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Date May 15, 1987 Report No. NSIAD-87-135S Title

International Trade: Symposium on the Causes of the U.S. Trade Deficit

United States General Accounting . Office /32q65 _ GAO May 1987 Report to Congressional Requesters - INTERNATIONAL TRADE Symposium on the Causesof the U.S. Trade Deficit 132965 -- _____ -------_ -- GAO United States General Accounting Office Wwhington, D.C. 20548 --National Security and International Affairs Division B-226367 May 16,1987 The Honorable Robert Kasten lJmted States Senate The Honorab...
Date May 7, 1987 Report No. RCED-87-100 Title

Agricultural Competitiveness: An Overview of the Challenge To Enhance Exports

. . . United States_ General Accounting Office * GAO -- Report to Congressional Committees May 1987 AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS An Overview of the Challenge to Enhance Exports * 03am5 GAO/RCED-87-100 united states General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division R-226288 May 7,1987 The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy Chairman, Committee on Agricu...
Date April 28, 1987 Report No. NSIAD-87-135 Title

International Trade: The U.S. Trade Deficit--Causes and Policy Options for Solutions

United States General Accounting Offlee Report to CongressionalRequesters . April 1987 INTERNATIONAL TRADE The U.S. Trade Deficit: Causesand Policy Options for Solutions Y GAO united states Comptroller General of the United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 B-226367 April 28, 1987 The Honorable Robert Kasten United States Senate The Honorable Wilham Frenzel House of Represent...
Date April 23, 1987 Report No. T-NSIAD-87-30 Title

National Defense: Navy Ship Construction Contracts

United States General Accounting OffIce /35) GAO For Release on Delivery 3:00 p.m. Thursday April 23, 1987 Testimony Navy ship cxrumuctim ccxltract!3 t statement of Bill W. Thurman, Deputy Director for Planning and Reporting National Security and International Affairs Division Before the Subcxrmittee on Defense Comnittee on Appropriations House of Representatives _.- ~1~1 ll~llll~ 132762 oa&l M/T-...
Date March 30, 1987 Report No. NSIAD-87-96FS Title

International Trade: Activity Under Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974

*. ’ United States General Accounting Office 1 ‘GAO March 1987 Fact Sheet for the Chairman, Committee on Commelrce,Science, and Transportatf.on, U.S. Senate INTERNATIONAL TRADE Activity Under Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974 Y GAO - United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 National Security and International Affkirs Division B-226202 March 30, 1987 The Honorable Ernes...
Date March 17, 1987 Report No. RCED-87-74 Title

Telephone Communications: Issues Affecting Rural Telephone Service

United Stat& be . ‘GAO March 1987 Report to CongressionalRequesters TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS IssuesAffecting Rural Telephone Service 132531 I Aoc~untingexoept basis 0; ~~~~~~ Off10e on the qppnmrl Office bythe ofCangrestiom GAQ/RCED-87-74 ~WcmmL-Not to be mleasod outqdo the Q@~~,,J RELEPSED GAO united states General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 -Resources, Community, and Economic Dev...
Date Feb. 27, 1987 Report No. GGD-87-40BR Title

Tax Policy: Competition Between Taxable Businesses and Tax-Exempt Organizations

Uniied States Gtheraf Accounting Office Briefing Report to the Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. Congress LMl32345 lllllllllllllllllllllllllll Jbruary 1987 TAX POLICY Competition Between Taxable Businesses and Tax-Exempt Organizations RELEASED . -x 3 A0 , United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-217690 February 27, 1987 The Honorable Dan Rostenko...
Date Feb. 27, 1987 Report No. RCED-87-16 Title

Trucking Regulation: Price Competition and Market Structure in the Trucking Industry

--I Grio f United Stbte%s-denera Accounting OI’fIce Report to Congressional Requesters -, Feb+ary 1987 TRUCKING REGULATION Price Competition and Market Structure in the Trucking Industry 132420 Y GAO/RCED=87-16 c United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 --... - - %sourees, Community, and Economic Development Division R-219190 February 27,1987 The Honorable Peter W. Rodino, ...
Date Sept. 25, 1986 Report No. RCED-86-165BR Title

