17 CFR 1.16 - Qualifications and reports of accountants.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... a futures commission merchant must be registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and must have undergone an examination by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and may not... Accounting Oversight Board disciplinary hearing. (2) The Commission will not recognize any certified public...

Hospital board oversight of quality and safety: a stakeholder analysis exploring the role of trust and intelligence.

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Millar, Ross; Freeman, Tim; Mannion, Russell

2015-06-16

Hospital boards, those executive members charged with developing appropriate organisational strategies and cultures, have an important role to play in safeguarding the care provided by their organisation. However, recent concerns have been raised over boards' ability to enact their duty to ensure the quality and safety of care. This paper offers critical reflection on the relationship between hospital board oversight and patient safety. In doing so it highlights new perspectives and suggestions for developing this area of study. The article draws on 10 interviews with key informants and policy actors who form part of the 'issue network' interested in the promotion of patient safety in the English National Health Service. The interviews surfaced a series of narratives regarding hospital board oversight of patient safety. These elaborated on the role of trust and intelligence in highlighting the potential dangers and limitations of approaches to hospital board oversight which have been narrowly focused on a risk-based view of organisational performance. In response, a need to engage with the development of trust based organisational relationships is identified, in which effective board oversight is built on 'trust' characterised by styles of leadership and behaviours that are attentive to the needs and concerns of both staff and patients. Effective board oversight also requires the gathering and triangulating of 'intelligence' generated from both national and local information sources. We call for a re-imagination of hospital board oversight in the light of these different perspectives and articulate an emerging research agenda in this area.

Changes in the monitoring and oversight practices of not-for-profit hospital governing boards 1989-2005: evidence from three national surveys.

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Alexander, Jeffrey A; Lee, Shoou-Yih D; Wang, Virginia; Margolin, Frances S

2009-04-01

Despite the legal and practical importance of monitoring and oversight of management by hospital governing boards, there is little empirical evidence of how hospital boards fulfill these roles and the extent to which these practices have changed over time. We utilize data from three national surveys of hospital governance to examine how oversight and monitoring practices in public and private not-for-profit (NFP) hospital boards have changed over time. Findings suggest that board relations with CEOs in NFP hospitals display important but potentially contradictory patterns. On the one hand, NFP hospital boards appear to be exercising more stringent oversight of management and hospital performance. On the other hand, management is more actively involved with governance matters with less separation of board and management. This general pattern varies by the dimension of oversight and monitoring practice and by specific characteristics of NFP hospitals.

Hospital Board Oversight of Quality and Patient Safety: A Narrative Review and Synthesis of Recent Empirical Research

PubMed Central

Millar, Ross; Mannion, Russell; Freeman, Tim; Davies, Huw TO

2013-01-01

Context Recurring problems with patient safety have led to a growing interest in helping hospitals’ governing bodies provide more effective oversight of the quality and safety of their services. National directives and initiatives emphasize the importance of action by boards, but the empirical basis for informing effective hospital board oversight has yet to receive full and careful review. Methods This article presents a narrative review of empirical research to inform the debate about hospital boards’ oversight of quality and patient safety. A systematic and comprehensive search identified 122 papers for detailed review. Much of the empirical work appeared in the last ten years, is from the United States, and employs cross-sectional survey methods. Findings Recent empirical studies linking board composition and processes with patient outcomes have found clear differences between high- and low-performing hospitals, highlighting the importance of strong and committed leadership that prioritizes quality and safety and sets clear and measurable goals for improvement. Effective oversight is also associated with well-informed and skilled board members. External factors (such as regulatory regimes and the publication of performance data) might also have a role in influencing boards, but detailed empirical work on these is scant. Conclusions Health policy debates recognize the important role of hospital boards in overseeing patient quality and safety, and a growing body of empirical research has sought to elucidate that role. This review finds a number of areas of guidance that have some empirical support, but it also exposes the relatively inchoate nature of the field. Greater theoretical and methodological development is required if we are to secure more evidence-informed governance systems and practices that can contribute to safer care. PMID:24320168

76 FR 2805 - Delegation of Authority to the Chief Accountant

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2011-01-18

... respect to proposed rule changes of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board pursuant to Section 107... effectiveness and efficiency of the Commission's PCAOB proposed rule filing process. DATES: Effective Date...''),\\1\\ proposed rules of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (``PCAOB'') are governed by...

Delinquent Medical Service Accounts at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Need Additional Management Oversight

DTIC Science & Technology

2015-03-04

H 4 , 2 0 1 5 Delinquent Medical Service Accounts at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Need Additional Management Oversight Report No. DODIG-2015...04 MAR 2015 2. REPORT TYPE 3. DATES COVERED 00-00-2015 to 00-00-2015 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE Delinquent Medical Service Accounts at Naval...i Results in Brief Delinquent Medical Service Accounts at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Need Additional Management Oversight Visit us at

Patriot Modernization: Oversight Mechanism Needed to Track Progress and Provide Accountability

DTIC Science & Technology

2016-08-01

PATRIOT MODERNIZATION Oversight Mechanism Needed to Track Progress and Provide Accountability Report to...Highlights of GAO-16-488, a report to congressional committees. August 2016 PATRIOT MODERNIZATION Oversight Mechanism Needed to Track Progress and...with PDB-8 and PDB-8.1. DOD partially concurred, focusing its response on plans to track other MDAPs, but did not clarify how or if it would

Board oversight of patient care quality in community health systems.

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Prybil, Lawrence D; Peterson, Richard; Brezinski, Paul; Zamba, Gideon; Roach, William; Fillmore, Ammon

2010-01-01

In hospitals and health systems, ensuring that standards for the quality of patient care are established and continuous improvement processes are in place are among the board's most fundamental responsibilities. A recent survey has examined governance oversight of patient care quality at 123 nonprofit community health systems and compared their practices with current benchmarks of good governance. The findings show that 88% of the boards have established standing committees on patient quality and safety, nearly all chief executive officers' performance expectations now include targets related to patient quality and safety, and 96% of the boards regularly receive formal written reports regarding their organizations' performance in relation to quality measures and standards. However, there continue to be gaps between present reality and current benchmarks of good governance in several areas. These gaps are somewhat greater for independent systems than for those affiliated with a larger parent organization.

Next level of board accountability in health care quality.

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Pronovost, Peter J; Armstrong, C Michael; Demski, Renee; Peterson, Ronald R; Rothman, Paul B

2018-03-19

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to offer six principles that health system leaders can apply to establish a governance and management system for the quality of care and patient safety. Design/methodology/approach Leaders of a large academic health system set a goal of high reliability and formed a quality board committee in 2011 to oversee quality and patient safety everywhere care was delivered. Leaders of the health system and every entity, including inpatient hospitals, home care companies, and ambulatory services staff the committee. The committee works with the management for each entity to set and achieve quality goals. Through this work, the six principles emerged to address management structures and processes. Findings The principles are: ensure there is oversight for quality everywhere care is delivered under the health system; create a framework to organize and report the work; identify care areas where quality is ambiguous or underdeveloped (i.e. islands of quality) and work to ensure there is reporting and accountability for quality measures; create a consolidated quality statement similar to a financial statement; ensure the integrity of the data used to measure and report quality and safety performance; and transparently report performance and create an explicit accountability model. Originality/value This governance and management system for quality and safety functions similar to a finance system, with quality performance documented and reported, data integrity monitored, and accountability for performance from board to bedside. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first description of how a board has taken this type of systematic approach to oversee the quality of care.

76 FR 71081 - Public Aircraft Oversight Safety Forum

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2011-11-16

... NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD Public Aircraft Oversight Safety Forum The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will convene a Public Aircraft Oversight Safety Forum which will begin at 9 a... ``Public Aircraft Oversight Forum: Ensuring Safety for Critical Missions'', are to (1) raise awareness of...

Accounting Profession: Oversight, Auditor Independence, and Financial Reporting Issues

DTIC Science & Technology

2002-05-03

oversight of the accounting profession, auditor independence, and selected financial reporting matters. The sudden and largely unexpected bankruptcy of the...Enron Corporation (Enron) and other large corporations financial reporting restatements have raised questions about the soundness of the current self...regulatory and financial reporting systems and resulted in substantial losses to employees, shareholders, and other investors. These events have also

Board oversight of executive performance and compensation.

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Curran, Connie R; Totten, Mary K

2010-01-01

Making sure the relative roles of the board and management are clear and agreed upon is becoming more important as market and regulatory forces compel boards to govern at levels of detail once considered micromanagement, but are now required and necessary in the current environment of heightened governance accountability. A clear understanding of each other's roles and responsibilities is step one in building a solid partnership between the board and chief executive. A second element of building a strong foundation for the board-CEO relationship is taking time early on to establish mutual expectations about working together. The board's responsibilities in CEO performance management and compensation include setting performance expectations and goals that are clear and measurable and coaching and motivating the CEO. When a CEO fails, one of the most important steps for the board to take is to look in the mirror and commit to the rigorous due diligence needed to avoid future mistakes. Boards should always have CEO succession on their agenda.

76 FR 52996 - Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Order Approving Proposed Temporary Rule for an Interim...

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2011-08-24

... with respect to auditors that issue audit reports only for brokers or dealers that do not receive... Corporation; and If the Board exempts any public accounting firm from such an inspection program, the auditor... inspections of relevant audits and auditors and provide a source of information to help guide decisions about...

Consistency endangered by FASB-GASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board, Government Accounting Standards Board ) dispute.

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Garner, M; Grossman, W

1991-02-01

The Financial Accounting Foundation's (FAF's) November 1989 decision to uphold the 1984 jurisdictional arrangement between the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) leaves little doubt that the healthcare industry will now be subject to two sets of accounting standards. The FAF's decision created a distinction between the accounting practices of government-owned hospitals and non-hospital governmental entities and their adherence to standards set by FASB, GASB, and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A governmental healthcare organization should carefully determine which accounting rules it follows and remain attentive to further GASB developments.

78 FR 39021 - Privacy Act of 1974; Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board; System of Records Notice

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2013-06-28

... requests or appeals on behalf of other persons or entities; individuals who are the subjects of FOIA or PA... number) information, and proof of identification; names and other information about persons who are the... oversight function. E. To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when: 1. The Board suspects or has...

Delinquent Medical Service Accounts at Brooke Army Medical Center Need Additional Management Oversight

DTIC Science & Technology

2014-08-13

No. DODIG-2014-101 A U G U S T 1 3 , 2 0 1 4 Delinquent Medical Service Accounts at Brooke Army Medical Center Need Additional Management...13 AUG 2014 2. REPORT TYPE 3. DATES COVERED 00-00-2014 to 00-00-2014 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE Delinquent Medical Service Accounts at Brooke Army...Results in Brief Delinquent Medical Service Accounts at Brooke Army Medical Center Need Additional Management Oversight Visit us at www.dodig.mil

Gene therapy oversight: lessons for nanobiotechnology.

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Wolf, Susan M; Gupta, Rishi; Kohlhepp, Peter

2009-01-01

Oversight of human gene transfer research ("gene therapy") presents an important model with potential application to oversight of nanobiology research on human participants. Gene therapy oversight adds centralized federal review at the National Institutes of Health's Office of Biotechnology Activities and its Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee to standard oversight of human subjects research at the researcher's institution (by the Institutional Review Board and, for some research, the Institutional Biosafety Committee) and at the federal level by the Office for Human Research Protections. The Food and Drug Administration's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research oversees human gene transfer research in parallel, including approval of protocols and regulation of products. This article traces the evolution of this dual oversight system; describes how the system is already addressing nanobiotechnology in gene transfer: evaluates gene therapy oversight based on public opinion, the literature, and preliminary expert elicitation; and offers lessons of the gene therapy oversight experience for oversight of nanobiotechnology.

77 FR 202 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Updated Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting References

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2012-01-03

... 9000-AM00 Federal Acquisition Regulation; Updated Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting... accounting standards owing to the Financial Accounting Standards Board's Accounting Standards Codification of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. DATES: Effective Date: February 2, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...

Overseeing oversight: governance of quality and safety by hospital boards in the English NHS.

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Mannion, Russell; Davies, Huw; Freeman, Tim; Millar, Ross; Jacobs, Rowena; Kasteridis, Panos

2015-01-01

To contribute towards an understanding of hospital board composition and to explore board oversight of patient safety and health care quality in the English NHS. We reviewed the theory related to hospital board governance and undertook two national surveys about board management in NHS acute and specialist hospital trusts in England. The first survey was issued to 150 trusts in 2011/2012 and was completed online via a dedicated web tool. A total 145 replies were received (97% response rate). The second online survey was undertaken in 2012/2013 and targeted individual board members, using a previously validated standard instrument on board members' attitudes and competencies (the Board Self-Assessment Questionnaire). A total of 334 responses were received from 165 executive and 169 non-executive board members, providing at least one response from 95 of the 144 NHS trusts then in existence (66% response rate). Over 90% of the English NHS trust boards had 10-15 members. We found no significant difference in board size between trusts of different types (e.g. Foundation Trusts versus non-Foundation Trusts and Teaching Hospital Trusts versus non-Teaching Hospital Trusts). Clinical representation on boards was limited: around 62% had three or fewer members with clinical backgrounds. For about two-thirds of the trusts (63%), board members with a clinical background comprised less than 30% of the members. Boards were using a wide range and mix of quantitative performance metrics and soft intelligence (e.g. walk-arounds, patient stories) to monitor their organisations with regard to patient safety. The Board Self-Assessment Questionnaire data showed generally high or very high levels of agreement with desirable statements of practice in each of its six dimensions. Aggregate levels of agreement within each dimension ranged from 73% (for the dimension addressing interpersonal issues) to 85% (on the political). English NHS boards largely hold a wide range of attitudes and

76 FR 54258 - Request for Comments-Fiscal Oversight Task Force Report and Recommendations

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2011-08-31

... LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Request for Comments--Fiscal Oversight Task Force Report and... Fiscal Oversight Task Force, which reviewed and made recommendations regarding how LSC conducts fiscal... territories. By Resolution adopted on July 21, 2010, the Board established the Fiscal Oversight Task Force...

Hospital Board Infrastructure and Functions: The Role of Governance in Financial Performance

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Culica, Dan; Prezio, Elizabeth

2009-01-01

Increased stake of boards in the leadership of the hospitals makes them play a significant role in the financial health of their institutions. Understanding of the correct approach to successfully fulfill this purpose is critical for preparing their organizations for positioning adequately in the health care market. Governmental agencies and public companies, including insurers, will be interested in the extent to which hospital boards have adopted the provisions of accounting reform laws like those introduced by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. It will remain for the boards to balance their oversight role for financial performance with the pressures of financial accountability. PMID:19440418

FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) proposal changes retiree healthcare benefit accounting.

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Grimaldi, P L; Bertko, J M

1989-07-01

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) recently issued an exposure draft (ED) of a standard that would change the way organizations account for their employees' post-retirement healthcare benefits. According to the ED, organizations would have to switch from cash accounting to accrual accounting for post-retirement benefits as well as record their retiree healthcare liabilities on their balance sheets by 1992.

76 FR 8989 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Updated Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting References

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2011-02-16

... Acquisition Regulation; Updated Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting References AGENCIES... Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to update references to authoritative accounting standards owing to the Financial... Accounting Principles (GAAP) (``Codification of GAAP''). DATES: Interested parties should submit written...

Safety Oversight of Decommissioning Activities at DOE Nuclear Sites

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

Zull, Lawrence M.; Yeniscavich, William

2008-01-15

The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Board) is an independent federal agency established by Congress in 1988 to provide nuclear safety oversight of activities at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) defense nuclear facilities. The activities under the Board's jurisdiction include the design, construction, startup, operation, and decommissioning of defense nuclear facilities at DOE sites. This paper reviews the Board's safety oversight of decommissioning activities at DOE sites, identifies the safety problems observed, and discusses Board initiatives to improve the safety of decommissioning activities at DOE sites. The decommissioning of former defense nuclear facilities has reduced the risk of radioactive materialmore » contamination and exposure to the public and site workers. In general, efforts to perform decommissioning work at DOE defense nuclear sites have been successful, and contractors performing decommissioning work have a good safety record. Decommissioning activities have recently been completed at sites identified for closure, including the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, the Fernald Closure Project, and the Miamisburg Closure Project (the Mound site). The Rocky Flats and Fernald sites, which produced plutonium parts and uranium materials for defense needs (respectively), have been turned into wildlife refuges. The Mound site, which performed R and D activities on nuclear materials, has been converted into an industrial and technology park called the Mound Advanced Technology Center. The DOE Office of Legacy Management is responsible for the long term stewardship of these former EM sites. The Board has reviewed many decommissioning activities, and noted that there are valuable lessons learned that can benefit both DOE and the contractor. As part of its ongoing safety oversight responsibilities, the Board and its staff will continue to review the safety of DOE and contractor decommissioning activities at DOE defense nuclear sites.« less

Does governance matter? Board configuration and performance in not-for-profit hospitals.

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Alexander, Jeffrey A; Lee, Shoou-Yih D

2006-01-01

As performance accountabilities, external oversight, and market competition among not-for-profit (NFP) hospitals have grown, governing boards have been given a more central leadership role. This article examines these boards' effectiveness, particularly how their configuration influenced a range of performance outcomes in NFP community hospitals. Results indicate that hospitals governed by boards using a corporate governance model, versus hospitals governed by philanthropic-style boards, were likely to be more efficient and have more admissions and a larger share of the local market. Occupancy and cash flow were generally unrelated to hospitals' governing board configuration. However, effects of governance configuration were more pronounced in freestanding and public NFP hospitals compared with system-affiliated and private NFP hospitals, respectively.

76 FR 40961 - Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Notice of Filing of Proposed Temporary Rule for an...

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2011-07-12

... would be appropriate with respect to auditors that issue audit reports only for brokers or dealers that... Board to begin inspections of relevant audits and auditors and provide a source of information to help... introducing broker or dealer. These commenters suggested that the Board either should exempt the auditors of...

Does Governance Matter? Board Configuration and Performance in Not-for-Profit Hospitals

PubMed Central

Alexander, Jeffrey A; Lee, Shoou-Yih D

2006-01-01

As performance accountabilities, external oversight, and market competition among not-for-profit (NFP) hospitals have grown, governing boards have been given a more central leadership role. This article examines these boards' effectiveness, particularly how their configuration influenced a range of performance outcomes in NFP community hospitals. Results indicate that hospitals governed by boards using a corporate governance model, versus hospitals governed by philanthropic-style boards, were likely to be more efficient and have more admissions and a larger share of the local market. Occupancy and cash flow were generally unrelated to hospitals' governing board configuration. However, effects of governance configuration were more pronounced in freestanding and public NFP hospitals compared with system-affiliated and private NFP hospitals, respectively. PMID:17096640

48 CFR 30.102 - Cost Accounting Standards Board publication.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Cost Accounting Standards... REGULATION GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION General 30.102 Cost Accounting Standards Board publication. Copies of the CASB Standards and Regulations are printed in title 48...

An international nanoscience advisory board to improve and harmonize nanotechnology oversight

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Marchant, Gary E.; White, Andrew

2011-04-01

As governments around the world begin to implement regulations aimed at controlling nanotechnology, those regulations should be based upon the best available science, applied as consistently as possible within jurisdictions and, to the extent feasible, across jurisdictions. These goals would be easier to achieve with the creation of an international nanoscience advisory board. Such a body could be modeled on similar international scientific advisory bodies for other issues, such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Such a body should also take into account lessons learned from these similar organizations. An international nanoscience advisory board could assist regulatory bodies by providing a central source of accurate scientific information about the risks and benefits of nanotechnology, including relevant uncertainties, rather than having each regulatory body make these determinations independently. An international nanoscience advisory board could facilitate harmonization within and between jurisdictions by involving the top experts in the field to produce a centralized knowledge base for regulatory decisions. While an international nanoscience advisory board presents many potential benefits, it also faces significant difficulties, which are best illustrated by examining the history and challenges of existing international science advisory bodies.

Ideal Police Oversight and Review: The Next Piece of the Community Policing Puzzle

DTIC Science & Technology

2015-12-01

oversight. Included in that malpractice are instances of perceived physical and verbal abuse , perceived harassment, failure to take appropriate action...a kid from south Stockton. 1 I. INTRODUCTION A. PROBLEM STATEMENT—BACKGROUND Independent oversight boards are asked to make the complaint...communities with inclusion and investigative transparency when filing complaints of police misconduct and abuse of police powers. In his article “Race

75 FR 47444 - Amendments to the Informal and Other Procedures, Rules of Organization and Program Management...

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2010-08-06

... Practice; Interim Commission Review of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Inspection Reports and... facilitate interim Commission review of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board [[Page 47445

48 CFR 30.102 - Cost Accounting Standards Board publication.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Cost Accounting Standards Board publication. 30.102 Section 30.102 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION General 30.102 Cost...

Strengthening Board Capacity for Strategic Financial Oversight

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Wellman, Jane V.

2008-01-01

This paper is the last in a series of reports and initiatives in AGB's Cost Project. The project was designed to build governing board capacity to monitor institutional costs effectively and strategically. Costs and productivity are not new issues in higher education. AGB and its member governing boards have long recognized the importance of…

FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) issues new accounting rules for debt and equity securities.

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Reinstein, A; Bayou, M E

1994-10-01

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) recently issued a new statement that requires all companies to change their methods of accounting for debt and equity securities. Rather than allowing organizations to use a historical cost approach in accounting for such financial instruments, FASB Statement No. 115 requires organizations to adopt a market value approach. The provisions of this statement will affect significantly organizations in the healthcare industry that have large investment portfolios.

75 FR 48996 - National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice

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2010-08-12

...., Arlington, VA 22230. UPDATES & POINT OF CONTACT: Please refer to the National Science Board website http... NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice The National Science Board's Committee on Audit & Oversight, pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614), the...

American Society of Clinical Oncology policy statement: oversight of clinical research.

PubMed

2003-06-15

Well-publicized lapses in the review or implementation of clinical research studies have raised public questions about the integrity of the clinical research process. Public trust in the integrity of research is critical not only for funding and participation in clinical trials but also for confidence in the treatments that result from the trials. The questions raised by these unfortunate cases pose an important opportunity to reassess the clinical trials oversight system to ensure the integrity of clinical research and the safety of those who enroll in clinical trials. Since its inception, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has worked for the advancement of cancer treatments through clinical research and to help patients gain prompt access to scientifically excellent and ethically unimpeachable clinical trials. As an extension of its mission, ASCO is affirming with this policy statement the critical importance of a robust review and oversight system to ensure that clinical trials participants give fully informed consent and that their safety is a top priority. Ensuring the integrity of research cannot be stressed enough because of its seminal connection to the advancement of clinical cancer treatment. The overall goal of this policy is to enhance public trust in the cancer clinical trials process. To achieve this, the following elements are essential: 1. Ensure safety precautions for clinical trial participants and their fully informed consent. 2. Ensure the validity and integrity of scientific research. 3. Enhance the educational training of clinical scientists and research staff to ensure the highest standards of research conduct. 4. Promote accountability and responsibility among all those involved in clinical research (not just those serving on institutional review boards [IRBs], but also institutional officials, researchers, sponsors, and participants) and ensure support for an effective oversight process. 5. Enhance the professional and public

77 FR 66909 - Notification of Contact Information Change for the Benghazi Accountability Review Board

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2012-11-07

... DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 8080] Notification of Contact Information Change for the Benghazi Accountability Review Board SUMMARY: On October 1, 2012, the Department of State announced the formation of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board (ARB) in the Federal Register (FR Doc. 2012-24504...

Information technology and the board of directors.

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Nolan, Richard; McFarlan, F Warren

2005-10-01

Ever since the Y2K scare, boards have grown increasingly nervous about corporate dependence on information technology. Since then, computer crashes, denial of service attacks, competitive pressures, and the need to automate compliance with government regulations have heightened board sensitivity to IT risk. Unfortunately, most boards remain largely in the dark when it comes to IT spending and strategy, despite the fact that corporate information assets can account for more than 50% of capital spending. A lack of board oversight for IT activities is dangerous, the authors say. It puts firms at risk in the same way that failing to audit their books would. Companies that have established board-level IT governance committees are better able to control IT project costs and carve out competitive advantage. But there is no one-size-fits-all model for board supervision of a company's IT operations. The correct approach depends on what strategic "mode" a company is in whether its operations are extremely dependent on IT or not, and whether or not it relies heavily on keeping up with the latest technologies. This article spells out the conditions under which boards need to change their level of involvement in IT decisions, explaining how members can recognize their firms' IT risks and decide whether they should pursue more aggressive IT governance. The authors delineate what an IT governance committee should look like in terms of charter, membership, duties, and overall agenda. They also offer recommendations for developing IT policies that take into account an organization's operational and strategic needs and suggest what to do when those needs change. Given the dizzying pace of change in the world of IT, boards can't afford to ignore the state of their IT systems and capabilities. Appropriate board governance can go a long way toward helping a company avoid unnecessary risk and improve its competitive position.

32 CFR 724.404 - Director, Naval Council of Personnel Boards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 32 National Defense 5 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Director, Naval Council of Personnel Boards. 724... PERSONNEL NAVAL DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD Principal Elements of the Navy Department Discharge Review System § 724.404 Director, Naval Council of Personnel Boards. Exercises adminstrative control and oversight of...

32 CFR 724.404 - Director, Naval Council of Personnel Boards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 32 National Defense 5 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Director, Naval Council of Personnel Boards. 724... PERSONNEL NAVAL DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD Principal Elements of the Navy Department Discharge Review System § 724.404 Director, Naval Council of Personnel Boards. Exercises adminstrative control and oversight of...

12 CFR 1710.12 - Committees of board of directors.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 12 Banks and Banking 7 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Committees of board of directors. 1710.12 Section 1710.12 Banks and Banking OFFICE OF FEDERAL HOUSING ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING... § 1710.12 Committees of board of directors. (a) General. The board of directors may rely, in directing...

Developing U.S. oversight strategies for nanobiotechnology: learning from past oversight experiences.

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Paradise, Jordan; Wolf, Susan M; Kuzma, Jennifer; Kuzhabekova, Aliya; Tisdale, Alison W; Kokkoli, Efrosini; Ramachandran, Gurumurthy

2009-01-01

The emergence of nanotechnology, and specifically nanobiotechnology, raises major oversight challenges. In the United States, government, industry, and researchers are debating what oversight approaches are most appropriate. Among the federal agencies already embroiled in discussion of oversight approaches are the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Agriculture (USDA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and National Institutes of Health (NIH). All can learn from assessment of the successes and failures of past oversight efforts aimed at emerging technologies. This article reports on work funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) aimed at learning the lessons of past oversight efforts. The article offers insights that emerge from comparing five oversight case studies that examine oversight of genetically engineered organisms (GEOs) in the food supply, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, chemicals in the workplace, and gene therapy. Using quantitative and qualitative analysis, the authors present a new way of evaluating oversight.

77 FR 75689 - Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rules on Auditing...

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2012-12-21

... financial information within generally accepted accounting principles that have been discussed with... the person(s) identified by the auditor as responsible for overseeing the accounting and financial...-making authority and responsibility to oversee the accounting and financial reporting processes of the...

7 CFR 981.56 - Assistance of Board in accounting for reserve.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ALMONDS... accounting for reserve. The Board, on written request, may assist handlers in accounting for their reserve obligations and may aid any handler in acquiring almonds to meet any deficiency in his reserve. ...

7 CFR 981.56 - Assistance of Board in accounting for reserve.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ALMONDS... accounting for reserve. The Board, on written request, may assist handlers in accounting for their reserve obligations and may aid any handler in acquiring almonds to meet any deficiency in his reserve. ...

The Board's Role in Financial Oversight. AGB Board Essentials Series

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Krawitz, Natalie

2015-01-01

An often-volatile economy, changing demographics, and technological innovations in educational delivery are among the dramatic changes across higher education that have forced boards and institutions to question the viability of the existing business model. Flat or declining state support in real terms, lower investment returns in some years,…

75 FR 81612 - The Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Advisory Board; Office of Consumer Information...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-12-28

... Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Advisory Board; Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight... and Insurance Oversight (OCIIO) on the Department's strategy to foster the creation of qualified... and Insurance Oversight (OCIIO) on the Department's strategy to foster the creation of qualified...

A Study of the Impact of the Lack of a Cost Accounting Standards Board.

DTIC Science & Technology

1987-06-01

California 00 ,: SE P 9 7 THESIS SE& A STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF THE LACK OF A COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD by James F. Sumner, III June 1987 Thesis...O’ATON COSA1. CODES 16 SuB,*CT j’J.45 Comr~nue n- p.ono ol neeeterV ani denltiy by flO(k f1LrmbCr) E,) ROUP StA IRucost accounting , cost accounting ...thesis has two purposes. First, it attempts to determine whether the absence of the Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) has given rise to any areas

Whistleblower Protection: DOD Needs to Enhance Oversight of Military Whistleblower Reprisal Investigations

DTIC Science & Technology

2015-05-01

WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION DOD Needs to Enhance Oversight of Military Whistleblower Reprisal Investigations Report...00-2015 to 00-00-2015 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE Whistleblower Protection: DOD Needs to Enhance Oversight of Military Whistleblower Reprisal...Government Accountability Office Highlights of GAO-15-477, a report to congressional requesters May 2015 WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION DOD

National Transportation Safety Board : weak internal control impaired financial accountability

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2001-09-28

The U. S. General Accounting Office (GAO) was asked to review the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) internal controls over selected types of fiscal year expenditures. They were asked to determine whether internal control weaknesses were a...

