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Date Feb. 1, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-53 Title

Natural Resources: The A-76 Study at the NOAA National Climatic Data Center Could Have Been Compromised by the Disclosure of Certain Information

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Date Jan. 31, 1985 Report No. GGD-85-25 Title

Government Operations: Availability of Data Supporting the Postal Service's Claimed Savings and Costs of Cluster Box Deliveries

RELEASED OENERAL QOVlLRNM DIVISION W JANUARY 31,1985 B-217243 The Honorable Thomas J. House of Representatives The Honorable Carroll House of.Representatives Subject: Downey ,! A. Campbe. Availability of Data Supporting the Postal .,. Service‘s Claimed Savings and Costs of . Cluster Box Deliveries (GAO/GGD-85-25) In your joint request of August 10, 1984, you asked us to determine the existence a...
Date Jan. 31, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-50 Title

National Defense: Separate Army and Air Force Airborne SINCGARS Programs May Be Uneconomical

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS AND DIVISION JANUARY 31.1985 B-217341 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Secretary: Separate Programs Army and Air Force May Be Uneconomical Airborne SINCGARS (GAO/NSIAD-85-50) Subject: The Army's Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) is the ...
Date Jan. 18, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-40 Title

National Defense: Defense-Arranged Flights for Members of Congress To Vote on the Peacekeeper (MX) Program

NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS AN0 DlVlSlON B-215746 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Proxmire: Defense-Arranged Flights for Members of Congress to Vote on the Peacekeeper (MX) Program '(GAO/NSIAD-85-40) On June 4, 1984, you asked us to answer the following questions about flights that the Department of Defense (DOD) arranged for certain members of Congress so that they w...
Date Jan. 16, 1985 Report No. GGD-85-13 Title

Government Operations: U.S. Postal Service Procurement of Long-Life Delivery Vehicles

c BY THEUS. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Honorable Gerry Sikorski And The Honorable Robert Garcia House Of Representatives RELEASED U.S. Postal Service Procurement Long-Life Delivery Vehicles The Postal Service is planning to buy 99,150 long-life light delivery vehicles equipped with gasoline engines. The Service chose not to use diesel engines in any of these vehicles because there are ...
Date Dec. 18, 1984 Report No. 125858 Title

National Defense: Reducing the Cost of Weapons Acquisitions

3obsb For Release on Delivery Expected at 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 18, 1984 Gw?5s d STATEMENT OF BILL W. THURMAN DEPUTY DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION BEFORE THE AD HOC TASK FORCE ON SELECTED DEFENSE PROCUREMENTMATTERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES UNITED STATES SENATE ON REDUCING THE COST OF WEAPONSACQUISITIONS Mr. Chairman and Members of to be here of weapons...
Date Dec. 10, 1984 Report No. GGD-85-12 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Response to Questions About the Windfall Profit Tax on Alaskan North Slope Crude Oil

Request for copies of GAO reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling and information Services Facility P.O. Box 6015 Gaithersburg, Md. 20760 Telephone (202) 275-6241 The first fivrz copies of individual reports are free of charge. Additional copies of tw~nd Additional audit reports are $3.25 each. copies of unbound rrrport (i.e., letter reports) and most other pub...
Date Dec. 5, 1984 Report No. 125771 Title

National Defense: Navy's Projected Cost and Schedule Savings in the Acquisition of Nuclear Aircraft Carriers

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 9:OO A.M. WEDNESDAYp DECEMBER 1984 5, STATEMENT OF JOHN LANDICHO SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION BEFORETHE, COMMITTEEON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ON THE NAVY'S PROJECTEDCOST AND SCHEDULESAVINGS IN THE ACQUISITION OF NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIERS...
Date Nov. 30, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-5 Title

National Defense: DOD Manufacturing Technology Program--Management Is Improving But Benefits Hard To Measure

Report ToThe Subcommittee On Economic Stabilization Committee On Banking, Finance, And Urban Affairs , House of Representatives ~(:-I .Ii IE::. II t.: S-l?,TE! UN D S DOD ManufacturingTechnology Program--Management Is Improving But Benefits Hard To Measure 721~ DOD Manufacturing T’echnology Program provides mont?y, Illainly to defense contractors, to demonstrate inIti;ll “factory floor” appl...
Date Nov. 30, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-5A Title

