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List of GAO Reports and Testimony Issued in February 1993
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Reports issued or released February 4-10, 1992

Reports to the Congress

Impoundments: Unreported Withholding of Funds in the Forest
Service Timber Salvage Sales Account and Proposed Deferrals of
Security Assistance and Emergency Refugee Funds. GAO/OGC-93-4.
February 5, 1993.

Reports to Committees or Members

Weather Forecasting: Important Issues on Automated Weather
Processing System Need Resolution. (510907) GAO/IMTEC-93-12BR,
January 6, 1993.

Aviation Safety: Slow Progress in Making Aircraft Cabin Interiors
Fireproof. (341365) GAO/RCED-93-37, January 6, 1993.

Bank and Thrift Criminal Fraud: The Federal Commitment Could Be
Broadened. (181942) GAO/GGD-93-48, January 8, 1993.

Goddard Space Flight Center: Decision to Contract for Plant
Operations and Maintenance. (397055) GAO/NSIAD-93-92, January 12,
1993.

Drug Control: Status Report on Counterdrug Technology
Development. (395194) GAO/NSIAD-93-104, January 28, 1993.

Penny Stocks: Regulatory Actions to Reduce Potential for Fraud
and Abuse. (233319) GAO/GGD-93-59, February 3, 1993.

Legal Services Corporation: National Support Center Grantees'
Activities. (105164) GAO/HRD-93-9, February 5, 1993.

Foster Care: State Agencies Other Than Child Welfare Can Access
Title IV-E Funds. (105807) GAO/HRD-93-6, February 9, 1993.

Kennedy Center: Information on the Capital Improvement Program.
(426921) GAO/GGD-93-46, February 9, 1993.

Farmers Home Administration: Final Resolution of Farm Loan or
Servicing Appeals. (150312) GAO/RCED-93-28, February 10, 1993.

Reports issued or released February 11-17, 1993.

Reports to the Congress

Budget Issues: A Comparison of Fiscal Year 1992 Budget Estimates
and Actual Results. (935104) GAO/AFMD-93-51, February 12, 1993.

Reports to Committees or Members

Software Reuse: Major Issues Need to Be Resolved Before Benefits
Can Be Achieved. (510830) GAO/IMTEC-93-16, January 28, 1993.

Strategic Bombers: Adding Conventional Capabilities Will Be
Complex, Time-Consuming, and Costly. (392650) GAO/NSIAD-93-45,
February 5, 1993.

State Department: Management Weaknesses at the U.S. Embassy in
Mexico City, Mexico. (462625) GAO/NSIAD-93-88, February 8, 1993.

Drug Control: Treatment Alternatives Program for Drug Offenders
Needs Stronger Emphasis. (186747) GAO/GGD-93-61, February 11,
1993.

Bank and Thrift Regulation: improvements Needed in Examination
Quality and Regulatory Structure. (917551) GAO/AFMD-93-15,
February 16, 1993.

Thrift Examination Quality: OTS Examinations Do Not Fully Assess
Thrift Safety and Soundness. (917555) GAD/AFMD-93-11, February
16, 1993.

Dank Examination Quality: FDIC Examinations Do Not Fully Assess
Bank Safety and Soundness. (917552) GAO/AFMD-93-12, February 16,
1993.

Bank Examination Quality: FRB Examinations and Inspections Do Not
Fully Assess Bank Safety and Soundness. (917553) GAO/AFMD-93-13,
February 16, 1993.

Bank Examination Quality: OCC Examinations Do Not Fully Assess
Bank Safety and Soundness. (917554) GAO/AFMD-93-14, February 16,
1993.

Mine Warfare: Consolidation at Ingleside Has Not Been Justified.
(394505) GAO/NSIAD-93-147, February 16, 1993.

Reports to Agency Officials

Performance Budgeting: State Experiences and Implications for the
Federal Government. (To the Director, Office of Management and
Budget.) (935107) GAO/AFMD-93-41, February 17, 1993.

Congressional Testimony

Bank and Thrift Regulation: Improvements Needed in
Examination Quality and Regulatory Structure. GAO/T-AFMD-93-2,
February 16, 1993.

Energy Management: High Risk Area Requires Fundamental Change.
GAO/T-RCED-93-7, February 17, 1993.

Medicare: Funding and Management Problems Result in Unnecessary
Expenditures. GAO/T-HRD-93-4, February 17, 1993.

Airline Competition: Strategies for Addressing Financial and
Competitive Problems in the Airline Industry. GAO/T-RCED-93-11,
February 18, 1993.

Food Safety: Inspection of Domestic and Imported Meat Should Be
Risk-Based. GAO/T-RCED-93-10, February 18, 1993.

Pesticides: U.S. and Mexican Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide
Programs Differ. GAO/T-RCED-93-9, February 18, 1993.

Creation of a Department of the Environment. GAO/T-RCED-93-6,
February 18, 1993.

Student Achievement Standards and Testing. GAO/T-PEMD-93-1,
February 18, 1993.

Reports issued or released February 18-24, 1993.

Reports to Committees or Members

Federal Prisons: Inmate and Staff Views on Education and Work
Training Programs. (182813) GAO/GGD-93-33, January 19, 1993.