Biosafety Oversight and Compliance: What do you Mean, I have to Fill Out Another Form?!

PubMed

Petrella, Brenda L

2015-11-03

This unit is an overview of biosafety compliance and oversight in the United States. Specific attention is given to the oversight of the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) and how the purview of the IBC may overlap with other local committees, such as the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) for animal research and the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for research on human subjects. Requirements for the Federal Select Agent Program and Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC) are also briefly reviewed for those working with materials and experiments covered under these regulations. This unit serves as a guide for new and established investigators who are navigating the regulatory world and how regulatory oversight applies to their research. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Site Variability in Regulatory Oversight for an International Study of Pediatric Sepsis.

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Michelson, Kelly N; Reubenson, Gary; Weiss, Scott L; Fitzgerald, Julie C; Ackerman, Kate K; Christie, LeeAnn; Bush, Jenny L; Nadkarni, Vinay M; Thomas, Neal J; Schreiner, Mark S

2018-04-01

Duplicative institutional review board/research ethics committee review for multicenter studies may impose administrative burdens and inefficiencies affecting study implementation and quality. Understanding variability in site-specific institutional review board/research ethics committee assessment and barriers to using a single review committee (an increasingly proposed solution) can inform a more efficient process. We provide needed data about the regulatory oversight process for the Sepsis PRevalence, OUtcomes, and Therapies multicenter point prevalence study. Survey. Sites invited to participate in Sepsis PRevalence, OUtcomes, and Therapies. Investigators at sites that expressed interest and/or participated in Sepsis PRevalence, OUtcomes, and Therapies. None. Using an electronic survey, we collected data about 1) logistics of protocol submission, 2) institutional review board/research ethics committee requested modifications, and 3) use of a single institutional review board (for U.S. sites). We collected surveys from 104 of 167 sites (62%). Of the 97 sites that submitted the protocol for institutional review board/research ethics committee review, 34% conducted full board review, 54% expedited review, and 4% considered the study exempt. Time to institutional review board/research ethics committee approval required a median of 34 (range 3-186) days, which took longer at sites that required protocol modifications (median [interquartile range] 50 d [35-131 d] vs 32 d [14-54 d)]; p = 0.02). Enrollment was delayed at eight sites due to prolonged (> 50 d) time to approval. Of 49 U.S. sites, 43% considered using a single institutional review board, but only 18% utilized this option. Time to final approval for U.S. sites using the single institutional review board was 62 days (interquartile range, 34-70 d) compared with 34 days (interquartile range, 15-54 d) for nonsingle institutional review board sites (p = 0.16). Variability in regulatory oversight was evident for

Content Analysis and Readibility Formulas as Applied To The Accounting Principles Board "Opinions"

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Stead, Bette Ann

1977-01-01

Discusses a study analyzing twenty-four of the Accounting Principles Board "Opinions" (APB Opinions) and concludes that the APB context is very difficult to read and understand for both accounting and nonaccounting majors. (MH)

Does Government Funding Alter Nonprofit Governance? Evidence from New York City Nonprofit Contractors

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

O'Regan, Katherine; Oster, Sharon

2002-01-01

Government contracting has raised a collection of issues with respect to adequate oversight and accountability. This paper explores one avenue through which contracting agencies may achieve these tasks: through the governance practices of the contractor's board. Oversight and monitoring are a board's key responsibilities, and influencing a board's…

The other shoe drops--FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) issues its proposed statement on employers' accounting for postretirement medical benefits.

PubMed

Melbinger, M S

1989-06-01

The Financial Accounting Standards Board recently issued an exposure draft dealing with employers' accounting for postretirement medical or life insurance benefits. Mr. Melbinger explains the implications of these proposed changes in accounting procedures and discusses the status of case law dealing with employers' rights to modify or terminate retiree medical coverage.

Aviation Safety: FAA Oversight of Repair Stations Needs Improvement

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

1997-10-24

This report by the General Accounting Office examines the Federal Aviation : Administration's (FAA) oversight of the aviation repair station industry. : Specifically, this report addresses the following questions: (1) What is the : nature and scope o...

Recommendations for oversight of nanobiotechnology: dynamic oversight for complex and convergent technology

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Ramachandran, Gurumurthy; Wolf, Susan M.; Paradise, Jordan; Kuzma, Jennifer; Hall, Ralph; Kokkoli, Efrosini; Fatehi, Leili

2011-04-01

Federal oversight of nanobiotechnology in the U.S. has been fragmented and incremental. The prevailing approach has been to use existing laws and other administrative mechanisms for oversight. However, this "stay-the-course" approach will be inadequate for such a complex and convergent technology and may indeed undermine its promise. The technology demands a new, more dynamic approach to oversight. The authors are proposing a new oversight framework with three essential features: (a) the oversight trajectory needs to be able to move dynamically between "soft" and "hard" approaches as information and nano-products evolve; (b) it needs to integrate inputs from all stakeholders, with strong public engagement in decision-making to assure adequate analysis and transparency; and (c) it should include an overarching coordinating entity to assure strong inter-agency coordination and communication that can meet the challenge posed by the convergent nature of nanobiotechnology. The proposed framework arises from a detailed case analysis of several key oversight regimes relevant to nanobiotechnology and is informed by inputs from experts in academia, industry, NGOs, and government.

Indian Education Oversight. Hearing before the Select Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-Sixth Congress, Second Session on Oversight of Indian Education (Public Laws 95-561 and 95-608).

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs.

The July 24, 1980, Indian education oversight hearings focused on four issues: the proposed closing of the Fort Sill and Stewart Indian Boarding Schools; the furloughing of Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) teachers; contract schools' problems with indirect costs and operations and maintenance funding; and a study of Johnson O'Malley support for…

Working with a Board of Directors: Making the Partnership Stronger.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Ratekin, Cindy; Bess, Gary

1996-01-01

Focuses on the role of the board of directors within nonprofit child care centers and how the board and center staff can work well together for the agency. Outlines each partner's role in the four areas of center responsibility: financial oversight, program planning, resource development, and personnel management. (EV)

78 FR 77132 - Notification of a Public Meeting of the Government Accountability and Transparency Board

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-12-20

... the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (RATB) to build on lessons learned and apply the... the envelope. Presentations: The GAT Board will provide the necessary visual equipment to project the...

Washington State Board of Education Strategic Plan, 2010-2011

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Washington State Board of Education, 2011

2011-01-01

In 2005, the Washington State Legislature significantly changed the role of the State Board of Education (SBE). While the Board retains some administrative duties, SBE is now mandated to play a broad leadership role in strategic oversight and policy for K-12 education in the state. This paper presents the strategic plan of Washington State Board…

The Global Fund's paradigm of oversight, monitoring, and results in Mozambique.

PubMed

Warren, Ashley; Cordon, Roberto; Told, Michaela; de Savigny, Don; Kickbusch, Ilona; Tanner, Marcel

2017-12-12

The Global Fund is one of the largest actors in global health. In 2015 the Global Fund was credited with disbursing close to 10 % of all development assistance for health. In 2011 it began a reform process in response to internal reviews following allegations of recipients' misuse of funds. Reforms have focused on grant application processes thus far while the core structures and paradigm have remained intact. We report results of discussions with key stakeholders on the Global Fund, its paradigm of oversight, monitoring, and results in Mozambique. We conducted 38 semi-structured in-depth interviews in Maputo, Mozambique and members of the Global Fund Board and Secretariat in Switzerland. In-country stakeholders were representatives from Global Fund country structures (eg. Principle Recipient), the Ministry of Health, health or development attachés bilateral and multilateral agencies, consultants, and the NGO coordinating body. Thematic coding revealed concerns about the combination of weak country oversight with stringent and cumbersome requirements for monitoring and evaluation linked to performance-based financing. Analysis revealed that despite the changes associated with the New Funding Model, respondents in both Maputo and Geneva firmly believe challenges remain in Global Fund's structure and paradigm. The lack of a country office has many negative downstream effects including reliance on in-country partners and ineffective coordination. Due to weak managerial and absorptive capacity, more oversight is required than is afforded by country team visits. In-country partners provide much needed support for Global Fund recipients, but roles, responsibilities, and accountability must be clearly defined for a successful long-term partnership. Furthermore, decision-makers in Geneva recognize in-country coordination as vital to successful implementation, and partners welcome increased Global Fund engagement. To date, there are no institutional requirements for

76 FR 51064 - National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice

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2011-08-17

... NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice The National Science Board (NSB) Committee on Audit and Oversight and the NSB Committee on Strategy and Budget, pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614), the National Science Foundation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1862n-5), and the Government in the Sunshine Ac...

12 CFR 1710.11 - Board of directors.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Enterprise shall meet at regularly scheduled executive sessions without management participation. (3) Quorum... member may not vote by proxy. (4) Information. Management of an Enterprise shall provide a board member... Banks and Banking OFFICE OF FEDERAL HOUSING ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN...

12 CFR 1273.4 - FHFA oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 12 Banks and Banking 9 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false FHFA oversight. 1273.4 Section 1273.4 Banks and Banking FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS OFFICE OF FINANCE § 1273.4 FHFA oversight. (a) Oversight and enforcement actions. FHFA shall have such oversight authority over the OF, the OF...

12 CFR 1273.4 - FHFA oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 12 Banks and Banking 9 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false FHFA oversight. 1273.4 Section 1273.4 Banks and Banking FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS OFFICE OF FINANCE § 1273.4 FHFA oversight. (a) Oversight and enforcement actions. FHFA shall have such oversight authority over the OF, the OF...

77 FR 66838 - Farm Credit Administration Board; Sunshine Act; Regular Meeting

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-11-07

... FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale L. Aultman, Secretary to the Farm Credit Administration Board, (703) 883...* Reports Office of Secondary Market Oversight Quarterly Report Dated: November 2, 2012. Dale L. Aultman...

Overseeing Educational Quality: A How-to Guide for Boards of Universities and Colleges

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2014

2014-01-01

Too often, boards spend too little time discussing student learning, student outcomes, and student success. As stewards of the whole of the institution, the oversight of educational quality is a primary obligation of governing boards. AGB--with support from the Teagle Foundation, an advisory committee, and teams from eight diverse…

F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Development of New Capabilities Requires Continued Oversight

DTIC Science & Technology

2016-04-26

Expected at 10:00 a.m. ET Tuesday, April 26, 2016 GAO-16-634T United States Government Accountability Office Letter Page 1 GAO-16-634T F-35...difficult for Congress to hold it accountable for achieving its cost, schedule, and performance requirements. Given that congressional oversight... Accountability Office, the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of Congress, exists to support Congress in meeting its constitutional

Guidance: Using RCRA's Results-Based Approaches and Tailored Oversight Guidance when Performing Superfund Oversight

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

Memorandum providing additional information in support of Superfund's administrative reform on PRP oversight. Superfund program managers should consider RCRA's Results-Based Guidance when developing oversight plans with PRPs.

26 CFR 301.7216-2 - Permissible disclosures or uses without consent of the taxpayer.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... professional association ethics committee or board, or the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The.... (5) A written request from a professional association ethics committee or board investigating the ethical conduct of the tax return preparer. (6) A written request from the Public Company Accounting...

Straight A's: Accountability, Assessment, Achievement. A Handbook for School Board Members. NSBA Leadership Reports, 1991-1.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Amundson, Kristen J.; Richardson, Craig

Aimed at school board members, this publication discusses the critical importance of developing an accountability system for a school district. The first chapter advises board members to balance their spending and resource allocations between equity and effectiveness. The option of greater regulatory flexibility mandates greater board…

Designing Oversight for Nanomedicine Research in Human Subjects: Systematic Analysis of Exceptional Oversight for Emerging Technologies

PubMed Central

Wolf, Susan M.; Jones, Cortney

2012-01-01

The basic procedures and rules for oversight of U.S. human subjects research have been in place since 1981. Certain types of human subjects research, however, have provoked creation of additional mechanisms and rules beyond the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) Common Rule and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) equivalent. Now another emerging domain of human subjects research—nanomedicine—is prompting calls for extra oversight. However, in 30 years of overseeing research on human beings, we have yet to specify what makes a domain of scientific research warrant extra oversight. This failure to systematically evaluate the need for extra measures, the type of extra measures appropriate for different challenges, and the usefulness of those measures hampers efforts to respond appropriately to emerging science such as nanomedicine. This article evaluates the history of extra oversight, extracting lessons for oversight of nanomedicine research in human beings. We argue that a confluence of factors supports the need for extra oversight, including heightened uncertainty regarding risks, fast-evolving science yielding complex and increasingly active materials, likelihood of research on vulnerable participants including cancer patients, and potential risks to others beyond the research participant. We suggest the essential elements of the extra oversight needed. PMID:23226969

Designing oversight for nanomedicine research in human subjects: systematic analysis of exceptional oversight for emerging technologies

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Wolf, Susan M.; Jones, Cortney M.

2011-04-01

The basic procedures and rules for oversight of U.S. human subjects research have been in place since 1981. Certain types of human subjects research, however, have provoked creation of additional mechanisms and rules beyond the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) Common Rule and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) equivalent. Now another emerging domain of human subjects research—nanomedicine—is prompting calls for extra oversight. However, in 30 years of overseeing research on human beings, we have yet to specify what makes a domain of scientific research warrant extra oversight. This failure to systematically evaluate the need for extra measures, the type of extra measures appropriate for different challenges, and the usefulness of those measures hampers efforts to respond appropriately to emerging science such as nanomedicine. This article evaluates the history of extra oversight, extracting lessons for oversight of nanomedicine research in human beings. We argue that a confluence of factors supports the need for extra oversight, including heightened uncertainty regarding risks, fast-evolving science yielding complex and increasingly active materials, likelihood of research on vulnerable participants including cancer patients, and potential risks to others beyond the research participant. We suggest the essential elements of the extra oversight needed.

Oversight of human participants research: identifying problems to evaluate reform proposals.

PubMed

Emanuel, Ezekiel J; Wood, Anne; Fleischman, Alan; Bowen, Angela; Getz, Kenneth A; Grady, Christine; Levine, Carol; Hammerschmidt, Dale E; Faden, Ruth; Eckenwiler, Lisa; Muse, Carianne Tucker; Sugarman, Jeremy

2004-08-17

The oversight of research involving human participants is widely believed to be inadequate. The U.S. Congress, national commissions, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Institute of Medicine, numerous professional societies, and others are proposing remedies based on the assumption that the main problems are researchers' conflict of interest, lack of institutional review board (IRB) resources, and the volume and complexity of clinical research. Developing appropriate reform proposals requires carefully delineating the problems of the current system to know what reforms are needed. To stimulate a more informed and meaningful debate, we delineate 15 current problems into 3 broad categories. First, structural problems encompass 8 specific problems related to the way the research oversight system is organized. Second, procedural problems constitute 5 specific problems related to the operations of IRB review. Finally, performance assessment problems include 2 problems related to absence of systematic assessment of the outcomes of the oversight system. We critically assess proposed reforms, such as accreditation and central IRBs, according to how well they address these 15 problems. None of the reforms addresses all 15 problems. Indeed, most focus on the procedural problems, failing to address either the structure or the performance assessment problems. Finally, on the basis of the delineation of problems, we outline components of a more effective reform proposal, including bringing all research under federal oversight, a permanent advisory committee to address recurrent ethical issues in clinical research, mandatory single-time review for multicenter research protocols, additional financial support for IRB functions, and a standardized system for collecting and disseminating data on both adverse events and the performance assessment of IRBs.

Responsibility for quality improvement and patient safety: hospital board and medical staff leadership challenges.

PubMed

Goeschel, Christine A; Wachter, Robert M; Pronovost, Peter J

2010-07-01

Concern about the quality and safety of health care persists, 10 years after the 1999 Institute of Medicine report To Err is Human. Despite growing awareness of quality and safety risks, and significant efforts to improve, progress is difficult to measure. Hospital leaders, including boards and medical staffs, are accountable to improve care, yet they often address this duty independently. Shared responsibility for quality and patient safety improvement presents unique challenges and unprecedented opportunities for boards and medical staffs. To capitalize on the pressure to improve, both groups may benefit from a better understanding of their synergistic potential. Boards should be educated about the quality of care provided in their institutions and about the challenges of valid measurement and accurate reporting. Boards strengthen their quality oversight capacity by recruiting physicians for vacant board seats. Medical staff members strengthen their role as hospital leaders when they understand the unique duties of the governing board. A quality improvement strategy rooted in synergistic efforts by the board and the medical staff may offer the greatest potential for safer care. Such a mutually advantageous approach requires a clear appreciation of roles and responsibilities and respect for differences. In this article, we review these responsibilities, describe opportunities for boards and medical staffs to collaborate as leaders, and offer recommendations for how boards and medical staff members can address the challenges of shared responsibility for quality of care.

76 FR 9054 - National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Impromptu Notice of Change (Addition of Agenda Item)

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-02-16

... NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Impromptu Notice of Change (Addition of Agenda Item) The National Science Board's (NSB) Audit & Oversight (A&O) Committee..., National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: (703) 292-7000. Daniel A...

Board on Earth Sciences and Resources and its Activities

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Schiffries, Craig M.

1997-01-01

The Board will provide oversight of the earth science and resource activities within the National Research Council, provide a review of research and public activities in the solid-earth sciences, and provide analyses and recommendations relevant to the supply, delivery, and associated impacts of and issues related to hydrocarbon, metallic, and non-metallic mineral resources. The Board will monitor the status of the earth sciences, assess the health of the disciplines, and identify research opportunities, and will respond to specific agency requests.

Board on Earth Sciences and Resources and Its Activities -- Final Technical Report

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

Anthony R. de Souza, Ph.D. Director, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources

2003-09-26

The Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR) provided oversight of the earth sciences and resources activities with the National Research Council (NRC). The Board reviewed research and public activities in the earth sciences; undertook analyses relevant to the discovery, supply, delivery, waste disposal and associated impacts and issues related to hydrocarbon, metallic, and nonmetallic mineral resources; and monitored the status of the earth sciences, assessed the health of the disciplines, identified research opportunities, and responded to specific agency requests for advice. These tasks were conducted by distinguished volunteers and NRC staff members that are representative of the breadth andmore » depth of the earth sciences and resources disciplines (e.g., ecology, geophysics, geochemistry, geobiology, hydrology, geography, geographic information science, materials science, mineral resources and mining, energy resources, paleontology, visualization, remote sensing, geophysical data and information). Each year the Board held two meetings. Most recently at the May 2003 Board meeting, the main topic of discussion was Coordination of Geospatial Data in the Era of the Department of Homeland Security. Speakers were Steven Cooper, DHS; Barry Napier, FEMA; Bill Shinar, VGIN; Barbara Ryan, USGS; and Hank Garie, DOI. Other topics were Circum-Pacific Council for Energy and Mineral Resources and New Opportunities in the Geology Discipline (Pat Leahy, USGS); Challenges to Understanding Biological Change in a Fluid Landscape (Sue Haseltine, USGS); and GIS and Remote Sensing at the USDA (Rodney Brown, USDA). The Board and the AGI also held a Leadership Forum. At the October 2003 Board meeting in Irvine, California, the Board plans to discuss earth resource issues, develop a white paper on the future directions of the Board, and review two of its standing committees--Committee on Seismology and Geodynamics, and the Committee on Geological and Geotechnical Engineering

13 CFR 120.1005 - Bureau of PCLP Oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 13 Business Credit and Assistance 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Bureau of PCLP Oversight. 120.1005 Section 120.1005 Business Credit and Assistance SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BUSINESS LOANS Risk-Based Lender Oversight Supervision § 120.1005 Bureau of PCLP Oversight. SBA's Bureau of PCLP Oversight within...

5 CFR 330.711 - Oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... PLACEMENT (GENERAL) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan for Displaced Employees § 330.711 Oversight. OPM is responsible for oversight of the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan for Displaced Employees and may conduct reviews of agency activity at any time. ...

12 CFR 1710.16 - Prohibition of extensions of credit to board members and executive officers.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Corporate Practices and Procedures § 1710.16 Prohibition of extensions of credit to board members and...

44 CFR 209.12 - Oversight and results.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 44 Emergency Management and Assistance 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Oversight and results. 209.12... Oversight and results. (a) FEMA oversight. Our Regional Administrators are responsible for overseeing this... they deem appropriate. (c) Program results. The State will review the effectiveness of approved...

44 CFR 209.12 - Oversight and results.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 44 Emergency Management and Assistance 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Oversight and results. 209.12... Oversight and results. (a) FEMA oversight. Our Regional Administrators are responsible for overseeing this... they deem appropriate. (c) Program results. The State will review the effectiveness of approved...

44 CFR 209.12 - Oversight and results.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 44 Emergency Management and Assistance 1 2012-10-01 2011-10-01 true Oversight and results. 209.12... Oversight and results. (a) FEMA oversight. Our Regional Administrators are responsible for overseeing this... they deem appropriate. (c) Program results. The State will review the effectiveness of approved...

44 CFR 209.12 - Oversight and results.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 44 Emergency Management and Assistance 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Oversight and results. 209.12... Oversight and results. (a) FEMA oversight. Our Regional Administrators are responsible for overseeing this... they deem appropriate. (c) Program results. The State will review the effectiveness of approved...

44 CFR 209.12 - Oversight and results.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 44 Emergency Management and Assistance 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Oversight and results. 209.12... Oversight and results. (a) FEMA oversight. Our Regional Administrators are responsible for overseeing this... they deem appropriate. (c) Program results. The State will review the effectiveness of approved...

12 CFR 370.10 - Oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... LIQUIDITY GUARANTEE PROGRAM § 370.10 Oversight. (a) Participating entities are subject to the FDIC's oversight regarding compliance with the terms of the temporary liquidity guarantee program. (b) A..., for the duration of the temporary liquidity guarantee program, to be subject to the FDIC's authority...

5 CFR 330.611 - Oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... PLACEMENT (GENERAL) Agency Career Transition Assistance Plans (CTAP) for Local Surplus and Displaced Employees § 330.611 Oversight. OPM provides advice and assistance to agencies in implementing their Career Transition Assistance Programs. OPM is also responsible for oversight of agency CTAPs and may conduct reviews...

7 CFR 3565.15 - Oversight and monitoring.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... any other oversight or monitoring activities. If the Agency implements a requirement for an electronic... 7 Agriculture 15 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Oversight and monitoring. 3565.15 Section 3565.15... AGRICULTURE GUARANTEED RURAL RENTAL HOUSING PROGRAM General Provisions § 3565.15 Oversight and monitoring. The...

7 CFR 3565.15 - Oversight and monitoring.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... any other oversight or monitoring activities. If the Agency implements a requirement for an electronic... 7 Agriculture 15 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Oversight and monitoring. 3565.15 Section 3565.15... AGRICULTURE GUARANTEED RURAL RENTAL HOUSING PROGRAM General Provisions § 3565.15 Oversight and monitoring. The...

20 CFR 631.31 - Monitoring and oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... TITLE III OF THE JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT State Administration § 631.31 Monitoring and oversight. The Governor is responsible for monitoring and oversight of all State and substate grantee activities... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Monitoring and oversight. 631.31 Section 631...

20 CFR 631.31 - Monitoring and oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... TITLE III OF THE JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT State Administration § 631.31 Monitoring and oversight. The Governor is responsible for monitoring and oversight of all State and substate grantee activities... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Monitoring and oversight. 631.31 Section 631...

7 CFR 3565.15 - Oversight and monitoring.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... any other oversight or monitoring activities. If the Agency implements a requirement for an electronic... 7 Agriculture 15 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Oversight and monitoring. 3565.15 Section 3565.15... AGRICULTURE GUARANTEED RURAL RENTAL HOUSING PROGRAM General Provisions § 3565.15 Oversight and monitoring. The...

7 CFR 3565.15 - Oversight and monitoring.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... any other oversight or monitoring activities. If the Agency implements a requirement for an electronic... 7 Agriculture 15 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Oversight and monitoring. 3565.15 Section 3565.15... AGRICULTURE GUARANTEED RURAL RENTAL HOUSING PROGRAM General Provisions § 3565.15 Oversight and monitoring. The...

20 CFR 631.31 - Monitoring and oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... TITLE III OF THE JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT State Administration § 631.31 Monitoring and oversight. The Governor is responsible for monitoring and oversight of all State and substate grantee activities... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Monitoring and oversight. 631.31 Section 631...

7 CFR 3565.15 - Oversight and monitoring.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... any other oversight or monitoring activities. If the Agency implements a requirement for an electronic... 7 Agriculture 15 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Oversight and monitoring. 3565.15 Section 3565.15... AGRICULTURE GUARANTEED RURAL RENTAL HOUSING PROGRAM General Provisions § 3565.15 Oversight and monitoring. The...

13 CFR 120.1070 - Lender oversight fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 13 Business Credit and Assistance 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Lender oversight fees. 120.1070 Section 120.1070 Business Credit and Assistance SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BUSINESS LOANS Risk-Based Lender Oversight Supervision § 120.1070 Lender oversight fees. Lenders are required to pay to SBA fees to...

14 CFR 1203b.108 - Management oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Management oversight. 1203b.108 Section... AUTHORITY AND USE OF FORCE BY NASA SECURITY FORCE PERSONNEL § 1203b.108 Management oversight. (a) The Administrator shall establish a committee to exercise management oversight over the implementation of arrest...

Increasing a Community College Governing Board's Engagement in Accountability for Student Success: What Are the Principal Influences?

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Welsh, Linda Susan Anderson

2010-01-01

Understanding the factors that influence a community college governing board to increase its engagement in accountability for student success was the purpose of this grounded theory case study. A further aim was to develop a model that described how these factors interact. A highly engaged community college governing board, as defined by a focus,…

Department of Defense Senior Intelligence Oversight Official

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Skip to main content (Press Enter). Toggle navigation Department of Defense Senior Intelligence Intelligence Oversight Official Department of Defense Senior Intelligence Oversight Official Home About DOD Defense Senior Intelligence Oversight Official Website Michael T. Mahar, DoD SIOO Click here for DoD SIOO

Defense Acquisitions. Assessment of DOD Efforts to Enhance Missile Defense Capabilities and Oversight

DTIC Science & Technology

2008-02-26

will no longer defer work from one block to another. Accountability should also be improved as MDA will for the first time estimate unit costs for... costs are no longer accounted for in the original block. In other words, if work planned and budgeted for Block 2006 was deferred to Block 2008, that...difficult to conduct oversight and hold the agency accountable for its planned outcomes and costs . As we reported in March 2007, MDA operates with

The Disproportionate Erosion of Local Control: Urban School Boards, High-Stakes Accountability, and Democracy

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Trujillo, Tina M.

2013-01-01

This case study of an urban school board's experiences under high-stakes accountability demonstrates how the district leaders eschewed democratic governance processes in favor of autocratic behaviors. They possessed narrowly defined goals for teaching and learning that emphasized competitive, individualized means of achievement. Their decision…

Scientific Autonomy and Public Oversight

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Resnik, David B.

2009-01-01

When scientific research collides with social values, science’s right to self-governance becomes an issue of paramount concern. In this article, I develop an account of scientific autonomy within a framework of public oversight. I argue that scientific autonomy is justified because it promotes the progress of science, which benefits society, but that restrictions on autonomy can also be justified to prevent harm to people, society, or the environment, and to encourage beneficial research. I also distinguish between different ways of limiting scientific autonomy, and I argue that government involvement in scientific decision-making should usually occur through policies that control the process of science, rather than policies that control the content of science. PMID:19777124

20 CFR 637.305 - Federal monitoring and oversight.

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2012-04-01

... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Federal monitoring and oversight. 637.305... Procedures § 637.305 Federal monitoring and oversight. The Secretary shall conduct oversight of the programs and activities conducted in accordance with this part. ...

20 CFR 637.305 - Federal monitoring and oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Federal monitoring and oversight. 637.305... Procedures § 637.305 Federal monitoring and oversight. The Secretary shall conduct oversight of the programs and activities conducted in accordance with this part. ...

20 CFR 637.305 - Federal monitoring and oversight.

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2011-04-01

... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Federal monitoring and oversight. 637.305... Procedures § 637.305 Federal monitoring and oversight. The Secretary shall conduct oversight of the programs and activities conducted in accordance with this part. ...

32 CFR 2700.51 - Information Security Oversight Committee.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 32 National Defense 6 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Information Security Oversight Committee. 2700... MICRONESIAN STATUS NEGOTIATIONS SECURITY INFORMATION REGULATIONS Implementation and Review § 2700.51 Information Security Oversight Committee. The OMSN Information Security Oversight Committee shall be chaired...

32 CFR 2700.51 - Information Security Oversight Committee.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 32 National Defense 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Information Security Oversight Committee. 2700... MICRONESIAN STATUS NEGOTIATIONS SECURITY INFORMATION REGULATIONS Implementation and Review § 2700.51 Information Security Oversight Committee. The OMSN Information Security Oversight Committee shall be chaired...

Research Ethics: Institutional Review Board Oversight of Art Therapy Research

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Deaver, Sarah P.

2011-01-01

By having their research proposals reviewed and approved by Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), art therapists meet important ethical principles regarding responsibility to research participants. This article provides an overview of the history of human subjects protections in the United States; underlying ethical principles and their application…

'We all want to succeed, but we've also got to be realistic about what is happening': an ethnographic study of relationships in trial oversight and their impact.

