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Date Sept. 29, 1995 Report No. GGD-95-204 Title

Public-Private Mix: Effectiveness and Performance of GSA's In-House and Contracted Services

United States General Accounting Office GAO September 1995 Report to Congressional Requesters PUBLIC-PRIVATE MIX Effectiveness and Performance of GSA’s In-House and Contracted Services GAO/GGD-95-204 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-260097 September 29, 1995 The Honorable Wayne T. Gilchrest Chairman The Honorable Bob Wise Ranking Mi...
Date Feb. 1, 1995 Report No. HR-95-4 Title

High Risk Series: Defense Weapons Systems Acquisition

United States General Accounting Office GAO High-Risk Series February 1995 Defense Weapons Systems Acquisition GAO/HR-95-4 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Comptroller General of the United States February 1995 The President of the Senate The Speaker of the House of Representatives In 1990, the General Accounting Office began a special effort to review and report ...
Date Dec. 23, 1994 Report No. RCED-95-27 Title

Nuclear Waste: DOE's Management and Organization of the Nevada Repository Project

ment on ofthe GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-258135 December 23,1994 The Honorable James A. Hayes Chairman, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight Committee on Science, Space, and Technology House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: In February 1991, the Department of Energy (DOE) hired a manageme...
Date Nov. 22, 1994 Report No. NSIAD-95-47 Title

Electronic Warfare: Most Air Force ALQ-135 Jammers Procured Without Operational Testing

United States General Accounting Office GAO November 1994 Report to Congressional Requesters ELECTRONIC WARFARE Most Air Force ALQ-135 Jammers Procured Without Operational Testing GAO/NSIAD-95-47 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-257415.2 November 22, 1994 The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Ranking Minority Mem...
Date Nov. 21, 1994 Report No. NSIAD-95-9 Title

Army Aviation: Modernization Strategy Needs to Be Reassessed

United States General Accounting Office GAO November 1994 Report to Congressional Requesters ARMY AVIATION Modernization Strategy Needs to Be Reassessed GAO/NSIAD-95-9 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-257915 November 21, 1994 The Honorable Norman Sisisky Chairman The Honorable James B. Hansen Ranking Minority ...
Date Sept. 26, 1994 Report No. NSIAD-94-240 Title

Army Acquisition: Commercial Components Used Extensively in Tactical Trucks

r GAO/N$LAD-94-240 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-257903 September 26, 1994 The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Ranking Minority Member Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Senator Roth: In response to your request, we reviewed the Army’ use of commercial s technology in tactical truc...
Date May 16, 1994 Report No. GGD-94-126BR Title

Public-Private Mix: Extent of Contracting Out for Real Property Management Services in GSA

United States General Accounting Offke I May 1994 Briefmgj Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on I Investigations and Oversight, Committee on Public Works and Transportation, IH&e 6f Representatives PUBLIC-PRIVATE MIX I Extent of Contracting Out for Red Property ’ Management Serwces in GSA GAO/GGD-94-126BR United states General Accounting Offke Washington, D.C. 20548 General Gov...
Date May 3, 1994 Report No. T-AIMD-94-114 Title

Governmentwide Initiatives: Critical Issues Facing the Next Federal Telecommunications System

United States Qneral Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expectedal lo:00 am. EDT Tuesday May 3.1994 Testimony Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate GOVEFCNMENTWIDE INITIATIVES Critical Issues Facing the Next Federal Telecomnmnications System Statement by Jack L. Brock, Director Information ResourcesManagement/ Policies and Issues Group Accounting and Informat...
Date June 23, 1993 Report No. RCED-93-143 Title

Energy Management: Systems Contracting Weaknesses Continue

linittttl States General Accounting Office Report to t/he Secretary of Energy ENERGY MANAGEMENT Systems Contracting Weaknesses Continue II .*_.“... _. ..“.I ._-... I” . . . . I. “._.” _...” . ..I... ..1-11 .._ _II ._ ,‘_ I .-.. _..- .._. I_...-- -.-. -I~ . ..- m-v..-- --- l_l.._“-ll-l--.- ..- “- GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Communi...
Date Dec. 1, 1992 Report No. IMTEC-8.1.4 Title

