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Date April 22, 1981 Report No. 115069 Title

Government Operations: Views on Senate Bills 45 and 807

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 22, 1981 STATEMENTOF WILLIAM J. ANDERSON DIRECTOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON INTERGOVERNMENTALRELATIONS COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ON SENATE BILL 45 FEDERAL ASSISTANCE REFORM ACT OF 1981 AND SENATE BILL 807 FEDERAL ASSI...
Date April 21, 1981 Report No. CED-81-48 Title

Natural Resources: Cost Estimate for the Currituck Outer Banks National Wildlife Refuge Needs Revision

REPORT THEUs. BY General Accounting Office Cost Estimate For The Currituck Outer Banks National Wildlife Refuge Needs Revision The Department of the Interior has proposed establishing a national wildlife refuge in the Currituck Outer Banks off the North Carolina coast. The Department estimated that acquiring nearly 16,000 acres of land and wetlands for the refuge will cost $94 million over a 5-yea...
Date April 17, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-46 Title

Income Maintenance Experiments: Need To Summarize Results and Communicate the Lessons Learned

United States Senate RELEASED OF THE UNITEDSTATES Income Maintenance Experiments: Need To Summarize Results And Communicate The Lessons Learned The Office of Economic Opportunity and the Department of Health and Human Services initiated income maintenance experiments, the first ever in the United States, to measure the extent to which a guaranteed income would reduce recipients’ work efforts, GA...
Date April 16, 1981 Report No. CED-81-49 Title

Agriculture and Food: Department of Agriculture Should Have More Authority To Assess User Charges

BY THECCjMfTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES 7 --~ju!!!&J3 * RkqcxxtTo The Congress Department Of Agriculture Should Have More Authority To Assess User Charges Federal appropriations could be reduced as much as $48 million annually if the recipients of Department of Agriculture special benefit services were charged for all costs, except those which can be readily identified with public benefits. M...
Date April 14, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-53 Title

Income Security: Revising Social Security Benefit Formula Which Favors Short-Term Workers Could Save Billions

* b BY THECOMPTROLLEI-? GENERAL OF THEUNITED STATES Il=y.f ‘/7 Report ToThe Congress Revising Social Security Benefit Formula Which Favors Short-Term Workers Could Save Billions People who have worked for only a short period under social security receive proportionately more for their social security tax dollar than lifetime workers. In this report, GAO presents two alternative formulas for comp...
Date April 10, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-31 Title

Financial Management: Establishing Development Ceilings for All National Park Service Units

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF D.C. THE UNITED STATES 20548 B-202445 APRlL70,1987 The Honorable Don Young Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs House of Representatives Dear Mr. Young: lz stablishing Park Service Devel pment Ceilings -7 UniFA(AFMD-81-31) for all National Subject: from the former Ranking M inority The J...
Date April 3, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-20 Title

National Defense: DOD's Use of Remotely Piloted Vehicle Technology Offers Opportunities for Saving Lives and Dollars

Date April 3, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-31 Title

Agriculture and Food: Improved Collections Can Reduce Federal and District Government Food Stamp Program Costs

P REPORT THEUS: BY z, a General Accounting Office Improved Collections Can Reduce Federal And District Government Food Stamp Program Costs Only $650,000 of the $2.7 million owed by food stamp vendors has been collected in the District of Columbia, and the District estimates that only $235,000 of the balance is collectible. Minimal amounts are collected from recipients who are overissued stamps, an...
Date April 2, 1981 Report No. 114867 Title

Agriculture and Food: GAO Reviews of the Food Stamp Program

IJNITED STATES GENERAL ACCCUNTING (3FFICE 205413 'N'ASHIYGTOM, 9.C. FCP RELEASE '>"T DELI'IERY EXPECTED AT s,:Uc) .A.?-!. EST THUPSDAY, APRIL 2, LOS1 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITIOPJ, ON f!F A9 AND FORESTRY aEp4ERAE--AC?3Un THE FOOD STAMP ETREVIEWS OF 114867 TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTI...
Date April 1, 1981 Report No. 120952 Title

