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Date April 6, 2011 Report No. GAO-11-461T Title

Aviation Security: TSA Is Taking Steps to Validate the Science Underlying Its Passenger Behavior Detection Program, but Efforts May Not Be Comprehensive

United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives AVIATION SECURITY TSA Is Taking Steps to Validate the Science Underlying Its Passenger Behavior Detection Program, but Efforts May Not B...
Date Aug. 6, 2010 Report No. GAO-10-824 Title

Next Generation Air Transportation System: FAA and NASA Have Improved Human Factors Research Coordination, but Stronger Leadership Needed

United States Government Accountability Office GAO August 2010 Report to the Committee on Science and Technology, House of Representatives NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FAA and NASA Have Improved Human Factors Research Coordination, but Stronger Leadership Needed GAO-10-824 August 2010 Highlights Highlights of GAO-10-824, a report to the Committee on Science and Technology, House of Re...
Date May 20, 2010 Report No. GAO-10-763 Title

Aviation Security: Efforts to Validate TSA's Passenger Screening Behavior Detection Program Underway, but Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Validation and Address Operational Challenges

United States Government Accountability Office GAO May 2010 Report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives AVIATION SECURITY Efforts to Validate TSA’s Passenger Screening Behavior Detection Program Underway, but Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Validation and Address Operational Challenges GAO-10-763 May 2010 AVIATION SECURITY Highlights H...
Date March 26, 2009 Report No. GAO-09-448T Title

Human Subjects Research: Undercover Tests Show the Institutional Review Board System Is Vulnerable to Unethical Manipulation

United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, March 26, 2009 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH Undercover Tests Show the Institutional Review Board System Is Vulnerable to Unethical Manipulation Statement of Gregory D....
Date Oct. 18, 2000 Report No. GAO-01-108 Title

Convenience Gambling: Information on Economic and Social Effects in Selected Locations

United States General Accounting Office GAO October 2000 Report to the Honorable Frank R. Wolf, House of Representatives CONVENIENCE GAMBLING Information on Economic and Social Effects in Selected Locations GAO-01-108 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 October 18, 2000 The Honorable Frank R. Wolf House of Representatives Dear Mr. Wolf: This report is the third in a seri...
Date April 27, 2000 Report No. GGD-00-78 Title

Impact of Gambling: Economic Effects More Measurable Than Social Effects

United States General Accounting Office GAO April 2000 Report to the Honorable Frank R. Wolf, House of Representatives IMPACT OF GAMBLING Economic Effects More Measurable Than Social Effects GAO/GGD-00-78 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-282745 April 27, 2000 The Honorable Frank R. Wolf House of Representatives Dear Mr. Wolf: In 1999, 48 ...
Date March 14, 1997 Report No. GGD-97-42 Title

Drug Control: Observations on Elements of the Federal Drug Control Strategy

United States General Accounting Office GAO March 1997 Report to Congressional Requesters DRUG CONTROL Observations on Elements of the Federal Drug Control Strategy GAO/GGD-97-42 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-275944 March 14, 1997 The Honorable Frank R. Wolf Chairman, Subcommittee on Transportation and Related Agencies Committee on...
Date Sept. 13, 1996 Report No. GGD-96-178 Title

Cycle of Sexual Abuse: Research Inconclusive About Whether Child Victims Become Adult Abusers

United States General Accounting Office GAO September 1996 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Crime, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives CYCLE OF SEXUAL ABUSE Research Inconclusive About Whether Child Victims Become Adult Abusers G A O years 1921 - 1996 GAO/GGD-96-178 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-272972 Septe...
Date July 26, 1996 Report No. GGD-96-156 Title

Preventing Child Sexual Abuse: Research Inconclusive About Effectiveness of Child Education Programs

United States General Accounting Office GAO July 1996 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Crime, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives PREVENTING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE Research Inconclusive About Effectiveness of Child Education Programs G A O years 1921 - 1996 GAO/GGD-96-156 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-272553 Jul...
Date June 27, 1996 Report No. RCED-96-151 Title

