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| Date March 30, 1987 |
Report No. GGD-87-52BR |
Title
_ i I 1’ United States General Accounting Office 5 GAO
March 1987 Briefing Report to the Chairman and Vice Chairman, Joint Committee on Taxation, Congress of the United States
LMl32696 . , lllllllnill~lillulllli\l~lllnllll TAX ADMINISTRATION, Administration of the Bad Check Penalty RELEASED GAO . United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General B-226437 Government Division ... |
| Date March 19, 1987 |
Report No. T-AFMD-87-3 |
Title
United States General Accounting Of&e I- (313 u
cmgo GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m. EST Thursday IMarch 19, 1987 Testimony 2 , Federal Agencies' Bill Paying Comments on S, 328, a Bill to Payment Act Performance Amend the and Prompt Statement of Jeffrey C. Steinhoff, Associate Director Accounting and Financial Management Division Before the Committee on Governmental U.S. Senate A... |
| Date March 10, 1987 |
Report No. HRD-87-71BR |
Title
United States General Accounting Office 32% GAO
March 1987 B:riefing Report to the Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum, U. S. Senate MINE SAFETY Inspector Hiring, Penalty Assessments, and Injury Reporting I (III 1 II,II ‘I
132518 GAO/HRD-87-7lBR , * United States Washington, D.C. 20548
General Accounting Office Human Resources Division R-226461 March 10, 1987 Howard Senate M. Metzenbaum The Honorable... |
| Date Dec. 22, 1986 |
Report No. GGD-87-29BR |
Title
United States General Accounting Of&e -GAO Briefing Report to the Chairman Subcommittee on Criminal Law Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate December 1986 CRIMINAL PENALTIES Resulting From the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces GAO,‘GGD-87”29BR 037734 131 40” ($$III ~~~~~;;r~;~~~ce
General Gowrnment Division B-223391 December 22, 1986 The Honorable Paul LaXdlt Chairman, ... |
| Date July 28, 1986 |
Report No. IMTEC-86-27 |
Title
Report to the Chakman, Subco&ittee o:n Environment, Energy and Natural Resources,Conumitteeon Government Operations House of Representatives
July 1986 I@lted States General Accounting Office 12 I MINING VIOLATIONS Interior Needs Management Control Over Automation Effort ‘II I /I Ill,, I I
130785 GA0/IMTEC-86-27 s367sa -___~~~~~ GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 I... |
| Date June 27, 1986 |
Report No. GGD-86-101FS |
Title
- . 13036 I * * Fact Sheet for the Honorable Paul Laxalt, Chairman, Subcommjittee on Criminal Law, Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate
United States &nahh Accounting Ofttce ’ June 1986 CRIMINAL FINES Imposed and Collected as.a Result of \ Investigations of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Program GAO/GGD-86-1OlFS 03sci If * GAO IJnited States General Accounting Office... |
| Date Feb. 10, 1986 |
Report No. HRD-86-59FS |
Title
. LI * United Slates Gmemkl Accounting OfIke: Fact Sheet for Congressional Requester~~ Activities of the Philadelphia Regional Office 129280 I 1 I . UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WAISHINOTON, D.C. 2054 HI&AN RUOURCOI DIVI6ION February 10, 1986 B-221969 The Honorable Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. Chairman, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Committee on Appropriation... |
| Date Dec. 31, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-86-5 |
Title
id-d I” t GAO
December 1985 United States General Accounting OfTice 1 2wLq .a Report to CongressionalRequestors 7 OFFSHORE AND GAS Inspection of Outer Continental Shelf Facilities t 29584 . RELEASED G/AO/RCED-86-S 1 534\93 / . . * GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-2207 39 December 3 1, 1985 The Honorable J... |
| Date Nov. 12, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-86-44FS |
Title
0 3 r* 0 r & B -jp3 : 1 IY‘rI United states General Accounting Office Fact Sheet for the Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum United States Senate
lESTJ?JCTED - AccountJng
by Office except on the hasis et speccfio
of Congresshad R&a*lona Not to be ~ebmmJ sutsJde the f&usnJ
ammva$ the Office November 1986 -FEDERALPO= Additional Information, on Repaying Fe-1 Investmerrtsin Electric PowerFacilities GAO/B... |
| Date Oct. 10, 1985 |
Report No. GGD-86-2 |
Title
BY THE US GENERAL AiZCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Honorable United States Senate Alfonse M. D’Amato After The Criminal Fine Enforcement Act Of 1984~-Some Issues Still Need To Be Resolved
According to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, 11,574 fines totaling $56.7 million were imposed upon violators of federal criminal laws during fiscal year 1984. The amount of unpaid criminal fines t... |
| Date April 4, 1985 |
Report No. GGD-85-19 |
Title
REPORTBY THEUS. General Accounting Office
Sentences And Fines For Organized Crime Figures And Major Drug Traffickers
GAO analyzed penalties imposed and parole release decisions for 1,044 organized crime figures and major drug traffickers who were sentenced between January 1962 and July 1983 in 37 judicial districts. The median sentence imposed by the courts was 120 months while the median maximum ... |
| Date March 26, 1985 |
Report No. 126526 |
Title