Do It Yourself: Compare and Improve Your Payroll System

Illl llllli11lillI ll li 11 1 !' l 120952 I ? DO I T YOURSELF COMPARE AND IMPROVE YOUR PAYROLL SYSTEM A P R I L 1981 J O I N T F I N A N C I A L MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM F0REWORD The F e d e r a l p a y r o l l f o r t h e 2 . 8 m i l l i o n c i v i l i a n Accordingly, workers amounts to about $52 b i l l i o n a n n u a l l y . e f f i c i e n t , economical, a c c u r a t e , and t i m e...
Date April 1, 1981 Report No. 114823 Title

Income Security: S. 677, the Civil Service Retirement Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1981

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 'WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 8:00 a.m. April 1, 1981 STATEMENT OF CLIFFORD I. GOULD DIRECTOR FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION CIVIL BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SERVICE, POST OFFICE, AND GENERAL SERVICES SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTALAFFAIRS ON I Hr. S. 677, THE CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT ACT ...
Date March 31, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-45 Title

Energy: Department of Energy Needs To Resolve Billions in Alleged Oil Pricing Violations

REPORTBY THE Comptro~ller General OF THE UNiITED STATES Department Of En~ergyNeeds To Resolve BiMonlsIn Alleged Oil Pricing Violations As of Janua’ry 1923Sl,th’a Department of Energy (DDE) had a;llaged over $13 billion in oil pricing violations. However, only $4.2 billion of this total has been resolved primarily beceuse of oil industry legal challenges to DOE’s regulation8s. Even when DOE w...
Date March 30, 1981 Report No. 115052 Title

Agriculture and Food: GAO Reviews of Food Stamp Program

UNITED STATLS GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 2 P.M., EST MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1981 BRIAN P. CROWLEY, ASSOCIATE . . OF DIRECTOR, SENIOR LEVEL COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE STATEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON DOMESTIC MARKETING, CONSUMER RELATIONS, AND NUTRITION OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE GENERAL ACCOUNTIN&%REVjEWS TW!T FOO...
Date March 30, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-69 Title

Budget and Spending: Improved Administrative Practices Can Result in Further Budget Reductions

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON - OF D.C. THE 2054 UNITiD STATES B-202447 .The Honorable James Jones Chairman, House Budget Committee U.S. House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: March 30, 1981 II III 114839 Graved Administrative‘Practices Can Result in Further Budget Reductions (PAD-81-69) ;I Following our March 3, 1981, testimony on the President's "Program for Economic Recovery," your repr...
Date March 26, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-63 Title

Government Operations: Cost of Examinations To Fill Anticipated Vacancies Could Be Reduced

UNTED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE CCNERAL GOVERNMENT DlVlStON The Honorable Carl C. Ulsaker Senior Assistant Postmaster General Employee and Labor Relations Group Subject: Dear Mr. G ost of Examinations to Fill Anticipated Vacancies Could Be Reduced(GGD-81-63) 114749 I III Ulsaker: reviewed the Postal Service's system for examining, grading and selecting applicants for em...
Date March 23, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-51 Title

Energy: DOE Light Water Reactor Fuel Utilization Improvement Program

B-202377 MARCH 23,1981 The Honorable Marilyn Lloyd Bouquard Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy Research and Production Committee on Science and Technology House of Representatives Dear Madame Chairman: 115038 Light Water Department of uel Utilization Improvement Reactor Program (EMD-81-51) s On May 2, 1980, the former Subcommittee Chairman requested that we evaluate two Department of Energy nuclear ...
Date March 19, 1981 Report No. 114650 Title

