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Date Sept. 17, 2009 Report No. GAO-09-951R Title

U.S. Embargo on Cuba: Recent Regulatory Changes and Potential Presidential or Congressional Actions

United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 September 17, 2009 The Honorable Charles B. Rangel Chairman Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives The Honorable Jeff Flake House of Representatives The Honorable Barbara Lee House of Representatives Subject: U.S. Embargo on Cuba: Recent Regulatory Changes and Potential Presidential or Congressional Actions Since the...
Date Aug. 21, 2009 Report No. GAO-09-455 Title

Flood Insurance: Opportunities Exist to Improve Oversight of the WYO Program

United States Government Accountability Office GAO August 2009 Report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate FLOOD INSURANCE Opportunities Exist to Improve Oversight of the WYO Program GAO-09-455 a August 2009 FLOOD INSURANCE Highlights Highlights of GAO-09-455, a report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Sena...
Date July 28, 2009 Report No. GAO-09-848R Title

Housing: Characteristics and Performance of Nonprime Mortgages

United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 July 28, 2009 The Honorable Carolyn B. Maloney Chair Joint Economic Committee House of Representatives The Honorable Charles E. Schumer Vice Chairman Joint Economic Committee United States Senate Subject: Characteristics and Performance of Nonprime Mortgages During the first part of this decade, the number of mortgage originations...
Date July 28, 2009 Report No. GAO-09-922T Title

Home Mortgages: Recent Performance of Nonprime Loans Highlights the Potential for Additional Foreclosures

United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday, July 28, 2009 Testimony Before the Joint Economic Committee U.S. Congress HOME MORTGAGES Recent Performance of Nonprime Loans Highlights the Potential for Additional Foreclosures Statement of William B. Shear, Director Financial Markets and Community Investment GAO-09-922T Chair Maloney a...
Date Aug. 10, 2007 Report No. GAO-07-1110 Title

Advance Earned Income Tax Credit: Low Use and Small Dollars Paid Impede IRS's Efforts to Reduce High Noncompliance

United States Government Accountability Office GAO August 2007 Report to the Joint Committee on Taxation ADVANCE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT Low Use and Small Dollars Paid Impede IRS’s Efforts to Reduce High Noncompliance GAO-07-1110 August 2007 ADVANCE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT Highlights Highlights of GAO-07-1110, a report to the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Committee on Taxation Accoun...
Date Feb. 27, 2007 Report No. GAO-07-534T Title

Tobacco Settlement: States' Allocations of Payments from Tobacco Companies for Fiscal Years 2000 through 2005

United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EST Tuesday, February 27, 2007 Testimony Before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate TOBACCO SETTLEMENT States’ Allocations of Payments from Tobacco Companies for Fiscal Years 2000 through 2005 Statement of Lisa Shames, Acting Director Natural Resources and Environment...
Date Feb. 17, 2004 Report No. GAO-04-372 Title

Tax Administration: IRS Issued Advanced Child Tax Credit Payments on Time but Should Study Lessons Learned

United States General Accounting Office GAO February 2004 Report to the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate TAX ADMINISTRATION IRS Issued Advance Child Tax Credit Payments on Time but Should Study Lessons Learned GAO-04-372 a February 2004 TAX ADMINISTRATION IRS Issued Advance Child Tax Credit Payments on Time but Should Study Lessons Learned Highlights of GAO-04-372, a report to the Chairman and Ra...
Date March 29, 2002 Report No. GAO-02-350 Title

Direct Student Loans: Additional Steps Would Increase Borrowers' Awareness of Electronic Debiting and Reduce Federal Administrative Costs

United States General Accounting Office GAO March 2002 Report to the Honorable James M. Jeffords, U.S. Senate DIRECT STUDENT LOANS Additional Steps Would Increase Borrowers' Awareness of Electronic Debiting and Reduce Federal Administrative Costs GAO-02-350 United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 March 29, 2002 The Honorable James M. Jeffords United States Senate Dear Senator ...
Date Feb. 1, 2002 Report No. GAO-02-367R Title