United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 10:00 A.M. MARCH'26, 1985 STATEMENTOF WILLIAM J. ANDERSON,DIRECTOR GENERALGOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE CENSUSAND POPULATION ON HOUSECOMMITTEEON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE ON THE DEMOGRAPHIC IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION
, ON THE UNITED STATES M/r. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: // ... |
| Date Oct. 26, 1984 |
Report No. HRD-85-11 |
Title
q BY ‘l’t-II!US. GENERAL ACICOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Chairman Subcommittee On Manpower And Housing Committee On Government Operations House Of Representatives Informal Settlement Of OSHA Citations: Comments On The Legal Basis And Other Selected Issues
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), within the Department of Labor, inspects workplaces and issues citations to emplo... |
| Date May 22, 1984 |
Report No. GGD-84-21 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
Report To The Joint Committee On Taxation Congress Of The United States OF THE UNITEDSTATES
IRS Generally Does A Good Job When Abating Civil Penalties--And Has Made Recent Improvements
The Internal Revenue Servtce (IRS) IS authorrzed to abate (cancel or reduce) CIVII penaltles that It has Imposed on taxpayers when(a)thepenaltres have been Incorrectly assessed or (b) the ... |
| Date July 25, 1983 |
Report No. 122044 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTTNG OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. '20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1O:OO AM EDT MONDAY, JULY 25, 1983 STATEMENT OF JOHNNY C. FINCH, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, GENERAL GOVERNMENTDIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON HOUSE BILL TAX LAW SIMPLIFICATION 3415 AND IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1983 llllI llll
122044 Mr. Chairman We are and Members of ... |
| Date June 10, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-51 |
Title
General Accounting Office
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Has Expedited Case Processing; Additional Improvements Needed
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has implemented most of the recommendations made in GAO’s July 15, 1980, report on the need for the Commission to expedite its processing of various types of applications (such as rate increase and licensing requests) from the elect... |
| Date Jan. 6, 1983 |
Report No. GGD-83-6 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
Report To The Joint Committee On Taxation OF THE UNITEDSTATES
IRS’ Administration Of Penalties Imposed On Tax Return Preparers
For many years, IRS has experienced problems with incompetent, negligent, and/orftaudulent paid preparers of tax returns. To supplement existing criminal penalties and to provide IRS another means for dealing with those problems, the Congress, ... |
| Date Dec. 9, 1982 |
Report No. AFMD-83-8 |
Title
4. I =xm39 ~ BY THE US GENERAL ACCOUNTING O&E
Report To The Administrator General Services Of Improvements Needed In Financial Management Of GSA’s Teleprocessing Services Program
Federal agencies spend millions of dollars annually for commercial teleprocessing services, but only a few verify that the services they are paying for have actually been received. GSA established the Teleprocessing Ser... |
| Date Sept. 9, 1982 |
Report No. GGD-82-98 |
Title
UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 2.0548 GIENlEFtAl. GOVERNMENT DlVlSiON '7Ilxxras Y. Downs, Director Ue-mt of Trans~rtation District of Coltiia CirvernKxant Na.shirx$on, D. C. 20004
Il&.r Mr. lY2cwns: .- 119463 IIII Subject: Departxaentof Transportation Efforts to Improve Traffic Fine Collection, Capital Project ?Qnagement, and lcblror Vehicle Maintenance (GpD/GcD-82-98) The... |
| Date May 19, 1982 |
Report No. HRD-82-74 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RELEASED
The Honorable Bill Archer House of Representatives Dear Mr.. Archer: Subject: Delays in Processing Medicare in Texas (GAO/HRD-82-74) Beneficiary Claims On October 6, 1981, you requested that we make an indepth You exreview of the processing of Medicare claims in Texas. pressed concern about unusual and serious delays experienc... |
| Date April 1, 1982 |
Report No. 118070 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,DC 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT lot00 A.M. THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1982 STATEMENTOF MILTON J. SOCOLAR, SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORETHE SENATE COMMITTEEON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS CONCERNING THE PROPOSED PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL PENALTIES ACT (S. 1780) Mr. Chairman and Members of the Commit... |
| Date March 22, 1982 |
Report No. 117850 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 - WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEjhSE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT LO:00 &$.[*I. EST MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1982 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. ANDERSON, DIRECTOR, , GENERAL GOVERNMENTDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE ON ( S~~NATE BILL 2198, TAXPAYER COMPLIANCE IMPkOVEMENT ACT OF 1982 1 I 117850 M... |
| Date Feb. 12, 1982 |