Energy Prices: Gasoline Price Increases in Early 1985 Interrupted Previous Trend

r i ‘7 iI United States Gkmersal Accounting Of&e Briefing Repoti to the Honorable Thorn& A. Luken House of Representatives 3w& :* , 3 September 1986 ENERGY PRICES Gasoline Price Increases in Early 1985 Interrupted Previous Trend 131468 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and D&ion B-224102 September 25, 1986 The Honorable ...
Date May 15, 1986 Report No. IMTEC-86-20 Title

ADP Equipment: Revised GSA Strategy for Microcomputer Purchases Can Improve Competition

. , I* . GAO May 1986 United States Ge&al &counting Office l * Report to the Chairman, Committee on Small Business House of Representatives ADPEQUIPMENT Revised GSA Strategy for Microcomputer Purchases Cm hprove Competition I ’ Ill IIll1 Ill II 130143 Information Management and Technology Division E22110a May 16,1986 The Honorable Parren J. Mitchell Chairman, Committee on Small Business House of...
Date May 9, 1986 Report No. RCED-86-74 Title

Airline Competition: Impact of Computerized Reservation Systems

* ..-.-.-.---. United States GAO May 1986 k&era1 .-- Accounting Office Rep&~ to Congressional Reque AIRLINE COMPETITION Impact of Computerized Reservation Systems ==!‘RICTED ----Not to be releasedaufzfde the deneral Accountinn Offica except on t;~c bagif of speclfio 8PProW bY the Office of Congrop bAO/RCED86-74 (yit573Q RFLEASED * II ..* .----.. -.-I_.---_ 1::I,, ,,,,# _---e . I I i l * GAO Unit...
Date April 14, 1986 Report No. GGD-86-64BR Title

Government Operations: Status of Prior GAO Recommendations on Selected District of Columbia Procurement Activities

LWbW United States GeWral Accounting OffIce m . Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, Senate Appropriations Committee April 1986 PROCUREMENT Status of Prior GAO Recommendations on Selected District of Columbia Procurement Activities ill II llllllllI 129684 RESTRTCTED- Ac~uMlng approval by ITot to be released outside the ctenmal Office except on the basis of ope...
Date Feb. 14, 1986 Report No. RCED-86-100 Title

Information Management: Selected Information on Bypass of Local Telephone Companies

United GAO - States General,, Awmnting Office y Report to the Honorable Edward J. Markey House-ofRepresentatives _lap4?Y M TELEPHONE BYPASS :I: SelectedInformqxtion ““““On Bypass of I&al Telephone Comjxmies’ ,,, ,,,,, ” nllllll~ llllll 129304 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC. 20548 Itesonrcee, Community, and Economic Development Division B-222021 February 14,1...
Date Jan. 17, 1986 Report No. IMTEC-86-3 Title

ADP Technical Assistance: DOD's Remedial Actions on Its Contract With Electronic Data Systems

United States General Accounting Office GAO January 1986 Report to the Chairman Committee on Veterans’ Affairs House of Representatives ADP TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DOD’sRemedial Actions on Its Contract With Electronic Data Systems !llll~ll III 128889 i 2 1 GAO/IMTEC-86-3 / :: GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Information Technology B-218821 Management Division and...
Date Nov. 25, 1985 Report No. IMTEC-86-2BR Title

ADP Equipment: Buying Through GSA's Office of Technology Plus Stores

ri United States ‘G;ener&lAccounting Office rsm GA-04 November 1985 Briefing Report To the Chairman, Committee on Small Business House of Representatives - ADP EQUIPMENT - Buying Through GSA’s Office of TechnologyPlus Stores GAO/IMTEC-86-2BR UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY DIVISION H-221163 The Honorable Parren J. Mitchell Comm...
Date Nov. 6, 1985 Report No. RCED-86-26 Title

