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| Date June 26, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-872T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 26, 2002 VA AND DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Potential Exists for Savings through Joint Purchasing of Medical and Surgical Supplies
Statement of Cynthia A. Bascetta Director, Health Care—Veterans... |
| Date June 21, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-828 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2002 Report to Congressional Requesters RESTRUCTURED ELECTRICITY MARKETS California Market Design Enabled Exercise of Market Power GAO-02-828 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Suppliers Exercised Market Power during Periods of Tight Demand and Supply Balances Market Design in California Enabled Exercise of Market Power Conclusion Objective... |
| Date June 14, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-656 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2002 Report to Congressional Requesters ENERGY MARKETS Concerted Actions Needed by FERC to Confront Challenges That Impede Effective Oversight GAO-02-656 Contents Letter Executive Summary
Purpose Background Results in Brief Principal Findings Agency Comments 1 2 2 2 4 6 10 12 12 19 28 Chapter 1 Introduction
FERC Is the Principal Federal Agency Regul... |
| Date June 12, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-833T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 12, 2002 MEDICARE Challenges Remain in Setting Payments for Medical Equipment and Supplies and Covered Drugs
Statement of Leslie G. Aronovitz Director... |
| Date June 7, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-524 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2002 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives RAILROAD REGULATION Changes in Freight Railroad Rates from 1997 through 2000 GAO-02-524 a Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Rail Rates Generally Continued to Fall Proportion of Rail Industry Revenues Exceeding 180 Percent of Variable Costs... |
| Date May 31, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-565 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 2002 Report to Congressional Committees DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS Navy Needs Plan to Address Rising Prices in Aviation Parts GAO-02-565 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Principal Findings Conclusions Recommendations for Executive Action Agency Comments and Our Evaluation 1 2 3 5 12 12 12 14 Appendix I Scope and Methodology Appendix II 453 Spare... |
| Date April 30, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-452 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2002 Report to Congressional Requesters DEFENSE INVENTORY Trends in Services’ Spare Parts Purchased from the Defense Logistics Agency GAO-02-452 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Quantities of Spare Parts Purchased Declined, but Dollar Value of Sales Increased Agency Comments Scope and Methodology 1 2 2 4 14 15 16 Appendix I Selected Av... |
| Date April 22, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-502 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2002 Report to the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate CONTRACT MANAGEMENT DOD Needs Better Guidance on Granting Waivers for Certified Cost or Pricing Data GAO-02-502 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background DOD’s Use of Waivers for Certified Data Data and Analyses Used to Arrive at Prices... |
| Date April 8, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-505 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2002 Report to the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS Status of Defense Logistics Agency’s Efforts to Address Spare Part Price Increases GAO-02-505 United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 April 8, 2002 The Honorable Daniel K. Akaka Chairman The Honor... |
| 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. 23, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-278R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 January 23, 2002 The Honorable Doug Ose House of Representatives Subject: Land Acquisitions: Agencies Generally Used Similar Standards and Appraisal Methodologies in CALFED and CVPIA Transactions Dear Mr. Ose: Since 1994, over $63.6 million of CALFED Delta-Bay (CALFED) and Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA) funds have been us... |
| Date Sept. 21, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-1142T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. Friday, September 21, 2001 MEDICARE PART B DRUGS Program Payments Should Reflect Market Prices
Statement of William J. Scanlon Director, Health Care Issu... |
| Date Sept. 14, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-866 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2001 Report to the Honorable Herbert Kohl, U.S. Senate DAIRY INDUSTRY Estimated Economic Impacts of Dairy Compacts GAO-01-866 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Isolating the Intraregional Impacts of the NEDC Is Difficult The NEDC Has Not Increased Net Federal Costs for the Milk Price Support Program, but Its Impact on a Major Nutritio... |
