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| Date June 20, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-773 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2001 Report to Congressional Requesters CONSUMER FINANCE College Students and Credit Cards GAO-01-773 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Credit Cards Have Both Advantages and Disadvantages for College Students Studies Provide Limited Information on College Students and Credit Cards Universities’ Policies on Credit Cards Differ, But Most F... |
| Date June 18, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-483 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2001 Report to Congressional Committees PRISONER RELEASES Trends and Information on Reintegration Programs GAO-01-483 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Inmate Releases and Recidivism Reflect a Revolving Door Trend Sentence Length, Criminal and Drug Use Histories, and Program Participation Reintegration Addressed in Three Phases of Federal ... |
| Date June 1, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-586 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2001 Report to Congressional Committees DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES Critical Information Is Needed to Understand Program Impact GAO-01-586 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: 3 Section of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century Requiring GAO’s Study 46 48 74 79 84 Appendix II: GAO’s Survey Instrument and Overall Results Appe... |
| Date April 6, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-301R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 April 6, 2001 The Honorable William M. Thomas Chairman The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Vice Chairman Joint Committee on Taxation Subject: Information Related to the Scope and Complexity of the Federal Tax System The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 requires the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) to rep... |
| Date April 1, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-126SP |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO April 2001 RECORD LINKAGE AND PRIVACY Issues in Creating New Federal Research and Statistical Information GAO-01-126SP Preface Our nation has an increasing ability to accumulate, store, retrieve, cross-reference, analyze, and link vast numbers of electronic records in an ever faster and more cost-efficient manner. These advances bring substantial federal... |
| Date March 30, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-442 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2001 Report to Congressional Committees FOOD ASSISTANCE Research Provides Limited Information on the Effectiveness of Specific WIC Nutrition Services GAO-01-442 Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 20 22 23 25 26 28 8 Appendix II: Research Funding Sources Appendix III: Bibliography of Demonstration Studies Appendix IV: Bibliography... |
| Date March 13, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-507T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, 2001 Testimony
Before the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate HEALTH INSURANCE Characteristics and Trends in the Uninsured Population
Statement of Kathryn G. Allen, Director Health Care—Medicaid and Private Health Insurance Issues GAO-01-507T Health Insurance: Characteristics and Trends in ... |
| Date March 8, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-297 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2001 Report to Congressional Requesters INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Four-Year Colleges’ Experiences Adding and Discontinuing Teams GAO-01-297 Contents Letter Appendixes Related GAO Products Tables
Table 1: Change in Number of Women Participants for NAIA and NCAA Schools Table 2: Change in Number of Men Participants for NAIA and NCAA Schools Table 3... |
| Date Feb. 28, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-298 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 2001 Report to Congressional Requesters WELFARE REFORM Data Available to Assess TANF’s Progress GAO-01-298 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 40 47 58 61 62 23 25 26 30 47 47 54 Appendix II: Surveys and Welfare Reform Studies Reviewed Appendix III: Scope and Type of Analyses for Which Waiver and Demonstration Data C... |
| Date Jan. 19, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-273 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
January 2001 Report to Congressional Requesters SMALL BUSINESS Status of Small Disadvantaged Business Certifications GAO-01-273 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Lr e t e January 19, 2001 The Honorable Stephen Horn The Honorable Tom Davis House of Representatives The federal government, by statute, has an annual, governmentwi... |
| Date Jan. 12, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-237R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 January 12, 2001 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Chairman Caucus on International Narcotics Control United States Senate Subject: Review of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Heroin Signature and Domestic Monitor Programs Dear Mr. Chairman: This letter responds to your request that we review the Drug Enforcement Administration’s... |
