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Date Feb. 27, 2009 Report No. GAO-09-185 Title

Medicare: Improvements Needed to Address Improper Payments in Home Health

United States Government Accountability Office GAO February 2009 Report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate MEDICARE Improvements Needed to Address Improper Payments in Home Health GAO-09-185 February 2009 MEDICARE Highlights Highlights of GAO-09-185, a report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate Accountability Integrity Reliability Improvements Needed to A...
Date Jan. 30, 2004 Report No. GAO-04-208 Title

Single-Family Housing: Cost, Benefit, and Compliance Issues Raise Questions about HUD's Discount Sales Program

United States General Accounting Office GAO January 2004 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation, Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING Cost, Benefit, and Compliance Issues Raise Questions about HUD’s Discount Sales Program GAO-04-208 a January 2004 SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING Cost, Benefit, and Compliance Issues Raise Questions a...
Date April 17, 1996 Report No. NSIAD-96-48 Title

C-17 Aircraft: Cost of Spare Parts Higher Than Justified

United States General Accounting Office GAO April 1996 Report to the Honorable Charlie Rose House of Representatives C-17 AIRCRAFT Cost of Spare Parts Higher Than Justified G A O years 1921 - 1996 GAO/NSIAD-96-48 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-259369 April 17, 1996 The Honorable Charlie Rose House of Represe...
Date June 18, 1992 Report No. NSIAD-92-196 Title

Operation Desert Storm: Comparing Peacetime and Wartime Unit Price Change Patterns

~. ,- I!nited States Genwal Accounting Offiw GAO ,JUIW lY!JZ Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives rt ‘ ; ’! OPERATION DESERT STORM Comparing Peacetime and Wartime Unit Price Change Patterns 146999 II ll 1111111 GAO United States General Accounting OfTice Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs D...
Date March 10, 1992 Report No. HRD-92-42 Title

VA Life Insurance: Administrative Costs for Three Programs Should Be Paid From Excess Funds

-__---I .._....___-_.__-. - -_. .- _-._ .-_. _-- I_.-__.._- .~.--.-..-- _..__ l^.ll -___.. Maw11 IOO"I ** VA LIFE INSUIXANCE Administrative Costs for Three Programs Should Be Paid From Excess Funds -.._._“-.I ----.---..-__ (hu)/IIHI)-!w4:! .--.-. -_-ll._-.--_.-.l.--_----..- .._ ._. ..- _-...----..--.- _--__--- - GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Human Resources D...
Date Feb. 21, 1992 Report No. RCED-92-24 Title

Energy Management: Better Federal Oversight of Territories' Oil Overcharge Funds Needed

-” .-. . .._._. _..._ GAO MANAGEMENT Better Federal Oversight of Territories’ Oil Overcharge Fun Needed GAO/RC:EI)-W-24 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-245279 February 21,1992 The Honorable J. Bennett Johnston Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: I...
Date April 30, 1991 Report No. PEMD-91-2 Title

Rental Housing: Implementing the New Federal Incentives to Deter Prepayments of HUD Mortgages

__-.--“.-- 1...~--.-1-.1- -..---“~“YIII”.-LJnit~vi States General Accounting Office 9 GAO April 1991 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development, Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, House of Representatives RENTAL HOUSING Implementing the New Federal Incentives to Deter Prepayments of HUD Mortgages ?k,‘ PEMI)-9 1-2 ~___ I _-._--_--._--...l-..l-...
Date July 13, 1990 Report No. HRD-90-126 Title

Pension Plan Terminations: Effectiveness of Excise Tax in Recovering Tax Benefits in Asset Reversions

, , . .\’ .i - . ‘. . i RELEASED -- .- ,-_ -: ---. -_ - _- GAO United Offlcr states General Accclunring Wmhington. D.C. 20!348 Human Rewurces Division July 12. 1990 The IIonorabIe .J.J. Pickle Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight CommittcV on Ways and Means IIWSC of Representatives War Mr. Chairman: On ,\pril 12. 1989, you asked us to evaluate the 1S-percent excise tax levied on employers who r...
Date Feb. 1, 1990 Report No. RCED-90-100 Title