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Daykin, Anne; Selman, Lucy E; Cramer, Helen; McCann, Sharon; Shorter, Gillian W; Sydes, Matthew R; Gamble, Carrol; Macefield, Rhiannon; Lane, J Athene; Shaw, Alison

2017-12-22

The oversight and conduct of a randomised controlled trial involves several stakeholders, including a Trial Steering Committee (TSC), Trial Management Group (TMG), Data Monitoring Committee (DMC), funder and sponsor. We aimed to examine how the relationships between these stakeholders affect the trial oversight process and its rigour, to inform future revision of Good Clinical Practice guidelines. Using an ethnographic study design, we observed the oversight processes of eight trials and conducted semi-structured interviews with members of the trials' TSCs and TMGs, plus other relevant informants, including sponsors and funders of trials. Data were analysed thematically, and findings triangulated and integrated to give a multi-perspective account of current oversight practices in the UK. Eight TSC and six TMG meetings from eight trials were observed and audio-recorded, and 66 semi-structured interviews conducted with 52 purposively sampled key informants. Five themes are presented: (1) Collaboration within the TMG and role of the CTU; (2) Collaboration and conflict between oversight committees; (3) Priorities; (4) Communication between trial oversight groups and (5) Power and accountability. There was evidence of collaborative relationships, based on mutual respect, between CTUs, TMGs and TSCs, but also evidence of conflict. Relationships between trial oversight committees were influenced by stakeholders' priorities, both organisational and individual. Good communication following specific, recognised routes played a central role in ensuring that relationships were productive and trial oversight efficient. Participants described the possession of power over trials as a shifting political landscape, and there was lack of clarity regarding the roles and accountability of each committee, the sponsor and funder. Stakeholders' perceptions of their own power over a trial, and the power of others, influenced relationships between those involved in trial oversight. Recent

Using the Monopoly[R] Board Game as an In-Class Economic Simulation in the Introductory Financial Accounting Course

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Shanklin, Stephen B.; Ehlen, Craig R.

2007-01-01

This paper discusses using the Monopoly[R] board game as an economic simulation exercise to reinforce an understanding of how the accounting cycle impacts financial statements used to evaluate management performance. This approach uses the rules and strategies of a familiar board game to create a simulation of business and economic realities,…

32 CFR 2103.51 - Information Security Oversight Committee.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 32 National Defense 6 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Information Security Oversight Committee. 2103... BE DECLASSIFIED Implementation and Review § 2103.51 Information Security Oversight Committee. The NCS Information Security Oversight Committee shall be chaired by the Staff Counsel of the National Security...

32 CFR 2103.51 - Information Security Oversight Committee.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 32 National Defense 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Information Security Oversight Committee. 2103... BE DECLASSIFIED Implementation and Review § 2103.51 Information Security Oversight Committee. The NCS Information Security Oversight Committee shall be chaired by the Staff Counsel of the National Security...

Improving academic leadership and oversight in large industry-sponsored clinical trials: the ARO-CRO model

PubMed Central

Goldenberg, Neil A.; Spyropoulos, Alex C.; Halperin, Jonathan L.; Kessler, Craig M.; Schulman, Sam; Turpie, Alexander G. G.; Skene, Allan M.; Cutler, Neal R.

2011-01-01

Standards for clinical trial design, execution, and publication have increased in recent years. However, the current structure for interaction among the pharmaceutical sponsor funding a drug or device development program, the contract research organization (CRO) that typically assists in executing the trial, regulatory agencies, and academicians, provides inadequate leadership and oversight of the development process. Conventional academic steering committees are not provided with the independent infrastructure by which to verify statistical analyses and conclusions regarding safety and efficacy. We propose an alternative approach centered on partnerships between CROs and university-based academic research organizations (AROs). In this model, the ARO takes responsibility for processes that address journal requirements and regulatory expectations for independent academic oversight (including oversight of Steering Committee and Data and Safety Monitoring Board activities), whereas the CRO provides infrastructure for efficient trial execution, site monitoring, and data management. The ARO engages academic experts throughout the trial process and minimizes conflicts of interest in individual industry relationships via diversification of sponsors, agents, and therapeutic areas. Although numerous models can be entertained, the ARO-CRO model is uniquely structured to meet the demand for greater assurance of integrity in clinical trials and the needs of each stakeholder in the process. PMID:21068436

13 CFR 120.1000 - Risk-Based Lender Oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 13 Business Credit and Assistance 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Risk-Based Lender Oversight. 120.1000 Section 120.1000 Business Credit and Assistance SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BUSINESS LOANS Risk-Based Lender Oversight Supervision § 120.1000 Risk-Based Lender Oversight. (a) Risk-Based Lender...

76 FR 53378 - Cost Accounting Standards: Accounting for Insurance Costs

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2011-08-26

... Accounting Standards: Accounting for Insurance Costs AGENCY: Cost Accounting Standards Board (Board), Office... Discontinuation of Rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards... development of an amendment to Cost Accounting Standard (CAS) 416 regarding the use of the term ``catastrophic...

Ethical international research on human subjects research in the absence of local institutional review boards.

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Bhat, S B; Hegde, T T

2006-09-01

International health-related research on human subjects entails unique ethical responsibilities and difficulties. Often, these difficulties are augmented by the lack of a local ethical review infrastructure. In a recent cross-national study conducted by us, three critical components of ethical regulation were identified--external oversight, local oversight and subject involvement--and integrated into the study design. These three concepts are outlined and established as an important aspect of ensuring ethical coherence in the local context, particularly when reviews by the local institutional review boards cannot practically be obtained. The three levels of ethical oversight identified are suggested to be the framework within which future field studies on human subjects are developed and a standard for maintaining ethical rigorousness in research on humans.

78 FR 9749 - Notice of Sunshine Act Meeting

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2013-02-11

... to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and... to approve the 2013 budget of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and will consider the related annual accounting support fee for the Board under Section 109 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002...

Directing Discipline: State Medical Board Responsiveness to State Legislatures.

PubMed

Lillvis, Denise F; McGrath, Robert J

2017-02-01

State medical boards are increasingly responsible for regulating medical and osteopathic licensure and professional conduct in the United States. Yet, there is great variation in the extent to which such boards take disciplinary action against physicians, indicating that some boards are more zealous regulators than others. We look to the political roots of such variation and seek to answer a simple, yet important, question: are nominally apolitical state medical boards responsive to political preferences? To address this question, we use panel data on disciplinary actions across sixty-four state medical boards from 1993 through 2006 and control for over-time changes in board characteristics (e.g., composition, independence, budgetary status), regulatory structure, and resources. We show that as state legislatures become more liberal [conservative], state boards increasingly [decreasingly] discipline physicians, especially during unified government and in the presence of highly professional legislatures. Our conclusions join others in emphasizing the importance of state medical boards and the contingent nature of political control of state regulation. In addition, we emphasize the roles that oversight capacity and strategy play in offsetting concerns regarding self-regulation of a powerful organized interest. Copyright © 2017 by Duke University Press.

Charter School Oversight: The New Frontier

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Farland, Stephanie Medrano

2011-01-01

Some areas of charter school oversight are easy to overlook. This article provides a few practical tips for ensuring that legal and moral obligations are met and charter schools are "delivering the goods." Effective charter oversight takes time and diligence. As many districts know, closing or not renewing a charter school can be painful…

Oversight of fare collection practices : summary report

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

1997-11-01

This report document an oversight study of fare collection practices in the transit industry. The oversight was designed as an investigation of practices currently used in the transit industry to evaluate the impact of farebox revenue collection and ...

4 CFR 27.1 - The Board.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 4 Accounts 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false The Board. 27.1 Section 27.1 Accounts GOVERNMENT... § 27.1 The Board. The Government Accountability Office Personnel Appeals Board, hereinafter the Board... of 31 U.S.C. 751. For purposes of the regulations in this part and 4 CFR part 28, a simple majority...

77 FR 60741 - Convening of an Accountability Review Board To Examine the Circumstances Surrounding the Deaths...

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2012-10-04

... DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 8052] Convening of an Accountability Review Board To Examine the Circumstances Surrounding the Deaths of Personnel Assigned in Support of the U.S. Government... Hillary Rodham Clinton has determined that the recent deaths of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens...

5 CFR 300.507 - Documentation and oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Documentation and oversight. 300.507 Section 300.507 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS EMPLOYMENT (GENERAL) Use of Private Sector Temporaries § 300.507 Documentation and oversight. Agencies are...

75 FR 35816 - Establishment of the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Advisory Board

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2010-06-23

... (CO-OP) Advisory Board AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight. ACTION: Federal Register Notice. Authority: The Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO... (PPACA) that calls for the establishment of the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans (CO-OP) Program...

[State Oversight in Postsecondary Education and the Office of Education's Eligibility Process. Collected Remarks.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Jung, Steven M.; Proffitt, John

Perspectives on an American Institutes for Research (AIR) study of state oversight in postsecondary education, conducted for the U.S. Office of Education (USOE), are offered by researcher Steven M. Jung. In addition, a list of recommendations by the General Accounting Office concerning USOE's eligibility process and responses by John Proffitt, on…

17 CFR 210.2-06 - Retention of audit and review records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... Company Accounting Oversight Board. (c) Memoranda, correspondence, communications, other documents, and... to, those documenting a consultation on or resolution of differences in professional judgment. (d...

17 CFR 210.2-06 - Retention of audit and review records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... Company Accounting Oversight Board. (c) Memoranda, correspondence, communications, other documents, and... to, those documenting a consultation on or resolution of differences in professional judgment. (d...

17 CFR 210.2-06 - Retention of audit and review records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... Company Accounting Oversight Board. (c) Memoranda, correspondence, communications, other documents, and... to, those documenting a consultation on or resolution of differences in professional judgment. (d...

Oversight mechanisms in public managed care programs: from little oversight to negotiations to shared decision-making.

PubMed

Beinecke, R H

1999-01-01

An expanded range of oversight mechanisms is being adopted to hold public human service programs more accountable to funding sources as well as consumers, family members, and providers. Most of these approaches are hierarchical in nature. Some involve negotiated agreements and each is designed to meet certain goals and functions. Each utilizes different forms of decision-making. Stakeholders prefer to be part of a shared decision-making process. Understanding these underlying premises can help to assess the strengths and weaknesses of each method and can suggest how to most effectively utilize combinations of approaches to improve program performance. Whether we will move toward a new paradigm emphasizing participation and collaboration rather than more formal structural approaches is yet undetermined but will greatly affect how programs are monitored and evaluated in the future.

DOD Advertising: Better Coordination, Performance Measurement, and Oversight Needed to Help Meet Recruitment Goals

DTIC Science & Technology

2016-05-01

DOD ADVERTISING Better Coordination, Performance Measurement, and Oversight Needed to Help Meet Recruitment Goals...Accountability Office Highlights of GAO-16-396, a report to congressional committees May 2016 DOD ADVERTISING Better Coordination, Performance...the military, DOD requested almost $575 million in fiscal year 2017 to conduct advertising intended to increase awareness of military service and

14 CFR 1203b.108 - Management oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Management oversight. 1203b.108 Section 1203b.108 Aeronautics and Space NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION SECURITY PROGRAMS; ARREST AUTHORITY AND USE OF FORCE BY NASA SECURITY FORCE PERSONNEL § 1203b.108 Management oversight. (a) The...

14 CFR 1203b.108 - Management oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Management oversight. 1203b.108 Section 1203b.108 Aeronautics and Space NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION SECURITY PROGRAMS; ARREST AUTHORITY AND USE OF FORCE BY NASA SECURITY FORCE PERSONNEL § 1203b.108 Management oversight. (a) The...

The Politics of Legislative Evaluations: Benefits to "Fire-Alarm" Oversight.

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Wohlstetter, Priscilla

Evaluation practices used by state legislatures to monitor educational reform are analyzed in this paper, which focuses on the link between politics and choice of oversight strategies and evaluation methods. Two oversight strategies are compared--"police-patrol" and "fire-alarm.""Fire-alarm" oversight involves…

A Harmonious Accounting Duo?

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Schapperle, Robert F.; Hardiman, Patrick F.

1992-01-01

Accountants have urged "harmonization" of standards between the Governmental Accounting Standards Board and the Financial Accounting Standards Board, recommending similar reporting of like transactions. However, varying display of similar accounting events does not necessarily indicate disharmony. The potential for problems because of…

Review of the OSHA framework for oversight of occupational environments.

PubMed

Choi, Jae-Young; Ramachandran, Gurumurthy

2009-01-01

The OSHA system for oversight of chemicals in the workplace was evaluated to derive lessons for oversight of nanotechnology. Criteria relating to the development, attributes, evolution, and outcomes of the system were used for evaluation that was based upon quantitative expert elicitation and historical literature analysis. The oversight system had inadequate resources in terms of finances, expertise, and personnel, and insufficient incentive for compliance. The system showed a lack of flexibility in novel situations. There were minimal requirements on companies for data on health and safety of their products. These factors have a strong influence on public confidence and health and safety. The oversight system also scored low on attributes such as public input, transparency, empirical basis, conflict of interest, and informed consent. The experts in our sample tend to believe that the current oversight system for chemicals in the workplace is neither adequate nor effective. It is very likely that the performance of the OSHA oversight system for nanomaterials will be equally inadequate.

State Safety Oversight Program : annual report for 2003

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2004-10-01

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) State Safety Oversight Rule (49 CFR Part 659) requires oversight of all rail transit agencies in revenue operation after January 1, 1997. This report summarizes activities performed to implement the State Safe...

State safety oversight program : annual report for 1999

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2000-09-01

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) State Safety Oversight Rule (49 CFR Part 659) requires oversight for all rail transit agencies in revenue operation after January 1, 1997. This report summarizes activities performed to implement the State Saf...

Job Corps Oversight Part II: Vocational Training Standards. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session (July 29, 1998).

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

This congressional hearing continues the House's oversight of the Department of Labor's (DOL's) Job Corps program, focusing on the fourth element of successful job training, maintaining a vocational curriculum that reflects current and future job opportunities. It reviews findings of a General Accounting Office (GAO) study that found the program…

Oversight: Space Telescope, 1982

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

The oversight hearing of the House subcommittee on Space Science and Applications concerning the development of the Space Telescope is presented. Plans for future utilization of the telescope are discussed.

75 FR 65395 - Notice Convening an Accountability Review Board To Examine the Circumstances of the Death of...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-10-22

... DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 7213] Notice Convening an Accountability Review Board To Examine the Circumstances of the Death of Three DoD Personnel Assigned to the U.S. Embassy's Office of Defense Representative Pakistan (ODRP) on February 3, 2010 Pursuant to Section 301 of the Omnibus...

22 CFR 96.103 - Oversight by accrediting entities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Oversight by accrediting entities. 96.103... Relating to Temporary Accreditation § 96.103 Oversight by accrediting entities. (a) The accrediting entity... agency's application for full accreditation when it is filed. The accrediting entity must also...

22 CFR 96.103 - Oversight by accrediting entities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Oversight by accrediting entities. 96.103... Relating to Temporary Accreditation § 96.103 Oversight by accrediting entities. (a) The accrediting entity... agency's application for full accreditation when it is filed. The accrediting entity must also...

12 CFR 263.402 - Removal, suspension, or debarment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... recklessly engaged in conduct that results in a violation of applicable professional standards, including... Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission; (iii) Has engaged in... violation of applicable professional standards in circumstances in which an accountant knows, or should know...

12 CFR 19.243 - Removal, suspension, or debarment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... recklessly engaged in conduct that results in a violation of applicable professional standards, including... Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission; (iii) Has engaged... results in a violation of applicable professional standards in circumstances in which an accountant knows...

12 CFR 308.602 - Removal, suspension, or debarment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... in conduct that results in a violation of applicable professional standards, including those... Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission; (iii) Has engaged in negligent conduct... applicable professional standards in circumstances in which an accountant knows, or should know, that...

12 CFR 263.402 - Removal, suspension, or debarment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... recklessly engaged in conduct that results in a violation of applicable professional standards, including... Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission; (iii) Has engaged in... violation of applicable professional standards in circumstances in which an accountant knows, or should know...

12 CFR 308.602 - Removal, suspension, or debarment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... in conduct that results in a violation of applicable professional standards, including those... Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission; (iii) Has engaged in negligent conduct... applicable professional standards in circumstances in which an accountant knows, or should know, that...

12 CFR 19.243 - Removal, suspension, or debarment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... recklessly engaged in conduct that results in a violation of applicable professional standards, including... Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission; (iii) Has engaged... results in a violation of applicable professional standards in circumstances in which an accountant knows...

12 CFR 308.602 - Removal, suspension, or debarment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... in conduct that results in a violation of applicable professional standards, including those... Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission; (iii) Has engaged in negligent conduct... applicable professional standards in circumstances in which an accountant knows, or should know, that...

12 CFR 263.402 - Removal, suspension, or debarment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... recklessly engaged in conduct that results in a violation of applicable professional standards, including... Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission; (iii) Has engaged in... violation of applicable professional standards in circumstances in which an accountant knows, or should know...

12 CFR 19.243 - Removal, suspension, or debarment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... recklessly engaged in conduct that results in a violation of applicable professional standards, including... Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission; (iii) Has engaged... results in a violation of applicable professional standards in circumstances in which an accountant knows...

12 CFR 19.243 - Removal, suspension, or debarment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... recklessly engaged in conduct that results in a violation of applicable professional standards, including... Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission; (iii) Has engaged... results in a violation of applicable professional standards in circumstances in which an accountant knows...

12 CFR 308.602 - Removal, suspension, or debarment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... in conduct that results in a violation of applicable professional standards, including those... Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission; (iii) Has engaged in negligent conduct... applicable professional standards in circumstances in which an accountant knows, or should know, that...

12 CFR 263.402 - Removal, suspension, or debarment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... recklessly engaged in conduct that results in a violation of applicable professional standards, including... Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission; (iii) Has engaged in... violation of applicable professional standards in circumstances in which an accountant knows, or should know...

Crisis prevention: how to gear up your board.

PubMed

Salmon, W J

1993-01-01

Today's critics of corporate boardrooms have plenty of ammunition. The two crucial responsibilities of boards-oversight of long-term company strategy and the selection, evaluation, and compensation of top management--were reduced to damage control during the 1980s. Walter Salmon, a longtime director, notes that while boards have improved since he began serving on them in 1961, they haven't kept pace with the need for real change. Based on over 30 years of boardroom experience, Salmon recommends against government reform of board practices. But he does prescribe a series of incremental changes as a remedy. To begin with, he suggests limiting the size of boards and increasing the number of outside directors on them. In fact, according to Salmon, only three insiders belong on a board: the CEO, the COO, and the CFO. Changing how committees function is also necessary for gearing up today's boards. The audit committee, for example, can periodically review "high-exposure areas" of a business, perhaps helping to prevent embarrassing drops in future profits. Compensation committees can structure incentive compensation for executives to emphasize long-term rather than short-term performance. And nominating committees should be responsible for finding new, independent directors--not the CEO. In general, boards as a whole must spot problems early and blow the whistle, exercising what Salmon calls, "constructive dissatisfaction." On a revitalized board, directors have enough confidence in the process to vigorously challenge one another, including the company's chief executive.

College and University Governance: The University of Virginia Governing Board's Attempt to Remove the President

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

American Association of University Professors, 2013

2013-01-01

The report documents a major breakdown in governance at UVA, focusing on the role of the board of visitors and its rector, Helen Dragas, who initiated the effort to force the president's resignation. It finds that the events at the university resulted from "a failure by those charged with institutional oversight to understand the institution…

77 FR 43542 - Cost Accounting Standards: Cost Accounting Standards 412 and 413-Cost Accounting Standards...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-07-25

... rule that revised Cost Accounting Standard (CAS) 412, ``Composition and Measurement of Pension Cost... Accounting Standards: Cost Accounting Standards 412 and 413--Cost Accounting Standards Pension Harmonization Rule AGENCY: Cost Accounting Standards Board, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Office of...

75 FR 20363 - Notice of Issuance of Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standard 38, Accounting for...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-04-19

... FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADVISORY BOARD Notice of Issuance of Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standard 38, Accounting for Federal Oil and Gas Resources AGENCY: Federal Accounting Standards... is hereby given that the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) has issued Statement of...

17 CFR 210.2-06 - Retention of audit and review records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... Commission or by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. (c) Memoranda, correspondence, communications... professional judgment. (d) For the purposes of paragraph (a) of this section, the term issuer means an issuer...

17 CFR 210.2-06 - Retention of audit and review records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... Commission or by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. (c) Memoranda, correspondence, communications... professional judgment. (d) For the purposes of paragraph (a) of this section, the term issuer means an issuer...

17 CFR 240.17i-6 - Reporting requirements for supervised investment bank holding companies.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... condition, risk management system, and transactions and relationships among members of the affiliate group... Oversight Board; and (ii) A supplemental report entitled “Accountant's Report on Internal Risk Management.... 7201(a)(12)) indicating the results of the accountant's review of the internal risk management control...

School Boards Circa 2010: Governance in the Accountability Era

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Hess, Frederick M.; Meeks, Olivia

2010-01-01

For more than a century, school boards have endeavored to govern America's schools and school systems. Collectively, the nation's nearly 14,000 school boards are responsible for the well-being of 52 million children, the expenditure of $600 billion per year, and the supervision of six million employees. Despite the magnitude of this…

14 CFR § 1203b.108 - Management oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Management oversight. § 1203b.108 Section § 1203b.108 Aeronautics and Space NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION SECURITY PROGRAMS; ARREST AUTHORITY AND USE OF FORCE BY NASA SECURITY FORCE PERSONNEL § 1203b.108 Management oversight. (a...

Grounded Theory: Managing the Challenge for Those Facing Institutional Review Board Oversight

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

O'Connor, Mary Katherine; Netting, F. Ellen; Thomas, M. Lori

2008-01-01

The authors examine one of the earliest systematic forms of qualitative inquiry to identify some of the boundaries needed in grounded theory designs to provide a small corner of clarity in the discourse about what is acceptable science from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) perspective. Beginning with an overview of grounded theory research as…

Statewide Indicators of Educational System Health: 2014 Report to the Legislature

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Washington State Board of Education, 2014

2014-01-01

This report is in response to the requirement of RCW 28A.150.550 that the State Board of Education, with assistance from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board (WTECB), the Educational Opportunity Gap Oversight and Accountability Committee (EOGOAC), and the Washington…

77 FR 69422 - Cost Accounting Standards: Revision of the Exemption From Cost Accounting Standards for Contracts...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-11-19

... Accounting Standards: Revision of the Exemption From Cost Accounting Standards for Contracts and Subcontracts... Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY... J. M. Wong, Director, Cost Accounting Standards Board (telephone: 202-395-6805; email: Raymond_wong...

76 FR 17653 - Public Meeting of the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Advisory Board, April 15, 2011

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-03-30

...] Public Meeting of the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Advisory Board, April 15, 2011 AGENCY... of the Department of Health and Human Services' through CCIIO strategy to foster the creation of... Oversight (CCIIO) on the Department's strategy to foster the creation of qualified consumer-operated...

17 CFR 202.190 - Public Company Accounting Oversight Board budget approval process.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... information technology projects; and (viii) A statement that the PCAOB has considered relative costs and..., processes, staff skills, information and other technologies, human resources, capital assets, and other... include, among others: personnel, training, recruiting and relocation expenses, information technology...

17 CFR 202.190 - Public Company Accounting Oversight Board budget approval process.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... information technology projects; and (viii) A statement that the PCAOB has considered relative costs and..., processes, staff skills, information and other technologies, human resources, capital assets, and other... include, among others: personnel, training, recruiting and relocation expenses, information technology...

10 CFR 440.23 - Oversight, training, and technical assistance.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 10 Energy 3 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Oversight, training, and technical assistance. 440.23... PERSONS § 440.23 Oversight, training, and technical assistance. (a) The Secretary and the appropriate..., directly or indirectly, training and technical assistance to any grantee or subgrantee. Such training and...

Report: EPA Should Bill Superfund Oversight Costs More Timely

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

Report #11-P-0697, September 22, 2011. Based on our audit of oversight billings for nine sites in Regions 1, 5, and 9, we found that Region 5 did not timely bill or did not bill approximately $8.6 million in oversight costs for two sites.

Mobile health applications: the patchwork of legal and liability issues suggests strategies to improve oversight.

PubMed

Yang, Y Tony; Silverman, Ross D

2014-02-01

Mobile health (mHealth) technology has facilitated the transition of care beyond the traditional hospital setting to the homes of patients. Yet few studies have evaluated the legal implications of the expansion of mHealth applications, or "apps." Such apps are affected by a patchwork of policies related to medical licensure, privacy and security protection, and malpractice liability. For example, the privacy protections of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 may apply to only some uses of the apps. Similarly, it is not clear what a doctor's malpractice liability would be if he or she injured a patient as the result of inaccurate information supplied by the patient's self-monitoring health app. This article examines the legal issues related to the oversight of health apps, discusses current federal regulations, and suggests strategies to improve the oversight of these apps.

Evaluating oversight systems for emerging technologies: a case study of genetically engineered organisms.

PubMed

Kuzma, Jennifer; Najmaie, Pouya; Larson, Joel

2009-01-01

The U.S. oversight system for genetically engineered organisms (GEOs) was evaluated to develop hypotheses and derive lessons for oversight of other emerging technologies, such as nanotechnology. Evaluation was based upon quantitative expert elicitation, semi-standardized interviews, and historical literature analysis. Through an interdisciplinary policy analysis approach, blending legal, ethical, risk analysis, and policy sciences viewpoints, criteria were used to identify strengths and weaknesses of GEOs oversight and explore correlations among its attributes and outcomes. From the three sources of data, hypotheses and broader conclusions for oversight were developed. Our analysis suggests several lessons for oversight of emerging technologies: the importance of reducing complexity and uncertainty in oversight for minimizing financial burdens on small product developers; consolidating multi-agency jurisdictions to avoid gaps and redundancies in safety reviews; consumer benefits for advancing acceptance of GEO products; rigorous and independent pre- and post-market assessment for environmental safety; early public input and transparency for ensuring public confidence; and the positive role of public input in system development, informed consent, capacity, compliance, incentives, and data requirements and stringency in promoting health and environmental safety outcomes, as well as the equitable distribution of health impacts. Our integrated approach is instructive for more comprehensive analyses of oversight systems, developing hypotheses for how features of oversight systems affect outcomes, and formulating policy options for oversight of future technological products, especially nanotechnology products.

4 CFR 201.5 - Requests for Board records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 4 Accounts 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Requests for Board records. 201.5 Section 201.5 Accounts RECOVERY ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY BOARD PUBLIC INFORMATION AND REQUESTS § 201.5 Requests for Board... of Information Act Request” on the letter and envelope or in the subject line of the e-mail request...

Charter Schools, Enrollment Size, and Educational Accountability: A Preliminary Arizona Analysis

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Milliman, Scott

2016-01-01

Many policy analysts favor holding deficient public schools accountable: Either they should improve or else close. Hypotheses are developed which explore how school type (district, charter) and enrollment size influence these two accountability outcomes for deficient Arizona elementary campuses operating under two educational oversight regimes: No…

49 CFR 1011.5 - Employee boards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 49 Transportation 8 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Employee boards. 1011.5 Section 1011.5... OF TRANSPORTATION GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS BOARD ORGANIZATION; DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY § 1011.5 Employee boards. This section covers matters assigned to the Accounting Board, a board of employees of the...

The Spider Web of Oversight: An Analysis of External Oversight of Higher Education

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Lane, Jason E.

2007-01-01

Over the past several decades, state officials and various interest groups and civic organizations have increased their level of direct involvement in the affairs of public higher education. The increase in external attention toward the academy would likely be accompanied by the development of oversight mechanisms to ensure that societal…

Risk Management: An Accountability Guide for University and College Boards

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Abraham, Janice M.

2013-01-01

With proven advice and practical best practices for sound risk management, this robust publication written by the CEO of United Educators identifies how engaged board members should collaborate closely with institutional leaders on a variety of operational and strategic risks. All board members, whatever their role or committee assignment, will…

Government Accounting

DTIC Science & Technology

1999-06-22

Commercial Industry • Financial Standards Accounting Board (GAAP) • Internal Revenue Service - Tax Accounting • DoD - Cost Accounting Standards...internal management control systems, managers shall focus on results, not process” Government Accounting • Intent EVM Accounting Criteria : – Record costs ...consistent with established budgets – Insure control of indirect costs – Insure disciplined accumulation of cost – Insure proper material accounting and

The Politics of Legislative Evaluations: Fire-Alarm and Police Patrol as Oversight Procedures.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Wohlstetter, Priscilla

1990-01-01

Means by which state legislatures practice evaluation are examined by analyzing oversight strategies for monitoring recent educational reforms in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania. Focus is on the inextricable link between politics and oversight; the oversight strategy and methods for policy evaluation are largely…

A survey. Financial accounting and internal control functions pursued by hospital boards.