| Date Jan. 5, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-208R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 January 5, 2001 The Honorable Henry A. Waxman The Honorable Carolyn B. Maloney House of Representatives Subject: Decennial Censuses: Historical Data on Enumerator Productivity Are Limited This letter responds to your request for data on enumerator productivity levels from the 1940 through the 2000 Censuses. In your respective capacities ... |
| Date Dec. 15, 2000 |
Report No. GAO-01-128 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 2000 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives GENDER EQUITY Men’s and Women’s Participation in Higher Education GAO-01-128 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 32 35 37 39 43 49 50 Appendix II: F... |
| Date Nov. 17, 2000 |
Report No. GAO-01-130 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
November 2000 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives NATIONAL PRACTITIONER DATA BANK Major Improvements Are Needed to Enhance Data Bank’s Reliability GAO-01-130 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 36 4... |
| Date Nov. 8, 2000 |
Report No. GAO-01-109 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
November 2000 Report to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development HUD INSPECTIONS Steps Needed to Address Uncertainty in Inspection Scores GAO-01-109 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Le er t November 8, 2000 The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Dear Mr. Secretary: In 1997, the Dep... |
| Date Oct. 17, 2000 |
Report No. GAO-01-68 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters STUDENT LOANS Direct Loan Default Rates GAO-01-68 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 22 Appendix II: Cohort Default Rates for FDLP and FFELP Borrowers by Type of School, Cohort Years 1997 and 1998 Appendix III: Data on FDLP Nonconsolidated and Consolidation Loans in Repayment App... |
| Date Sept. 29, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-207 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2000 Report to the Chairman, Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate CASH BALANCE PLANS Implications for Retirement Income GAO/HEHS-00-207 Contents Letter Appendixes Tables
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 42 44 Appendix II: Comments From the Department of Labor Table 1: Selected Differences Between Defined Benefit and Defined Contr... |
| Date Sept. 21, 2000 |
Report No. GGD-00-196R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-285601 September 21, 2000 The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy Ranking Member Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate The Honorable Ernest F. Hollings Ranking Member Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate Subject: Federal and State Court Cases That Invoked the Y2K Act (P.... |
| Date Sept. 20, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-194R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-286071 September 20, 2000 The Honorable Ernest J. Istook, Jr. Chairman, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Subject: District of Columbia: Adolescent AIDS Prevention Program Dear Mr. Chairman: In response to your request, we have re... |
| Date Aug. 22, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-131 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters PENSION PLANS Characteristics of Persons in the Labor Force Without Pension Coverage GAO/HEHS-00-131 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 24 27 30 Appendix II: Analysis of CPS Pension Coverage Rates and Lack-of-Coverage Factors Appendix III: Summary of GAO’s Regression Models Tabl... |
| Date June 28, 2000 |
Report No. RCED-00-223R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-285702 June 28, 2000 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley, Chairman Special Committee on Aging United States Senate The Honorable John B. Breaux, Ranking Member Special Committee on Aging United States Senate Subject: Food Stamp Program: Data on Assistance for the Elderly In your let... |
| Date June 14, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-133R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-285654 June 14, 2000 The Honorable Daniel Patrick Moynihan Ranking Minority Member Committee on Finance United States Senate Subject: Additional Information about the Scope and Limits of Sanction Data Provided in Recent GAO Report on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Dear Sena... |
| Date May 31, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-90 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 2000 Report to the Ranking Democratic Member, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VETERANS’ HEALTH CARE VA Needs Better Data on Extent and Causes of Waiting Times GAO/HEHS-00-90 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 20 21 24 Appendix II: Comments From the Department of Veterans Affairs Appendix III: S... |
| Date May 24, 2000 |
Report No. GGD-00-117 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 2000 Report to the Honorable Charles B. Rangel House of Representatives STATE AND FEDERAL PRISONERS Profiles of Inmate Characteristics in 1991 and 1997 GAO/GGD-00-117 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-284249 May 24, 2000 The Honorable Charles B. Rangel House of Representatives Dear Mr. Rangel... |
| Date May 12, 2000 |
