEPUTY DIRECTOR, GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE GOVERNMENT ON INFORMATION AND INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ON H.R. 316 LIMITATXON ON GOVERNMENT RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTIS AND ACTIONS ...
Date July 7, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-70 Title

Financial Management: Independent Regulatory Agencies Can Reduce Paperwork Burden on Industry

’ BYTHE US GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Director, Office Of Management And Budget Independent Can Reduce On Industry Regulatory Paperwork Agencies Burden Over the past several years increased emphasis has been placed on reducing Federal paperwork and, as a result, independent regulatory agencies are attempting to reduce the reporting burden they impose on American businesses. GAO beli...
Date June 18, 1981 Report No. B-202303 Title

Government Operations: [Comments on H.R. 316]

a \ COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 B-202303 June 18, 1981 The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: This is in response to your recuest for our/a-ments on H.R. 97th Cong., 1st Sess., which if enacted would be cited as the "Limitation on Government Recordkeeping Requirements and Actions Act of 1...
Date May 29, 1981 Report No. B-203125 Title

Special Publications: GAO Record Retention Requirements

GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Offibe of General Counsel In Reply Refer to: B-203125 May 29, 1981 Ms. Judith I. Robey Executive Vice President Devlin Associates, Inc. 1150 First Avenue, Suite 795 King of Prussia, PA 19406 Dear Ms. Robey: This refers to your letter dated April 28, 1981, requesting additional information on this Office's record retention requirement...
Date April 27, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-59 Title

Information Management: Need To Establish Retention Periods and Optimal Time for Microfilming Military Personnel Records

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION B-202925 APRIL n. 1981 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Secretary: Retention Periods and l-Need To Establish Optimal Time for Microfilming Military Personnel Records (GGD-81-59) J The General Accounting Office reviewed the official personnel records of active duty officers...
Date April 22, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-72 Title

Information Management: Coast Guard Personnel Records Storage Areas Need Fire Protection Systems

UNITED STATESGENERAL P~CCOUNT~NCOFFICE WASWFNGTQN, R.C. 20548 OLNERAL OOVtRNMEPtT DIVISION Admiral John B. Hayes Commandant of the Coast Guard Dear Admiral Subject: Hayes: Guard Personnel CCoast Fire Protect.ion Need Records Storage Areas Systema(GGD-81-72) The General Accounting Office reviewed the official personnel records for Coast Guard officers and enlisted personnel to determine how efficie...
Date Jan. 24, 1980 Report No. GGD-80-33 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Internal Revenue Service Could Make Better Use of Computer Audit Specialists

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON. 3.C. 20548 GENERAL GOVERNMENT OIVIstON B-197453 The Honorable Jerome Kurtz Commissioner of Internal Revenue Department of the Treasury Subject: .. The c Internal Make i3etter Specialists JANUARY 24,1%0 Revenue Service Use of Computer ' (GGD-80-33) Could Audit Dear Mr. Kurtz: We have completed a survey of the Internal Revenue Service%s (IRS') comput...
Date Dec. 29, 1978 Report No. LCD-79-101 Title

Government Operations: Review of Conditions Under Which Personal Papers of Members of Congress Are Stored by the National Archives and Records Service

B-146743 The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Select Committee on Congressional Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: December 29, 1978 ! J a. 111ll l~llllllll 109899 Your October 13, 1978, letter asked us to eview t Eonditions under which pzrsonal papers of Membe& of Congress ,_ are Stored by the National ArchiGs and Records Service3 Our ??evi& disclosed only negligible inventory ...
Date Nov. 16, 1978 Report No. 108090 Title

Financial Management: Pricing of Purchase Order R60967

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Date Oct. 13, 1978 Report No. LCD-78-128-I Title

Veterans Affairs: Record Storage for the Veterans Administration Records Processing Center, St. Louis, Missouri

DOCUMENT RSUw. 07360 - [C29780691 [Record Storage for the Veterans ldministration Records Processing Center, S-c. Louis, issouri]. LCD-78-128-I; B-146743. October 13, 1978. pp. Report to Joel W, Solomon, Administrator, General Services Administration; t_! Richard . Gutmann, Director, Logistics and Cosmunications Div. Issue Area: Federal nformation: Management Attention to Records Practices (1403)....
Date June 29, 1978 Report No. FGMSD-78-42 Title

Financial Management: Is the Air Force Inspection System Effective? GAO Was Denied Access to Pertinent Records

Date Aug. 9, 1976 Report No. 089849 Title

Financial Management: Examination of the Financial Statements of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Fund

U~~ITED SrarEs GEMERAL~~CCWNTI~G OFFICE WASHINGTON 803 RCGIONAL OFFICE FIFTHFLOOR FALLS WEST BROAD STREET G-~LJRCH,VIRGINIA 22046 Mr Seymour Berry Asslstant Director (Admlnlstratxon) Bureau of EngravIng dnd Printing Washington, D C. 20228 Dear Mr. Berry: We have completed our work on thelexamlnatlon of the financial statements of the Bureau of Engraving and Frlntlng Fund f42r fiscal years 1974 and...