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| Date July 24, 1989 |
Report No. HRD-89-42 |
Title
Status ayld Evaluation of Agency Management Improvement Initiatives i-i _ .1 ‘.. GAO/IlBB#42 c B-22991(, July 24, 1989 Ms. Dorcas R. Hardy Commissioner of Social Security Department of Health and Human Services Dear Ms. Hardy: This is our follow-up report evaluating SS.L\‘s actions in response to the recommendations in our March 1987 report, Social Security Administration: Stable Leadership an... |
| Date April 10, 1989 |
Report No. T-HRD-89-15 |
Title
t United States General Accounting Ofllce GA!!0
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EDT Monday April 10, 1989 Testimony Social Security Adninistration-The First 6 Months of 800 Phone Service Statement of Joseph F. Delfico, Director Income Security Issues Human Resources Division Before the Special Committee on Aging United States Senate of GAO/T-HRD-89-15 Mr. Chairman and Members of the ... |
| Date March 1, 1989 |
Report No. T-HRD-89-7 |
Title
Unit8dShterGeneralAccountingOf6ce / 3 yb33 Testimony 138033 For Release on Delivery Expected at
10:00 a.m. EST Wednesday March 1, 1989 GAO's Views On R.R. 791, A Bill To Establish The Social Security Administration As An Independent Agency Statement of Joseph F. Delfico, Director Income Security Issues Human Resources Division Before the
Subcommittee of on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Me... |
| Date Jan. 26, 1989 |
Report No. HRD-89-38 |
Title
United States G@neJgl~&ebunting Office Report to the Chairman, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate January1989 :AGING ISSUES Related GAO Reports and Activities in Fiscal Year 1988 GAO/HRD-8938 About Our New Cover... The new color of our report covers represents the latest step in GAO'S efforts to improve the presentation of our reports. GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D... |
| Date Jan. 19, 1989 |
Report No. HRD-89-44 |
Title
January 1080 SOCIAL SECURITY
The Trust F’und Reserve Accumulation, GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Comptroller General of the United States B-220 140 January 19,1989 The Honorable Daniel P. Moynihan, Chairman Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy Committee on Finance United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: In your letter of August 8, 1988, you asked... |
| Date Sept. 29, 1988 |
Report No. IMTEC-88-56 |
Title
. United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1988 Report to the Chairman, Committee on the Budget, U.S. Senate ADP SYSTEMS Status of SSA's Modernization Efforts 1 RESX~C [ED--Kot to be released outside the General Accounting Office except on the basis of the specific approval by the Offke of CongressionalRelations. GAO/IMTEGSO-66
- --. .- ..-. I GAO United States General Accounting Offi... |
| Date Sept. 21, 1988 |
Report No. HRD-88-120 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1988 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Federal Services, Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate SOCIAL SECURITY Decision to Implement Nationwide 800 Telephone Service RESTRICTED--Not tc be released outside the Gezernl Accounting Office except on the basis of the specifk approval by the Office of Cong... |
| Date Sept. 15, 1988 |
Report No. HRD-88-129 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Report to Congressional Requesters . September 1988 SOCIAL SECURITY 1 Little Overall Change , in Telephone Accessibility Between 1985 and 1988 136359 GAO/HRD-W-129 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washin&on, D.C. 20648 Human Resources Division B-231291 September 15, 1988 The Honorable Lawton Chiles Chairman, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human... |
| Date Aug. 9, 1988 |
Report No. T-HRD-88-29 |
Title
United States Genera-l Accounting Office 13659 I Testimony For Release On Delivery Expected At 2:00 p.m. EDT Tuesday August 9, 1988 Resolving Differences In Wage Amounts Reported By Employers to the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration 1 Statement Of Joseph F. Delfico Senior Associate Director and the Before the Subcommittee on Social Security Subcommittee on Oversight Commi... |
| Date May 26, 1988 |
Report No. T-HRD-88-16 |
Title
-,,----- mq4y(s United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected At 1O:OO a.m. Thursday li"lay 26, 1988 Impact of Vocational on the Social Security (DI) Program Rehabilitation Disability Services Insurance Statement of Franklin Frazier, Associate Director Human Resources Division U.S. General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. Before the House Ways and Means C... |
