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Date Dec. 1, 1982 Report No. RCED-83-57 Title

Environmental Protection: Savings Possible Through Use of Variable Effluent Limits for Advanced Waste Treatment Projects

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE RtSOUlrCIS. COMMUNITY, AN0 ICONOMIC OIVLLOWINT DIVISION B-209867 The Honorable Anne M. Gorsuch Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency Subject: 120023 DECEMBER 1,1982 Savings Possible Through Use of Variable Effluent Limits for Advanced Waste Treatment Projects (GAO/RCED-83-57: Dear Ms. Gorsuch: We believe the potential exists f...
Date Nov. 23, 1982 Report No. AFMD-83-21 Title

Financial Management: Assessment of Internal Financial and Accounting Controls at the Forest Service's Fiscal Offices

UWED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D-C. 20548 ACCOUMINO MANAOEMCNT AN0 FlNANClAb DIVISION B-161948 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. John R. Block of Agriculture NOVEMBER 23,1982 Secretary: Assessment of Internal Controls at the Forest (QAO/AFMD-83-21) Financial Service’s and Accounting Fiscal Offices Subject: This report gives the results of our survey of internal controls ove...
Date Nov. 5, 1982 Report No. FPCD-83-5 Title

Government Operations: Steps Can Be Taken To Improve Federal Labor-Management Relations and Reduce the Number and Costs of Unfair Labor Practice Charges

(I 79% I REPOi BY THEUS. General Accounting Office . Steps Can Be Taken To Improve Federal Labor-Management Relations And Reduce The Number And Costs Of Unfair Labor Practice Charges The unfair labor practice process protects the rights given to Federal agency management, employees, and unions by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978. The number of unfair labor practice charges has more than double...
Date Nov. 2, 1982 Report No. PAD-83-6 Title

Government Operations: Improved Quality, Adequate Resources, and Consistent Oversight Needed if Regulatory Analysis Is To Help Control Costs of Regulations

Date Oct. 29, 1982 Report No. FPCD-83-3 Title

Government Operations: Federal Agencies' Unemployment Compensation Costs Can Be Reduced Through Improved Management

General Accounting Office Federal Agencies’ Unemployment ~ompensation Costs Can Be Reduced F hrough Improved Management $ A0 reviewed unemployment payments to 46 former employees from four agencies. Nearly half (107) of the employees had been improperly authorized to receive as much as 6419,000 in District of Columbia unemployment payments. These former employees were not eligible fpr unemployme...
Date Oct. 22, 1982 Report No. AFMD-83-5 Title

Benchmarking: Costly and Difficult, but Often Necessary When Buying Computer Equipment or Services

Committee On Appropriations House of Representatives OF THE UNITEDSTATES Benchmarking: Costly And Difficult, But Often Necessary When Buying computer Equipment Or Services The Federal Government uses benchmarking for most competitive computer procurements to ensure that each vendor’s fairly. This computer process is necessaryt costly and difficult for both the vendors d the Government. G 0 studi...
Date Oct. 15, 1982 Report No. PLRD-83-3 Title

National Defense: Improving the Air Force Modification Process Will Benefit Management of Spare Parts in the Air Force and Defense Logistics Agency

BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Defense Improving The Air Force Modification Process Will Benefit Managem’ent Of Spare Parts In The Air Force And Defense Logistics Agency Air Force and Defense Logistics Agency managers are spending millions of dollars buying and repairing unneeded items and are failing to control critical items in the in entory because of poor coord...
Date Oct. 12, 1982 Report No. 119949 Title

Financial Management: [Government Financial Management Systems]

REj'IARKS BY VIRGINIA B, ROBINSON ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OFFICE AT THE THIRD N N LCONFERENCE !U OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S FINANCIAL COUNCIL U ,S GENEM ACCOUNT1 NG a I ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ n i 7 19949 ON OCTOBER 120 1982 IT IS INDEED A PLEASURE TO BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY, ON BEHALF OF COT'IPTROUSR GEb!ERAL BOWSHER, I WOULD LIKE TO CONVEY HIS PERSONAL REGRETS THAT DUE TO OTHER COfT~ITKNTSOHE WAS UNABLE...
Date Oct. 12, 1982 Report No. PLRD-83-1 Title

