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| Date July 29, 2011 |
Report No. GAO-11-689R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 July 29, 2011 The Honorable Mary Landrieu Chairman The Honorable Dan Coats Ranking Member Subcommittee on Homeland Security Committee on Appropriations United States Senate The Honorable Robert B. Aderholt Chairman The Honorable David E. Price Ranking Member Subcommittee on Homeland Security Committee on Appropriations House of Re... |
| Date Dec. 31, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-08-288 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
December 2007 Report to the Chairman, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS Known Performance Issues with New Orleans Drainage Canal Pumps Have Been Addressed, but Guidance on Future Contracts Is Needed GAO-08-288 December 2007 ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ... |
| Date May 23, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-908R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 May 23, 2007 The Honorable Mary L. Landrieu Chairman Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs United States Senate Subject: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Procurement of Pumping Systems for the New Orleans Drainage Canals Dear Madam Chairman: To avoid flooding in New Orleans... |
| Date Sept. 6, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-934 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
September 2006 Report to Congressional Committees HURRICANE KATRINA Strategic Planning Needed to Guide Future Enhancements Beyond Interim Levee Repairs GAO-06-934 September 2006 HURRICANE KATRINA Highlights
Highlights of GAO-06-934, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Strategic Planning Needed to Guide Future ... |
| Date Dec. 15, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-06-322T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
Not to Be Released Before 10:00 a.m. EST Thursday, December 15, 2005 Testimony Before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate HURRICANE PROTECTION Statutory and Regulatory Framework for Levee Maintenance and Emergency Response for the Lake Pontchartrain Project
Statement for the Record by Anu K. Mittal, Director Na... |
| Date Nov. 9, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-06-244T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EST Wednesday, November 9, 2005 Testimony Before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS History of the Lake Pontchartrain and Vincinity Hurricane Protection Project
Statement of Anu Mittal, Director Natural Resources and Environment GAO-06-244T November 2005 ... |
| Date Sept. 28, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-1050T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m. EDT September 28, 2005 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity Hurricane Protection Project
Statement of Anu Mittal, Director Natural Resources and Environment GAO-05... |
| Date July 12, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-894T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday, July 12, 2005 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, Committee on Financial Services, House of Representatives FLOOD MAP MODERNIZATION Federal Emergency Management Agency's Implementation of a National Strategy
Statement of William O. Jenkins, Jr., Directo... |
| Date June 29, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-895T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 8:30 a.m. AKDT Tuesday, June 29, 2004 Testimony Before the Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGES Villages Affected by Flooding and Erosion Have Difficulty Qualifying for Federal Assistance
Statement of Robert A. Robinson, Managing Director Natural Resources and Environment GAO-04-895T June 29,... |
| Date March 31, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-417 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2004 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, Committee on Financial Services, House of Representatives FLOOD MAP MODERNIZATION Program Strategy Shows Promise, but Challenges Remain GAO-04-417 March 2004 FLOOD MAP MODERNIZATION
Highlights of GAO-04-417, a report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Housing and Communit... |
| Date March 25, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-401T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, March 25, 2004 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM Actions to Address Repetitive Loss Properties
Statement of William O. Jenkins, Jr., Director Homeland Security & Justice Issues GAO... |
| Date Dec. 12, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-04-142 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 2003 Report to Congressional Committees ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGES Most Are Affected by Flooding and Erosion, but Few Qualify for Federal Assistance GAO-04-142 a December 2003 ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGES Most Are Affected by Flooding and Erosion, but Few Qualify for Federal Assistance Highlights of GAO-04-142, a report to the Senate and House Committees ... |
| Date Oct. 27, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-04-30 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 2003 Report to Congressional Requesters CORPS OF ENGINEERS Improved Analysis of Costs and Benefits Needed for Sacramento Flood Protection Project GAO-04-30 a October 2003 CORPS OF ENGINEERS Improved Analysis of Costs and Benefits Needed for Sacramento Flood Protection Project Highlights of GAO-04-30, a report to congressional requesters In 1996 a... |