National Defense: DOD Manufacturing Technology Program--Management Is Improving but Benefits Hard To Measure

DOD Manufacturing Technol~y Pr~ran~--Management Is Improving But Benefits Hard To Measure This supplement contains information on the projects GAO reviewed under the Department of Defense Manufacturing Technology Program. GAO/NSIAD-85-5A NOVEMBER 30, 1984 Office kTithin Project This volume contains information on the projects the General A~~ou~ti~g (GAG) reviewed. There are three sections--one for...
Date Nov. 28, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-8 Title

National Defense: Army Contracting Practices for Conventional Ammunition at Its Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated Plants

Report To The Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee On Preparedness, Committee On Armed Services, United States Senate Army Contracting Practices For Conventional Ammunition At its Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated Plants during 1983, the A rrrly spent about $926 rjliliion for contracts for its 25 governmentcl/wnc?cl, corltr~lctor-.ol)c!ratud ammunition (JIZIr’rtS. (iiAO c!v;tiluatf;d ttje A...
Date Nov. 27, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-15 Title

National Defense: Cost Projections for the B-1B Bomber Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS AND DIVISION NOVEMBER 27, 1984 B-206613 The Honorable Joseph P. Addabbo Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Cost Projections (GAOINSIAD-85-15) For The B-1B Bomber Program On February 2, 1984, you asked us to review the...
Date Nov. 7, 1984 Report No. GGD-85-7 Title

Government Operations: Justice Department's Use of Leased Office Space in the Washington, D.C. Area

BY THE US GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFlCi Report To The Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee On Separation Of Powers Committee On The Judiciary United States Senate I Justice Department’s Use Of Leased Space In The Washington, D.C., Area GAO developed information on the amount and cost of GSA leased space Justice is occupying in the Washington, D.C., area. Specifically, this report deals with --the n...
Date Nov. 2, 1984 Report No. RCED-85-14 Title

Transportation: Greater Use of Value Engineering Has the Potential To Save the Department of Transportation Millions in Construction Costs

Report To The Secretary Of Transportation Greater Use Of Value Engineering Has The Potential To Save The Department Of Transportation Millions In Construction Costs Value englneoring is a scientific method of analyzing a product or service so that its function can be provrtled at the lowest possible overall cost. When r~ppl~t?cl to Departrnent of Transportation federal-aid corlstruction programs, ...
Date Oct. 30, 1984 Report No. IMTEC-85-2 Title

Financial Management: Allegations of Contract Buy-In and Substantial Cost Increases in the Navy's Standard Automated Financial System

Report To The Secretary Of The Navy Allegations Of Contract Buy--in And Substantial Cost Increases In The Navy’s Standard Automated Financial System Senator William Proxmire asked GAO to reviewthe validity of allegations made to him regarding the Navy’s Standard Automated Financial System, currently under development. GAO did not find sufficient evidence to support the first allegation--that t...
Date Oct. 25, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-9 Title

National Defense: Analysis of DOD's Fiscal Year 1985 Multiyear Procurement Candidates

/arusQ REPORTBY THEUS General Accounting Office Analysis Of DOD’s Fiscal Year 1985 Multiyear Procurement Candidates Public Law 97-86 established criteria which must be met by DOD multiyear contract candidates. The criteria are that the multiy:ear contracts will benefit the government by saving money and improving contractors’ droductivity, and that the estimated contract c~ost and savings be r...
Date Oct. 23, 1984 Report No. HRD-85-2 Title

Health: No Need for Congress To Reverse 1981 Decision To Deny U.S. Merchant Seamen a Government-Financed Health Care Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OCTOBER 23, 1984 B-2.14194 The Honorable United States Daniel Senate K. Inouye The Honorable Joseph P. Addabbo on Defense Chairman, Subcommittee Committee on Appropriations Ilousc of Representatives Subject: No Need for the Congress to Reverse 1981 Decision to Deny U.S. Merchant Seamen a GovernmentFinanced Health Care Program (GAO/HRD-...
Date Oct. 23, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-12 Title

National Defense: Results of GAO's Review of DOD's Fiscal Year 1985 Ammunition Procurement and Production Base Programs