PubMed

Gavin, T A

1984-09-01

Justification for a board committee's existence is its ability to devote time to issues judged to be important by the full board. This seems to have happened. Multiple committees pursue more functions than the other committee structures. Boards lacking an FA/IC committee pursue significantly fewer functions than their counterparts with committees. Substantial respondent agreement exists on those functions most and least frequently pursued, those perceived to be most and least important, and those perceived to be most and least effectively undertaken. Distinctions between committee structures and the full board, noted in the previous paragraph, hold true with respect to the importance of functions. All board structures identified reviewing the budget and comparing it to actual results as important. Committee structures are generally more inclined to address functions related to the work of the independent auditor and the effectiveness of the hospital's system and controls than are full board structures. Functions related to the internal auditor are pursued least frequently by all FA/IC board structures. The following suggestions are made to help boards pay adequate attention to and obtain objective information about the financial affairs of their hospitals. Those boards that do not have some form of an FA/IC committee should consider starting one. Evidence shows chief financial officers have been a moving force in establishing and strengthening such committees. Boards having a joint or single committee structure should consider upgrading their structure to either a single committee or multiple committees respectively. The complexity of the healthcare environment requires that more FA/IC functions be addressed by the board. The board or its FA/IC committee(s) should meet with their independent CPA's, fiscal intermediary auditors, and internal auditors. Where the hospital lacks an internal audit function a study should be undertaken to determine the feasibility of

Preventive medicine oversight of splash pads on military installations.

PubMed

Hardcastle, Lisa Raysby; Perry, Matthew; Browne, Ashley

2015-01-01

Over the past several years, an increasing number of military installations have installed splash pads that provide fun, recreational water entertainment for Soldiers and their families. The addition of splash pads brings added responsibilities for medical treatment facility preventive medicine oversight and installation facilities maintenance to ensure a safe and healthy environment. Currently, there are no consistent standards or detailed guidance for military installations to follow when installing and maintaining splash pads. The central issues associated with splash pads on military installations are water quality and risk for waterborne illnesses, responsibility for safety and health oversight, and federal energy and water sustainability mandates. This article examines the importance of implementing a standard for design and oversight to ensure the health and safety of Soldiers and their families.

Development and implementation of a residency project advisory board.

PubMed

Dagam, Julie K; Iglar, Arlene; Kindsfater, Julie; Loeb, Al; Smith, Chad; Spexarth, Frank; Brierton, Dennis; Woller, Thomas

2017-06-15

The development and implementation of a residency project advisory board (RPAB) to manage multiple pharmacy residents' yearlong projects across several residency programs are described. Preceptor and resident feedback during our annual residency program review and strategic planning sessions suggested the implementation of a more-coordinated approach to the identification, selection, and oversight of all components of the residency project process. A panel of 7 department leaders actively engaged in residency training and performance improvement was formed to evaluate the residency project process and provide recommendations for change. These 7 individuals would eventually constitute the RPAB. The primary objective of the RPAB at Aurora Health Care is to provide oversight and a structured framework for the selection and execution of multiple residents' yearlong projects across all residency programs within our organization. Key roles of the RPAB include developing expectations, coordinating residency project ideas, and providing oversight and feedback. The development and implementation of the RPAB resulted in a significant overhaul of our entire yearlong resident project process. Trends toward success were realized after the first year of implementation, including consistent expectations, increased clarity and engagement in resident project ideas, and more projects meeting anticipated endpoints. The development and implementation of an RPAB have provided a framework to optimize the organization, progression, and outcomes of multiple pharmacy resident yearlong projects in all residency programs across our pharmacy enterprise. Copyright © 2017 by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Inc. All rights reserved.

4 CFR 200.3 - Privacy Act records maintained by the Board.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 4 Accounts 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Privacy Act records maintained by the Board. 200.3 Section 200.3 Accounts RECOVERY ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY BOARD PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 § 200.3 Privacy Act records maintained by the Board. (a) The Board shall maintain only such information about an...

4 CFR 200.3 - Privacy Act records maintained by the Board.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 4 Accounts 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Privacy Act records maintained by the Board. 200.3 Section 200.3 Accounts RECOVERY ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY BOARD PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 § 200.3 Privacy Act records maintained by the Board. (a) The Board shall maintain only such information about an...

4 CFR 200.3 - Privacy Act records maintained by the Board.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 4 Accounts 1 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Privacy Act records maintained by the Board. 200.3 Section 200.3 Accounts RECOVERY ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY BOARD PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 § 200.3 Privacy Act records maintained by the Board. (a) The Board shall maintain only such information about an...

4 CFR 200.3 - Privacy Act records maintained by the Board.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 4 Accounts 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Privacy Act records maintained by the Board. 200.3 Section 200.3 Accounts RECOVERY ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY BOARD PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 § 200.3 Privacy Act records maintained by the Board. (a) The Board shall maintain only such information about an...

GASB's Basis of Accounting Project.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Kovlak, Daniel L.

1986-01-01

In July 1984, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board began its "Measurement Focus/Basis of Accounting" project, which addresses measurement issues and revenue and expenditure recognition problems involving governmental funds. This article explains the project's background, alternatives discussed by the board, and tentative…

Accountability, Fiscal Management, and Student Achievement in East St. Louis, Illinois 1994-2006: Implications for Urban Educational Reform Policy

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

O'Malley, Michael P.; Roseboro, Donyell L.; Hunt, John

2012-01-01

This instrumental case study reviews the 1994-2004 period of state financial oversight in East St. Louis, Illinois School District 189, with a secondary review of the initial years of NCLB implementation. Although the oversight panel's fiscal management did generate financial stability, case findings indicate that its accountability processes did…

Creating an Oversight Infrastructure for Electronic Health Record-Related Patient Safety Hazards

PubMed Central

Singh, Hardeep; Classen, David C.; Sittig, Dean F.

2013-01-01

Electronic health records (EHRs) have potential quality and safety benefits. However, reports of EHR-related safety hazards are now emerging. The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology (HIT) recently sponsored an Institute of Medicine committee to evaluate how HIT use affects patient safety. In this paper, we propose the creation of a national EHR oversight program to provide dedicated surveillance of EHR-related safety hazards and to promote learning from identified errors, close calls, and adverse events. The program calls for data gathering, investigation/analysis and regulatory components. The first two functions will depend on institution-level EHR safety committees that will investigate all known EHR-related adverse events and near-misses and report them nationally using standardized methods. These committees should also perform routine safety self-assessments to proactively identify new risks. Nationally, we propose the long-term creation of a centralized, non-partisan board with an appropriate legal and regulatory infrastructure to ensure the safety of EHRs. We discuss the rationale of the proposed oversight program and its potential organizational components and functions. These include mechanisms for robust data collection and analyses of all safety concerns using multiple methods that extend beyond reporting; multidisciplinary investigation of selected high-risk safety events; and enhanced coordination with other national agencies in order to facilitate broad dissemination of hazards information. Implementation of this proposed infrastructure can facilitate identification of EHR-related adverse events and errors and potentially create a safer and more effective EHR-based health care delivery system. PMID:22080284

Public accountability for health: new standards for health system performance.

PubMed

Lansky, D; Purdy, S

1995-01-01

This article reviews the failure of contemporary quality oversight organizations to respond to the changing health care environment and suggests an overhaul of quality measurement and assurance functions. The authors examine the factors that have limited public accountability for health care, emphasizing the limited agreement that exists on the purpose of American health care, standards for evaluating care, or the appropriate locus of responsibility for quality of care. A five-part quality oversight system is proposed including development of quality measures, promulgation of national standards, validation and accreditation, use of data for purchasing and provider selection, and use of data for quality improvement.

78 FR 40778 - Notice of Meeting

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2013-07-08

... PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD [Notice--PCLOB-2013-04; Docket No. 2013-0004; Sequence No. 4] Notice of Meeting AGENCY: Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. ACTION: Notice of a meeting. SUMMARY: The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board will conduct a public workshop with...

78 FR 39021 - Notice of Meeting

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2013-06-28

... PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD [Notice-PCLOB-2013-04; Docket No. 2013-0004; Sequence No. 4] Notice of Meeting AGENCY: Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. ACTION: Notice of a meeting. SUMMARY: The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board will conduct a public workshop with...

A qualitative phenomenological study: Enhanced, risk-based FAA oversight on part 145 maintenance practices

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Sheehan, Bryan G.

The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to examine the phenomenon of enhanced, risk-based Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) oversight of Part 145 repair stations that performed aircraft maintenance for Part 121 air carriers between 2007 and 2014 in Oklahoma. Specifically, this research was utilized to explore what operational changes have occurred in the domestic Part 145 repair station industry such as variations in management or hiring practices, training, recordkeeping and technical data, inventory and aircraft parts supply-chain logistics, equipment, and facilities. After interviewing 12 managers from Part 145 repair stations in Oklahoma, six major theme codes emerged from the data: quality of oversight before 2007, quality of oversight after 2007, advantages of oversight, disadvantages of oversight, status quo of oversight, and process improvement . Of those six major theme codes, 17 subthemes appeared from the data that were used to explain the phenomenon of enhanced oversight in the Part 145 repair station industry. Forty-two percent of the participants indicated a weak FAA oversight system that has hindered the continuous process improvement program in their repair stations. Some of them were financially burdened after hiring additional full-time quality assurance inspectors to specifically manage enhanced FAA oversight. Notwithstanding, the participants of the study indicated that the FAA must apply its surveillance on a more standardized and consistent basis. They want to see this standardization in how FAA inspectors interpret regulations and practice the same quality of oversight for all repair stations, particularly those that are repeat violators and fail to comply with federal aviation regulations. They believed that when the FAA enforces standardization on a consistent basis, repair stations can become more efficient and safer in the performance of their scope of work for the U.S. commercial air transportation industry.

Policy, Practice, and Research Agenda for Emergency Medical Services Oversight: A Systematic Review and Environmental Scan.

PubMed

Taymour, Rekar K; Abir, Mahshid; Chamberlin, Margaret; Dunne, Robert B; Lowell, Mark; Wahl, Kathy; Scott, Jacqueline

2018-02-01

Introduction In a 2015 report, the Institute of Medicine (IOM; Washington, DC USA), now the National Academy of Medicine (NAM; Washington, DC USA), stated that the field of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) exhibits signs of fragmentation; an absence of system-wide coordination and planning; and a lack of federal, state, and local accountability. The NAM recommended clarifying what roles the federal government, state governments, and local communities play in the oversight and evaluation of EMS system performance, and how they may better work together to improve care. This systematic literature review and environmental scan addresses NAM's recommendations by answering two research questions: (1) what aspects of EMS systems are most measured in the peer-reviewed and grey literatures, and (2) what do these measures and studies suggest for high-quality EMS oversight? To answer these questions, a systematic literature review was conducted in the PubMed (National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Institutes of Health; Bethesda, Maryland USA), Web of Science (Thomson Reuters; New York, New York USA), SCOPUS (Elsevier; Amsterdam, Netherlands), and EMBASE (Elsevier; Amsterdam, Netherlands) databases for peer-reviewed literature and for grey literature; targeted web searches of 10 EMS-related government agencies and professional organizations were performed. Inclusion criteria required peer-reviewed literature to be published between 1966-2016 and grey literature to be published between 1996-2016. A total of 1,476 peer-reviewed titles were reviewed, 76 were retrieved for full-text review, and 58 were retained and coded in the qualitative software Dedoose (Manhattan Beach, California USA) using a codebook of themes. Categorizations of measure type and level of application were assigned to the extracted data. Targeted websites were systematically reviewed and 115 relevant grey literature documents were retrieved. A total of 58 peer-reviewed articles met inclusion

76 FR 31416 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Oversight of Contractor Ethics Programs

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-05-31

...-AL92 Federal Acquisition Regulation; Oversight of Contractor Ethics Programs AGENCY: Department of... that contractors have implemented the mandatory contractor business ethics program requirements. DATES... to Improve DoD's Oversight of Contractor Ethics Programs. The ethics program requirement flows from...

48 CFR 9904.406 - Cost accounting standard-cost accounting period.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 7 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Cost accounting standard-cost accounting period. 9904.406 Section 9904.406 Federal Acquisition Regulations System COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD, OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET PROCUREMENT...

48 CFR 36.518 - Work oversight in cost-reimbursement construction contracts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

...-reimbursement construction contracts. 36.518 Section 36.518 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL... Contract Clauses 36.518 Work oversight in cost-reimbursement construction contracts. The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.236-18, Work Oversight in Cost-Reimbursement Construction Contracts...

The role of physician oversight on advanced practice nurses' professional autonomy and empowerment.

PubMed

Petersen, Polly A; Way, Sandra M

2017-05-01

Little is known about the effects of physician oversight on advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). Examination of these relationships provides insight into the strength of independent practice. The purpose of this study was to examine whether APRNs' perceptions of autonomy and empowerment varied according to type of physician oversight, whether facilitative or restrictive. A cross-sectional survey design was used to examine whether APRNs' perceptions of autonomy and empowerment varied according to physician oversight, geographical location, and practice setting. Five hundred questionnaires were mailed in March 2013 with 274 returned. Participants were asked about autonomy, empowerment, demographics, physician oversight, geographical location, and practice setting. Among surveyed respondents, physician oversight was related to increased empowerment, regardless of whether the oversight was defined in facilitative or restrictive terms; both had similar positive effects on empowerment. If APRNs are to be part of the solution to the growing problem of healthcare access, it is important to study factors that contribute to their success. We speculate that increasing opportunities for collaboration and interaction with physicians, and possibly other healthcare professionals, could facilitate APRN empowerment, optimizing their contribution. ©2017 American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

Controls Over Project Management Oversight Program

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

1997-12-08

This is the final report on Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) controls over its Project Management Oversight (PMO) Program. This report reflects Office of Inspector General's (OIG) consideration of information provided in FTA's May 29, 1997, rep...

Trends in United States Biological Materials Oversight and Institutional Biosafety Committees

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Jenkins, Chris

2014-01-01

Biological materials oversight in life sciences research in the United States is a challenging endeavor for institutions and the scientific, regulatory compliance, and federal communities. In order to assess biological materials oversight at Institutional Biosafety Committees (IBCs) registered with the United States National Institutes of Health,…

45 CFR 16.5 - How the Board operates.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... GRANT APPEALS BOARD § 16.5 How the Board operates. (a) The Board's professional staff consists of a..., such as accounting. (b) The Chair will assign a Board member to have lead responsibility for each case...

45 CFR 16.5 - How the Board operates.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... GRANT APPEALS BOARD § 16.5 How the Board operates. (a) The Board's professional staff consists of a..., such as accounting. (b) The Chair will assign a Board member to have lead responsibility for each case...

45 CFR 16.5 - How the Board operates.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... GRANT APPEALS BOARD § 16.5 How the Board operates. (a) The Board's professional staff consists of a..., such as accounting. (b) The Chair will assign a Board member to have lead responsibility for each case...

45 CFR 16.5 - How the Board operates.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... GRANT APPEALS BOARD § 16.5 How the Board operates. (a) The Board's professional staff consists of a..., such as accounting. (b) The Chair will assign a Board member to have lead responsibility for each case...

45 CFR 16.5 - How the Board operates.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... GRANT APPEALS BOARD § 16.5 How the Board operates. (a) The Board's professional staff consists of a..., such as accounting. (b) The Chair will assign a Board member to have lead responsibility for each case...

46 CFR 503.53 - Oversight Committee.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS PUBLIC INFORMATION Information Security... provisions of Executive Order 13526 and directives of the Information Security Oversight Office. The program... and complaints concerning the Commission's information security program; (d) Recommend appropriate...

46 CFR 503.53 - Oversight Committee.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS PUBLIC INFORMATION Information Security... provisions of Executive Order 12958 and directives of the Information Security Oversight Office. The program... and complaints concerning the Commission's information security program; (d) Recommend appropriate...

Report: Additional Efforts Needed to Improve EPA’s Oversight of Assistance Agreements

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

Report #2002-P-00018, September 30, 2002. Although EPA developed corrective actions to improve oversight controls for assistance agreements, a number of EPA OIG, Agency, and GAO reviews determined that oversight continued to be a weakness.

48 CFR 52.236-24 - Work Oversight in Architect-Engineer Contracts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... Architect-Engineer Contracts. 52.236-24 Section 52.236-24 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL... Provisions and Clauses 52.236-24 Work Oversight in Architect-Engineer Contracts. As prescribed in 36.609-3, insert the following clause: Work Oversight in Architect-Engineer Contracts (APR 1984) The extent and...

48 CFR 52.236-24 - Work Oversight in Architect-Engineer Contracts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... Architect-Engineer Contracts. 52.236-24 Section 52.236-24 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL... Provisions and Clauses 52.236-24 Work Oversight in Architect-Engineer Contracts. As prescribed in 36.609-3, insert the following clause: Work Oversight in Architect-Engineer Contracts (APR 1984) The extent and...

48 CFR 52.236-24 - Work Oversight in Architect-Engineer Contracts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... Architect-Engineer Contracts. 52.236-24 Section 52.236-24 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL... Provisions and Clauses 52.236-24 Work Oversight in Architect-Engineer Contracts. As prescribed in 36.609-3, insert the following clause: Work Oversight in Architect-Engineer Contracts (APR 1984) The extent and...

48 CFR 52.236-24 - Work Oversight in Architect-Engineer Contracts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... Architect-Engineer Contracts. 52.236-24 Section 52.236-24 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL... Provisions and Clauses 52.236-24 Work Oversight in Architect-Engineer Contracts. As prescribed in 36.609-3, insert the following clause: Work Oversight in Architect-Engineer Contracts (APR 1984) The extent and...

48 CFR 52.236-24 - Work Oversight in Architect-Engineer Contracts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... Architect-Engineer Contracts. 52.236-24 Section 52.236-24 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL... Provisions and Clauses 52.236-24 Work Oversight in Architect-Engineer Contracts. As prescribed in 36.609-3, insert the following clause: Work Oversight in Architect-Engineer Contracts (APR 1984) The extent and...

Healthcare Financial Management Association, Principles and Practices Board. Statement No. 16. Classifying, valuing, and analyzing accounts receivable related to patient services.

PubMed

1993-05-01

This Principles and Practices Board project was undertaken in response to the frequent requests from HFMA members for a standard calculation of "days of revenue in receivables." The board's work on this project indicated that every element of the calculation required standards, which is what this statement provides. Since there have been few standards for accounts receivable related to patient services, the industry follows a variety of practices, which often differ from each other. This statement is intended to provide a framework for enhanced external comparison of accounts receivable related to patient services, and thereby improve management information related to this very important asset. Thus, the standards described in this statement represent long-term goals for gradual transition of recordkeeping practices and not a sudden or revolutionary change. The standards described in this statement will provide the necessary framework for the most meaningful external comparisons. Furthermore, management's understanding of deviations from these standards will immediately assist in analysis of differences in data between providers.

Corporate social responsibility for nanotechnology oversight.

PubMed

Kuzma, Jennifer; Kuzhabekova, Aliya

2011-11-01

Growing public concern and uncertainties surrounding emerging technologies suggest the need for socially-responsible behavior of companies in the development and implementation of oversight systems for them. In this paper, we argue that corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an important aspect of nanotechnology oversight given the role of trust in shaping public attitudes about nanotechnology and the lack of data about the health and environmental risks of nanoproducts. We argue that CSR is strengthened by the adoption of stakeholder-driven models and attention to moral principles in policies and programs. In this context, we examine drivers of CSR, contextual and leadership factors that influence CSR, and strategies for CSR. To illustrate these concepts, we discuss existing cases of CSR-like behavior in nanotechnology companies, and then provide examples of how companies producing nanomedicines can exhibit morally-driven CSR behavior.

77 FR 26278 - Notice of Issuance of Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standard 42

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-05-03

... FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADVISORY BOARD Notice of Issuance of Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standard 42 AGENCY: Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. ACTION: Notice. Board Action... Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) has issued Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standard 42...

77 FR 33735 - Notice of Issuance of Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standard 43

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78 FR 2673 - Notice of Issuance of Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards 44

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... FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADVISORY BOARD Notice of Issuance of Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards 44 AGENCY: Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. ACTION: Notice. Board Action... Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) has issued Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standard 44...

36 CFR 1121.11 - Accounting of disclosures.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Accounting of disclosures... COMPLIANCE BOARD PRIVACY ACT IMPLEMENTATION § 1121.11 Accounting of disclosures. (a) The Board shall, except... an accurate accounting of— (1) The date, nature and purpose of each disclosure of a record to any...

Addressing Antibiotic Resistance Requires Robust International Accountability Mechanisms.

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Hoffman, Steven J; Ottersen, Trygve

2015-01-01

A proposed international agreement on antibiotic resistance will depend on robust accountability mechanisms for real-world impact. This article examines the central aspects of accountability relationships in international agreements and lays out ways to strengthen them. We provide a menu of accountability mechanisms that facilitate transparency, oversight, complaint, and enforcement, describe how these mechanisms can promote compliance, and identify key considerations for a proposed international agreement on antibiotic resistance. These insights can be useful for bringing about the revolutionary changes that new international agreements aspire to achieve. © 2015 American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics, Inc.

Current practice and perspectives in CRO oversight based on a survey performed among members of the German Association of Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (vfa).

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Hennig, Michael; Hundt, Ferdinand; Busta, Susanne; Mikus, Stefan; Sanden, Per-Holger; Sörgel, Andrea; Ruppert, Thorsten

2017-01-01

In recent years, the number and scope of outsourced activities in the pharmaceutical industry have increased heavily. In addition, also the type of outsourcing has changed significantly in that time. This raises the question of whether and how sponsors retain the capability to select and to control the contract research organizations (CROs) involved and what expertise still has to be present in the development department as well as other relevant departments to ensure adequate oversight, also in line with the expectations of regulators and health authorities. In order to answer these questions, a survey was conducted among the German vfa member companies. The survey describes the latest developments and experiences in outsourcing by 18 German vfa member companies. It concentrates on measures how to implement Quality Assurance (QA) when performing outsourced clinical studies. This study shows that the majority of companies apply a full-outsourcing, preferred-provider model of clinical trial services, with the clinical research department playing the major role in this process. A large amount of guiding documents, processes and tools are used to ensure an adequate oversight of the services performed by the CRO(s). Finally the guiding principles for all oversight processes should be transparent communication, a clearly established expectation for quality, a precise definition of accountability and responsibility while avoiding silo mentality, and a comprehensive documentation of the oversight's evidence. For globally acting and outsourcing sponsors, oversight processes need to be aligned with regards to local and global perspectives. This survey shows that the current implementation of oversight processes in the participating companies covers all relevant areas to ensure highest quality and integrity of the data produced by the outsourced clinical trial.

78 FR 35056 - Effectiveness of the Reactor Oversight Process Baseline Inspection Program

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2013-06-11

... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2013-0125] Effectiveness of the Reactor Oversight Process... the effectiveness of the reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspection program with members of... Nuclear Reactor Regulations, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301...

20 CFR 667.410 - What are the oversight roles and responsibilities of recipients and subrecipients?

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2010-04-01

... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false What are the oversight roles and... INVESTMENT ACT Oversight and Monitoring § 667.410 What are the oversight roles and responsibilities of recipients and subrecipients? (a) Roles and responsibilities for all recipients and subrecipients of funds...

15 CFR 400.46 - Accounts, records and reports.

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2010-01-01

... Director. (d) Annual reports. (1) Zone grantees shall submit annual reports to the Board at the time and in...) FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES BOARD, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE REGULATIONS OF THE FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES BOARD Zone Operations and Administrative Requirements § 400.46 Accounts, records and reports. (a) Zone accounts. Zone...

Improvement of force health protection through preventive medicine oversight of contractor support.

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Mower, Scott A

2009-01-01

Unprecedented numbers of contractors are used throughout the Iraq theater of operations to alleviate military manpower shortages. At virtually every major forward operating base, US-based contractors perform the preponderance of essential life support services. At more remote sites, local national contractors are increasingly relied upon to maintain chemical latrines, remove trash, deliver bulk water, and execute other janitorial functions. Vigorous oversight of contractor performance is essential to ensure services are delivered according to specified standards. Poor oversight can increase the risk of criminal activities, permit substandard performance, elevate disease and nonbattle injury rates, degrade morale, and diminish Soldier readiness. As the principal force health protection proponents in the Department of Defense, preventive medicine units must be tightly integrated into the oversight processes. This article defines the force health protection implications associated with service contracts and provide recommendations for strengthening preventive medicine's oversight role.

Closed to reason: time for accountability for the International Narcotic Control Board

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Small, Dan; Drucker, Ernest

2007-01-01

Development Program (IHRD) joined by former United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, the respected Canadian statesman Stephen Lewis. The full report, "Closed to Reason: The International Narcotics Control Board and HIV/AIDS" is attached along [see Additional file 1] with a Russian translation of the key findings of the authors [see Additional files 2] as well as Russian and Chinese translations of this abstract [see Additional 3 and 4]. As the report makes very clear, the time to inject some accountability and reason into the INCB is now. Howmany times must a man look up Before he can see the sky Yes and how many ears Must one man have Before he can hear people cry? Yes, and how many deaths Will it take till he knows That too many people have died? Bob Dylan PMID:17488506

State and territorial boards of nursing approaches to the use of unlicensed assistive personnel.

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Thomas, S A; Barter, M; McLaughlin, F E

2000-03-01

This study examined U.S. state and territorial boards of nursing approaches to the regulation of the use of: unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) in acute care hospitals; state and jurisdictional authority, oversight and disciplinary action related to registered nurse (RN) delegation, supervision and assignment; educational preparation requirements for UAP; and future projections for their use. A survey was administered to 53 state and territorial boards of nursing officials in 1998. A majority of the states reported that they had regulations/guidelines for RN's who supervised UAP and regulations that protected the use of the RN title. Few states used the American Nurses Association or National Council of State Boards of Nursing definitions for delegation, supervision, or assignment. The majority have formulated their own definitions. The majority of states reported no standardized curriculum in place for UAP employed in acute care hospitals. More than half of the states reported that no plans existed for developing a curriculum.

Upstream oversight assessment for agrifood nanotechnology: a case studies approach.

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Kuzma, Jennifer; Romanchek, James; Kokotovich, Adam

2008-08-01

Although nanotechnology is broadly receiving attention in public and academic circles, oversight issues associated with applications for agriculture and food remain largely unexplored. Agrifood nanotechnology is at a critical stage in which informed analysis can help shape funding priorities, risk assessment, and oversight activities. This analysis is designed to help society and policymakers anticipate and prepare for challenges posed by complicated, convergent applications of agrifood nanotechnology. The goal is to identify data, risk assessment, regulatory policy, and engagement needs for overseeing these products so they can be addressed prior to market entry. Our approach, termed upstream oversight assessment (UOA), has potential as a key element of anticipatory governance. It relies on distinct case studies of proposed applications of agrifood nanotechnology to highlight areas that need study and attention. As a tool for preparation, UOA anticipates the types and features of emerging applications; their endpoints of use in society; the extent to which users, workers, ecosystems, or consumers will be exposed; the nature of the material and its safety; whether and where the technologies might fit into current regulatory system(s); the strengths and weaknesses of the system(s) in light of these novel applications; and the possible social concerns related to oversight for them.

20 CFR 634.5 - Federal oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR LABOR MARKET INFORMATION PROGRAMS UNDER TITLE IV, PART E OF THE JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT Comprehensive Labor Market Information System § 634.5 Federal oversight. The Secretary shall take such action as necessary to ensure...

Are elected health boards an effective mechanism for public participation in health service governance?

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Gauld, Robin

2010-01-01

Abstract Background  There is growing interest in the idea of elected members on health service governing boards as a means to induce public participation in planning and decision making, yet studies of elected boards are limited. Whether elected boards are an effective mechanism for public participation remains unclear. Setting and participants  This article discusses the experiences of New Zealand where, since 2001, there have been three sets of elections for District Health Boards. Information on candidates and election results is presented along with data gathered via post‐election voter surveys. The article also considers the broader regulatory context within which the elected boards must operate. Discussion and conclusions  The New Zealand experience illustrates that elected health boards may not be an effective mechanism for public participation. Voter turnout has declined since the inaugural elections of 2001, and non‐voters form the majority. Reasons for not voting include failure to receive voting papers, a lack of interest, or no knowledge of elections. The elections have also failed to produce minority representation, while the capacity for elected members to represent their communities is subject to constraints. On the upside, elections have enabled public involvement in various dimensions of participation, including oversight and processes of governance. New Zealand’s mixed performance suggests that elected boards may need to be complemented with other participatory channels, if increased public participation is the goal. PMID:20579118

Are elected health boards an effective mechanism for public participation in health service governance?

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Gauld, Robin

2010-12-01

There is growing interest in the idea of elected members on health service governing boards as a means to induce public participation in planning and decision making, yet studies of elected boards are limited. Whether elected boards are an effective mechanism for public participation remains unclear. This article discusses the experiences of New Zealand where, since 2001, there have been three sets of elections for District Health Boards. Information on candidates and election results is presented along with data gathered via post-election voter surveys. The article also considers the broader regulatory context within which the elected boards must operate. The New Zealand experience illustrates that elected health boards may not be an effective mechanism for public participation. Voter turnout has declined since the inaugural elections of 2001, and non-voters form the majority. Reasons for not voting include failure to receive voting papers, a lack of interest, or no knowledge of elections. The elections have also failed to produce minority representation, while the capacity for elected members to represent their communities is subject to constraints. On the upside, elections have enabled public involvement in various dimensions of participation, including oversight and processes of governance. New Zealand's mixed performance suggests that elected boards may need to be complemented with other participatory channels, if increased public participation is the goal. © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

Unfinished business: ongoing ethical exceptionalism in the oversight of human pluripotent stem cell research in Canada.