Reclamation Law: Changes to Excess Land Sales Will Generate Millions in Federal Revenues

G 0 f United States General Accountiug Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-238176 February 1,199O The Honorable GeorgeMiller Chairman, Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: This report responds to your June 13,1989, letter and subsequentdis...
Date Nov. 22, 1989 Report No. HRD-90-51BR Title

Pension Plan Terminations: Recapturing Tax Benefits Contained in Asset Reversions

GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Human Resources Division B-237807 November 22,1989 The Honorable J.J. Pickle Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: On April 12, 1989, you requested that we evaluate how effective the current 15-percent excise tax is in recapturing the portion of reverted pension...
Date Nov. 1, 1989 Report No. HRD-90-38 Title

Medicare: Increase in HMO Reimbursement Would Eliminate Potential Savings

MEDICARE Increase in HMO Reimbursement Would Eliminate Potential Savings GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-237643 November 1,1989 The Honorable Fortney H. (Pete) Stark Chairman, Subcommittee on Health Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: The Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA)modifie...
Date May 19, 1989 Report No. T-RCED-89-45 Title

Environmental Protection: EPA's Safety Assessment of Substitutes for Ozone-Depleting Chemicals and Legal Issues Relating to CFC and Halon Production Rights

United States General Accounting OfPice / .’ / ,I’ -_--_. GAO Testimony 138754 For Release on Delivery Expected at 1O:OO a.m. EDT Friday May 19, 1989 EPA's Safety Assessment of Substitutes and Legal Production for Issues Rights ^ Ozone-Depleting Chemicals Relating to CFC and Halon Statement for the Record Richard L. Hembra, Director Environmental Protection Issues Resources, Community, and Eco...
Date April 18, 1989 Report No. T-RCED-89-28 Title

Environmental Protection: EPA's Safety Assessment of Substitutes for Ozone-Depleting Chemicals and Legal Issues Relating to CFC and Halon Production Rights

United States General Accounting OfTice GAO Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at 1O:ClO a.m. EDT Tuesday April 18, 1989 EPA's Relating Safety to Assessment Chemicals CFC and Halon of Substitutes and Legal Production for Issues Rights Ozone-Depleting Statement of Richard L. Hembra, Director Environmental Protection Issues and Economic Development Resources, Community, Division Before the S...
Date Sept. 8, 1988 Report No. GGD-88-114 Title

California Crude Oil: An Analysis of Posted Prices and Fair Market Value

United States General Accounting Office GAO September 1988 Report to Congressional Requesters CALIFORNIA CRUDE OIL An Analysis of Posted Prices and Fair Market Value RESTF,ICTSL,--Not to be released outside the General Accountiq Gliicc c-xcepton the basis of the specific appswal by the Office of CongressionalRelations. . GAO/GGD88-114 A General Government Division B-206634 September 8, 1988 The Ho...
Date Oct. 30, 1985 Report No. 128277 Title

National Defense: H.R. 3020

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 10:00 A.M. OCTOBER 30, 1985 STATEMENTOF PAUL F. MATH, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE GENERAL OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS ON OF THE COMMITTEEON BANKING, FINANCE, AND URBAN AFFAIRS UNITED STATES OF R...
Date Sept. 30, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-92 Title

National Defense: Overpricing on Naval Nuclear Contract

\ UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING OX. 20548 Of FICE RESOURCES, COMMUNITY. AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION 3 0 SEF 1985 B-216182 The Honorable Martha Hesse Dolan Assistant Secretary for Management and Administration U.S. Department of Energy Dear Mrs. Dolan: Overpricing on Naval (GAO,'NSIAD-85-92) Nuclear Contract II IllI 11111 I 128191 Subject: This report discusses the results of o...
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 June 18, 1984 Report No. GGD-84-15 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: IRS' Administration of the Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax Act of 1980