National Defense: Planned Realignment of Fort Indiantown Gap, PA

1 I UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PROCUREMENT, AN0 RCAOIN~SS LOQISTICS, OIVISION B-204454 RELEASED House The Honorable Allen E. Ertel of Representatives I Planned Realinement of Fort Pennsylvania (GAO/PLRD-83-l) Indiantown Mll 1111 119720 Dear Mr. Ertel Subjectr Gap, you asked us to continue In your November 18, 1981, letter, our audit of the Army’s proposed realinement ...
Date Oct. 5, 1982 Report No. RCED-83-10 Title

Energy: Interior's Report of Shut-In or Flaring Wells Unnecessary, but Oversight Should Continue

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES 8 Interior’s Report Of Shut-In ’ Or Flaring Wells Unnecessary, But Oversight Should Continue The Interior Department’s annual report to the Congress on offshore oil and gas wells shut-in (not producing) or flaring natural gas, as required by the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978, does not satisfy the congre...
Date Oct. 1, 1982 Report No. 119656 Title

Special Publications: [The President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control]

413, t h e Secretary of the I n t e r i o r has broad d i s c r e t i o n as to the deduction of administrative fees from t h e proceeds of comercia1 sales of tinker f r o m Indian lands. Contrary to the opinion of the Solicitor of the I n t e r i o r Dfpartment, there is no requirement that administrative fees be deducted i n every instance i n which public funds are expended. Consequently, Burea...
Date Sept. 30, 1982 Report No. AFMD-82-112 Title

Information Management: Air Force Teleprocessing Services Procurement for the COPPER IMPACT System Should Be Reopened

B-206386 SEPTEMBER 30.1982 The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Air for WV-CTED * a LB Cd b*.~;r Not to be released outsIde the QeneraT approval : except en the basis of specific 01 c;ongress.onal Relations. Force Teleprocessing Services Procurement the COPPER IMPACT System Should be Reopened (GAO/AFMD-82-112) (...
Date Sept. 30, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-75 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: The Bureau of Prisons Can Take Certain Actions To Make Sure Its Correctional Training Is Both Relevant and Cost Effective

l . BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Attorney General The Bureau Of Prisons Can Take Certain Actions To Make Sure Its Correctional Training Is Both Relevant And Cost Effective After reviewing certain Bureau of Prisons’training believes that --more firearms to employees weapons; aspects of the programs, GAO training could be provided who are most likely to use --the results of t...
Date Sept. 30, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-114 Title

Health: VA Should Consider Less Costly Alternatives Before Constructing New Nursing Homes

. . UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE HUMAN RESOURCES OIVISION September 30, 1982 B-208538 The Honorable Administrator Dear Mr. Nimmo: Subject: Robert P. Nimmo of Veterans Affairs Ill I 119622 VA Should Consider Less Costly Alternatives Before Constructing New Nursing Homes (GAO/HRD-82-114) We are evaluating the Veterans Administration's (VA's) readiness and plans to p...
Date Sept. 29, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-122 Title

Health: Opportunity To Avoid Construction at Certain IHS Hospitals

UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING IX. 20648 OFFICE -UMAN RESOURCES DlVlSlON September 29, 1982 B-209177 The Hbnorable Richard S. Schweiker The Secretary of Health and Human Services Dear Mr. Secretary: Opportunity to Avoid Certain IHS Hospitals Construction at (GAO/HRD-82-122) HI llllllllllll 119624 Subject: The Indian Health Service (IHS), a component of the Department of Health and Hu...
Date Sept. 23, 1982 Report No. 119509 Title

Transportation: Federal Civilian Agencies' Management of Their Aircraft and Related Services

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY SEPTEMBER23, 1982 STATEMENTOF DONALD J. HORAN DIRECTOR PROCUREMENT,LOGISTICS AND READINESS DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON FEDERAL CIVILIAN AGENCIES' MANAGEMENT THEIR AIRCRAFT OF AND RELATED SERVICES Mr. Chairman We...
Date Sept. 23, 1982 Report No. IPE-82-8 Title

