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| Date July 30, 2009 |
Report No. GAO-09-747 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
July 2009 Report to Congressional Committees BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH Observations on DHS’s Analyses Concerning Whether FMD Research Can Be Done as Safely on the Mainland as on Plum Island GAO-09-747 Contents Letter
Background DHS Used Evidence from Four Types of Analysis Our Assessment of DHS’s Analyses of Plume Modeling, Economic Impact, and Secu... |
| Date Sept. 24, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-1177T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Wednesday, September 24, 2008 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS EPA Needs More Information and a Clearly Defined Strategy to Protect Air and Water Quality
State... |
| Date Sept. 4, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-944 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
September 2008 Report to Congressional Requesters CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS EPA Needs More Information and a Clearly Defined Strategy to Protect Air and Water Quality from Pollutants of Concern GAO-08-944 September 2008 Highlights
Highlights of GAO-08-944, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability CONCE... |
| Date April 17, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-686T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 1:00 p.m. EDT Thursday, April 17, 2008 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives HUMANE METHODS OF HANDLING AND SLAUGHTER Public Reporting on Violations Can Identify Enforcement Challenges and Enhance Transparency
Statement of Lis... |
| Date March 7, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-291 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
March 2008 Report to Congressional Requesters YELLOWSTONE BISON Interagency Plan and Agencies’ Management Need Improvement to Better Address BisonCattle Brucellosis Controversy GAO-08-291 March 2008 YELLOWSTONE BISON Highlights
Highlights of GAO-08-291, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Interagency Plan an... |
| Date March 20, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-638T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, Committee on Natural Resources, U.S. House of Representatives YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK Preliminary Observations on the Implementation of the Interagency Bison Management Plan
Statement of Robin ... |
| Date Dec. 9, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-06-202 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
December 2005 Report to Congressional Requesters LIVESTOCK MARKET REPORTING USDA Has Taken Some Steps to Ensure Quality, but Additional Efforts Are Needed GAO-06-202 a December 2005 LIVESTOCK MARKET REPORTING Highlights
Highlights of GAO-06-202, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability USDA Has Taken Some Steps to ... |
| Date Oct. 11, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-06-157R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 October 11, 2005 The Honorable Saxby Chambliss Chairman The Honorable Tom Harkin Ranking Democratic Member Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate The Honorable Thad Cochran United States Senate The Honorable Richard J. Durbin United States Senate Subject: Mad Cow Disease: An Evaluation of a Small Fe... |
| Date March 8, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-214 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
March 2005 Report to Congressional Requesters HOMELAND SECURITY Much Is Being Done to Protect Agriculture from a Terrorist Attack, but Important Challenges Remain GAO-05-214 a March 2005 HOMELAND SECURITY Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-214, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Much Is Being Done to Protect Agr... |
| Date Feb. 25, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-101 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
February 2005 Report to Congressional Requesters MAD COW DISEASE FDA’s Management of the Feed Ban Has Improved, but Oversight Weaknesses Continue to Limit Program Effectiveness GAO-05-101 a February 2005 MAD COW DISEASE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-101, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability FDA’s Manageme... |
| Date March 15, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-246 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2002 Report to the Honorable Tom Daschle, U.S. Senate ECONOMIC MODELS OF CATTLE PRICES How USDA Can Act to Improve Models to Explain Cattle Prices GAO-02-246 a Contents Letter Executive Summary
Purpose Background Results in Brief Principal Findings Agency Comments 1 3 3 3 5 7 12 13 The Cattle and Beef Industry Consists of Several Interlocking Piece... |
| Date Jan. 25, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-183 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
January 2002 Report to Congressional Requesters MAD COW DISEASE Improvements in the Animal Feed Ban and Other Regulatory Areas Would Strengthen U.S. Prevention Efforts GAO-02-183 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Weaknesses Exist in Federal BSE Prevention and Detection Efforts The Economic Impacts of a U.S. Outbreak Could Be Severe, and the Hea... |
| Date Sept. 25, 2000 |
Report No. T-RCED-00-299 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 1:00 p.m. EDT Monday September 25, 2000 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS PROGRAMS Investigations of Competitive Practices Need Improvements
