July 18, 1991
The following U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) reports are
available over the Internet as part of a test to determine
whether there is sufficient interest within this community to
warrant making all GAO reports available over the Internet.
1. COMPUTER SECURITY: Governmentwide Planning Process Had
Limited Impact, GAO/IMTEC-90-48, May 1990. Assesses the
governmentwide computer security planning process and extent
to which security plans were implemented for 22 systems at
10 civilian agencies. (This report is is 55,062 bytes or
1,190 lines long.)
2. DRUG-EXPOSED INFANTS: A Generation at Risk, GAO/HRD-90-138,
June 1990. Discusses health effects and medical costs of
infants born to mothers using drugs, impact on the nation's
health and welfare systems, and availability of drug-
treatment and prenatal care to drug-addicted pregnant women.
(This report is 113,916 bytes or 2,421 lines long.)
3. HIGH-DEFINITION TELEVISION: Applications for This New
Technology, GAO/IMTEC-90-9FS, December 1989. Provides
information on 14 HDTV applications and the key industry
officials' views on the effect of an HDTV production
standard on potential applications. (This report is 31,947
bytes or 643 lines long.)
4. HOME VISITING: A Promising Early Intervention Strategy for
At-Risk Families, GAO/HRD-90-83, July 1990. Discusses home
visiting as an early intervention strategy to provide
health, social, educational, and other services to improve
maternal and child health and well-being. (This report is
287,547 bytes or 5,711 lines long.)
5. MEETING THE GOVERNMENT'S TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE: Results of a
GAO Symposium, GAO/IMTEC-90-23, February 1990. Outlines
five principles for effective management of information
technology that can provide a framework for integrating
information technology into the business of government.
(This report is 39,017 bytes or 777 lines long.)
6. STRATEGIC DEFENSE SYSTEM: Stable Design and Adequate Testing
Must Precede Decision to Deploy, GAO/IMTEC-90-61, July 1990.
Discusses why the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization
will not be able to support currently scheduled full-scale
development or deployment decisions on any part of Phase I
of the Strategic Defense System. (This report is 104,521
bytes or 1,847 lines long.)
7. TRAINING STRATEGIES: Preparing Noncollege Youth for
Employment in the U.S. and Foreign Countries, GAO/HRD-90-88,
May 1990. Discusses (1) weaknesses in the U.S. education
and training system for preparing noncollege youth for
employment and (2) foreign strategies that appear relevant
to U.S. shortcomings. (This report is 190,323 bytes or 3,951
lines long.
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Information Management and Technology Division