| Date May 20, 1988 |
Report No. HRD-88-38 |
Title
I
United States General Accounting Office *
. Report to Congressional Committees May 1988 WELFARE ELIGIBILITY Programs Treat Indian Tribal Trust Fund Payments Inconsistently B-229194 May Xl,1988 The Honorable Patrick 9. Leahy Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye Chairman, Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs I, The Honorable Dan Ros... |
| Date April 27, 1988 |
Report No. GGD-88-73 |
Title
IsA Bf@I 1 --- United States Gmeral Accounting Office Report to the Honorable William D. Ford, Chairman, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, House of Representatives
ill988 48 FEDERAL WORKFORCE Effects of Public Pension Offset on Social Security ~ Benefits of Federal Retirees 11111111 lllllIll
135761 H - -- -- United States General Accounting Ol%ce Washington, D.C. 20648 General Government... |
| Date Feb. 5, 1988 |
Report No. PEMD-88-11 |
Title
I “,I f ’ I ’ I I wwb,, 1 United EStdms General Awmnting Office Report to the Codssioner security of Social wy lw3 SOCML SECURITY FUNDS Additional Measures Could More F’ : ully Indicate the System’ s Finmcial Conditiqh Ill1111111 Ill II
134965 GAO z;;:;:;D,
General Accounting Ofllce , . 1. 206;48 -- -_ Program Evaluation and Methodology Division February 5, 1988 The Honorable Dorcas R. H... |
| Date Jan. 22, 1988 |
Report No. HRD-88-35BR |
Title
13508q
-. United States General Accounting Office , *I Briefing Report to Congressional Requesters SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY Demographic and Economic Characteristics of New Beneficiaries ‘ l!Ml lllllll
135084 A--GAO/HRD-~~-~~BR I * “1”. _ I. _. -... ..--f -... . . . . . ..-..__ - .-______-__ *” ..___ _ .,.-_. l-.--.----_ ..-. _--___-_lll_----..” --_--. -..-..- ..-. ._- _. -.- . . .I ..I... |
| Date Jan. 11, 1988 |
Report No. IMTEC-88-19 |
Title
--- United States --- General Accounting Office GAO
. ..---.I Report to the Commissioner of Social Security Januab 1988 DATA BASE SYSTEMS Observations on Social Security’ Data Base s Integration Program lllulllllll ll
134796 L GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC. 20648 Information Management and Technology Division January 11,1988 The Honorable Dorcas R. Hardy Commissioner... |
| Date Dec. 7, 1987 |
Report No. HRD-88-11 |
Title
-.- . c United States General Accounting O ffice GAO
December 1987 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives SOCIAL SECURITY Little Success Achieved in Rehabilitating Disabled 2 Beneficiaries t-. . c Human Resources Division B-224648 December 7, 1987 The Honorable Andrew Jacobs, Jr. Chairman, Subcommittee on Social Security Commi... |
| Date Sept. 17, 1987 |
Report No. HRD-87-139BR |
Title
. United states General Accounting Office Lw~ GAo Briefing Report to Congressional ’ tiequesters September 1987 SOCIAL SECURITY Staff Reductions and Service Quality Ill !llll1111 IllI
134076
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GAO,‘ HRD-87439BB . ‘ . . ii’ . I United States General Accounting 0Blce Washingtan, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-226484 September 17, 1987 The Honorable Lawton Chiles, Chairman S... |
| Date Sept. 16, 1987 |
Report No. HRD-87-138 |
Title
? .‘ I BfaitdStates Geqwrsl Accounting Office ) 3y fly5 . Report to the Chairman, Com m ittee on Budget, U.S. Senate September 1987 SOCLALSECURITY Telephone Accessibility . 1 GAO,‘ ltfRD87-138 qp j-J,-3 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC. 20648 Humau Resources Division B-2237$1 September 16,1987 The Honorable Lawton Chiles Chairman, Committee on Budget United States Sen... |
| Date April 30, 1987 |
Report No. HRD-87-37 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office 1 GAO
April 1987 Regbrt to the Secretary of Health and Human Services CHILDSUPPORT
Need to Improve Efforts to Identify Fathers and Obtain Support Orders . GAO/EBD-8737 03waO GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-219523 Aprrl30,1987 The Honorable Otis R. Bowen, M.D. The Secretary of Health and Human Serv... |
| Date April 2, 1987 |
Report No. T-HRD-87-6 |
Title
kor Release on Delivery Expected at 1O:OO a.m. EST Thursday April 2, 1987 Management of Administration the Social Security Statement of Comptroller Richard L. Fogel, Assistant for Human Resources Programs Before the Subcommittee on Social Security Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives General GAO/T-HRD-87-6 ;,“,, .; ..;,,. .I. , $‘ _ ’ ?4r. Chairman and Members of the Subcommi... |
| Date March 10, 1987 |
Report No. HRD-87-66 |
Title
l United States General Accounting O;L”Iice ) iiA0 I m
