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| Date June 13, 1977 |
Report No. 102742 |
Title
DOCUMENT 02742 - tA17327393 RESUME [Proposed "Earth Resources and Environmental Information System Act of 1977": S. 657]. June 13, 1977. 23 pp. Testimony before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Science, Technolocgy, and Space Subcommittee; by Richard W. Gutmann, Director, Procurement and Systems Acquisition Div. Issue Area: Science and Technology (2000). Contact: Proc... |
| Date June 3, 1977 |
Report No. HRD-77-97 |
Title
DOCUMEIT RESUME
02432 - [A1672674] (Computer Operations and Data Processing Activities at the Social Security Administration]. HRD-77-97; B-164031(4). June 3, 1977. Released June 6 1977. 11 pp. Report to Rep. William L. Armstrong; by Elmer B. Stats, Comptroller General. Issue Area, Automatic Data Processing: User Requirements and Systems Specifications for Software (105); Atomatic Data Processing:... |
| Date May 18, 1977 |
Report No. LCD-76-128 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
02143 A1452444] [Potential for Cost Reduction in Providing Message Refile Centers). LCD-76-128; Services through DOD Telecommunications pp. 18, 19)7. B-145864. Mae Report to Harold Brown, Secretary, Department of Defense; by Fred J. Shafer, Director, Logistics and Communications Div. Issue Area: Military P:eparedness Plans: Military Communications and Information Pr cessing Needs 8... |
| 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 March 31, 1977 |
Report No. FPCD-77-34 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
00668 - [A10518311 [Need for Improved Reports for Monitoring Military Bonus Program]. YPCD-77-34; B-160096. March ?1, 1977. 11 pp. + enclosures (9 pp.). Report to Rep. Melvin Price, Chairman, House Committee on Armed Services; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Personnel Management and Compensation (300). Contact: Federal Personnel and Compensation Div. Budget Fun... |
| Date March 15, 1977 |
Report No. GGD-77-37 |
Title
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| Date March 1, 1977 |
Report No. 095106 |
Title
AUTOMATED SYSTEMS
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFlCE MARCH f977 :- . ,\‘ .: . . _, . . _., - .: ..’ . . UNITED $TATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE W A S H INGTON, D.C. 20548 olVI8IoN G-L OF FINANCIAL AN0 M A N A G L M C N T ITUDlm T h e Financial a n d G e n e r a l M a n a g e m e n t S tu d i e s Division prepared this a u d i t g u i d e for u s e o n a u d i ts o f a u to m a te d or It ... |
| Date Feb. 17, 1977 |
Report No. LCD-75-115 |
Title
DOCUBENt RISUHE
00051 - [A10517171 Improved management Needed for Automated Information-Handling Activities of Contract Administration. B-16Z074; LCD-75-115. February 17, 1977. 24 pp. + 4 appendices. Report to the Congress; ty Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Automatic Data Frocessing: Acquiring and Using Resources (102); Silitary Preparedness Plans: military Communications and In... |
| Date Feb. 17, 1977 |
Report No. LCD-77-201 |
Title
DOCUMENT RES$iME 01121 [A0751337] [Procedures and Practices Used by Army and Navy Inventory Managers and Their Shipping Activities to Respond to Requests for Cancellation of Requisitions for Materiel]. LCD-77-201; B-162152. February 17, 1977. 12 pp. Report to Secretary, Department of Defense; by Rcbert G. Rothwell (for Fred J. Shafer, Director, Logistics and Communications Div.). Issue Area: Facil... |
| Date Jan. 26, 1977 |
Report No. LCD-77-204 |
Title
DOCO5UENT RESUME 00093 - [A0751103] Defense Inactive Ites Program Could Be More Effective. LCD-77-204; B-133118. January 26, 1977. 5 pp. Report to Secretary, Department of Defense; by Fred J. Shafer, Director, Logistics and Communications Div. Issue Area: Facilities and Haterial Management (700). Contact: Logistics and Communications Div. Budget Function: National Defense: Department of Defense mi... |
| Date Jan. 17, 1977 |
Report No. LCD-76-115 |
Title
DOCUINIT RESUME 00050 - [A0591tO00 safeguarding Taxpayer Information: An Evaluation Coaputerized Tax Admieistration System. B-115369; of the Proposed LCD-76-115.
