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Date April 14, 1977 Report No. LCD-77-203 Title

Government Operations: Cost to the Government for Moving Household Goods of Its Civilian Employees

Date April 7, 1977 Report No. HRD-77-68 Title

Transportation: Transportation Programs for the Elderly

11111111111111 lllllllllllllll IIIIlllIllIII LM101784 For T Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and Other Federal Agencies Fourteen Federal programs were reviewed to determine the amount of funds provided for transportation services to the elderly. Cost estimates were available on only two of these programs--about $5 million in fiscal year 1976. GAO and others are doing work that relates ...
Date March 2, 1977 Report No. FPCD-76-65 Title

Government Operations: Special Travel Benefits for Federal Employees in Hawaii, Alaska, and Similar Areas Outside the Continental United States Should Be Changed

+ REPORT TO THE CONGRESS Special Federal Alaska, Outside Should Travel Benefits For Employees In Hawaii, And Similar Areas The Contirrental U.S. Be Changed -- General Services AdministrationSome Federal employees and their families in States, territories and possessions outside the continental U.S. receive pe:~odic Governmento?id trips back to their former rr.srdences. Because of changed condo ton...
Date Feb. 18, 1977 Report No. CED-77-34 Title

Transportation: Lower Airline Costs per Passenger Are Possible in the United States and Could Result in Lower Fares

u. ., ‘9 cJ~- 7 7 a$5 a--/~ -‘4,7 ’ REPORT TO Tk7E’CONGRESS ‘,‘r ;e, -F Y, .- BY THE OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL UNITED STATES ~~l~~~lll~ili~l~l LM101780 Lower Airline Costs Per Passenger Are Possible In The United States And Could Result In Lower Fares Civil Aeronautics Board Airlines in the United States regulated by the Civil Aeronautics Board could have operated at a lower total cos...
Date June 17, 1976 Report No. 089546 Title

Government Operations: Review of the Immigration and Naturalization Service's Alien Removal Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL A~CCNJNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION JUN 17 1976 oqw Mr. Leonard F. Chapman, Commlssloner, Immlgratlon Naturallzatlon Service Department of Justlce Dear Mr. Chapman. Jr. and 1 evlew of the Immlgratlon and Naturallzatlon We have completed a llmlted Our review Included an examlnatlon Service's (INS) allen removal &k ograml of the practices and pr...
Date June 7, 1976 Report No. 094279 Title

Financial Management: Audit of Accounts at the U.S. Army Finance and Accounting Center, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date May 5, 1976 Report No. 089604 Title

National Defense: Review of Accessorial Charges for Foreign Military Sales

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Date April 13, 1976 Report No. 089557 Title

Transportation: Survey of DOD and GSA Systems for Buying and Distributing Automobile Tires

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL OFFICE SUITE 500. WASHINGTON 234 STATE DETROIT, BOULEVARD STREET BlJtLDING MICHIGAN 48226 ,. Major General C, M. McKeen, Jr. Commanding General U. S. Army Tank-Aut;;cmgve Command (TACOM) 7 Warren, Michigan Dear General McKeen: are currently surveying the Department of Defense (DOD) and General Services Administration (GSA) systems for buying and dis...
Date Jan. 19, 1976 Report No. LCD-76-214 Title

National Defense: Review of the Military Airlift Command's Use of Chartered Cargo Aircraft

UNITED STATES GENERALAcC~UNTM OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 LOGISTICS AND COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION B-133025 Th.e Honor able The Secretary Dear Mr. ’ P’ of Defense Secretary: As a follow-on to our review of fuel savings and other benefits by diverting passengers from chartered to scheduled we reviewed the Military Airlift Command’s overseas flights, L’1;,(MAC’s) use of c.hartered cargo air...
Date Jan. 9, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-57 Title

Government Operations: Summaries of Conclusions and Recommendations on the Operations of Civil Departments and Agencies

HOUSE AND .COMMITTEES SENATE ON PPROPRIA TIONS BY THE C TROLLER GENERAL OF TilE UNITED STATES Sum.maries Of Conclusions And Recommendations On The Operations Of Civil Departments And Agencies MWD-76-57 JAN. 9,19=76 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED 20848 STATES B-106190 c\ 0-f J' I. . This is our annual report of summaries of GAO conclusions and recommendations resulting from our ...
Date Nov. 7, 1975 Report No. 090219 Title

Transportation: Evaluation of Trade-Offs Between Transportation Savings and Service Impact of the Postal Service