Deregulation: Increased Competition Is Making Airlines More Efficient and Responsive to Consumers

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20648 RESOURCES, COMMUNITY. AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OIVISION B-197119 The Honorable James J. Howard Chairman, Committee on Public Works and Transportation House of Representatives The Honorable Norman Y. Mineta Chairman, Subcommittee on Aviation Committee on Public Works and Transportation House of Representatives This report, prepared in r...
Date Sept. 26, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-121 Title

Emerging Issues in Export Competition: A Case Study of the Brazilian Market

BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE ’ Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee International Economic Policy, Oceans And Environment Senate Committee On Foreign Relations Emerging Issues In Export Competition: A Case Study Of The Brazilian Market Concern over U.S. export competitiveness has risen sharply in the changing world trade environment. Developing countries now play a greater role in world ...
Date Aug. 21, 1985 Report No. OGC-85-14 Title

National Defense: Federal Regulations Need To Be Revised To Fully Realize the Purposes of the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984

REPORTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Federal Regulations Need To Be Revised To Fully Realize The Purposes Of The Competition In Contracting Act Of 1984 This report addresses several issues relating to executive agencies’ implementation of the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 in federal acquisition regulations. The purposes of the act were to enhance competition and better l...
Date May 28, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-131 Title

Energy: Update on Nine Hydropower Relicensing Cases at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTbNG D.C. 20548 OFFICE 4h0 RESWRCES. COMMUNITV, fCONOMlC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION B-200490 i,'CAY 8 35 2 The Honorable Edwara J. Markey Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power Committee on Energy and Commerce HOllSe Of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Upaate on Nine Hydropower Relicensing Cases . at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commis...
Date May 15, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-80 Title

National Defense: The Military Services Sole-Source Procurement of C-12 Aircraft

BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOU \lTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, ’ Committee On Armed Services, United States Senate The Military Se,rvices Sole-Source Procurement of C-l 2 Aircraft In 1974 the Army and Air Force, in response to guidance from the Senate and House Committees on Armed Services, procured acommon, light utility aircraft to meet their requirements. The Army, as the designated procureme...
Date April 10, 1985 Report No. IMTEC-85-7 Title

Information Management: Review of Two Proposed Automatic Data Processing Procurements by the Social Security Administration

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING O$FICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 April INFORMATION MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY DlVlSlON F t26W 10, 1985 B-217877 126895 The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Government House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Review of Two Proposed Automatic Data Processing Procurements by the Social Security Administration' mI (IMTEC-85-7) In discussions with your office o...
Date Feb. 28, 1985 Report No. 126309 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Positions of the President and the Department of Justice on the Competition in Contracting Act

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10:00 A.M. EST THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1985 STATEMENT OF CHARLES A. BOWSHER STATES IllIll1I II II 126309 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED BEFORE THE LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Chairman We are position that Pub. the two L. of and Memb...
Date Jan. 14, 1985 Report No. GGD-85-9A Title

Financial Institutions: An Examination of Concerns Expressed About the Federal Reserve's Pricing of Check Clearing Activities

PACS accumulates check clearing costs under four specific activities: processing, adjustments, return items (checks returned unpaid), and fine sort (checks sorted to a specific paying institution). While PACS reported gross expenses for the overall commercial check activity, only intraoffice or local processing expense figures were needed for pricing purposes. Therefore, to obtain the expense data...
Date Jan. 14, 1985 Report No. GGD-85-9 Title

Financial Institutions: An Examination of Concerns Expressed About the Federal Reserve's Pricing of Check Clearing Activities

Report To The Chairman Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs United States Senate BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES An Examination of Concerns Expressed About The Federal Reserve’s Pricing Of Check Clearing Activities The Federal Reserve System and some of the Nation’s larger commercial banks play major roles in clearing the billions of checks written each year in the U...
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. 20, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-17 Title