January 17, 1977. 44 pp, Report to the Congress; by Blmer B. Staats, Comproller General. Issue Area: Automatic Data Processing: AcquiGring eand Using Resources (102); Tax Administration (2700). Contact: Logistics and Commaunications Div. ... |
| Date Dec. 27, 1976 |
Report No. GGD-77-11 |
Title
DOCUMENT RE cME 00440 - [A0590827] (Restricted) Activities of the Office Equipment Service fer the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1976. GGD-77-11; B-114865. December 2., 1976. 4 pp. + enclosure. Report to Edmund L. Henshaw, Jr., House of Representatives: Clerk of the House; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Contact: General Government Div. Budget Function: General Government: Legislative Functi... |
| Date Dec. 6, 1976 |
Report No. FGMSD-77-10 |
Title
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| Date Oct. 8, 1976 |
Report No. LCD-76-119 |
Title
DOCUENIT RBSUKE
00041 - [A01000771 (Corps of Engineers Management Information System (COBIlS)]. B-1630 74; LCD-76-119. October 8, 1976. 8 pp. Report to Secretary, Department of Defense; bT Fred J. Shafer, Director, Logistics and Commaaunications Division. Issue Area: lutoeatic Data Processing (100). Contact: Logistics and Communications Div. Budget Function: National Defense: Department of Defense... |
| Date Oct. 6, 1976 |
Report No. LCD-76-117 |
Title
: .zREPORT OF-THE ,I CObi’ROLL&R GENE&L ‘IOF THE UNITED STATES lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
LM100489 Better Corn munication, Cooperation And .Coordination Needed In Department Of Defense Development Of Its Tri-Service Medical Information System Program
TR? Depanment of I.&feM% I%-br;dics Medical Information SysGm-an automated medical information program-is estimated to cost over $504 ... |
| Date Sept. 8, 1976 |
Report No. 098172 |
Title
THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE IN ENERGY INFORMATION -AND DATA PROGRAMS Presented by Monte Canfield, Jr. Director, Energy and Minerals Division U.S. General Accounting Office Before Annual Institute on Oil and Gas Accounting Southwestern Legal Foundation was, Texas September 8, 1976 Twelfth The question and otherwise-to you about to provide the issues of adequate is recurrent t... |
| Date Aug. 26, 1976 |
Report No. PSAD-76-171 |
Title
WRY):I
4 ~ UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ct5u1/1 07803 PROCUREMENT AND SYSTEMS M$\ ACOQUISITION DIVISION lAA AUG 261976 A 2Jl 17 B-178457 B-178686 The Honorable The Secretary of Defense Dear Mr. Secretary: A survey was made of the Defense Supply Agency's (DSA) management of wood products (Federal Supply Classification 5510, lumber, and 5330, plywood.) procurement b... |
| Date Aug. 25, 1976 |
Report No. LCD-76-110 |
Title
This is an unclassified digest furnished in lieu of a report containing classified security information. COMPTROLLER GENERAL'S COMPUTERS AND U.S. MILITARY REPORT TO THE CONGRESS READINESS IN EUROPE Department of Defense DIGEST To meet their peacetime and wartime operational needs, U.S. Forces stationed in Europe rely on automatic data processing systems. (See p. 1.) herefore the Secretary of Defen... |
| Date Aug. 23, 1976 |
Report No. FGMSD-76-70 |
Title
UNITED STATES GEiERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
DIVISION Gt FINANCIAL AND GLNEIAL MANAGQMErT STUQIE C / 20548 B-161475 The Hcnorable Vernon McKenzie Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) Dear 'r. McKenzie: AUG 23 1976 We have completed a survey of the accounting and information systems used to evaluate cost and workload in military hospitals. We roted that the way militar... |
| Date Aug. 12, 1976 |
Report No. FPCD-76-73 |
Title
-... REPORT OF THE
COMiPTROLLER GErNERAL OF THE UNITED STA-TES Accuracy Of Records And Reported Quality Of Military Male Enlistees
Department of Defense
Tests %%cre made of a randomly selec:ed sample it 1,600 ma!e enlistee service recoras to determine the accuracy of information about (1) police records. i2! educational at. tain,nent. and (3i age. Records concerning eaduration and a9e were reasona... |
| Date Aug. 4, 1976 |
Report No. 090073 |
Title
UNITED STAT-B GENERA; W~JNTING OFWE