| Date Aug. 4, 1999 |
Report No. T-RCED-99-274 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m., EDT, Wednesday August 4, 1999 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Emergency Management, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives DISASTER ASSISTANCE FEMA Can Improve Its Cost-Effectiveness Determinations for Mitigation Grants
Statement of Stanle... |
| Date Aug. 4, 1999 |
Report No. RCED-99-236 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 1999 Report to Congressional Committees DISASTER ASSISTANCE Opportunities to Improve Cost-Effectiveness Determinations for Mitigation Grants GAO/RCED-99-236 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-281730 August 4, 1999 The Honorable Christopher S. Bond Chairman Th... |
| Date March 31, 1998 |
Report No. RCED-98-133R |
Title
{G T 9General AO United States Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division i ~-' B-279514 March 31, 1998 The Honorable Fred Thompson United States Senate The Honorable Bill Frist United States Senate Subject: Tennessee Valley Authority: Information on Nonpower Programs As agreed with your offices, we are providing you with information on the Ten... |
| Date Dec. 23, 1996 |
Report No. RCED-97-25R |
Title
~GA O GAO ~ United States
United StaGeneral Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office 111111111111!!II
157917 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-275336 December 23, 1996 The Honorable John H. Chafee Chairman, Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate The Honorable Bud Shuster Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representative... |
| Date Oct. 2, 1996 |
Report No. RCED-97-12 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 1996 Report to Congressional Committees BUREAU OF RECLAMATION An Assessment of the Environmental Impact Statement on the Operations of the Glen Canyon Dam G A O years
1921 - 1996 GAO/RCED-97-12 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-272927 October 2, 1996 The Ho... |
| Date July 1, 1995 |
Report No. AA-95-24(3) |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 995 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division Natural Resources
Management Issue Area Active Assignments GAO/AA-95-24(3) brad Q /sf1`7 }to Foreword This report was prepared primarily to inform Congressional members and key staff of ongoing assignments in the General Accounting Office's Natural Resources Management issue area This repor... |
| Date Sept. 18, 1992 |
Report No. RCED-92-246 |
Title
w 883 3 IJnited States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1992 Report to the Chairrnan, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives ELECTRICITY REGULATION Electric Consumers Protection Act’ Effects s on Licensing Hydroelectric Dams
147885 NI ll Ill 111111 RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless ... |
| Date April 12, 1991 |
Report No. T-RCED-91-30 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office /yyds (0 GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:&I p.m. EDT Friday Apriil2,1991 Testimony HI11111 IllI ll
143656 INDIAN ISSUES GAO’ Assessmentof Economic Analyses s of Fort Berthold and Standing Rock Reservations’ Compensation Claims Statement of Harry R. Finley, Director of Operations, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division
Before th... |
| Date Aug. 7, 1989 |
Report No. RCED-89-132 |
Title
: a United States General Accounting Office ‘ GAO
I Report to the Honorable Robert C. Byrd, U.S. Senate
,_ ;+-; a!&1.m. ,: ,;
. .. : GAO United States General Accounting Office Cincinnati Regional Office Ciuciuuati Commerce Center 600 Vine Street, Suite 2100 Ciuciunati, OH 45202-2430 B-235390 August 7, 1989 The Honorable Robert C. Byrd United States Senate Dear Senator Byrd: This report responds... |
| Date April 28, 1989 |
Report No. T-RCED-89-33 |
Title
United States General Accounting Oface Testimony llllllllll MI ll
138503 For Release on Delivery Expected at lo:00 a.m. EDT Friday April 28,,\1989 ', Observations on the Corps of Engineers' Draft General Design Memorandum for the Proposed Atlantic Coast of Maryland Hurricane Protection,Project Statement J. Dexter Assistant Resources, Development of Peach Comptroller Community, Division it General ... |
| Date March 7, 1988 |
Report No. RCED-88-71BR |
Title
_l-*ll__~,,_l” _.- “,_* I -.-,“,,,11,-““,,,111,111* “*1-1--“-“1 United States General Accaun~ Office GAO
,I 1_.,I_ ..I -l.ll”-.l*l. “. ,,I,““*,,I~*“,“I_,,“,,I.,“l”“I~llll,”*”*IIII~~I~ Briefing Report to the Chairman, --Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate March 1988 WATER RESOURCES Evaluation of Erosion Problems on Upper Missouri River 1352... |
| Date March 22, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-85-41 |
Title
T WT REPORTBY THEUS.' - 6vv I. General Accounting Office
The Corps Of Engineers Should Revise Its Policy For ldentifyinq Unneeded Land In July 1982 the Corpsof Engineers identified 35,000 acres of unneeded land in response to the President’s February 1982 Executive Order 12348 asking federal agencies to report real property no longer needed to meet agency objectives. At five projects, GAO identi... |
| Date Nov. 15, 1982 |
Report No. RCED-83-16 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES
Federal Involvement In The Mount St. Helens Disaster: Past Expenditures And Future Needs The Congress appropriated about $946 million to 12 Federal agencies in response to the May 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, but the appropriations language did not earmark the funds for the disaster. GAO found that 6 of the 12 agencies had ov... |
| Date Aug. 17, 1982 |
Report No. MASAD-82-39 |
Title
BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Secretary Of The Army Improved Planning Needed By The Corps Of Engineers To Resolve Environmental, Technical, And Financial Issues On The Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane Protection Project
The Corps of Engineers has not resolved environmental, technical, and financial issues associated with the Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane Protection Project. Althoug... |
| Date May 14, 1982 |
Report No. MASAD-82-35 |
Title
BYTHEUS GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Secretary Of The Army improved Planning And Management Of The Central And Southern Florida Flood Control Project Is Needed
The Corps’ plan contains proposed work that will require major modification or may never be done. Priorities and a valid schedule have not been established for the remaining project work to ensure orderly, efficient, and effecti... |
| Date Dec. 9, 1981 |
Report No. 117010 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548
. FOR RELEASE ON DBLIVERY EXPECTED WEDNESDAYMORNING DECEMBER 9, 1981 STATBMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY, AND NATURAL RESOURCES HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTOPERATIONS ON THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS' BENEFIT-COST COMPUi?ATION FOR THE STONEwALL JACKS... |
| Date Nov. 13, 1980 |
Report No. CED-81-12 |
Title
B)’ fHE COMPTROLLERGENERAL kbort ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITED STATES Congressional Guidance Neeclecl On Federal Cost Share Of Water Resource PkojectsWhen Project Benefits Are Not Widespread
water resource projects provide benefits ge segments of the country; however, d the Soil Consersome projects that a few landowners or Corps and Service projects, the noneral entity is seldom required to share ... |
| Date Dec. 28, 1979 |
Report No. CED-80-40 |
Title
REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES I?/ I Ls 4 RELEASED Large Construction Projects To Correct Combined Sewer Overflows Are Too Costly
Progress in stemming pollution and flooding caused by combined storm sewer and sewage systems has been slow. Neither the Federal Government nor local communities can supply the enormous funds required for the large construction projects usually nee... |
| Date Dec. 18, 1979 |
Report No. CED-80-36 |
Title
RELEASED ,. REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES In Flood Fighting. Capabilities In The Jackson, Mississippi, Area
Although the Congress approved the President’s plan establishing the Federal Emergency Management Agency in September 1978, the Agency’s organization was not completed until July 1979. At the time of GAO’s review, eight top positions had not been permanently fill... |
| Date May 15, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-77 |
Title
f Six Volumes
Limited information is available on flooding in the Chicago area. GAO visited each of the 54 communities and talked to officials to obtain their views on flooding in their community. The community summaries and maps in this volume represent the flooding situation as perceived by these officials; actions planned or taken by the communities and residents to alleviate or mitigate the pr... |
| Date May 2, 1979 |
Report No. 109305 |
Title
.- UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 IllllllllIll11 IIIll1 Ill11 Ill llllllliillllll
LM109305
. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DlVlSlON MAY 2 1979 Gerald Seinwill, Deputy Water Resources Council 2120 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 Dear Mr. Seinwill: Director Aoecs~ti We recently performed a limited survey of the use of nonstructural measures for solvi.ng or minimiz... |
| Date May 2, 1979 |
Report No. 120181 |
Title
. UNITED STATE GENERAL ACCOUTERING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY AND DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DIVISION Lieutenant General John Morris Chief-of Engineers U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dear General Morris: We performed a survey of the use of nonstructural measures for solving or minimizing flooding problems. Such measures were encouraged by Section 73 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1... |
| Date April 13, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-69 |
Title
Water Resources kxi The Nation’s Water Supply
issues And Concerns MD-7999 lllll~~llllllllllillllllll
LM109088 As our Nation approaches the 21st century its population growth and industrial development as well as changing water use priorities are placing new demands on our water resources and are leading to increasing water shortages and competition for the limited supply * How bad a water pictur... |
| Date March 22, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-58 |
Title
. lO886$ UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DIVISION MARCH 22,1979 B-167790 The Honorable Patricia Roberts The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Dear Mrs. Harris: a flood sevWe Harris d!J ->, +"I' The General Accounting Office recently completed and local efforts to reduce survey of Federal, State, losses including certain asp... |
| Date Feb. 8, 1979 |
Report No. PAD-79-10 |
Title