National Defense: Contracting of Various Functions Under OMB Circular A-76 at Selected Air Force Installations in San Antonio, TX

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NATIONAL INTElNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS AND DIVISION NOVEMBER 20, 1984 B-215976 RELEASED The Honorable Henry B. Gonzalez House of Representatives Dear Mr. Gonzalez: Subject: Contracting of Various Functions Under OMB Circular A-76 at Selected Air Force Installations in San Antonio, Texas (GAO/NSIAD-85-17) In your August 12, 1983, lette...
Date Oct. 26, 1984 Report No. GGD-85-6 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Competitive and Noncompetitive Grant Awards Made by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Report To The Honorable United States Senate Max Baucus Competitive And Noncompetitive I Made By The Office Of Juvenile : Delinquency Prevention Grant Awards Justice And 125656 GAO/GGD-85-6 OCTOBER 26, 1984 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) 27...
Date Sept. 4, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-154 Title

Government Operations: Review of Contract for Air Force Consolidated Space Operations Center

NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL #LCUIIITV AFFAIR8 AN0 DIVISION SEPTEMBER 4, 1984 B-215367 The Honorable Robert T. Matsui House of Representatives Dear Mr. Matsui: Subject: 111111 Ill 125148 Review of Contract for Air Force Consolidated Space Operations Center (GAO/NSIAD-84-1’54) letter, you asked us to review a In your April 18, 1984, contract to construct the Consolidated Space Operations Center in Colo...
Date Aug. 31, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-111 Title

Government Operations: Cost Effectiveness of Dual Sourcing for Production Price Competition Is Uncertain

Report To The Honorable United States Senate David Pryor Cost Effectiveness Of Dual Sourcing For Production Price Competition Is Uncertain Dual sourcing is a competitive procurement technique wherein contract awards for a product are split between two or more sources, with the larger share usually going to the lower priced supplier. Although dual sourcing has been clearly authorized when justified...
Date Aug. 7, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-128 Title

International Affairs: International Banking Facilities Have Improved the Competitive Position of Banks in the United States

BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Board Of Governors Of The Federal Reserve System International Banking Facilities Have Improved The Competitive Position Of Banks In The United States Econometric and other analyses show that the Federal Reserve Board’s ObJectWe m authorrzrng lnternatronal Banking Facrlmes was achieved. Therr establishment In December 1981 resulted m s...
Date Aug. 2, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-17 Title

Energy: Legislative Changes Are Needed To Authorize Emergency Federal Coal Leasing

REPORTBY -l-HE Comptroller General OF -ME UNITEDSTATES Legislative Changes Are Needed To Authorize Emergency Federal Coal Leasing The Depcjrtment of the Interior has established leasing regulations to rnake federal coal exlstrny operators with an urgent need for It requires the Secretary of the lnterror to Issue leases, lncludlny emergency leases, on a tX3Sl5 emergency available to Existing law fe...
Date June 20, 1984 Report No. 124470 Title

International Affairs: H.R. 5081, the Fair Trade in Steel Act of 1984

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,,D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT lo:00 A.M. JUNE 20, 1984 STATEMENTOF ALLAN I. MENDELOWITZ ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE TRADE ON HOUSECOMMITTEEON WAYS AND MEANS ON H.R. 5081, Illlllll Ill 124470 THE FAIR TRADE IN STEEL ACT OF 1984 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcomittee:...
Date June 19, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-138 Title

Government Operations: Analysis of Selected Sections of DOD Revised Breakout Regulation

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE; WUIHINOTON, D.C. 20540 JIbI I9 1984 B-214275 The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Governmental United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Analysis of Selected Sections Revised Breakout Regulation (GAO/NSIAD-84-138) of DOD's Affairs In response correspondence, examined selected revised breakout mote competition. implementation of t...
Date June 11, 1984 Report No. IMTEC-84-10 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: GSA's Telecommunications Procurement Program Requires Comprehensive Planning and Management