WASHiNGTON, D C 20548 I GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION Al& 4 197b V. P. Conway Senior Assistant Postrraster Employee and Labor Relations United States Eostal Service Oear
aspects Mr. James General Group Fp tir The Conway General Accounting Office has studled selected of the Postal Service’s tralnlng and development programs to determire 1f these proqrams were bei... |
| Date Aug. 2, 1976 |
Report No. 095092 |
Title
L -. YANAGEMENT INVOLVEMENT ,%N: i !, . PlANNlNG .CONTRACTING . DESIGN1ING aDEVELOPING .TESTlNG l IMPLEMENTING . OPERATING In most Federal departments arId agencres, managers ~rvl~ived I” planning, executing, and evaluating programs rely heavily ~.:n computer-based management information systems for decisromnakrng. Departments and agencies not only rnust acquire and maintain these systems, espec... |
| Date July 13, 1976 |
Report No. HRD-76-145 |
Title
GOMPTROUCR GENERAL WASHINGTON. VF CHE UNITED O.C. PO%8 STATEY 3-133GJ4 ! 1: L’ \ The Honorable I’dward P. soland Chairman, Siubcoli‘,. ’ ttee on ZCD-Independent Agencies Committee on A?propr iati3,ls House of Representatives Dear ?!r. Chairman : 1.’ .’ i \ In resgonse to your January 1976 :Cquest, we reviewed justification by the Veterans Administration [VA) for establishins four regio... |
| Date June 30, 1976 |
Report No. LCD-76-125 |
Title
- - 07134
UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WAS’HINGTbN, D C 20548 09l3q , &OGlsTlCS AND COMMUNICATIONS DlVlSlON JUN3 0 1976 General John R. Deane, Jr. Commanding General U.S. Army Materiel Development Readiness Command 5001 Eisenhower Avenue Alexandria, Vrrglnla 22304 Dear General Deane: and We have completed a survey of data processing activities at the Aberdeen Proving Ground. Our oblect... |
| Date June 17, 1976 |
Report No. LCD-75-101 |
Title
d * I ‘A REPORT TO
BY THE COMPTROLLER OF THE UNITED STATES i’BRA@y SYQq Problems In Developing The Advanced Logistics System
Department of the Air Force The Advanced Logistics System was intended to modernize the Department of the Air management activities Force’s logistics through automation. GAO concluded that the Air Force has not exercised prudent management during the system’s develop... |
| Date April 23, 1976 |
Report No. FGMSD-76-5 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
LM098282 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll~
Improvements Needed In Managing Automated ecisionmaking By Comput Throughout The Fed overnme Computers in Federal departments and agencies annually issue unreviewed payments and other actions involving billions of dollars in Government assests. These actions are often wrong. They can cost the Government huge... |
| Date April 22, 1976 |
Report No. FGMSD-75-53 |
Title
Minicomputers, now used in Goverrln~ent primarily for scientific data processing and control of machinery, are expected to he increasingly adopted far more general data pfocessiny to improve productivity. Although Government experienz with minicomputers themselves is generally satlsfactory, some agencies Mieve co:nplic;tted acquisition regulations are causing problefns. General Services Administra... |
| Date April 9, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-92 |
Title
(pmlq
STUDY BY THE STAFF OF THE U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
LM099381 llllIllIlIllIIlllIlllllllYlllllllllllll Agricultural Research- Its Organization And Management
Department
The information of Agriculture
contained herein identifies --the acts which provide for Federal support of agricultural research, --the organizations search, --the diversity and involved in that re- of the research conduct... |
| Date March 24, 1976 |
Report No. 094642 |
Title
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| Date March 15, 1976 |
Report No. LCD-76-406 |
Title
. 499I? BY OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL UNITED STATES \\\lll~~lllll~lilll~llllllllllllll
LM099917 rovements ram Y Departments of Defense and Navy This report Navy to alterations. points out opportunities improve its program for the for ship Also, it provides recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the Navy’s ship alteration management information system. ,
