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| Date Feb. 5, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-81-43 |
Title
, &’ THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Unanswered Questions On Educating Handicapped Children In Local Public Schools
The Education for Ali Handicapped Children Act of 1975 required States to make free appropriate public education available for all handicapped children age 3 to 18 by September 1, 1978. If this goal is to be met by at least the mid1980’s, the Dep... |
| Date Jan. 26, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-4 |
Title
OF THE UNITEDSTATES RELEASED Poor Controls Over Federal Aiid In Massachusetts After Tqe 1978 Blizzard Caused Qbestlonable Benefit Payments
:$3 enc eme f several Ma.ssachusetts counties were dea major disaster area after they experlthe worst blizzard in 100 years, Federal ency assistance was provided. nefits were needed or spent for verified artment of Justice agrees, not--citing the high cost JANU... |
| Date Jan. 19, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-81-28 |
Title
Compt
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Use Of Vacant Schools Cbuld Provide Savings To Federal Construction Pro
Declining enrollments in public schools have left many schools vacant. A large number of these schools are in good condition and in locations making them potentially suitabie for use in lieu of new construction for projects financed by Federal programs. Because of the substantial cost savings that mig... |
| Date Dec. 23, 1980 |
Report No. GGD-81-7 |
Title
/ ,‘ : 72 0 BY THECOMFTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Proposed Changes In Federal Matching And Maintenance Of Effort Requirements For State And Local Governments
Federal matching and maintenance of effort requirements do not often effectively promote the Federal interest of enhancing the fiscal and management commitments of State and local governments to Federal programs... |
| Date Dec. 16, 1980 |
Report No. PAD-81-10 |
Title
I Las= ii THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES The Interaction Of Federal And State Aid In New York State: Trends And Patterns, 1969-75
While some Federal aid goes directly to local governments, large amounts pass through or are administered by thestates. A better understanding of the States’ role in aid distribution will help the Congress to assess the effectiveness of... |
| Date Dec. 3, 1980 |
Report No. 113893 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10 A.M. EST WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1980 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COrlMUNfTY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SURFACE TRANSPORTATION
OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION
ON CARGO SECURITY 3 MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE:
L-. ... |
| Date Dec. 2, 1980 |
Report No. 113892 |
Title
United States General Accounting D.C. 20543" Office 8' 0, Washington, FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:00 a".h. EST December 2, 1980 Statement of F. Lauve, Associate Director Human Resources Division Before the Subcommittee on Select Education Committee on Education and Labor United States House of Representatives Ronald Child Abuse of the Child and Neglec?and the Implem'entatlon Abuse Preven... |
| Date Nov. 14, 1980 |
Report No. HRD-81-6 |
Title
BY THF U.S.GENERAL ACCOUT\ITIr\lG OFFiCE Report To The Honorable William V. Roth 1(39T United States Senate outside the General Public Assistance Benefits Vary Widely From State To State, But Generally Exceed The Poverty Line
A major U.S. public assistance program is Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). States establish their own need standards and decide on the appropriate level of ben... |
| Date Nov. 13, 1980 |
Report No. CED-81-12 |
Title
B)’ fHE COMPTROLLERGENERAL kbort ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITED STATES Congressional Guidance Neeclecl On Federal Cost Share Of Water Resource PkojectsWhen Project Benefits Are Not Widespread
water resource projects provide benefits ge segments of the country; however, d the Soil Consersome projects that a few landowners or Corps and Service projects, the noneral entity is seldom required to share ... |
| Date Nov. 6, 1980 |
Report No. FGMSD-81-1 |
Title
. I BY:Tt--jE COMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES - - R@port The Congress To