- March 1987 Report to Congressional Requesters SOCIAL SECURITY Staff Reductions and Sertice Quakilyy 132662 538+23>
GAO/HRD-8766 General united state5
Accountind Office Re5ource5 Dlvidon Wa&in#on,D,C.Ulbae
Iiuman B-2264$4 March lo,1987 The Honorable Lawton Chiles, Chairman Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,and Eklucation Comm... |
| Date Feb. 3, 1987 |
Report No. HRD-87-36BR |
Title
Unl&ad ~~~*~~~~ I Aqoqmng~ tbf!hce I;;: Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcqmmitl;eeqn Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Represextatives SOCIAL SECURITY’ State Vocational Rehabilitation &encles# Reimbursement for the Disabled w GAL) w United States General Accounting OfTIce Washington, DC 20548 Human Resources Division n-224648 February 3, 1987 The Honorable Andrew Jacobs,... |
| Date Dec. 16, 1986 |
Report No. HRD-87-3BR |
Title
United States General Accounting OfRce 32019 - GAO
_--.....- Briefing Report to the Chairman Subcommittee on Social Security Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives December 1986 SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY Implementation of the Medical Improvement Review Standard 132019 GAO , . United States General Accounting OfIke Washington, D.C. 20648 Human Resources Division H-224648 December16, ... |
| Date Aug. 29, 1986 |
Report No. HRD-86-85 |
Title
United1 States General Accounting Office GAO
August 1986 Report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services SOCIAL SECURITY Improved Telephone Accessibility Would Better Serve the Public . . . L GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Human Resources Division B-22377 1 August 29, 1986 The Honorable Otis R Bowen, M.D. The Secretary of Health and Human Services Dear Mr S... |
| Date May 19, 1986 |
Report No. HRD-86-75BR |
Title
-. . 7 ! 1 ’ 4 v United States Geieral Accounting Office ‘ F”: Briefing Report to the Chairman Special Committee on Aging United States Senate
LM130230 11111111111111
May 1986 SOCIAL SECURITY I Implementation of New Mental Impairment Criteria for Disability Benefits S@ $G-b
RES%lCTED-- Not to be released outside the Generd GAO/HRD-86-75BR UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING ICE OFF
WASHINGTON, D... |
| Date March 11, 1986 |
Report No. HRD-86-22 |
Title
United States GeIteral Accounting Office /JJ Report to Congressional Requesters ’ [arch 1986 SOCIAL SECURITY Past Projections and Future Financing Concerns &O/HRD-86-22 * GAO - -.-__- United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 --_-Human Resources Division B-220140 March 11, 1986 Charles Senate Grassley The Honorable United States The Honorable United States Nancy Kassebaum Se... |
| Date Dec. 24, 1985 |
Report No. HRD-86-40BR |
Title
‘ . .#- United States General Accounting 0ffIce *GAO
December 1985 Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives l2tqq3 CHILD SUPPORT States’ Implementation of the 1984 Child Support Enforcement Amendments ““” * ‘,;i :,! : : .,’ .,. ., ,g:,. 2”. c Contents Page STATES' IMPLEMEN... |
| Date Oct. 17, 1985 |
Report No. HRD-86-14 |
Title
enec‘it Program s: 1501 federal benefit programs nealsh assistance to persons whlo qualify for benefits as a contributions made by them or on military service. These programs itlion in federal tax dollars in ding administrative costs, or the United States Budget. cualms for fiscal year 1986 are
‘qp II?;,:: g.#. ; I,,~/ y*pt,,II”, fy:, &a a, profile, the document identifies the 150 propi”::... |
| Date Sept. 30, 1985 |
Report No. HRD-85-71 |
Title
Report To The Honorable Jim Sasser United States Senate Current Status Of The Federal/State Arrangement For Administering The Social Security Disability Programs
How effective is the joint federal/state administration of the Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income programs, and should the federal government take over the entire administration (federalization) of these... |
| Date Aug. 29, 1985 |
Report No. HRD-85-96 |
Title
Warn STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 AUG2 8 1985 / Mrs. Martha A. McSteen Acting Commissioner of Social Security Department of Health and Human Services Dear Mrs. McSteen: Subject: Improving the Quality of Social Security Administration Notices (GAO/HRD-85-96) We have been reviewing the Social Security Administration's (SSA's) Clear Notices Project --one of eight major init... |
| Date Aug. 27, 1985 |
Report No. IMTEC-85-13 |
Title
BY THE US, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Chairman, Special Committee On Aging United States Senate Stabilizing Social Security--Which Wage Measure Would Best Align Benefit Increases With Revenue Increases?
