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Date Nov. 19, 1984 Report No. HRD-85-18 Title

Government Operations: Education Block Grant Alters State Role and Provides Greater Local Discretion

. i?? “it-X COMPTROLLER GENERAL. Report ToThe Congress OF ‘I-I-II? UNITEDSTATES Education Block Grant Alters State Role And Provides Greater Local Discretion Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 consolidated federal programs into the education block grant and $tlifted primary adrnlnistrative responsibility to states. States have to develop a formula to distribute 80 percent of their block...
Date Aug. 9, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-68 Title

Financial Management: States Use Several Strategies To Cope With Funding Reductions Under Social Services Block Grant

BY I t-f CCIMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress C’ I t IE UNITEDSTATES IStates Use Several Strategies To Cope With Funding Reductions Under Social Services Block Grant III 1981 ttlree cateyorlcal yrdnt programs were cdrlsoltdated Into the social servtces block grant. which gave states greater cjuthorlty for program management Altt,ouqt\ federal support decreased as states t)c:yan Irrlpl~!rnr!...
Date June 21, 1984 Report No. GGD-84-88 Title

Financial Management: Improvements in the Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Block Grant Distribution Formula Can Be Made Both Now and in the Future

. . UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. m JUNE 21. 1984 B-214417 The Honorable United States The Honorable United States The Honorable United States The Honorable United States Subject: Lloyd Senate M. Bentsen Proxmire William Senate Orrin G. Hatch Senate John G. Tower Senate Improvements in the Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Block Grant Distribution Formula Can Be Made ...
Date June 20, 1984 Report No. 124459 Title

Financial Management: State Implementation of the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.m. June 20, 1984 STATEMENTOF RICHARD L. FOGEL, DIRECTOR HUMANRESOURCES DIVISION BEFORETHE SENATE COMMITTEEON FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE HEALTH ON UNITED STATES SENATE ON STATE IMPLEMENTATIONOF THE MATERNALAND CHILD HEALTH BLOCK GRANT HI II llllllllllllll 124459 Mr. Chairman We are and Members of pleas...
Date June 6, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-52 Title

Health: States Have Made Few Changes in Implementing the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Services Block Grant

B’Y’ THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES States Have Made Few Changes In Implementing The Alcohol, Drug Abuse, And Mental Health Services Block Grant 111 1981 tlie Conyress corisol~d~~ted 10 cateyorlcal programs into the r~l( ol~ol, druy dbuse, and mental heCtlth services block grant and gave ttle strifes broader admlnlstrC~tlve responslbllltles Although federal sup...
Date July 22, 1983 Report No. GGD-83-55 Title

Financial Management: Improved Standards Needed for Managing and Reporting Income Generated Under Federal Assistance Programs

8’~’THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Director, Office Of Management And Budget Improved Standards Needed For Managing And Reporting Income Generated Under Federal Assistance Programs Office of Management and Budget circulars provide useful Government-wide guidance and standards for managing and reporting income generated under federally assisted programs. However, additional sta...
Date July 13, 1983 Report No. PLRD-83-66 Title

National Defense: GAO's Second Biennial Report on the Transfers of Federal Personal Property to Grantees and Other Eligible Organizations

BY THE CbMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress OF THE UNITED STATES GAO’s Second Biennial Report On The Transfers Of Federal Personal Property To Grantees And Other Eligible Organizations Public Law 94-519, which became effective in 1977. established, under the direction of the General Services Administration, a single system intended to efficiently and equitably distribute the federal Govern...
Date Aug. 10, 1982 Report No. 119782 Title

Housing: Washington State's Administration of the FEMA Medical Relocation Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL REGIONAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Building 98174 OFFICE Room 1992, Federal Seattle, Washington .. Mr. William H. Mayer Regional Director Federal Emergency Management Agency Region X Bothell, Washington 98011 Dear Mr. Mayer: We recently reviewed-Washington State’s administration of the medical relocation program, part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency‘s (FEMA’s) Indivi...
Date April 26, 1982 Report No. 118203 Title

Transportation: Employee Protection Agreements Under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964

. UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 3:00 p.m. April 26, 1982 STATEMENT OF GREGORY AHART, DIRECTOR J. HUMANRESOURCESDIVISION UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ON THE REVIEW OF SECTION 13(c) EMPLOYEEPROTECTION ...
Date March 26, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-65 Title

Financial Management: Allocation of Funds for Block Grants With Optional Transition Periods

