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Date Dec. 31, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-86-35BR Title

Reserve Components: Alternatives for Equipping the Army's Reserve Components

d===Jd t , Accounting Office ,a8p5 GAL> December 1985 Briefing Report to the Chairman ‘i Copmittee on Armed Services, House of Representatives RESERVE COMPONENTS Alternatives for \ Equipping the Army’s ReserveComponents GAO,‘NSIAD-84%35BR 03uc~Oc;\ P L’, , ‘- . UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS AND DIVISION December 31,...
Date May 17, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-70 Title

Health: VA's Methodology for Setting Priorities for Nursing Home Care Construction Projects for FY 1986

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RCSOURCES DIVISION May 17, 1985 B-218854 The Honorable Frank H. Murkowski Chairman, Committee on Veterans' Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: VA's Methodology for Setting Priorities Nursing Home Care Construction Projects for Fiscal Year 1986 (GAO/HRD-85-70) I#llllI ull 127003 for On November 7, 1984, the Com...
Date March 26, 1985 Report No. 126524 Title

Environmental Protection: GAO Superfund Work

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 1:OO PM EDT March 26, 1985 STATEMENT OF HUGHJ. WESSINGER, SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR RESOURCES,COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE WATER RESOURCES ON OF THE HOUSECOMMITTEEON PUBLIC WORKSAND TRANSPORTATION Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee: We are pleased work. ous I...
Date March 20, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-86 Title

Environmental Protection: Status of EPA's Remedial Cleanup Efforts

RESOURCES, COMMUNITY. AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION MARCH 20,198s B-216455 The Honorable James J. Florio Chairman, Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Status of EPA's Remedial (GAO/RCED-85-86) Cleanup Efforts In your May 2, 1984, letter you requested information on the Environmental Protectio...
Date Sept. 19, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-149 Title

Energy: Management Weaknesses Affect Nuclear Regulatory Commission Efforts To Address Safety Issues Common to Nuclear Power Plants

i!?i THE COMPTROL-ER GENERAL j 4 Report ToThe Congress Management Weaknesses Affect Nuclear Regulatory Commission Efforts To Address Safety Issues Common To Nuclear Power Plants Investioations of the March 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear plant accident showed that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) had not made adequate progress in addressing safety issues common to nuclear plants that had bee...
Date June 13, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-100 Title

Financial Management: EPA's Efforts To Identify and Control Harmful Chemicals in Use

Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES EPA’s Efforts To Identify And Control Harmful Chemicals In Use The TOXIC Substances Control Act of 1976 gave the Envrronmental Protectron Agency (EPA) the responsrbility for rdentrfymg, assessing, and controlling unreasonable rusks to health or the environment from the manufacture, processing, drstrlbutron, use, or disposal of the 60,000 existing chemicals...
Date May 8, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-41 Title

Health: States Use Added Flexibility Offered by the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES States Use Added Flexibility Offered By The Preventive Health And Health Services Block Grant In 1981 the Congress consolidated seven preventive health programs Into the preventive health and health services blockgrant, which gave states broad program and admlnlstratlve responslbllltles Aided by continuing outlays from prior categor...
Date May 7, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-35 Title

Maternal and Child Health Block Grant: Program Changes Emerging Under State Administration

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES i Maternal And Child Health Block Grant: Program Changes Emerging Under State Administration The Omnibus Budget Reconclllatlon Act of 1981 consolidated eight categorical programs Into the maternal and child health services block grant and shifted primary admlnlstratlve responslbrllty to states States continued to support actlvltle...
Date April 13, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-124 Title

Transportation: Federal Aviation Administration's System for Prioritizing Airport Grants

BYTHEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Aviation Committee On Public Works And Transpomtion House Of Representatives Federal Aviation Administration’s I& Prioritizing Airport Grants /’ The Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration makes grants for airport development and planning to airport sponsors. This report responds to concerns that...
Date March 7, 1984 Report No. 123582 Title