The Social Security Amendments of 1983 included an automatic mechanism to help align Social Security benefit payment increases with revenue increases if Social Security reserves fall b... |
| Date May 28, 1985 |
Report No. GGD-85-21 |
Title
1 7 +G * -* i BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Commissioner Of Intern&l 1 .Revenue And The Commissioner Of Social Security ! IRS And SSA Can Improve The Verification And Recording Of Data Provided By Self-Employed Taxpayers
Self-employed workers are required to report Social Security self-employment earnings to the Internal Revenue Service and pay any taxes that are due. IRS forwar... |
| Date April 23, 1985 |
Report No. 126772 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10:30 A.M. EST APRIL 23, 1985 STATEMENT OF RICHARD L. FOGEL, DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCESDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON SOCIAL SECURITY OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS TO !'RESENT GAO'S VIEWS ON H,R. 825, A BILL TO MAKE THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION AN INDEFENDENT AGENCY Mr. Chairman an... |
| Date March 29, 1985 |
Report No. HRD-85-55 |
Title
‘., UNITED STATS GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
REL~ASE~ASHI~GTON, 13.c. 20546 HUMAN RUCWRCD DIVISION B-217898 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Charles Senate Mathias: McC. Mathias, Jr. SSA's Transfer of Research Personnel 'to Operating Units (GAO/HRD-85-55) you asked us to look into In your August 7, 1984, letter, the Social Security Administration's (SSA's) transfer of individuals ... |
| Date May 18, 1984 |
Report No. HRD-84-34 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL
WASHINOTON, ACCOUNTING
D.C. 2OS4S OFFICE MAY 18, 1984 The Honorable Claude Pepper Chairman, Subcommittee on Health Long-Term Care Select Committee on Aging House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: and Subject: GAO Views on the Methodology Used in an SSA Title II Study of Representative Payment (GAO/HRD-84-34) letter and later you with: discus- sions In response to your Jul... |
| Date Sept. 30, 1983 |
Report No. HRD-83-90 |
Title
b . 9 @ UNlTEdSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MUMAN nwOIVImIoN September 30, 1983 B-204638 The Eonorable The Secretary Margaret H. Heckler of Health and Human Services Dear Madam Secretary: Subject: Better
Compensation Monitoring of the Workers' Offset Provision by the Social SMUrity Administration Could Save Millions (GAO/HRD-83-90)
File Case The Social Security Disability... |
| Date Feb. 18, 1983 |
Report No. 120701 |
Title
‘ /du (ul @+‘ I +A 1 “ J ; STATEMENTFOR.THE Ii' RECORD3 FEBRbARY,1983 STATEMENTOF THE U.S. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE ON THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON SOCIAL SECURITY REFORMRECOMMENDATIONS
- COMMITTEEON WAYS AND MEANS U.S. HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES , , Chairman3 The General reporting social Accounting Office, as an 'independent agency
of: the to the Congress, security system. has made numerous stud... |
| Date Sept. 2, 1982 |
Report No. HRD-82-126 |
Title
. .