Information Technology: An Audit Guide For Assessing Acquisition Risks

IJnited States General Acrounling Offic*r GAO Information Managernerd and Technology Division Information Technology: An Audit Guide for Assessing Acquisition Risks I;AO/lMTE(:-8.1.4 Preface ~~._ .--. --.~ The federal government depends heavily on a variety of information technology products and services to serve the public. Each year the government spends billions of dollars on computer equipment...
Date Dec. 1, 1992 Report No. NSIAD-93-15 Title

Weapons Acquisition: A Rare Opportunity for Lasting Change

1% WI&NW, 9 GAO Comptroller General of the United States s WEAPONS ACQUISITION A Rare Opportunity for Lasting Change 148208 I GAO/NSIAD-93-lS/December 199‘ 2 Preface The United States today is in a position of unprecedented military strength and national security. Its strategic nuclear forces, together with its conventional forces numbering over 400 battle force ships, 5,000 combat aircraft, 10,...
Date Dec. 1, 1992 Report No. IMTEC-8.1.4SW Title

Special Publications: Quick Reference for Automated Audit Guide

United States General Accounting Office GAO Information Management and Technology Division Automated Guide Audit I GAOAMTEC-8.1.4SW i Automated Audit Guide (Quick Reference) Purpose To provide instructions for installing and operating the automated version of our audit guide, Information Technology: An Audit Guide for Assessing Acquisition Risks (GAO/IMTECB.1.4,, December 1!%2). MS-DOSbased person...
Date May 21, 1992 Report No. RCED-92-207R Title

Agriculture and Food: USDA Buy American Practices

1 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-248720 M ay21,1992 146993 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Alfonse Senate D'Amato: M . D'Amato This letter is in reply to your M arch 23, 1992, letter requesting us to investigate certain U.S. Departm ent of Agriculture (USDA) procurem ent practices regarding the p...
Date March 2, 1992 Report No. NSIAD-92-87 Title

NASA Procurement: Agencywide Action Needed to Improve Management of Contract Modifications

II nited States General -_ Accounting Office GAO Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives NASA PROCUREMENT Ageneywide Action Needed to Improve Management of Contract Modifications 11% IllI II II 146540 RES’ RICTED-Not I’ to be released outside the General Accounting Offme, unless specifically app...
Date July 9, 1991 Report No. IMTEC-91-36BR Title

Defense Procurements: Two ADP Solicitations Unnecessarily Restrict Competition

IJnitrd States General Accounting Office GAO --m-.“-. July 1991 Mefing Report to the Chairmen, Committees on Armed Services, U.S. Senate and House of Representatives DEFENSE PROCUREMENTS Two ADP Solicitations Unnecessarily Restrict Competition -----~ -___I---- --- - GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Information Management and Technology Division B-243181 July 9, ...
Date May 23, 1991 Report No. IMTEC-91-33 Title

ADP Acquisition: Defense Logistics Agency Has Not Justified Need for Additional Computer

Al.>l)r~c,l>Y’ ia~,ions, Senate 17,s. ._..-_.... .1__-_..l.._-.-.--------_ II ..^ -_I__~ Ma v 199 I ADP ACQUISITION Defense Logistics Agency Has Not Justified Need for Additional Computer 144211 I (;A( ,/I M’ IW :-!) I -:N . I united states General Accounting Of’ fke Washington, D.C. 20548 Information Management and Technology Division B-243182 May 23,199l The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye Chai...
Date May 7, 1991 Report No. OGC-91-8 Title

Impoundment Control: Deferral of DOD Budget Authority Not Reported

Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 B-241514.5 May 7, 1991 The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives llllllllllllll Ill 144013 This letter reports a deferral of Department of Defense (Department) budget authority that should have been, but was to the Congress by the President under the not, reported Section 1015(a) of the Impoundment Co...
Date Jan. 7, 1991 Report No. IMTEC-91-16 Title