BY THE COMF’TROLLERGENERAL Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Commerce, Consumer And Monetary Affairs, House Committee On Government Operations OF THE UNITEDSTATES IRS’ Administration Of The Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax Act Of 1980 Antlclpatlng that the removal of 011price controls would signlflcantly tncrease the 011 Industry’s proflts, the Congress enacted the Crude 011 Wmdfall Profl...
Date March 21, 1984 Report No. 123696 Title

National Defense: Profits on Defense Contracts

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT lo:00 A.M. WEDNESDAY, MARCH21, 1984 STATEMENT OF CHARLESA. BOWSHER,COMPTROLLER GENERAL BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE GENERALOVERSIGHTAND RENEGOTIATION ON OF THE COMMITTEEON BANKING, FINANCE, AND URBANAFFAIRS UNITED STATES HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES ON PROFITS ON DEFENSECONTRACTS 123696 Mr. Chairman and Members of ...
Date April 12, 1983 Report No. PLRD-83-27 Title

Government Operations: Observations Concerning Profit Rates on Selected Navy Contracts

r ,1 :I ., 8, Y .I, 1 r!,,,!;, ‘I: ,i ~--;s,.-‘,., . ,,,_/ I;: ‘2’ -.-.’ 2”, 4! 1 +1 ,,:, .!I l, 2 Irwi? J, d %;G, J C:‘$g .d’h”~%w.“,y ;;( , * ‘J. ,,,’ _ c ‘. - . _:_, -- ( . -“* ,’ : *, ‘i I :.>,. .:i /// Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Procurement And Military Nuclear Systems Committee On Armed Services House Of Representatives 5 BY THE COMhROLLER GENERAL...
Date Sept. 30, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-130 Title

Energy: FERC's Proposed 1983 Budget for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System Case

UN& STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGI’ON, D.C. 20546 / PG‘f7 September 30, 1982 B-208038 Chairman, The Honorable Tom Bevill Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives 119647 Dear Mr. Chairmanr Subject: FERC's Proposed 1983 Budget For the Trans Pipeline System Case (GAO/EMD-82-130) Alaska This report is the result of our review and ...
Date Aug. 4, 1982 Report No. 119115 Title

Budget and Spending: Proposed Legislation To Revise and Reinstate the Renegotiation Act of 1951

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1O:OO a.m. EST AUGUST 4, 1982 STATEMENT OF DONALD J. HORAN, DIRECTOR AND READINESS DIVISION 11111 I 119115 PROCUREMENT, LOGISTICS, BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON GENERAL OVERSIGHT AND RENEGOTIATION OF THE BANKING, FINANCE AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Chairman and...
Date May 13, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-48 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Uncertainties About the Definition and Scope of the Property Concept May Reduce Windfall Profit Tax Revenues

d/7&+ .- BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of The Treasury Uncertainties About The Definition And Scope Of The Property Concept May Reduce Windfall Profit Tax Revenues The Crude Oit Windfall Profit Tax Act of 1980 contains a target revenue amount-4227 billion-to be collected over, approximately a lo-year period. The basic determinant of the windfall profit tax rate is ...
Date April 24, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-84 Title

Health: Response to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations' Queries on Abuses in the Home Health Care Industry

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASMIWGTON OF O.C. THE UNITED 2OSM STATES The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Permanent Subcommittee on Chairman, Investigations Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Response to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Queries on Abuses in the Home I;- nvestigations' Health Care Industry (HRD-81-84) Subject: I“) 3 'This report is in response to...
Date April 20, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-26 Title

Government Operations: GAO Views and Position on Profit Limitations and the Vinson-Trammell Act

RELEASED* by the OfeD. COMPTROLLER of Corigmdara~ OF THE UN I-l-ED 20548 q .C. Rda*nr, STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON. B-198098 flThe Honorable CarlbLevin Ranking Minority Member Preparedness Subcommittee Committee on Armed Services United States Senate Dear Senator Subject: This concerning limitations. Levin: A0 Views and Position and the Vinson-Trammel1 April 20, 1981 llllllll Illllll 116068 on P ofi...
Date April 13, 1981 Report No. 114967 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Federal Government Efforts To Administer the Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax Act of 1980