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510 tNFORMATION MANAQEMEN?’ & TECWNOLOC3Y DlVlStON B-215077 II Ill 124361 Services lwyl I, The Honorable Ray Kline Acting Administrator of General Dear Mr. Kline: Subject: GSA’s JWw 11, 1984 Telecommunications Requires Comprehensive (IMTEC-84-10) Procurement Program Planning and Management . ’ . For the past several months, we have fo...
Date April 11, 1984 Report No. B-207556 Title

Energy: Evaluation of Interior's Comments on GAO Report on Alternative Bidding Systems for Leasing Offshore Lands

COMPTROLLER GENERAL THEUNITED OF STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 2054 * R, B-207556 The Honorable Mark 0. Hatfield Chairman, Committee on Appropriations united States Senate The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Governmental united States Senate Affairs APRIL 7 1, 1984 I I ! II II II 11 124004 The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representative...
Date April 11, 1984 Report No. 123860 Title

Financial Management: Federal Reserve Pricing of Its Check Clearing Services

’ : united States General WfiShingtOn, Accounting D.C. 20551 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 a.m. April 11, 1984 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. ANDERSON, DIRECTOR GENERAL GOVERNMENTDIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS U.S. SENATE . ON FEDERAL RESERVE PRICING OF ITS CHECK CLEARING SERVICES / Mr. Chairman It is and Members of a pleasure/to of the actions se...
Date April 6, 1984 Report No. 123845 Title

Economic Development: GAO Views on S. 2489

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 For Release on Delivery Expected at IO a.m. Friday, April 6, 1984 STATEMENTOF PAUL F. MATH ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION BEFORETHE COMMITTEEON SMALL BUSINESS UNITED STATES SENATE ON GAO VIEWS ON S.2489 123845 . Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: We are pleased Small Business this dealing ...
Date March 14, 1984 Report No. 123635 Title

National Defense: DOD Personnel Retention Policies and Depot Maintenance Activities

I UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 128635 FOR RELEASEON DEtIVERY EXPECTED 10:30j A.M. AT WEDNESDAY, MARCHl4, 1984 STATEMENT OF Robert PI. Gilroy, Senior Associate Director i NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONALAFFAIRS DIVISION before the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security: of the House Government Operations Committee We are pleased to be here today to dis...
Date March 1, 1984 Report No. 123545 Title

Energy: The U.S. Uranium Enrichment Services Program

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. . FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY _ EXPECTED AT iO:OO A.& MARCH 1, 1984 ',: ' 't; " " .'. . _, ,_ ,: : 123545 STATEMENT-~OF ,. J. DEXTER PEACH DIRECTOR, RESOURCES,COMMUNITY;AND ECONOMICDEVELOPMENTDIVISION 'BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ENERGYCONSERVATION ON AND POW@ 'I HOUSE COMMITTEEON ENERGYAND COMMERCE ON 'LITHE u.s. URANIUM ENRICHMENTSERVICES PROGRAM' _...
Date Feb. 23, 1984 Report No. 123486 Title

Transportation: Economic Effects of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 STATEMENT OF LAWRENCE H. THOMPSON CHIEF ECONOMIST BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE ACT 3F 1982 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.m. February 23, 1984 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: I am pleased results Assista...
Date Feb. 9, 1984 Report No. 123367 Title

Transportation: Economic Effects of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 Washington, D.C. STATEMENT OF LAWRENCE H. THOMPSON CHIEF ECONOMIST BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE UNITED STATES SENATE ON ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1982 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 2:00 p.m. February 9, 1984 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: I am pleased results Assistance mittee, of our to be he...
Date Jan. 1, 1984 Report No. 123789 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Review, Vol. 19, Issue 1, Winter 1984

rl 4 ' , 279U I The Federal Inspection Agencies: A GAO Perspective ' -2.4 . I - L < ' ." 2 , 1 j 9 2 ' Sole-SourceVersus V J Competitive Contracting: W h y A GAO Audit Guide Is Needed procurement of its property and services. Consequently, federal regulations require agencies to award all contracts competitively "to the maximum extent practical." In general, competition in government procurement r...
Date Jan. 1, 1984 Report No. 123791 Title