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Baylis, Françoise; Downie, Jocelyn

2012-01-01

In this article, we critically examine the arguments for and against the exceptional status given human pluripotent stem cell research in Canada (through the latest [December 2010] revision of the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans), and conclude that this exceptionalism is unwarranted and ethically unsound. In our view, the three federal research granting agencies should honor their longstanding commitment that researchers, research sponsors, and Research Ethics Boards in Canada have access to "a single reference document for all research involving humans conducted under the auspices of institutions eligible for Agency funding." As well, responsibility for the development, interpretation, and implementation of Canada's research ethics guidelines should be under the authority of a single oversight body that is independent of the federal research granting Agencies.

4 CFR 201.4 - Board records exempt from public disclosure.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 4 Accounts 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Board records exempt from public disclosure. 201.4 Section 201.4 Accounts RECOVERY ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY BOARD PUBLIC INFORMATION AND REQUESTS... types of matters to be withheld. (d) Trade secrets, and commercial or financial information obtained...

Highlights of GAO’s Corporate Governance, Transparency and Accountability Forum

DTIC Science & Technology

2002-03-01

the current accounting and reporting model does not adequately address (e.g., special purpose entities, uncovered arbitrage positions)? • Is there...TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FORUM a GAO-02-494SP Report Documentation Page Report Date 00MAR2002 Report Type N/A Dates Covered (from...its oversight in connection with these matters. In particular, the Congress and GAO are interested in changes that could serve to reduce the

Governing boards and profound organizational change in hospitals.

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Fennell, M L; Alexander, J A

1989-01-01

Over the past decade the importance of governing boards as policy-making setting and oversight units within organizations has increased dramatically. Although this is true for both corporate- and private-sector organizations (Bacon and Brown 1977; Gelman 1988), it is particularly relevant to the health sector. Hospital governing boards, long considered inconsequential in hospital management, have recently become subject to closer scrutiny. The role of governing boards in decisions affecting hospital strategy and hospital performance is once again a topic of some interest in boardrooms and hospital trade journals. Impressive evidence of the renewed interest in governance is provided by the funding of an instructional consortium by the S.K. Kellogg Foundation to help strengthen trusteeship and governing board decision making, and to improve education for health services managers in the area of governance. Members of the consortium include the Hospital Research and Educational Trust, the American Hospital Association, the American College of Healthcare Executives, and the Association for University Programs in Health Administration. Among the activities being undertaken by this consortium is the development of a self-assessment tool/methodology for boards, a bibliography and reference guide on effective governance for practicing trustees, research workshops for faculty in health administration programs, and a teaching guide on governance and trustee leadership. Despite this interest, the question with which we began this article persists. Do governing boards make a difference? In the course of our review of previous work on governance we found that, more often than not, that question has been transformed into: how do boards influence hospital performance? And very often that question has been further narrowed into: which board structure leads to better hospital performance? We have argued for a respecification of the initial question. Rather than pursuing a definition

75 FR 10507 - Information Security Oversight Office; National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory...

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2010-03-08

... NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Information Security Oversight Office; National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee (NISPPAC) AGENCY: National Archives and Records... individuals planning to attend must be submitted to the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) no later...

Multi-institutional arrangements: relationships between governing boards and hospital chief executive officers.

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Alexander, J; Morlock, L L

1985-02-01

This investigation focuses on the impact of multi-institutional arrangements on the role of governing boards in limiting or enhancing the managerial autonomy of individual hospitals. Data from a 1979 Special Survey by the American Hospital Association (N = 4213) are used to examine governing board-administrator relationships as a function of the degree of autonomy and scope of responsibility of the hospital governing board. It is hypothesized that governing boards responsible for multiple hospitals or for multiple nonhospital organizations and those boards accountable to a higher organizational authority will exercise more formal control over hospital chief executive officers (CEOs) than will boards of single or autonomous hospitals. The analysis assumes that formal control by the governing board over the management function of the individual hospital is exercised partly through soliciting or limiting participation by hospital administrators in key policy decisions and through the evaluation of administrative performance. Therefore, it is anticipated that hospitals governed by boards with multiple responsibilities as well as hospitals governed by boards accountable to a higher authority will be (1) less likely to have CEOs who are members of the governing board executive committee, (2) more likely to have annual performance reviews of the CEO by the governing board, and (3) more likely to have such reviews conducted according to preestablished criteria. Study results provide general support for the hypotheses with respect to hospital boards with multiple responsibilities: the data suggest that such boards do exercise greater control over hospital administrators and these effects do appear to be stronger for hospitals in the private sector. Hospitals governed by boards accountable to a higher authority, however, are more likely to have CEOs who are members of the governing board executive committee--a pattern in direct opposition to that hypothesized. Furthermore

Multi-institutional arrangements: relationships between governing boards and hospital chief executive officers.

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Alexander, J; Morlock, L L

1985-01-01

This investigation focuses on the impact of multi-institutional arrangements on the role of governing boards in limiting or enhancing the managerial autonomy of individual hospitals. Data from a 1979 Special Survey by the American Hospital Association (N = 4213) are used to examine governing board-administrator relationships as a function of the degree of autonomy and scope of responsibility of the hospital governing board. It is hypothesized that governing boards responsible for multiple hospitals or for multiple nonhospital organizations and those boards accountable to a higher organizational authority will exercise more formal control over hospital chief executive officers (CEOs) than will boards of single or autonomous hospitals. The analysis assumes that formal control by the governing board over the management function of the individual hospital is exercised partly through soliciting or limiting participation by hospital administrators in key policy decisions and through the evaluation of administrative performance. Therefore, it is anticipated that hospitals governed by boards with multiple responsibilities as well as hospitals governed by boards accountable to a higher authority will be (1) less likely to have CEOs who are members of the governing board executive committee, (2) more likely to have annual performance reviews of the CEO by the governing board, and (3) more likely to have such reviews conducted according to preestablished criteria. Study results provide general support for the hypotheses with respect to hospital boards with multiple responsibilities: the data suggest that such boards do exercise greater control over hospital administrators and these effects do appear to be stronger for hospitals in the private sector. Hospitals governed by boards accountable to a higher authority, however, are more likely to have CEOs who are members of the governing board executive committee--a pattern in direct opposition to that hypothesized. Furthermore

12 CFR 361.5 - What are the FDIC's oversight and monitoring responsibilities in administering this program?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 12 Banks and Banking 5 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false What are the FDIC's oversight and monitoring....5 What are the FDIC's oversight and monitoring responsibilities in administering this program? (a... outreach oversight, which includes, but is not limited to, the monitoring, review and interpretation of...

12 CFR 361.5 - What are the FDIC's oversight and monitoring responsibilities in administering this program?

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2011-01-01

... 12 Banks and Banking 4 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false What are the FDIC's oversight and monitoring....5 What are the FDIC's oversight and monitoring responsibilities in administering this program? (a... outreach oversight, which includes, but is not limited to, the monitoring, review and interpretation of...

76 FR 4066 - Rules of Practice

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2011-01-24

... new Rules of Practice to formalize the process it will use when conducting proceedings to determine... address the process the Commission will follow to institute proceedings and provide notice of the grounds... Accounting Oversight Board (``PCAOB'').\\3\\ The Commission is amending Regulation P to add a rule providing...

Defense Contract Management Agency Santa Ana Quality Assurance Oversight Needs lmprovement

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2013-04-19

Management Agency Santa Ana Quality Assurance Oversight Needs Improvement What We Did We determined whether the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA...for critical safety items (CSIs). For this audit, we reviewed QA oversight of four contracts valued at about $278 million. What We Found The DCMA...limited assurance that 18,507 critical safety items, consisting of T-11 parachutes, oxygen masks, drone parachutes, and breathing apparatuses met

Biological Select Agents and Toxins: Risk-Based Assessment Management and Oversight.

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Burnett, LouAnn Crawford; Brodsky, Benjamin H.

Sandia National Laboratories' International Biological and Chemical Threat Reduction (SNL/IBCTR) conducted, on behalf of the Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP), a review of risk assessment in modern select agent laboratories. This review and analysis consisted of literature review, interviews of FSAP staff, entities regulated by FSAP, and deliberations of an expert panel. Additionally, SNL/IBCTR reviewed oversight mechanisms used by industries, US agencies, and other countries for high-consequence risks (e.g, nuclear, chemical, or biological materials, aviation, off-shore drilling, etc.) to determine if alternate oversight mechanisms existed that might be applicable to FSAP oversight of biological select agents and toxins. This reportmore » contains five findings, based on these reviews and analyses, with recommendations and suggested actions for FSAP to consider.« less

Approaches to Accountability in Long-Term Care

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Berta, Whitney; Laporte, Audrey; Wodchis, Walter P.

2014-01-01

This paper discusses the array of approaches to accountability in Ontario long-term care (LTC) homes. A focus group involving key informants from the LTC industry, including both for-profit and not-for-profit nursing home owners/operators, was used to identify stakeholders involved in formulating and implementing LTC accountability approaches and the relevant regulations, policies and initiatives relating to accountability in the LTC sector. These documents were then systematically reviewed. We found that the dominant mechanisms have been financial incentives and oversight, regulations and information; professionalism has played a minor role. More recently, measurement for accountability in LTC has grown to encompass an array of fiscal, clinical and public accountability measurement mechanisms. The goals of improved quality and accountability are likely more achievable using these historical regulatory approaches, but the recent rapid increase in data and measurability could also enable judicious application of market-based approaches. PMID:25305396

Water Science and Technology Board annual report 1987

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Not Available

1988-01-01

In 1982, the National Research Council chose to recognize the importance of water resource issues by establishing the Water Science and Technology Board (WSTB). During the five years since its first meeting in November 1982, the WSTB has grown and matured. The WSTB has met 14 times to provide guidance and plan activities. Under the WSTB's direction, committees of experts have conducted approximately 30 studies on a broad array of topics, from dam safety to irrigation-induced water quality problems to ground water protection strategies. Studies have ranged in scope from the oversight of specific agency projects and programs to broadermore » scientific reviews, such as a disciplinary assessment of the hydrologic sciences initiated in 1987. In all cases, studies have the general theme of ultimately improving the scientific and technological bases of programs of water management and environmental quality. This fifth annual report of the WSTB summarizes the Board's accomplishments during 1987, its current activities, and its plans for the future. The report also includes information on Board and committee memberships, program organizations, and the reports produced. The report should provide the reader with a basic understanding of the WSTB's interests, achievements, and capabilities. The WSTB welcomes inquiries and suggestions concerning its activities and will provide more detailed information on any aspects of its work to those interested.« less

Equity and ESEA: Holding High Schools Accountable for Traditionally Underserved Students

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Cardichon, Jessica; Lovell, Phillip

2015-01-01

Absent any federal requirement to monitor the performance of student subgroups, a significant number of states have implemented accountability systems that either ignore the performance of these students or provide only minimal oversight. As Congress moves forward with reauthorizing ESEA, it must codify the 2008 high school graduation rate…

Head Start: A More Comprehensive Risk Management Strategy and Data Improvements Could Further Strengthen Program Oversight. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-08-221

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Government Accountability Office, 2008

2008-01-01

In February 2005, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report that raised concerns about the effectiveness of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) oversight of about 1,600 local organizations that receive nearly $7 billion in Head Start grants. GAO was asked to report…

Negotiating Academic Values, Professorial Responsibilities and Expectations for Accountability in Today's University

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Meyer, Luanna H.

2012-01-01

This paper argues that it is reasonable to expect the professoriate, including full professors, to balance traditional academic values with external demands for accountability. Today's universities are characterised by increasing diversity, wider access to higher education, decreasing funding and greater oversight through quality assurance:…

48 CFR 9904.411 - Cost accounting standard-accounting for acquisition costs of material.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 7 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Cost accounting standard-accounting for acquisition costs of material. 9904.411 Section 9904.411 Federal Acquisition Regulations System COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD, OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND...

Counterfeit Parts: DOD Needs to Improve Reporting and Oversight to Reduce Supply Chain Risk

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2016-02-01

the cost accounting standards board under 41 U.S.C. § 1502. 8DOD implemented its cost principle that costs are not allowable unless 1) the...February 2016 GAO-16-236 United States Government Accountability Office United States Government Accountability Office Highlights of GAO-16-236, a...apply to prime contractors subject to cost accounting standards on acquisitions other than small business set-asides. The cost accounting standards are

76 FR 49365 - Cost Accounting Standards: Elimination of the Exemption From Cost Accounting Standards for...

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2011-08-10

... Accounting Standards: Elimination of the Exemption From Cost Accounting Standards for Contracts and...: Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting... Accounting Standards (CAS) Board, is publishing a final rule to eliminate the exemption from regulations...

13 CFR 120.463 - Regulatory accounting-What are SBA's regulatory accounting requirements for SBA Supervised Lenders?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... basis in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) as promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), supplemented by Regulatory Accounting Principles (RAP) as identified by... set forth in FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 15, Accounting by Debtors and...

Why Not Charter School Boards?

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Schlechty, Phillip C.; Cole, Robert W.

1994-01-01

Argues that for a community to maintain control over its public schools it must make the school board accountable for the performance of the school and all of its employees. The authors suggest a new approach to school-board elections, addresses key elements needed in state legislation, and explains the existing roadblocks to change. (GLR)

Institutional Oversight of Faculty-Industry Consulting Relationships in U.S. Medical Schools: A Delphi Study.

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Morain, Stephanie R; Joffe, Steven; Campbell, Eric G; Mello, Michelle M

2015-01-01

The conflicts of interest that may arise in relationships between academic researchers and industry continue to prompt controversy. The bulk of attention has focused on financial aspects of these relationships, but conflicts may also arise in the legal obligations that faculty acquire through consulting contracts. However, oversight of faculty members' consulting agreements is far less vigorous than for financial conflicts, creating the potential for faculty to knowingly or unwittingly contract away important rights and freedoms. Increased regulation could prevent this, but it is unclear what forms of oversight universities view as feasible and effective. In this article, we report on a Delphi study to evaluate several approaches for oversight of consulting agreements by medical schools. The panel was comprised of 11 senior administrators with responsibility for oversight of faculty consulting relationships. We found broad agreement among panelists regarding the importance of institutional oversight to protect universities' interests. There was strong support for two specific approaches: providing educational resources to faculty and submitting consulting agreements for institutional review. Notwithstanding the complexities of asserting authority to regulate private consulting agreements between faculty members and companies, medical school administrators reached consensus that several approaches to improving institutional oversight are feasible and useful. © 2015 American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics, Inc.

Recommendations for Nanomedicine Human Subjects Research Oversight: An Evolutionary Approach for an Emerging Field

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Fatehi, Leili; Wolf, Susan M.; McCullough, Jeffrey; Hall, Ralph; Lawrenz, Frances; Kahn, Jeffrey P.; Jones, Cortney; Campbell, Stephen A.; Dresser, Rebecca S.; Erdman, Arthur G.; Haynes, Christy L.; Hoerr, Robert A.; Hogle, Linda F.; Keane, Moira A.; Khushf, George; King, Nancy M.P.; Kokkoli, Efrosini; Marchant, Gary; Maynard, Andrew D.; Philbert, Martin; Ramachandran, Gurumurthy; Siegel, Ronald A.; Wickline, Samuel

2015-01-01

The nanomedicine field is fast evolving toward complex, “active,” and interactive formulations. Like many emerging technologies, nanomedicine raises questions of how human subjects research (HSR) should be conducted and the adequacy of current oversight, as well as how to integrate concerns over occupational, bystander, and environmental exposures. The history of oversight for HSR investigating emerging technologies is a patchwork quilt without systematic justification of when ordinary oversight for HSR is enough versus when added oversight is warranted. Nanomedicine HSR provides an occasion to think systematically about appropriate oversight, especially early in the evolution of a technology, when hazard and risk information may remain incomplete. This paper presents the consensus recommendations of a multidisciplinary, NIH-funded project group, to ensure a science-based and ethically informed approach to HSR issues in nanomedicine, and integrate HSR analysis with analysis of occupational, bystander, and environmental concerns. We recommend creating two bodies, an interagency Human Subjects Research in Nanomedicine (HSR/N) Working Group and a Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Nanomedicine (SAC/N). HSR/N and SAC/N should perform 3 primary functions: (1) analysis of the attributes and subsets of nanomedicine interventions that raise HSR challenges and current gaps in oversight; (2) providing advice to relevant agencies and institutional bodies on the HSR issues, as well as federal and federal-institutional coordination; and (3) gathering and analyzing information on HSR issues as they emerge in nanomedicine. HSR/N and SAC/N will create a home for HSR analysis and coordination in DHHS (the key agency for relevant HSR oversight), optimize federal and institutional approaches, and allow HSR review to evolve with greater knowledge about nanomedicine interventions and greater clarity about attributes of concern. PMID:23289677

4 CFR 28.121 - Unfair labor practices; Board procedures.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 4 Accounts 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Unfair labor practices; Board procedures. 28.121 Section... ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE Special Procedures; Unfair Labor Practices § 28.121 Unfair labor practices; Board procedures. (a) Unfair labor practices are defined at GAO Order 2711.1. An allegation that a provision of GAO...

Trust, Accountability, and Integrity: Board Responsibilities for Intercollegiate Athletics

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Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2012

2012-01-01

The financial and legal dimensions of trusteeship stem from the broader conception of trust that emphasizes trustees' responsibility to uphold and protect the integrity of the institution and its programs as a mission-centered institution of higher education. In accepting the mantle of trust, the board pledges the highest degree of responsibility…

75 FR 72816 - Public Input for the Study Regarding the Oversight of Existing and Prospective Carbon Markets

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2010-11-26

..., including oversight of spot markets and derivative markets. The members of the interagency group are the... transparent carbon market, including oversight of spot markets and derivative markets.'' In carrying out this... in a carbon market that would have an effect on market oversight provisions--e.g., the basic...

Governance: current trends in board education, competencies, and qualifications.

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Nash, David B; Murphy, Sean Patrick; Mullaney, Anne D

2011-01-01

Hospitals and health system boards have been under enormous pressure to be more accountable. However, there is now an emerging trend of voluntary, mandatory, and payer-driven board education programs. Currently, 13 states have some type of formal, organized board education and development initiative, 10 of which are classified as "director and/ or board certificate" or "certification" programs; the American Hospital Association (through and with its affiliated Center for Healthcare Governance) has issued a Blue Ribbon Panel Report on core competencies. Finally, both Congress and the Securities and Exchange Commission require publicly traded companies to disclose board and director qualifications. This article reviews these emerging trends and posits that these developments are a necessary prerequisite not only for accountability and better governance but also for quality care.

Psychotropic Medication Management for Youth in State Care: Consent, Oversight, and Policy Considerations

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Naylor, Michael W.; Davidson, Christine V.; Ortega-Piron, D. Jean; Bass, Arin; Gutierrez, Alice; Hall, Angela

2007-01-01

The use of psychotropic medications in youth with emotional disturbances in state custody is increasing and presents unique challenges concerning consent and oversight. We examine various means that state child welfare agencies use to provide consent for and oversight of psychotropic medications for children in state custody and describe benefits…

14 CFR 158.71 - Federal oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGES (PFC'S) Reporting, Recordkeeping and Audits § 158.71 Federal oversight. (a) The Administrator may periodically audit and/or review the use of PFC revenue by a public agency. The purpose of the... records pertinent to PFC's [Doc. No. 26385, 56 FR 24278, May 29, 1991, as amended by Amdt. 158-2, 65 FR...

14 CFR 158.71 - Federal oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGES (PFC'S) Reporting, Recordkeeping and Audits § 158.71 Federal oversight. (a) The Administrator may periodically audit and/or review the use of PFC revenue by a public agency. The purpose of the... records pertinent to PFC's [Doc. No. 26385, 56 FR 24278, May 29, 1991, as amended by Amdt. 158-2, 65 FR...

14 CFR 158.71 - Federal oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGES (PFC'S) Reporting, Recordkeeping and Audits § 158.71 Federal oversight. (a) The Administrator may periodically audit and/or review the use of PFC revenue by a public agency. The purpose of the... records pertinent to PFC's [Doc. No. 26385, 56 FR 24278, May 29, 1991, as amended by Amdt. 158-2, 65 FR...

14 CFR 158.71 - Federal oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGES (PFC'S) Reporting, Recordkeeping and Audits § 158.71 Federal oversight. (a) The Administrator may periodically audit and/or review the use of PFC revenue by a public agency. The purpose of the... records pertinent to PFC's [Doc. No. 26385, 56 FR 24278, May 29, 1991, as amended by Amdt. 158-2, 65 FR...

14 CFR 158.71 - Federal oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGES (PFC'S) Reporting, Recordkeeping and Audits § 158.71 Federal oversight. (a) The Administrator may periodically audit and/or review the use of PFC revenue by a public agency. The purpose of the... records pertinent to PFC's [Doc. No. 26385, 56 FR 24278, May 29, 1991, as amended by Amdt. 158-2, 65 FR...

76 FR 53377 - Cost Accounting Standards; Allocation of Home Office Expenses to Segments

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2011-08-26

... Accounting Standards; Allocation of Home Office Expenses to Segments AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards Board (Board). ACTION... Accounting Standards (CAS) Board, is providing public notification of the decision to discontinue the...

46 CFR 160.001-5 - Production oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

...: SPECIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT Life Preservers, General § 160.001-5 Production oversight. (a... additional production tests and inspections necessary to maintain quality control and to monitor compliance..., each manufacturer of a life preserver and each laboratory inspector shall comply with the following, as...

46 CFR 160.001-5 - Production oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

...: SPECIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT Life Preservers, General § 160.001-5 Production oversight. (a... additional production tests and inspections necessary to maintain quality control and to monitor compliance..., each manufacturer of a life preserver and each laboratory inspector shall comply with the following, as...

46 CFR 160.001-5 - Production oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

...: SPECIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT Life Preservers, General § 160.001-5 Production oversight. (a... additional production tests and inspections necessary to maintain quality control and to monitor compliance..., each manufacturer of a life preserver and each laboratory inspector shall comply with the following, as...

46 CFR 160.001-5 - Production oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

...: SPECIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT Life Preservers, General § 160.001-5 Production oversight. (a... additional production tests and inspections necessary to maintain quality control and to monitor compliance..., each manufacturer of a life preserver and each laboratory inspector shall comply with the following, as...

46 CFR 160.001-5 - Production oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

...: SPECIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT Life Preservers, General § 160.001-5 Production oversight. (a... additional production tests and inspections necessary to maintain quality control and to monitor compliance..., each manufacturer of a life preserver and each laboratory inspector shall comply with the following, as...

Methods and Management: NIH Administrators, Federal Oversight, and the Framingham Heart Study

PubMed Central

Patel, Sejal S.

2012-01-01

Summary This article explores the 1965 controversy over the Framingham Heart Study in the midst of growing oversight into the management of science at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It describes how, beginning in the early 1960s, federal overseers demanded that NIH administrators adopt particular management styles in administering programs and how these growing pressures led administrators to favor investigative pursuits that allowed for easy prospective accounting of program payoffs, especially those based on experimental methods designed to examine discrete interventions or outcomes of interest. In light of this changing managerial culture within the NIH, the Framingham study and other population laboratories—with their bases in observation and in open-ended study designs—became harder for NIH administrators to justify and defend. PMID:22643985

Methods and management: NIH administrators, federal oversight, and the Framingham Heart Study.

PubMed

Patel, Sejal S

2012-01-01

This article explores the 1965 controversy over the Framingham Heart Study in the midst of growing oversight into the management of science at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It describes how, beginning in the early 1960s, federal overseers demanded that NIH administrators adopt particular management styles in administering programs and how these growing pressures led administrators to favor investigative pursuits that allowed for easy prospective accounting of program payoffs, especially those based on experimental methods designed to examine discrete interventions or outcomes of interest. In light of this changing managerial culture within the NIH, the Framingham study and other population laboratories-with their bases in observation and in open-ended study designs-became harder for NIH administrators to justify and defend.

76 FR 61660 - Cost Accounting Standards: Clarification of the Exemption From Cost Accounting Standards for Firm...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-10-05

... Accounting Standards: Clarification of the Exemption From Cost Accounting Standards for Firm-Fixed-Price... Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Cost Accounting Standards Board. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS...

Creating a Learning Organization in Law Enforcement: Maturity Levels for Police Oversight Agencies

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Filstad, Cathrine; Gottschalk, Petter

2010-01-01

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize a stage model for maturity levels for police oversight agencies. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is based on a literature review covering police oversight organizations and stages of growth models. Findings: As a conceptual paper, the main findings are related to the appropriateness of…

How to Professionalize Accounting Programs

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Allyn, Robert G.

1977-01-01

The author, a certified public accountant on the State Board for Public Accountancy of New York, Discusses education and training programs to "professionalize" accounting, particularly the need for innovative learning modules that integrate the traditional sequence of courses in baccalaureate programs. (MF)

Transparency and Oversight in Local Wellness Policies

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Chriqui, Jamie F.; Chaloupka, Frank J.

2011-01-01

Background: Advocates have called for increased wellness policy transparency and oversight through the use of health advisory councils. This study examines (1) wellness policy transparency, (2) advisory council requirements, (3) factors associated with each, and (4) whether transparency or advisory council requirements are indicative of a stronger…

Clinical Oversight: Conceptualizing the Relationship Between Supervision and Safety

PubMed Central

Lingard, Lorelei; Baker, G. Ross; Kitchen, Lisa; Regehr, Glenn

2007-01-01

Background Concern about the link between clinical supervision and safe, quality health care has led to widespread increases in the supervision of medical trainees. The effects of increased supervision on patient care and trainee education are not known, primarily because the current multifacted and poorly operationalized concept of clinical supervision limits the potential for evaluation. Objective To develop a conceptual model of clinical supervision to inform and guide policy and research. Design, Setting, and Participants Observational fieldwork and interviews were conducted in the Emergency Department and General Internal Medicine in-patient teaching wards of two academic health sciences centers associated with an urban Canadian medical school. Members of 12 Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine teaching teams (n = 88) were observed during regular clinical activities (216 hours). Sixty-five participants (12 physicians, 28 residents, 17 medical students, 8 nurses) also completed interviews about supervision. Field notes and interview transcripts were analyzed for emergent themes using grounded theory methodology. Results The term “clinical oversight” was developed to describe patient care activities performed by supervisors to ensure quality of care. “Routine oversight” (preplanned monitoring of trainees’ clinical work) can expose supervisors to concerns that trigger “responsive oversight” (a double-check or elaboration of trainees’ clinical work). Supervisors sometimes engage in “backstage oversight” (oversight of which the trainee is not directly aware). When supervisors encounter a situation that exceeds a trainee’s competence, they move beyond clinical oversight to “direct patient care”. Conclusions This study elaborates a typology of clinical oversight activities including routine, responsive, and backstage oversight. This new typology provides a framework for clinical supervision policy and for research to evaluate the

Improvements Needed in Managing Scope Changes and Oversight of Construction Projects at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti

DTIC Science & Technology

2016-09-30

Improvements Needed in Managing Scope Changes and Oversight of Construction Projects at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti S E P T E M B E R 3 0 , 2 0 1 6 Report...Improvements Needed in Managing Scope Changes and Oversight of Construction Projects at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Visit us at www.dodig.mil Objective We...Findings (cont’d) ii │ DODIG-2016-141 (Project No. D2014-D000RE-0157.000) Results in Brief Improvements Needed in Managing Scope Changes and Oversight

Institutional Responsibility and the Flawed Genomic Biomarkers at Duke University: A Missed Opportunity for Transparency and Accountability.

PubMed

DeMets, David L; Fleming, Thomas R; Geller, Gail; Ransohoff, David F

2017-08-01

When there have been substantial failures by institutional leadership in their oversight responsibility to protect research integrity, the public should demand that these be recognized and addressed by the institution itself, or the funding bodies. This commentary discusses a case of research failures in developing genomic predictors for cancer risk assessment and treatment at a leading university. In its review of this case, the Office of Research Integrity, an agency within the US Department of Health and Human Services, focused their report entirely on one individual faculty member and made no comment on the institution's responsibility and its failure to provide adequate oversight and investigation. These actions missed an important opportunity to emphasize the institution's critical responsibilities in oversight of research integrity and the importance of institutional transparency and accountability.

14 CFR 1203b.108 - Management oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2011-01-01 2010-01-01 true Management oversight. 1203b.108 Section 1203b.108 Aeronautics and Space NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION SECURITY PROGRAMS; ARREST...) Demonstrate knowledge and skill in the use of unarmed defense techniques and their assigned firearms. (d) The...

Advisory Memorandum on Oversight for Pilot Training Programs

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

1997-01-14

This advisory memorandum presents the results of our audit of Federal : Aviation Administration (FAA) oversight for pilot training programs operated : by air carriers under Part 121 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The : objective of our audit wa...

75 FR 39954 - Oversight of Laboratory Developed Tests; Public Meeting; Change of Meeting Location

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-07-13

...] Oversight of Laboratory Developed Tests; Public Meeting; Change of Meeting Location AGENCY: Food and Drug... location for the upcoming public meeting entitled ``Oversight of Laboratory Developed Tests.'' A new... the public meeting, FDA is announcing in this notice a new location for the public meeting. II. New...

Extending the Use and Effectiveness of the Monopoly® Board Game as an In-Class Economic Simulation in the Introductory Financial Accounting Course

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Shanklin, Stephen B.; Ehlen, Craig R.