General Accounting Office Results Of GAO’s Review Of DOD’s Fiscal Year 1985 Ammunition Procurement And Production Base Programs Ttrt: Presrdent’s fiscal year 1985 Defense t)rrr&et rlt!qucst included $4.9 billion for ,111’~~111111711i(lrl items and $302.2 million for ~t?rltWrlc:lny iimmunltion production facilities. !At ttjt! rtxtuest of the Subcommittees on khftiknsr:: of tht: Mouse and Se...
Date Oct. 22, 1984 Report No. RCED-85-15 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Outlook for Expanding the Federal Research in Progress System

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 OFFICE RELEASED B-215212 (8,I * ;,-,, ,,, s,, OCTOBER 22, 1984 8, The Honorable Lloyd Bentsen Subcommittee on vice Chairman, Economic Goals and Intergovernmental Policy Joint Economic Committee Congress of the United States Dear Mr. Chairman: Outlook Progress ,, ".',, ,(;,, ss', 'I ( al&#' ,.(, ;, "_".,1 II III lllllllll 125654 Research in Su...
Date Oct. 15, 1984 Report No. RCED-85-40 Title

Energy: Status of Strategic Petroleum Reserve Activities as of September 30, 1984

General Accounting Office Status Of Strategic Petroleum Reserve Activities As Of September 30, 1984 Th# Dt:p;rrtrrrent of Energy reported that 70.h rnilllon barrels of oil were delivered to tt~c: iStr;ltc!ylc Petroleum Reserve during fisI;:II $~;tir 1984, for an average annual fill rate of 192,000 barrels per day. As of Sepher 30, 1984, the Reserve contained .I million barrels. Th~b rf:ptrrt discu...
Date Sept. 28, 1984 Report No. IMTEC-84-13 Title

Information Management: Opportunities for Public Housing Authorities To Develop and Acquire Computer-Based Management Information Systems

3 ’ ‘b UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20348 INFORMATION MANACJEMENT & TECHNOLOCiY DIVISION . SEPTEMBER 28,1984 B-212494 The Honorable Samuel R. Pierce Departmenteof Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Opportunities for Public Housing Authorities to More Economically and Effectively Develop and Acquire Computer-based Management Informa...
Date Sept. 27, 1984 Report No. IMTEC-84-25 Title

Information Management: Better Management Controls and ADP Requirements Analysis Can Help NASA Lewis Research Center

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 SEPTEMBER27.1984 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT I TECHNOLOGY DIVISION B-216267 The Honorable James M. Beggs National Aeronautics Administrator, and Space Administration Dear Mr. Beggs: Subject: Better Management Controls and ADP Requirements Analysis Can Help NASA Lewis Research Center To More Effectively Acquire Future ADP Resources (GAO/IMTE...
Date Sept. 27, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-151 Title

Government Operations: Review of Financial Arrangements for the 1983 Army-Navy Football Game

RELEASEDo' l UNITED STATES GEFAL WASHINGTON, “ACC~UNM+~G OFFICE D.C. 20546 NATIONAL lLCURtTV AND INlLIINAllONAL AlPAlM DIVI8lON SEPTEMBER 27,1984 B-214730 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: William Senate Proxmire Proxmire: Review of Financial Army-Navy Football Arrangements for the Game (GAO/NSIAD-84-151) 1983 In your request of November 28, 1983, you asked us to provide a comple...
Date Sept. 26, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-145 Title

National Defense: Cost and Benefits of Longevity Payments for Time Spent in the Delayed Entry Program

REPORT THEU.S. BY General Accounting Office Cost And Benefits Of Longevity Payments For Time Spent In The Delayed Entry Program The delayed entry program allows individuals to enlist but to delay reporting for duty, up to 12 months, until appropriate jobs and training are available. Time spent in the program counts as longevity for determining base pay. GAO’s analysis indicates that (1) no resea...
Date Sept. 26, 1984 Report No. 125221 Title

National Defense: Protest Filed by Holmes & Narver Services, Inc. and Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc.