” I . ~NITEDSTATESGEWERALACCOUNT~NG OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 . 1 I i 5 GENERAL GCIVERNMWT DIVISION . wov 7 1975 . c i I f i d’ Mr. James V. Jellison Assistant Postmaster for Logistics United States Postal Dear Mr. Jellison: General Service * In response to our July 3, 1974, report General on star route contracting, the Postal number of actions to economize *on star routes --establishing s...
Date Oct. 17, 1975 Report No. ID-76-14 Title

Natural Gas Shortage: The Role of Imported Liquefied Natural Gas

A number of aftcrnatkes to Cope with the growing but each is limited. are open to the g$$ rz&ural gas shor&&’ ts’ “8 ’ ” Importing liquefied natural gas cocr!d involve investing billions of Gottars for constructing specialized tankers and receivltlg termin&. Large-scale liquefied natural qas impotT will also prwnt political, econc&ic, and national security problwx similar to those create...
Date Oct. 6, 1975 Report No. 089648 Title

Housing: Management and Use of Bachelor and Transient Housing by the Military Services

Fhmm STATESGENERAL ACCOUNTING REGIONAL ROOM 226.670 NORTH OFFICE OFFICE MILITARY HlGHWAY @8%548 Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, Jr., Commander in Chief U. S. Atlantic Fleet Norfolk, Virginia 23511 Dear Admiral Kidd: NORFOLK, WRGINIA 23502 October USN 1;'. 6, 1975 We are reviewing the management and use of bachelor and transient housing by the military service$(code 945425) to determine whether enlisted bac...
Date May 27, 1975 Report No. ID-75-68 Title

International Affairs: Review Of Preliminary Estimates Of Evacuation Costs, Temporary Care, And Resettlement Costs of Vietnamese And Cambodian Refugees

The iionoaable Daniel K. Inouye ChZirmaR, S u ~ c o m i t t e eon fisreign Operations Cormittee on Appropr i a t i o n s Ucited S t s t e s Senate De= #r . Chiriaan: You requested GAO’s immediate r e v i e w of t h e p e l iminary e s t i s a t e s of: evacu3tion c o s t s of V i e t n a m s e refugees e n c l o s w with your l e t t e r of Play 1 3 , 1375, and our a d v i c e as t o t h e i r ...
Date Feb. 11, 1975 Report No. LCD-75-205 Title

Information Management: Need for More Effective Management of Transportation Data Systems

B-l 82852 I t / The The Dear Honorable Secretary Mr. of Defense < c Secretary: is our report of transportation Our principal on need for more effective data systems in the Department observations are summarized in 1 the This management of Defense. t.he digest. Me want to invite your attention to the fact that this report contains recommendations to you which are set forth section 236 of the Legis...
Date Sept. 6, 1974 Report No. LCD-74-224 Title

Transportation: How Passenger Sedans in the Federal Government Are Used and Managed

oqo102 NIZOrNTt S s. COt1,F1'.1 .EDICLE A T'SE OAN A.P.1 RO:T'- iA T"QJVS AT E 7'?I":EE UEi?'ED ST E S S ENrATA IE I Ti F'edertal' Govern mnent '' :A e Ue,:d And a n g ed , IP' 6, 197": i. PAST uBC!&M Oyur2 hV O9 I(O C',.i'. ' T!',OLL FR (';; hL FAL. .')i ' Tii: LJNi2' ED STATES ";?-'C i ] I 1K~ 1 I i..\d .ila -/i.' icI t::!.ios!' I~1 VL'' 2.' .~C . 'iC ' i l?' C'' .( " !ii. . ' ': i, ( :'; : i),....
Date Aug. 14, 1974 Report No. 089914 Title

Transportation: Reliability of Postal Service's Air Transportation

il GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION Mr. Joseph Jones Director, Logistics United States Postal Dear Mr. Jones: Department Service You will recall that last year the General Accounting Office initiated a limited examination of the Postal Service’s air taxi operations. Our objective was to obtain a sufficient understanding of these activities to judge whether a detailed audit should be undertaken. The e...
Date June 5, 1974 Report No. 094584 Title

Government Operations: Comments on H.R. 12113, H.R. 14718, and H.R. 12181

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING Washington, For Release Expected OFFICE D. C. on Delivery 20548 at 10:00 a.m. June 5, 1974 STATEMENT ELMER COMPTROLLER GENERAL Before Subcommittee on Legislation OF B. STAATS OF THE UNITED The and Military Operations, STATES House Committee on Government Operations. Mr. Chairman, and Members of the Subcommittee, our thoughts certain on three bills: I appreciate thi...
Date April 9, 1974 Report No. B-177692 Title

