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The following Government Accountability Office The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of the United States Congress, and thus an agency in the Legislative Branch of the United States Government.  (GAO) reports may be downloaded from the GAO Web site at <http://www.gao.gov>.

Financial Management

21st Century Challenges: Reexamining the Base of the Federal Government, GAO-05-352T, Feb. 16, 2005

Financial Management: Effective Internal Control Is Key to Accountability, GAO-05-321 T, Feb. 16, 2005

Loan Commitments: Issues Related to Pricing, Trading, and Accounting, GAO-05-131, Feb. 14, 2005

Fiscal Year 2004 U.S. Government Financial Statements: Sustained Improvement in Federal Financial Management Is Crucial to Addressing Our Nation's Future Fiscal Challenges, GAO-05-284T, Feb. 9, 2005

Long-Term Fiscal Issues: Increasing Transparency and Reexamining the Base of the Federal Budget, GAO-05-317T, Feb. 8, 2005

Core Financial System Requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. : Checklist for Reviewing Systems under the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act, GAO-05-225G, Feb. 1, 2005

Capital Financing: Partnerships and Energy Savings Performance Contracts Raise Budgeting and Monitoring Concerns, GAO-05-55, Dec. 16, 2004

Government Operations This article aims to describe the financial expenditure associated with the operations and processes of world governments of all levels. Size of economic footprint

Main articles: Government ownership and Government spending
 

National Nuclear Security Administration: Contractors' Strategies to Recruit and Retain a Critically Skilled Workforce Are Generally Effective, GAO-05-164, Feb. 2, 2005

Information Management

Office of Personnel Management: Retirement Systems Modernization modernization

Transformation of a society from a rural and agrarian condition to a secular, urban, and industrial one. It is closely linked with industrialization. As societies modernize, the individual becomes increasingly important, gradually replacing the family,
 Program Faces Numerous Challenges, GAO-05-237, Feb. 28, 2005

International Affairs Noun 1. international affairs - affairs between nations; "you can't really keep up with world affairs by watching television"
world affairs

affairs - transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state"
 

Federal Procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. : International Agreements Result in Waivers of Some U.S. Domestic Source Restrictions, GAO-05-188, Jan. 26, 2005

National Defense

Contract Management: The Air Force Should Improve How It Purchases AWACS AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System)

Mobile, long-range radar surveillance-and-control centre for air defense. Used by the U.S. Air Force since 1977, AWACS is mounted in a specially modified Boeing 707 aircraft, with its main radar antenna affixed to a rotating dome.
 Spare Parts Spare parts, also referred to as Service Parts is a term used to indicate extra parts available and in proximity to the mechanical item, such as a automobile, boat, engine, for which they might be used.

Spare parts are also called “spares.
, GAO-05-169, Feb. 15, 2005

DoD Systems Modernization: Management of Integrated Military Human Capital Program Needs Additional Improvements, GAO-05-189, Feb. 11, 2005

Military Personnel: DoD Needs to Conduct a Data-Driven Analysis of Active Military Personnel Levels Required to Implement the Defense Strategy, GAO-05-200, Feb. 1, 2005

Military Base Closures: Updated Status of Prior Base Realignments and Closures, GAO-05-138, Jan. 13, 2005

Defense Inventory: DoD and Prime Contractors Adhered to Requirements in Selected Contracts for Overseeing Spare Parts Quality, GAO-05-73, Dec. 20, 2004

Defense Transformation: Clear Leadership, Accountability, and Management Tools Are Needed to Enhance DoD's Efforts to Transform Military Capabilities, GAO-05-70, Dec. 17, 2004

Science, Space, and Technology

Technology Development: New DoD Space Science and Technology Strategy Provides Basis for Optimizing Investments, but Future Versions Need to Be More Robust, GAO-05-155, Jan. 28, 2005
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Date:May 1, 2005
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