GAO Report: FDA Strayed With Morning-After Pill Approval Process

GAO report says rejection of contraceptive may have been made before scientific review

"...it can prevent an unwanted pregnancy. According to the GAO report, FDA officials strayed from their rote process in..."

Nov. 18, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

The GAO condemns White House Drug Office 'news reports' on itself as 'illegal covert propaganda'

"...of the House Committee on Government Reform, asked the GAO to look into the ONDCP actions, to determine if..."

Jan. 21, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Austin PD among departments studied

"...27. For its new report on Taser use, the GAO reviewed Taser policies, procedures, and training standards used by..."

July 1, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

What's the Max Bid on a Tank?

Feds find military surplus equipment being sold via ebay, Craigslist

"...That's the findings of a new General Audit Office..."

April 11, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Disaster Fraud

Government Accountability Office releases two reports on FEMA disaster aid payments made in the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita

"...those who applied for disaster assistance via the telephone. GAO demonstrated the vulnerability inherent in the call-in applications by..."

June 23, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Naked City

The General Accounting Office reveals that the Federal Trade Commission rarely punishes delinquent funeral homes.

"...Commission, either. In a report released last week, the GAO found that the FTC, which is charged with enforcing..."

Oct. 29, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Wedding Banquet

"...to discover when Wai Tung's parents, Mr. and Mrs Gao (Sihung Lung and Ah-Leh Gua), insist that they are..."

Sept. 17, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...U.S. General Accounting Office supports this position. A recent GAO report on the top federal government contractors found that..."

July 4, 2003 Column

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...B-52s launched cruise missiles against forces in Iraq, the GAO report says the Secretary of Defense should "retire or..."

Oct. 18, 1996 News Feature

Hurricane Hindsight

Learning from our hurricanes' past

"...could have been unbalanced." For the full report, see www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-1143R...."

Oct. 12, 2007 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Disaster Assistance: Numbers vs. People

FEMA spent tens of millions of dollars improperly on hurricane evacuees, Government Accountability Office says; others beg to differ

"...ineffectiveness of the bureaucracy." See the entire testimony at www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-252T...."

Dec. 22, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

The Flying Sausage

It's Time to Retire the B-1 Bomber

"...and mission-related problems with the B-1. In 1994, a GAO official told a congressional committee that "the jury is..."

Feb. 27, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

DVDanger: Asian Exchange

New takes on old standards and international transplants

"...a fresh sharpness to the tale of kidnapped bridegroom Gao (Yi Zhang) and his attempts to convert bandit chief..."

June 7, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Why Rail?

The city is pushing for a 2012 vote to build urban rail. The critics are asking, 'Who needs it?'

"...20 BRT systems and 18 light rail systems, the GAO found BRT's capital costs per mile ranging from as..."

April 8, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Reefer Roundup 12/2/10

News from the frontline of the War on Drugs

"...The GAO reports that somewhere upwards of $39 billion in currency..."

Dec. 2, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Hightower Report

Hiding Worker Injuries; and The Good Food Movement

"...review of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration's policies, GAO investigators found that some two-thirds of job injuries are..."

Dec. 11, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Senator takes pity on poor little CEOS; and Propaganda Rules!

"...In three official opinions in the past year, the GAO has ruled that agencies using our tax dollars to..."

April 15, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Green Web

Money Trails, Voting Records, and Hummingbirds

"...one would call this an environmental page, but the GAO offers some of the best no-bullshit summaries of environmental..."

Oct. 18, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Saturday Picks and Sleepers

Saturday night SXSW blurbs

"...8pm, Bar 96 The original Chinese punks, Beijing brothers Gao Xing and Gao Yang have been kicking against the..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Reefer Roundup: 12/30/11

Your drug war news

"...resolve shortages," reads a report released last month. The GAO is recommending that Congress fix the problem by passing..."

Dec. 30, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Weed Watch

The feds are again using citizens' dollars to campaign against citizens' drug law reform initiatives.

"...the whole this-is-your-brain-on-drugs crap and the pot-smokers-support-Osama ads. The GAO pointed out that the anti-drug commercials simply don't work..."

Sept. 8, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Texans join call to limit coal waste dumping, and New Source Review changes get panned

"...In the GAO report, key stakeholders – including state and local regulators..."

March 19, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Thai Talk

"...to cause the most trouble, making rice kao or gao and curry kang or gaeng, for instance...."

March 27, 1998 Food Feature

Richards for the Defense

"...*Last year, the GAO reported that McDonnell Douglas had charged the Pentagon $12,280..."

Oct. 24, 1997 News Feature

Work It

Take This Job and...

"...the federal system. Last year, the General Accounting Office (GAO) found that the federal government spends more than $25..."

Oct. 13, 1995 News Feature

Japanese Breakfast, José Feliciano Join SXSW

118 new acts added to Music roster

"...Alice Longyu Gao (New York, NY.)..."

Feb. 20, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Five Strange & Beautiful Pins You Should Know About

Because you don’t want your lapels going around all, ugh, naked

"...2. No one has to be an E.A. Poe..."

Sept. 11, 2018 Design Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Essential Food for Chinese New Year in Austin

Top-notch dishes to ring in the Year of the Dog

"...Rice Cake (Nian Gao)..."

Feb. 15, 2018 Food Post by Mae Hamilton

SXSW Film Review: They Will Have to Kill Us First

Malian musicians face long odds with high hopes and dope beats

"...any other SXSW year. As Mali’s ancient cities of Gao and Timbuktu fall under the sway of Sharia law..."

March 19, 2015 SXSW Post by Marc Savlov

POP Austin

"...A "POP Austin" attendee studies the work of Gao Brothers...."

Oct. 21, 2014 Photo Gallery

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