| Date Aug. 2, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-1019T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, August 2, 2001 ENERGY MARKETS Results of FERC Outage Study and Other Market Power Studies
Statement of Jim Wells, Director Natural Resources and Envi... |
| Date July 31, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-831 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 2001 Report to Congressional Committees AVIATION COMPETITION Restricting Airline Ticketing Rules Unlikely to Help Consumers GAO-01-831 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Airlines Base Fares Primarily on Competition in Distinct Markets Airlines’ Pricing Practices, Coupled With Varying Consumer Demand and Competition, Produce Hidden-City an... |
| Date June 29, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-857 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2001 Report to Congressional Requesters ENERGY MARKETS Results of Studies Assessing High Electricity Prices in California GAO-01-857 United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 June 29, 2001 The Honorable Jay Inslee The Honorable Peter A. DeFazio House of Representatives Wholesale electricity prices in California rose sharply in May... |
| Date June 15, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-561 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2001 Report to Congressional Requesters DAIRY INDUSTRY Information on Milk Prices and Changing Market Structure GAO-01-561 Contents Letter Appendix I Objectives, Scope, and Methodology 1 7 Appendix II Factors That Influence the Price of Fluid Milk as It Moves From the Farm to the Consumer 15 Appendix III Analysis of Farm-to-Retail Prices for 2-Perce... |
| Date May 15, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-624 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 2001 Report to Congressional Requesters FLU VACCINE Supply Problems Heighten Need to Ensure Access for High-Risk People GAO-01-624 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Manufacturing Problems Caused Temporary Shortages and Spikes in Price Distribution of Vaccine Does Not Ensure Priority to High-Risk Individuals HHS Has Initiatives Under Way to ... |
| Date May 14, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-730T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate For Release on Delivery Expected at 8:30 a.m., Monday, May 14, 2001 FLUID MILK Farm and Retail Prices and the Factors That Influence Them
Statement of Robert A. Robinson, Managing Director, Natural Resources and Environment GAO-01-730T Mr. Chair... |
| Date May 1, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-374 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 2001 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS Employer-Sponsored Benefits May Be Vulnerable to Further Erosion GAO-01-374 Contents Letter Appendix I Methodology 1 26 Appendix II Case Law Review of Changes to Employer-Sponsored Retiree Health Benefits 30 Appendix III Benefit Summa... |
| Date April 25, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-608T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery 2:30 p.m. Wednesday April 25, 2001 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce and Tourism, United States Senate MOTOR FUELS Gasoline Prices in the West Coast Market
Statement of Jim Wells, Director, Natural Resources and Environment GAO-01-608T Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: I am pleased... |
| Date March 30, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-289 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2001 Report to Congressional Requesters FTS2001 Transition Challenges Jeopardize Program Goals GAO-01-289 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Le er t March 30, 2001 The Honorable Stephen Horn Chairman Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee on Government Refor... |
| Date March 2, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-302 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2001 Report to the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency SUPERFUND EPA’s Contract CostEstimating Initiatives Show Promise and Should Be Monitored GAO-01-302 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background EPA Has Launched Initiatives to Address Cost-Estimating Weaknesses GAO and the Corps Identified EPA Could Better Assess the Ultimate Effec... |
| Date Feb. 23, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-433R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 February 23, 2001 The Honorable Gordon H. Smith United States Senate Subject: Motor Fuels: Gasoline Prices in Oregon Dear Senator Smith: As requested, we are providing information on (1) factors affecting retail gasoline prices in Oregon, including transportation costs, taxes, costs of full service, and other supply and demand conditions... |
| Date Jan. 11, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-178R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 January 11, 2001 The Honorable Richard Danzig The Secretary of the Navy Subject: Navy Aviation Spare Parts Billing Transaction Issues Dear Mr. Secretary: Earlier this year, we conducted a review of price trends for Navy aviation spare parts.1 During the course of the review, we compared the prices customers were billed to the prices they... |