Sole-Source Versus Competitive Contracting: Why a GAO Audit Guide Is Needed

Sole-Source Competitive Why A GAO Is Needed Versus i ’’ Contra&in@ Audit Guide Space Adm!nistration. the Veterans Administration, and the Departments of Energy, Interior. Transportation, and Health and Human Services. The reviews showed that these agencies frequently did not base their contract awards on competition to the maximum extent practical. A July 1981 report’ concluded that DOD shou...
Date Nov. 16, 1983 Report No. 122840 Title

Transportation: Influence of the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 on Teamsters' Employment

FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY G2tSl~ Expected at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 16, 1983 UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. STATEMENT OF OLIVER W. KRUEGER,ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR RESOURCES, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE COMMITTEEON PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE SURFACETRANSPORTATION ON UNITED STATES HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES ON ITHE INFLUENCE OF THE MOTO...
Date Sept. 27, 1983 Report No. 122443 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: The Effects of Changes in the Telecommunications Industry on FCC Operations

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. EDT SEPTEMBER 27, 1983 STATEMENT OF J. DEXTER PEACH, DIRECTOR RESOURCES, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTINFORMATION, JUSTICE, AND AGRICULTIJRE OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN TH...
Date Sept. 22, 1983 Report No. NSIAD-83-58 Title

Government Operations: Sole-Source Award of a Contract for Aerial Reconnaissance Cameras to Zeiss Avionics Systems, Inc.

General Accounting Office Sole-Source Award Of A Contract For Aerial Reconnaissance Cameras To Zeiss Avionics Systems, Inc. Defense Acquisition Regulations require the use of competition to the maximum extent practical. This report addresses the Navy’s actions which led to the sole-source award of a contract for 38 aerial reconnaissance cameras and presents GAO’s conclusions concerning the pro...
Date Sept. 20, 1983 Report No. NSIAD-83-33 Title

Government Operations: Better Management and Price Negotiation Will Improve the VA Multiple Award Schedule Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-211827 SEPTEMBER 20.1983 The Honorable Administrator Harry N. Walters of Veterans Affairs Dear Mr. Walters: Subject: Better Management and Price Negotiation Will Improve the Veterans Administration's Multiple Award Schedule Program (GAO/NSIAD-83-33) We reviewed the Veterans Administration's (VA's) procurement of drugs and pharmaceutic...
Date Sept. 14, 1983 Report No. NSIAD-83-51 Title

International Affairs: International Restraints to Competitiveness of the U.S. Heavy Electrical Equipment Industry

BY THE US. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman Subcommittee On Energy Research And Production Committee On Science And Technology House Of Representatives I International Restraints To Competitiveness Of The U.S. Heavy Electrical Equipment Industry The heavy electrical equipment industry consists of a few large multinational manufacturers that dominate their home markets an4 compete f...
Date Aug. 4, 1983 Report No. NSIAD-83-8 Title

Energy: Prospects for Long-Term U.S. Steam Coal Exports to European and Pacific Rim Markets

General Accounting Office PrOspects For Long-Term U.S. Steam Coal Exports To European And Pacific Rim Markets U.S. 1exports of coal used for electricity generation and industrial heating are expected to increase in volume over the long term, but they probably will remain a small porticn of total U.S. coal production, Other countries have much lower production and delivery costs and could underpric...
Date June 24, 1983 Report No. EMD-82-88S Title

Energy: Issues Concerning DOE Justification for Building the Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Plant

4 tsu7?sJ SUPPLEMENTTOAREPORTBYTHE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES issues Concerning The Department Of Energy’s Justification For Building The Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Plant This supplement contains GAO’s analysis of and response to the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) comments on GAO’s May 25, 1982, report on the same subject. In that report, GAO raised a number of questions abou...