Census Monitoring Board: Review of Congressional Side Shutdown Activities

United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 February 1, 2002 The Honorable William Lacy Clay The Honorable Carolyn B. Maloney House of Representatives Subject: Census Monitoring Board: Review of Congressional Side Shutdown Activities In an October 1, 2001, letter, you expressed concerns about certain shutdown activities of the Congressional side of the Census Monitoring Board (CMB...
Date April 14, 2000 Report No. T-NSIAD-00-140 Title

Contract Management: DOD's Anthrax Vaccine Manufacturer Will Continue to Need Financial Assistance

United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 1:00 p.m., CDT Friday, April 14, 2000 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Personnel, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate CONTRACT MANAGEMENT DOD’s Anthrax Vaccine Manufacturer Will Continue to Need Financial Assistance Statement of David E. Cooper, Associate Director Defense Acquisition Issues National Security...
Date Feb. 12, 1996 Report No. AIMD-96-34R Title

Financial Management: DFAS-Kansas City Financial Reporting

GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division B-270866 February 12, 1996 Mr. Steve E. Turner, Director Defense Finance and Accounting Service- KansasCity Center 1500East 95th Street Kansascity, MissouIi 64197-0001 Dear Mr. Turner: On November9, 1995,membersof my staff briefed you on several accounting and Enancial reporting issues...
Date Oct. 17, 1995 Report No. T-RCED-96-29 Title

Multifamily Housing: Issues and Options to Consider in Revising HUD's Low-Income Housing Preservation Program

United States General Accounting Office Testimony Before the Subcommitteeon Housing Opportunity and Community Development,Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United StatesSenate Submittedon October 17,199s MUL’TIFAMILY HOUSING Issues and Options to Consider in Revising HUD’s Low-Income Housing Preservation Program Statementfor the Record by Judy A. England-Joseph, Director, Housi...
Date Aug. 25, 1995 Report No. B-259718 Title

Government Operations: [Comments on the Propriety of EPA Paying for Annual Parking Permits]

G AO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Office of the General Counsel B-259718 August 25, 1995 Mr. James L. Rock Certifying Officer, FMC-LV United States Environmental Protection Agency P.O. Box 98515 Las Vegas, NV 89193-2423 Dear Mr. Rock: This responds to your request regarding the propriety of paying for annual airport parking permits. The Center purchases the permit...
Date Aug. 3, 1995 Report No. HEHS-95-131 Title

College Savings: Information on State Tuition Prepayment Programs

United States General Accounting Office GAO August 1995 Report to Congressional Requesters COLLEGE SAVINGS Information on State Tuition Prepayment Programs GAO/HEHS-95-131 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-254026 August 3, 1995 The Honorable Nancy Landon Kassebaum Chairman, Committee on Labor and Human Resources Unit...
Date April 2, 1993 Report No. AFMD-93-57R Title

Financial Management: Title 7--Prepayments

GAO United States General Accounting Office %.shington, D.C. 20548 Acco’uKing and Financial Mawgement Division B-252350 April 2, 1993 Mr. Jamee M. Taylor Executive Director for Operations U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Dear Mr. Taylor: Your letter to the Comptroller General requesting a clarification or an exception to a requirement in Title 7, "Fiscal Guidance," of GAO's Policy and Procedur...
Date March 30, 1993 Report No. T-GGD-93-20 Title

Earned Income Tax Credit: Effectiveness of Design and Administration

United States General Accounting Office Testimony Before the Subcommitteeson Select Revenue Measuresand Human Resources,Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives For Release Delivery on Expectedat 10:00am. EST Tuesday March 30,1993 EARNEDINCOMETAX CREDIT Effectiveness of Design and Administration Statementof JennieS. Stathis, Director Tax Policy and Administration Issues General G...
Date Dec. 11, 1992 Report No. RCED-93-50 Title

Federal Research: Assessment of the Financial Audit for SEMATECH's Activities in 1991

Assessment of the Financial Audit for SEMATECH’ Activities s in 1991 Illllllllalm ll 148113 -.. ““-.-... _--.. ~- .-._ ----.- _..- “-_-_ _____l_l..-.- -- -- -- .- GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Reeources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-236668 December 11, 1992 The Honorable Sam Nunn Chairman, Committee on Armed Services United States Sena...
Date Feb. 19, 1992 Report No. GGD-92-26 Title