Statement of Lawrence J. Dyckman, Director, Food and Agricultur... |
| Date Sept. 21, 2000 |
Report No. RCED-00-242 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2000 Report to Congressional Committees PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS PROGRAMS Actions Needed to Improve Investigations of Competitive Practices GAO/RCED-00-242 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: GIPSA’s Authority to Address Unfair and Anticompetitive Activities in the Livestock Industries 3 26 31 35 38 41 45 Appendix II: Overview of Past and Cu... |
| Date Jan. 27, 2000 |
Report No. RCED-00-44 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
January 2000 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives BEEF AND LAMB Implications of Labeling by Country of Origin GAO/RCED-00-44 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-284193 January 27, 2000 The ... |
| Date Nov. 30, 1999 |
Report No. RCED-00-7 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
November 1999 Report to Congressional Requesters WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT Negotiations on a Long-Term Plan for Managing Yellowstone Bison Still Ongoing GAO/RCED-00-7 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-283638 November 30, 1999 The Honorable Tom Campbell The Honorable Chri... |
| Date July 10, 1997 |
Report No. T-RCED-97-200 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2 p.m. EDT Thursday July 10, 1997 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation and Recreation, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT Issues Concerning the Management of Bison and Elk Herds in Yellowstone National Park
Statement of Victor S. Rezendes, Di... |
| Date April 23, 1997 |
Report No. RCED-97-100 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1997 Report to Congressional Requesters PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS PROGRAMS USDA’s Response to Studies on Concentration in the Livestock Industry GAO/RCED-97-100 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-276420 April 23, 1997 The Honorable Jeff Bingaman The Honorable K... |
| Date Aug. 17, 1993 |
Report No. RCED-93-212R |
Title
* GAO united states General Accounting Office WashingtqD.C.20648 Resources,Conmunity,and EconomicDeveloprnentDivision B-253901 August 17, 1993 Robert Bennett Ben Nighthorse Campbell Larry E. Craig Dennis DeConcini Pete V. Domenici Orrin G. Hatch Harry M. Reid Alan K. Simpson Malcolm Wallop Senate 149790 The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable The Honorab... |
| Date July 16, 1993 |
Report No. RCED-93-190RS |
Title
Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-253901 July 16, 1993 Robert Bennett Larry E. Craig Dennis DeConcini Pete V. Domenici Orrin G. Hatch Ben Nighthorse Campbell M. Reid Harry Alan K. Simpson Malcolm Wallop Senate The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable United States On June 25, 1993, we provi... |
| Date June 25, 1993 |
Report No. RCED-93-190R |
Title
J GAO united states
GeneralAccormthgOfTice
D.C. 20648 Washington, Besources,Community,and
Economic Development Division B-253901 June 25, 1993 Robert Bennett Ben Nighthorse Campbell Larry E. Craig Dennis DeConcini Pete V. Domenici Orrin G. Hatch Harry M. Reid Alan K. Simpson Malcolm Wallop Senate llllllllllll
149478 The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable The Honorabl... |
| Date April 28, 1993 |
Report No. RCED-93-141FS |
Title
-- _._____^___.... 1Jnitctd Staten General Accounting Office GAO
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Al)ril 1!)!I;{ Fact Sheet for the Chtirman, Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives RANGELAND MANAGEMENT Profile of the Forest Service’ Grazing s Allotments and Permittees -~I.-.I..- . . --- -~ GAO United States General Accounting Office ... |
| Date Oct. 21, 1992 |
Report No. RCED-93-2 |
Title
lJnil,cd St;ates Gcnctral Accounting Office Report to the Honorable Alan Cranston, U.S. Senate 1 oc~l,oI,ct?r I!)!);! =I I’ I I/j ‘ , I 1 Y 1 ;I Y 1, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT Many Issues Unresolved in Yellowstone Bison-Cattle Brucellosis Conflict RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office upless specifically approved by the Office of Congressional Relations. - sss ,36. REL... |
| Date June 10, 1992 |
Report No. RCED-92-213FS |
Title
GAO F;rt::l,Sheet for the Chairman, Erwi r*onment, Energy, and Natural Itesources Subcommittee, Committee on Covcrnment Operations, House of’ Ik presentatives I. vJurrc*1002 RANGELAND MANAGEMENT
Profile of the Bureau of Land Management’ s Grazing Allotments and Permits
146906 554scla~ ,._,., --,,,.-.,,._,..-_-l-_-.,-. -.-.-..... - RESTRICTED---Not to be released outside the General Accounting ... |
| Date Jan. 15, 1992 |
Report No. T-RCED-92-19 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Testimony
Before the Subcommitteeon Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expectedat 12:30p.m. CST Wednesday January 15, 1992 LIVESTOCK MARKETING USDA’s Oversight of CompetitivenessNeeds to Be Enhanced
Statementof William E. Gahr, Associate Director, Food and Agriculture Issues, Resources,... |
| Date Nov. 26, 1991 |
Report No. RCED-92-12 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
November 1991 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee cm National Parks and Public Lands, (~XTEI&R~ on: Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives GAO,‘ RCED82-12 . GAO ~;Z,i,ktht~cce t ..
Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division JW9’ 87 B-245031 November 26, 1991 The Honorable Bruce Vento Chairman, Subcommittee on National Pa... |
| Date Oct. 16, 1991 |
Report No. RCED-92-36 |
Title
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| Date Dec. 7, 1990 |
Report No. RCED-91-17 |
Title
~hv’ 4~llltM~I’ I!)!10 RANGELAND MANAGEMENT BLM Efforts to Prevent Unauthorized Livestock Grazing Need Strengthening 142904 II EESTRICTED-- Not to be release outside the General Accounting Offlce unless specifically approved by the OffIce of Congressional Relations.
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| Date Dec. 6, 1990 |
Report No. RCED-91-28 |
Title
_..-l-.-^--.----.--I)tw’llll)t~r I !)!jO BEEF INDUSTRY Packer Market Concentration and Cattle Prices 142827 RELEASED
IEESTRICTJ3D--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Cangressioml Relations. GAO General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 united States Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-241861 December... |
| Date Aug. 2, 1988 |
Report No. T-RCED-88-58 |
Title
United States General Accounting OlBce GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10-00 a.m. EDT Tuesday, August 2, 1988 Testimony Management the Bureau of of Public Rangelands Land Management by Statement of James Duffus III, Associate Director Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division Before the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands Committee on Interior and Insular House of... |
| Date June 30, 1988 |
Report No. RCED-88-105 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Report to Congressional Requesters June 1988 PUBLIC RANGELANDS Some Riparim Areas Restored but Widespread Improvement Will Be Slow GAO/RCEDS&1OS - Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-230548 June 30.1988 The Honorable Morris K. Udall Chairman, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs The Honorable Bruce Vento Chairman, Subcommittee on X... |
| Date June 10, 1988 |
Report No. RCED-88-80 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO1 ’ Report to CongressionalRequesters > June 1988 RANGELAND MANAGEMENT More Emphasis Needed on Declining and Overstocked Grazing Allotments Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-204997 June 10, 1988 The Honorable Morris K. Udall Chairman, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs The Honorable Bruce F. Vento Chairman, Subcommittee on... |
| Date Nov. 10, 1987 |
Report No. RCED-88-30 |
Title
United-,_States General Accounting Office GAO
N&ember I 1987 Report to Congressional Committees COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING Purpose, Use, Impact, and Regulation of Cattle Futures Markets llllllllll llllll
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L Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-226079 November lo,1987 The Honorable E (Kika) de la Garza Chairman, Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives The Honorab... |
| Date March 6, 1987 |
Report No. RCED-87-59 |
Title
t 4 r, - Report to CongressionalRequesters March 1987 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE Operation of USDA’s Livestock Feed Programs I 03ao
GAO/RCED-87-69 _c- ~---United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division H-Z26uK) March 6, 1987 The Honorable Tom Daschle IJmted States Senate The Honorable Ejyron Dorgan The Honorable Richard Stallings ... |
| Date Jan. 16, 1987 |
Report No. RCED-87-83 |
Title
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Jariuary 1987 --. United States General -Acmunting Office Report to Congressional Requesters ) 3.204 5% . COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING Preliminary Information on the Viability of the Cattle Futures Markets Ill1111111 II
132045 G4O/RCED-87433 031874 ---Gi!k!O General Accountingofnce Washington, D.C. 20648 ~Resourcee, Ckmmunity, Economic Development E238079 uuited states
and Division January 16,... |
| Date July 29, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-85-126 |
Title
. /a7sM
s\m BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress
~ OF THEUNITEDSTATES Effects And Administration Diversion Program Of The 1984 Milk The Department of Agriculture’s purchases of surplus dairy products increased from about $247 million in fiscal year 1979 to about $2.7 billion in fiscal year 1983. To help reduce the dairy surplus and government costs, the Congress in November 1983 auth... |