Mbre-And Better--Audits Needed Of CETAGrant Rgcipients
Bet een July 1974 and October 1978, over $26 illion in Federal Comprehensive Employmen and Training Act (CETA) funds was spen by about 460 grantees and thousands of s bgrantees. Department of Labor regulation require these grantees to be audited at 1 least! once eve... |
| Date Nov. 4, 1980 |
Report No. CED-81-5 |
Title
Comptroller General R&ms~*
bF THE UNITEDSTATES
RELEASED Programs ForEnsuringTheSafe ’ransportation Of Hazardous Materials Improvement
he Department of Transportation administers a proram to protect the public from risks involved in the of over 250,000 shipments of hazardi ransportation ous materials each day. The following improvements &e needed to more effectively carry out this program. --Obta... |
| Date Sept. 15, 1980 |
Report No. GGD-80-77 |
Title
c ’ . . ..-+++vu 33 s7 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES Report ToThe Congress
The Department Of Justice Can Do More To Help Improve Conditions At State And Local Correctional Facilities
Many State prisons and local jails are unsafe, unsanitary, and endanger the health and wellbeing of inmates, correctional staff, and visitors. Correctional officials maintain that inadequate funding... |
| Date Sept. 12, 1980 |
Report No. GGD-80-92 |
Title
REPCRT B','Tt-!EU.S. General Accounting Office
Federal Crime Laboratories Lack A Clear Policy For Assisting State And Local Jurisdictions
The Government encourages and assists States to develop their own crime laboratory capabilities and to decrease their reliance on Federal laboratories. However, Federal crime labs have accepted virtually all requests for analyses from State and local law enforce... |
| Date Aug. 19, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-120 |
Title
eneral Accounting Office
Rural Water Problems: An Overview The kJation”s rural area8 are having problems yetting enough water to meet essential needs, treating and distributing available water, and obtaining financing to develop, repair, or improve warer supply systems. While both Fo&ral and State governments provide some fina&al aid, the needs appear greater than the hinds available. No nationw... |
| Date June 10, 1980 |
Report No. GGD-80-69 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL WH Report ToThe Congress
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Changes In Revenue Sharing Formula Would Eliminate Payment Inequities; improve Targeting Among Local Governments
Widespread inequities exist in revenue sharing payments to local governments. Similar governments within a State receive different revenue sharing payments, primarily because of their geographic location. To elimina... |
| Date April 22, 1980 |
Report No. PAD-80-23 |
Title
1p”. d ,I* 4e REPORTBY THE \lrrz3 Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES How Revenue Sharing Formulas Distribute Aid: Urban-Rural Implications
Several formulas distribute revenue sharing aid. Rural areas generally receive larger per capita grants than urban areas. This raises an apparent question of whether equity is achieved in the revenue sharing program. Resolving this equity issue requires ... |
| Date March 18, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-85 |
Title
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND fKOt4OMIC DIVISION B-197327 The Honorable Doug Walgren House of Representatives Dear Mr. Walgren: March 18, 1980 Review of a Land and Water Conservation I, und Commitment for a Public Park on Neville Island, Pennsylvania (CED-80-85) .=_ ----_-.--- ._--w ___-"-&+,A-3 In an October 30, 1979, letter, you requested that we L.Wf ,d inquire into whether there is any basis to th... |
| Date Oct. 9, 1979 |
Report No. PAD-79-47 |
Title
1 BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Analysis Of The Allocation Formula For Federal Mass Transit Subsidies
The Federal Government grants funds to urban areas to subsidize mass transit operating expnses. These funds are allocated among areas on the basis of a congressionally determined formula. This report develops criteria by which alternativit, factors that might b... |
| Date Sept. 17, 1979 |
Report No. PAD-79-85 |
Title
PROGR’AM OIvlrlO~l AMALYSIS
I September 17, 1979 8 'Dr. Delphis Goldberg ' Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations and Human Resources Committee for Government Operations House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear
l L * 5 , pc t LJ :' Dr. Goldberg : We thank you for the Department of Zousing and -) - * on GAO mittee onJislay 23 I 1979.’ c ??e find nothing 'in the HUD commeqts whi... |
| Date Aug. 2, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-97 |
Title
/ !!a
REPORT BY THE
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OF THE UNITEDSTATES Since January 1977 the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration has given $126 million to State and local jurisdictions to pay for snow removal expenses in presidentially declared emergency and major disaster areas. Some of these funds were paid to jurisdictions that could have afforded to pay their own snow re... |
| Date June 22, 1979 |
Report No. GGD-78-78 |
Title
OF THEUNIT Federal seed money programs have created some self-sustaining projects and have generated significant use of non-Federal funds in priority areas. However, some projects are reduced or discontinued when Federal funds end, while many other projects receive continued or permanent Federal funding for fear they would otherwise be reduced or discontinued. This report assesses the consequences... |
| Date June 19, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-98 |
Title
UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DIVISION . ..-.- -- _ --- B-148736 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Cecil D. Andrus of the Interior Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
CM109666 Secretary: 109668 We have completed our f rsview of the National Park Service's urban national r&%ea-tion grea pogram We directed our review primafi... |
| Date May 15, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-42 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES lllllllllllllllllllliillllll
LM109355 n Be Done To I entify And Welp C mmunities Adjust To Eco lems Cause By In&eased Imports
This report identifies matters which have limited the effectiveness of community adjustment assistance authorized in the Trade Act of 1974. When the community adjustment assistance program was authorized, the magnitude of the prob... |
| Date May 2, 1979 |
Report No. HRD-79-38 |
Title
Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Illllllllllllllliilllilllll Ill11 Ill1 Illlllll Ill1
LMIOSSZS Legislative And Administrative Changes Needed In Community Mental Health Centers Program
If the goal of establishing a nationwide network of community mental health centers is to be realized in the foreseeable future, legislative and administrative changes must be made in the program. State, local... |
| Date April 25, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-76 |
Title
UNITEDSTATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
D.C. 20!!!48 WASHINGTON, COMMUNITY OWELOPMENT AND LCCNCMIC DIVISION B-171630 APRIL 25, 1979 The Honorable William House of Representatives Dear
Mr. H. Harsha Harsha: (CED-79-7) to of the DePartmenL. of the applicahousina pc?j$ct an opportunrty to report, but we did it in the report. we issued a report On January 10, 1979, you responding to your request for a r... |
| Date April 13, 1979 |
Report No. HRD-79-3 |
Title
c BY THECOMPTROLLERGEF\JiRAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES IVWl 4 b Report ToThe Congress
Reducing Tooth Decay--More Emphasis On Fluoridation Needed A Federal research-R~ tooth--v A’-” Relatively.. lMle ,,_,_, I,,,” is being~~,,&one, ~tI;L..prama~e ,,,,,, “,,,“--,,.““,-, ,,,,,,,,,,,, “,m’“y”” ffuorrdation,, a,,,proven ,decay preventron tech: nique. ‘The PublKH’ealth Service should... |
| Date Oct. 1, 1978 |
Report No. 108390 |
Title
:;. .: .:. a Contents Paqe CHAPTER 1 2 INTRODUCTION GENERAL COMMENTS Audit standards Audit procedures Audit report to to be applied to be followed be prepared 7 7 7 10 11 13 13 14 15 18 30 30 30 30 36 37 37 1 3 PLANNING THE AUDIT Multipurpose audits Preliminary procedures AUDIT WORKPAPERS COMPLIANCE WITH LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS STUDY OF INTERNAL CONTROL General considerations Review of t... |
| Date Sept. 22, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-154 |
Title
/o 7/33 DOCRi'ENT nBBSOU
07133 - [B26877, 43] (Rsat-,.cted) American samoa Needs Effective £i'iTo xuprove Governent operations. asd Become a. Sel'Supporting Trrzitory. CBD-78-1514 B-118B70. September 22, 197B. 59 pp~.. 7 appendices (.28 pp.). Report to.'ep.. Phillip: Burton, Chairvan, House. Ccsaittsee.on Interiot'and Insular. Affairs: National Parks.-and. Inular Affairs Subcommidttee; by inler-B... |