Health: State Implementation of the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office, j1 FOR RELEASE ON,DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT lo:00 A.M. MARCH7, 1984 STATEMENTOF RICHARD L. FOGEL, DIRECTOR HUMANRESOURCES DIVISION BEFORETHE COMMITTEEON LABOR AND HUMANRELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ON STATE IMPLEMENTATION0% tTHE PREVENTIVE HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: We are pleased / I ...
Date Feb. 29, 1984 Report No. 123498 Title

Health: State Implementation of the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant

United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548, ! FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 1:3q P.M. FEBRUARY29, 19S4 STATEMENTOF RICHARD L. FOGEL, DIRECTOR HUMANRESOURCES DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT ON COMMITTEEON ENERGYAND COMMERCE U.S. HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES ON / STATE IMPLEMENTATIONOF THE PREVENTIVE HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT i/ Mr. Chairman an...
Date Feb. 22, 1984 Report No. 123485 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: The Interstate Commerce Commission's Enforcement Program

6,. % loc>YqJ FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY 55@ EXPECTEDAT 1O:OO A.M. WEDNESDAY,FEBRUARY22, 1984 UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 205'48 STATEMENT OF OLIVER W. KRUEGER, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR RESOURCES,COMMUNITY,AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE HOUSESUBCOMMITTEE TRANSPORTATION ON COMMITTEEON APPROPRIATIONS . ON ; THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE / COMMISSION'S ~/, ,* ENFORCEMENT PROG...
Date Jan. 16, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-30 Title

Energy: A Long-Term Plan Is Needed To Guide DOE and Multiprogram Laboratory Research and Development Activities

UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFtCE JANUARY 16, 1984 B-213704 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Donald p. of Energy Hod@1 Secretary: A Long-Term Plan Is Needed to Guide DOE and Multiprogram Laboratory Research and Development Activities (GAO/RCED-84-30) Subject: We have completed a review of energy research and development of Energy (DOE) and its nine planning activit...
Date Nov. 25, 1983 Report No. RCED-84-54 Title

Natural Resources: Corps of Engineers' and Bureau of Reclamation's Recreation Construction Backlogs

. . I&’ THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Public Lands And Reserved Water Committee On Energy And Natural united States Senate Corps Of Engineers’ And Bureau Of #eclamation’s Recreation Construction The Army’s Corps of Engineers and the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation have large backlogs of construction projects for recreation. R...
Date Sept. 8, 1983 Report No. NSIAD-83-36 Title

Agriculture and Food: Africa's Agricultural Policies--A More Concerted Effort Will Be Needed If Reform Is Expected

. BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Administrator, Agency For international Development iAfrica’s Agricultural Policies--A More Concerted iEffort Will Be Needed If Reform Is Expected Assisting developing countries to reform policies which inhibit greater food production is a primary objective of the U.S. development assistance program. At the Washington level, AID has promoted p...
Date Aug. 22, 1983 Report No. GGD-83-95 Title

Government Operations: Retrenchment and Redirection at the Office of Personnel Management

Retrenchment And Redirection At The Off ice Of Personnel Management In response to the Administration’ s planned retrenchment and redirection, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in 1981 chose to end some programs and to provide less assistance to Federal agencies. It also reordered its priorities and concentrated on functions such as overseeing and enforcing civil service rules and merit p...
Date June 22, 1983 Report No. 121734 Title

Agriculture and Food: Agricultural Research

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 1:30 P.M. EDT WEDNESDAY,JUNE 22, 1983 STATEMENTOF BRIAN P. CROWLEY, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR SENIOR LEVEL RESOURCES,COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE DEPARTMENT ON OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FOREIGN AGRICULTURE HOUSE COMMITTEEON AGRICULTURE AT OVERSIGHT HEARINGS ON AGRICULTURA...
Date May 23, 1983 Report No. GGD-83-64 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Freedom of Information Act Operations at Six Department of Justice Units

Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Government Information, Justice, And Agriculture, icommittee On Government Operations House Of Representatives Freedom Of Information Act Operations At Six Department Of Justice Units The Freedom of Information Act states that agencies have 10 days to respond to a request for information. In general, the six Department of Justice units GAO reviewed took long...
Date April 7, 1983 Report No. MASAD-83-20 Title

National Defense: Mission Area Analyses Conducted by the Army Training and Doctrine Command

UMTED STATESGENERALACCCRNflNG OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 29548 MISSION ANAL%19 SYSTEMS ACQUISITION AND DIVISION . B-211332 The Honorable . The Secretary Attention: Dear Mr. Secretary: John 0. Marsh, of the Army The Inspector DAIG-AI Jr. General APRlL7.1983 Subject: Mission Area Analyses Conducted by the Army Training and Doctrine Command (GAO/MASAD-83-20) During the past 2 years, we have been reviewin...
Date March 24, 1983 Report No. 120996 Title

Budget and Spending: [Perspectives on the Federal Budget]

a - i, " 24713 CARDINAL 0 HARA MEMORIAL LECTTJRE BY CHARLES A . BOWSHER COMPTROLLER G E N E M L OF THE U N I T E D S T A T E S BEFORE THE COLLEGE OF B U S I N E S S ADMINISTR$.TION DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTANCY U N I V E R S I T Y OF NOTRE CAME NOTRE DAME, I N D I A N A MARCH 2 4 , 1983 ' ? P E R S P E C T I V E S ON THE FEDERAL BUDGET'
Date March 2, 1983 Report No. FPCD-83-10 Title

National Defense: Army Incentive Funds Need More Effective Targeting To Reduce Critical Personnel Shortages

*BY THE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of The Army Army Incentive Funds Need More Effective Targeting To Reduce Critical Personnel Shortages In authorizing the Selected Reserve Incentive Program, the Congress intended that it be used to reduce personnel shortages in those skills and units most essential to the Nation’ mobilization s capability. Although it is Army policy to...
Date Feb. 23, 1983 Report No. 120637 Title

Natural Resources: Water Project Construction Backlog of the Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED FEBRUARY 23, 1983 STATEMENT OF J. DEXTER PEACH, DIRECTOR RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT AND HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER RESOURCES COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION ON THE 'WATER PROJECT CONSTRUCTION BACKLOG ...
Date Feb. 2, 1983 Report No. FPCD-83-2 Title

National Defense: Army's Ability To Expand Training Base Upon Mobilization Remains Limited

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 1 4M POERAL TRONNE ANO COMps"TION DIVISION B-210323 FEBRUARY 2, 1983 The Honorable John O. Marsh, Jr. The Secretary of the Army Attention: The Inspector General DAIG-AI Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Army's Ability to Expand Training Base Upon Mobilization Remains Limited (GAO/FPCD-83-2) We have performed followup work on the Army's abil...
Date Jan. 31, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-89 Title

Agriculture and Food: Agricultural Economics Research and Analysis Needs Mission Clarification

c /aoL(sd +m=- . ’ 1 BY THEUS GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Agriculture Agricultural Economics Research And Analysis Needs Mission Clarification A systemattc and well orgamzed program of agricultural economics research IS needed to monitor and assess the health of the foodagriculture sector and the effectiveness of farm pollcles and programs However, wlthln the agricultural...
Date Jan. 26, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-49 Title

Water Project Construction Backlog: A Serious Problem With No Easy Solution

REPORT BY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Water Project Construction Backlog-A Serious Problem With No Easy Solution The Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation started fiscal year 1982 with 934 authorized water projects needing about $60 billion to complete construction. For fiscal year 1982, the Congress provided construction funds for 289 of these projects, but did not...
Date Nov. 10, 1982 Report No. PLRD-83-10 Title

