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Date Feb. 26, 1982 Report No. MASAD-82-22 Title

National Defense: Opportunities Exist To Achieve Greater Standardization of Aircraft and Helicopter Seats

UNITED STATESGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20646 MISSION ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMS ACQUISITION DlVlSlON B-205807 FEBRUARY 26,1982 The Eonorable The Secretary Attention: Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Director, GAO Affairs Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Opportunities Exist to Achieve Greater Standardization of Aircraft and Helicopter Seats (MASAD-82-22) We reviewed the efforts of DOD and the...
Date Feb. 25, 1982 Report No. CED-82-45 Title

Transportation: Assessment of the Federal Aviation Administration's Plan To Close Its Denver and Honolulu Regional Offices

UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNT WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 February COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DIVISION Lms3 1982 25, B-206454 llllllllllll ll 117653 The Eonorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Gary W. Hart Senate Hart: Assessment of the Federal Aviation Administration's Plan To Close Its Denver and Honolulu Regional Offices (CED-82-45) asked us to review the Federal Your October 7, 1981, le...
Date Feb. 25, 1982 Report No. C-MASAD-82-12 Title

National Defense: The Air Force LANTIRN Program Must Surmount Some Formidable Difficulties

. y --,. I &’ I II r--j This is an unclassified digest a report containing classified REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES DIGEST ------ furnished security in lieu of information. ~“3T!Y~f==cL. )1770/ THE AIR FORCE LANTIRN PROGRAMMUST SURMOUNTSOME FORMIDABLE DIFFICULTIES The Air Force's Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared System for Night (LANTIRN), began full-scal...
Date Feb. 16, 1982 Report No. PAD-82-26 Title

Budget and Spending: How Much Does the Federal Government Spend on Economic Modeling Activities?

j 1 f 1 / (cl,, UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNT~NG oFFiCE WASHIMGToM, D.C. 20546 PROGRAM ANALYSIS DIVISION B-206199 RELEASED FEBRUARY 16,1982 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Lloyd M. Bentsen Senate Bentsen: llllllllllllll II 117705 How Much Does the Federal Government Spend on Economic Modeling Activities? ' (PAD-82-26) On May 22, 1981, you requested tha t we identify fiscal year 1978...
Date Feb. 10, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-43 Title

Information Management: Opportunities for Reducing the Cost of the 1982 Agricultural and Economic Censuses

B-206257 The Honorable Robert Garcia Chairman, Subcommittee on Census and Population Committee on Post Office and Civil Service House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Opportunities for Reducing the Cost of the 1982 Agricultural and Economic Censuses (GGD-82-43) RELEASED Mill 1111 117604 Subject: report is in partial response to your letter of June and subsequent discussions with your office o...
Date Feb. 9, 1982 Report No. 117446 Title

National Defense: Department of Defense Major Weapon Systems Acquisitions Procedures

. :, I . . N UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1O:OO A.M. TUESDAY, FtiBPUARY 9, 1982 . STATEMENT OF CHARLES A. BOWSHER COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES before the COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES UNITED STATES SENATE on DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEMS ACQUISITION PROCEDURES llllllllllllll ll 117446 Mr. Chairman and Memb...
Date Feb. 5, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-38 Title

Income Security: Information on Selected Legal Services Activities in North Carolina

UNITES STAJES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC. 20548 1177y The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Jesse Helms Senate Helms: ,Information on Selected Legal in North Carolina!(HRD-82-38) Services Activities This report presents the resultsof our review of Legal Serv(LSNC), and one of its subgrantees, ices of North Carolina, Inc. Our review focused Eastern Carolina Legal Services,...
Date Feb. 2, 1982 Report No. AFMD-82-10 Title

Financial Management: Improvements Still Needed in Recouping Administrative Costs of Foreign Military Sales

Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Improvements Still Needed In Recouping Administrative Costs Of Foreign Millby Sales Defense is still unable to determine whether the surcharge on sales to foreign customers is sufficient to recover, as required by law, the full costs of administering the foreign military sales program, Budget estimates necessary to obtain reimbursement for certain costs incu...
Date Jan. 20, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-32 Title

