The U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) has made the following files
available.  Here is an index of filenames, titles, and descriptions.

super-computing

      High Performance Computing:  Industry Uses of Supercomputers and
      High-Speed Networks, GAO/IMTEC-91-58, July 1991.
 
            Provides examples of how various industries are using
            supercomputers; identifies barriers preventing the increased
            use of supercomputers; and provides examples of how certain
            industries are using and benefitting from high-speed networks.

computer-networks

      High Performance Computing:  High-Speed Computer Networks in the
      United States, Europe, and Japan, GAO/IMTEC-91-69, September 1991.
 
            Provides information on United States, European, and Japanese
            efforts to develop high-speed computer networks.

91-computer-security
 
      Computer Security:  Hackers Penetrate DOD Computer Systems,
      GAO/T-IMTEC-92-5, November 20, 1991.

            Discusses hacker sensitive computer systems during
            Operation Desert Storm/Shield.

90-computer-security

      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.
 
generation-at-risk

      Drug-Exposed:  A Generation at Risk, GAO/HRD-90-138-90-138, 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.

hdtv-technology

       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.

home-visiting

       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.

government-technology

       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.

strategic-defense

       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.

youth-training

       Training Strategies: Preparing Noncollege Youth for Employment in the
       U.S. and Foreign Countries, GAO/IMTEC-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.

 


 