| Date Sept. 21, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-172 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME 07985 - (c33484521 Lt]it{ - 7.-/ 2 Evaluation of Efforts by the City of lenvsr and Five Federal Agencies To Comply with Certain Federal Affirmative Action Requicements. CED-78-172; B-149685. September 21, 1978. Released September 29, 1978. 3 pp. + appendix (17 PFp.) Report to Rep. Patricia Schroeder; by Henry Eschvege, Director, Community and Econonic Development Div. Issue Area: N... |
| Date Sept. 12, 1978 |
Report No. LCD-78-332 |
Title
Noi
LAV E LA LE REPORT BY THE US. -7 ; General Accounting Office
Increasing Public Use And Benefits From Surplus Federal Real Property
Since 1944 the Federal Government has transferred surplus real property to agencies and nonprofit inst;tutions for use in health, educational, park, recreational, airport, or other public benefit programs. Many of the properties have been held by grantees for as lo... |
| Date Sept. 1, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-161 |
Title
DOCUBIT RBSOUE
0'341 - [B24875131 (Federal Share of NAT&As Bond Interest Costs Is Toco Large]. CBD-78-161; B-141529. September 1, 1978. 5 FF. + 2 enclosures (5 pp.). Report to Bschwege, ecretarl, Department of Transportation; by Henry irector, Comunity and Economic Development Div.o issue Area: Transportation Systems and Policies: Urban Public Transit System (2411). Contact: Community and Economic... |
| Date May 15, 1978 |
Report No. HRD-78-145 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
06197 B1386414] States Should Be Fully Reimbursed for Interim Assistance to Supplerental Security Income Recipients. HRD-78-145; B-164031(4). ay 15, 1978. 30 pp. + 2 appendices (7 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elder B8 Staats, Comptrollec General. Issue Area: Income Security Programs: Program Monitoring and Administration (1303); Income Security Programs: Consolidating, Streamli... |
| Date May 2, 1978 |
Report No. ID-78-40 |
Title
DOCUIElT RESUHE
06006 - 81366386] Federal Assistance to State and Local Governments and Other D-78-40; B-162222; organizations for Selected rograms. 2 enclosures (27 p.) ay 2 1978. 2 pp. B-156489. Report to Rep. Charles J. Carney, Chairman, Hous of Representatives: Congressional Steel Caucus; tk J. Kennetb Fasick, Director, International Div. Issue Area: International Economic and military Program... |
| Date May 1, 1978 |
Report No. GGD-78-56 |
Title
DOCUME#T RESUMB
05707 B1296258] Impact of Antireces.sion Assistance on 52 Governsents: An Update. GGD-78-56; B-146285. May 1, 1978. 36 pp. + 8 appendices 417 pp.) + 3 enclosures (362 pp.). Report to the Congress; by lmser . Staats, Comptrcller General. I3sue Area: Intergover.nmental Belation'i and Rerenue Sharing: Long-range Improvements in Assistance (403). Contact: General Government Div. Budqet... |
| Date April 27, 1978 |
Report No. GGD-78-66 |
Title
OOCUMENT RSUE 05690 - [B1246225] The Linkages between Federally Assisted Implementation and Plans. GGD-78-66; B-146285. April 27, 1978. 6 pp.(2 pp.). - Programs ' appeudix (for Report to Sen. William V. Roth, Jr.; by William J. Anderson Victor L. Lowe, Director, General Govarnaent Civ.). Issue Area: Intergovernmental Relations and Revenue Sharing: Federal, State, Area-wide, and Local Coordination ... |
| Date March 1, 1978 |
Report No. 095384 |
Title
REMARKS OF ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WORKSHOP ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT: WHAT IS THE FEDERAL ROLE? SPONSORED BY NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C. March 1, 1979 GAO's VIEW OF THE FEDERAL ROLE IN IMPROVING STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PRODUCT... |
| Date Jan. 1, 1978 |
Report No. 090979 |
Title
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| Date Dec. 20, 1977 |
Report No. PAD-78-15 |
Title
DOCOUMENT RESUME 04609 - [B3574844] State and Local Governments, Changing Patterns of Federal Aid t 1969-75. PAD-78-15; B-1462F5. Decesber 20, 1977. 43 pp. + 3 appendices (21 pp.). Report to the Congress; by lmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. evenue Sharing Issue Area: Intergovernmental Reiations and (400).