) . . U N ITE D S T A T E S G E N E R A LA C C O U N T IN GO F F IC E W A S H IN G T O N ,D .C . 2 0 5 4 8 F O R R E L E A S E O N D E L IV E R Y E x p e c te d a t 2 :0 0 p .m . S e p te m b e r 2 6 , 1 9 8 4 S T A T E M E N TO F S E Y M O U R F R O S E A S S O C IA T E G E N E R A L C O U N S E L- P R O C U R E M E N T B E F O R ET H E S U B C O M M I T T E E N M O N E T A R Y& F IS C A L P O L ...
Date Sept. 26, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-54 Title

Health: Use of a Separate Carrier To Process Medicare Claims for Railroad Retirement Beneficiaries

Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Commerce, Transportation And Tourism Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives Use Of A Separate Carrier To Process Medicare Claims For Railroad Retirement Beneficiaries +x936 GAOIHRD-84-54 SEPTEMBER 26.1984 Request for copies of GAO reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling and Information Services Facility ...
Date Sept. 24, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-150 Title

Agriculture and Food: Establishing New Federal Food-Buying Procedures Would Help Eliminate Unnecessary Special Examinations

12, , V ' &XT BYTHEUS. General Accounting Office Establishing New Federal Food-Buying Procedures Would Help Eliminate Unnecessary Special Examinations iThe Departments of Agriculture and Defense and the iveterans Administration spend at least $2.5 billion a year !on food purchases. Special examinations (called certifiIcations) made at the food suppliers’ facilities to verify Icompliance with fed...
Date Sept. 21, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-61 Title

Energy: Defense Fuel Supply Center Procedures for Purchasing Strategic Petroleum Reserve Oil

REPORTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Defense Fuel Supply Center Procedures For Purchasing Strategic Petroleum Reserve Oil As one of a series of reviews on the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, GAO examined the procedures that the Defense Fuel Supply Center used to acquire about 130 million barrels of crude oil for the Reserve from February 1981 to May 1983. GAO found that the purchasing...
Date Sept. 11, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-112 Title

Income Security: Better Wage-Matching Systems and Procedures Would Enhance Food Stamp Program Integrity

“W 4 lq!l3 BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Agriculture Better Wage-Matching Systems And Procedures Would Enhance Fbod Stamp Program Integrity When partrcrpants In the Department of Agrrculture’s Food Stamp Program do not report all their earned Income, more food stamp benefits are Issued than necessary Such underreportrng IS the most srgnrfrcant cause of food st...
Date Sept. 7, 1984 Report No. IMTEC-84-21 Title

International Affairs: OMB Needs To More Fully Consider Government-Wide Implications in Its Telecommunications Initiatives

September B-215405 The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: 7, 1984 Subject: OMB Needs To More Fully Consider Government-Wide Implications In Its Telecommunications Initiatives (GAO/IMTEC-84-21) letter (see encl.), you expressed conIn an April 26, 1984, cern that government telecommunications costs may increase and noncompat...
Date Sept. 6, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-38 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Incomplete Participant Data Affect Reliability of Values Placed by Actuaries on Multiemployer Pension Plans

. . 12w”b BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Incomplete Participant Data Affect Reliability Of Values Placed By Actuaries On Multiemployer Pension Plans Perislon plan partlclpant data (age, years of service, and gerjder) are crucial In determtntng the actuarial value of perjslon plans GAO found, however, that many multiemployer penslon plans lack complete particip...
Date Aug. 21, 1984 Report No. GGD-84-79 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Accomplishments of FBI Undercover Operations

BYTHEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman And To The Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee On Civil And Constitutional Rights, Committee On The Judiciary House Of Representatives Accomplishments Of FBI Undercover Operations According to FBI criteria, the FBI accurately reported about 76 percent of undercover operations accomplishments in a sample of 859 fiscal year 1982 reported acc...
Date Aug. 21, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-85 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Closing the Department of Labor's Brooklyn Wage and Hour Area Office

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 WUMhN RUOURCU DIVWON August 21, 1984 B-215918 The Honorable Stephen J. Solarz House of Representatives Dear I4r. Solarz: Subject: Closing the Department of Labor's Brooklyn Wage and Hour Area Office (GAO/HRD-84-85) This is in response to your January 24, 1984, letter requesting us to determine what effect closing the Department of Labo...
Date Aug. 9, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-132 Title

National Defense: Department of Defense's Space Laser Program Plan--Status and Issues