Tax Administration: Overstated Real Estate Tax Deductions Need
to Be Reduced. (266484) GAO/GGD-93-43, January 19, 1993.

Chemical Weapons Destruction: Issues Affecting Program Cost,
Schedule, and Performance. (393466) GAO/NSIAD-93-50, January 21,
1993.

Prescription Drug Prices: Analysis of Canada's Patented
Medicine Prices Review Board. (101229) GAO/HRD-93-51, February
17, 1993.

Reserve Forces: Aspects of the Army's Equipping Strategy Hamper
Reserve Readiness. (393468) GAO/NSIAD-93-11, February 18, 1993.

Securities Regulation: SEC's Oversight of Privately Placed
Transactions Among Large Investors. (233361) GAO/GGD-93-37,
February 19, 1993.

Dislocated Workers: Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act Not Meeting Its Goals. (205179) GAO/HRD-93-18,
February 22.

Congressional Testimony

Prescription Drugs: Companies Typically Charge More in the
United States Than In Canada. GAO/T-HRD-91-5, February 22, 1993.

Dislocated Workers: Implementation of the Worker Adjustment and
Retraining Notification Act (WARN). GAO/T-HRD-93-6, February 23,
1993.

Science and Technology: Federal EfForts to Collect and Analyze
Information on Foreign Science and Technology. GAO/T-RCED-93-8,
February 23, 1993.

U.S. Department of Agriculture: Better Management Could
Increase Effectiveness of FAS Export Operations. GAO/T-GGD-93-5,
February 23, 1993.

Tax Systems Modernization: Comments on IRS' Portion of
President's Request for Fiscal Year 1993 Supplemental Funds.
GAO/T-IMTEC-93-1, February 24, 1993.

Drug Control: Increased Interdiction and Its Contribution to
the War on Drugs. GAO/T-NSIAD-93-4, February 25, 1993.

FY 1994 Budget Estimates for the General Accounting Office.
GAO/T-OCG-93-4, February 26, 1993.

Reports issued or released February 25-March 3, 1993

Reports to the Congress

Navy Carrier Battle Group: The Structure and Affordability of the
Future Force. (394368) GAO/NSIAD-93-74, February 25, 1993.

Reports to Committees or Members

Hazardous Waste: Much Work Remains to Accelerate Facility
Cleanups. (160087) GAO/RCED-93-15, January 19, 1993.

Personnel Practices: Career Appointments Granted Former Political
Appointees from January through November 1992. (966553)
GAO/GGD-93-49FS, January 22, 1993.

Aid to Kenya: Accountability for Economic and Military Assistance
Can Be Improved. (472277) GAO/NSIAD-93-57, January 25, 1993.

Bankruptcy Trustees: Oversight Improved, But Extent of Trustee
Fraud Is Unknown. (188615) GAO/GGD-93-54, January 27, 1993.

Census Reform: Early Outreach and Decisions Needed on Race and
Ethnic Questions. (243040) GAO/GGD-93-36, January 28, 1993.

Space Transportation: The Content and Uses of Shuttle Cost
Estimates. (397037) GAO/NSIAD-93-115, January 28, 1993.

GSA Procurement: Public Utilities' Plans for Small and Small
Disadvantaged Subcontractors. (240105) GAO/GGD-93-44, January 29,
1993.

Energy Management: Types of Allowable and Unallowable Costs
Incurred Under Two DOE Contracts. (308658) GAD/RCED-93-76FS,
January 29, 1993.

Telecommunications: FCC's Oversight Efforts to Control
Cross-Subsidization. (385311) GAO/RCED-93-34, February 3, 1993.

B-2 Bomber: Acquisition Cost Estimates. (392704)
GAO/NSIAD-93-48BR, February 10, 1993.

Federal Research: Super Collider Is Over Budget and Behind
Schedule. (302047) GAO/RCED-93-87, February 12, 1993.

New Chicago-Area Airport: Site Comparison, Selection Process, and
Federal Funding. (341156) GAO/RCED-93-105, February 22, 1993.

Postal Service: Service Impact of South Dakota Mail Facility Not
Fully Recognized. (240112) GAO/GGD-93-62, February 25, 1993.

Compensatory Education: Additional Funds Help More Private School
Students Receive Chapter I Services. (104712) GAO/HRD-93-65,
February 26, 1993.

VA Health Care: Location of the Planned Medical Center in East
Central Florida. (406049) GAO/HRD-93-77, March 1, 1993.

Congressional Testimony

Decennial Census: Fundamental Reform Jeopardized by Lack of
Progress. GAO/T-GGD-93-6, March 2, 1993.

Disaster Management: Recent Disasters Demonstrate the Need to
Improve the Nation's Response Strategy. GAO/T-RCED-93-13, RCED-93-
13. March 2, 1993.

Crop Insurance: Federal Program Has Been Unable to Meet
Objectives of 1980 Act. GAO/T-RCED-93-12, March 3, 1993.

Veterans' Health Care: Potential Effects of Health Reforms on VA
Construction. GAO/T-HRD-93-7, March 3, 1993.