UNZTE@I STATES GENERU ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASBZNGTON, P.C. 20548 I. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1O:OO A.i4. EST MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1981 STATEMENT OF WTLLIAH Y. ANDERSON, DIRECTOR GEWERALGOVERNMENTDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COHMERCE, CONSUMER, AND MONETARYAFFAIRS BOUSE COMNITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS OM FEDERAL GOVERNMENTEFFORTS TO ADMINISTER THE tCRUDE OIL WINDFALL PROFIT TAX ACT ...
Date Nov. 14, 1980 Report No. CED-81-13 Title

Increasing Commuting by Transit and Ridesharing: Many Factors Should Be Considered

1 , -. M t '7 9 3-l 1931760 '7 ;3v -IHE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Increasing Commuting By Transit And Ridesharing= Many Factors Should Be Considered Following the 1979 gasoline shortages, the Department of Transportation proposed a program to expand mass transit capacity and to increase transit commuting by 50 percent. The Department also set a goal of doubling ...
Date Oct. 14, 1980 Report No. 113726 Title

Energy: Getty Oil Settlement

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10 a.m. EDT October 14, 1980 STATEMENT OF MILTON J. SOCOLAR, GENERAL COUNSEL BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND POWER HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE I. BETTY OIL~~ETTLE~NT--J 1 11 11 I 113726 Mr. Chairman: I understand my testimony Energy final that your .primary reason for re...
Date June 13, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-84 Title

Government Operations: Pricing of Subcontracts Awarded to Pratt & Whitney Aircraft of Canada

UNITEDSTATES GENERALACCOUNT~NG OFFICE WASHINGTON, R.C. 20548 PROCUREMENT ACQUlSlTlON AND SYSTEMS OWlSION B-168450 109631 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Harold Brown of Defense Assistant for Audit Room 34336 ASD (Comptroller) JUNE 13, 1979 Reports lco Dear Mr. Secretary: We reviewed the pricing of Navy contracts N 019-72-c-0592 and N00019-73-C-0333, awarded to Pratt & Whitney PAircraft of W...
Date March 8, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-38 Title

Government Operations: Recent Changes in the Defense Department's Profit Policy--Intended Results Not Achieved

WY~F B)’ THE COblPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITED STATES 430 Recent Changes In The Defense Department’s Profit Policy--Intended Results Not Achieved Implementing the Defense Department’s new profit policy has increased the average profits negotiated with some defense contractors, without identifiably reducing costs--contrary to the Department’s intent. The Department ex...
Date Feb. 13, 1978 Report No. 105783 Title

Government Operations: Review of NASA Contract

DOCULENT RESUHB 05783 - [B1166127] r eview of NASA Contract]. February 13, 1978. 5 pp. Report to . R. Lucas, Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration: George C. Marshall Sace light Center, Huntsville, AL; by William D. Martin, aJr., Begional anager, Field Operations Div.: Regional Office (Denver). Contact: Field Operations Div.: Regional Office (Denver). Organization Concerned: Mart...
Date Dec. 31, 1975 Report No. PSAD-76-56 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Causes of Excessive Profits on Defense and Space Contracts

BY THE COMPTROLLER OF THE UNITED STATES ~~~lllllllllllllllllllllll LM096869 Causes Of Excessive Profits On efense And Space Contracts The Renegotiation Board During the years 1970 through 1973, the Board- found- excessive profits- primarily at small contractors who produced relatively low-technology items and did most of their business with the Government. The contractors’ average profit rates w...
Date May 9, 1973 Report No. B-163520 Title

Government Operations: Operations and Activities of the Renegotiation Board

llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM096370 The Operations And Activities Of The Renegotiation Board 8.163520 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COMBTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED 20548 STATES D.C. B- 163520 C\ / To the Speaker President of the of the Senate and the House of Representatives the operations and activities of the We have reviewed Renegotiation ...