Lessons Learned From Past Block Grants: Implications for Congressional Oversight

BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman Of The Subcommittee On Oversight Of The Committee On Ways And Means United States House Of Representatives Lessons Learned From Past Block Grants: Implications For Congressional Oversight Block grant programs enacted before 1981 have successfully targeted services to people designated as economically disadvantaged. The Congress may never ...
Date Sept. 22, 1982 Report No. 119482 Title

Income Security: The Benefits Granted by Law to Former Presidents

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING ,OFFICE 20548 Washington, D.C. FOR RELEASE DURING HEARINGS SCHEDULED SEPTEMBER22, 1982, at 13:OO a.m. -STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. ANDERSON, DIRECTOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ON THE BENEFITS GRANTED BY LAW TO FORMER PRESIDENTS Mr. be here Chairman today and Members of the Committee, our views I am ple...
Date Sept. 16, 1982 Report No. 119508 Title

Economic Development: GAO Assessment of SBA Breakout Efforts at Four Air Force Air Logistics Centers

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.m. Thursday, September 16, 1982 STATEMENTOF ROBERT M. GILROY, SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR PROCUREMENT,LOGISTICS, AND READINESS DIVISION BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS ON GAO'S ASSESSMENTOF SBA BREAKOUTEFFORTS AT FOUR AIR FORCE AIR LOGISTICS CENTERS I 19508 IH Mr. Chairman: I am p...
Date Sept. 16, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-87 Title

Government Operations: Procurement Costs of Ammunition Used for Practice and Training Can Be Reduced

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 -7q OINCRAL ~OVERNMCNT DIvI#lON Mr. Harold D. Henson Acting Director Department of General Services II 119777 Dear Mr. Henson: Costs of Amnition Used.--for p rocurement Practice and Training Can Be Reduced2 (GAO/GGD-82-87 ) . This report concerns the District of Columbia's Department of General Services formally advertised, fixed price...
Date Sept. 15, 1982 Report No. 119449 Title

Budget and Spending: The President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 10:00 a.m. September 15, 1982 STATEMENTOF ROSSLYN S. KLEEMAN, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FEDERAL PERSONNELAND COMPENSATIONDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON INVESTIGATIONS HOUSE COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL ON I / 1 SERVICE THE PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE SECTOR SURVEY ON COST CONTROL Mr. Chairman and Members o...
Date Sept. 10, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-121 Title

Employment: Information on the 1974 Trade Act Worker Adjustment Assistance Program Certification Process

UNlTED i?T-ATES GENEI?+ ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, HUMAN RESOURCLJ OlVtStON OX. 2(11)48 RESTRICTED Accounting by We Office (Pffjee of wat to bq~ redeased on the bark outsIda tlii ~e5fi~ approval ewcltpt Congressional of specific B-208873 Relai;ionsm SEPTEMBER10,1Qm The Honorable John Heinz Unit&i Staten Senate Dear Senator Heinm Subjectt RELEASED r/Information on the 1974 Trade Act Worker Adju8...
Date Sept. 10, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-97 Title

Energy: Repeal of Unneeded Outer Continental Shelf Production Rate-Setting Functions Would Cut Costs

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Repeal Of Unneeded Outer Continental Shelf Production Rate-Setting Functions Would Cut Costs Under various laws, the Department of the @erior requires operators of Outer Continental Shelf leases to submit information regarding the rate at which oil and gas can ar$d will be produced. Three different rates of production are currently ...
Date Sept. 7, 1982 Report No. CED-82-123 Title

Natural Resources: Water Sales Contracts From Missouri River Reservoirs Need To Require Reimbursement for Operation and Maintenance Expenses

UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNT~NGO~ICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-208765 The Honorable James G. Watt The Secretary of the Interior The Honorable John 0. Marsh, Jr. The Secretary of the Army Subject: SEPTBMBER 7,1BB2 Water Sales Contracts From Missouri River Reservoirs Weed To Require Reimbursement for Operation and Maintenance Expenses (GAO/'CED-82-123) During our ongoing review of water resources proje...
Date Sept. 2, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-89 Title