I” 4‘ COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINOTON OF THE UNITED STATES D.C. #wu) B-206864 MAR 2 6 1902 The Honorable Stephen J. Solarz The Honorable Leon E. Panetta House of Representatives Subject: Allocation of Funds for Block Grants with Optional Transition Periods (GGD-82-63) I 117967 In your November 20, 1981, letter, you requested that we monitor the allocation of funds for those block grants created...
Date Jan. 12, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-29 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Improvements Needed in Monitoring State Plans for Occupational Safety and Health

r UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFlCE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20!548 HUMaN RLWURCZS DIVISIDN B-205980 The Honorable Raymond J. Donovan The Secretary of Labor Dear Secretary Subject8 JANUARY 12,1982 Donovan: Improvements Needed in Monitoring State Plans for Occupational Safety and Health (HRD-82-29) /' The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is responsible for approving and monitoring...
Date July 8, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-115 Title

Energy: Options for Establishing an Energy Conservation Consolidated Grant Program

B-203941 The Honorable Richard L. Ottinger, Subcommittee on Energy Conservation Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Chairman and Power 115906 Options for Establishing Conservation Consolidated Program (EM*81-115) an Energy Grant In response to your June 15, 1981, request, we are furnishing our consideration of options you in the enclosure to this l...
Date May 27, 1981 Report No. 118051 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: The Multi-State Regional Intelligence Projects

. . . ” UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. OFFICE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1981 STATEMENT WILLIAM GENERAL OF DIRECTOR I J. ANDERSON, GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT INFORMATION RIGHTS AND INDIVIDUAL HOUSE COMMITTEE i ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ON THE MULTI-STATE INTELLIGENCE Mr. Chairman We are the the ing. of oversig...
Date May 7, 1981 Report No. B-202801 Title

Government Operations: Right To Recover Anticipated Profits

COM*TROLLER COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 May 7, 1981 B-202801 The Honorable Bill Goodling Member, United States House of Representatives 2145 Market Street Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011 Dear Mr. Goodling: We refer to your letter dated March 26, 1981, with enclosures, requesting our comments concerning, in effect, theIright o MNJI-) to recover anticipated profitzsf...
Date April 15, 1981 Report No. 114840 Title

Special Publications: [The Federal Interest in Legislative-Administrative Relations in the States]

THE FEDERAL INTEREST -IN . LEG1SLATIVE - ADMINISTRATIVE RELATIONS IN THE STATE^ Michael J . Curro Senior Evaluator U .S . General Accounting Office (Cincinnati Regional Office) Prepared for delivery a t the 1981 Annual Meeting of the Midwest P o l i t i c a l Science Association, S t o u f f e r ' s Cincinnati Towers, April 15-18, 1981. Opinions expressed a r e those o f the author and do n o t ne...
Date March 5, 1981 Report No. B-201928 Title

Government Operations: Alleged Intervention by Legal Assistance Group Into Implementation of Food Stamp Workfare Pilot Project

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 L~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. B-201928 March 5, 1981 * tA a, e F *-...6 -. -; j~* 1_ The Honorable William C. Wampler D :'- House of Representatives Dear Mr. Wampler: We refer to our recent Letter requesting this Office to investigate an incident of AlLeged intervention by the4. llmp-hirc-Legal Assistance cw group ...
Date Sept. 30, 1980 Report No. LCD-80-101 Title

National Defense: Transfers of Excess and Surplus Federal Personal Property--Impact of Public Law 94-519

ljo37 BY THECOMPTRi3LLERGiNERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Transfers Of Excess And Surplus Federal Personal Property-Impact Of Public Law 94-519 As a result of Public Law 94-519 there has been a decrease in the amount of Government excess personal property--unneeded by the Federal agency possessing it--transferred to grantees and other non-Federal organizations and a greater proport...
Date Sept. 18, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-109 Title

Employment: The Employment and Training Administration Should Stop Using State Agencies To Pass Funds Through to Contractors

UNITED STATESGE~UERALAGCOUNTING WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 OFFICE HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION B-195620 SEPTEMBER 18,198O The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Ray Marshall of Labor Secretary: e Administration E3;-- Employment And Training Should Stop Using State Agencies To Pass Funds Through To Contractors (HRD-80-109) J 'Offices in Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA), ~by arranging for ...
Date May 15, 1980 Report No. EMD-80-59 Title

Energy: Slow Progress and Uncertain Energy Savings in Program To Weatherize Low-Income Households

