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Date May 7, 1975 Report No. 089593 Title

National Defense: Survey of Input Data to JUMPS/MMS System of the Marine Corps Finance Center, Kansas City, Missouri

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Date May 7, 1975 Report No. 089594 Title

National Defense: Survey of Pay/Personnel Actions at the Marine Corps Automated Services Center, Kansas City, Missouri

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Date March 31, 1975 Report No. FGMSD-75-23 Title

Financial Management: Review of Selected Aspects of the Operations of HUD Accounting System

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFEE WASH I NGTON, D.C. 20848 DIVISION GENERAL OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND STUDIt= B-115363 The Honorable Thomas G. Cody Assistant Secretary for Administration Department of Housing and Urban Development Dear Mr. Cody: MAR3 1 w.5 This report presents the results of our review of the adequacy of the financial management system and internal controls, including inter...
Date March 28, 1975 Report No. 089108 Title

Information Management: Need for Computer Program Modifications To Show a Correct Organizational History of Employees' Earnings in the Civilian Payroll System of the U.S. Army Military District of Washington

1. .I ii2aP+ UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE6 y q ( Ud WASHINGTON REGIONAL OFFICE 22046,s r FIFTHFLOOR 803WESTBROADsTREET FALLS CHURCM,VIRGINIA . \ / Colonel Edward 13. Finch, Jr. Comptroller U.S. Army %litary District of Washington Department of the Army Building 48 Fort Leslie J. McNair Washington, D.C. 20319 Dear Colonel Finch: i.. D. 2P/ v This letter supplements our report of February...
Date March 27, 1975 Report No. 089624 Title

Energy: Review of Energy Conservation Measures Implemented at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Downey, Illinois

MXTED STaTiEsGENERALACCOUNTIMG OFFICE REGfONAL ROOM 403. U.S. CUSTOMMOUSE, OFFiCE 610 SOUTH CANAL STREET CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60607 Mr. Paul K. Kennedy, Director Veterans Administration I-Iospital Downey, Illinois 60064 Dear Pk. Kennedy: ,. s We have completed a review of energy conservation efforts undertaken at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Downey, Illinois. Our objectives were to determine...
Date March 24, 1975 Report No. FGMSD-75-15 Title

Information Management: Opportunities for Improving Computerized Civilian Payroll Processing Operations

ortunities For Improving erations Department of Defense BY OF OLLER L . . l COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF D.C. THE UNITED STATES 20548 B-146856 ,c1 Speaker To the President of the Senate and the of the House of Representatives I The salaries of Department of Defense (DOD) civilian F d personnel averaged about $13 billion for fiscal years 1973 and 1974. During these years we made audits of aut...
Date Feb. 4, 1975 Report No. GGD-75-9 Title

International Affairs: Better Controls Needed To Prevent Foreign Students From Violating the Conditions of Their Entry and Stay While in the United States

etter Contr 0 Preve From Vi0 f Their While In Department Department of Justice of State eeded gn Student he con F GGD-75-9 STA CCMPTdOLLLR GENERAL WA!SHlNCION, OF THE UNITED D.C. 20548 STATES B-125051 To the President of the Senate and the L Speaker of the House of Representatives This is our report foreign students. on the need for better controls on Our review was made pursuant to the Budget and...
Date Jan. 1, 1975 Report No. 090876 Title

Special Publications: Legislative Research Guide

c. . -. .. . . - .._. . . . . -. -. . . * I PREFACE In our work we often need to resort to legislative histories in order to construe statutes that we are applying. This Legislative Research Guide written by James E. Masterson, Assistant General Counsel, is intended for use as a primer on the use of such histories. January 1975 Paul G. Dembling General Counsel US. GENERAL A CCOUNTING OFFICE OFFICE...
Date June 19, 1974 Report No. 089467 Title

Government Operations: Operations Concerning GAO Test Mailings During the Christmas Period

b GENERAL GOVERNMENT OWlSION Mr. Edward V. Dorsey Senior Assistant Postmaster General flor Operations I?. S. Postal Service Dear Mr. Dorsey: During the 1973 Christmas season, we reviewed postal operaSince one of our objectives was tions at eight large post offices. to ascertain how well mail was processed, we conducted a test mailing between the cities served by the eight post offices and used thi...
Date May 6, 1974 Report No. 093521 Title