Agriculture and Food: GAO Reviews of the Food Stamp Program

United States General Washington, Accounting Office D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 2 P.M., EST Thursday, March 19, 1981 Statement of Senior Division Level Brian P. Crowley, Associate Director, Community and Economic Development before the Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition of the Committee House of on Agriculture Representatives on The General Acc...
Date March 18, 1981 Report No. B-202292 Title

Government Operations: [Prohibition Against Use of Commercial Travel Agents for Government Travel]

.g~fiM -UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 p OFFICE OF GENEIRAL COUNSEL MAR 1 0228192 6 .~~~~~~~~~~MR Angola Favaloro President Sun Arrow Travel suite 215 2001 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20007 Dear Ms. Favaloroon February 26, 19l, we r*ceived youx m referring to an article in Travel W..kljV dated February 7, 1900, which contains your Oets on our POsition co...
Date March 17, 1981 Report No. 114629 Title

Transportation: Amtrak's Costs and Operating Results

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 llllllllllll 114629 FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 9:30 A.M. TUESDAY, MARCH17, 1981 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITYAND ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE SURFACETRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE SENATE COMMITTEEON COMMERCE,SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION -h ON TRAK'S COSTS AND OPERATING RESULTS J MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS THE...
Date March 17, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-43 Title

Information Management: Secret Service Has More Computer Capacity Than It Needs

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUN~NG OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 QMCML 00VERNMIWT DIVIWON B-201698 Mr. MARCH 17,198l H. Stuart Knight Director, U.S. Secret Service Department of the Treasury Dear Mr. Knight: Subject: The r Secret Service Has More Computer Capacity Than It Needs (GGD-81-43) 114604 3 We have reviewed the use of computers by the Secret Service to evaluate how effectively these resources...
Date March 16, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-5 Title

National Defense: Improved Management of Air Force Modification Programs Can Save Millions

BY THE U,S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Defense Improved Management Of Air Force Modification Programs Can Save Millions The Air Force can save millions of dollars by (1) making greater use of the Department of Defense supply system to obtain parts needed for the aircraft modification programs and (2) following more realistic practices in contracting for other parts needed ...
Date March 10, 1981 Report No. 114659 Title

Financial Management: Alternatives for Modifying the Indexation of Federal Programs

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 Waehington, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected on March 10, 1981 Statement Harry Assistant Comptroller of S. Havens of the and Indexation the United States General before Task Force on Entitlements, Uncontrollables of the Committee U.S. on the Budget Mouse of Representatives on Ill II lllllllII 114659 of for Mr. Chairman Modifying the Indexation the...
Date March 6, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-1 Title

National Defense: Defense Needs Better System for Assuring Adequate Security at Reasonable Cost on U.S. Bases

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Defense Needs Better System For Assuring Adequate Security At Reasonable Cost On U.S.Bases The Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Review has authority and responsibility to establish security policy for all military assets, but except for a few sensitive assets, Defense has not taken an active role in managing security pro...
Date March 6, 1981 Report No. CED-81-54 Title

Housing: How To House More People at Lower Costs Under the Section 8 New Construction Program

REPORTBY THE Comptroller General b OF THE UNITEDSTATES How To House More People At Lower Costs Under The Section 8 New Construction Program The Section 8 New Construction Program is ‘producing very good quality rental housing; housing which is, in fact, often better than most other housing in the general market areas where it is located. GAO found that given the caliber of this housing, developm...
Date March 6, 1981 Report No. CED-81-54A Title

Housing: How To House More People at Lower Costs Under the Section 8 New Construction Program

I , SUPPLEMENT THE REPORTBY TO Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES How To House More People At Lower Costs Under The Section 8 New Construction Program This supplement contains detailed descriptions and illustrations of each of the 31 projects included in GAO’s review. 114665 . CONTENTS -----a-Page LOCATION Washington, California D.C. PROJECT NAME Campbell Faircliff Heights Apartments Plaza ...
Date March 5, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-62 Title