Do Aged Medicare Patients Receive More Costly Routine Nursing Services: Evidence Inconclusive

I , BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Do Aged Medicare Patients Receive More Costly Routine Nursing Services? Evidence Inconclusive Medicare now assumes that it is more costly for hospitals to provide routine nursing services to aged than to nonaged inpatients and pays hospitals a premium. This is called the Medicare routine nursing salary cost differential. Howeve...
Date Jan. 12, 1982 Report No. FPCD-82-15 Title

Government Operations: Ex-Service Member Eligibility for Unemployment Compensation

. : * GENERAL OF THE DC. UNITED STATES 20S48 II,SfB cOMP-,-ROLLER RELEASED ~mTr?rCTEB) WASHINGTON -f&d tQ b@ M~s~x! outside the General ~-205735 JANUARY l&1982 The Honorable Sam Gejdenson House of Representatives Dear Mr. Gejdenson: Subject: .; .Ex-Service Kember Eligibility Unemployment Compensation for f(FPCD-82-15) This responds to your September 15, 1981, request that we provide you with infor...
Date Jan. 7, 1982 Report No. MASAD-82-12 Title

National Defense: Observations on the Navy's New Guided Missile Destroyer

U& Sk&s GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MISSION ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMS ACClUlSlTlON DIVISION B-205886 JANUARY 7‘1982 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Dear Mr. John F. Lehman of the Navy Comptroller of . the Navy (NCB-53) Secretary: Observations on the Navy's New Guided Destroyer --DDGX (MASAD-82-12) Missile Subject: We have completed our review of the new class guided missil...
Date Dec. 22, 1981 Report No. PLRD-82-24 Title

National Defense: Realignment of Aircraft Maintenance Mission

T@@ Honorable Allen E Erter l House 0f Representatives The Honorable William F. Goodling House of Representatives Subject: Roalinement of Aircraft ' (PI&D-82-24) Maintenance Mission On July 20, 1981, you asked us to evaluate the Department of for tealining its aircraft ma&ntenance the Army's justification mission from the New Cumberland Army Depot, Pennsylvania, to the, Corpus Christi Army Depot, ...
Date Dec. 17, 1981 Report No. CED-82-26 Title

Natural Resources: Proposed Relocation and Consolidation of the Soil Conservation Service at Fort Worth, Texas

December COhilMWNlW dWLLWMENt AND ECQNC’ MIC DIVl$l~N 17, 1981 B-205850 The Honorable Steny H. Hoyer House of Representatives Dear Mr. Hoyer: nil III 117100 Subject: Proposed Relocation/Consolidation of the Soil Conservation Service’ s Cartographic, Employee and Information Staffs at Fort Worth, Development, Texas ‘ (CED-82-26) This report is in response to your July 15, 1981, letter asking ...
Date Dec. 16, 1981 Report No. MASAD-82-9 Title

National Defense: Air Force Purchase of 30mm Gun Pod System

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20948 MISSION ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMS ACOUISITION OlVlSlON B-205764 DECEMBER 16.1981 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Assistant for Audit Reports Dear Mr. Secretary8 Subjects Air Force Purchase (MASAD-82-9) of 3Omm Gun Pod System We are concerned that the Air Force has entered into a highly concurrent develo...
Date Dec. 14, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-119S Title

Natural Resources: Mining on National Park Service Lands--What Is at Stake?

SUPPLEMENT WE REPORT TiiE TO BY Comptroller General OF THF UNITED STATES Mining On National Park Service Lands--What Is At Stake? This report supplement contains GAO’s analysis and response to the Department of the Interior’s delayed comments on the draft of the issued report. GAO is responding to the comments because Interior failed to address several issues in the report and gave no indicati...
Date Dec. 10, 1981 Report No. PAD-82-24 Title

Budget and Spending: Cost of the Recent Partial Shutdown of Government Offices

. COhPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE UNITED STATES 3 1 &‘Gi O.C. 2osu B-202135 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Alan Cranston Senat&& Cranston: Cost to the Government of the Recent Partial Shutdown of Government Offices (PAD-82-24) I 119804 This is in response to your oral request that the General Accounting Office provide you the costs to the Government of the recent partial...
Date Dec. 9, 1981 Report No. 117010 Title

