Author: United States
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: airline, unused, tickets, report, requesters, congressional, wasted, dollars, cards, travel, control, weaknesses, millions, dod
Number of Pages: 50
Published:
ISBN-10: 1428935622
ISBN-13: 9781428935624

Author: Unknown
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: hearing, education, hundred, one, representatives, fifth, first, session, house, congress, committee, wasted, works, crossroads, subcommittee, oversight, field, investigations, workforce
Number of Pages: 359
Published: 1998-01-01
ISBN-10: 0160577985
ISBN-13: 9780160577987

Author: Peter Hoekstra
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: hearings, congressional, investigation, teamsters
Number of Pages: 277
Published: 2001-02-01
ISBN-10: 0756706947
ISBN-13: 9780756706944

Hearings on the 1996 Teamsters presidential election, when Federal laws were broken, about $18-$22 million taxpayer dollars were wasted, internal reformers to the Teamsters were denied access to vital documents, and they were punished for asking. Rank-&-file Teamsters were threatened and intimidated, and during that time frame and before, the union's treasury was being drained. Witnesses include: Marvin M. Levy, independent financial auditor of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters; Michael Cherkasky, election officer for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters; and Representatives Pet

Author: Christie M. Motley
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: maximize, benefits, automated, systems, required, leadership, support, enforcement, strong, child
Number of Pages: 80
Published: 1997-06-01
ISBN-10: 0788147404
ISBN-13: 9780788147401

Automating child support information systems appears to improve caseworker productivity, allowing automatic searches of other databases and eliminating the need to develop voluminous paper documentation. Automated systems also help track court actions relating to paternity, support orders, collections and distributions. This report makes several recommendations designed to increase the likelihood that states will develop child support systems that perform as required and to minimize the risk of costly technology decisions and wasted expenditures during the development and implementation of the

Author: Peter Hoekstra
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: hearing, wasted, congressional, works, crossroads, education, field
Number of Pages: 370
Published: 2000-04
ISBN-10: 0788187562
ISBN-13: 9780788187568

Hearing on the education process called Education at a Crossroads. Witnesses include students, parents, teachers, administrators, and Governors about what's working in education at the local level. Witnesses: Terry Granstad, Gov., State of Iowa; Marvin Pomerantz, Iowa Commission on Educational Excellence in the 21st Century; Steve McDermott, Principal, Fontanelle, IA; Luvern Gubbels, Superintendent of Schools, Diocese of Des Moines; James Hawkins, Coordinator, Cooperative Education, Norwalk (IA) Community School; and Randy Richardson, technology consultant, Loess Hill Education Agency 13, Coun

Author: DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: food, wasted, students, views, managers, lunch, program, cafeteria, school
Number of Pages: 45
Published: 1996-10-01
ISBN-10: 0788134345
ISBN-13: 9780788134340

A survey of a random sample of cafeteria managers in public schools nationwide that participate in the National School Lunch Program. Includes the managers' perceptions on: the extent to which plate waste is a problem, the amount of plate waste by type of food, & reasons for & ways to reduce plate waste. This report determines whether the perceptions differed by their school's level (elementary, middle, or high school), their school's location (urban, suburban, or rural), & the proportion of their school's lunches served free & at a reduced price.

Author: Mark E. Heatwole
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: critical, managerial, technical, weaknesses, correcting, depends, transaction, system, success, medicare
Number of Pages: 86
Published: 1997-06
ISBN-10: 0788140426
ISBN-13: 9780788140426

Evaluates the Health Care Financing Admin's (HCFA) acquisition of its Medicare Transaction System (MTS). Specifically addresses the extent to which HCFA is effectively managing its interim Medicare processing environment, is using required practices to manage MTS as an investment, & is applying sound system development processes to reduce risk. Makes several recommendations that could help HCFA effectively meet its Medicare info. technology needs & decrease the risk of costly technological decisions & wasted Fed. expenditures that are often associated with large Fed. info. technology projects.