Housing: Influence of Speculation on the Price of Converted Condominium Units

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTIN-l/4‘? OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ’ FnoaRAM AMALYBIS OlVlmK))( B-202311 The Honorable Benjamin S. Rosenthal Chairman, Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairmanr March 5, 1981 Illllllllllll IIll 114631 on the Price Units (PAD-81-62) 3 This report addresses your concerns r...
Date March 5, 1981 Report No. 114565 Title

Budget and Spending: Ways To Reduce the Federal Budget Through Improved Government Financial Management Practices

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1981 114565 STATEMENT OF DONALD L. DIRECTOR, FINANCIAL SCANTLEBURY ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT DIVISION, AND CHIEF ACCOUNTANT OF THE UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET . HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCERNING ii?AYS To REDUCE THE FEDERAL...
Date March 4, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-42 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Federal Jury Management Practices

co ler General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Patent And Trademark Amendments Of 1980 Set The Stage For UMorm Patent Practice By Federal Agencies COMPTROLLER GENEdAL .‘,&‘HINGTON OF D c THE UNITED 20548 STATES The Xonorable Strom Thurmond Chairman, C.ommittee on the Jucdiciary 'United States Senate Peter irJ. Rodino, Jr. Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary iiouse of Representatives The Honorable This is...
Date March 3, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-54 Title

Health: Better Guidelines Could Reduce VA's Planned Construction of Costly Operating Rooms

- -.a I BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAtL. Report To The Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Better Guidelines Could Reduce VA’s Planned Construction Of Costly Operating Rooms The Veterans Administration’s criterion for surgical facilities in new or replacement hospitals -- 1 operating room for every 28 surgical beds -- results in too many operating rooms. The VA guideline fails to consider that some occupan...
Date March 3, 1981 Report No. OPP-81-2 Title

Budget and Spending: Comments on the President's February 18, 1981, Budget Proposals and Additional Cost-Saving Measures

. I U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING COMMENTS FEBRUARY AND OFFICE: ON THE PRESIDENT’S 18,1981, BUDGET PROPOSALS COST-SAVING MEASURES ADDITIONAL MARCH 3, I@81 OPP-81-2 , COMCTROLLER OLNLRAL WASHINOTDN. OF D.C. THE UNITED toll48 cTAl%8 B-198312 PREFACE ~-.This report is designed to further assist the during its consideration of the FY 1982 budget by the views of the General Accounting Office on budget redu...
Date March 3, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-12 Title

Government Operations: Effectiveness of GSA's Practice of Centrally Purchasing Low Dollar Value Items Under Nonstores Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASH I NGTON, D.C. 20548 MISSION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ACQUISITION AND DIVISION B-201643 MARCH 3,1981 The Honorable Raymond Kline Acting Administrator of General Dear Mr. Kline: Subject: Services of GSA's Practice of Centrally G- ffectiveness Purchasing Low Dollar Value Items Under irkeNonstores Prograd(MASAD-81-12) We reviewed the General Services Administration'...
Date March 3, 1981 Report No. 114495 Title

Government Operations: President's Program for Economic Recovery

4, L, UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING Washington, D.C. 20548 OFF;CE . FOR REWSASEON DELIVERY Exp8ct8d on March 3, 1981 Statmmat . . (. *, . of : States Elmer B. Staats Comptroller General of the United * . U.S. Hou81s of Representatives on the Program for Economic Recoveiy Mr. Chairman and Members of tha Conenitteer before you today to diicuss The President proposals for the I am pleased I to app...
Date March 3, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-21 Title

Budget and Spending: What Can Be Done To Check the Growth of Federal Entitlement and Indexed Spending?