LCD-76-406 LM A fi c !-I 1. F; , 1 97... |
| Date March 9, 1976 |
Report No. MWD-76-100 |
Title
B-164031 . { 5) The Honorable Lloyd Meeds House of Representatives Dear Mr. Meeds: e... s “, In a November 21, 1974, letter, you and Congressman Bell asked us to obtain information relating to the (administration ) and subsequent termination by the National Center for Health Services Research, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), of a 5-year research demonstration grant to : the U... |
| Date Feb. 20, 1976 |
Report No. LCD-76-108 |
Title
UNJ2!?8%f%~ATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
LM098288 llMllll llllllllll Ill Ill11 II11 lllll~ll~ll~ Automated Support Of Depot perations ~. Xould Be Improved
Defense Supply Agency Department of Defense
The Defense Supply Agency needs to make improvements in the automated logistical information systems used by its depots so that it can: --Ship materiel more economically; recording, shipments; requisi... |
| Date Feb. 9, 1976 |
Report No. 091308 |
Title
I) GEMERAL GOVERPiMENT DIVI5lON '1 Mr. Joseph P. Y&dell Director, Department District of Columbia Dear Mr..Yeldell: of Human Resources Government 6 e I Accounting Office (GAO) has been Since February 1975, the Gereral assisting your staff in making improvements to your supply management This letter discusses problems GAO and your staff observed, program. and corrective actions taken or agreed upon... |
| Date Jan. 19, 1976 |
Report No. FGMSD-76-38 |
Title
Mr.. Gffice U.S. I3car JtZrCXl~ A. i’IileS, CiifCtCr cf Kanaqemen Department of Mr. Itiiles: t and Finar,ce Agriculture ~.I ~ ) ge.nimal and Plant fic!.31t-!: Inspection Service and at two cf three sites of the Forest Service. The Center’s a clear assignment val, and audit of Ma,r.ual of Inst ructicns to Agencies includes ol responsibilities for the review, epprotrsvel vouchers. This manual pr... |
| Date Jan. 7, 1976 |
Report No. 092323 |
Title
DIVISION OF FINANCIAL AN0 GEN&RCLL MANAGEMENT S T U o l a January 7 , 1976 To FGMS S t a f f Members: T h i s b o o k l e t p r o v i d e s a b i b l i o g r a p h y w i t h a b s t r a c t s of r e c e n t a r t i c l e s , t e x t s , and F e d e r a l reports a n d p o l i c y a n d g u i d a n c e documents on c o s t a c c o u n t i n g and c o s t c o n t r o l for a u t o m a t i c d a t a... |
| Date Dec. 19, 1975 |
Report No. FGMSD-76-20 |
Title
r ’ _ i SincePety -. y0u6~ |
| Date Dec. 1, 1975 |
Report No. 095135 |
Title
--. - ~.. . . FOREWORD The computer age has brought many new challenges for auditors. The speed and complexity of computers, combined with the lack of human readable data in many phases of computer processing, have necessitated many changes in auditing techniques. This booklet de- scribes one such technique, called "test decking." Although test decks have been in existence for years, we believe a ... |
| Date Oct. 9, 1975 |
Report No. FGMSD-75-26 |
Title
REPORT TO THE CONGRESS 46 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES ’ Illllllll1111111111 lllll llllllllllIll1 III Ill11 Ill1
LM096806 Improving Civilian Payroll Operations Of The Military District Of Washington
Department of the Army In fiscal year 1975, the U.S. Army District of Washington automated system processed pay and allowances $383 million for 24,000 employees. Military payroll o... |
| Date Sept. 22, 1975 |
Report No. 088733 |
Title
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| Date Sept. 11, 1975 |
Report No. 089117 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACGQUMT~~~G OFFICE g
WASHINGTON,
MANPOWER AND DIVISION WELFARE SEP D.C. 20548 111975 Mr. Rufus H. Wilson Chief Benefits Director Department of Veterans Veterans Administration Dear Mr. Wilson: Benefits The General Accounting Office surveyed certain aspects of controls in the Veterans Administration's (VA) computer-based Compensation and Pension (C&P) system over the accuracy,... |
| Date Sept. 11, 1975 |
Report No. 088732 |
Title
oyF*