Replacing Post Offices With Alternative Services: A Debated but Unresolved Issue

c !/9%4 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Post Office And Civil Service House Of Representatives Committee OF Tt-iEUNITEDSTATES Replacing Post Offices With Alternative Services: A Debated But Unresolved Issue The Postal Service could save between ~$125 and $150 million annually by 1990 if it replaced about 7,000 limited mail service post offices with publicly acceptable alternativ...
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 Sept. 2, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-126 Title

Income Security: SSA Needs To Determine the Cost Effectiveness of the SSI Redetermination Process and To Implement Recommendations Made for Eliminating Erroneous Payments

. . UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE WASHINGTON, ‘-W&N RESOURCES DIVISION September 2, 1982 Mr. John A. Svahn Commissioner of Social Security Department of Health and Human Services Dear Mr. Svahn: Subject: / /'Social Security "Effectiveness of Redetermination mendations Made (GAO/HRD-82-126) Needs to Determine the Cost the Supplemental Security Income Process and to Implement ...
Date Sept. 2, 1982 Report No. PLRD-82-115 Title

National Defense: The Navy Should Improve Its Management of Defective Government-Furnished Materials

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PROCUREMENT, AND READINaS Lools‘rlcs. DIVISION D-208230 SEPTEMBER 2,1982 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. John F. Lehman of the Navy 119370 Management of Materials Secretary: The Navy Should Improve Its Defective Government-Furnished (GAO/PLRD-82-115) Subject: The Navy provides billions of dollars of Government-furnished material...
Date Aug. 31, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-116 Title

Natural Resources: Research Equipment in the Bureau of Mines

c B’Y’ U.S.GENERAkACCOUNTING OFFICE THE Report To The Secretary Of The Interior Research Equipment In The Bureau Of Mines: Commktment To Sound Management Needed The Bureau of Mines should make a highlevel commitment to sound personal property management. Historically, this has been a low priority function within the Bureau. Past deficiencies have resulted in lost research equipment and equipme...
Date Aug. 27, 1982 Report No. PLRD-82-111 Title

National Defense: Air Force Does Not Recover All Required Costs of Modification Kits Sold to Foreign Governments

BYTHE US GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of The Air Force. Air Force Does Not Recover All Required Costs&8 Modification Kits Sold 3% Foreign Governments DOD appropriations continue to subsidize the foreign military sales program because the Air Force has not effectively implemented Department of Defense pricing policies designed to eliminate such subsidies. Significant costs incur...
Date Aug. 18, 1982 Report No. PLRD-82-108 Title

National Defense: VA Should Use Economic Order Quantity Principles in the Wholesale Supply System

BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Adm,inistrator Of Veterans Affairs VA Should Use Economic Order Quantity Principles In The Wholesale Supply System Changes in wholesale supply operations at the Veterans Administration could reduce net ordering and carrying costs, inventory investment, and warehouse space. The primat-y vehicle for achieving these reductions is the economic order q...
Date Aug. 17, 1982 Report No. CED-82-116 Title

Housing: HUD's Progress in Implementing the 1981 Housing Amendments

BYTt-i U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report ToThe Honorable United States Senate William L. Armstrong HUD’s Progress In Implementing The 1981 Housing Amendments The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 contains a number of provisions affecting federally assisted housing programs, such asdesigning modest housing, increasing tenant rent contributions in public housing and section 8 units, and ...
Date Aug. 16, 1982 Report No. PLRD-82-109 Title

National Defense: Consolidation of GSA Depot Function Can Save Millions and Improve the Use of Depot Resources

,$ ,1 ‘1 ,fi ., r - 1 UNIT~TATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE D.C. 20548 WASHINGTON. PROCUREMENT, AN0 READINESS LOGISTICS, DIVISION B-208024 The Honorable Administrator Gerald P. Carmen of General Services AUGUST 16,1982 Dear Mr. Carmen: Subject: Consolidation of GSA's'Depot Function Il,"t Can Save Millions in Space Costs and Improve the Use of Depot Resources (GAO/PLRD-82-109) 119188 We have review...
Date Aug. 13, 1982 Report No. PLRD-82-110 Title