Major ADP Systems: DOD Does Not Always Comply With Statutory Restriction on Obligations

._* ,_.” .__I .._ .__ _......_____...._.___.__ “.--- .----.- ____ -,_ .,_~_ ._--..-.,. -____ -. ..__ I._-__-._._ .I;lllrl;lr’ y I!)!) I MAJOR ADP SYSTEMS DOD Does Not Always Comply With Statutory Restridon on Obligations llllllll llllllllll 143091 RESTRICTED --Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Offlce of Congressional Relations. RELEA...
Date Dec. 5, 1990 Report No. NSIAD-91-15 Title

Defense Management: Efforts to Streamline Acquisition Management Structure

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Date May 18, 1990 Report No. NSIAD-90-78 Title

Navy Supply: Procurement Leadtime Forecasting Needs Improvement

,. .. _ ” ~ _.I. . . : ‘., .~, : ‘: : ‘.. _. -, ._ ~. . . . :. : National Security and International Affairs Division B-238716 May l&l990 The Honorable Les Aspin Chairman, Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: In response to discussions with your office, we reviewed the Navy’ process for determining s procurement leadtime requirements. We found that the...
Date May 3, 1990 Report No. NSIAD-90-165 Title

Army Procurement: Status of Commercial Activities Study at White Sands Missle Range

.I 1.. - .._... -------I._.-.-.- L ii I~nilcvl States (;c~tlc~ral Ac~v~r~rrlir~g . _._.. .. ‘__. .._ -. I”“...“__ll”-ll.ll”-... ------._---- ----------~ Ol’l’iw --.---_ .--.. -.-.--- -. ___. _. .._ ._ Ma,, l!NO ..^_” - ._...__^..._._- _-..---____ -_.. .__-__-_ ARMY PROCUREMENT Status of Commercial Activities Study at White Sands Missile Range -. --.. a I UI 141273 _,--.---~-1---~...
Date May 2, 1990 Report No. NSIAD-90-124 Title

Defense Inventory: Defense Logistics Agency Needs to Better Manage Procurement Leadtimes

United States General Accounting Office Report to Congressional Requesters . ! May 1990 DEFENSE INVENTORY Defense Logistics Agency Needs to Better Manage Procurement Leadtimes . : Im3TmcTED --Not to be reieased outsic.b the General Acmnnting Office unless tqxciflw approved by the Off’ice of Congtwdmml Relations. :.. . *. . GAiO/NSIAD-90-124 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington,...
Date April 16, 1990 Report No. IMTEC-90-36 Title

Automated Information Systems: Defense's Oversight Process Should Be Improved

Defense’s Oversight Process Should l3e Improved --..- !I 141220 Information Technology Management Division and B-238775 April 16,199O The Honorable John Conyers Chairman, Legislation and National Security Subcommittee Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives The Honorable Frank Horton Ranking Minority Member, Legislation and National Security Subcommittee Committee on Governme...
Date Dec. 14, 1989 Report No. NSIAD-90-30 Title

Defense Acquisition Programs: Status of Selected Systems

1h”(‘~‘1111)P1’ !I!+!) I DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS Status of Selected Systems Unifpd States General Accounting Off& Washington, D.C. 20648 National Security and International Affairs Division B-226470 December 14,1989 The Honorable Sam Nunn Chairman, Committee on Armed Services United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: In response to your request, we reviewed the requirements, schedule, p...
Date Aug. 2, 1989 Report No. T-NSIAD-89-46 Title

Defense Management: Streamlining the Acquisition Process

United States General Accounting Offke / 3 ‘ Lf 73 ? Testimony For Release on Deliverv Expected ai 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 2, 1989 Defense Process Management: Streamlining the Acquisition Statement of Frank C. Conahan Assistant Comptroller General National Security and International Affairs Division Before the Congress'ional Military Reform Caucus GAO/T-NSIAD-89-46 GAO Form 160 (12/87) Membe...
Date June 20, 1989 Report No. RCED-89-118 Title