| Date Nov. 6, 2000 |
Report No. GAO-01-23 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
November 2000 Report to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS Prices of Navy Aviation Spare Parts Have Increased GAO-01-23 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 24 29 30 31 32 36 Appendix II: Budgeting and Price-set... |
| Date Nov. 3, 2000 |
Report No. GAO-01-22 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
November 2000 Report to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, Committee on Armed Services U.S. Senate DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS Price Trends for Defense Logistics Agency’s Weapon System Parts GAO-01-22 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 20 23 24 26 27 30 31 32 33 35 Appendix I... |
| Date Oct. 31, 2000 |
Report No. GAO-01-175R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 ERRATA Drug Prices Paid by DOD and VA Are, on Average, Lower Than Those Certified to HCFA as Best Price GAO-01-175R October 31, 2000 This correspondence has been modified to include technical clarifications. Robert H. Hast Managing Director Office of Special Investigations United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Octo... |
| Date Oct. 24, 2000 |
Report No. GAO-01-101R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 October 24, 2000 The Honorable Carolyn B. Maloney House of Representatives Subject: Royalty Payments for Natural Gas From Federal Leases in the OuterContinental Shelf Dear Ms. Maloney: As requested, we are providing you with information on how the Minerals Management Service (MMS) of the Department of the Interior determines and monitors... |
| Date Sept. 29, 2000 |
Report No. NSIAD/AIMD-00-329 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2000 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives FOREIGN ASSISTANCE U.S. Food Aid Program to Russia Had Weak Internal Controls GAO/NSIAD/AIMD-00-329 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 36 39 44 46 62 A... |
| Date Sept. 20, 2000 |
Report No. GGD/AIMD-00-319 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters SECURITIES PRICING Trading Volumes and NASD System Limitations Led to Decimal-Trading Delay GAO/GGD/AIMD-00-319 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-285368 September 20, 2000 The Honorable Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Commerce House o... |
| Date Aug. 23, 2000 |
Report No. NSIAD-00-194 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 2000 Report to the Secretary of Defense DEFENSE INVENTORY Actions Needed to Evaluate Supply Purchase Options for Facilities Maintenance GAO/NSIAD-00-194 Contents Letter Appendixes Tables
Appendix I: Comments From the Department of Defense 3 24 26 11 15 Appendix II: GAO Contacts and Staff Acknowledgments Table 1: Installation Use of Prime Vendor Pr... |
| Date Aug. 15, 2000 |
Report No. AIMD/NSIAD-00-185 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 2000 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Military Readiness, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives AIR FORCE DEPOT MAINTENANCE Budgeting Difficulties and Operational Inefficiencies GAO/AIMD/NSIAD-00-185 Contents Letter Appendixes Tables
Appendix I: Comments From the Department of Defense 3 34 40 Appendix II: GAO Contacts and St... |
| Date Aug. 14, 2000 |
Report No. GGD-00-168 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 2000 Report to the Honorable Byron L. Dorgan, U.S. Senate TAX ADMINISTRATION IRS’ Advance Pricing Agreement Program GAO/GGD-00-168 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-283781 August 14, 2000 The Honorable Byron L. Dorgan United States Senate Dear Senator Dorgan: Any company that has a relat... |
| Date Aug. 7, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-118 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters PRESCRIPTION DRUGS Expanding Access to Federal Prices Could Cause Other Price Changes GAO/HEHS-00-118 Contents Letter Tables
Table 1: Pharmaceutical Pricing Terms Table 2: Prices for Select Prescription Drugs Commonly Used by the Elderly, February 2000 3 9 12 Abbreviations AMP AWP CBO DOD FCP FSS GSA HCFA HM... |
| Date July 31, 2000 |
Report No. NSIAD-00-123 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 2000 Report to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS Prices of Marine Corps Spare Parts Have Increased GAO/NSIAD-00-123 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 20 22 29 Appendix II: Marine Corps Surcharge and Pri... |
| Date July 18, 2000 |
Report No. RCED-00-164 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters TELECOMMUNICATIONS The Effect of Competition From Satellite Providers on Cable Rates GAO/RCED-00-164 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: A Brief History of the Subscription Video Market 3 12 17 34 39 40 43 46 50 Appendix II: GAO’s Cable Rate Model Appendix III: Further Issues Pertaining to the Data Used i... |