Earned Income Tax Credit: Advance Payment Option Is Not Widely Known or Understood by the Public

I GAO .GD-92-i$ . GAO United States General Accounting OfTice Waehington, D.C. 20148 General Government Division B-246695 February 19,1992 The Honorable Lloyd Bentsen Chairman, Committee on Finance United States Senate The Honorable Dan Rostenkowski Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives This report is in response to Section 11113 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of...
Date Nov. 14, 1991 Report No. T-NSIAD-92-4 Title

Defense Industry: Status of the C-17 Program and Related Issues Affecting the McDonnell Douglas Corporation

United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at lOkO a.m., EST Thursday, November 14, 1991 Testimony Before the Legislation and National Security Subcommittee, Committee on GovernmentOperations,House of Representatives DEFENSE INDUSTRY Status of the C-17 Program and Related Issues Affecting the McDonnell Douglas Corporation Statementof Nancy R. Kingsbury, Director, ...
Date July 25, 1991 Report No. T-NSIAD-91-51 Title

National Defense: Deferment Actions Associated With the Navy A-12 Aircraft

United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony - - For Release on Delivery Expected at 1O:OO a.m. EDT Thursday, Deferment With Actions Associated the Navy A-12 Aircraft July 25, 1991 Statement of frank C. Conahan, National Security Division Assistant Comptroller General and International Affairs Before the Subcommittee on Investigations Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives G...
Date July 24, 1991 Report No. T-NSIAD-91-50 Title

National Defense: Deferment Actions Associated With the A-12 Aircraft

. * United States General Accounting Ofllce / v4/ I* GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Testimony Deferment Actions Associated With the A-12 Aircraft July 24, 1991 Statement of Frank C, Conahan, Assistant Comptroller General National Security and International Affairs Division Before the Legislation' and National Security Subcommittee Committee on Government Operatio...
Date April 30, 1991 Report No. PEMD-91-2 Title

Rental Housing: Implementing the New Federal Incentives to Deter Prepayments of HUD Mortgages

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Date April 17, 1991 Report No. HRD-91-81 Title

Medicare: HCFA Should Improve Internal Controls Over Part B Advance Payments

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Date May 3, 1990 Report No. T-AFMD-90-21 Title

Financial Management: Cash Management Improvement Act of 1990 (H.R. 4279)

United States General Accounting Office /f/J $0 ’ GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 1O:OO a.m. Thursday May 3, 1990 Testimony llllIlllllllllI 141290 CASHMANAGEMENT IM'PROVEMENT ACT OF 1990 (H-R. 4279) Statement of Jeffrey C. Steinhoff, Director Financial Management Systems and Audit Oversight Accounting and Financial Management Before the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security C...
Date Feb. 28, 1990 Report No. T-PEMD-90-8 Title

Potential Losses From the Rental Housing Inventory: Soundness of Current Estimates

. . United States Genera3Accounting Office /qa730 :-GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 28, 1990 Testimony Hllllll llll llll 140730 Potential Losses from the Rental Housing Soundness of Current Estimates Inventory: Statement of Eleanor Chelimsky Assistant Comptroller General Program Evaluation and Methodology Division Before the Subconnnittee on Housing and Commun...
Date April 27, 1988 Report No. T-NSIAD-88-21 Title

Financial Management: State Department's Management of Its Travel Advance Funds

United States General Accounting Office / 3565q Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday April 27, 1988 State Its Department’ s TraveL Advance Management Funds of Statement Frank C. National of Conahan, Security Assistant Comptroller General and International Affairs National Security Subcommittee on Government Operations Before the LegisLation and House Committee 135659...
Date Feb. 26, 1988 Report No. GGD-88-42FS Title

Employee Travel: Authority and Rationale for Limitations on Travel Advances

_ United States General Accounting Office Fact Sheet for the Honorable John Mill&r, House of Representatives Febrhary 1988 EMPLOYEE TRAVEL Authority and Rationale for Limitations on Travel Advances ll%llllllllu 135118 i%i&/GGD-88-42FS I wih3a7 n-223793 The Honorable John Miller House of Representatives Dear Mr. Miller: ‘ This fact sheet, prepared in response to your July 1, 1987, request letter ...
Date Feb. 11, 1988 Report No. RCED-88-15BR Title