Logistics Support Analysis: Progress Has Been Made but More Emphasis Is Needed

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 PROCURCMCNT, AND RCAOINIUS LOOISTICS. DIVISION B-209637 NoVeMBER 10,19ez The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Subject: Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Director, Logistics Made but GAO Affairs 119884 Dear Mr. S@Cretaty: Has Been Support Analysis: ~- Progress More Emphasis Is Needed (GAO/PLBD-83-10) We reviewed Department of Defense (D...
Date Sept. 14, 1982 Report No. ID-82-60 Title

Energy: Priority Support for Energy Programs Under the Defense Production Act

UNITY STATa GENERAL ACCOUNTWE OFFlCE WASHINGTO~J, D-C. zoS48 INTCRNATIONAL OIVISION E-208826 The Honorable Joseph M. Gaydos, Congressional Steel Caucus House of Representatives Subject: Chairman lllllllllllll 119690 Priority Support for Energy Under the Defense Production (GAO/ID-82-60) Programs Act Dear Mr. Chairman: General, In your letter of May 13, 1982, to the Comptroller information on Comme...
Date Sept. 9, 1982 Report No. CED-82-102 Title

Transportation: Strengthening Transportation Policy Development and Implementation

BYTHE US, GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Transportation Strengthening Development Transportation Policy And Implementation When starting their terms, incoming Secretaries of the Department of Transportation have not found a system for formulating and implementing Department-wide, longterm policy. Such a system and supporting unit could provide significant benefits on a Departm...
Date July 2, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-54 Title

Health: Indian Health Service Not Yet Distributing Funds Equitably Among Tribes

, i33+5- BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman Committee On Appropriations United States Senate OF THE’UNITEDSTATES Indian Health Service Not Yet Distributing Funds Equitably Among Tribes The Indian Health Service’s (IHS’) equity health care fund was established to correct funding disparities by raising the level of services provided to the neediest tribes by the end of fiscal ye...
Date May 7, 1982 Report No. PLRD-82-64 Title

National Defense: DOD Can Save Millions by Using Energy Efficient Centralized Aircraft Support Systems

I . I\% wiis I i .B’Y’ U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING THE Report To The Secretary Of Defense OFFICE DOD Can Save Millions By Using Energy Efficient Centralized Aircraft Support Systems The Department of Defense can save millions of dollars annually by using new energy efficient centralized aircraft support systems at certain Air Force and Navy bases. The Air Force and Navy have developed and installed...
Date March 4, 1982 Report No. 117661 Title

Information Management: Impact of National Archives and Records Service's Budget Reductions on Its Preservation and Other Activities

United States General Accounting Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at lo:30 a.m. EST Thursday, March 4, 1982 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. ANDERSON DIRECTOR, GENERAL GOVERNMENTDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTINFORMATION AND INDIVIDUAL OF THE RIGHTS UIRIII 117661 HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTOPERATIONS ON THE IMPACT OF NATIONAL AND RECOQDS SERVICE'S ARCHIVES BUDGET REDTJCTIONS ON ITS ...
Date March 3, 1982 Report No. CED-82-43 Title

Environmental Protection: States' Compliance Lacking in Meeting Safe Drinking Water Regulations

oq7/ BY THE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTIN; Report To The Administrator Environmental Protection Agency OFFICE States’ Compliance Lacking In Meeting Safe Drinking Water Regulations The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 represents the first national commitment to provide safe drinking water. Yet, during fiscal year 1980, over 146,000 violations of the drinking water regulations were recorded against communit...
Date Feb. 18, 1982 Report No. CED-82-35 Title

Housing: Greater Use of Innovative Building Materials and Construction Techniques Could Reduce Housing Costs

, . BY TF-IE COMPTROLLERGENERAL ( Report To The Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Greater UseOf Innovative Building Materials And Construction Techniques Could Reduce Housing Costs Problems exist within different levels of government and the homebuilding industry that hinder the development and use of innovations which could check rising costs. For example: --Builders are reluctant to accept risks asso...
Date Feb. 10, 1982 Report No. MASAD-82-17 Title