| Date July 5, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-79 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 2000 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MEDICARE PAYMENTS Use of Revised “Inherent Reasonableness” Process Generally Appropriate GAO/HEHS-00-79 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 36 39 Appendix II: Comparison of the Inherent Reasonableness Procedures f... |
| Date June 30, 2000 |
Report No. RCED-00-177R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-285418 June 30, 2000 The Honorable Dan Glickman The Secretary of Agriculture Subject: Farm Programs: Observations on Market Loss Assistance Payments Dear Mr. Secretary: Since October 1998, the Congress has authorized about $13.8 billion in ad hoc financial assistance to help farme... |
| Date June 29, 2000 |
Report No. RCED-00-176 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2000 Report to Congressional Committees and Selected Members of Congress FISHERY MANAGEMENT American Fisheries Act Produces Benefits GAO/RCED-00-176 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-285325 June 29, 2000 Congressional Members of Congress About one-third of the tot... |
| Date June 29, 2000 |
Report No. T-RCED/NSIAD-00-228 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Thursday June 29, 2000 Testimony
Before the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives BIOTECHNOLOGY Information on Prices of Genetically Modified Seeds in the United States and Argentina
Statement of Robert E. Robertson, Associate Director Food and Agriculture Issues, Resources, Community, and E... |
| Date June 29, 2000 |
Report No. GGD-00-162R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-285662 June 29, 2000 The Honorable Tom Davis Chairman, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia Committee on Government Reform House of Representatives The Honorable Stephen Horn Chairman, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology Committee on Government Reform House of Representat... |
| Date June 15, 2000 |
Report No. RCED-00-173R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-285338 June 15, 2000 The Honorable John R. Kasich Chairman, Committee on the Budget House of Representatives Subject: Food and Commodities: Federal Purchases and Major Regulations That Potentially Affect Prices Paid Dear Mr. Chairman: Each year the federal government purchases a l... |
| Date June 9, 2000 |
Report No. RCED-00-126 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters SUGAR PROGRAM Supporting Sugar Prices Has Increased Users’ Costs While Benefiting Producers GAO/RCED-00-126 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: The U.S. Sugar Program and Recent Price and Production Trends 3 12 20 46 50 53 55 78 102 104 Appendix II: Estimating Economic Gains and Losses From the U.S. Sugar... |
| Date April 28, 2000 |
Report No. RCED-00-121 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2000 Report to the Honorable Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senate MOTOR FUELS California Gasoline Price Behavior GAO/RCED-00-121 Contents Letter Appendix Figures
Appendix I: Comparison of Retail Gasoline Prices in California and Texas, a Benchmark for the U.S. Gasoline Market 3 26 Figure 1: California’s Average Daily Gasoline Consumption Compared With M... |
| Date April 14, 2000 |
Report No. AIMD-00-123 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2000 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives TELECOMMUNICATIONS GSA’s Estimates of FTS2001 Revenues Are Reasonable GAO/AIMD-00-123 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division B-284758 April 14, 2000 The Honorable Dan Burton Chairman Committe... |
| Date March 30, 2000 |
Report No. AIMD-00-114 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2000 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Water and Power, Committee on Resources, House of Representatives POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS Their Ratesetting Practices Compared With Those of Nonfederal Utilities GAO/AIMD-00-114 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Objectives, Scope, and Methodology Appendix II: Comments From Southeastern, Sout... |
| Date March 10, 2000 |
Report No. T-RCED-00-105 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9 a.m., EST Friday March 10, 2000 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands Management, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT Baca Ranch Appraisal Land Acquisition Issues
Statement of Barry T. Hill, Associate Director, Energy, Resources, and Science Issues, R... |
| Date March 9, 2000 |
Report No. NSIAD-00-91 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2000 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives FOREIGN ASSISTANCE Donation of U.S. Planting Seed to Russia in 1999 Had Weaknesses GAO/NSIAD-00-91 Contents Letter Appendix Tables
Appendix I: Distribution of U.S. Planting Seed in Ru... |
| Date March 6, 2000 |
Report No. NSIAD-00-6 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters DEFENSE TRANSPORTATION More Reliable Information Key to Managing Airlift Services More Efficiently GAO/NSIAD-00-6 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Customer Charges and Costs for 24 Airlift Missions by Mission Type Fiscal Year 1997 Appendix II: Problems Encountered With Air Mobility Command Systems or Da... |