2017-01-01

This paper extends the use of the Monopoly® board game as an economic simulation exercise designed to reinforce an understanding of how the accounting cycle impacts the financial statements used to evaluate management performance. This extension adds elements of debt not previously utilized to allow for an introduction of the fundamentals of ratio…

Current practice and perspectives in CRO oversight based on a survey performed among members of the German Association of Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (vfa)

PubMed Central

Hennig, Michael; Hundt, Ferdinand; Busta, Susanne; Mikus, Stefan; Sanden, Per-Holger; Sörgel, Andrea; Ruppert, Thorsten

2017-01-01

In recent years, the number and scope of outsourced activities in the pharmaceutical industry have increased heavily. In addition, also the type of outsourcing has changed significantly in that time. This raises the question of whether and how sponsors retain the capability to select and to control the contract research organizations (CROs) involved and what expertise still has to be present in the development department as well as other relevant departments to ensure adequate oversight, also in line with the expectations of regulators and health authorities. In order to answer these questions, a survey was conducted among the German vfa member companies. The survey describes the latest developments and experiences in outsourcing by 18 German vfa member companies. It concentrates on measures how to implement Quality Assurance (QA) when performing outsourced clinical studies. This study shows that the majority of companies apply a full-outsourcing, preferred-provider model of clinical trial services, with the clinical research department playing the major role in this process. A large amount of guiding documents, processes and tools are used to ensure an adequate oversight of the services performed by the CRO(s). Finally the guiding principles for all oversight processes should be transparent communication, a clearly established expectation for quality, a precise definition of accountability and responsibility while avoiding silo mentality, and a comprehensive documentation of the oversight’s evidence. For globally acting and outsourcing sponsors, oversight processes need to be aligned with regards to local and global perspectives. This survey shows that the current implementation of oversight processes in the participating companies covers all relevant areas to ensure highest quality and integrity of the data produced by the outsourced clinical trial. PMID:28163667

From Board to Bedside: How the Application of Financial Structures to Safety and Quality Can Drive Accountability in a Large Health Care System.

PubMed

Austin, J Matthew; Demski, Renee; Callender, Tiffany; Lee, K H Ken; Hoffman, Ann; Allen, Lisa; Radke, Deborah A; Kim, Yungjin; Werthman, Ronald J; Peterson, Ronald R; Pronovost, Peter J

2017-04-01

As the health care system in the United States places greater emphasis on the public reporting of quality and safety data and its use to determine payment, provider organizations must implement structures that ensure discipline and rigor regarding these data. An academic health system, as part of a performance management system, applied four key components of a financial reporting structure to support the goal of top-to-bottom accountability for improving quality and safety. The four components implemented by Johns Hopkins Medicine were governance, accountability, reporting of consolidated quality performance statements, and auditing. Governance is provided by the health system's Patient Safety and Quality Board Committee, which reviews goals and strategy for patient safety and quality, reviews quarterly performance for each entity, and holds organizational leaders accountable for performance. An accountability plan includes escalating levels of review corresponding to the number of months an entity misses the defined performance target for a measure. A consolidated quality statement helps inform the Patient Safety and Quality Board Committee and leadership on key quality and safety issues. An audit evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of processes for data collection, validation, and storage, as to ensure the accuracy and completeness of quality measure reporting. If hospitals and health systems truly want to prioritize improvements in safety and quality, they will need to create a performance management system that ensures data validity and supports performance accountability. Without valid data, it is difficult to know whether a performance gap is due to data quality or clinical quality. Copyright © 2017 The Joint Commission. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Charter School Accountability in New York: Findings from a Three-Year Study of Charter School Authorizers. Charter School Research Project.

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Ascher, Carol; Echazarreta, Juan; Jacobowitz, Robin; McBride, Yolanda; Troy, Tammi; Wamba, Nathalis

New York State currently has three charter school authorizing agencies. Until now, their oversight has focused on performance based, contractual, and regulatory accountability. An emerging literature suggests that authorizers are reluctant to actualize the accountability/autonomy exchange by closing schools for failure to meet performance targets.…

Security Clearance Oversight and Reform Enhancement Act

THOMAS, 113th Congress

Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT

2013-07-10

House - 10/11/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see H.R.2860, which became Public Law 113-80 on 2/12/2014. Tracker: This bill has the status Passed SenateHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

75 FR 48336 - Notice of Issuance of Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standard 39, Subsequent Events...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-08-10

... FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADVISORY BOARD Notice of Issuance of Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standard 39, Subsequent Events: Codification of Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards... Programs AGENCY: Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. ACTION: Notice. Board Action: Pursuant to 31...

Many Superintendents Privately Contend School Board "Meddling" Is More Like It.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Trotter, Andrew; Downey, Gregg W.

1989-01-01

School board members refuse to honor the elusive line separating governance and management, policy and administration. Reviews the influence of women board members, accountability, and parental pressure on school boards. (MLF)

Governing police practice: limits of the new accountability.

PubMed

Chan, J B

1999-06-01

The advent of public-sector managerialism has brought with it a new principle of police accountability in Western democracies such as Australia and Britain. The new accountability gives emphasis to managerial rather than legal or public-interest standards, favours external oversight combined with self-regulation rather than centralized control, and promotes risk management rather than rule enforcement. This article makes use of the experience of an Australian police force to show that the new accountability has not been successful in holding police accountable, while elements of the old accountability have re-emerged to dominate public debates. It is argued that in the area of police governance, the neo-liberal state does not necessarily pursue a coherent strategy of 'acting at a distance' (cf. Miller and Rose 1990), partly because of the inability of accountability technologies to deliver substantially the promised policy outcomes and partly because of the sensitivity of its political arm to the public's moral outrage against corruption (cf. Garland 1996).

42 CFR 460.71 - Oversight of direct participant care.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... SERVICES (CONTINUED) PROGRAMS OF ALL-INCLUSIVE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY (PACE) PROGRAMS OF ALL-INCLUSIVE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY (PACE) PACE Administrative Requirements § 460.71 Oversight of direct participant care...

Justification and authority in institutional review board decision letters.

PubMed

Clapp, Justin T; Gleason, Katharine A; Joffe, Steven

2017-12-01

While ethnographic study has described the discussions that occur during human subjects research ethics review, investigators have minimal access to the interactions of ethics oversight committees. They instead receive letters stipulating changes to their proposed studies. Ethics committee letters are central to the practice of research ethics: they change the nature of research, alter the knowledge it produces, and in doing so construct what ethical research is and how it is pursued. However, these letters have rarely been objects of analysis. Accordingly, we conducted a qualitative analysis of letters written by American institutional review boards (IRBs) overseeing biomedical and health behavioral research. We sought to clarify how IRBs exercise their authority by assessing the frequency with which they provided reasons for their stipulations as well as the nature of these reasons. We found that IRBs frequently do not justify their stipulations; rather, they often leave ethical or regulatory concerns implicit or frame their comments as boilerplate language replacements, procedural instructions, or demands for missing information. When they do provide justifications, their rationales exhibit substantial variability in explicitness and clarity. These rhetorical tendencies indicate that the authority of IRBs is grounded primarily in their role as bureaucratic gatekeepers. We conclude by suggesting that greater attention to justification could help shift the basis of the IRB-researcher relationship from compliance to mutual accountability. Copyright © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

49 CFR 1200.2 - Adoption of generally accepted accounting principles issued by the Financial Accounting Standards...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... principles issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). 1200.2 Section 1200.2 Transportation... COMMERCE ACT § 1200.2 Adoption of generally accepted accounting principles issued by the Financial... Financial Accounting Standards by the FASB, and provided that the Office of Economics, Environmental...

49 CFR 1200.2 - Adoption of generally accepted accounting principles issued by the Financial Accounting Standards...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... principles issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). 1200.2 Section 1200.2 Transportation... COMMERCE ACT § 1200.2 Adoption of generally accepted accounting principles issued by the Financial... Financial Accounting Standards by the FASB, and provided that the Office of Economics, Environmental...

22 CFR 96.32 - Internal structure and oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... official who is qualified by education, adoption service experience, and management credentials to ensure... has authority and responsibility for management and oversight of the staff and any supervised..., budget, and programs; provides leadership to secure the resources needed to support its programs...

7 CFR 1703.107 - Reporting and oversight requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 11 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Reporting and oversight requirements. 1703.107 Section 1703.107 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RURAL DEVELOPMENT Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant...

Report: Region 6 Needs to Improve Oversight Practices

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

Report #10-P-0100, April 14, 2010. Region 6’s documentation of its oversight was not sufficient to determine whether CANM’s allegations had merit or whether NMED’s actions and decisions with regard to the MWL monitoring wells were technically sound.

7 CFR 1703.107 - Reporting and oversight requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 11 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Reporting and oversight requirements. 1703.107 Section 1703.107 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RURAL DEVELOPMENT Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant...

7 CFR 1703.107 - Reporting and oversight requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 11 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Reporting and oversight requirements. 1703.107 Section 1703.107 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RURAL DEVELOPMENT Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant...

7 CFR 1703.107 - Reporting and oversight requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 11 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Reporting and oversight requirements. 1703.107 Section 1703.107 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RURAL DEVELOPMENT Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant...

7 CFR 1703.107 - Reporting and oversight requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 11 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Reporting and oversight requirements. 1703.107 Section 1703.107 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RURAL DEVELOPMENT Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant...

5 CFR 831.911 - Oversight of coverage determinations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

....911 Section 831.911 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) RETIREMENT Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters § 831.911 Oversight of coverage determinations. (a) Upon deciding that a position is a law enforcement officer or firefighter position, each...

5 CFR 831.911 - Oversight of coverage determinations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

....911 Section 831.911 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) RETIREMENT Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters § 831.911 Oversight of coverage determinations. (a) Upon deciding that a position is a law enforcement officer or firefighter position, each...

5 CFR 831.911 - Oversight of coverage determinations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

....911 Section 831.911 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) RETIREMENT Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters § 831.911 Oversight of coverage determinations. (a) Upon deciding that a position is a law enforcement officer or firefighter position, each...

5 CFR 831.911 - Oversight of coverage determinations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

....911 Section 831.911 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) RETIREMENT Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters § 831.911 Oversight of coverage determinations. (a) Upon deciding that a position is a law enforcement officer or firefighter position, each...

78 FR 40665 - Cost Accounting Standards: CAS 413 Pension Adjustments for Extraordinary Events

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-07-08

... Accounting Standards: CAS 413 Pension Adjustments for Extraordinary Events AGENCY: Cost Accounting Standards...: The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board, is conducting..., Director, Cost Accounting Standards Board (telephone: 202-395-6805; email: [email protected

Therapeutic cloning research and ethical oversight.

PubMed

Spriggs, M

2003-08-01

Cloning Trevor, a story about therapeutic cloning research, appeared in the June issue of The Atlantic Monthly. The story gives a human face to the people whom therapeutic cloning could benefit. It presents an argument for government funding and it puts the usual calls for a moratorium on embryonic stem cell research to allow for more debate, in a less favourable light. The story also highlights some problems with ethical oversight.

20 CFR 416.919t - Consultative examination oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Consultative examination oversight. 416.919t Section 416.919t Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE... will also perform ongoing special management studies of the quality of consultative examinations...

20 CFR 416.919t - Consultative examination oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Consultative examination oversight. 416.919t Section 416.919t Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE... will also perform ongoing special management studies of the quality of consultative examinations...

20 CFR 416.919t - Consultative examination oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Consultative examination oversight. 416.919t Section 416.919t Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE... will also perform ongoing special management studies of the quality of consultative examinations...

20 CFR 416.919t - Consultative examination oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Consultative examination oversight. 416.919t Section 416.919t Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE... will also perform ongoing special management studies of the quality of consultative examinations...

20 CFR 404.1519t - Consultative examination oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Consultative examination oversight. 404.1519t Section 404.1519t Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND... will also perform ongoing special management studies of the quality of consultative examinations...

20 CFR 404.1519t - Consultative examination oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Consultative examination oversight. 404.1519t Section 404.1519t Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND... will also perform ongoing special management studies of the quality of consultative examinations...

20 CFR 416.919t - Consultative examination oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Consultative examination oversight. 416.919t Section 416.919t Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE... will also perform ongoing special management studies of the quality of consultative examinations...

20 CFR 404.1519t - Consultative examination oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Consultative examination oversight. 404.1519t Section 404.1519t Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND... will also perform ongoing special management studies of the quality of consultative examinations...

20 CFR 404.1519t - Consultative examination oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Consultative examination oversight. 404.1519t Section 404.1519t Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND... will also perform ongoing special management studies of the quality of consultative examinations...

20 CFR 404.1519t - Consultative examination oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Consultative examination oversight. 404.1519t Section 404.1519t Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND... will also perform ongoing special management studies of the quality of consultative examinations...

44 CFR 207.8 - Management cost funding oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 44 Emergency Management and Assistance 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Management cost funding oversight. 207.8 Section 207.8 Emergency Management and Assistance FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY DISASTER ASSISTANCE MANAGEMENT COSTS § 207.8 Management cost funding...

44 CFR 207.8 - Management cost funding oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 44 Emergency Management and Assistance 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Management cost funding oversight. 207.8 Section 207.8 Emergency Management and Assistance FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY DISASTER ASSISTANCE MANAGEMENT COSTS § 207.8 Management cost funding...

44 CFR 207.8 - Management cost funding oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 44 Emergency Management and Assistance 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Management cost funding oversight. 207.8 Section 207.8 Emergency Management and Assistance FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY DISASTER ASSISTANCE MANAGEMENT COSTS § 207.8 Management cost funding...

Defense Infrastructure: Actions Needed to Enhance Oversight of Construction Projects Supporting Military Contingency Operations

DTIC Science & Technology

2016-09-01

unneeded to support U.S. forces in the CENTCOM area of responsibility and in future contingencies worldwide. View GAO-16-406. For more information...DEFENSE INFRASTRUCTURE Actions Needed to Enhance Oversight of Construction Projects Supporting Military Contingency ...Actions Needed to Enhance Oversight of Construction Projects Supporting Military Contingency Operations Why GAO Did This Study For about 15 years, DOD

Defense Forensics: Additional Planning and Oversight Needed to Establish an Enduring Expeditionary Forensic Capability

DTIC Science & Technology

2013-06-01

forensic pathology, forensic anthropology, and forensic toxicology . 13DOD’s forensic directive defines DOD components as the Office of the...DEFENSE FORENSICS Additional Planning and Oversight Needed to Establish an Enduring Expeditionary Forensic ...COVERED 00-00-2013 to 00-00-2013 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE Defense Forensics : Additional Planning and Oversight Needed to Establish an Enduring

Measuring What Matters: A Stronger Accountability Model for Teacher Education [Executive Summary

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Crowe, Edward

2010-01-01

Our current system for holding U.S. teacher education programs accountable doesn't guarantee program quality or serve the needs of schools and students. State oversight for teacher preparation programs mostly ignores the impact of graduates on the K-12 students they teach, and it gives little attention to where graduates teach or how long they…

78 FR 42521 - Notice of Issuance of Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards 45 and Scheduled Public...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-07-16

... FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADVISORY BOARD Notice of Issuance of Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards 45 and Scheduled Public Hearing AGENCY: Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board... given that the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) has issued Statement of Federal...

Annual Report To Congress. Department of Energy Activities Relating to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Calendar Year 2003

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

None, None

2004-02-28

The Department of Energy (Department) submits an Annual Report to Congress each year detailing the Department’s activities relating to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Board), which provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) regarding public health and safety issues at the Department’s defense nuclear facilities. In 2003, the Department continued ongoing activities to resolve issues identified by the Board in formal recommendations and correspondence, staff issue reports pertaining to Department facilities, and public meetings and briefings. Additionally, the Department is implementing several key safety initiatives to address and prevent safety issues: safety culture and review ofmore » the Columbia accident investigation; risk reduction through stabilization of excess nuclear materials; the Facility Representative Program; independent oversight and performance assurance; the Federal Technical Capability Program (FTCP); executive safety initiatives; and quality assurance activities. The following summarizes the key activities addressed in this Annual Report.« less

A survey of front-line paramedics examining the professional relationship between paramedics and physician medical oversight.

PubMed

Foerster, Christopher R; Tavares, Walter; Virkkunen, Ilkka; Kämäräinen, Antti

2018-03-01

Paramedicine is often dependent on physician medical directors and their associated programs for direction and oversight. A positive relationship between paramedics and their oversight physicians promotes safety and quality care while a strained or ineffective one may threaten these goals. The objective of this study was to explore and understand the professional relationship between paramedics and physician medical oversight as viewed by front-line paramedics. All active front-line paramedics from four municipal paramedic services involving three medical oversight groups in Ontario were invited to complete an online survey. Five hundred and four paramedics were invited to participate in the study, with 242 completing the survey (48% response rate); 66% male, 76% primary care paramedics with an average of 13 (SD=9) years of experience. Paramedics had neutral or positive perceptions regarding their autonomy, opportunities to interact with their medical director, and medical director understanding of the prehospital setting. Paramedics perceived medical directives as rigid and ambiguous. A significant amount of respondents reported a perception of having provided suboptimal patient care due to fear of legal or disciplinary consequences. Issues of a lack of support for critical thinking and a lack of trust between paramedics and medical oversight groups were often raised. Paramedic perceptions of physician medical oversight were mixed. Concerning areas identified were perceptions of ambiguous written directives and concerns related to the level of trust and support for critical thinking. These perceptions may have implications for the system of care and should be explored further.

The use of fund accounting and the need for single fund reporting by institutional healthcare providers. Principles and Practices Board Statement No. 8. Healthcare Financial Management Association.

PubMed

1986-06-01

For many years, hospitals and other institutional healthcare providers used fund accounting as a basis for presenting their financial statements. Recently, authoritative literature has placed less emphasis on separate fund reporting. This is evidenced by the reduction of fund classifications specified in the literature. This trend seems to follow the recognition that institutional healthcare activities should be reported in a manner comparable to other businesses. The Principles and Practices Board (P&P Board) of the Healthcare Financial management Association believes that general purpose financial statements of institutional healthcare providers should be comparable to reporting by other businesses. That is, all assets, liabilities, and equity are presented in a single aggregated balance sheet without differentiation by fund. This form of presentation, referred to in this statement as single fund reporting, should be used by all institutional healthcare providers including those that are part of HMOs, universities, municipalities, and other larger entities when separate reports of the provider are issued. The P&P Board is studying other significant issues concerning the reporting of revenues and components of equity and changes therein. The conclusion in this statement can be implemented even though conclusions on these related subjects are not yet complete. The P&P Board recognizes that certain circumstances may require detailed records and reports for special purposes. This statement deals only with those general purpose financial statements on which an independent accountant's opinion is expressed.

15 CFR 2008.18 - Information Security Oversight Committee.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 15 Commerce and Foreign Trade 3 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Information Security Oversight Committee. 2008.18 Section 2008.18 Commerce and Foreign Trade Regulations Relating to Foreign Trade Agreements OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT E.O. 12065; OFFICE OF...

15 CFR 2008.18 - Information Security Oversight Committee.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 15 Commerce and Foreign Trade 3 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Information Security Oversight Committee. 2008.18 Section 2008.18 Commerce and Foreign Trade Regulations Relating to Foreign Trade Agreements OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT E.O. 12065; OFFICE OF...

15 CFR 2008.18 - Information Security Oversight Committee.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 15 Commerce and Foreign Trade 3 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Information Security Oversight Committee. 2008.18 Section 2008.18 Commerce and Foreign Trade Regulations Relating to Foreign Trade Agreements OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT E.O. 12065; OFFICE OF...

15 CFR 2008.18 - Information Security Oversight Committee.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 15 Commerce and Foreign Trade 3 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Information Security Oversight Committee. 2008.18 Section 2008.18 Commerce and Foreign Trade Regulations Relating to Foreign Trade Agreements OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT E.O. 12065; OFFICE OF...

15 CFR 2008.18 - Information Security Oversight Committee.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 15 Commerce and Foreign Trade 3 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Information Security Oversight Committee. 2008.18 Section 2008.18 Commerce and Foreign Trade Regulations Relating to Foreign Trade Agreements OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT E.O. 12065; OFFICE OF...

77 FR 35752 - Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-06-14

... agency implement a performance appraisal system making senior executives accountable for organizational... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board Senior Executive Service Performance... Executive Service Performance Review Board (PRB). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula Chandler, Director...

48 CFR 9904.405 - Accounting for unallowable costs.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 7 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Accounting for unallowable costs. 9904.405 Section 9904.405 Federal Acquisition Regulations System COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD... ACCOUNTING STANDARDS COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS 9904.405 Accounting for unallowable costs. ...

48 CFR 9904.416 - Accounting for insurance costs.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 7 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Accounting for insurance costs. 9904.416 Section 9904.416 Federal Acquisition Regulations System COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD... ACCOUNTING STANDARDS COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS 9904.416 Accounting for insurance costs. ...

76 FR 79545 - Cost Accounting Standards: Change to the CAS Applicability Threshold for the Inflation Adjustment...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-12-22

... Cost Accounting Standards: Change to the CAS Applicability Threshold for the Inflation Adjustment to... Federal Procurement Policy, Cost Accounting Standards Board. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board (Board), has adopted, without...

Accountability Overboard

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Chieppo, Charles D.; Gass, James T.

2009-01-01

This article reports that special interest groups opposed to charter schools and high-stakes testing have hijacked Massachusetts's once-independent board of education and stand poised to water down the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests and the accountability system they support. President Barack Obama and Massachusetts…

Notification: Evaluation of EPA Oversight of Disaster Debris Management

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

Project #OPE-FY15-0012, November 24, 2014. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to begin preliminary research on EPA's oversight of disaster debris management in December 2014.

Notification: Evaluation of EPA Oversight of Hazardous Waste Imports

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

Project #OPE-FY14-0036, March 26, 2014. The Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to begin preliminary research on the EPA oversight of hazardous waste imports on April 14, 2014.

Nonverbal contention and contempt in U.K. parliamentary oversight hearings on fiscal and monetary policy.

PubMed

Schonhardt-Bailey, Cheryl

2017-01-01

In parliamentary committee oversight hearings on fiscal policy, monetary policy, and financial stability, where verbal deliberation is the focus, nonverbal communication may be crucial in the acceptance or rejection of arguments proffered by policymakers. Systematic qualitative coding of these hearings in the 2010-15 U.K. Parliament finds the following: (1) facial expressions, particularly in the form of anger and contempt, are more prevalent in fiscal policy hearings, where backbench parliamentarians hold frontbench parliamentarians to account, than in monetary policy or financial stability hearings, where the witnesses being held to account are unelected policy experts; (2) comparing committees across chambers, hearings in the House of Lords committee yield more reassuring facial expressions relative to hearings in the House of Commons committee, suggesting a more relaxed and less adversarial context in the former; and (3) central bank witnesses appearing before both the Lords and Commons committees tend toward expressions of appeasement, suggesting a willingness to defer to Parliament.

Evaluating oversight of human drugs and medical devices: a case study of the FDA and implications for nanobiotechnology.

PubMed

Paradise, Jordan; Tisdale, Alison W; Hall, Ralph F; Kokkoli, Efrosini

2009-01-01

This article evaluates the oversight of drugs and medical devices by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) using an integration of public policy, law, and bioethics approaches and employing multiple assessment criteria, including economic, social, safety, and technological. Criteria assessment and expert elicitation are combined with existing literature, case law, and regulations in an integrative historical case studies approach. We then use our findings as a tool to explore possibilities for effective oversight and regulatory mechanisms for nanobiotechnology. Section I describes oversight mechanisms for human drugs and medical devices and presents current nanotechnology products. Section II describes the results of expert elicitation research. Section III highlights key criteria and relates them to the literature and larger debate. We conclude with broad lessons for the oversight of nanobiotechnology informed by Sections I-III in order to provide useful analysis from multiple disciplines and perspectives to guide discussions regarding appropriate FDA oversight.

32 CFR 2004.10 - Responsibilities of the Director, Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) [102(b)]. 1

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... Relating to National Defense INFORMATION SECURITY OVERSIGHT OFFICE, NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS... Responsibilities of the Director, Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) [102(b)]. 1 1 Bracketed references... 32 National Defense 6 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Responsibilities of the Director, Information...

32 CFR 2004.10 - Responsibilities of the Director, Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) [102(b)]. 1

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... Relating to National Defense INFORMATION SECURITY OVERSIGHT OFFICE, NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS... Responsibilities of the Director, Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) [102(b)]. 1 1 Bracketed references... 32 National Defense 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Responsibilities of the Director, Information...

48 CFR 9903.101 - Cost Accounting Standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 7 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Cost Accounting Standards. 9903.101 Section 9903.101 Federal Acquisition Regulations System COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD... ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CONTRACT COVERAGE General 9903.101 Cost Accounting Standards. Public Law 100-679 (41 U.S...

Notification: Oversight of Superfund State Contracts for Remedial Activities

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

Project #OA-FY15-0054, December 30, 2014. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is beginning an audit of the EPA's oversight of Superfund State Contracts (SSCs) for remedial activities.

Notification: Oversight of Clean Water State Revolving Loan Funds

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

Project #OA-FY15-0153, April 6, 2015. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is beginning preliminary research on the EPA oversight of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF).

Deceased Donor Intervention Research: A Survey of Transplant Surgeons, Organ Procurement Professionals, and Institutional Review Board Members.

PubMed

Rodrigue, J R; Feng, S; Johansson, A C; Glazier, A K; Abt, P L

2016-01-01

Innovative deceased donor intervention strategies have the potential to increase the number and quality of transplantable organs. Yet there is confusion over regulatory and legal requirements, as well as ethical considerations. We surveyed transplant surgeons (n = 294), organ procurement organization (OPO) professionals (n = 83), and institutional review board (IRB) members (n = 317) and found wide variations in their perceptions about research classification, risk assessment for donors and organ transplant recipients, regulatory oversight requirements, and informed consent in the context of deceased donor intervention research. For instance, when presented with different research scenarios, IRB members were more likely than transplant surgeons and OPO professionals to feel that study review and oversight were necessary by the IRBs at the investigator, donor, and transplant center hospitals. Survey findings underscore the need to clarify ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements and their application to deceased donor intervention research to accelerate the pace of scientific discovery and facilitate more transplants. © Copyright 2015 The American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.

76 FR 46896 - Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-08-03

... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board Senior Executive Service Performance... Board (STB) publishes the names of the Persons selected to serve on its Senior Executive Service... performance appraisal system making senior executives accountable for organizational and individual goal...

75 FR 35877 - Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-06-23

... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board Senior Executive Service Performance... Board (STB) publishes the names of the Persons selected to serve on its Senior Executive Service... performance appraisal system making senior executives accountable for organizational and individual goal...

Seeking Election: Evaluating a Campaign for Public School Board Trusteeship

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Mueller, Robin

2011-01-01

Canadian public school board trustees are generally chosen by way of public ballot in civic elections. A comparison of board governance literature to a local narrative account of public school board elections exposes several gaps between espoused democratic ideals and the realities of public engagement in trustee selection. I investigate the…

Fight, Flight, or Remain Silent? Juggling Multiple Accountabilities throughout the Formative Stage of a Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative.

PubMed

Kesten, Stacey M; Perez, Deborah A; Marques, Denise S; Evans, Scot D; Sulma, Adrienne

2017-12-01

This paper describes the experiences of a research team as they navigated uncertain ethical and political terrain throughout the formative stage of a public housing redevelopment project. Specifically, we discuss the challenges related to balancing multiple accountabilities and the tensions among the various roles and responsibilities that emanated from different accountabilities. Due to contractual obligations to our funding source, established relations with community partners, and an ethical imperative to align with those holding the least power, we grappled with embodying multiple and often conflicting roles. Without oversight provided by our university institutional review board or a clear ethical framework for community psychology research and action, our team was left to negotiate the challenges that emerged through critical reflection and financial considerations. Throughout the case example presented in this paper, we highlight our difficulty in ethical decision-making with respect to the principles of obligation, disclosure, consent, commitment, and professionalism. Community psychologists often straddle the realms of academia, community partnerships, and conscious engagement with little guidance in navigating often conflicting roles and value systems. We present our narrative to highlight the complexity of scholar-activism in the context of community psychology and the necessity for developing ethical standards and guidelines tailored to meet the unique needs of community psychologists. © Society for Community Research and Action 2017.

47 CFR 32.16 - Changes in accounting standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... prescribed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or successor authoritative accounting standard-setting groups, in a manner consistent with generally accepted accounting principles. The change in an accounting... 47 Telecommunication 2 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Changes in accounting standards. 32.16 Section...

78 FR 34550 - Funding and Fiscal Affairs, Loan Policies and Operations, and Funding Operations; Accounting and...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-06-10

... to accounting standards in these rules to the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting... Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification. In accordance with 12 U.S.C. 2252..., Loan Policies and Operations, and Funding Operations; Accounting and Reporting Requirements; Federal...

78 FR 41191 - Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-07-09

... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board Senior Executive Service Performance... Transportation Board (STB) publishes the names of the Persons selected to serve on its Senior Executive Service... performance appraisal system making senior executives accountable for organizational and individual goal...

Revised Accounting for Business Combinations

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Wilson, Arlette C.; Key, Kimberly

2008-01-01

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has recently issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141 (Revised 2007) Business Combinations. The object of this Statement is to improve the relevance, representational faithfulness, and comparability of reported information about a business combination and its effects. This Statement…

13 CFR 130.800 - Oversight of the SBDC program.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 13 Business Credit and Assistance 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Oversight of the SBDC program. 130.800 Section 130.800 Business Credit and Assistance SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SMALL BUSINESS... funds for the benefit of the small business community. ...