Financial Management: Review of the U.S. Army, Japan, Civilian Payroll System

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFKE INTERNATIONAL FAR 1833 EAST KALAKAUA DIVISION BRANCH AVENUE HONOLULU, HAWAII 96815 Commanding General U.S. Army; Japan Attention. Comptroller APO San Francisco 96343 Dear SL-JZ: Enclosed 1s a copy of our report to the Commander in Chief, USAELPAC,on our c review of the U.S. Army, Japan, ClvllLan Payroll Payroll System. System -a part of the USARPAC Standard C...
Date May 3, 1974 Report No. 093522 Title

National Defense: Need for Improvements in U.S. Army, Japan, Civilian Payroll System

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL-ACCOUNTINGOFFICE INTERNATIONAL FAR 1893 EAST KALAKAUA DIVISION BRANCH AVENUE \ MAY3 I 043s= HONOLULU, HAWAII 96815 Commander in Chief U.S. Army, Paclflc Attention: Comptroller Fort Shafter, HawaLL 96558 Dear Sir: 9 Enclosed 1s a report on our review of the UoSO Army, Japan, Clvlllan Payroll System--a part of th e USARPAC Standard Clvlllan Payroll System. Our revLew was made In...
Date May 3, 1974 Report No. 093523 Title

Financial Management: Review of U.S. Army, Japan, Civilian Payroll System

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE INTERNATIONAL FAR EAST 1833 KALAKAUA DlVlSlON BRANCH AVENUE 043 -723 HONOLULU, HAWAII 96815 Dlstrxt Manager Western Dlstrxt U.S. Army Audit Agency 390 Conventlon Way Redwood City, Callfornla Dear Sxr. 94063 Enclosed is a report to the Commander in Chief, U,S, Army, Pacrfxc, on our c revxew of the U.S, Army, Japan, Crvlllan Payroll Systeg- a part 0r the USARPA...
Date April 4, 1974 Report No. B-179130 Title

Information Management: Review of Three Navy Activities' Acquisition of Word Processing Equipment

eimbursement From DI5?EST: ‘* Appropriated Funds 3 Nonappropriated cantly from priation and or services is equivalent commercial fund. instrumentaiities differ signifiother Government activities. From approprocurement standpoint, obtaining goods from nonappropriated fund instrumentality to obtaining them. from nongovernmental sources. 2. Although selling goods or providing services to regular go...
Date April 1, 1974 Report No. 094589 Title

Special Publications: Why a Higher Priority Is Needed for Improved Government Reporting

Date Feb. 6, 1974 Report No. 094593 Title

Government Operations: Comments on S. 2782

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10 A.M. EDST WEDNESDAY,FEBRUARY6, 1974 STATEMENT OF PHILLIP S. HUGHES ’ ASSISTANT COMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES ON S. 2782 "A BILL TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL ENERGY INFORMATION SYSTEM" BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE Mr. Chairman and Members of the C...
Date Feb. 1, 1974 Report No. 093569 Title

Financial Management: FY 1973 Financial Audit of the Federal Columbia River Power System

REGImML OFFICE ROOM 201 415 FIRST AVENUE NORTH SEATTLE, WAS~INGTCIN 98Y 09 Donald P Hodel, Aan~n~strator Bonneville ?ower Adm>n?stratlonl? P 0 Box 3627 Portland, Oregon 97208 Dear fiLC 66073. We have completed our audit of the Federal Cclumb-ra Rover Power System f-rnanr;jal statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1973 Our rewew Included an examlnatlon of the Bonnev-rlle Power AdmInJstratIon...
Date Nov. 28, 1973 Report No. 093580 Title

Information Management: Controls Over the Processing of Data on the Commodity Credit Corporation's Grain Inventory

RESOLl!?C&S DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DIVSSlON Mr. Kenneth E. Frock Executive Vice President Commodity Credit Corporation Department of Agriculture Dear Mr. Frock &ST DOCUMENT AVAILABLE In connection with our flnanclal audit of the Commod-Lty Credit Corporatzon, we surveyed controls over the processing of data on the Corporation's grain inventory through the Department of Agrrculture!s automated da...
Date June 20, 1973 Report No. B-146778 Title