Transportation: Information on Department of Defense Rail Carload, Motor Truckload, and Household Goods Van Carrier Shipments

4' The Honorable hhilip A, Hart United States Senate Dear Senator Hart: In your letter of December 15, 1972, you requested up-to-date information on the use of sea&n 22 of..the,.I.nt.erstate_ Cocmer.c,e,=~Act assist you in your to work on surface . ---.A-~) _L.. .. ~, _,legislation. transportation __ .L.. _r_ .~__ -z. _,___,_ * L ! Through discussions with your staff, we agreed to limit our work t...
Date April 4, 1974 Report No. B-179218 Title

Transportation: Investigation of Rates for Manufactured Products, Agricultural Commodities, and Raw Materials Shipped by Rail

. _. - . . COMPTROU-ER GENERAL WApklHGruN. OF THE UNfl-ED 0s. zcaa ETA- B-179218 7r de la Garza APR 4 1974 The Honorable E (Kika) House of Representatives '_ Dear Mr. de la Garza: In your letter investigate ratesfor commodi.ties, dnd raw points in Texas and to determine whether or discriminatory. lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM090572 of July 12, 1973, YOU asked that we manufac...
Date March 7, 1974 Report No. B-180775 Title

National Defense: Contract Air Cargo System Operated by the Air Force and the Similar System Operated by the Navy

% bt OFFICE UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 (Jwci77 7 1974 LOGISTICS AND COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION MAR B-180775 IllIIIIIIIllIIIlllIIIIlllll LM095977 I The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Dear Mr. James R. Schlesinger Yof Defense Assistant Secretary (Comptroller) of Defense Secretary: We have completed our survey of the contract air cargo system operated by the Air Force (LOG...
Date Oct. 30, 1973 Report No. B-179620 Title

Agriculture and Food: Diversion of Department of Agriculture Cargo From Great Lakes Ports to the Port of New Orleans

B-179620 RELEASED The Honorable Clement &(q House of Representatives ‘F Dear Mr. Zablocki: As requested J. Zablocki in your August 30, 1973, letter, we looked Department of Agriculture cue from @L s. This=,, ,“pacx~e*~~Qf, transported on river barges between Chicago and New Orleans, was handled by a U.S. flag carrier, Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, Incorporated. \ Yp3/1 Department officials...
Date Aug. 16, 1973 Report No. B-179260 Title

Government Operations: Delays in Loading and Unloading Ships Cost Government Millions of Dollars Annually

1lllllllIlllllllllIllllllllllllllllllll LM096096 Delays In Loading And Unloading Ships Cost Government Millions Of Dollars Annually Department of Defense B-179260 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE iUG.16,1973 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, DC 20548 LOGlsTlCS AND COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION B-179260 The Honorable The Secretary of Defense c- Dear Mr. Secretary: This is our repo...
Date Aug. 16, 1973 Report No. B-178203 Title

Government Operations: Review of Transportation and Claims Division Settlement

Date March 7, 1973 Report No. 093880 Title

National Defense: Navy's Administration of Proceed and Travel Time Entitlements on Local Transfers

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL OFFICE 2046 WASHINGTON ROULEVARD BUILDING DETROIT, MICHIGAN 48226 Captain R. S. Baird Director, Navy Military Pay System / Navy Finance Center (7j New Federal Office Building UQ~ Cleveland, Ohio 44199 Dear Captain Baird: Navy personnel officers are using different to establish proceed and travel timne entitlements criteria when members transfer bet-...
Date Dec. 14, 1972 Report No. B-177404 Title

National Defense: Need To Improve Administration of Stevedoring Contract at the Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point, North Carolina

Date Nov. 27, 1972 Report No. 089502 Title

Financial Management: Sheppard AFB, Audit of Accounts

Date April 28, 1972 Report No. 089400 Title

Employment: OEO Employee Change of Station Reimbursement Vouchers for Fiscal Year 1970

Date March 30, 1972 Report No. B-174628 Title

Financial Management: Problem in Billing Newark Air Force Base, Ohio, for Transportation Charges on Perishable Commodities

COMWROUER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D. - . B-174628 .: ._ c-1 .a Dear Mr. Drinan: \ that the General On November 15, 1971, you requested Accounting Office consider a transportation problem directed to you by Mr. Richard S. Cass, President, Bacon Industries,, Our representatives subseWatertown, Massachusetts. Inc., quently were informed that you were interested particularly in whether the problem expe...
Date March 7, 1972 Report No. 092416 Title