.I r* ;)I$ BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES m-v l(23a3 Report ToThe Congress Slow Progress And Uncertain Energy Savings In Program To Weatherize Low-Income Households The Department of Energy’s Low-Income Weatherization Program could go a long way toward conserving energy and reducing the utility bills of people least able to afford them. However, the program has been hampered by -...
Date March 7, 1980 Report No. GGD-80-40 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: States Are Funding Juvenile Justice Projects That Conform to Legislative Objectives

*I \ \ mss- RV Tt--iE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Subcommittee On State, Justice, Commerce, The Judiciary And Related Agencies Committee On Appropriations UNITEDSTATES SENATE States Are Funding Juvenile Justice Projects That Conform To Legislative Objectives As a result af controversy over the amount of fiscal year 1980 appropriations for juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs,...
Date Dec. 19, 1979 Report No. FPCD-80-11 Title

Government Operations: An Evaluation of the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970

BY THE COMPTROLLER, GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES / 3a S Report To The Congress An Evaluation Of The Intergovernmental Personnel Act Of 1970 The Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 is aimed at resolving problems at the State and local levels in many areas--from building personnel management systems where none existed, to promoting civil service reform. However, the Office of Personnel Managemen...
Date Oct. 1, 1979 Report No. 091251 Title

Special Publications: The OGC Adviser, Vol. 4, No. 1

Office of The General Counsel . _ VOLUME 4 OCTOBER 1979 NUMBER 1 ARTICLES Lobbying Disclosure: An Overview Kenneth M. Mead . 1 The Senior Executive Service: Bold Experiment in Managing k2&w& the Government Robert L. H i g h s Contract Disputes Act of 1978 Seymour Efros r 6 1 0 . COMMENT _._ . * .. . ~ -- . .*- . - , . .* .. . _ ..... Federalism Issues i the Context of G a t to State and n rns Lmal...
Date Aug. 28, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-100 Title

Education: Improvements Needed in the Migrant Education Program

UNITEDSTATES GENERALACCOUNTJNG OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RSOURCES DlVlSiON B-177486 AUGUST 28, 1979 The Honorable The Secretary and Welfare Patricia Roberts Harris of Health, Education, Dear Mrs. Harris: Improvements Needed in the Migrant Program h' ducation (HRD-79-100) 3 In surveying the migrant education program in California, we have identified several areas needing improvement. Litt...
Date May 23, 1979 Report No. 109479 Title

Economic Development: Review of Urban Development Action Grant Program

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 Chief Statement uf Dennis J. Dugan Economist of U.S. General Accounting Office Subcommittee^,~ on_.~-~,~~~povernmental ---.._ 7-.- "*-.,..--.- Unlted States the Relations Andy Hugan Resources Hou%'CcmrultfGYe c5ri Gbbernnent Operdtions-. Before For Reiease cm Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. May 23, i979 109479 Hr. Chairman We are and memb...
Date April 12, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-52 Title

Financial Management: Federal Categorical Assistance to State Governments

B-145285 .i\pril 12, 1979 The Nonorahle Lloyd Bentsen Economic Committee Cha irnzn , Joint of the United States Congress Dear Nr. Chairman: you requested a list of In your Z;iarch 1, 1979, letter Federal categorical assistance programs which go to State In a discussion with your Committee, we agreed governments. to,provide a list of categorical assistance programs for which States are the only eli...
Date March 12, 1979 Report No. GGD-78-111 Title

Financial Management: Federal Cost Principles Are Often Not Applied in Grants and Contracts With State and Local Governments

BY THE COMF4XlLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITED STATES Federal Cost Principles Are Often Not Applied In Grants And Contracts With State And Local Governments A decade has passed since the Office of Management and Budget established a circular for uniform cost principles to be applied by all Federal agencies to grants and contracts with State and local governments. Unfortunately, man...
Date Jan. 31, 1979 Report No. B-193882 Title

Government Operations: Proposed Regulation Governing State and Local Grantee Procurement

Date Sept. 14, 1978 Report No. 107160 Title

Government Operations: The Appropriate Federal Roles in Improving National Productivity

DOCUMENT BRSUNE 07160 - E25d7620 The Appropriate Federal Roles in Improving ational Productivity. September 14, 1978. 21 pp. + enclosure (1 pp.). Testimony before the Hcu3e Comnittee on Banking, Finance and Urban ffairs: Bconomic Stabilization Subcommiatee; by Elmer B. Staat.u, Cccptroller General. Contact: Office of the Comptroller General. OrqaDization Concerned: Civil Service Comissiion; Nation...
Date June 30, 1978 Report No. 095086 Title