| Date Oct. 14, 1982 |
Report No. RCED-83-23 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
Public Rangeland ImprovementlA Slow, Costly Process In Need Of Alternate Funding
Assessments by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management indicate that most of the public rangelands it manages are in an unsatisfactory condition and are producing less than their potential. Although the Bureau has made some progre... |
| Date July 2, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-129 |
Title
Marketing of California-Arizona navel oranges is controlled by a Federal marketing order initiated by an industry committe& andapproved and administered by the Department of .Agriculture. Of the 1980-81 record-breaking crop, about 57 percent is expected to reach the f&&h domestic mark&. The rery.ginder will be Ixported or processed into juace or cattle f&d. Among other things, GAO found that: --Th... |
| Date June 24, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-96 |
Title
,‘. - /dss(c, /LQQlf B’i TH+E GENERAL ACCOUNTING U.S. OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Agriculture Weak Management In Animal Disease Control Program ResuItS J-I Large Economic Losses
Brucellosis, a major problem to beef and dairy producers, is a disease which attacks the reproductive system of livestock, causing abortion, slow breeding, and sterility. Each year livestock producers lose millio... |
| Date Sept. 26, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-153 |
Title
DOCUSINT RBSURB 07043 (.-2697'76]1 Beef Marketing: Insues ard Conatnas. CBE-78-153; B-136888. September 26, 1978. 60 pp. + 7 appendic*s (13 pp.). Staff study by Heanr Develofsent Div. Eachvage, Director, Coumunity an6 Bconomic Issue A.Tem: rood: Federal and state Regulations I&aacting Food sarketing ,1712); Consumer and Worker Protection: Consumer Prctection from Chemical C(ataLinant. and Iatural ... |
| Date Feb. 23, 1978 |
Report No. PSAD-78-65 |
Title
-. REPGRT. TO THE CONGRESS
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Linking The AmericasProgress And Problems Of The Darien Gap l-!ighway
Progress toward building a road through the Darien rip, the final link in the Pan Amer. ican Highway, is behind schedule and exceeding cost estimates,after more than 6% years of work. The 1981 completion date has been delayed until 1985, and completion by... |
| Date Nov. 17, 1977 |
Report No. CED-78-13 |
Title
. - sourn- -QFTwLUNITeoSTATCS - .--WR0.e. Low -- i&&ED
the D-114824 REST!?!?~b - Not to b0 rrlsnad Wtd& C---F*
app,~..,. Accotmt:ng OfTice except on the‘ basis of spec& by the Bfiice of CongressiW Rehtiomb _. The Honorable Herman E. Talmadge Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, and Forestry Nutrition, United States Senate Dear Hr. Chairman: NOV 17 lgtl Pursuant to the Committee staff's request, m... |
| Date Aug. 15, 1977 |
Report No. PSAD-77-154 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUE 03241 - rA22934291 fConstruction Progress and Problems of the Darien Gap Highway]. PSAD-77-154; B-118653. August 15, 1977. 9 pp. + enclosure (1 Pp.) . Report to Secretary, Department of Agriculture; by enry ?schwege, Director, Community and Economic Development Div. Issue Area: Federal Procurement of Goods and Services: Notifying the Congress of Status of Important Procurement Progr... |
| Date July 5, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-88 |
Title
REPORT TO THE CONGRESS
J 5 \’ (01 --. .: 5 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UAU-TED STATE,“
LM102457 iilliil~lllliillliliilliIaiilillil~iill Public Rangelands Continue To Deteriorate
Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management
The Nation’s public rangelands have been deteriorating for years and, for the most part, are not improving. Deterioration can be attnbuted principally to poo... |
| Date June 14, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-101 |
Title
REPORT TO THE CONGRESS
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Opportunities For More Effective Use Of Animal Manure
Environmental Protection Agency Department of Agriculture Energy Research and Development Administration
Manure is a valuable economic asset which can be used as fertilizer or from which byproducts can be recovered. The Department of Agriculture should increase its efforts t... |