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFlCE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NATJONAL INTERNATIONAL ILCUIIIW AFFAIR& AND DIVI$ION B-205805 AUG 9 I984 Lieutenant General James A. Abrahamson, Strategic Defense Initiative Director, Organization Department of Defense Subject: Dear General Jr., USAF The Department of Defense's Space Laser Program Plan--Status and Issues (GAO/NSIAD-84-132) Abrahamson: and of the Spac...
Date Aug. 8, 1984 Report No. GGD-84-73 Title

Government Operations: Information on the Status of Postal Service Costs and Mail Delivery Service Under the Postal Reorganization Act

’ BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE. Report ToThe Chairman, Subcommittee On Civil Service, Post Off ice, And General Services Committee On Governmental Affairs United States Senate Information On The Status Of Postal Service Costs And Mail Delivery Service Under The Postal Reorganization Act Rnacted rn 1970, the Postal Reorganization Act was the most comprehensive revision ever of postal legrsl...
Date Aug. 8, 1984 Report No. GGD-84-91 Title

Government Operations: Reductions in Coast Guard Leased Housing Can Achieve Savings

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Date Aug. 3, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-122 Title

Government Operations: Contracting Out Under OMB Circular A-76 at Selected Army and Navy Activities in Virginia

HC”;‘lj:“, jzLn t c, I ” ’ SITED STKW GENERAL A~~~UNTIW OX. 20548 OFFICE 12 q VW WASHINGTON, RELEASED NATIONAL INTCRNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAI 4 NO IVISION AUGUST B-214583 The Honorable Norman Sisisky House of Representatives Dear Mr. Sisisky: Contracting Out Under OMB Circular Selected Army and Navy Activities (GAO/NSXAD-84-122) I3 I I lllllIll IIi III 124888 3, 1984 Subject: A-76 at in Vi...
Date Aug. 1, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-148 Title

National Defense: Actions Taken on GAO Recommendations Concerning Civilian Agency Aircraft Management

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NATIONAL INWRNATIONAL SLCURITV AFFAIIIS AN0 DIVISION August 1, 1984 B-206232 The Honorable Byron L. Dorgan House of Representatives Dear Mr. Dorgan: Subject: 124830 Actions Taken on GAO Recommendations Concerning Civilian Agency Aircraft (GAO/NSIAD-84-148) Management In accordance with your letter of April 27, 1984, and subsequent disc...
Date July 31, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-178 Title

Energy: Natural Gas Price Increases in Los Angeles

- REPORi BVTK-dS. General Accounting Office Natural Gas Price Increases In Los Angeles /Vatural gas prrce Increases In recent years captured bongressronal and public attention. To determine hrhrch factors contributed to an average price increase bf 61 percent In the Los Angeles, California, area between April 1981 and April 1983, GAO obtained land analyzed mformatron from the drstrrbution com;pany...
Date July 31, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-84 Title

Health: VA Justification for Construction of Nursing Home Care Facilities at Durham, NC, and Prescott, AZ

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RWURCU DIVISION JULY 31, 1984 B-211565 The Honorable Jake Garn Subcommittee on Chairman, HUD-Independent Agencies Committee on Appropriations United States Senate The Honorable Alan K. Simpson Committee on Veterans' Chairman, Affairs United States Senate Subject: I I 124788 VA Justification for Construction of Nursing Home Care F...
Date July 24, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-104 Title

Natural Resources: Consolidating Federal Stream Forecasting Activities May Reduce Duplication of Resources and Effort

REPORTBY'THELJS. General Accounting Office Consolidating Federal Stream Forecasting Activities May Reduce Duplication Of Resources And Effort The Natlonal Weather Service and four agencies, lncludlng the Corps of Engineers, that operate federal water projects have Independent systems to rapldly collect Informatton on stream flow and preclpltatlon andforecasttheflow, volume, and height of a stream ...
Date July 23, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-143 Title

Energy: The Tennessee Valley Authority's Benefits and Cost for Rehabilitating the Ocoee No. 2 Hydroelectric Project