Report No. GGD-00-113BR |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 2000 Briefing Report to the Chairman Subcommittee on Civil Service Committee on Government Reform House of Representatives SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE Retirement Trends Underscore the Importance of Succession Planning GAO/GGD-00-113BR United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 B-282485 May 12, 2000 The Honorable Joe Scarborough Chair... |
| Date May 8, 2000 |
Report No. RCED-00-144R |
Title
B-285079 May 8,200O The Honorable Russell Feingold United States Senate Subject: Food Stamp Program: Information Dear Senator Feingold: Low-income households are considered to be at a higher risk for, and have a higher prevalence of, nutrition-related health problems. A primary purpose of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) $18 billion Food Stamp Program, the nation’s largest food assi... |
| Date April 21, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-104R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-285141 April 21, 2000 The Honorable Charles B. Rangel Ranking Minority Member Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Subject: Private Health Insurance: Potential Tax Benefit of a Health Insurance Deduction Proposed in H.R. 2990 Dear Mr. Rangel: Despite a strong economy, the n... |
| Date April 17, 2000 |
Report No. GGD/OGC-00-72 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2000 Report to Congressional Committees BID PROTESTS Characteristics of Cases Filed in Federal Courts GAO/GGD/OGC-00-72 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-282743 April 17, 2000 The Honorable Fred Thompson Chairman The Honorable Joseph Lieberman Ranking Minority Member Committee on Government... |
| Date April 17, 2000 |
Report No. GGD-00-102R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-285075 April 17, 2000 The Honorable John D. Dingell Ranking Minority Member Committee on Commerce House of Representatives The Honorable Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick House of Representatives The Honorable Robert Menendez House of Representatives Subject: Federal Advertising Contracts: Distribution to Small Di... |
| Date March 31, 2000 |
Report No. NSIAD-00-57R |
Title
B-284939 March 31,200O The Honorable Philip M. Crane Chairman, Subcommittee on Trade Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Subject: International Trade: Small- and Medium-sized U.S. Business Extort Statistics Dear Mr. Chairman: W’hile the December 1999 ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization in Seattle did not initiate a new round of multilateral trade negotiations, th... |
| Date Feb. 15, 2000 |
Report No. T-GGD/AIMD-00-91 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery 2:00 p.m. EST Tuesday February 15, 2000 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on the Census Committee on Government Reform House of Representatives 2000 CENSUS Status of Key Operations
Statement of J. Christopher Mihm Associate Director, Federal Management and Workforce Issues General Government Division GAO/T-GGD/AIMD-00-91 Statement... |
| Date Jan. 10, 2000 |
Report No. RCED-00-51R |
Title
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United States Washington, General Accounting Office DC 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division EL248332 January 10,2000 The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Subiect: Tax Credits: Characteristics of Tax Credit Pronerties and Their Residents Dear Mr. Secretary In March 1997, we issued a report’ on the characteristi... |
| Date Dec. 28, 1999 |
Report No. GGD-00-22 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1999 Report to the Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton House of Representatives WOMEN IN PRISON Issues and Challenges Confronting U.S. Correctional Systems GAO/GGD-00-22 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-280204 December 28, 1999 The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton House of Representatives De... |
| Date Dec. 14, 1999 |
Report No. GGD-00-6 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1999 Report to the Subcommittee on the Census, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives 2000 CENSUS Contingency Planning Needed to Address Risks That Pose a Threat to a Successful Census GAO/GGD-00-6 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-282565 December 14, 1999 The Honorable... |
| Date Dec. 10, 1999 |
Report No. HEHS-00-25 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1999 Report to Congressional Requesters PUBLIC EDUCATION Title I Services Provided to Students With Limited English Proficiency GAO/HEHS-00-25 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-283082 December 10, 1999 The Honorable Matthew G. Martinez The Honorable Ruben Hinojosa ... |
| Date Nov. 19, 1999 |
Report No. AIMD-00-31R |
Title
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United States General Accounting Washington, DC 20548 Of&e Accounting and Information Management Division B-283928 November 19,1999 The Honorable TiIlie K. Fowler Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Emergency Management Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representatives Subject: Inspectors General: Information on Resources and Selected Ac... |
| Date Nov. 17, 1999 |
Report No. HEHS-00-3 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
November 1999 Report to Congressional Committees CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Additional Steps Needed to Assess Fire Hazards of Upholstered Furniture GAO/HEHS-00-3 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-282713 November 17, 1999 The Honorable Christopher Bond Chairman The H... |