Report No. GGD-82-23 |
Title
BY THE US GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Mayor Of The District Of Columbia Dishonored Checks Are A Drain On District Of Coluinbia Resources
Each year the District’ government loses millions of dollars due to dishonored checks. In addition, the District government incurs an average cost of about $18 to process each dishonored check. GAO found that: --District agencies lack control of the... |
| Date Jan. 25, 1982 |
Report No. GGD-82-12 |
Title
. . BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITED STATES Enforcement Of U.S. import Admissibility Requirements: Better Management Could Save Work, Reduce Delays, And Improve Service And ImportersCompliance
Custom’s assistance is essential in determining whether imported food, vehicles, and other products are admissible under laws and regulations otherwise administered by other Fede... |
| Date Dec. 30, 1981 |
Report No. CED-82-21 |
Title
BY-THE S GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE U Report To The Administrator Environm ntal Protection Agency EPASlow In Controlling PCBs
In 1976 the Congress required that the Envl ronmental Protectlon Agency control the wide ly used chcmlcals, polychlorlnated blphenyls (PCBs) Slow In Implemenlmy the mandate, however, EPA can offer only limited assurance that Its control measures are being followed Its enforce... |
| Date Sept. 16, 1981 |
Report No. 116387 |
Title
United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1:00 p.m. September 16, 1981 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. ANDERSON, DIRECTOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY ON IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS CRIMINAL
OF llllllllllll llll
116387 FORFEITURE OF ASSETS Mr. Chairman We are and Members pleased overal... |
| Date Sept. 15, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-81-150 |
Title
UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RLWURCn DIVISION B-204681 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Secretary Subjects Raymond J. Donovan of Labor Donovan: Improvements Needed in Assessing Penalties Controlling Penalty Collections Resulting Occupational Safety and Health Inspections (HRD-81-150) and from The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) inspecti... |
| Date June 18, 1981 |
Report No. B-202303 |
Title
a \ COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 B-202303 June 18, 1981 The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: This is in response to your recuest for our/a-ments on H.R. 97th Cong., 1st Sess., which if enacted would be cited as the "Limitation on Government Recordkeeping Requirements and Actions Act of 1... |
| Date April 10, 1981 |
Report No. GGD-81-51 |
Title
To The Honorable Joseph R. Biden United States Senate
OF THE UNITED STATES Asset Forfeiture--A Seldom Used Tool In Combatting Drug Trafficking
- Billions of dollars of profits are generated by organized crime; drug traffidcing revenues alone are estimated at $60 billion annually. Even though legislation designed to attadc these profits through asset forfeiture wes enacted more than a decade ago, f... |
| Date July 16, 1980 |
Report No. GGD-80-89 |
Title
i GAO
United States General Accauntlng Office Washington, DC 20548 General Gcvernment Dlvisron B-196969 The Honorable Jerome Kurtz ‘ 92c -I Commissioner of Internal Revenue Department of the Treasury R c: l' -" Dear Mr. Kurtz: JULY 16.1980 I The Internal Revenue Service Can Make the Estimated Tax Forms and Instructions Easier to Understand and Use (GGD-80-89) Subject: $p@ j By letter dated Decem... |
| Date May 19, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-57 |
Title
. _. BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL
OF THE UNITEDSTATES /376+ \(27?\ Report To The Congress
ICC’s Enforcement Program Can Be More Effective In Halting Violations And Preventing Their Recurrence
Civil penalty settlements and court actions are the two most common methods used by the Interstate Commerce Commission to enforce compliance with interstate transportation regulations. Yet their effectiveness i... |
| Date April 10, 1980 |
Report No. GGD-80-22 |
Title
1. .- BY THE COMPTROLLER GdhlERAL w\Qv ., Report To The House Committee On Ways And Means And The Senate Committee On Finance
OF THE UNITED STATES at Ship Mcbresf Laws Need To Be Administered In A More Consistent, Less Burdensome Manner
Otte Congr&ioaal
The Senate Committee on Finance and the f-louse Committee on Ways and Means asked GAO to analyze the Customs Service’s use of a ship’s manifes... |
| Date April 3, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-62 |
Title
UNITED STATE$ GENERAL ACCOUNTING Ofwp~~ ENERGY AND MINERALS OiVISlON B-198163 The Honorable Bennett House of Representatives Dear Mr. Stewart:
--- M. Stewart
112090 Subject: bepactment of Energy Audits of Retail Gasoline Station Prices in Chicago Areaq(EMD-80-62) Your letter dated December 21, 1979, requested that we review the efforts made by the Department of Energy (DOE) to audit gasoline price... |
| Date May 22, 1978 |
Report No. HRD-78-118 |
Title
DOIUENIT RESUME 061)9 - (B1e4462: j ,Need for SS& To Assess Penalties against SSI Recipients Than Fail To Report Changes in Their Circumstances]. BRD-78-118; B-164031(4i,. Sa7 22, 1978. 5 pp.