t kWSHE~~MPT~LER .I GENERAL i To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Better Understanding Of Wetland Benefits Will Help Water Bank And Other Federal Programs Achieve Wetland Preservation Objectives
The Department of Agriculture’s Water Bank Program can be made more effective by changing the Water Bank Act to increase the Secretary of Agriculture’s flexibility in xtmirtis&ring the program. This *ou... |
| Date Feb. 6, 1979 |
Report No. B-193307 |
Title
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| Date Sept. 22, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-179 |
Title
DOCBENT RBSCI!E
0'375 - [C2827912] Corps of Engineers Flood Control Projects Could Be Completed Faster through Legislative and Managerial Changes. CPD-78-179; B-178737. September 22, 1978. 2eleased September 29, 1978. 27 pp. + 3 appendices (8 pp.). Report to Rep, William H. Harsha, Ranking Minority Member, House Committee on Public Works and Transportation; Pep. Matthew J. Rinaldo; by Flper B. Sta... |
| Date June 2, 1978 |
Report No. PAD-78-67 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME 05940 (B15665931 - R (4JCb4 //7 Better Analysis of Uncertainty Needed for ater Resource Projects. PAD-78-67; B-167941. June 2, 1978. Released June 9, 1978. 28 pp. 2 appendices (5 pp.)o Report to Sen. Edmund S. uskie, Chairman, Senate Committee on Budget; Sen. Henry Bellmon, Ranking inority Reeter; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: ater and ater Related Programs (... |
| Date May 24, 1978 |
Report No. PSAD-78-94 |
Title
DOCUBENT RESUBE
05949 - [B1466511] retropolitan Chicagc's Combined ater Cleanup and Plood Control
day 2, Prosrar: Statns and Problems. PSAD-78-94; B-166506. 9 appendices (13 pp.). 19768 2 pp. Report to the Congress; by EBler B. Staatso Comptroller General. Issue Area: nvironmental Protection Programs: ederal Controls over astewater Treatment Construction Grant Funds (2202); Environmental Protectio... |
| Date July 18, 1977 |
Report No. PSAD-77-131 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
02785 - [A2033112] Clarence Cannon Dam and Reservoir: Cost, Schedule, and Safety Problems. PSID-77-131; B-181997. Jujy 18, 1977. 17 pp. + 3 appendices (6 Fpp.) Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Federal Procurement of Goods and S.:rvices: Notifying the Congress of Status of Important Procurement Programs (1905); water and Water Related Prog... |
| Date April 11, 1977 |
Report No. 101955 |
Title
DCCUNENT ENSUh! 01955 - [A1092082] Loss of Financial Ccntrol over the National Flcod Insurance Program. April 11u 1577, 14 pp. Testimony before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs: Efficiency and the istrict of Columbia Subcommittee; by Henry Eschvege, Director, Community and Economic Development Div. Issue Area: Domestic ousing and Community Development: Effects on Communities from Natur... |
| Date Dec. 27, 1976 |
Report No. CED-77-13 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME 00011 - [A0590925] -// trdE 5 '2(. [Review of Effectiveness of Land Treatment Agreeant in Watershed Areas]. CED-77-13; B-11833. December 27, 1976. 10 pp. + enclosure (2 pp.). Report to Rep. Don. H. Clausen, Ranking Mincrity ember, House Committee on Pblic Works and Transportation: Water Resources Subcommittee; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Land Use Planning a... |
| Date Nov. 11, 1976 |
Report No. 089039 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. m COMMUNITY DEVWMENT AND CcoNoMlC DIVISION \ Lieutenant General J. W. Morris Chief of Engineers Corps of Engineers Department of the Army Dear General Morris: We have reviewed the Corps of Engineers’ procedures and practices for establishingrflood control operating criteria at Federal multipurpose water resource projects. Our work was done... |
| Date Aug. 31, 1976 |
Report No. CED-76-147 |
Title
Sq , ~ REPORT OF THE w- COMPTROLLER GENERAL' 19176 OF THE UNITED STA jR SY Benefits Claimed For The Corps Of Engineers' Catherine Creek Lake Project In Oregon
Department of the Army
This report identifies issues concerning the project's economic feasibility which GAO believes should be addressed by the Corps if its planned restudy of the project ismade. The restudy is contingent on the resolution ... |
| Date Aug. 31, 1976 |
Report No. PSAD-76-161 |
Title
P . REPORT TO THE CONGRES
BY THE COMPTROLLEl#i%@!V #%g AccoW,&Q OF THE UNITED STATES %iC[ j,,d 7 %I lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Cost, Schedule, And Performance Problems Of The Lake Pontchartrain And Vicinity, Louisiana, Hurricane Protection Project
LM098195 Corps of Engineers Department (Civil Functions) of the Army The cost of the Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity, Louisiana, Hurricane projec... |
| Date Sept. 30, 1975 |
Report No. RED-76-27 |
Title
i.ED-76-27 . _ . 8-183687 In and cornguting
and the
costs benefits February the , and Corps June csed 1975 estimates a 3-I/4-percent of annu,$l interest dis,:ount rate. --confer would Gorge. with reduce Indiana on an alternative d~sicn which environmenkal dan?q;e to the Fall Creek 2--1..-v--i[ICLC?ClY a section of the design wI;,a5dnc::rm containina bn June dates for the 1975 the follcwing Distric... |
| Date Sept. 30, 1975 |
Report No. RED-76-28 |
Title
--the tuztcy; corps t district office if2 LouisvilPe, Ken- .- --cffici; Is of the ~,a~iJ~~~~q , -. indiana .- Deparmcnt of Natural We met with three propor2nts and two critics of the project, _ to learn their views of dnd ~0n~ern~ abourl the project. . The Corps estimated anand s'ish and wildlife conservation-. ns*-t tienefits di3 SZ,601,000 and casts at $1,642,000 ..--a project for a benefit-cost... |