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING
D.C. 20548 OFFICE WASHINGTON,
‘-W&N RESOURCES DIVISION September 2, 1982 Mr. John A. Svahn Commissioner of Social Security Department of Health and Human Services Dear Mr. Svahn: Subject: / /'Social Security "Effectiveness of Redetermination mendations Made (GAO/HRD-82-126) Needs to Determine the Cost the Supplemental Security Income Process and to Implement ... |
| Date June 3, 1982 |
Report No. HRD-82-88 |
Title
UNITED STATES GE&IA-; “ACCOUNTING
D.C. 20548 OFFICE WASHINGTON,
HUMAN RESOURCES IL. ‘,I’ irmU,,r 1 j OIVISION B-207749 RELEASED
Jim Sasser Senate Sasser: Results of Investigation Being Used by the Social to Terminate Disability (GAO/HRD-82-88) Into Alleged Quotas Security Administration Insurance Benefits l""l*."." ,, The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: In accordance with your ... |
| Date April 28, 1982 |
Report No. HRD-82-18 |
Title
* * BY THEU.S.GEkiAi ACCOUNTING OFFICE rig* R’eport To The Chairman Complete And Accurate Information Needed In Social Security’s Automated Name And Number Files
T e Social Security Administration’s autom ted name and number files contain inc ! mplete and inaccurate information. Because the extent of the problems is not k piown, the impact on social security claimants and on the operation of... |
| Date Jan. 8, 1982 |
Report No. HRD-82-33 |
Title
; 1,
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 January
HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 8, 1982 Mr. John A. Svahn Commissioner of Social Security Department of Ilealth and Human Services Dear Mr. Svahn: 1lYlYU Subject: Social Security Needs to Determine the Cost Effectiveness of Manually Identifying Supplemental Security Income Recipients With Income From Other Federal Sources (HRD-82-... |
| Date Aug. 13, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-81-104 |
Title
. . BY I-HECOMPTRQLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES -G.--- Report ToThe Congress”Hw
Perspective On Income Security And Social Services And An Agenda ForAnalysis
Income Security and Social Services comprise the single largest category of Federal expenditures. Outlays for fiscal 1981 are estimated to be $300 billion--about 49 percent of the Federal budget. The effect of several factors, including dem... |
| Date July 28, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-81-127 |
Title
BYTHEUS. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Committee On Finance United States Senate Limits On Receipt Of Multiple Disability Benefits Could Save Millions
At the request of the Senate Committee on Finance, GAO studied the prevalence of receipt of disability benefits from Social Security and other programs. A sample of Social Security recipients were matched against the 8 largest Fed... |
| Date July 10, 1981 |
Report No. AFMD-81-54 |
Title
. I 1 BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITED STATES Internal Control Weaknesses Contributed To The Mismanagement And Misuse Of Federal Funds At Selected Community Action Agencies
GAO found that at 12 community action agencies over $11 million of Federal funds were being either mismanaged or misused. For example: --Excess cash either had been (1) used to earn (and retain) inter... |
| Date July 10, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-81-116 |
Title
BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Health And Human Services. Intertitle Transfers--A Way For States To Increase Federal Funding For Social Services
Title XX of the Social Security Act sets a statutory ceiling on Federal reimbursements to States for social services costs. However, in addition to title XX, similar services to needy people can be provided under other Fed... |
| Date July 2, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-81-120 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NUlrl(AN RESOURCE5 DIVISION Mr. John A. Svahn Commissioner of Social Security Department of Health and Human Services Dear Mr. Svahn: Subject: #Illllll III
090830 Social Security Should Change Its Proposed Process >or Conducting Comprehensive LongRange Planning (HRD-81-120) We recently learned that you are about to decide how to struct... |
| Date June 19, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-45 |
Title
"' ( I BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report T The Congress o
O THE UNITED STATES F Weaknesses In The Planning And Utilization Of Rental Housing For Persons In Wheelchairs
Rental housing designed for the special needs of people who use wheelchairs is scarce. To help alleviate the shortage, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Farmers Home Administration, Department of Agriculture, e... |
| Date April 14, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-81-53 |
Title
* b BY THECOMPTROLLEI-? GENERAL OF THEUNITED STATES Il=y.f ‘/7 Report ToThe Congress
Revising Social Security Benefit Formula Which Favors Short-Term Workers Could Save Billions
People who have worked for only a short period under social security receive proportionately more for their social security tax dollar than lifetime workers. In this report, GAO presents two alternative formulas for comp... |
| Date Feb. 6, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-81-47 |
Title
BY THE US GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Health And Human Services Social Security Needs To Better Plan, Develop, And Implement Its Major ADP Systems Redesign Projects
The Social Security Administration undertook a major project to redesign the computerized system it uses in administering the Retirement, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance programs. Although substanti... |
| Date Jan. 1, 1981 |
Report No. 117094 |
Title
r* * *.- P r The data in this booklet is based on Ohio, which incl the characteristic Ohio with older p To set the stage for this booklet, a brief discussion of the three studies-Ohio, Oregon, and Kentucky-follows. ess of the United States. s General Accounting Office provides this booklet to the delegates to help them in their deliberations. We believe that by knowing about older people in these... |