Human Factors: Status of Efforts to Integrate Research on Human Factors Into FAA's Activities

United States General Accounting Office GAO June 1996 Report to the Chair, Subcommittee on Technology, Committee on Science, House of Representatives HUMAN FACTORS Status of Efforts to Integrate Research on Human Factors Into FAA’s Activities G A O years 1921 - 1996 GAO/RCED-96-151 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development D...
Date March 12, 1996 Report No. T-HEHS-96-102 Title

Scientific Research: Continued Vigilance Critical to Protecting Human Subjects

United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 12, 1996 Testimony Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs U.S. Senate SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Continued Vigilance Critical to Protecting Human Subjects Statement of Sarah F. Jaggar, Director Health Financing and Public Health Issues Health, Education, and Human Services Division G A O years 1...
Date March 8, 1996 Report No. HEHS-96-72 Title

Scientific Research: Continued Vigilance Critical to Protecting Human Subjects

United States General Accounting Office GAO March 1996 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Continued Vigilance Critical to Protecting Human Subjects G A O years 1921 - 1996 GAO/HEHS-96-72 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-259279 March 8, 1996 The H...
Date Sept. 9, 1994 Report No. HEHS-94-225 Title

Social Security: Rapid Rise in Children on SSI Disability Rolls Follows New Regulations

United States General AccomtIng Office GAO’ Report to the Honorable &mild D. Kleczka, Housle of Representatives ’ V ”’ GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Health, Human Education, and Services Division B-256120 September 9, 1994 The Honorable Gerald D, Kleczka House of Representatives Dear Mr. Kleczka: This report responds to your request for information abou...
Date Jan. 28, 1993 Report No. GGD-93-36 Title

Census Reform: Early Outreach and Decisions Needed on Race and Ethnic Questions

I Jrritcxl Staten (~errctral Accounting Office GAO Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Census, Statistics, and Postal Personnel, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, House of Representatives CENSUS REFORM Early Outreach and Decisions Needed on Race and Ethnic Questions I lllllllllllll 148582 RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approve...
Date Jan. 15, 1993 Report No. HRD-93-11R Title

Science, Space, and Technology: HHS-Supported Research on Violence Prevention

f Wu~n,D.C.20242 UnlwJd StatAM oanenl Accollnting omce B-251377 January 15, 1993 The Honorable John Conyers, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Ill I lllllll 148390 On October 20, 1992, you requested that we examine the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS's) portfolio of research grants dealing with violence prevention to determin...
Date Aug. 12, 1991 Report No. 144675 Title

Special Publications: Tips on Managing Stress

United States General .- Accounting Office GAO -- Office of Counseling and Career Development /YL/r$7?r Tips on Managing Stress -___” --.----___ _~ _,__ I _____._ _._I.II.. - _.-,___ .-... __... ---.l----_- I..-..- ““... .” .- -.. --~ -11---- ._------ -.-.. -l-.-l--l-. TIPS ON MANAGINGSTRESS Contents BASIC CONCEPTS OPT FOR OPTIMISM.. . , . , . . . , , . . . . . . . m . . . a. . . . . . . ....
Date June 14, 1991 Report No. HRD-91-52 Title

AIDS-Prevention Programs: High-Risk Groups Still Prove Hard to Reach

18 ” ,,“n,United States General Accounting Office 5 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee - ‘ i on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives AIDS--PREVENTION PROGRAMS High-Risk Groups Still Prove Hard to Reach RELEASED GAO,‘ IIKIMl-$2 IJniteci States General Accounting Office I, UI Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Hu...
Date May 14, 1991 Report No. GGD-91-93 Title

Federal Personnel: Review of Evaluation of Personnel Demonstration Project at Commerce