National Defense: MX Program Cost and Schedule Milestones Could Be Adversely Impacted if Certain Matters Are Not Resolved

WTED STATESGEMRAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASWINGTON, DC. 20548 MISSION ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMS ACQUlSlTlON DIVISION B-196893 FEBRUARY IO, 1982 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Dear Mr. Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Director, GAO Affairs Secretary: MX Program Cost and Schedule Adversely Impacted If Certain Resolved (MASAD-82-17) Milestones Matters Could Are Not Be Subject: We recently completed our...
Date Dec. 10, 1981 Report No. 117181 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Narcotics Enforcement Policy

U.S. General Accounting Office Washington, D.C'. 20548 SUMMARY STATEMENT * ,,m devaloment The of a comprehensive, cohesive Federal narcotics forcement policy is a complex and multi-faceted undertaking. strategy must ,,,,,* Involve all ,,,, investigation, prosecution, aspects of the criminal conviction, justice enThe system-- adjudication, and sentenclevel. it ing--and * mrough must be on an intern...
Date Oct. 21, 1981 Report No. AFMD-82-13 Title

Information Management: The Bureau of the Census Must Solve ADP Acquisition and Security Problems

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ACCOUMINO MANACWMLNT AND fINANC1AL DIVISION B-205133 The Honorable The Secretary Dear M r. Malcolm Baldrige of Commerce 116684 III 0CTOBE.R 21,1981 Secretary: The Bureau of the Census Must Solve and Security Problems (AFMD-82-13) ADP Acquisition Subject: Because our previous studies sition and security of automatic of the Census, we di...
Date Aug. 11, 1981 Report No. CED-81-126 Title

Transportation: Better Targeting of Federal Funds Needed To Eliminate Unsafe Bridges

> * ..“. n y?y+ ’ ~1 ‘ (I . ..J**d? /- . BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Honorable James R.Sasser United States Senate OF THEUNITEDSTATES -- 1 Better Targeting Of Federal Funds Needed Tb Eliminate Unsafe Bridges The Federal Highwa Administration estimates that it would cost ii 41.1 billion to replace or rehabilitate the more than 200,000 deficient bridges in the Nation. The Federal br...
Date July 24, 1981 Report No. CED-81-141 Title

Agriculture and Food: Long-Range Planning Can Improve the Efficiency of Agricultural Research and Development

. r’ I BY-THE GENERALACCOUNTIN US. Report To The Honorable George E. Brown, House Of Representatives Jr. Long-Range Planning Can Improve The Efficiency Of Agricultural Research And Development Increasing demands for food and fiber combined with increasing pressures on agricultural inputs--water, land, and energy--make it all the more important that national long-rang(! planning be undertaken for...
Date July 9, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-42 Title

National Defense: Greater Coordination Required in Defense Planning for Intratheater Airlift Needs

BYTHEUS GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Defense Greater Coordlnatlon RequiredIn Defense Planning For lntratheater Alrllft Needs lntrathsater airltft-movemclnt of parwngerm and cargo within oombrt theatan b air-provider ths caprblllty to mow qulcI ly, even between point8 rrparrted by imputable tarrain. For over a decade, Dofen and the Conruss have been conomed with inadequate P ...
Date July 9, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-72 Title

Energy: Improvements Needed in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Office of Inspector and Auditor

11’ 8, ii??THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Improvements Needed In The Nuclear R.egulatory Commission’s Office Of Inspector And Auditor To help the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) carry out its responsibilities, a special office of inspector and Auditor was created in April 1975 to independently review and appraise all NRC operations. This office, in essence, ...
Date June 11, 1981 Report No. 115484 Title

National Defense: Department of Defense Major Weapon Systems Acquisition Process

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:15 a.m. THURSDAY JUNE 11, 1981 FOR STATEMENT OF Walton H. Sheley, Jr., Director DIVISION IH 115484 MISSION ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMSACQUISITION before Investigations Committee the Subcommittee on Armed Services House of Representatives on Department Major of Defense Weapon Systems Process Acquisition Mr. Ch...
Date June 11, 1981 Report No. 115545 Title