Federal Catalog Program: Progress and Problems in Attaining a Uniform Identification System for Supplies

I j = REiORTf TO THE CONGRESS The Federal Catalog Program: Progress And Problems In Attaining A Uniform ldentlflcatlon System For Su ppl ies B-146778 Department of Defense General Serwces Admtnlstratlon BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF DC THE UNITED 20548 STATES B-146778 I ’ /t/ I7 To the President Speaker of the This progress tem for of the Senat...
Date June 5, 1973 Report No. 093964 Title

Government Operations: Review of the Standard 1401 Technician Payroll System

Date April 13, 1973 Report No. B-177623 Title

Government Operations: General Services Administration Assumption of the Telpak Functions of the Defense Commercial Communications Office

B-177623 RELEASED am a.3 1973 The Honorable Melvin Price c; House of Representatives &,. -’ Dear Mr.’ Price: GSA initially took 1972, to test the Aut had developed. The s over the Telpak functions on October 18, agement System (ATMS) it ~,~~~.!;c%~~n,ificant )..I.’;-1 .~i.J~~~~;~*c~4’i*n,I. I*~‘;, savings 1”. t-0. .int,,eg.rato. 1,r e’dys$s ly ..operaYWLs gZYthe functions for DECCO o...
Date Feb. 1, 1973 Report No. 092650 Title

Government Operations: ARTS III

oPi&Q /UNCLASSIFIED ' U.S. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE STAFF STUDY ARTS III c 1 J)_EE&qFNT OF-TRANSPORTATION ' -- _-- February 1973 UNCLASSIFIED CONTENTS Page SUMMARY CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION History Scope of Automated Air Traffic Control 1 6 8 11 2 PROGRAM STATUS Program Cost Experience Program Schedule Experience Program Performance Experience Selected Acquisition Reporting TEST AND EVALUATION COST E...
Date Jan. 1, 1973 Report No. 090997 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Review, Fall 1973

INDEXES TO T H E GAO REVIEIP, Copies of indexes to the 1971 and 1972 bsues and a cumulatiae index for all issues of The GAO Review are available to all interested readers. S t a f f members may obtain copies through their division or ofice liaison representatives (see inside back cover). Readers outside G A O may obtain copies b y writing the Distribution Section, General Accounting Office, Room ...
Date Jan. 1, 1973 Report No. 091089 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Review, Spring 1973

REVIEW Capitol of the United States-1846 P This picture is the earliest known photographic image of the the national legislature, the Congress of the United States. U.S. Capitol Building, home of It was made originally on a daguerreotype plate about 1846 and is attributed to John Plumbe, Jr., of Washington, D.C. The view was taken from the east. The statue on the north side of the portico is not i...
Date Jan. 1, 1973 Report No. 090938 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Review, Summer 1973

r INDEXES TO T H E GAO REVIEW Copies of indexes to the 1971 issue of The GAO Review are available free of charge to all interested readers. An index to the 1972 issue is now being prepared. Staff members m a y obtain copies through their division or ofice liaison representatives (see inside back cover). Readers outside GAO may obtain copies b y writing the Distribution Section, General Accounting ...
Date Sept. 7, 1972 Report No. B-174830 Title

Government Operations: Acquisition of an IBM 370/155 Computer System by the Defense Communications Agency for Use by the Executive Office of the President

'COMT"OLLER GENERAL Or THE UNIED ^TATES WA8HIfe. F, D.C. 346 B-174830 C)>g Dear Mr. Chairman: i /? In response to your letter of 15, 1971, wDecmber w reviewed tile a c(..u. siti_ oL lintienation a.l Busit e s-4s=-Mac-hlin Corporation ( JBM_) 370/155 cyomn!puter es sysYete by the IlefeCnsc.Com/ munlcatiOns.Agency (DCA) for use by the lixecutive Office of Y7 _the President. As requested, we reviewed...
Date Sept. 6, 1972 Report No. 093288 Title