May 19!)1 FEDERAL PERSONNEL Review of Evaluation of Personnel Demonstration Project at Commerce ----- -” __._ - _.-_--_ --1 .._I__- ___----. (;Ao/(i(;I)-!)l-!):) GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-240429 May 14,199l The Honorable John Glenn Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate The Honorable Ernest F. Hollin...
Date April 9, 1985 Report No. GGD-85-14 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Presentence Evaluations of Offenders Can Be More Responsive to the Needs of the Judiciary

, L ,. , BY THE US. GENERAL ACCOUNT NG OFFICE Report To The Attorney General And The Director, Administrative Of The U.S. Courts Off ice Presentence Evaluations @f Offenders Can Be More Responsive To The Needs Qf ,,I( Judiciary *I The Before making final sentencing decisions, federal judges can obtain additional offender information which generally involves expert psychological or psychiatric eval...
Date March 12, 1982 Report No. FPCD-82-27 Title

Government Operations: Service Programs To Reduce Costly Attrition by Developing and Using Biodata Inventories

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION B-206559 MARCH 12,198Z The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Dear Mr. Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Director, GAO Affairs Secretary: Service Programs to Reduce Costly Attrition By Developing and Using Biodata Inventories! (FPCD-82-27) Subject: We have reviewed the ongoing personnel researc...
Date Aug. 1, 1981 Report No. 116294 Title

Government Operations: [Measuring Observer Agreement With Log Linear Models]

111111llll111 I11111ll1l1ll 1 lIlll1 1 I 16294 Measuring Observer Agreement w i t h Log L i n e a r Models Olga Tmstopiat, Ph.D. Institute for Program Evaluation U S General Accounting O f f i c e .. Washington, ,D.C. 20548 Paper presented at the American Psychological Association, U s Angeles, California, August, 1981. Abstract This paper presents a technology for hand calculating the degree of o...
Date July 23, 1981 Report No. FPCD-81-62 Title

Government Operations: Followup on Actions To Improve Coordination and Utilization of Human Resources Research and Development

UNITED STATES.GEN_ERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHlNGTOti, D.C. 20548 _ _ FEOCRAL PERSONNEL AND COMPIENSAT~~N DIVISION B-203776 JULY 23,lMf The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Dear Mr. Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Assistant for Audit Reports Secretary: Followup on Actions To Improve Coordination iand Utilization of Human Resources 'Research and Development -I (FPCD-81-62) Subject: Investments in h...
Date Jan. 8, 1981 Report No. FPCD-81-32 Title

Government Operations: Federal Agencies' Stress Management Training Programs

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION JANUARY 8,198l B-201543 The Honorable Arlen Erdahl House of Representatives Dear Mr. Erdahl: Gderal Training Agencies' Programs Stress Management (FPCD-81-32) Subject: 3 -This report, presenting the results of our evaluation of selected Federal agencies' stress management training programs,' ...
Date Dec. 30, 1980 Report No. FPCD-81-4 Title

Federal Work Force Planning: Time for Renewed Emphasis

REPORT BY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Federal Work Force Planning: Time For Renewed Emphasis The size and cost of the Government--5 million civilian and military employees costing $120 billion a year--is an issue that requires the Congress and the executive branch to give more attention to the methods and procedures used to determine and manage human resource needs. However, these ...
Date Nov. 18, 1980 Report No. AFMD-81-3 Title

Information Management: Computerized Hospital Medical Information Systems Need Further Evaluation To Ensure Benefits From Huge Investments

REPORT1 THEUS: BV - General Accounting Office Cc$mputerized Hospital Medical Information Setems Need Further Evaluation To Ensure Bqnefits From Huge Investments Wid ical 10 y billi The sear Serv supp uati not imp pati of f j The and add eval ical pread use of computerized hospital mednformation systems within the next 5 to ars could represent investments totaling ns of dollars. National Center for...
Date July 13, 1977 Report No. 102836 Title