Report to Secretary, Department of Realth, Education, and welfare; by Gregory J. Ahart, Director, Hunan Resources Div. Issue Area: Income Security Programs: Eligitility Determination (1301); Income Security P... |
| Date April 27, 1978 |
Report No. HRD-78-90 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUBE 05894 - (812261701 Effect of the Employee Retirement Incose Security Act on the Termination of Single Employer Defined Benefit Pension Plans. 35 HRD-78-90; B-164292. April 21, 1978. 31 ppF + 4 appendices pp.). Report to the Congress; by Blmer E. Strats, Comptrcller General. Issue Area: Income Security Prog:raas: rograms to Protect Workers* Income (1306). Contact: Human Resources Di... |
| Date May 3, 1977 |
Report No. GGD-77-49 |
Title
DCCURENT IESUME
01924 - [A12-223e] [Assessment of 100% Penalties against Responsible Corporate officials for Willful Nonpayment of Taxes itabeld from Employees' Wages and Certain Excise Texes]. GGD-77-49; B-137762. May 3, 1977. 7 pp. Report to Rep. A UOllman, Chairman, Joint Committee on Taxation; by Elmer B. Staats, Ccaptrcller General. Issue Area- 'ta Administration: Controls to Insure Audit Qua... |
| Date Dec. 31, 1975 |
Report No. RED-76-56 |
Title
f 63 Departments Health, of the Interior and Welfare and Education, The Department of the Interior reported that 94 percent of the active underground coal mine sections were meeting the 20milligram standard established by the Congress as the acceptable dust level. GAO found many weaknesses in the dust-sampling program affecting the accuracy and validity of results and making it virtually Impossibl... |
| Date Feb. 14, 1975 |
Report No. 089643 |
Title
, * 4 rr. ~~NITED”~TES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION ,1 fl’ 1 _. J' The Honorable Vernon D, Acree Commissioner of Customs ' Department of the Treasury Dear Mr. Acree: , ,-s I We have reviewed Customs ' Imported Merchandise Quantity Control (IMQC) Program and the Cargo Loss Reporting System, Our review was conducted at Customs' Headquarters and in ... |
| Date Oct. 31, 1973 |
Report No. 094526 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXP WED SUMMARYSTATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR RESOURCESAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTDIVISION UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCESSUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTOPERATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES :DEPARTMENT OF THE':NTERIOR ACTIVITIES UNDER THE FEDER... |
| Date Feb. 7, 1973 |
Report No. B-167068 |
Title
.
COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINQION. OF
D.C. THE UNWED STATES ZDBd8 B-167068 FEB 7 1973 lllll~~lll~llllllllIlIllll1\ll~
LM096177 L Ji Dear Mr. Waldie : that we report Your letter of December 1, 1972, requested to you on the current status of caruction -~l,~~~~,.~of the J,,osephJ. -a .s ?ar3u3 I Hirshhorn W and the action being taken to assure the taxpayers that the Piracci Construction Company is bei... |
| Date Nov. 29, 1971 |
Report No. 092475 |
Title
t{e\' : UNi[EY'STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICEWASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 CIVIL DIVISION O2 9 1971 Dear Mr. Heffelfinger: Thank you for your letter of September 17, 1971, with enclosures containing the Coast Guard's comments on our draft report entitled Review of Selected Activities of the Coast Guard Related to Recreational Boating. While the draft report was with the Department for review,
the Congr... |