Rural Rental Housing: Impact of Section 515 Loan Prepayments on Tenants and Housing Availability

. G;AO Feb+wy , 1988 __ United States -I-General Accounting Office Briefing Report to the Chairnxq Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development, Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, House of Representatives RURALRENTAL HOUSING Impact of Section 515 Loan Prepayments on Tenants and Housing Availability 135040 1111 1 _..- ._-I.-.” -.-.. “.__ _... ._ll_l..- --.- __-.-_I_______ -.-...
Date June 4, 1987 Report No. T-AFMD-87-12 Title

Financial Management: DOD's Financial Management of the Foreign Military Sales Program

I ., * , .n I United States General Accounting Office / !I&# “GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at lo:30 a.m . EDT Thursday June 4, 1987 Testimony DOD'S Financial Foreign Management of the Sales Program M ilitary Statem ent Frederick Accounting of D. Wolf, Director and Financial M anagem ent Security Operations Division Before the Legislation and National Com m ittee on Governm ent House of R...
Date June 13, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-74BR Title

Navy Contracting: Allegations About Trident Submarine Program Matters

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Date June 4, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-81 Title

Agriculture and Food: Decisionmaking Process for Farm Program Policies Needs To Be Improved

+Tl3-& BYTHE U,S,GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Agriculture Decisionmaking Process For Farm Program Policies Needs To Be Improved The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) makes payments to producers of major commodities when average market prices are lower than set, or target, prices. In 1983, as provided by law, producers were advanced a portion of these...
Date Aug. 10, 1983 Report No. NSIAD-83-26 Title

Transportation: Metro Needs To Better Manage Its Railcar Procurement

, ’ BY Ti-iEi.K’GENEl-?AI ACCOUNTING OFFlCt Report To The Secretary Of Transportation j Metro Needs To Better Manage its Railcar Procurement To complete the planned Metrorail system, the Washington Mietropolitan Area Transit Authority is acquiring 294 railcars at a :total estimated cost of $275 million. The Department of Transportation’s Urban Mass Transportation Administration is funding al...
Date March 12, 1981 Report No. 114893 Title

Financial Management: Review of Financial Statements of Commodity Credit Corporation

COMMUNITY A N D ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION )r I 2 E31 Mr. Edward H e w s Acting Executive Vice P r e s i d e n t Commod it y Cr e d i t Cor por a t ion U . S . Department o f A g r i c u l t u r e I# I 114893 Dear Mr. H e w s : Our c u r r e n t & ' G i e w of ti+e f i n a n c i a l s t a t e m e n t s of e Commodity C r e d i t Corporation h a s d i s c l o s e d t h e need f o r more t i m e ...
Date Jan. 30, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-28 Title

Financial Management: Better Accounting Needed for Foreign Countries' Deposits for Arms Purchases

Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES wtter Accounting Needed For Foreign C#untries” Deposits For Arms Purchases GA found that improvements are needed in the ollection of and accounting for foreign cou tries’ funds deposited in the United Stat for arms purchases. Also, definitive guid lines are needed for implementing the E U.S.; policy allowing foreign countries to moneys not needed to meet...
Date March 31, 1980 Report No. B-196449 Title

Government Operations: [Views on H.R. 6482]

13313 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-196449 March 31, 1980 The Honorable Peter W. Rodino, Jr. Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Further r f ence is made to your letter of February 15, 1980, requesting our views on H.R. 64827 a bill "[f]or the relief of James A. Ferguson." The bill provides that Mr. James A. Ferguson ...
Date Feb. 7, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-50 Title

Income Security: State Advance Payments to Aid to Families With Dependent Children Recipients Are Inconsistent With Federal Regulations

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN Ra- Harris: Subject: ._ iState Advance Payments with Dependent Children consistent with Federal (HRD-80-50) to Aid to Families Recipients Are InRegulations7 We recently completed a survey of the Aid to Families The purpose of with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. the survey was to examine the program policies, management and cp...
Date Oct. 4, 1979 Report No. ID-79-52 Title