Natural Resources: Corps of Engineers' Benefit-Cost Computation for the Stonewall Jackson Lake Project

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 . FOR RELEASE ON DBLIVERY EXPECTED WEDNESDAYMORNING DECEMBER 9, 1981 STATBMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY, AND NATURAL RESOURCES HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTOPERATIONS ON THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS' BENEFIT-COST COMPUi?ATION FOR THE STONEwALL JACKS...
Date Nov. 23, 1981 Report No. 116913 Title

Transportation: Procurement of Support Services at the Transportation Systems Center

m I UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DIVISION MN 2 3 1981 Mr. Howard Dugoff Administrator, Research and Special Programs Administration Department of Transportation Dear Mr. Dugoff: Procurement of Support Services At the Transportation Systems Center Sublect: We recently began a review of the role, functions, and management of the Tra...
Date Nov. 18, 1981 Report No. 116885 Title

Health: Agent Orange

c 5 * . UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m., Est. November 18, 1981 Wednesday, SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ROBERT A. PETERSON, SENIOR ASSOCIATE HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON VETERXJ!JS' AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ON AGENT ORANGE GAO has studies by the of reviewed Orange the draft protocol to the that for DIRE...
Date Nov. 18, 1981 Report No. EMD-82-16 Title

Energy: The Costs and Benefits of Alternative Funding Levels for the Department of Energy's Light Water Reactor Improvement Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20546 Acceunthp Utafie NRoGY AND MINENALS DIVISION M T RESTRICE ED _ an F- * ._ ?' + mi-e C.;'i . . . te tenr approval f Oco Accbunthe by the Office ef - -^--- November 18, 1981 B-202377 The Honorable Richard L. Ottinger Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr....
Date Nov. 17, 1981 Report No. 116886 Title

Government Operations: OMB Circular A-76

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING 20548 OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 8:30 A.M. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1981 STATEMENT ROBERT M. GJLROY, PROCUREMENT, SENIOR OF ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR DIVISION LOGISTICS AND READINESS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS AFFAIRS HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' CIRCULAR A-76 Mr. Chairman and Members o= the Subcommittee: We are h...
Date Nov. 12, 1981 Report No. MASAD-82-6 Title

National Defense: DOD Should Defer Buying New TACAN Equipment and Evaluate Other Alternatives

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, . . MISSION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND ACQUISITION DIVISION D.C. 20548 .. LM116856 IllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIII B-203651 NOVEMBER12,1981 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Dear Mr. Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Assistant for Audit Reports 116856 Secretary: DOD Should Defer Buying New TACAN Equipment and Evaluate Other Alternatives (MASAD-82-6...
Date Nov. 10, 1981 Report No. 116840 Title

Health: Expanded Home Health Care

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.ml. Tuesday, November 10, 1981 STATEMENTOF ELEANOR CHELIMSKY DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE FOR PROGRAM EVALUATION I I BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES UNITED STATES SENATE ON EXPANDEDHOME HEALTH CARE We are pleased to be here today to testify on the iswe of / borne health care and S. 23...
Date Nov. 10, 1981 Report No. CED-82-10 Title

Natural Resources: Information on the Army Corps of Engineers' Contracting for Dredging Work on the Great Lakes

y OFFICE e/l UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D C 20548 4 0 11687 November COMMUNITY DEVELGPMENT AND ECONOMIC DIVISION 10, 1981 B-205392 The donorable United States Dear Senator Sublect. Donald Senate Rlegle: W. Rlegle, Jr. 116870 Infornatlon on tne ;Irqy Contracting for Dredging Lakes ’ (CED-82-10) Cor?s vJork of Znglqeers’ on t?e Great In accordance with your Yay 14, 1981, reques...
Date Nov. 5, 1981 Report No. 116830 Title

Government Operations: Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1981 STATEMENT OF ROBERT M. GILROY, PROCUREMENT, SENIOR ASSOCIATE AND READINESS DIRECTOR DIVISION LOGISTICS BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' ON OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET CIRClJLAR A-76 AFFAIRS 116830 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: We are revie...
Date Nov. 4, 1981 Report No. 116831 Title

Government Operations: The General Services Administration's Cleaning Program

WASHINGTON, D. C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT lo:00 A.M. EST WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1981 STATEMENT OF BRIAN L. USILANER ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADVOCACY AND THE FUTURE OF SMALL BUSIYESS I UNITED STATES SENATE I 116831 ON THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION'S CLEANING PROGRAM Mr. Chairman We are p...
Date Nov. 2, 1981 Report No. B-204163 Title

Government Operations: [Comments of a Proposed Amendment to Federal Procurement Regulations]

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 Z OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL November 2, 1981 B-204163 Mr. Philip G. Read Director Federal Procurement Regulations Directorate Office of Acquisition Policy General Services Administration Dear Mr. Read: By letter dated July 20, 1981, you requested our comments on a proposed amendment to Federal Procurement Regulations (FPR). The amendme...
Date Nov. 2, 1981 Report No. B-204190 Title

National Defense: [Comments on a Proposed Amendment to Defense Acquisition Regulation]

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL B-204190 November 2, 1981 Mr. James T. Brannan Director Defense Acquisition Regulatory Council Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Dear Mr. Brannan: By letter dated July 31, 1981, you requested our comments on a proposed amendment to Defense Acquisition Regulation § 2-407.3. ...
Date Oct. 21, 1981 Report No. 090829 Title

National Defense: DOD Major Weapon Systems Acquisition Procedures

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:00 a.m. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 21, 1981 STATEMENT OF CHARLES A. BOWSHER COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES before Governmental United the Committee Senate Affairs States on Department Major of Defense Weapon Systems Procedures Acquisition Mr. Chairman and Members of to have of the the Committee: o...
Date Oct. 21, 1981 Report No. EMD-82-3 Title

Energy: Economic Impact of Closing Zion Nuclear Facility

RESTFNCTEL) RELEASED A~cornntir~g~OSSic~ Nat to be roleaaed outeide the &m?*al except on the basis of apaciirc agptuval p&w rwl c Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Economic Impact Of Closing Zion Nuclear Facility Thej Zion nuclear plant’s close proximity to opulated Chicago area has raised the lheavily questions ag out the safety of its continued operations. Zion’s loss would reduce powe...
Date Oct. 20, 1981 Report No. MASAD-82-5 Title

National Defense: Budgetary Pressures Created by the Army's Plan To Procure New Major Weapon Systems Are Just Beginning

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report.To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Budgetary Pressures Created By The Army’ Plans To Procure New Major s Weapon Systems Are Just Beginning The Army is now facing the problem of funding the procurement of all 14 of its new major weapon Recent experience has systems. shown that as new Army weapons begin production, procurement costs run considerably higher than anti...
Date Oct. 20, 1981 Report No. 116665 Title

Environmental Protection: Financial and Operational Problems at Three Mile Island

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 10:00 A.M. OCTOBER20, 1981 / STATEMENTOF J. DEXTER PEACH DIRECTOR, ENERGYAND MINERALS DIVISION BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEEON ENERGYAND NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE SENATE COMMITTEEON ENVIRONMENTAND PUBLIC WORKS, SUBCOMMITTEE NUCLEAR REGULATION ON UNITED STATES SENATE Mr. Chairman, ~ the financial we appreciate t...
Date Oct. 16, 1981 Report No. AFMD-82-9 Title

Information Management: Misuse of SBA's 8(a) Program Increased Cost for Many ADP Equipment Acquisitions

Report To The Chairman, Committee On Government Operations House Of Representatives OF THEUNITEDSTATES Misuse Of SBA’s 8(a) Program increased Cost For Many ADP Equipment Acquisitions The Small Business Administration, under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, gives noncompetitive Government contracts and other aid to socially and economically disadvantaged businesses to help them become self...
Date Oct. 7, 1981 Report No. PLRD-82-5 Title

National Defense: The Department of the Interior's Office of Aircraft Services Should Not Be Abolished

BY THE’ COMPTROLLER GENERAL Reiport To The Chairman, Committee 00 Interior And Insular Affairs, House Of Representatives OF THEUNITEDSTATES The Department Of The Interior’ s Office Of Aircraft Services Should Not Be Abolished The Department of the Interior’ Office of s Aircraft Services was established in July 1973 with ‘ responsibility for managing aircraft services ~to meet Interior’ n...
Date Oct. 7, 1981 Report No. 116600 Title

Veterans Affairs: The VA Efforts To Consolidate Computer Programming Resources at a Single Location

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D. C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 8:30 AM Wednesday, October 7, 1981 STATEMENT OF MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCESDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS ON THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION'S EFFORTS TO CONSOLIDATE COMPUTERPROGRAMMING RESOURCESAT A SINGLE L...
Date Sept. 30, 1981 Report No. FPCD-81-77 Title

Government Operations: Expanding the Efficiency Review Program for Commercial Activities Can Save Millions

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FEDERAL COMPENSATION PERSONNEL DIVISION AN0 B-201794 SEPTEMBER 30,198l The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Secretary: Expanding the Efficiency Commercial Activities (FPCD-81-77) Review Program Can Save Millions for Subject: We have)~ completed a limited survey of the Department of Defense's (DOD's) prog...
Date Sept. 30, 1981 Report No. FPCD-81-78 Title

Government Operations: Increased Agency Use of Efficiency Guidelines for Commercial Activities Can Save Millions

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FEDERAL COMPIWSATION PERSONNEL DIVISION AN0 B-201794 SEPTEMBER 30,1987 The Honorable David A. Stockman Director, Office of Management and Budget Dear Mr. Stockman: Increased Agency Use of For Commercial Activities (FPCD-81-78) Efficiency Guidelines Can Save Millions Subject: We have completed a limited survey of the Office of Managemen...
Date Sept. 30, 1981 Report No. FPCD-81-70 Title

Variable Housing Allowance: Rate Setting Criteria and Procedures Need To Be Improved

Comptro!ler General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Variable H’ousing Allowance: Rate Setting Criteria And Procedures Need To Be Improved Congress authorized the uniformed services to begin paying a variable housing allowance in October 1980, and it became an entitlement on September 30, 1981. The variable housing allowance is currently based on the amounts military members say they pay for housing. GAO dis...
Date Sept. 29, 1981 Report No. CED-81-155 Title

Transportation: Questioned Highway Safety Program Costs in Mississippi

* . BYTHEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Honorable Joh’n C. Stennis United Staites Senate Questioned Highway Safety Program Costs In Mississippi The Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General conducted two audits of the Mississippi State Highway Safety Grant Program at the request of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. GAO believes that the State’s ...
Date Sept. 24, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-119 Title

Natural Resources: Mining on National Park Service Lands--What Is at Stake?

BYTHE COMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Mines And Mining, House Committee On Interior And insular Affairs Of The United States OF THEUNITEDSTATES Mining On National Park Service Lands - What Is At Stake? The Department of the Interior recommended to the Congress in 1979 that mining claims on certain National Park Service lands be acquired forenvironmental protection. GAO f...
Date Sept. 22, 1981 Report No. 116558 Title

Financial Management: Financial and Operational Problems at Three Mile Island

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,nr Y.W. FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 10:00 A.M. SEPTEMBER 22, 1981 STATEMENTOF J. DEXTERPEACH DIRECTOR, ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE ENERGY ON CONSERVATION AND POWER U.S. HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES 116558 H.R. 2512 encompassestwo critical issues stemming from the TMI-2 accidentincreased insurance cbverage and cleanup fundin...
Date Sept. 18, 1981 Report No. CED-81-157 Title

Agriculture and Food: Storage Cost Data on CCC-Owned Dairy Commodities

* “: p UNITEDSTATES GENERALACCOUNT~NG OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 SEPTEMBER 18,198l B-204783 The Honorable Don J. Pease House of Representatives Dear Mr. Pease: Subject: Storage Cost Data on CCC-Owned Dairy Commodities (CED-81-157) - .. .- ~ In reponse to your August 28, 1981, request and subsequent we obtained certain cost data on discussions with your office, the federally owned dairy produc...
Date Sept. 17, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-133 Title

Income Security: States' Efforts To Detect Duplicate Public Assistance Payments

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE RELEASED HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION B-204525 SEPTEMBER 17,198l The Honorable Robert J. Dole Chairman, Committee on Finance United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: States' Efforts to Detect Duplicate Assistance Payments (HRD-81-133) Public Subject: At the request of the former Chairman of the Finance Commitinformation on States' efforts to make intrastate tee, ...
Date Sept. 14, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-105 Title

Energy: Burdensome and Unnecessary Reporting Requirements of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act Need To Be Changed

l.l J llh~ BY THE‘COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Burdensome And Unnecessary Reporting Requirements Of The Public Utility Regulatory Poli& Act Ned To Be Changed The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 establishes ratemaking and regulatory standards for electric utilities. The act requires the Department of Energy to annually report to the Congress on State...
Date Aug. 26, 1981 Report No. FPCD-81-60 Title

Government Operations: Alternatives to the Current Method of Computing General Schedule Pay

1981 Chair, Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits Committee on Post Office and Civil Service House of Representatives Dear Madam Chair: Subject: Alternatives to the Current Method i! General Schedule Pay (FPCD-81-60) 2 of I 116278 Computing This report responds to your March 10, 1981, letter requesting us to determine the costs that could be saved if the method of compensating General...
Date Aug. 24, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-78 Title

Budget and Spending: GSA's Cleaning Costs Are Needlessly Higher Than in the Private Sector

. ‘. BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL! OF THEUNITEDSTATES $6#~ / d-@- ’ l * Report ToThe Congress GSA’s Cleaning Costs Are Needlessly Higher Than In The Private Sector The General Services Administration is spending several million dollars more per year than is necessary to clean office buildings. Because of high wages and low productivity, GSA spent, in four regions studied, over 50 percent more to...
Date Aug. 20, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-109 Title

Energy: Simplifying the Federal Coal Management Program

1 , t i3Y It It US GE_NERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of The Interior Simplifying The Federal Coal Management Program Development of coal under Federal leases and biding lease applications could be speeded 111) ant! the: administrative hurclen on the DeI)artment of the Interior reduced--by simplifyincj many of the r)roceclures for admin isterjnq ttle leases and processing the lease...
Date Aug. 18, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-53 Title

National Defense: DOD Can Save Millions by Using Less Expensive Packaging for Small Arms Training Ammunition

BY TtiE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFlCi To The Secretary Of Defense DOD Can Save Millions By Using Less Expensive Packaging For Small Arms Training Ammunition The Department of Defense is paying more than it needs to for ammunition intended for small arms training. Such ammunition, 5.56-mm. and 7.62-mm., is bought in combat packs and is equipped with items, such as bendoliers and stripper clips, that...
Date July 23, 1981 Report No. 115900 Title

Special Publications: The Use of Obsolescent Computers Involves Unnecessary Costs and Problems

t 4 BY PAN A, PUCHALIK NEW YK REGIONAL OFFICE O U ,S G!iNEW-\L ACCOUNTING OFF1CE AT GAITHUZSBURG, M ,D GOOD AFTERNOON, I AM PLEASED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TU SPEAK AT YOUR CONFERENCE O N IN ADP MANAGEMENT, ADVANCE; COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY HAVE FORTUITOUSLY PROVIDED THE GOVERNMENT PROBLEMS WITH ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS TO PRESENT OBSOLESCENCE IMPLEMENTING SEVERAL MODERN COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY CAN HELP ACHIEVE ...
Date July 22, 1981 Report No. 115901 Title

Government Operations: [Need To Maximize RPV Use Where Suited To Save Lives and Dollars]

LNXED TO MAXIMIZE RPV USE WERE SUITED TO SAVE LIVES AND DOLLARS) PAPER PmSENTED BY RAYMOND A . HAUTALA GROUP DIRECTOR MISSION XYALYSIS AND SYSTEMS ACQUISITION DIVISION u .s . GENERAL ACCOUNT~NG OFFICE BEFORE THE ASSOCIATION FOR UNMANNED VEHICLE SYSTEMS WASHINGTON, D.C. J U L Y 22, 1981 I Ul PLEASED T O BE HERE TODAY T O D I S C U S S THE RECENT GENERAL ACCOUNTING O F F I C E ,WPORT T I T L E D "DO...