Energy Management: DOE Has Not Shown Systems Contracting to Be in Government's Best Interest

United States General Accounting Office GAO June 1989 8 Report to the Chairman, Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives ENERGY MANAGEMENT DOE Has Not Shown Systems Contracting to Be in Government’s Best Interest GAO/RCED-89-118 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, Eco...
Date Feb. 23, 1989 Report No. T-RCED-89-8 Title

Financial Management: Sound Contract Management Needed at the Environmental Protection Agency

United !States General Accounting Of&e Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:130 a.m. EDT Thursday, February 23, 1989 Sound Contract Needed at the Environmental Management Protection Agency Statement of Richard L. Hembra, Associate Director Environmental Protection Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Before the Subcommittee on Civil Service Committee on Post Office and...
Date May 12, 1988 Report No. GGD-88-65 Title

Postal Procurement: An Assessment of Postal Purchasing Practices

. United States Gemyal Accounting Office I WI 3 I ilr;ll a GAO - . .I T 1leiss Report to CongressionalRequesters POSTAL PROCUREMENT: llllllll llllll ll 135785 H-2268 17 May 12,1988 The Honorable William D. Ford Chairman, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service House of Representatives The Honorable Frank McCloskey Chairman, Subcommittee on Postal Personnel and Modernization Committee on Post Of...
Date May 12, 1988 Report No. T-PEMD-88-6 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Technology Selection at INS Needs Improvement

United States General Accounting Office / 55 Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at 1O:OO a.m. EDT Thursday May 12, 1988 Technology Selection at INS Needs Improvement Statement of Eleanor Chelimsky, Director Program Evaluation and Methodology Division Before the. Subcommittee on Government Information, and Agriculture Justice, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives II ...
Date Aug. 31, 1987 Report No. NSIAD-87-202BR Title

Procurement: Assessment of DOD's Multiyear Contract Candidates

United States General Accounting Offke 1338LpI - Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate August 1987 PROCUREMENT Assessment of DOD’ s Multiyear Contract Candidates 133841 c;s=-ifyT 7 GAO/NSIAD-87-202BR , GAO ITnited States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International .WaiIs Di\isiou B-215825 August...
Date July 1, 1986 Report No. 130485 Title

Special Publications: Evaluating the Acquisition and Operation of Information Systems

United States General Accounting Office GAO Information Management and Technology Division July lYS6 Evaluating the Acquisition and Operation of Information Systems Technical Guideline 2 Preface The federal government is becoming increasin ly dependent on information technology to meet its mission an cf program goals, presentin new challenges for the audit community. Collective 7 y, the government...
Date Oct. 25, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-9 Title

National Defense: Analysis of DOD's Fiscal Year 1985 Multiyear Procurement Candidates

/arusQ REPORTBY THEUS General Accounting Office Analysis Of DOD’s Fiscal Year 1985 Multiyear Procurement Candidates Public Law 97-86 established criteria which must be met by DOD multiyear contract candidates. The criteria are that the multiy:ear contracts will benefit the government by saving money and improving contractors’ droductivity, and that the estimated contract c~ost and savings be r...
Date Oct. 26, 1983 Report No. 122681 Title

National Defense: Department of Defense Spare Parts Procurement Practices

U.S. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASEINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 10:00 A.M. +UESDAY. OCTOBER26, 1983 STATEMENTOF WARREN REED G. DIRECTOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY DIVISION UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE BEFORETHE COMMITTEEON ARMEDSERVICES, UNITED STATES SENATE, ON DEPARTMENT DEFENSE SPARE PARTS OF PROCUREMENT PRACTICES us. - 11111 Ill 122681 Mr. Chairman an...
Date Sept. 26, 1983 Report No. 122487 Title