National Defense: Military Traffic Management Information Systems and Military Standard Transportation and Movement Procedures

2Q) UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE INTERNATIONAL DIVISION FAR EAST BRANCH 1833 KALAKAUA AVENUE HONOLULU, HAWAII 96815 MAR 8 Commander Pacific Air Forces Base Command 15th Air Base Wing Hickam AFB, Hawaii 96553 Attention: Dear Sir; Comptroller 972 Our office has completed surveys of the application of Military Standard Transportation and Movement Procedures (MILSTAMP) and other traffic man...
Date Feb. 14, 1972 Report No. 092431 Title

Financial Management: Review of Accounts, Civil Service Commission, Atlanta

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL OFFICE ROOM 204, 161 PEACHTREE STREET, N.E. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 FEB 14 4'l/Z Mr, Hammond B. Smith Regional Director U.S. Civil Service Commission 240 Peachtree Street, No W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mr, Smith: We have made a review for the settlement of accounts of accountable officers at your office for the period ended June 30, 1971. The rev...
Date Feb. 4, 1972 Report No. 092433 Title

International Affairs: Overseas Motor Vehicle Fleets of the Department of State

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE INTERNATIONAL DIVISION FAR EAST BRANCH 1833 KALAKAUA AVENUE HONOLULU, HAWAIi 96815 FEB 4 Dear Mr. Ambassador: P / The General Accounting Office has recently completed a survey of vehicle operations and maintenance activities of several United States agencies in the Philippines. We found that overall these activities were generally well-managed. However, we d...
Date Dec. 8, 1971 Report No. B-156996 Title

Transportation: Need for the Peace Corps To Improve Its Controls Over Unused Transportation Tickets and Travel Advances

lIIIiIIIIIl~lIlllllllllllllillllllllll LM095458 ,$T /‘ --.+ ;I a$ Need For The Peace Corps To Improve Its Controls ver Unused Transportation Tickets And Travel Advances B-756996 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE DEC. 83371 UNITED STATES GENERALA~CXXJNTINGOFFICE WASHI NBYON, B.C. 20548 . Dear 1 , Mr. Blatchford: Peace Corps tickets to and ?I-0 This is our report o!l the need for the improve...
Date Aug. 30, 1971 Report No. 089429 Title

Transportation: Government Transportation Requests Issued to Department of Labor Employees

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC. 20548 ClViL DIVISION a3sw373tl E-16403143) Dear Yr Sei0eyling. RELEASED Your le-ter of June 22, 1971, requested th,t we look into contracts awarded by cne Social and Rehabi3xtatlon Servxe of the Department of Health, EGucatlon, aqd Welfare (HEZ!) on a noncompetitxse bas1.s A newspaper arcxle forwarded to you by a conbtltuent refeyred to an HE...
Date Aug. 26, 1971 Report No. B-125051 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Opportunities for the Immigration and Naturalization Service To Reduce Costs of Returning Aliens to Mexico

-- llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll (j LM095534 Opportunities For The Immigration And Naturalization Service To Reduce Costs Of Returning Aliens To Mexico 8.125057 Department of Justice BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED STATES O.C. 20548 B- 125051 Dear , ’ P .r ?*? Mr. Attorney General: for the Immigration and of returning aliens to...
Date Aug. 17, 1971 Report No. B-159652 Title

Agriculture and Food: Costs of Transporting Food Donated for Distribution Abroad

. . _ 035543‘ UNITED §T~TES GENERAL M&J WASHINGTON. D.C. lNlERNATWNAL. DWISION B-159652 Dear Dr. Hannah; During a recent follow-up review food donated for distribution abroad2 we believe, deserve your consideration., concerning I costs of transporting we observed several matters which, We have found that the United States continues to pay considerable amounts of ocean freight costs under nonpro...
Date Nov. 13, 1969 Report No. B-168141 Title

Social Services: Transportation of New York City Antipoverty Program Members To Protest Cuts in Federal Poverty Funds

Dear Hr, Meskill: This Petter is in response to an informal request from Mr, Lewis D, Andrews of your staff on April 15, 1969, that the General Accounting Office inquire into whether Federal funds were used to transport members of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Youth In Action Community Corporation (Youth in Action) from New York, N.Y, to Washington, D, C., on April 14, 1969, rj-7w> to protest reductions ...
Date May 24, 1968 Report No. B-114807 Title

Financial Management: Opportunities for Reducing the Cost of Providing Federal Agencies With Certain Supplies

Date Jan. 1, 1967 Report No. 091188 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Central Rate Audit of Transportation Charges