Information Management: Pilot Study of Auditing a Real-Time ADP System

UNITED STATES ‘GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON REGIONAL OFFICE FIFTH 803 WEST CHURCH, FLOOR BROAD 5-l REET FALLS VIRGINIA 22046 S&P 6 Dear Mr. Gavazzi: , 1972 We have completed our work on the Automated Hospxtal Information System (AHIS) at the Veterans Admmistratzon Hospital, WashIngton, D.C. As you know, the prunary purpose of our work was to develop audit guldelines for automated real-tu...
Date Aug. 23, 1972 Report No. 093295 Title

National Defense: Survey of Civilian Pay--United States Air Force Headquarters Command

093z95 WASHINGTON REGIONAL OFFICE FPl-H FLOOR 303 WE!Tl- BROAD STREET FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA 22046 Deputy Chief of Staff/Comptroller Headquarters Command, IJSAFQLC L0o'2 1100th Air Base Wing, DAD Bolling Air Force Base DL6Cq z---Washington, D.C. 20332 Dear Sir. AYG 2 3 1972 We have made a survey of controls over processing of automated civilian payrolls prepared by the 1139th Comptroller Services ...
Date May 3, 1972 Report No. 092373 Title

Government Operations: Needed Improvements in the Information System for Technical Assistance Projects

REPORT COVER GAO-348 (July 68) | ' r - . ~t1 T NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS IN THE INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECTS Agency for International Development UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE MAY , - 1972 (Date) 'f f) 0 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 INTERNATIONAL DIVISION Dear Mr. Birnbaum: The attachments to this letter summarize the results of our rev...
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 Jan. 17, 1972 Report No. B-170688 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Issues Related to the Use of Government Funds To Develop Products Acquired by Large Companies to the Detriment of Smaller Companies

,. .? . COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF D.C. THE ZCI B-170688 : l 1 Dear Senator J&&l& ~’ wd: ,,1-i 19n& .._ .-. . .A' + 1. / ,/' / / v ' 7/N ,P Your letter of April 26, 1971, referred for our consideration a letter dated April 5, 1971, from your constituent, : Mr. Sheldon I. Dorenfest, president of Compucare, Inc. Mr. Dorenfest commented on information included in our preid< vious report to ...
Date Nov. 29, 1971 Report No. B-146951 Title

Financial Management: Need for Improved Controls in the Automated Central Payroll System of the Department of Agriculture

Need For Improved Controls In The Automated Central Payroll System Of The Department Of Agriculture B146951 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHiNGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE CIVIL DIVISION B- 146951 I Dear Mr. Secretary: e-5 .” on the need for improved controls in your The report contains recommendasystem. the improved controls. au- This is our report tomated...
Date Oct. 7, 1971 Report No. 089410 Title

Employment: Public Service Careers Program in Southern California

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 CIVIL DIVISION OCT 7 1971 Dear Mr. Zarb: We have recently completed a survey in the Southern California area of the Public Service Careers Program (PSC), which was directed toward examining into whether PSC was increasing the job opportunities for disadvantaged persons to obtain permanent employment in public agencies. PSC was to provi...
Date July 19, 1971 Report No. B-171635 Title

Information Management: Development of Program for Computer-Aided Structural Detailing of Ships

Development Of Program For Computer-Aided Structural Detailing Of Ships 6.171635 Department of the Navy BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES JULY 1!3,197'_ COMPTROIJER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED 20548 STATES B-171635 Dear Mr. g.+& Ruppe: In response to your letter dated December 21, 1970, we ) have examined into the Navy's development of I w___L &.fs.I~-.. the Co~mEuL,,er Au...
Date June 9, 1971 Report No. B-162407(6) Title

Government Operations: Automatic Data Processing Policies, Procedures, and Practices at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, California

P 8$4cm--7 OF . DC. RES THE UNlTEe 20543 STATES LM090554 B-162407(6) Dear Mr. Chairman:* blot to be released owtside the General Accowmtimg Office except on the basis of specific approwd by the Office OP Legisbtiwe Liaison, a record of which b kept by the Biotribution Section, Pwbkatiims Branchp BAS RELEASED June9, 1971 our report on the auAs we reported on July 7, 1969,'dn procedures ,, tomatic d...
Date March 22, 1971 Report No. B-146703 Title

Financial Management: Activities at the Regional Finance and Data Processing Center in Paris, France