Energy: Certain DOE Procurement Practices and the Residential Conservation Service

i UNITED STATES-GENERALACCOUNTING -QFFIC-E - --- - ------ ----.-. Washington, D.C. 20548" FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1:00 p.m. Monday, September 26, 1983 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF F. KEVIN BOLAND SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, RESOURCES,COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION HOUSEENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE ON CERTAIN DEPARTMENT ENERGYPROCUREMENT OF PRACTICES AND THE RESIDENTIAL CONSERVATIO...
Date Sept. 15, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-234 Title

Energy: Procurement Practices in DOE's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Renewable Energy

REPORT THEUS. RELEASED BY General Accounting Office I Procurement Practices In DOE’s Office Of The Assistant Secretary For Conservation And Renewable Energy Delays have been occurring in processing procurement requests for building energy conservation research and development projects and activities in the Department of Energy’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Renewable ...
Date June 17, 1983 Report No. PLRD-83-88 Title

Government Operations: Progress of Federal Procurement Reform Under Executive Order 12352

REPORT BY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Progress Of Federal Procurement Reform Under Executive Order 12352 The President issued Executive Order 12352 in March 1982 to reform Federal procurement by --establishing to manage --simplifying --developing and --increasing A comerehensive a system in each agency procurement, the procurement a professional process, work force, use of cqmpetit...
Date March 15, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-66 Title

Energy: Selected Aspects of the DOE Operating Contract for the Solar Energy Research Institute

Selected Aspects Of The D,,~p~ryye~~nt *;O.f Energy’ Operating Contract For The s Solar Energy Research Institute Since 1977 the Department of Energy has had a contract with the Midwest Research Institute for operating and managing the Solar Energy Research lnstitute (SERI) in Golden, Colorado. The Department extended the contract for 15 months to June 1983 and, after recompetition, recently sel...
Date Sept. 2, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-67 Title

Government Operations: An Opportunity To Continue Increasing Competition and Saving Money on Large Postal Service Procurements

*u UNI'I"EDSTATESGE~NERALACC~UNTINGOF~I~~ WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 GWeRIl GOVERNMENT DIVt310N H-114874 The Honorable William F. Bolger Postmaster General United States Postal Service Dear Mr. Bolger: Subject: SEPTEMBER2.1382 IllIII1 w IIII 119345 ,d' An Opportunity to Continue Increasing Competition and Saving Money on Large Postal Service Procurements'(GAO/GGD-82-67) This report summarices our revi...
Date July 15, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-101 Title

Health: Variations in the Military Services' Contingency Hospital Programs

UNLTED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE L. July 15, 1982 B-208239 The Honorable Joseph Addabbo Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Variations in the Military Services' Contingency Hospital Programs2 Concerns Remain (GAG/HRD-82-101) In December 1981, the work we had underta...
Date Oct. 6, 1981 Report No. 116596 Title

Economic Development: AID Operations

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.m. October 6, 1981 Tuesday, Statement Samuel Associate Director, before Subcommittee On Legislation of House Government the Operations on AID Operations Mr. Chairman and Members of the the Subcommittee: to provide relative today, to the the Subcommittee foreign emphasizing Committee of W. Bow...
Date Sept. 17, 1981 Report No. 116448 Title

Government Operations: S. 719, the Consultant Reform and Disclosure Act of 1981

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. September 17, Thursday, 1981 STATEMENT OF 116448 I. GOULD DIRECTOR FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION CLIFFORD BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON FEDERAL EXPENDITURES, RESEARCH, AND RULES SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS ON s. 719, THE CONSULTANT REFORM AND DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1981 a...
Date Jan. 8, 1981 Report No. PSAD-81-18 Title

National Defense: NASA's Standard Parts Program--Are the Objectives Being Accomplished?