| Date Nov. 5, 1999 |
Report No. HEHS-00-18R |
Title
Washington, DC 20548 Human Services D&ion B-283718 November 5, 1999 The Honorable Robert E. Andrews Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations Committee on Education and the Workforce House of Representatives Subiect: Private Disabilitv Insurance: Employer-Sponsored Plans Dear Mr. Andrews: The Congress enacted the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) a quarter o... |
| Date Nov. 1, 1999 |
Report No. GGD-00-30 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
November 1999 Staff Study SURVEY METHODOLOGY An Innovative Technique for Estimating Sensitive Survey Items GAO/GGD-00-30 Preface This staff study provides information on an innovative technique for 1 collecting data on sensitive policy-relevant topics. If successful, this technique might eventually help fill key data gaps and improve statistical informat... |
| Date Sept. 29, 1999 |
Report No. T-GGD-99-185 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery 2:00 p.m. EDT Wednesday September 29, 1999 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION More Needs to Be Done to Correct Case Service Reporting Problems
Statement of Laurie E. Ekstrand, Director, Administration of Justice Issue... |
| Date Sept. 28, 1999 |
Report No. GGD-99-167 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1999 Report to the Postmaster General of the United States EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The Postal Service Needs to Better Ensure the Quality of EEO Complaint Data GAO/GGD-99-167 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-283618 September 28, 1999 William J. Henderson Postmaster General U.S. Pos... |
| Date Sept. 27, 1999 |
Report No. RCED-99-264 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1999 Report to Congressional Committees TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE Better Data Needed to Rate the Nation’s Highway Conditions GAO/RCED-99-264 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-281731 September 27, 1999 The Honorable John H. Chafee Chairman The Honora... |
| Date Sept. 24, 1999 |
Report No. RCED-99-263 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1999 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FHWA Should Assess and Compare the Benefits of Projects When Awarding Discretionary Grants GAO/RCED-99-263 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Devel... |
| Date Sept. 20, 1999 |
Report No. GGD-99-169 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1999 Report to the Honorable Sue W. Kelly Chairwoman, Regulatory Reform and Paperwork Subcommittee, House Committee on Small Business FEDERAL PAPERWORK General Purpose Statistics and Research Surveys of Businesses GAO/GGD-99-169 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-281700 September 20,... |
| Date Sept. 20, 1999 |
Report No. GGD-99-183 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1999 Report to Congressional Requesters LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION More Needs to Be Done to Correct Case Service Reporting Problems GAO/GGD-99-183 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-283551 September 20, 1999 The Honorable Dick Armey The Honorable Dan Burton The Honorable Tom Latham The H... |
| Date Sept. 17, 1999 |
Report No. RCED-99-279R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Offke Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Fconomic Development and Division B-283562 September 17,1999 The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Subject: Tax Credits: The Use of Tenant-Based Assistance in Tax-Credit-Supnorted Pronerties Dear Mr. Secretary: In March 1997, we issued a report’ on the characteristics of... |
| Date Sept. 13, 1999 |
Report No. HEHS-99-188R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Health, Education and Human Services Division B-283570 September 13,1999 The Honorable Nancy L. Johnson House of Representatives Dear Mrs. Johnson: Subject: Private Health Insurance: Estimates of Effects of Health Insurance Tax Credits and Deductions as Pronosed in H.R. 2261 About 43 million Americans had no health insurance in 199... |
| Date Aug. 4, 1999 |
Report No. OSI-99-15R |
Title
._ _ offke 0especid B-m666 August4,1999- Invetstigations ,. : -- The Honorable Henry A Waxman Ranking Minority Member Committee on Government Reform ._ House of Representatives The.Honorable Rod R. Blagojevich House of Repr&en$at@es Sijicr: a * .., ../ As requested, ~ncloseclwith this letter is a copy of a briefing that OS1gave to represe+ives 0; the Houqe Commi$tee on Goyenunent Reform on July 15... |
| Date July 14, 1999 |
Report No. RCED-99-204 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 1999 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Factors Contributing to Lengthy Award Times for EPA Grants GAO/RCED-99-204 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Div... |
| Date July 12, 1999 |
Report No. GGD-99-142R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 B-283143 July 12, 1999 The Honorable Herb Kohl United States Senate Subject: Bankruptcy Reform: Use of the Homestead Exemption by Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Debtors in the Northern District of Texas and the Southern District of Florida Dear Senator Kohl: On June 18, 1999, we provided you a letter in response to your request for data on d... |