13 CFR 130.800 - Oversight of the SBDC program.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 13 Business Credit and Assistance 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Oversight of the SBDC program. 130.800 Section 130.800 Business Credit and Assistance SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SMALL BUSINESS... funds for the benefit of the small business community. ...

78 FR 64037 - Notice of Hearing

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-10-25

... No. 7] Notice of Hearing AGENCY: Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB). ACTION: Notice of a hearing. SUMMARY: The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) will conduct a public hearing with current and former government officials and others to address the activities and...

Improving oversight of the graduate medical education enterprise: one institution's strategies and tools.

PubMed

Afrin, Lawrence B; Arana, George W; Medio, Franklin J; Ybarra, Angela F N; Clarke, Harry S

2006-05-01

Accreditation organizations, financial stakeholders, legal systems, and regulatory agencies have increased the need for accountability in educational processes and curricular outcomes of graduate medical education. This demand for greater programmatic monitoring has placed pressure on institutions with graduate medical education (GME) programs to develop greater oversight of these programs. Meeting these challenges requires development of new GME management strategies and tools for institutional GME administrators to scrutinize programs, while still allowing these programs the autonomy to develop and implement educational methods to meet their unique training needs. At the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), senior administrators in the college of medicine felt electronic information management was a critical strategy for success and thus proceeded to carefully select an electronic residency management system (ERMS) to provide functionality for both individual programs and the GME enterprise as a whole. Initial plans in 2002 for a phased deployment had to be changed to a much more rapid deployment due to regulatory issues. Extensive communication and cooperation among MUSC's GME leaders resulted in a successful deployment in 2003. Evaluation completion rates have substantially improved, duty hours are carefully monitored, patient safety has improved through more careful oversight of residents' procedural privileges, regulators have been pleased, and central GME administrative visibility of program performance has dramatically improved. The system is now being expanded to MUSC's medical school and other health professions colleges. The authors discuss lessons learned and opportunities and challenges ahead, which include improving tracking of development of procedural competency, establishing and monitoring program performance standards, and integrating the ERMS with GME reimbursement systems.

49 CFR 659.9 - Designation of oversight agency.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... to review by FTA. (b) Exception. States which have designated oversight agencies for purposes of this part before May 31, 2005 are not required to re-designate to FTA. (c) Timing. The state designation of... project between FTA and a rail transit agency within the state's jurisdiction; or (2) Occur before the...

Legal liability and research ethics boards: the case of neuroimaging and incidental findings.

PubMed

Zarzeczny, Amy; Caulfield, Timothy

2012-01-01

Neuroimaging research covers a wide range of intriguing issues from revealing brain structures to investigating what happens in our brain when we lie. The field appears to be thriving, but skepticism and alertness to the various ethical, scientific, policy and philosophical challenges associated with it also appear to be on the rise. One particularly complex issue concerns what to do with incidental findings that emerge during the course of neuroimaging research. Research ethics boards (REBs) play a central role in research oversight. In this paper, we will consider some of the potential issues associated with REB liability in negligence in the context of incidental findings in neuroimaging research. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Management, Security, and Congressional Oversight. Federal Government Information Technology.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment.

This report considers the management, use, and congressional oversight of information technology in the Federal Government as rapid advances in technology--e.g., microcomputers, computer networking, computer modeling, videoconferencing, and electronic information exchange--are generating many new applications, opportunities, and issues which are…

Delinquent Medical Service Accounts at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Need Additional Management Oversight

DTIC Science & Technology

2016-04-28

L 2 8 , 2 0 1 6 Report No. DODIG-2016-079 Delinquent Medical Service Accounts at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Need Additional Management...Department of Defense F r a u d , W a s t e & A b u s e DODIG-2016-079 (Project No. D2015-D000CL-0214.000) │ i Results in Brief Delinquent Medical...objective was to determine whether Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) effectively managed accounts delinquent over 120 days by properly

Report: EPA's Financial Oversight of Superfund State Contracts Needs Improvement

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

Report #16-P-0217, June 27, 2016. With improved financial oversight, the EPA may manage SSCs more effectively, report results more accurately, and increase the availability of funds for cleanups protecting public health.

Disruptive Behavior: An Empirical Evaluation of School Misconduct and Market Accountability. School Choice Issues in Depth

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Forster, Greg; Carr, Matthew

2007-01-01

Opponents of school choice argue that private schools are not "accountable" because they are not subject to detailed oversight by a regulatory bureaucracy. They claim private school employees can be expected to engage in abusive and criminal behavior more frequently. School choice supporters respond that parents hold private schools…

Institutional Oversight of Occupational Health and Safety for Research Programs Involving Biohazards.

PubMed

Dyson, Melissa C; Carpenter, Calvin B; Colby, Lesley A

2017-06-01

Research with hazardous biologic materials (biohazards) is essential to the progress of medicine and science. The field of microbiology has rapidly advanced over the years, partially due to the development of new scientific methods such as recombinant DNA technology, synthetic biology, viral vectors, and the use of genetically modified animals. This research poses a potential risk to personnel as well as the public and the environment. Institutions must have appropriate oversight and take appropriate steps to mitigate the risks of working with these biologic hazards. This article will review responsibilities for institutional oversight of occupational health and safety for research involving biologic hazards.

48 CFR 9903.307 - Cost Accounting Standards Preambles.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 7 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Cost Accounting Standards Preambles. 9903.307 Section 9903.307 Federal Acquisition Regulations System COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD... ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CONTRACT COVERAGE CAS Rules and Regulations 9903.307 Cost Accounting Standards Preambles...

78 FR 21035 - Funding and Fiscal Affairs, Loan Policies and Operations, and Funding Operations; Accounting and...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-04-09

... references to accounting standards in these rules to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB.... II. Background On June 30, 2009, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168, ``The Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification TM and the Hierarchy of...

78 FR 48173 - Guidance for Industry on Oversight of Clinical Investigations-A Risk-Based Approach to Monitoring...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-08-07

...] Guidance for Industry on Oversight of Clinical Investigations--A Risk-Based Approach to Monitoring... Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled ``Oversight of Clinical... monitoring strategies and plans for clinical investigations of human drugs, biologics, medical devices, and...

41 CFR 105-53.133 - Information Security Oversight Office.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Information Security Oversight Office. 105-53.133 Section 105-53.133 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management Regulations System (Continued) GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 53-STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION AND...

41 CFR 105-53.133 - Information Security Oversight Office.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 3 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Information Security Oversight Office. 105-53.133 Section 105-53.133 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management Regulations System (Continued) GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 53-STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION AND...

76 FR 3142 - Release of Exposure Draft Technical Bulletins; Accounting for Oil and Gas Resources and Federal...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-01-19

... FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADVISORY BOARD Release of Exposure Draft Technical Bulletins; Accounting for Oil and Gas Resources and Federal Natural Resources Other Than Oil and Gas AGENCY: Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. ACTION: Notice. Board Action: Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3511(d), the Federal...

State safety oversight program : audit of the tri-state oversight committee and the Washington metropolitan area transit authority, final audit report, March 4, 2010.

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2010-03-04

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) conducted an on-site audit of the safety program implemented by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and overseen by the Tri-State Oversight Committee (TOC) between December 14 and 17, 20...

Testimony Before the Subcommittee on General Oversight and Minority Enterprise, Committee on Small Business,

DTIC Science & Technology

1980-03-01

Subcommittee on General Oversight and Minority Enterprise, Committee on Small Business March 3, 1980 -- I ’zm golng:to providesa structural overview of the key...Industry Newspaper firms are small businesses . To illustrate, the median circulation for the 1580 daily newspapers publishing in 1977 was 12,000. During...UNCLASSIFIEO RAN/P-6502 NL " ’~~~- Iililii111118 iTESTIMONY BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON GENERAL.OVERSIGHT AND MINORITY ENTERPRISE, COMMITTEE ON SMALL BWTSINESS

75 FR 25259 - Board of Governors of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCOR)

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-05-07

... GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE Board of Governors of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCOR) AGENCY: Government Accountability Office (GAO). ACTION: Notice on letters of nomination... responsibility for appointing 19 members to the Board of Governors of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research...

Congressional Testimony: EPA Oversight - Unimplemented Inspector General and GAO Recommendations

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

September 6, 2017. Statement of Alan S. Larsen Counsel to the Inspector General U.S. Environmental Protection Agency before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce U.S. House of Representatives.

Making the Grade: How Boards Can Ensure Academic Quality. Second Edition

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Ewell, Peter

2012-01-01

"Making the Grade: How Boards Can Ensure Academic Quality"--popularly referred to as "The Little Yellow Book" by boards, faculty, provosts, and assessment specialists--provides clear guidance for the board's role in the most important "business" of academe: educating students. As public calls for greater accountability skyrocket, this new edition…

School Centered Evidence Based Accountability

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Milligan, Charles

2015-01-01

Achievement scores drive much of the effort in today's accountability system, however, there is much more that occurs in every school, every day. School Centered Evidence Based Accountability can be used from micro to macro giving School Boards and Administration a process for monitoring the results of the entire school operation effectively and…

Poor Government Oversight of Anham and Its Subcontracting Procedures Allowed Questionable Costs To Go Undetected

DTIC Science & Technology

2011-07-30

contractor purchasing system review of Anham. Management Comments and Audit Response The Defense Contract Mangement Agency and the U.S. Central... Introduction 1  Background 1  Government Agency Roles and Oversight Responsibilities 4  Objectives 7  Weak Government Oversight Resulted in Significant...Subcontracting Procedures Allowed Questionable Costs To Go Undetected SIGIR 11-022 July 30, 2011 Introduction Since 2003, the United States Government

Developing a New Standard for Governmental Accounting.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Hoffman, Clifford W.

1987-01-01

The Government Accounting Standards Board's current Measurement Focus and Basis of Accounting Project has identified alternatives in financial resources accounting that will reduce the opportunity for political, budgetary, or other pressures to allow school districts to shift the burden of providing current-year's services to future-year's…

Ethics Education in Accounting Curricula: Does It Influence Recruiters' Hiring Decisions of Entry-Level Accountants?

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Breaux, Kevin; Chiasson, Michael; Mauldin, Shawn; Whitney, Teresa

2010-01-01

Recently, the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) has focused its attention on mandating specific ethics coursework within the 150-hr requirement for eligibility to sit for the uniform CPA examination. This push for ethics education heightened attention toward ethics in the accounting curriculum and is the basis for the…

78 FR 12369 - United States Government Policy for Institutional Oversight of Life Sciences Dual Use Research of...

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2013-02-22

... Oversight of Life Sciences Dual Use Research of Concern AGENCY: Office of Science and Technology Policy... comments on the proposed United States Government Policy for Institutional Oversight of Life Sciences Dual... requirements for certain categories of life sciences research at institutions that accept Federal funding for...

The Board's missing link.

PubMed

Montgomery, Cynthia A; Kaufman, Rhonda

2003-03-01

If a dam springs several leaks, there are various ways to respond. One could assiduously plug the holes, for instance. Or one could correct the underlying weaknesses, a more sensible approach. When it comes to corporate governance, for too long we have relied on the first approach. But the causes of many governance problems lie well below the surface--specifically, in critical relationships that are not structured to support the players involved. In other words, the very foundation of the system is flawed. And unless we correct the structural problems, surface changes are unlikely to have a lasting impact. When shareholders, management, and the board of directors work together as a system, they provide a powerful set of checks and balances. But the relationship between shareholders and directors is fraught with weaknesses, undermining the entire system's equilibrium. As the authors explain, the exchange of information between these two players is poor. Directors, though elected by shareholders to serve as their agents, aren't individually accountable to the investors. And shareholders--for a variety of reasons--have failed to exert much influence over boards. In the end, directors are left with the Herculean task of faithfully representing shareholders whose preferences are unclear, and shareholders have little say about who represents them and few mechanisms through which to create change. The authors suggest several ways to improve the relationship between shareholders and directors: Increase board accountability by recording individual directors' votes on key corporate resolutions; separate the positions of chairman and CEO; reinvigorate shareholders; and give boards funding to pay for outside experts who can provide perspective on crucial issues.

78 FR 12802 - Sunshine Act Meetings

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2013-02-25

... PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD [Notice-PCLOB-2013-02; Docket No. 2013-0004; Sequence... public. The rest of the meeting will be closed to the public. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Privacy and... 21, 2013. Claire McKenna, Legal Counsel, Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. [FR Doc. 2013...

Budgeting for Higher Education and the Legislative Oversight Process.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA.

Five papers are presented from a legislative seminar on budgeting for higher education and the legislative oversight process. In "Budgeting: A University Perspective," Jack K. Williams addresses the preparation of an institutional budget, what legislators should know about budgets, plans for no-growth or retrenchment, and the importance…

5 CFR 1640.2 - Information regarding account.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 3 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Information regarding account. 1640.2... STATEMENTS § 1640.2 Information regarding account. The Board will provide to each participant four (4) times... obtain account balance information on a more frequent basis from the TSP Web site and the ThriftLine. ...

Institutional Oversight of Occupational Health and Safety for Research Programs Involving Biohazards

PubMed Central

Dyson, Melissa C; Carpenter, Calvin B; Colby, Lesley A

2017-01-01

Research with hazardous biologic materials (biohazards) is essential to the progress of medicine and science. The field of microbiology has rapidly advanced over the years, partially due to the development of new scientific methods such as recombinant DNA technology, synthetic biology, viral vectors, and the use of genetically modified animals. This research poses a potential risk to personnel as well as the public and the environment. Institutions must have appropriate oversight and take appropriate steps to mitigate the risks of working with these biologic hazards. This article will review responsibilities for institutional oversight of occupational health and safety for research involving biologic hazards. PMID:28662748

Board self-evaluation: the Bayside Health experience.

PubMed

Duncan-Marr, Alison; Duckett, Stephen J

2005-08-01

Board evaluation is a critical component of good governance in any organisation. This paper describes the board self-evaluation process used by Bayside Health, a public health service in Melbourne. The question of how governing boards can assess their performance has received increasing attention over the past decade. In particular, the increasing demand for accountability to shareholders and regulators experienced by corporate sector Boards has resulted in greater scrutiny of board performance, with the market and the balance sheet providing some basis for assessment. Performance evaluation of governing boards in the public sector has been more challenging. Performance evaluation is complex in a sector that is not simply driven by the bottom line, where the stakeholders involve both government and the broader community, and where access to, and the quality and safety of the services provided, are often the major public criteria by which performance may be judged. While some practices from the corporate sector can be applied successfully in the public sector, this is not always the case, and public sector boards such as the Board of Directors of Bayside Health have been developing ways to evaluate and improve their performance.

Delinquent Medical Service Accounts at David Grant Air Force Medical Center Need Additional Management Oversight

DTIC Science & Technology

2015-09-24

No. DODIG-2015-179 S E P T E M B E R 2 4 , 2 0 1 5 Delinquent Medical Service Accounts at David Grant Air Force Medical Center Need Additional...us at www.dodig.mil Results in Brief Delinquent Medical Service Accounts at David Grant Air Force...Force Medical Center (DGMC) properly managed delinquent accounts over 180 days by effectively transferring the debt to the appropriate debt collection

Oversight of Department of Defense Reconstruction Projects in Afghanistan

DTIC Science & Technology

2016-03-16

had to reschedule some of our site visits multiple times due to security conditions. As an alternative means for conducting oversight, due to a limited...employed less than 20 percent of the staff it was expected to employ. According to the doctors and nurses on site during our inspection, the limited

42 CFR 460.71 - Oversight of direct participant care.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 42 Public Health 4 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Oversight of direct participant care. 460.71 Section 460.71 Public Health CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN... plan, ethics, the PACE benefit, and any policies related to the job duties of specific staff. (2) The...

42 CFR 460.71 - Oversight of direct participant care.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 42 Public Health 4 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Oversight of direct participant care. 460.71 Section 460.71 Public Health CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN... plan, ethics, the PACE benefit, and any policies related to the job duties of specific staff. (2) The...

Does government oversight improve access to nursing home care? Longitudinal evidence from US counties.

PubMed

Howard, Larry L

2014-01-01

Gains in life expectancy around the world have increasingly placed pressure on governments to ensure that the elderly receive assistance with activities of daily living. This research examines the impact of government oversight of Medicaid payment policies on access to nursing home care services in the United States. Variation in price levels induced by a federal policy shift in 1997 is used to identify the effect of Medicaid reimbursements on the number of nursing homes and beds available. Court rulings prior to the policy change are used to categorically define a range of oversight treatments at the state level. Difference-in-differences estimates indicate a significant decline in access to nursing home care services for individuals living in states in which courts consistently ruled that Medicaid reimbursements did not meet the minimum standard implied by federal law. The findings suggest that nursing home care services were made more accessible through a combination of legislative and judicial oversight of Medicaid payment policies. © The Author(s) 2014.

Does Government Oversight Improve Access to Nursing Home Care? Longitudinal Evidence From US Counties

PubMed Central

2014-01-01

Gains in life expectancy around the world have increasingly placed pressure on governments to ensure that the elderly receive assistance with activities of daily living. This research examines the impact of government oversight of Medicaid payment policies on access to nursing home care services in the United States. Variation in price levels induced by a federal policy shift in 1997 is used to identify the effect of Medicaid reimbursements on the number of nursing homes and beds available. Court rulings prior to the policy change are used to categorically define a range of oversight treatments at the state level. Difference-in-differences estimates indicate a significant decline in access to nursing home care services for individuals living in states in which courts consistently ruled that Medicaid reimbursements did not meet the minimum standard implied by federal law. The findings suggest that nursing home care services were made more accessible through a combination of legislative and judicial oversight of Medicaid payment policies. PMID:25526725

Accounting Considerations in Public Sector Risk Management Pools.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Commons, Harriet V.

1987-01-01

The Government Accounting Standards Board's Insurance Issues Project has issued an invitation to comment on two issues: (1) whether governmental risk pools should follow the same accounting principles as commercial insurance companies and (2) financial statement disclosures required of entities with public accountability (MLF)

Integrating Critical Spreadsheet Competencies into the Accounting Curriculum

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Walters, L. Melissa; Pergola, Teresa M.

2012-01-01

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the International Accounting Education Standards Board (IAESB) identify spreadsheet technology as a key information technology (IT) competency for accounting professionals. However requisite spreadsheet competencies are not specifically defined by the AICPA or IAESB nor are they…

75 FR 18208 - Notice of Issuance of Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standard 37, Social Insurance...

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2010-04-09

... FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADVISORY BOARD Notice of Issuance of Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standard 37, Social Insurance: Additional Requirements for Management's Discussion and Analysis and Basic Financial Statements AGENCY: Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. ACTION: Notice...

75 FR 78705 - Issuance of Exposure Drafts on Implementation Guidance on the Accounting for the Disposal of G-PP...

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2010-12-16

... FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADVISORY BOARD Issuance of Exposure Drafts on Implementation Guidance on the Accounting for the Disposal of G-PP&E and Implementation Guidance for Estimating the Historical Cost of G-PP&E AGENCY: Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. ACTION: Notice. Board Action...

Accounting practice diversity in the healthcare industry.

PubMed

Robbins, W A; Turpin, R

1993-05-01

A recent study examining accounting practices currently being used to prepare annual hospital financial statements indicates relatively little diversity, regardless of organizational type or size. The study's findings should interest those concerned with healthcare accounting and financial reporting issues, especially healthcare administrators and members of standards setting boards who participate in accounting policy deliberations.

Congressional Oversight of Intelligence: Current Structure and Alternatives

DTIC Science & Technology

2012-03-14

Intelligence Information, by Richard A. Best Jr.; CRS Report RL33639, Sources of Systemic Risk in Large Value Interbank Payment Systems, by Edward V. Murphy...Numerous initiatives to change Congress’s oversight structure have materialized in the meantime, including, most importantly, the creation of parallel... Risk : Report, available at http://www.preventionwmd.gov/report, p. 9. 12 Kay King, Congress and National Security, Council on Foreign Relations

Implementation Guidelines for State Safety Oversight of Rail Fixed Guideway Systems

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

1996-06-01

These guidelines will assist states, oversight agencies, and rail transit agencies in developing safety and security programs to satisfy the requirements of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). These requirements were published in the Federal Re...

Activities of the Space Studies Board

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

1994-01-01

This 1993 annual report of the Space Studies Board of the National research Council (NRC) describes the activities of the Board during a year filled with questions and change in the nation's civil space program. The accounts contained in this report briefly describe the activities of the Board and its committees and sketch out major space research issues. Two major reports are summarized, and the full text of three letter reports is included. Items considered include: (1) robotic missions to explore the Earth, the solar system, and the far reaches of the universe; (2) instability in the human flight program; (3) the redesign of the International Space Station; and (4) federal funding of research in all fields, especially basic research.

The role of the Data and Safety Monitoring Board in a clinical trial: the CRISIS study.

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Holubkov, Richard; Casper, T Charles; Dean, J Michael; Anand, K J S; Zimmerman, Jerry; Meert, Kathleen L; Newth, Christopher J L; Berger, John; Harrison, Rick; Willson, Douglas F; Nicholson, Carol

2013-05-01

Randomized clinical trials are commonly overseen by a Data and Safety Monitoring Board comprised of experts in medicine, ethics, and biostatistics. Data and Safety Monitoring Board responsibilities include protocol approval, interim review of study enrollment, protocol compliance, safety, and efficacy data. Data and Safety Monitoring Board decisions can affect study design and conduct, as well as reported findings. Researchers must incorporate Data and Safety Monitoring Board oversight into the design, monitoring, and reporting of randomized trials. Case study, narrative review. The Data and Safety Monitoring Board's role during the comparative pediatric Critical Illness Stress-Induced Immune Suppression (CRISIS) Prevention Trial is described. The National Institutes of Health-appointed CRISIS Data and Safety Monitoring Board was charged with monitoring sample size adequacy and feasibility, safety with respect to adverse events and 28-day mortality, and efficacy with respect to the primary nosocomial infection/sepsis outcome. The Federal Drug Administration also requested Data and Safety Monitoring Board interim review before opening CRISIS to children below 1 yr of age. The first interim analysis found higher 28-day mortality in one treatment arm. The Data and Safety Monitoring Board maintained trial closure to younger children and requested a second interim data review 6 months later. At this second meeting, mortality was no longer of concern, whereas a weak efficacy trend of lower infection/sepsis rates in one study arm emerged. As over 40% of total patients had been enrolled, the Data and Safety Monitoring Board elected to examine conditional power and unmask treatment arm identities. On finding somewhat greater efficacy in the placebo arm, the Data and Safety Monitoring Board recommended stopping CRISIS due to futility. The design and operating procedures of a multicenter randomized trial must consider a pivotal Data and Safety Monitoring Board role. Maximum

A Better SAT Starts with a Better College Board

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Katzman, John

2014-01-01

It is so easy to criticize the SAT that most observers overlook the weaknesses of its architect, the College Board. This author contents that, until the latter is replaced, however, the former will never be fixed. The College Board has every incentive to create a complex, stressful, expensive college admissions system. Because it is accountable to…

75 FR 59331 - Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rules on Auditing...

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2010-09-27

... risk is a function of the effectiveness of the design and operation of internal control. 8. Inherent... integrated audit of financial statements and internal control over financial reporting, the requirements in Auditing Standard No. 5, An Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting That Is Integrated with An...

78 FR 68872 - Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rules on Auditing...

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2013-11-15

... supplemental information, evaluate the appropriateness of those methods, and determine whether those methods... reasons for and evaluate the appropriateness of such changes; c. Inquire of management about any... as part of the audit of financial statements; and f. Evaluate whether the supplemental information...

78 FR 68911 - Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rules on Attestation...

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2013-11-15

... determining whether the controls have been implemented. c. Obtain an understanding of instances of non... control include: The nature of the financial responsibility rule; The risk associated with non-compliance... identified instance of non-compliance or an identified Deficiency in Internal Control Over Compliance is an...

75 FR 44065 - Uniformed Services Accounts and Death Benefits

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2010-07-28

... Benefits AGENCY: Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (Agency) is making several changes to its death benefits regulations. In... both accounts. The Agency is also amending its death benefit regulations to allow participants to...

Using the American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination to predict board certification: a cautionary study.

PubMed

Jones, Andrew T; Biester, Thomas W; Buyske, Jo; Lewis, Frank R; Malangoni, Mark A

2014-01-01

Although designed as a low-stakes formative examination, the American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE) is often used in high-stakes decisions such as promotion, remediation, and retention owing to its perceived ability to predict the outcome of board certification. Because of the discrepancy between intent and use, the ability of ABSITE scores to predict passing the American Board of Surgery certification examinations was analyzed. All first-time American Board of Surgery qualifying examination (QE) examinees between 2006 and 2012 were reviewed. Examinees' postgraduate year (PGY) 1 and PGY5 ABSITE standard scores were linked to QE scores and pass/fail outcomes (n = 6912 and 6846, respectively) as well as first-time certifying examination (CE) pass/fail results (n = 1329). Linear and logistic regression analyses were performed to evaluate the utility of ABSITE scores to predict board certification scores and pass/fail outcomes. PGY1 ABSITE scores accounted for 22% of the variance in QE scores (p < 0.001). PGY5 scores were a slightly better predictor, accounting for 30% of QE score variance (p < 0.001). Analyses showed that selecting a PGY5 ABSITE score that maximized overall decision accuracy for predicting QE pass/fail outcomes (86% accuracy) resulted in 98% sensitivity, 13% specificity, a positive predictive value of 87%, and a negative predictive value of 57%. ABSITE scores were not predictive of success on the CE. ABSITE scores are a useful predictor of QE scores and outcomes but do not predict passing the CE. Although scoring well on the ABSITE is highly predictive of QE success, using low ABSITE scores to predict QE failure results in frequent decision errors. Program directors and other evaluators should use additional sources of information when making high-stakes decisions about resident performance. Copyright © 2014 Association of Program Directors in Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

42 CFR 495.366 - Financial oversight and monitoring of expenditures.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 42 Public Health 5 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Financial oversight and monitoring of expenditures. 495.366 Section 495.366 Public Health CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH... are not hospital-based including the determination that substantially all health care services are not...

42 CFR 495.366 - Financial oversight and monitoring of expenditures.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 42 Public Health 5 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Financial oversight and monitoring of expenditures. 495.366 Section 495.366 Public Health CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH... are not hospital-based including the determination that substantially all health care services are not...

42 CFR 495.366 - Financial oversight and monitoring of expenditures.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 42 Public Health 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Financial oversight and monitoring of expenditures. 495.366 Section 495.366 Public Health CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH... are not hospital-based including the determination that substantially all health care services are not...

42 CFR 495.366 - Financial oversight and monitoring of expenditures.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 42 Public Health 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Financial oversight and monitoring of expenditures. 495.366 Section 495.366 Public Health CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH... are not hospital-based including the determination that substantially all health care services are not...

42 CFR 495.366 - Financial oversight and monitoring of expenditures.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 42 Public Health 5 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Financial oversight and monitoring of expenditures. 495.366 Section 495.366 Public Health CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH... are not hospital-based including the determination that substantially all health care services are not...

46 CFR 232.4 - Balance sheet accounts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... categories may include design and inspection costs; and for ODS categories may include wages, maintenance and... Financial Accounting Standards Board. (9) 330Property and Equipment. (i) This account shall include the cost... and all other associated cost necessary to place the respective property and equipment in acceptable...

46 CFR 232.4 - Balance sheet accounts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... categories may include design and inspection costs; and for ODS categories may include wages, maintenance and... Financial Accounting Standards Board. (9) 330Property and Equipment. (i) This account shall include the cost... and all other associated cost necessary to place the respective property and equipment in acceptable...

46 CFR 232.4 - Balance sheet accounts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... categories may include design and inspection costs; and for ODS categories may include wages, maintenance and... Financial Accounting Standards Board. (9) 330Property and Equipment. (i) This account shall include the cost... and all other associated cost necessary to place the respective property and equipment in acceptable...

75 FR 67696 - Membership of the Performance Review Board

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2010-11-03

...: Defense Finance and Accounting Service, DoD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces the appointment of the members of the Performance Review Board (PRB) of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service.... FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Thornburg, DFAS SES Program Manager, Defense Finance and...

76 FR 17191 - Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 114

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-03-28

...This Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) revises or rescinds portions of the interpretive guidance included in the codification of the Staff Accounting Bulletin Series. This update is intended to make the relevant interpretive guidance consistent with current authoritative accounting guidance issued as part of the Financial Accounting Standards Board's Accounting Standards Codification. The principal changes involve revision or removal of accounting guidance references and other conforming changes to ensure consistency of referencing throughout the SAB Series.

Review of Social Security Student Benefit Program. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, 96th Congress, 1st Session. February 8, 1979. Series 96-3.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Ways and Means.

Proceedings are presented of hearings before the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means in the House of Representatives. The purpose of the hearings was to review the Social Security student benefit program to determine whether the program is still necessary. Testimony was received from the General Accounting Office, which…

Federal Research: Opportunities Exist to Improve the Management and Oversight of Federally Funded Research and Development Centers

DTIC Science & Technology

2008-10-01

intelligence DCAA Defense Contract Audit Agency DHS Department of Homeland Security DOD Departments of Defense GAAP generally accepted accounting...In some cases, DOE’s Office of Science holds scientific merit competitions between national laboratories (including FFRDCs), universities, and...3) standards promulgated by the Cost Accounting Standards Board, if applicable; otherwise GAAP ; (4) the terms of the contract; and (5) any

new lease accounting and health care.