6.'L;s is- . ' I .. SEQ 1 1 19?5 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 2054s MANPOWER A N D WELFARE OIVlSlON M r . Rufus H. Wilson Chief B e n e f i t s D i r e c t o r Department of V e t e r a n s B e n e f i t s Veterans Administration Dear M r . Wilson: The General Accounting O f f i c e surveyed certain a s p e c t s o f c o n t r o l s i n t h e Veterans A d m i n i s... |
| Date Aug. 18, 1975 |
Report No. LCD-74-118 |
Title
L . . UN ITEDSTATES BYTHECOIKPTROf.f?i!!htC~!!#&hL OFTHE UNITEDSTA?@!i!89'gTs
LM096848 lllllllll1illllllllllllll Improved Planning And Management Of Information Systems Development Needed
Federal Department Aviation Administration of Transportation The Federal Aviation Administration needs to improve its planning and management control over the approval and development of management information sy... |
| Date Aug. 13, 1975 |
Report No. 089122 |
Title
RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DIVISION AUG 1.3 1915 Nr, Edward J. Iiekman Administrator, Food and it'utrition U.S. Depastment of Agriculture 500 12th Street, SW., Room 726 Washington, D.C. 20250 Dear Mr. Eekmn : Service Jl’e are completing a Government-wide review of selected prosecuted systems have cases in which weaknesses in computer- based data processing facilitated criminal acts invol... |
| Date Aug. 8, 1975 |
Report No. 089124 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE o%q
WASHINGTON REGIONAL OFFICE .
FIFTH FLOOR 803 WEST BROAD STREET 13 & FALLS CHURCH,VIRGINIA 22046 Mr. Walter C. DeVaughn Assistant Public Printer (Management and Administration) U.S. Government Printing Office mashington, D.C. 20401 .? Dear Mr. DeVaughn : In November 1973 the Public Printer requested GAO to evaluate the Publications Receipt and Control Sys... |
| Date Aug. 7, 1975 |
Report No. 089125 |
Title
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| Date July 28, 1975 |
Report No. B-178205.90 |
Title
.- . JOY 28, 1975 * ,ll ,, m Ronorable Harley 0. Staggers, Chairman p&ttee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce g&roe of Representatives . k&r Mr. Chairman:
r . e In accordance with your request we are forwarding our comments on ~.a. 2385, 94th Congress, which, if enacted, would be cited as the *bcrgy Information Act." The bill would establish a National Energy faformation System in the Department o... |
| Date July 24, 1975 |
Report No. FGMSD-75-34 |
Title
Opportunity For Savin Large Sums In Acquiring Computer Systems Under Federal Grant Programs
Because of the large amount of Federal grant money being spent for automatic data processing systems, there is potential for either savings or waste--often amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars for an individual grantee. This report shows that it is important that Federal managers make sure that gra... |
| Date June 18, 1975 |
Report No. FGMSD-75-31 |
Title
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LM097002 Need For Improvements In The Automated Payroll System Of The Department Of Housing And Urban Development UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING
I
FGMSD-75-31 OFFICE UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, 20548 D.C.
DIVISION GENERAL OF FINANCIAL AND STUDIES MANAGEMENT B-115363 The Honorable The Secretary of Housing and' Urban De... |
| Date June 17, 1975 |
Report No. 089059 |
Title
UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE
WASHINGTON 084 @I REGIONAL OFFICE
22046 i=IFl-H FLOOR 803 WEST BROAD STREET FALLS CHURCH,YIRGINIA Mr r David
I1 Legge, Acting Director Office of Municipal Audit and Inspection 499 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Room 403 Washington, D.C. 20001 Dear Mr. Legge: ’ > Enclosed for your information is a copy of our letter to Mr. J. P. Yeldell, Director, Department of Human... |
| Date June 3, 1975 |
Report No. LCD-75-108 |
Title
_- i‘ . %?s
i oRm SAF@ GEPrfRAL Awl?@fj& @& 493747 REPORT TO THE CONGili$@$& LlBRA!?r *a .
LM097018 nlll~lllilllslllllllllllllllllll Improved Planning -- A Must Before A Department-wide Automatic Data Processing System Is Acquired For The Department Of Agriculture BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
LCD-75108 JlME ,w-'mF--5 --‘I=------I 3,1975 COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON, OF
D.C... |