I -’ t “‘b . UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACcQUNTlNG OWKE D.C. 20548 INTERNATIONAL DIVISION B-146703 I= Dear Mr. Meyer: MAR2 2 1971 We recently completed a survey of activities at the ,%gional Finance Zenter in Pzbris, Franoe, to obtain information needed and Data Processing for planning and performing future reviews. As a result of that work, we want to call your attention to sever& ma...
Date Feb. 9, 1971 Report No. 089336 Title

Information Management: Improvements Needed in Certain Loan Management Practices and Certain Aspects of the Management Information System of Farmers Home Administration

CIVIL DIVISIO?4 FE13 3 1971 Dear Mr. Smith: Office has made a survey and certain aspects of the Farmers Home Administration. of selected management The General Accounting loan management practices information system of the Our survey work, performed at FHA's national headquarters office and at the State office and one county office in Virginia, was directed toward determining ways in which the eff...
Date Jan. 1, 1970 Report No. 091135 Title

Special Publications: Generalized Computer Programs--Are They Worth the Effort?

Date Jan. 1, 1970 Report No. 091133 Title

Financial Management: Using an ADP Information Retrieval System in Auditing an Educational Assistance Program

Date Nov. 24, 1969 Report No. 092682 Title

Financial Management: Error Analysis and Reporting System, Payroll System, HEW

UNITED STATESGENERALACGOUNTINGOFFICE V!a’ASHIMGTON, D.C. 20548 CIVIL DIVISION NOV 24 1969 Dear Mr. Kelly This report 1s the first of a series relating to our evaluations of selected aspects of the automated central payroll system, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW). The subJect of this report is the Error Analysis and Reporting System. The former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Finan...
Date Aug. 19, 1969 Report No. 092693 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Internal Revenue Service Data Center, Detroit, Michigan

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCCWNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 CIVIL DIVISION ME 1 9 1969 Dear Mr. Thrower: The General Accounting Office has completed a review of selected activities of the Internal Revenue Servicegs (IRS), Data Center (DC), Detroit, Michigan. The review was limited because not all records pertinent to the areas of our inquiry were made available to us. Howmatters which m our ever...
Date April 23, 1969 Report No. 094482 Title

Government Operations: Comments on H.R. 404

Unit&d States General. Accounting Office Washingkm, D. C. 2O!M3 FOR REIEASE ON DELNERY Expected at 1O:OO a,,m. ES? Wednesday April 23, 1969 STATEMENT OF E&R B, STAATS COMPTROLIJZR GENERALOF THE UNITED STATES BEFORETHE! SUBCOMMITTEE GOVERNMENTON ACTIVITIES COl@!'ITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIOX3 HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES ON K.R. 404, A BILL TO AMENDTHE BUDGETAND ACCOUNTLNG ACT, 1921, TO DIRECT THl3 COMP...
Date Sept. 18, 1968 Report No. B-164392 Title

Budget and Spending: Examination Into the Control Over Procurement, Use, and Disposition of Magnetic Computer Tape in the Department of Defense

o REPORT TO THE CONGRESS Examination Into The Control Over Procurement, Use, And Disposition Of Magnetic Computer Tape In The Department Of Defense -16432 FILE BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES SEPT. 1 1 I COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. a0S4 B-164392 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives Here is a report on our exami...
Date Jan. 1, 1968 Report No. 091182 Title

Special Publications: Computerized Audit of Transportation Bills

Date Jan. 1, 1967 Report No. 091188 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Central Rate Audit of Transportation Charges

Date May 27, 1963 Report No. B-118660 Title

Information Management: Review of Installation of Automatic Data Processing System at Hines, Illinois, Department of Veterans Benefits

OILE REPORT TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES REVIEW OF INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AT HINES, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS BENEFITS VETERANS ADMINISTRATION BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES MAY 1963 s~~b~~o SS -- REPORT TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES REVIEW OF INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AT HINES, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS B...
Date Dec. 15, 1959 Report No. B-133261 Title

Information Management: Review of Automatic Data-Processing Installation, Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, October 1959

REPORT TO THE COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REVIEW OF AUTOMATIC DATA-PROCESSING INSTALLATION GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OCTOBER 1959 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES DECEMBER 1959 GAO woub,, Pea COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON 2 B-133261 Honorable Tom Murray, Chairman Committee on Post Office and Civil Servi...