Budget and Spending: Settlement of Claims Arising from the Negligent or Tortious Acts of Members, Officers, and Employees of the Senate

DOCUMENT RESUME 02836 [ A19930C65] [Settlement of Claims Arising from the Negligent or Tortious Acts of Memb3rs, Officers, and Employees of the Senate]. Jujy 13, 1977. 3 pp. + 2 enclosures (9 pp.). Testimony before the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration; by John J. Higgins, Associate General Counsel. Issue Area: Law Enforcement and Crime Prevention: White-Collar Crime (509). contact: Off...
Date April 22, 1977 Report No. FPCD-77-43 Title

Government Operations: Human Resources Research and Development Results Can Be Better Managed

DCCUMENT EE 01973 - 1A11521373 CCET ST Human Resources Research and Develcpment Rsults Can Be Better Managed. FPCD-,7-43; B-159797. April 22, 1977. 53 pp. Report to Rep. George H. ahon, Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptrcller General. Issue Area; Personnel Management and Compensation (300). Contact: Federal Personnel and Compensation Div. Budget Function: Natio...
Date Aug. 7, 1975 Report No. MWD-75-91 Title

Employment: Department of Labor's Past and Future Role in Offender Rehabilitation

Department Of Labor’s Past And Future Role In Offender Rehabilitation For years Labor has tried a wide range of R&D projects to find ways of alleviating the difficult problem of rehabilitating criminal offenders, Labor should assess its experiences with these projects to determine what types or combinations of programs are most effective and warrant continued funding. This is especially needed i...
Date Aug. 5, 1975 Report No. GGD-75-73 Title

Behavior Modification Programs: The Bureau of Prisons' Alternative to Long-Term Segregation

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Illlllllllllllllllllllllllll Ill11 Ill11 Ill lllll Ill1 LM094929 Behavior Modification Programs: The Bureau Of Prisons’ Alternative To Long Term Segregation Department of Justice One approach to handling problem prisoners is to keep them segregated--often for extended periods--from the rest of the prison population. The Bureau has attempted to avoi...
Date Nov. 30, 1973 Report No. B-114888 Title

Government Operations: Contract Between the Advanced Research Projects Agency and the University of Kansas for a Study of the Aspects of Rapid Acculturation in the Pacific

PROCUREMENT ACQUISITION AND SYSTEMS DIVISION B-114888 The Honorable Patsy T. Mink House of Representatives Dear Mrs. Mink: Your July 25, 1973, letter requested us information on a .~~~~“~~~.~~,,between the Advance Projects Agency (ARPA) and the University of of Rapid Acculturation in the study of the “Aspects Pacific.” On June 11, 1968, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (OSR), the ...
Date Dec. 29, 1972 Report No. B-175132 Title

National Defense: Means for Increasing the Use of Defense Technology for Urgent Public Problems

..47-,oj! : -,__ REPORT TO THE CONGRESS d?J- 0”8’35- Means For increasing The Use Of Defense Technology For Urgent Pu blic Problems B-175132 Department of Defense, Office of Management and Budget, and Other Civil Agencies BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES , DEC.29,1972 COMPTROUER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF THE UNl’lED DE. 2OMJ STATES I B-1751 32 , L To the President of the Senate a...
Date May 30, 1971 Report No. 094425 Title

Government Operations: Individual Action for Social Change

0 * i I i ! L C0"EhTCEPENT ADDRESS ELIZAEETHTOIi? COLLEGE ELIZABETHTOId" PESNSYLVAiiTIA BY ELPER E. STAATS COFPTROUER GENEPSiL OF TEE UNITED STATES MAY 30, 1971 1 i ! i "INDIVIDUAL ACTION FOR SOCIAL C U K G E " I consider it a g r e a t honor t o have been i n v i t e d t o speak t o you 1 i I this afternoon on the occasion of commencement e x e r c i s e s of Elizabethtown Col1 ege . One i s t h ...