PubMed

Berman, Mindy

2016-05-01

Recently released lease accounting standards from the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) present three significant challenges for healthcare organizations: All leases must be reported on a company's balance sheet, increasing liabilities on the balance sheets of healthcare organizations considerably. Contractual agreements not previously considered leases will now be treated as leases. Classification of some equipment leases could change.

Oversight role of the Independent Monitoring Board of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.

PubMed

Rutter, Paul D; Donaldson, Liam J

2014-11-01

The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) established its Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) in 2010 to monitor and guide its progress toward stopping polio transmission globally. The concept of an IMB is innovative, with no clear analogue in the history of the GPEI or in any other global health program. The IMB meets with senior program officials every 3-6 months. Its reports provide analysis and recommendations about individual polio-affected countries. The IMB also examines issues affecting the global program as a whole. Its areas of focus have included escalating the level of priority afforded to polio eradication (particularly by recommending a World Health Assembly resolution to declare polio eradication a programmatic emergency, which was enacted in May 2012), placing greater emphasis on people factors in the delivery of the program, encouraging innovation, strengthening focus on the small number of so-called sanctuaries where polio persists, and continuous quality improvement to reach every missed child with vaccination. The IMB's true independence from the agencies and countries delivering the program has enabled it to raise difficult issues that others cannot. Other global health programs might benefit from establishing similar independent monitoring mechanisms. © The Author 2014. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.

48 CFR 36.609-3 - Work oversight in architect-engineer contracts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... architect-engineer contracts. 36.609-3 Section 36.609-3 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 36.609-3 Work oversight in architect-engineer contracts. The contracting officer...

48 CFR 36.609-3 - Work oversight in architect-engineer contracts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... architect-engineer contracts. 36.609-3 Section 36.609-3 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 36.609-3 Work oversight in architect-engineer contracts. The contracting officer...

48 CFR 36.609-3 - Work oversight in architect-engineer contracts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... architect-engineer contracts. 36.609-3 Section 36.609-3 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 36.609-3 Work oversight in architect-engineer contracts. The contracting officer...

48 CFR 36.609-3 - Work oversight in architect-engineer contracts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... architect-engineer contracts. 36.609-3 Section 36.609-3 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 36.609-3 Work oversight in architect-engineer contracts. The contracting officer...

48 CFR 36.609-3 - Work oversight in architect-engineer contracts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... architect-engineer contracts. 36.609-3 Section 36.609-3 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 36.609-3 Work oversight in architect-engineer contracts. The contracting officer...

Social accountability for maternal health services in Muanda and Bolenge Health Zones, Democratic Republic of Congo: a situation analysis.

PubMed

Mafuta, Eric M; Dieleman, Marjolein A; Hogema, Lisanne M; Khomba, Paul N; Zioko, François M; Kayembe, Patrick K; de Cock Buning, Tjard; Mambu, Thérèse N M

2015-11-23

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with the highest maternal mortality ratio estimated at 846 deaths per 100,000 live births. Innovative strategies such as social accountability are needed to improve both health service delivery and utilization. Indeed, social accountability is a form of citizen engagement defined as the 'extent and capability of citizens to hold politicians, policy makers and providers accountable and make them responsive to their needs.' This study explores existing social accountability mechanisms through which women's concerns are expressed and responded to by health providers in local settings. An exploratory study was conducted in two health zones with purposively sampled respondents including twenty-five women, five men, five health providers, two health zone officers and eleven community stakeholders. Data on women's voice and oversight and health providers' responsiveness were collected using semi-structured interviews and analysed using thematic analysis. In the two health zones, women rarely voiced their concerns and expectations about health services. This reluctance was due to: the absence of procedures to express them, to the lack of knowledge thereof, fear of reprisals, of being misunderstood as well as factors such as age-related power, ethnicity backgrounds, and women's status. The means most often mentioned by women for expressing their concerns were as individuals rather than as a collective. They did not use them instead; instead they looked to intermediaries, mostly, trusted health providers, community health workers and local leaders. Their perceptions of health providers' responsiveness varied. For women, there were no mechanisms for oversight in place. Individual discontent with malpractice was not shown to health providers. In contrast, health providers mentioned community health workers, health committee, and community based organizations as formal oversight mechanisms. All

Management Oversight but Not Management

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

McAdams, Donald R.

2004-01-01

Good board members and effective boards do not micromanage, but they are trustees for the public. They must accept responsibility for establishing and maintaining high ethical standards for themselves and all school district employees. They must ensure that everyone follows the law in letter and spirit. This means ethics codes,…

Accountability, Quality Assurance and Performativity: The Changing Role of the Academic Board

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Rowlands, Julie

2012-01-01

This article undertakes a review of Australian and international literature and higher education policy in response to the changing nature of university academic boards (also known as academic senates or faculty senates). It shows that governance has become an issue for both the state and for universities and that within this context risk…

Time for a second look at SOX compliance.

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Bigalke, John T; Burrill, Stephen J

2007-08-01

Incentives for tax-exempt healthcare organizations to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) abound from many quarters, including government, various associations, and the capital markets. New proposals from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Public Company Accountability Oversight Board will streamline the processes of SOX compliance, even as the cost of compliance is dropping. Voluntary SOX compliance can best be achieved by adopting a four-phased control rationalization approach to implementation and maintenance.

Paddle-boarding: Fun, New Sport or an Accident Waiting to Happen?

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Waydia, Shree-Eesh; Woodacre, Timothy

2016-01-01

Background Stand-up paddle-boarding is an increasingly popular water sport; however no published data to our knowledge exists on the nature and type of injuries sustained in this sport. Objectives This study aims to describe the frequency, pattern, and mechanism of paddle-boarding injuries. Materials and Methods Descriptive data of paddle-boarding injuries were collected using an interactive website-based, multiple-choice survey. Data were collected from May 2012 over a 6-month period. Results Completed surveys were obtained from 142 individuals, 20 paddle-boarders reporting 18 injuries and 122 surfers reporting 4 paddleboard-related injuries. Fifty percent of responding paddle-boarders reported an injury. For all injuries sustained paddle-boarding, sprains accounted for 50% (n = 9), lacerations for 22% (n = 4), contusions 17% (n = 3) and fractures 5% (n = 1). Seventy-eight percent of injuries were to the lower extremity, and 17% to the head and neck. Seventeen percent (n = 3) sustained recurrent injuries, 2 sustained 2 twisting knee injuries resulting in sprains, one sustained > 3 ankle injuries, resulting in sprains. Seventeen percent of injuries resulted from contact with one’s own paddle-board, 17% from another paddle-board, and 5% from the sea floor. Conclusions All paddle-boarding injuries were sustained by individuals who surf waves on a paddle-board, rather than paddle on calm water. Despite concerns, paddle-board related injuries only accounted for 1% of 326 injuries suffered by surfers. We suggest equipment and practice modifications that may decrease the risk for injury and challenge the anecdotal theory that paddle-boarding injuries are sustained due to inexperience. PMID:28180114

75 FR 37287 - Privacy Act Regulations

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2010-06-29

...The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (Board) amends its regulations implementing the Privacy Act of 1974 (Privacy Act), Public Law 93-579, 5 U.S.C. 552a. This final rule adds 4 CFR 200.17 to exempt certain systems of records from certain sections of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j) and (k). These exemptions will help ensure that the Board may efficiently and effectively compile investigatory material to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse and perform its other authorized duties and activities relating to oversight of funds awarded pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5 (Feb. 17, 2009) (Recovery Act).

12 CFR 996.3 - Demand deposit accounts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 12 Banks and Banking 7 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Demand deposit accounts. 996.3 Section 996.3 Banks and Banking FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE BOARD NON-BANK SYSTEM ENTITIES AUTHORITY FOR BANK ASSISTANCE OF THE RESOLUTION FUNDING CORPORATION § 996.3 Demand deposit accounts. Each Bank shall allow any...

Oversight of the Air Force - What is the Audit Component and How Can Air Force Managers Deal with It Effectively?

DTIC Science & Technology

1988-05-01

This report discusses authority, mission, and responsibilities of the audit organizations that perform oversight of Air Force operations. A...the discussion of the major audit organizations. The audit oversight function is here to stay. Auditors and audit organizations can be beneficial to Air

Poster - Thur Eve - 02: Regulatory oversight of the robotic radiosurgery facilities.

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Broda, K

2012-07-01

Following a recent review of the Class II Nuclear Facilities and Prescribed Equipment Regulations and regulatory oversight of particle accelerators, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has changed its policy concerning the regulation of particle accelerators. In November 2011, the CNSC began to exercise its regulatory authority with respect to all particle accelerators operating at a beam energy of 1 (one) MeV or greater. The CNSC already licences and inspects particle accelerators capable of operating at or above 10 MeV. The decision to now include low energy particle accelerators (i.e., those operating at or above 1 MeV) ensures adequate, uniform and consistent regulatory oversight for all Class II accelerators. The CNSC expects these facilities to comply with CNSC requirements by December 2013. Besides conventional linear accelerators of lower energy (6 MeV or below) typically found in cancer clinics, two types of equipment now fall under the CNSC's regulatory oversight as a result of the above change: robotic radiosurgery and tomotherapy equipment and facilities. A number of clinics in Canada already operates these types of equipment and facilities. The safety aspects of radiosurgery equipment differ slightly from those for conventional linear accelerators. This poster aims to present an approach taken by the CNSC to regulate robotic radiosurgery equipment and facilities. The presentation will explain how to meet regulatory requirements of the Class II Nuclear Facilities and Prescribed Equipment Regulations by licensees operating or planning to acquire these types of equipment and facilities. © 2012 American Association of Physicists in Medicine.

Centralized Oversight of Physician–Scientist Faculty Development at Vanderbilt: Early Outcomes

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Brown, Abigail M.; Morrow, Jason D.; Limbird, Lee E.; Byrne, Daniel W.; Gabbe, Steven G.; Balser, Jeffrey R.; Brown, Nancy J.

2013-01-01

Purpose In 2000, faced with a national concern over the decreasing number of physician–scientists, Vanderbilt School of Medicine established the institutionally funded Vanderbilt Physician–Scientist Development (VPSD) program to provide centralized oversight and financial support for physician–scientist career development. In 2002, Vanderbilt developed the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Vanderbilt Clinical Research Scholars (VCRS) program using a similar model of centralized oversight. The authors evaluate the impact of the VPSD and VCRS programs on early career outcomes of physician–scientists. Method Physician–scientists who entered the VPSD or VCRS programs from 2000 through 2006 were compared with Vanderbilt physician–scientists who received NIH career development funding during the same period without participating in the VPSD or VCRS programs. Results Seventy-five percent of VPSD and 60% of VCRS participants achieved individual career award funding at a younger age than the comparison cohort. This shift to career development award funding at a younger age among VPSD and VCRS scholars was accompanied by a 2.6-fold increase in the number of new K awards funded and a rate of growth in K-award dollars at Vanderbilt that outpaced the national rate of growth in K-award funding. Conclusions Analysis of the early outcomes of the VPSD and VCRS programs suggests that centralized oversight can catalyze growth in the number of funded physician–scientists at an institution. Investment in this model of career development for physician–scientists may have had an additive effect on the recruitment and retention of talented trainees and junior faculty. PMID:18820531

Notification: EPA Oversight of Delegated State Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Programs

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

Project #OPE-FY16-0033, September 19, 2016. The EPA OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the EPA's oversight of authorized state hazardous waste programs that fall under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

Co-creation by the ABIM Geriatric Medicine Board and the AGS - Helping Move Geriatrics Forward.

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Leff, Bruce; Lundjeberg, Nancy E; Brangman, Sharon A; Dubow, Joyce; Levine, Sharon; Morgan-Gouveia, Melissa; Schlaudecker, Jeffrey; Lynn, Lorna; McDonald, Furman S

2017-10-01

The American board of internal medicine (ABIM) establishes standards for physicians. The American geriatrics society (AGS) is a not-for-profit membership organization of nearly 6,000 health professionals devoted to improving the health, independence, and quality of life of all older people. Beginning in 2013, ABIM redesigned its governance structure, including the role of the specialty boards. Specialty boards are charged with responsibilities for oversight in four main areas: (1) the assessments used in initial certification and maintenance of certification (MOC); (2) medical knowledge self-assessment and practice assessment in the specialty; (3) building relationships with relevant professional societies and other organizational stakeholders; and (4) issues related to training requirements for initial certification eligibility within the specialty. The aim of this paper is to inform the geriatrics community regarding the function of geriatric medicine board (GMB) of the ABIM, and to invite the geriatrics community to fully engage with and leverage the GMB as a partner to: (1) develop better certification examinations and processes, identifying better knowledge and practice assessments, and in establishing appropriate training and MOC requirements for geriatric medicine; (2) leverage ABIM assets to conduct applied research to guide the field in the areas of training and certification and workforce development in geriatric medicine; (3) make MOC relevant for practicing geriatricians. Active engagement of the geriatrics community with ABIM and the GMB will ensure that certification in geriatric medicine provides the greatest possible value and meaning to physicians, patients, and the public. © 2017, Copyright the Authors Journal compilation © 2017, The American Geriatrics Society.

Indiana sawmills receive 232 million board feet of saw logs in 1966.

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James E. Blyth

1968-01-01

Indiana's 480 active sawmills received 232 million board feet of saw logs in 1966. More than one-quarter was red oak. Eighty-six of these mills each sawed more than one-million board feet. Of 1,100 mills active in 1949, only 30 sawed this much. Sixteen counties each produced more than 5 million board feet and collectively accounted for 47 percent of the lumber...

Innovations in Arizona's Accountability Policies and Frameworks for Alternative Schools

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Schlessman, Amy

2014-01-01

This study presents Arizona's innovations in academic accountability policy and academic accountability frameworks for alternative schools. A timeline of statutes and regulations including the State Board of Education approved alternative school definition provides Arizona's context for alternative school accountability policy and frameworks.…

Joint Strategic Oversight Plan for Afghanistan Reconstruction FY13

DTIC Science & Technology

2012-07-01

programs within its ministries and made progress in deterring corruption by investi­ gating, prosecuting, sanctioning or removing corrupt officials from...within its ministries and made progress in deterring corruption by investigat­ ing, prosecuting, sanctioning or removing corrupt officials from office...of oversight and Lodin’s credibility. • Department of Justice and the Justice Sector Support Program continued their suspension of training the

California Charter Oversight: Key Elements and Actual Costs. CRB Briefly Stated

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Blanton, Rebecca E.

2012-01-01

The Legislature mandated the California Research Bureau (CRB) explore known best practices for charter school authorizers and survey California authorizers about their practices and costs. Additionally, the Legislature mandated CRB provide an analysis of current reimbursement for charter school oversight and include suggestions for improving…

48 CFR 936.609-3 - Work oversight in architect-engineer contracts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... architect-engineer contracts. 936.609-3 Section 936.609-3 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 936.609-3 Work oversight in architect-engineer contracts. In addition to the clause at 48...

48 CFR 936.609-3 - Work oversight in architect-engineer contracts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... architect-engineer contracts. 936.609-3 Section 936.609-3 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 936.609-3 Work oversight in architect-engineer contracts. In addition to the clause at 48...

48 CFR 936.609-3 - Work oversight in architect-engineer contracts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... architect-engineer contracts. 936.609-3 Section 936.609-3 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 936.609-3 Work oversight in architect-engineer contracts. In addition to the clause at 48...

48 CFR 936.609-3 - Work oversight in architect-engineer contracts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... architect-engineer contracts. 936.609-3 Section 936.609-3 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 936.609-3 Work oversight in architect-engineer contracts. In addition to the clause at 48...

48 CFR 936.609-3 - Work oversight in architect-engineer contracts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... architect-engineer contracts. 936.609-3 Section 936.609-3 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 936.609-3 Work oversight in architect-engineer contracts. In addition to the clause at 48...

48 CFR 9904.409 - Cost accounting standard-depreciation of tangible capital assets.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 7 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Cost accounting standard... ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD, OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET PROCUREMENT PRACTICES AND COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS 9904.409 Cost accounting standard...

Telehealth physician oversight over direct to consumer testing: doctors working with patients towards patient empowerment.

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Chung, Rick

2012-06-01

Patient empowerment has increased the demand for direct to consumer (DTC) laboratory testing. Multiple professional societies and advocacy groups have raised concerns over how DTC laboratory testing is being offered to consumers without proper physician oversight. Physician telehealth services can properly oversee DTC laboratory testing in a safe and medically sound manner. Using telehealth protocols and standards established by professional health organizations and state regulators, physician telehealth oversight in DTC laboratory test ordering can be effective to increase patient access to healthcare services. With proper physician oversight in test interpretation, post-test counseling, and information collaboration, DTC laboratory testing can remain a reliable and convenient option for consumers. Working within the channel of distribution of most DTC laboratory testing, physician telehealth services can properly oversee DTC laboratory testing in a safe and medically sound manner to ensure that proper test interpretation, counseling, and information collaboration are achieved. Physician telehealth services can properly oversee DTC laboratory testing to ensure that proper test interpretation, counseling, and information collaboration are achieved.

Notification: Audit of the EPA's Oversight of Smokestack Emissions Testing and Reporting

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

Project #OA&E-FY18-0186, April 10, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research for an audit of the EPA's oversight of smokestack emissions testing and reporting, with an initial emphasis on EPA Region 10.

Principles & Practices Board remains a valuable resource to members. Interview by Karen Hackett.

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McCue, J P

1986-01-01

In this interview, Joseph P. McCue, FHFMA, CPA, chairman of HFMA's Principles & Practices Board, discusses the history and activity of the Board since its start in 1975. According to McCue, the Board was originally formed to address the technical accounting and reporting questions unique to the healthcare industry, and nothing has changed HFMA's opinion that such a mission is still important--the necessity for a P&P Board is as acute now as it was in 1975. The interviewer is Karen Hackett, CMPA, an HFMA staff liaison with the Board.

What's New: Update on GASB and Accounting Standards.

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Marrone, Robert S.; Scharle, Robert E.

1996-01-01

Updates the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) statements, which pronounce upon and provide guidance in accounting and financial reporting for state and local governmental entities. Describes the development of GASB's governmental finance-reporting model project and identifies five components of internal control. One figure and two…

Illinois Community College Board Uniform Accounting Procedures Manual.

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Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield.

This manual was designed to provide chief finance officers and other administrators with a summary of laws and policies that relate to Illinois public community colleges and to provide a uniform system for accounting, budgeting, auditing, and reporting in the state's community colleges. After chapter I describes the fiscal philosophies and…

How Do Minnesota School Board Members Learn to Do Their Jobs?

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Conlon, Thomas Julius

2009-01-01

School boards in Minnesota largely function as volunteer or lowly-compensated elected bodies whose members are not professionally trained for their jobs, yet the public demands accountability and results from their local public school districts. This descriptive study examined how a random sample of 322 Minnesota school board members learned to do…

School Boards: the Overlooked Shapers of School Culture and Organizational Efficiency

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Graham, Edward S.

2010-01-01

As a result of increased federal control, the push for national curricula, and explicit school accountability standards, the ability of local school boards to lead public education has been questioned and left unanswered by the lack of applicable school board research. Hence, the purpose of this study was to consider the relationship between…

46 CFR 403.100 - Applicability of system of accounts and reports.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... accordance with the guidelines of the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board. These guidelines are available by writing to the Director, Great Lakes Pilotage... PILOTAGE UNIFORM ACCOUNTING SYSTEM General § 403.100 Applicability of system of accounts and reports. Each...

Continuing Professional Education for Licensed Accountants in Tennessee

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Lucas, Brian J.

2017-01-01

Accounting is a professional occupation that is continually evolving and requires a dedication to continuing education to meet the legal demands of new regulations and to maintain professional competency. Continuing Professional Education (CPE) is required by state boards for certified public accountants (CPA) to meet these requirements and to…

42 CFR 54a.9 - Oversight of the Charitable Choice requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

...., FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT SERVICES § 54a.9 Oversight of the Charitable Choice requirements. In order to ensure that program funds are used in compliance with the SAMHSA Charitable Choice provisions, applicants for funds under applicable programs are required, as part of their applications for...

42 CFR 54a.9 - Oversight of the Charitable Choice requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

...., FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT SERVICES § 54a.9 Oversight of the Charitable Choice requirements. In order to ensure that program funds are used in compliance with the SAMHSA Charitable Choice provisions, applicants for funds under applicable programs are required, as part of their applications for...

42 CFR 54a.9 - Oversight of the Charitable Choice requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

...., FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT SERVICES § 54a.9 Oversight of the Charitable Choice requirements. In order to ensure that program funds are used in compliance with the SAMHSA Charitable Choice provisions, applicants for funds under applicable programs are required, as part of their applications for...

42 CFR 54a.9 - Oversight of the Charitable Choice requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

...., FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT SERVICES § 54a.9 Oversight of the Charitable Choice requirements. In order to ensure that program funds are used in compliance with the SAMHSA Charitable Choice provisions, applicants for funds under applicable programs are required, as part of their applications for...

42 CFR 54a.9 - Oversight of the Charitable Choice requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

...., FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT SERVICES § 54a.9 Oversight of the Charitable Choice requirements. In order to ensure that program funds are used in compliance with the SAMHSA Charitable Choice provisions, applicants for funds under applicable programs are required, as part of their applications for...

Congressional Testimony: Ineffective Oversight of Purchase Cards Results in Inappropriate Purchases at EPA

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

Statement of Janet Kasper Director, Contracts and Assistance Agreement Audits Office of Inspector General EPA Before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on Government Operations U.S. House of Representatives

Ethical Issues for Direct-to-Consumer Digital Psychotherapy Apps: Addressing Accountability, Data Protection, and Consent

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Kreitmair, Karola

2018-01-01

This paper focuses on the ethical challenges presented by direct-to-consumer (DTC) digital psychotherapy services that do not involve oversight by a professional mental health provider. DTC digital psychotherapy services can potentially assist in improving access to mental health care for the many people who would otherwise not have the resources or ability to connect with a therapist. However, the lack of adequate regulation in this area exacerbates concerns over how safety, privacy, accountability, and other ethical obligations to protect an individual in therapy are addressed within these services. In the traditional therapeutic relationship, there are ethical obligations that serve to protect the interests of the client and provide warnings. In contrast, in a DTC therapy app, there are no clear lines of accountability or associated ethical obligations to protect the user seeking mental health services. The types of DTC services that present ethical challenges include apps that use a digital platform to connect users to minimally trained nonprofessional counselors, as well as services that provide counseling steered by artificial intelligence and conversational agents. There is a need for adequate oversight of DTC nonprofessional psychotherapy services and additional empirical research to inform policy that will provide protection to the consumer. PMID:29685865

Defense Management. DOD Needs to Reexamine Its Extensive Reliance on Contractors and Continue to Improve Management and Oversight

DTIC Science & Technology

2008-03-11

guidance dealing with contractors who support deployed forces in October 2005. However, as we recently testified , DOD’s leadership needs to ensure...GAO-08-572T may be “ borderline inherently governmental.”14 We have also found problems with contractors having too much control at other...contract oversight personnel, lessons learned, and training of military commanders and contract oversight personnel. More recently, we testified that DOD’s

Accountability: A New Disneyland Fantasy

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Bundy, Robert F.

1974-01-01

Parents, professional educators, boards of education, legislators, and the general public are justifiably questioning the monies spent on education, school efficiency, what schools are actually accomplishing, and who controls the results of schooling. However, accountability, as envisioned by its major supporters, will address none of these…

Space flight printed wiring board measling investigation

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Thomas, Walter B., III

1994-01-01

A flight printed wiring board (PWB) for a satellite project was observed to have a high incidence of measling. Other PWB's produced for the program by the same manufacturer did not exhibit the degree of measling as did the 'measle-prone' board. Measling susceptibility during hand soldering and measling effects on PWB insulation resistance were investigated for three production PWB's. Measling resistance was significantly different between the three boards: the 'worst' exhibited five times the number of measles as the 'best' board. 'Severe' measling (that which is likely to affect board reliability) did not exist on the 'best' board, even under extreme soldering conditions (399 degrees C for 12-15 sec.), whereas the 'worst' board showed an average of one 'severe' measle for every two pads under more normal soldering conditions (288-343 degrees C for 2-5 sec.). Both soldering time and temperature affected measling, with time having a slightly greater influence (2 percent versus 12 percent). Measling effects on PWB insulation resistance were inconclusive. These were evaluated by in situ resistance measurements on the same three boards at elevated temperature and humidity. The measured resistance for all three boards decreased for exposures greater than 50 degrees C and 50 percent relative humidity. The 'measle-prone' board showed a resistance decrease at only 25 degrees C and 50 percent relative humidity. However, no definitive difference was detected between measled and not-measled (control) samples. The boards evaluated were production boards, so the effect of interlayer traces connecting the plated-through holes was not controlled. It is likely the resistance measurements were over different volumes of PWB laminate, which would account for the widely varying resistances measured. Thermomechanical measurements on board laminate materials did not reveal any differences attributed to measling. Differences in glass transition temperature were significantly different

Space flight printed wiring board measling investigation

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Thomas, Walter B., III

1994-05-01

A flight printed wiring board (PWB) for a satellite project was observed to have a high incidence of measling. Other PWB's produced for the program by the same manufacturer did not exhibit the degree of measling as did the 'measle-prone' board. Measling susceptibility during hand soldering and measling effects on PWB insulation resistance were investigated for three production PWB's. Measling resistance was significantly different between the three boards: the 'worst' exhibited five times the number of measles as the 'best' board. 'Severe' measling (that which is likely to affect board reliability) did not exist on the 'best' board, even under extreme soldering conditions (399 degrees C for 12-15 sec.), whereas the 'worst' board showed an average of one 'severe' measle for every two pads under more normal soldering conditions (288-343 degrees C for 2-5 sec.). Both soldering time and temperature affected measling, with time having a slightly greater influence (2 percent versus 12 percent). Measling effects on PWB insulation resistance were inconclusive. These were evaluated by in situ resistance measurements on the same three boards at elevated temperature and humidity. The measured resistance for all three boards decreased for exposures greater than 50 degrees C and 50 percent relative humidity. The 'measle-prone' board showed a resistance decrease at only 25 degrees C and 50 percent relative humidity. However, no definitive difference was detected between measled and not-measled (control) samples. The boards evaluated were production boards, so the effect of interlayer traces connecting the plated-through holes was not controlled. It is likely the resistance measurements were over different volumes of PWB laminate, which would account for the widely varying resistances measured. Thermomechanical measurements on board laminate materials did not reveal any differences attributed to measling. Differences in glass transition temperature were significantly different

Independent evaluation: insights from public accounting.

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Brown, Abigail B; Klerman, Jacob Alex

2012-06-01

Maintaining the independence of contract government program evaluation presents significant contracting challenges. The ideal outcome for an agency is often both the impression of an independent evaluation and a glowing report. In this, independent evaluation is like financial statement audits: firm management wants both a public accounting firm to attest to the fairness of its financial accounts and to be allowed to account for transactions as it sees fit. In both cases, the evaluation or audit is being conducted on behalf of outsiders--the public or shareholders--but is overseen by a party with significant interests at stake in the outcome-the agency being evaluated or executive management of the firm. We review the contracting strategies developed to maintain independence in auditing. We examine evidence on the effectiveness of professionalism, reputation, liability and owner oversight in constraining behavior in auditing. We then establish parallels with contracting for evaluations and apply these insights to changes that might maintain and improve evaluator independence. By analogy with the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 reforms in auditing, we recommend exploring using a reformulated Technical Working Group to encourage more prompt release of more evaluation results and to help insulate evaluators from inappropriate pressure to change their results or analysis approach.

Notification: Preliminary Research on the Adequacy of EPA's Oversight of State FIFRA Programs

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

Project #OPE-FY14-4013, November 06, 2013. The EPA OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the adequacy of the EPA’s oversight of states’ Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) programs.

Safety oversight for Mexico-domiciled commercial motor carriers : final programmatic environmental assessment

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2002-01-01

The FMCSA is proposing to revise its regulatory oversight of Mexico-domiciled Commercial Motor Carriers (CMC) through a series of four rulemakings. The purpose of the four proposed rules is to protect the health and safety of the general public, by e...

75 FR 34654 - Uniformed Services Accounts and Death Benefits

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2010-06-18

... 1604 and 1651 Uniformed Services Accounts and Death Benefits AGENCY: Federal Retirement Thrift... Investment Board (Agency) proposes to make several changes to its death benefits regulations. In particular... both accounts. The Agency also proposes to amend its death benefit regulations to allow participants to...

12 CFR 214.5 - Accounts with foreign banks.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 12 Banks and Banking 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Accounts with foreign banks. 214.5 Section 214.5 Banks and Banking FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM RELATIONS WITH FOREIGN BANKS AND BANKERS (REGULATION N) Regulations § 214.5 Accounts with foreign banks. (a...

12 CFR 214.5 - Accounts with foreign banks.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 12 Banks and Banking 2 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Accounts with foreign banks. 214.5 Section 214.5 Banks and Banking FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM RELATIONS WITH FOREIGN BANKS AND BANKERS (REGULATION N) Regulations § 214.5 Accounts with foreign banks. (a...