, BY THE US GENtRAL ACCOUNTI Report To The Administrator, National Aeronautics And . Space Administration NASA’s Standard Parts ProgramAre The Objectives Being Accomplished? I n 1974 NASA initiated its Standard Parts Program to increase the availability of reliable electronic parts meeting the minimum requirements of its programs and projects, reduce overall costs to NASA by standardization, and...
Date June 30, 1980 Report No. LCD-80-22A Title

Information Management: The World Wide Military Command and Control System--Evaluation of Vendor and Department of Defense Comments

Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES The World Wide Military Command And Control SystemEvaluation Of Vendor And Department Of Defense Comments On December 14, 1979, GAO issued a report to the Congress entitled “The World Wide Military Command and Control System--Major Changes Needed In Its Automated Data Processing Management and Direction ” (LCD-80-22). Comments from the Department of Def...
Date Jan. 14, 1980 Report No. PSAD-80-13 Title

Government Operations: Implementation of Federal Policy on Acquiring and Distributing Commercial Products Is Faltering Badly

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES I I A7*'- Report To The Congress Implementation Of Federal Policy On Acquiring And Distributing Commercial Products IsFaltering Badly Federal policy requires agencies to rely on commercial products and distribution channels to meet their needs for products and services. The policy, established by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy in May 1976, ...
Date Sept. 21, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-102 Title

Government Operations: GSA Needs To Strengthen Its Inspection and Testing To Make Sure the Government Gets the Quality It Pays For

n ffice ’ GSA Nee s To Strengthen Its Inspection And Testing To Make Sure The Government Gets The Quality It Pays For The General (GSA’s) quality lrttle assurance by Government flcatlons or user Services Admrnlstration’s control program provides that goods purchased for use agencies meet contract spew needs To Improve the program, GAO recommends that GSA (1) emphasize testing the quality of ...
Date Aug. 24, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-93 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Inadequate Management of Procurement Activities at Five Federal Prisons

* , r .. L i REPORT THEUS. * BY ' ha llllllllllelllllluulllll~ll LM115797 115797 AUGUST GGD-79-93 24, 1979 ~ENERAI,aCCOUNTINGOFFlCE WA§#INCT0N, D.C. 20548 GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION B-133223 Mr. Norman A. Carlson, Director Federal Prison System Washington, D.C. 20534 Dear Mr. Carlson: This report details the problems we found during our examination of the management of procurement activi ie five...
Date May 31, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-80 Title

Recommendations of the Commission on Government Procurement: A Final Assessment

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES + Recommendations Of The Commission On Government Procurement: A Final Assessment Important structural changes are now in place on procurement reforms first proposed in 1972, but the program is far from complete and momentum is slowing. The outlook for at least half of the reforms is not encouraging. Renewed dedication in the execu...
Date Sept. 29, 1978 Report No. LCD-77-231 Title

National Defense: Negotiation of Freight Rates by the Department of Defense

DOCUMENT RESUME 07622 - [C27879101 (Restricted) [Negotiation of Freight Rates by the Department of Defense]. LCD-77-231. September 29, 1978. 4 pp. Report to Maj. Gen. H. R. Del art, Commander, Department of Defense: Military Traffic Management Command; by Henry W. Connor, Associate Director, Logistics and Communications Div. Contact: Logistics and Communications Div. Organization Concerned: Depart...
Date Aug. 1, 1978 Report No. PSAD-78-95 Title

Study of Selected Local Procurement Systems and Checklist and Guidelines for Evaluating Local Procurement Systems: Opportunities for Improvement in Local Government Purchasing, Parts 1 and 2

Checklist An i:;:S : ; : t ~ : Guidelie Evauiatitng Prou rem Systems' opportunities for i mprovem:ent in local government purchasing United States General Accounting Office Part 2 PSAD-78-95 AUGUST, 1978 lG`7,$~~~ Contents Page FOREWORD NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENTAL PURCHASING ENDORSEMENT CHECKLIST FOR EVALUATING PROCUREMENT OF SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS...
Date May 24, 1978 Report No. PSAD-78-110 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Procedures for Evaluating Research and Development Contracts in the Department of Transportation