International Affairs: Improper Blocking of U.S. Funds by Office of Foreign Assets Control

B-159451 ocT06ER4,1979 -. The Honorable The Secretary Harold Brown of Defense of U.S. Funds y Assets Control3 ,'' Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: G mproper Blocking Office of Foreign (ID-79-52) We are reviewing the blocking of t&e assets of foreign governments and nationals during times of war or national by the Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign emergency In the course of our review, we have...
Date Aug. 3, 1978 Report No. FGMSD-78-53 Title

Financial Management: Ways To Improve the Effectiveness of the Checks-Paid Letter of Credit Program

DOCUMENT RESO E 06810 -- [B2207216] [Ways To Improve the Effectiveness of the C)Jecks-Paid Letter of Credit PrograE]. FGMSD-78-53; E-39995. Allgust 3, 1578. 8 pp. Report to Jerome A. Miles, Controller, D1partment D. L. Scantlebury, Director, Financial and General of Energy- by Management Studies Div. Issue Area: Accounting and Financial Reporting (2800). Contact: Financial and General Management S...
Date July 10, 1978 Report No. EMD-78-47 Title

The Advance Payment Program: An Uncontrolled Experiment

DOCUMENT C6487 - IB19469601 RESUME The Advance Payment Program: An Uncontrolled Experilent. EMD-78-47; 8-181503. July 10, 1978. Feleased July 17, 1978. PP. 22 feport to Rep. Harl-y O. Staggers, Chairman, House Committee on Interstate and 'oreiqn Commerce; Hep. John E. Moss, Chairman, House Committee on Interstate and Fcreign Ccmmerce: Cversigit and InvestiqatioLs Subcommittee; by Elmer E. Staats, ...
Date May 18, 1978 Report No. FGMSD-78-37 Title

Financial Management: Use of Letters of Credit for Payments to Defense Contractors

DOCUEIIT RESU!E 05960 - (B14264Z8] lUse of Letters of Credit for Payments to Defense Cot-tractors]. FGISD-78-37; B-39995. lay 18, 1978. 7 pp. Report to Arthur Schoenhaut, Executive Secretary, Cost Accounting Standards Board; by D. L. Scantlebury, Director, Financial and General Lanagemeut Studies Div. Issue Area: Accounting and Financial RoportiDn (2800); Accounting and Financial Reporting: Sound ...
Date April 18, 1978 Report No. 105650 Title

Veterans Affairs: Educational Assistance Overpayments in the Veterans Administration

DOCUMENT RESUME 05650 - [B1226190] Educational Assistance Overpayments in the Veterans Administration. April 18, 1978. 20 PF. Testimony before the House Committee cm Veterans' Affairs: Education and Training Subcommittee; by Gregory J. Ihart, Director, Human Resources Div. Contact: Human Resources Div. Orqanization C.icerned: Veterans Admirtistration. Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Ve...
Date March 19, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-109 Title

Education: Educational Assistance Overpayments, a Billion Dollar Problem--A Look at the Causes, Solutions, and Collection Efforts

Veterans Administration In the9-l/2-year period ended December 31, 1975, VA made almost $1.4 billion in educational assistance overpayments to veterans and dependents. If current trends continue, overpayments in fiscal year 1976 alone could total more than $800 million. VA’s collection system is not keeping up with the overpayments. As a result, those remaining uncollected at June 30, 1976, coul...
Date April 28, 1975 Report No. RED-75-346 Title

Government Operations: Further Action Needed on Recommendations for Improving the Administration of Federal Coal-Leasing Program

llllllllllllll B-169124 procedures for its regional mining supervisors to use in enforcing the 1951 reclamation and environmental requirements contained in most leases until the leases were adjusted to include the stronger reclamation and environmental requirements established in January 1969. On May 19, 1972, Survey issued reclamation requirement guidelines to its mining supervisors to implement ...
Date Oct. 15, 1971 Report No. 089409 Title

Financial Management: Outstanding Travel Advances for Employees of the Manpower Administration

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE "~