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Date April 30, 1980 Report No. ID-80-16 Title

International Affairs: Financial and Other Constraints Prevent Eximbank From Consistently Offering Competitive Financing for U.S. Exports

a BY THECOMPTROLLER*&iii?AL OF THEUNITEDSTATES yjQ#b!g112516 I 8 Report ToThe Congress Financial And Other Constraints Prevent Eximbank From Consistently Offering Competitive Financ.ing For U.S.Exports When financing from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Eximbank) is not as attractive or available as governmentsupported export financing offered by other countries, U.S. exporters are at...
Date April 28, 1980 Report No. 112213 Title

Veterans Affairs: Bills To Deny Veterans' Benefits to Certain Former Servicemen

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:OO A.M. MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1980 112213 STATEMENT OF H. L. KRIEGER, DIRECTOR FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION HEARINGS BEFORE THE ci 0 CICOMPENSATION, PENSION,INSURANCESUBCOMMITTEE ON AFFAIRS AND MEMORIAL COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON l- BILLS TO ...
Date April 18, 1980 Report No. PAD-80-72 Title

Information Management: Analysis of Requirements for Recurring Reports to the Congress

F’ROGRAM ANf.LYSIS &xVl5lON B--198190 ~1~; Honorable William ?J. Roth, Jr. -9 e Ranking Xino r i ty i~lC?.mber ct” Suhcomnittee on Intergovernmental c tJ CP 56 Relations Committee on Governmental Affairs United S tatca Senate Dear Mr. Roth: .N-li nalysis Reports 113345 Subject: of to - for Recurring (PAD-50-72) In response to the letter of November 5, 1979., from the informa&ink Hoewing of .yo...
Date April 16, 1980 Report No. 112087 Title

Comments on Funding of State and Local Government Pension Plans: A National Problem

REPARKS OF JOSEPH F. DM1YJ ES-UIRE GU!F~AL ACCOQNIRIG OFFICF : S' - IG-:AT CM 4 R : gf- /. : 4 / :~~~~~~~~T :-0 -A1LONF tEM5 PJBLIC -EFPLOYEE EEIRUENTS SYSTEVS APRIL 16. 1930 I _ AM PLEASE-TQTB T HEREIODAY J-O -iITH YOU THE CEN"E :A:L -DISCUSS ACCOUNTING OFFICE REPOT DFUING OF-STATE AND LOL Co'-tNT PENSION ON WHY WE UNDERTCOK THIS PLANS: A RA1TIONAL -PROBLE I J WILL TOUCH BRIEFLY STUDY AND HOW WE ...
Date April 3, 1980 Report No. B-198318 Title

Government Operations: Significant Savings Resulting From GAO Accomplishments

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 Whitten Chairman, Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: ttX-fo+ 1t / 'a.? Honorable Jamie L. '_{9951?1 r 3 ~~~~~~~APRs me 4 T 198. n j 75 In our recent appropriation hearings before the Subcommittee on Legislative Branch of the House Appropriations Committee, I mentioned that the work of the General A...
Date March 28, 1980 Report No. PAD-80-25 Title

Government Operations: The Congress Should Consider Exploring Opportunities To Expand and Improve the Application of User Charges by Federal Agencies

--. . BY THE COMPTROLLER -GENERAL .-,, Report ToThe Congress ’ OF THE UNITEDSTATES The Congress Should Consider Exploring Opportunities To Expand And improve The Application Of User Charges By Federal Agencies Federal agencies provide goods, services, and privileges that benefit identifiable recipients. Charging for these benefits is equitable since it assures that costs are borne by beneficiari...
Date Feb. 29, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-65 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Reliability of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's Estimated Cost of Proposed Revisions to the Multiemployer Pension Plan Insurance Program

!, COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASXlNGTOt4. OF THE UNITED LOUI) STATES D.C. B-197840 FEBRUARY29.1980 The Honorable Harrison A. Williams, Chairman, Committee on Labor and Human Resources United States Senate sEn)07/ 06 Dear Mr. Jr. RELEASED Chairman: , .. Subject: /Reliability of the Pension Benefit Zuaranty Corporation's Estimated Cost of Proposed Revisions to the Multiemployer Pension Plan Insurance Prog...
Date Feb. 20, 1980 Report No. PSAD-80-26 Title

Government Operations: Potential for Savings and Improvements Needed in DOE Contracting for Moving and Storage Services

.. UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 CNUQY AND MINERAM DIVISION B-196905 FEBRUARY 2% lBB0 The Honorable The Secretary Charles W. Duncan, of Energy Jr. Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: LF otential 9 We reviewed DOE’s use of contracts for office moving and storage services in the Washington, D.C., area as part of a Government-wide review of contracting for these services t...
Date Feb. 14, 1980 Report No. PSAD-80-24 Title

F/A-18 Naval Strike Fighter: Its Effectiveness Is Uncertain

BY THE COMPTROiL-ER GENERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES j 25%w Report To The Congress F/A-l 8 Naval Strike Fighter: Its Effectiveness Is Uncertain Preliminary tests indicate that the F/A-l8 weapon system is superior in a number of areas to the aircraft it is to replace--the F-4, A-4, and A-7. However, until the F/A-18’ s deficiencies, including those in its armament systems, are resolved, its effectiven...
Date Feb. 14, 1980 Report No. FPCD-80-41 Title

Government Operations: Retirement Benefits for Panama Canal Employees

COMTIROUER OUWRAL WA8WINaluNr OF TNE D.C. UNlRb CTA- so540 B-197657 d\ The Honorable Gladys Noon Spellman on Compensation Chair, Subcommittee c'ipci and Employee Benefits Committee on Post Office and Civil Service House of Representatives Dear Madam Chair: FEBRUARY 14,198O 6 Benefits for Panama Canal (FPCD-80-41) -...- i ...--+-_. ( 3 Your letter of November 15, 1979, asked us to evaluate the Offi...
Date Feb. 12, 1980 Report No. PSAD-80-25 Title

Government Operations: Financial Status of Major Federal Acquisitions September 30, 1979

‘c ” . . BY THECOMPTROLLiR GENERAL 6 Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Financial Status Of Major Federal Acquisitions September 30, 1979 Federal departments’ and agencies’ major acquisitions are presently estimated to cost $607 billion at completion; earlier estimates were $346 billion, Costs increased $261 billion, or 75 percent, and are shown in this report for 940 civil and milit...
Date Jan. 29, 1980 Report No. CED-80-48 Title

Agriculture and Food: Corrective Action, Reported by Department of Agriculture on a Factor Involving Federal Rice Deficiency Payments, Has Not Been Implemented

%114824 SANUARY 29,lQsO I 111435 II c,,; *Senate Committee enate Committee TP u-+$!ouseCommittee ( dHouse Committee Subject: Cbairaea ,,3 on Governmental Affairs 0 GiQQD Q0 +YC-> on Appropriations on Government Operations 01~~00 on Appropriations ~63~~ Action, Reported by Department is orrective of Agriculture on a Factor Involving Federal Rice Deficiency Payments, Has Not (CED-80-48) Seen fmpleme...
Date Jan. 11, 1980 Report No. LCD-80-20 Title

National Defense: How Military Postal Service Operations Can Be Improved

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES II 9 Report To The Congress How Military Postal Service Operations Can Be Improved This report identifies opportunities for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Postal Service to improve the effectiveness of the A major finding Military Postal Service. involves the savings available by diverting low priority parcels bound for the United States from...
Date Jan. 7, 1980 Report No. PAD-80-37 Title

Government Operations: Comments on H.R. 3263

COMPTROlLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE zodu UNITED STATES 13-163628 January 7, 1980 Tile Honorable Peter W. Rodino, COThilittee on the Chairman, Judiciary House of Representatives Dear tir. Chairman: Jr. L This letter is in response to your request for our the Regulation Reform Act of 1979. comments on i-1.R. 3263 on this bill before the ince we have al read d testified Relations, Subcommitte...
Date Jan. 3, 1980 Report No. PSAD-80-15 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: NASA Should Provide the Congress Complete Cost Information on the Space Telescope Program

-BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress OF THE UNITED STATES NASA Should Provide The Congress Complete Cost Information On The Space Telescope Program NASA's space telescope will be the largest, most complex space observatory ever developed. Life-cycle costs--$530 million in development costs, including $296 million for project reserves, and $600 million in operations costs to the year ...
Date Jan. 2, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-37 Title

Health: Analysis of Potential Alternative Sites for the Proposed New San Diego Naval Hospital

-:;'::.. COMPTROLLER GENtWiL dH . ,^ THE UNITED STATES 20548 "':zi2' _WASHINGTON. D.C. B-183256 JANUARY 2, 1980 The Honorable Jamie L. Whitten Chairman, Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: nalysis of Potential Alternative Sites or the Proposed New San Diego Naval Hospital (HRD-80-37) Your July 31, 1979, letter requested that we evaluate the advantages a...
Date Dec. 14, 1979 Report No. CED-80-14 Title

Natural Resources: Federal Drive To Acquire Private Lands Should Be Reassessed

Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES The Federal Drive To Acquire Private Lands Should Be Reassessed The Federal Government owns over one-third of all U.S. land with authorization to acquire up to $4 billion of private land during the next 11 years. The National Park, Forest, and Fish and Wildlife Services had been following a general practice of acquiring as much private land as possible regar...
Date Dec. 12, 1979 Report No. HRD-80-20 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Workplace Safety and Health Hazards at DOD Installations

%Z·RESTRICTED, Accounting Office exoept.n# the basis of specific approval by the Office of Congressional Relations. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 205B Not to be released outside *th61enera l Of B-163375 DECEMBER 12, 1979 The Honorable Jamie Whitten, Chairman Committee on Appropriations /!2 House of Representatives Subject: Workplace Safety and Health Hazards at B rama ...
Date Dec. 11, 1979 Report No. 111075 Title

Entering a Nursing Home: Costly Implications for Medicaid and the Elderly

UnITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. EST TUESDAY, DECEi?BER II, 1979 STATEMENT OF HARRY S. HAVENS DIRECTOR,PROGRAM ANALYSIS DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOl!fMITTEE ON HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE ON ENTERING A NURSING HO%fE; COSTLY IMPLICATIONS MEDICAID AND THE ELDERLY FOR , ‘,, ‘, Ill...
Date Nov. 26, 1979 Report No. PAD-80-12 Title

Health: Entering a Nursing Home--Costly Implications for Medicaid and the Elderly

OF THEUNITEDSTATES Entering A Nursing Home-Costly Implications For Medicaid And The Elderly Medicaid has become the chief support of nursing home care for the chronically impaired elderly. However, many of these recipients could have remained in their own homes or communities if long-term health and social services were available to them. Factors leading to premature stitutional care include: or a...
Date Nov. 19, 1979 Report No. HRD-80-23 Title

Income Security: Indirect Costs of the Social Security Administration's Disability Programs Are Excessive and Should Be Reduced

REPORT BY THE 1D%%S Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES Indirect Costs Of The Social Security Administration’s Disability ProgramsAre Excessive And Should Be Reduced In 1978, the Social Security Disability Insurance program and the Supplemental Security Income program paid about $19.5 million in indirect charges to the State agencies for services provided in making disability determinations...
Date Nov. 8, 1979 Report No. PSAD-80-6 Title

Government Operations: Impediments to Reducing the Costs of Weapon Systems

j$@$tf may BY THE COMPTROLLER ‘iGENER& Report To The Congress d OF THE UNITED STATES Impediments To Reducing The Costs Of Weapon Systems Major weapons’ cost growth since World War II far exceeds the rate of inflation, and no relief is in sight. Various Department of Defense efforts to restrain costs are worthwhile, but unlikely to achieve really substantial cost reductions. The rising costs ha...
Date Oct. 24, 1979 Report No. PSAD-80-4 Title

Government Operations: Air Force Should Recover Excess Costs of Prior F-15 Contracts and Take Action To Save Costs on Future F-15 Contracts

s. 1110 ?? D.C. 20548 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, PROCUREMENT AND SYSTEMS ACQUISITION DIVISION B-168450 The Honorable Harold Brown The Secretary of Defense Attention: f OCTOBER 24, 1979 IgI 110662 Assistant for Audit Reports Room 3A336 ASD (Comptroller) Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: The ir Force Should Recover Excess Costs of Prior F-15 Contracts and Take Action to Save Cost...
Date Oct. 15, 1979 Report No. HRD-80-7 Title

Income Security: Conditions and Needs of People 75 Years Old and Older

OCTOBER 18,197a B-165430 The Honorable Mario Biaggi" i /f Chairman, Subcommittee on , Human Services House Select Committee on Aging Dear Mr. Chairman: J 1 110594 SubjectrEonditione ,and Needs of People 75 Years Old and Older (HRD-80-7) J Land subsequent Pursuant to your March 14, 1979, letter discussions held with your office, we have included in two enclosures to this letter information on the w...
Date Oct. 15, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-113 Title

National Defense: Duplication in the Navy's Management Information Systems Is Costly

REPORTBYTHEUS ”General Accounting Office Duplication In The Navy’s Management Information Systems Is Costly Most major Navy commands have developed their own management information systems for accounting, supply, payroll, personnel, and facilities management, even though these and raked functions are common to all commends regardless of mission or structure. : The Navy does not have enough sys...
Date Oct. 12, 1979 Report No. GGD-80-15 Title

Financial Management: Questionable Census Bureau Indirect Cost Charges and Management Practices for Reimbursable Work

UNITED STATESGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. u)!M8 B-78395 DCfOBER 12, 1979 Mr. Vincent P. Barabba Director, Bureau of the Census Department of Commerce Dear Mr. Barabba: r-- l;i uestionable Census Bureau Indirect Cost ,,1, /JQ iI,, ~ " ) ~ #I '/I Charges and Manag ment Practices for I;,,, " ",,,I,, I '1 Reimbursable Work (GGD-80-15) 4 'f 11~ ~ The House Subcommittee on Census and Popul...
Date Oct. 10, 1979 Report No. EMD-80-01 Title

Energy: Nuclear Construction Times for the Second and Subsequent Plants at a Multi-Plant Site Are Overstated

UNlm STATES CmmL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING OFFICE OS. 201548 -Y AND MINIIR(UI DIVISION OCTOBER 10.1979 B-114858 The Honorable Joseph M. Hendrie Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory COmmiSSiOn /+,+&Q&067 Times for the Second lb-'uclear Construction and Subsequent Plants at a Multi-Plant Site are Overstatedc-3 (EMD-80-01) Dear Mr. Chairman: The lengthening of construction times has significantly increased the ...
Date Oct. 5, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-111 Title

Government Operations: Potential Savings by Streamlining Grumman's Computer Operations Supporting Navy Contracts

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTrNG OFFlCE WASHINOTON, D.C. 20548 MOOIJRUvlCNT ACOUI8ITION AND SYS?‘SM# DIVISION OCTOBER 1979 5, B-163074 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Dear Mr. of the;,Navy r. Comptroller (NCB-4 1 of the Navy Secretary: V- Potential Savings by Streamlining krnman’d tComputer Operations Supporting Navy Contracts (PSAD-79-111) I rc y&GO flw The Nav has an opportunity to sav...
Date Sept. 25, 1979 Report No. FGMSD-79-48 Title

Financial Management: Comparison of the Cost of Various Services Performed by the Federal Government With the Cost of Comparable Services Provided by Private Companies

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHING4TON. OF THE IJNITED STATES D.C. 2Ou8 1) ~-163762 SEPTEMBER25, 1979 The Honorable Chairman, committee Russell 0n H* Long Finance United Senate ati The Honorable F&&& Packwood Committee on Finance United States Senate we make several studies comparingcthe cost of various services performed by the Federal Government with the cost of comparable services This letter discusse...
Date Sept. 20, 1979 Report No. FPCD-79-88 Title

Undergraduate Helicopter Pilot Training: Consolidation Could Yield Significant Savings

_-. . . ::..: I..’ :.. _ ..:,.. . . ..:. .. ..;I :.‘.‘-: II’.:::...’ .: ,.... ..: .: . . (.. . . . _.. . _: .; The Department of Defense prbposes to conhelicopter solickte existing ufxkrgradua~e pilot trzining pt~ograms into me program at Fort Rucker, Ale!mn.z. Consolidation should mske significant savings possii$e over the next 5 years. . . Q . . f , . e II IIII 111498 .._.:. ._; .,.: :...
Date Aug. 9, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-95 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Army Procurement of 10kW, 60Hz Gas Turbine Generators Is Highly Questionable

1 IPfp llllllllllllllIll11 1111 lllll 1 11111 Ill lllll IllI BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES LM110088 -- ort ToThe Congress Army Procurement Of lOkW, Gas Turbine Generators hly Questionable A IO-kilowatt (kW), 60-hertz (Hz) gas turbine generator which the Army plans to buy does not meet the Army’s requirements. Its reliability is too low, fuel consumption too high, and life-cycle cos...
Date July 24, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-78 Title

Energy: The Economic and Energy Effects of Alternative Oil Import Policies

, BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL ~~l~~~ll~ll~l~l~ LM109949 ss OF THE UNITEDSTATES The Economic And Energy Effects rnative Oil Import Policies Increasing reliance on imported oil leaves the United States vulnerable to abrupt price increases and supply disruptions, threatening our economy and national security. This report examines alternative ways to reduce oil imports. GAO compared the economic and en...
Date July 17, 1979 Report No. PAD-79-5 Title

Financial Institutions: A Methodology for Estimating Costs and Subsidies From Federal Credit Assistance Programs

EXPOSURE DRAFI- EST1 ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS TING COSTS DIT 109888 UNITED STATES GENERAL PAD-79-5 ACCOUNTING OFFICE COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF DC. THE UNITED STATES ZLN48 B-174958 Federal direct loans and guaranteed loans totaled $313.9 billion at the end of fiscal year 1978. Credit assistance, in the form of direct loans and loan guarantees, is It is an one way to accomplish Federal program o...
Date July 17, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-310 Title

Government Operations: The General Services Administration Should Improve the Management of Its Alterations and Major Repairs Program

neral Services A ministration Improve The Manag Of Its Alterations And The General Services Administration spends $250 million a year to alter or repair 3,300 Federal buildings. Its system to manage the program has several deficiencies. Consequently, management does not have reliable information to control expenditures, monitor results, or support congressional budget requests. Many problems have ...
Date June 6, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-92 Title

Health: Use of Federal Funds To Finance HEW Employees' Participation in Smokenders

: _. IoqssY D.C. 20548 UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM109554 B-164031(5) The Honorable United States Dear Senator John Warner Senate Warner: Your April 23, 1979, letterkequested our findings and views regarding a complaint from constituents about the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's Smokenders program....
Date June 6, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-93 Title

Health: Use of Federal Funds To Finance HEW Employees' Participation in Smokenders

~NITEDSTATFC:GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20546 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION JUNE 6, 1979 B-164031(5) The Honorable Joseph Fisher House of Representatives Dear Mr. Fisher: 109553 I requested our findings and ',, z-L Your April 26, 1979, letter views regarding a complaint from constituents about the t‘ I "ii d Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's Smokenders program. An April 16...
Date May 29, 1979 Report No. FGMSD-79-15 Title

Energy: Increased Productivity Can Lead to Lower Costs at Federal Hydroelectric Plants

rr OF THE UNITEDSTATES ll,,ll,ll,,,lll LM109783 I = Increased Productivity Can Lead To Lower Costs At Federal Hydroelectric Plants On the basis of cost per unit of electricity produced, a selected group of private hydroelectric power plants are more efficient than a comparable group operated by the Federal Government. Had these Federal plants been run as efficiently, they could have saved at least...
Date April 27, 1979 Report No. CED-79-87 Title

Natural Resources: Ways To Resolve Critical Water Resources Issues Facing the Nation

REPORTBV'THE lllerGeneral OF THE UNITEDSTATES RELEASERSL -, rq’ .I :- 1+-: J- :- _ ,_ j ;,. e .,. *: ” ;I’71 Ways To Resolvb Critic& Water Resources Issues Facing The Nation In this report GAO with problems in discusses ways to deal --authorizing and appropriating water resources projects, --making liable, benefit/cost analysis funds for more re- --promoting better and conservation, --managi...
Date April 26, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-50 Title

Government Operations: Postal Service's Method of Billing the Congress for Postage

*. . UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING OFFICE D.C. 20548 QlENrrUL GOVPRNMDNT DIVISION APRIL 26, 7979 B-114874 William F. Bolger The Honorable Postmaster General United States Postal Service Dear Mr. Bolger: The Senate Appropriations Committee asked us to review Service's method of billing the Cc&%&s for theEosta1 We were to determine if the quarterly bills sent postag+ to the Congress r...
Date April 24, 1979 Report No. PAD-79-15 Title

Budget and Spending: Long-Term Cost Implications of Farmers Home Administration Subsidized and Guaranteed Loan Program

_ REPORT ‘THE ‘W ; OF THE UNITEDSTATES ,. pv(js Comptroller Gendal / Long -TermCost Implications Of Farmers Home Administration Subsidized ’i And Guaranteed Loan Program I The Farmers Home Administration provides loans for rural housing, farming, and community and industrial development. In fiscal year 1979 the authorization request exceeded $7 billion, but the agency does not identify the f...
Date April 13, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-51 Title

Government Operations: Consolidation of Mail Processing Operations From Hazelton, Pennsylvania, to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

r - I ,- UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE GENERAL GOVERNMENT DlVlSlON 3-114874 The Honorable House of Representatives Dear Mr. Flood: " ,. On January 19, 1979, you plan to consolidate of the Hazleton , Pennsylvania Post Office %ii-ot@?~*_ -~----L. .-.--._-..____ ; -. _. ...._. _~ _ __ associ~_E?9~ts~~~~-,~/ at the Area Mail Processing Center, The proposed move, scheduled Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylv...
Date April 5, 1979 Report No. 094379 Title

Government Operations: Federal Research and Development Budget

United States General Account'ins O f f icr -Washington,D. C. 20548- l 1 1 1 1 1 lr 1 1 1 1 1 l Il 1i 094379 ~ FOR RkLEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10 a.m., EST Thursday, April 5, 1979 STATEMENT OF ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY j ' ON THELFEDERAL R&D BUDGET] \' 1 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: O f all the co...
Date March 31, 1979 Report No. CED-79-71a Title

Government Operations: Historic Preservation Program of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF DC THE UNITED STATES 20548 March 31, 1979 B-l I$638 Ullllll II 111ao7 The Honorable Morris K. Udall Chairman, Commlttee on Interior and Insular Affairs House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: By lette dated February 26, 1979, you requested that we review the lstorlc preservatl n program of the Pennsylvania Avenue Deve c opment Corporation 3 (PADC), focusing on...
Date March 29, 1979 Report No. CED-79-38 Title

Transportation: Problems in the Northeast Corridor Railway Improvement Project

1 y’ i t _ 104487 .A REPORTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES , ; Problems In The Northeast Corridor i R’ailway Improvement Project The Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 directs the Secretary of Transportation to undertake a 5-year, $1.75-billion project to improve rail passenger service and travel times on the Northeast Corridor between Boston, New York, an...
Date March 26, 1979 Report No. B-193281 Title

Government Operations: [Revised Draft Recommendation on the Use of Cost-Benefit Analyses]

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 2054a 8-193281 March 26, 1979 Robert A. Anthony The Administrative Conference of the United States 2120 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 Dear Mr. Anthony: In reply to your February 27 request, we would like to make the following comments on the fevised Graft recommendation on the use of cost-tenefit ai;4s-Pr-±r vnalyges~in regulation ...
Date March 16, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-59 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Analysis of NASA's Supplemental FY 1979 Budget Request

COM?TROLLER GENERAL WMHIN#l-ON. OF THE UNITLD D.C. to110 CTATU B-183134 March 16, 1979 _'"d_ . 5, To The Honorable Edmund S, Muskie, Chairman, and The Honorable Henry Bellmon, Ranking Minority Member, Committee on the Budget (" il c7 United States Senate i@" o o li" Your January 25, 1979, letter requested information on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) ,,&:. fiscal year 1...
Date March 7, 1979 Report No. 108723 Title

Information Management: Bureau of the Census' Planning, Budgeting, and Accounting for the 1980 Census

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office llllllll lllllll II 108723 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 7, 1979 STATEMENT OF ALLEN R. VOSS DIRECTOR, GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CENSUS AND POPULATION COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SERVICE PLANNING, ,. AND ACCOUNTING "' FOR,THE 1980 CENSUS. /i c ...
Date March 6, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-305 Title

Government Operations: Observations on Prospectus for the Renovation of U.S. Customhouse, New York City

W' Y *I '-&A0 United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 logistics and Communications Division The Honorable Administrator Joel W. Solomon ' of General Services Dear Mr. Solomon: As part of our review of the management of the General Services Administration's (GSA's) alteration and major we examined the economic analysis supportrepairs program, ing your Agency's prospectus to ren...
Date Feb. 16, 1979 Report No. FPCD-79-28 Title

Government Operations: High Cost of Military Attrition Can Be Reduced

* BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL dI I j Report To The Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES 4 2J High Cost Of Military Attrition Can Be Reduced Over 444,000 persons entering the services during fiscal years 1974 through 1977 have been separated before completing their initial enlistments. The cost to the Government for this attrition was $5.2 billion, including benefits available to the servicemen after discharg...
Date Feb. 13, 1979 Report No. CED-79-35 Title

Wastewater Treatment: What Does It Cost the Homeowner?

B-166506 FEBRUARY 13,1979 -The Honorable Ronald Bo Ginn Chairman, Subcommittee on Investigations and Review Committee on Public Works _ and Transportation House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: before the Subcommittee In September 1976, we testified on Investigations and Review, Committee on Public Works and concerning the water pollution abatement Transportation, Following those project in S...