Financial Management: Statements of Position on Auditing in the Government Sector

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Date March 6, 1978 Report No. HRD-78-62 Title

Health: Use of Grant Funds by the Sacramento Foundation

DOCUMENT RESUME 0117 - B06855991 R po-A HRD-78-62; 78 Use of Grant B-164031(3). Funds by the .Sacramento FoundatioL. March 6, 1978. 7 pp. Report to Sen. Henry M. Jackson, Chairman, Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Health Programs: Compliance ith Financing Laws -and Regulations (1207); Health Pro...
Date Oct. 25, 1977 Report No. CED-77-139 Title

Government Operations: Review of the Distribution of Announcements of Funding Planning Targets and Certain Other Aspects of the Local Public Works Program

DocUENT RESUME 04037 - qsEbe.2es 77 //E o/ fr 30142931 of Announcements cf Funding Planning the Distribution rReview o0 a. d Certain Other Aspects of tha Local Public Works Tarqets Proqram . CED-77-139; B-126652. October 25, 1977. beleased November 1, 1977. 3 pp. Joseph rkport to Rep. eneral. er Compt rol M. MrcDade; by Botert F. Keller, Acting Issue Area: Federally Sponscred or Assisted Employmen...
Date April 9, 1976 Report No. ACG-76-22 Title

Government Operations: Comments on the President's 1976 Message Pursuant to the Impoundment Control Act of l974

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASI~INGTON, OF THE UNITED D.C. 20548 STATES 76 April B-115398 9, 1976 :,! I. /\G”i.” Speaker of the House President of the Senate:. We were furnished copies of deferrals which the President submitted to the Congress on March 18, 1976, in his 12th special message for fiscal year 1976 purThe suant to the ImEndment Control Act of lo-.. 1974. special message tr’ smits %‘ s...
Date Sept. 16, 1975 Report No. MWD-76-21 Title

Education: Evaluation of the Migrant Student Record Transfer System

STATES Office of Education Education, Department of Health, and Welfare This report points out that the Migrant Stu dent Record Transfer System provides a more reliable basis for allocating migrant program funds under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, than did the previously used method, The report also shows that the Office of Education did not provide fun...
Date March 4, 1975 Report No. GGD-75-55 Title

Financial Management: States Need, But Are Not Getting, Full Information on Federal Financial Assistance Received

REPORT TO THE CONGRESS LM097095 lnllll~lilnlllllllllll~~ States Need, But Are Not Getting, Full Information On Federal Financial Assistance Received Office Other of Management Federal Agencies and Budget, and Department of the Treasury, BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COaMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF O.C. THE UNITED STATES ZOS48 B-146285 tl / To the President of the Senate and t...
Date Aug. 2, 1973 Report No. B-146285 Title

Revenue Sharing: Its Use By and Impact on State Governments

RT TO CONG Revenue Sharing: Its Use By And Impact On State Governments Department of the Treasury B-746285 , BY THE CQMPTRQLLER GENERAL QF THE UNITED STATES COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE UNITED STATES D C 2O!i48 B-146285 To the @resident of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives the We are reporting on the use of revenue sharing funds 50 State governments and the Distri...
Date May 7, 1973 Report No. 088967 Title

Employment: Opportunities for Improvements in Procurement Practices Followed by Unemployment Insurance Service in Awarding Contracts

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Date Dec. 21, 1972 Report No. B-166850 Title

Government Operations: Organization and Operations of the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission

36 IlllllllllllllIII11 llll’ ’ “’ ‘: Ill11 lllllllll Ill lllll lllll Organization And Operations Of The American Revolution Bicentennial Commission ,B-766850 BY THE COMPTROLLER’-: GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED STATES 20548 B-166850 \2 \ Dear Mr. Mathias: 3 of the our review J This is our report on the organization and operations America...
Date July 22, 1971 Report No. 094415 Title

Government Operations: Administration of Grants by LEAA

i. -a . c iT’ \ *’ . ’: ; For release on delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 22, 1971 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 STATEMENTOF GREGORY J. AHART, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, CIVIL DIVISION bc/ Lo3 BEFORE THE LEGAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTOPERATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ADMINISTaATION OF GRANTS BY THE LAW ENFORCE...