National Defense: Excessive Administrative Leadtime Used To Determine Needs in the Air Force System Support Stock Fund

1 b UN~~~DSTATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-205309 The Honorable The Secretary ' Verne Orr of the Air 119191 Force Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Excessive Administrative Leadtime Used to Determine Requirements in the Air Force's System Support Stock Fund (GAO/PLRD-82-110) We have reviewed the administrative leadtime for itemslin the automated System Support Stock Fund (DO 62 s...
Date Aug. 6, 1982 Report No. AFMD-81-105S Title

Financial Management: Defense Continues To Subsidize Sales of Secondary Items to Foreign Governments Because of Poor Pricing Policies

Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES “*. L Defense Continues To Subsidize Sales Of Secondary Items To Foreign Governments Because Of Poor Pricing Policies This report supplement contains GAO’s analysis and response to the comments of the Department of Defense subsequent to the GAO report issued to the Congress on October 5, 1981. GAO is responding to the comments at the request of the Chai...
Date Aug. 2, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-77 Title

Energy: Analysis of Energy Reorganization Savings Estimates and Plans

4 119/otl, BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Analysis Of Energy Reorganization Savings Estimates And Plans On May 24,1982, the President transmitted to the Congress proposed legislation to reorganize Federal energy activities. This report addresses --the relationship of the energy reorganization proposal to the fiscal year 1983 energy budget request, --the savings ...
Date Aug. 2, 1982 Report No. PAD-82-31 Title

International Affairs: Cargo Preference Requirements Add to Costs of Title II Food-for-Peace Programs

B’Y’ US, GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE THE RELEASED Report To The Honorable Millicent Fenwick United States House Of Representatives Cargo Preference Requirements Add To Costs Of Title II Food For Peace Programs The requirement that U.S.-flag ships be used to transport at least 50 percent of the food donated to needy countries through Public Law 480 Title II programs increases the Government’s co...
Date July 30, 1982 Report No. PLRD-82-106 Title

Government Operations: Transfer of Offices of the Government Printing Office From Virginia to Laurel, Maryland

UNITED STATESGENERALAcC0uNTlt4~ OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PROCUREMENT, AND READINESS WOISTICS. DLVISION B-208246 The Honorable Frank R. Wolf House of Representatives Dear Mr. Wolf: Subject: Transfer of Offices of the Government Printing Office from Virginia to Laurel, Maryland,'t(GAO/PLRD-82-106) JULY 30,199z Your April 14, 1982, letter asked us to investigate the proposed move of offices of t...
Date July 29, 1982 Report No. 119119 Title

H.R. 6005: The Congressional Reports Elimination Act of 1982

.* 8, IiN, 0’ im I, mm;,, I, ,m,, A 1 Yl c iLkttG+ United States General Accounting Washington, D*C. 20548 Office% mv 17 . FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. July 29, 1982 Statement Arthur Deputy Director, of L Corazzini Division . , .Y Program Analysis Before the Subcommittee on Legislation and Nationa. Security House Committee on Government Operations on H-R. 6005:rThe Congressional...
Date July 27, 1982 Report No. PLRD-82-100 Title

National Defense: The Air Force Needs To Exercise More Control Over Equipment Authorizations

L \ & . w?Piu -,* B? THEU.S.GENERALACCbUNT’IhlG OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of The Air Force The Air Force Needs To Exercise More Control Over Equipment Authorizations The Air Force has a reasonable management system to authorize equipment, but at two locations GAO visited, lack of emphasis on monitoring and validating equipment authorizations has weakened critical systems controls. Internal ...
Date July 26, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-80 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: New U.S. Valuation System for Imported Products Is Better and Easier To Administer

. Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES New U.S. Valuation System For Imported Products Is Better And Easier To Administer The prior U.S. valuation system for imported products was confusing to importers and expensive for the U.S. Customs Service to administer. The Trade Agreements Act of 1979 provided a new simplified system which has substantially resolved thevaluation problems of the prior s...
Date July 23, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-61 Title