Contact: Program Aalysis Div. Budget Function: Revenue Sharing and General Purpose Fiscal... |
| Date Nov. 29, 1977 |
Report No. PAD-78-20 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME 04304 - [B3334562] Antireces3ion Assistance: .n Evaluation. 2AD-78-20; B-146285. November 29, 1917. 21 pp. + 2 appendices (107 FP.). Report to thu Congress; by Elmer B. Staats- Comptroller General., Issue Area: Regional and National Economic Problems (3500). Contact: Program Analysis Div. Budget Function: Revenue Sharing and Seneral Purpose Fiscal Assistance: Other General Purpcse ... |
| Date July 20, 1977 |
Report No. GGD-77-76 |
Title
DC'UMENT RESUME 02859 - [A2033117] Antirecession Assistance Is Helping but Distribution Formula Needs Reassessment. GGD-77-76; B-146285. JuJy 20, 1977. 12 pp. + 4 appendices (15 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Intergovernmental Relations and Revenue Sharing: Different Assistance Approaches (404). Contact: General Governnent Div. Budget Function: R... |
| Date June 8, 1977 |
Report No. LCD-77-320 |
Title
DOCUMENT RUME 02519 - [A1672684] Planning Federal Assistance to Communities Affected by the 7 Trident Submarine Base, Washington State. LCD-77-320; B-1 8056. June 8, 1977. 12 pp. Report to Secretary, Department of Defense; by Robert G. Rothwell (for Fred J. Shafer, Director, Logistics and Communications Div.). Issue Area: Domestic Housing and Community Development (2100); Facilities and Material M... |
| Date June 7, 1977 |
Report No. HRD-77-100 |
Title
DCCIUENT 027~4F - [A1672672' (Restricted) RESrU" [3peration Heatwave Proaram at Saston Community Action, Inc.]. HRD-77-100; B-163922. June 7, 1977. 1 pp. + enclosure (12 pp.). Report to Sen. General. Jesse Helms; by Elmer 9. Staats, Comptroller Issue Area: Income Security Programs: Program Effectiveness (1302) ; Energy: Federal Efforts to Conserve Energy (16C2) Contact: Human Pesources Div. Budget... |
| Date April 18, 1977 |
Report No. FGMSD-77-27 |
Title
COCUMENT 11SUIRE 01919 - [A1092086] [Proposed Financial anagement System for the Central Government of the Trust Territcry of the Pacific Islands]. PFGSD-77-27; B-114888. April 18, 1977. 4 pp. + 3 enclosures (5 pp.). Report to Rep. Phillip Burton, Chairman, ouse Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: National Parks and Insular Affairs Subcommittee; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issu... |
| Date April 15, 1977 |
Report No. HRD-77-49 |
Title
DCCUMENT Bl!UME
01902 A1092091] Questions Persist about Federal Support for Development of Curriculum aterials and Behavior odification Techniques Used in Local Schools. HD-77-49; B-164031(1). April 15, 1977. 83 pp. Report to Rep. Daniel J. Flood, Chairman, ouse Committee on Appropriations: Labor-Health, Education and elfare Subcommittee; Rep. Albert H. Quie; by Robert P. Keller, Acting Comptrolle... |
| Date April 4, 1977 |
Report No. FGMSD-77-15 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
00301 - A10519701 Noew York City's Efforts to Improve Its Accounting Systems. FGHSD-77-15; -185522. April 4, 1977. 29 pp. Report to the Congress; by Blmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Accounting and Financial Reporting (2800). Contact: Financial and General Management Studies Div. Budget Functon: General Government: Other General Government (806); evenue Sharing and ... |
| Date April 1, 1977 |
Report No. PSAD-77-88 |
Title
d f Federal Grant. Under BE Lk gl- FOREWORD S t a t e and l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t s a r e e x p r e s s i n g a g r o w i n g c o n c e r n o v e r t h e i r o p e r a t i o n s ' e f f i c i e n c y and economy, d u e p r i m a r i l y t o t h e r e c e n t f i s c a l c r i s e s e x p e r i e n c e d by many l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t s and t h e r e s u l t i n g n e e d t o c o n s e... |
| Date Jan. 31, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-32 |
Title
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| Date Sept. 24, 1976 |
Report No. 094669 |
Title
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094669 ADDRESS 'OF ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE' THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT-CONFERENCE. ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI SEPTEMBER 24, 1976 Conferences such as this, which provide a forum for o f f i c i a l s from a l l levels of government t o examine and seek solutions t o problems i n our intergovernmental system, will h... |
| Date Sept. 1, 1976 |
Report No. HRD-76-112 |
Title
u REPORT 8 EiVERAL COMPTROLL QF THE UNITED STATES Operation Emergent Medical
Community Services gram
Administration The Emergency Food and Medical Services Program was established to counteract starvation and malnutrition among those segments of the poor difficult to reach through other Federal programs. The Community should Services Adminstration --develop better data on the population served by ... |
| Date Aug. 31, 1976 |
Report No. PSAD-76-161 |
Title
P . REPORT TO THE CONGRES
BY THE COMPTROLLEl#i%@!V #%g AccoW,&Q OF THE UNITED STATES %iC[ j,,d 7 %I lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Cost, Schedule, And Performance Problems Of The Lake Pontchartrain And Vicinity, Louisiana, Hurricane Protection Project
LM098195 Corps of Engineers Department (Civil Functions) of the Army The cost of the Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity, Louisiana, Hurricane projec... |
