March 31, 1993 The General Accounting Office (GAO) today released the following reports and testimony:

REPORTS

1. Medicaid: The Texas Disproportionate Share Program Favors Public Hospitals. GAO/HRD-93-86, Mar. 30. (prepublished)

2. Acquisition Management: Waivers to Acquisition Work Force Training, Education, and Experience Requirements. GAO/NSIAD-93-128, Mar. 30.

3. Tax Policy and Administration: 1992 Annual on GAO's Tax-Related Work. GAO/GGD-93-68, Mar. 31.

4. District's Work Force: annual Report Required by the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act. GAO/GGD-93-81, Mar. 31. (prepublished)

TESTIMONY:

1. Drug Education: Limited Progress in Program Evaluation, by Eleanor Chelimsky, Assistant Comptroller General for Program Evaluation and Methodology, before the Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil Rights, House Committee on Education and Labor. GAO/T-PEMD-93-2, Mar. 31.

2. Whistleblower Protection: Employees' Awareness and Impact of the Whistle- Blower Protection Act of 1989, by Nancy R. Kingsbury, Director of Federal Human Resource Management Issues, before the Subcommittee on the Civil Service, House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. GAO/T-GGD-93-19, Mar. 31.

3. Veterans' Health Care: Potential Effects of Health Financing Reforms on on Demand for VA Services, by David P. Baine, Director of Federal Health Care Delivery Issues, before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. GAO/T-HRD-93-12, Mar. 31.

4. Surface Transporation: Funding Limitations and Barriers to Cross-Modal Decision Making, by Kenneth M. Mead, Director of Transportation, Senate Committee on Appropriations. GAO/T-RCED-93-25, Mar. 31.

5. District of Columbia: The Federal Payment Formula, by John Hill, Director of Audit Support and Analyses, before House District of Columbia Subcommittees. GAO/T-AFMD-93-3, Mar. 31.

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March 30, 1993 The General Accounting Office (GAO) today released the following reports and testimony:

REPORTS

1. Army Acquisition: Effective Subcontractor Oversight Needed Before Longbow Apache Production. GAO/NSIAD-93-108, Feb. 22.

2. VA Health Care: Actions Needed to Control Major Construction Costs. GAO/HRD-93-75, Feb. 26.

3. Conservation Reserve Program: Cost-Effectiveness is Uncentain. GAO/RCED-93-132, Mar. 26. (prepublished)

TESTIMONY:

1. Federal Employment: Sexual Harassment at the Department of Veterans Affairs, by Nancy Kingsbury, Director of Federal Human Resource Management Issues, before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. GAO/T-GGD-93-12, Mar. 30.

2. Earned Income Tax Credit: Effectiveness of Design and Administration, by Jennie S. Stathis, Director of Tax Policy and Administration Issues, before the Subcommittees on Select Revenue Measures and Human Resources, House Committee on Ways and Means. GAO/T-GGD-93-20, Mar. 30.

3. Tax Systems Modernization: Program Status and Comments on IRS' Portion of President's Request for Fiscal Year 1993 Supplemental Funds, by Howard G. Rhile, Director of General Government Information Systems Issues, before the Subcommittee on Oversight, House Committee on Ways and Means. GAO/T-IMTEC-93-3, Mar. 30.

4. Immigration Issues: Making Needed Policy and Management Decisions on Immigration Issues, by Henry R. Wray, Director of Administration of Justice Issues, before the Subcommittee on Information, Justice, Transportation, and Agriculture, House Committee on Government Operations. GAO/T-GGD-93-18, Mar. 30.

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March 26, 1993 The General Accounting Office (GAO) today released the following report:

REPORTS

1. Gross Domestic Product: No Evidence of Manipulation of First Quarter 1991 Estimates. GAO/GGD-93-58, Mar. 10.

~~~ March 25, 1993 The General Accounting Office (GAO) today released the following report:

REPORTS

1. Social Security: Telephone Busy Signal Rates at Local SSA Field Offices. GAO/HRD-93-49, Mar. 4.

2. Whistleblower Protection: Agencies' Implementation of the Whistleblower Statutes Has Been Mixed. GAO/GGD-93-66, Mar. 5.

TESTIMONY:

1. Social Security: SSA Needs to Improve Service for Program Participants, by Jane L. Ross, Associate Director for Income Security Issues, before the Subcommittee on Social Security, House Committee on Ways and Means. GAO/T-HRD-93-11.

2. Transportation: Federal Assessments Levied on Commerical Maritime Industry, by John H. Anderson, Jr., Associate Director for Transportation Issues, before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation and Merchant Marine, House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. GAO/T-RCED-93-24, Mar. 25.

3. Postal Service: Restructuring, Automation, and Ratemaking, by Michael E. Motley, Associate Director for Government Business Operations Issues, before the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. GAO/ T-GGD-93-15, Mar. 25.

4. U.S. Department of Agriculture: Improvements Needed in Market Promotion Program, by Allan I. Mendelowitz, Director of Financial Institutions and International Trade Issues, before the Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and Environment, House Committee on Foreign Affairs. GAO/T-GGD-93-17, Mar. 25.

5. International Taxation: Updated Information on Transfer Pricing, by Natwar M. Gandhi, Associate Director for Tax Policy and Administration Issues, before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. GAO/ T-GGD-93-16, Mar. 25.

~~~ March 24, 1993 The General Accounting Office (GAO) today released the following report:

REPORTS

1. Financial Management: Navy Industrial Fund Has Not Recovered Costs. GAO/AFMD-93-18, Mar. 23.

~~~ March 22, 1993

The General Accounting Office (GAO) today released the following reports:

REPORTS

1. Tax Administration: Information Returns Can Improve Reporting of Forgiven Debts. GAO/GGD-93-42, Feb. 17.

2. Tax Administration: Delayed Tax Deposits Continue to Cause Lost Interest for the Government. GAO/GGD-93-64, Mar. 22.

3. Defense Communications: Defense's Program to Improve Telecommunications Management Is at Risk. GAO/IMTEC-93-15, Feb. 19.