Health: Medicare Payments for Durable Medical Equipment Are Higher Than Necessary

B\i THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Medicare Payments Medical Equipment Than Necessary For Durable Are Higher In October 1977, the Congress passed a law aimed at reducing the cost to the Medicare program and its beneficiaries for prolonged rentals of durable medical equipment, such as wheelchairs and walkers, when the purchase of such items would be more economica...
Date July 21, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-85 Title

Veterans Affairs: Proposed Move of the VA Florida Loan Guaranty Division From Jacksonville

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE WASHINGTON, i HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION B-208199 JULY 21,1982 The Honorable Charles E. Bennett House of Representatives Dear Mr. Bennett: Subject: Proposed Move of the Veterans Florida Loan Guaranty Division (GAO/HRD-82-85) Administration's from Jacksonville 119080 Your March 23, 1982, letter asked us to review the Veterans Administration's (VA's) ...
Date July 9, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-74 Title

Government Operations: New Postal Service Regulations Affecting Boxholders

UNITED STA~‘ESGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASliIN~ON.. D.C. u15d8 I rw3 --%we I 8-2a7622 The Eionorable John L. Napier House of Representatives Dear Mr. Napier: Subject: New Postal 118931 J&Y 9,lSSZ Affecting Service Regulations BoxholdersJGAO/GGD-82-74) This is in response to your December 3, 1981, request for a review of the effectiveness and validity of the new Postal Service regulations which,...
Date July 9, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-84 Title

Government Operations: Postal Service Regulations on Forwarding Mail to Boxholders

UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. ZOW QtrJtlUL -MM DIVISIOW The Honorable Stewart House of Representatives Dear Mr. McRinney: B. McKinney REtEASED 119003 Subject: ;,,?,postal Service Regulations Boxholders,j (GAO/GGD-,82084) on Forwarding Mail to Your March 11, 1982, letter to the General Accounting Office requested information on the Postal Service’s recent changes to its r...
Date July 8, 1982 Report No. CED-82-82 Title

Environmental Protection: Better Planning Can Reduce Size of Wastewater Treatment Facilities, Saving Millions in Construction Costs

4, : *,,a* * I @q&3. BY -FHE COl’v’lPTROLLER GE&AL Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Better *Planning Can Reduce Size Of Wastewater Treatment Facilities, Saving Millions In Construction Costs Well-planned wastewater treatment plants are crucial to the success of the Nation’s multibillion dollar effort to clean up thousands of miles of contaminated rivers, lakes, streams, and ocean sh...
Date July 2, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-69 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Community-Based Correctional Programs Could Be More Extensively Used Within the Federal Criminal Justice System

BYTHE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Attorney P General Community-Based Correctional Programs Could Be More Extensively Used Within The Federal Criminal Justice System:: Because of a lack of funds, the Bureau of Prisons postponed a pilot project designed to help fill the sentencing void between probation and confinement in an institution. In view of the increasing Federal prison popula...
Date June 29, 1982 Report No. 120393 Title

Government Operations: S. 1482 To Amend Certain Provisions of P.L. 91-269

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. OFFICE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY JUNE 29, 1982 STATEMENT DONALD J. OF HORAN DIRECTOR E'ROCUREMENT, LOGISTICS AND READINESS THE RELATIONS SENATE DIVISION BEFORE COMMITTEE UNITED ON FOREIGN STATES ON S. 1482 TO AMEND CERTAIN LAW 91-269 DATED PROVISIONS MAY 27, OF PUBLIC 1970 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee; we are pleased on the conrtru...
Date June 21, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-55 Title

An Overview of the WIN Program: Its Objectives, Accomplishments, and Problems

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Date June 15, 1982 Report No. 118738 Title

Health: 1983 Budget Proposals Relating to the Medicare Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 For Release on Dellvery Expected Tuesday, June 15, 1982 STATEMENT OF GREGORY J. AHART, DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS ON i983 BUDGET PROPOSALS RELATING TO THE MEDICARE PROGRAM Mr. Chaxman today and members of the to discuss relating for Subcommittee, lmplxatlons Pro...