Report To The Honorable House Of Representatives Don Sundquist The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Benefits And Cost For Rehabilitating The Ocoee No. 2 Hydroelectric Project 1 t1c Tonn~!ssee Vnef i t/coc,t anal vsiq we would provide information of Ocoec No. 2, includon ‘:r’Vf’ra 1 ,l’;j”“‘E $ of TVA ’ r, rehabilitation i ncj t t~(k f”;t Im,lt rid cost- of the work and t-he recreat...
Date July 13, 1984 Report No. GGD-84-86 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Opportunities for Immigration and Naturalization Service To Improve Cost Recovery and Debt Collection Practices

BY THE US GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Attorney General Opportunities For Immigration And Naturalization Service To Improve Cost Recovery and Debt Collection Practices DGrlng fiscal year 1983, to recover costs for s&vices It provides, the lmmlgratlon and N$turallzatlon Service Increased many of tve fees It charges aliens applying for In+mlgratlon benefits These revisions will lnbrease f...
Date July 12, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-67 Title

Health: Payment Rates for Ambulatory Surgery Centers Are Higher Than Intended by HCFA

I ‘I 8 . I 1. 1.1. . . b&U11 IllaL VA 1 IL,r WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RmURCES DIVISION July ~2, 198-a Carolyne K. Davis, Ph.D., Administrator Health Care Financing Administration Department of Health and Human Services Dear Dr. Davis: II I’ I II III’ I II i IIlIll’i 1 MlllRl II lllll l 125078 J Subject: Payment Rates For Ambulatory Surgery Centers Are Higher Than Intended By The Health...
Date July 9, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-108 Title

International Affairs: Direct Contracting by the Agency for International Development Can Be Better Managed

l a I Q%+’ /gGQg , ‘ii? THEUS GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee African Affairs Committee On Foreign Relations United States Senate On Direct Contracting By The Agency For :lnternational Development Can Be ‘Better Managed ~The Agency for lnternatronal Development )contracts wrth indrvrduals, educatronal instrtutrons, non-profit organrzatrons, and private firms to ...
Date June 27, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-144 Title

Transportation: Delays and Increased Cost Result From the Zilwaukee, Michigan, Bridge Project Mishap

BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE ! Report To Senator Donald W. Riegle, Jr. Delays And Increased Cost Result From The Zilwaukee, Michigan, Bridge Project Mishap In August 1982 the Zilwaukee Bridge under construction on Interstate 75 near Sagmaw, Mrchrgan, experrenced a near collapse caused by the farlure of an expansion joint to withstand the loading stresses Imposed by construction actrvitres ju...
Date June 15, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-133 Title

National Defense: Navy Plan for Providing Centralized Office Space at the Washington Navy Yard Is Cost-Effective

BY THE US GENEPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Committee On Appropriations House Of Representatives Navy Plan For Providing Centralized Office Space At The Washington Navy Yard Is Cost-Effective The Navy plan to redevelop the Washington Navy Yard and move from leased office space has merit GAO estimates the federal government’s costs, in present value terms, would be $263 mIllIon le...
Date June 6, 1984 Report No. AFMD-84-65 Title

Financial Management: Inquiry Into Allegations Against the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection Board

B-214210 June 6, 1984 The Honorable Patricia Schroeder Chairwoman, Subcommittee on Civil Service Committee on Post Office and Civil Service House of Representatives Dear Madam Chairwoman: Subject: Inquiry Into Allegations Merit Systems Protection 124422 Against the Chairman, Board (GAO/AFMD-84-65) Pursuant to your request of January 26, 1984, we reviewed the anonymous allegations you received rega...
Date June 6, 1984 Report No. GGD-84-80 Title

Government Operations: Office of Personnel Management Should Defer Relocation of the Western Executive Seminar Center

Report To The Director, Office Of Personnel Management Office Of Personnel Management Defer Relocation Of The Western Executive Seminar Center GAO’s cost estimates show that moving the Western Executive Seminar Center from Denver to Grand Junction, Colorado, In time to begin fiscal year 1985 operations cannot @justified Such a relocation could result In additional costs to the government of more...
Date May 23, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-135 Title

Natural Gas in Philadelphia: Sources, Uses, and Prices

BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Honorable Arlen Specter United States Senate Natural Gas In Philadelphia: qources, Uses, And Prices Natural gas prices Increased substantrally bath at the natronal level and In Phrladelphra during the past 8 years. To provide Information on the natural gas situation In Phrladelphra from 1975 to 1983, G 0 focused on the munrcrpally owned a Rd regul...