Economic Development: HUD Community Development Block Grant Program

UNITED A STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LMll5545 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:15 A.M. THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1981 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AN...
Date May 29, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-96 Title

Health: Construction of Indian Health Service Hospital in Chinle, Arizona

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 OFFICE HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION B-203316 MAY 29,198l The Honorable Jamie L. Whitten Chairman, Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: of Indian Health Service r Construction Arizond(HRD-81-96) Hospital in Chinle, that we House Report No. 96-1147 dated July 2, 1980, required provide your Committee with ...
Date April 30, 1981 Report No. C-MASAD-81-13 Title

National Defense: An Assessment of the Navy's Mine Warfare Mission

UNCLASStFtED COMPTROLLER GENERAL'S REPORT TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEFENSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DIGEST -----a relatively inexpensive and Mine warfare, effective method of conducting naval warfare, consists of the control or denial of sea or harbor areas through the laying of minefields and countering enemy mine warfare by destroying GAO found or neutralizing their min...
Date April 28, 1981 Report No. 117534 Title

S. 10: A Bill To Establish a Commission on More Effective Government

U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE‘ 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9 a.m. \ Tuesday, April 28, 1981 STATEMENT OF MILTON J. SOCOLAR ACTING COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS ON S.10, . A BILL TO ESTABLISH A.COMMISSION GOVERNMENT I ON MORE EFFECTIVE 117534 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: We are pleased to ...
Date April 24, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-21 Title

Financial Institutions: The Federal Structure for Examining Financial Institutions Can Be Improved

179q-q BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL ’ Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES The Federal Structure For Examining Financial Institutions Can Be Improved Responsibility for Federal supervision of approximately 14,300 commercial banks scattered throughout the United States is divided among three Federal bank regulatory agencies. Each agency maintains its own onsite examining capability rather than s...
Date Jan. 30, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-35 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Major Science and Technology Issues

Major Science And Technology Issues Developments in science and technology have an increasingly pervasive effect on the way we live. Consequently, public policy m,ust conti’nually address problems wh’ich have significant science and technology components. In its various functions, the Federal Government performs, funds, and regulates science and technology. These Federal activities often requi...
Date Oct. 7, 1980 Report No. 113587 Title

Special Publications: Issue Area Planning in GAO

,+ *--4 / A +s 9 1 1 1illr lilllll I Il 1 lIll1 1 1 l 113587 I1 ISSUE AREA PLANNING IN GAO ASSlG NMENTS V RESULTS U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE October 7, 1980 e . Memorandum TO : A l l P r o f e s s i o n a l S t a f f Members FROM : Comptroller General SUBJECT: Manual F o r P r e p a r i n g Issue A r e a Plans 8 The program p l a n n i n g p r...
Date Oct. 7, 1980 Report No. 113595 Title

[Congressional Oversight: Reality and Reform]

lllllllllllllllllllllllllll I 1 l 113595 U I R V HARRY S. HAVENS* PREPARED FOR DELIVERY AT THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON 'PREVENTION OF FRAUD, WASTE AND ABUSE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OCTOBER 7 , 1980 It is hardly novel to suggest that congress has the responsibility to oversee the execution o f the laws it passes, that this responsibility is import...
Date Sept. 3, 1980 Report No. PAD-80-79 Title

The Office of Science and Technology Policy: Adaptation to a President's Operating Style May Conflict With Congressionally Mandated Assignments

REP0RTBY THE Comptroll General OF THE UNITEDSTATES The Office Of Science And Technology Policy: Adaptation To A President’s Operating Style May Conflict With Congressionally Mandated Assignments CIAO recommends that OSTP either perform a comprehensive study of the Federal role in science and technology, as originally mandated to the President’s Committee on Science and Technology, or suggest l...