IYT-Ld BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES What Can Be Done To Check The Growth Of Federal Entitlement And Indexed Spending? Federal spending for entitlement and indexed programs has grown significantly over the past decade. In this report, GAO examines the nature of such spending, the reasons behind its growth, and what can be done to limit such spending in the futu...
Date Feb. 26, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-25 Title

Federal Agencies' Maintenance of Computer Programs: Expensive and Undermanaged

- W3f BY THECOMPTRilLLER GENERAL Report To‘The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Federal Agencies’ Maintenance Of Computer Programs: Expensive And Undermanaged Federal agencies spend millions of dollars annually on computer software (program) maintenance but little is done to manage it. GAO studied 15 Federal computer sites in detail, and received completed questionnaires from hundreds of others. Al...
Date Feb. 26, 1981 Report No. CED-81-41 Title

Housing: Further Actions Needed To Improve Management of HUD Programs

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Further Actions Needed To Improve Management Of HUD Programs In recent years, GAO has made numerous recommendat ions in its reports on Federal housing and community development programs to reduce costs and increase effectiveness. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has taken actions on many of these recommendations, resu...
Date Feb. 26, 1981 Report No. CED-81-28 Title

Transportation: Soaring Transit Subsidies Must Be Controlled

I I* 4, l.?r** , I j/4+-4 6 BYiHi COMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES ~ Soaring Transit Subsidies Must b Controlled Demand for transit operating subsidies is approaching crisis proportions. Transit systems received $2.2 billion in Federal, State, and local government operating subsidies in 1978 the latest actual figureavailable. By 1985 more * than $6 billion per year may be needed. i This repor...
Date Feb. 25, 1981 Report No. 114456 Title

Financial Management: Federal Agencies' Actions To Improve Audit Resolution Systems

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 1O:OO A.M. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1981 llllllllllllll ll 114456 STATEMENTOF ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLERGENERAL UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCERNING AGENCIES' ACTIONS TO...
Date Feb. 24, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-2 Title

Federal Records Management: A History of Neglect

I BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Federal Records Management: A History Of Neglect Serious deficiencies with records management have existed for years among Federal Government agencies. Examples abound of how the Government could save millions of dollars through better records management. Oversight of records management has been ineffective, and resources and man...
Date Feb. 24, 1981 Report No. 114418 Title

Budget and Spending: Budget Estimates for Fiscal Year 1982

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C.' -1 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 1:OO P.M. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1981 STATEMENTOF ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEEOF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERSOF THE SUBCOMMITTEE: This is my 16th appearance request. bef...
Date Feb. 20, 1981 Report No. CED-81-34 Title

Federal-Interstate Compact Commissions: Useful Mechanisms for Planning and Managing River Basin Operations

rl’ ~ ‘# 4, l/WI “fi ,/ b BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL mart ToThe Congress OF THElJNlTEDSTATES Federal-Interstate Compact Commissions: Useful Mechanisms For Planning And Managing River Basin Operations Tha Delaware and Susquehanna River Basin Commissions were created to provide a coordinated, comprehensive regional approach to interstate water problems. Many of the issues the commissions are att...
Date Feb. 17, 1981 Report No. CED-81-36 Title

Natural Resources: Federal Water Resources Agencies Should Assess Less Costly Ways To Comply With Regulations

I KTm ’ I BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITED STATES &++ ‘Report ToThe Congress Federal Water Resources Agencies ‘Should Assess Less Costly Ways To lComply With Regulations This report explores the economic impact of social and environmental regulations on the construction of Federal water resources projects, It discusses the concerns agencies that plan construction projects and contractor...
Date Feb. 17, 1981 Report No. OPP-81-1 Title

U.S. General Accounting Office Background Paper on Reducing the Federal Budget: Strategies and Examples

. I :, P OFFCE -2” BACKGROUND REDUCING STRATEGIES . , ‘ek ,.i’
Date Feb. 4, 1981 Report No. PSAD-81-19 Title

Energy: Controlling Federal Costs for Coal Liquefaction Program Hinges on Management and Contracting Improvements

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report TOThe Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Controlling Federal Costs For Coal Liquefaction Program Hinges On Management And Contracting Improvements Two pilot plants to demonstrate direct liquefaction processes for producing synthetic liquids and solids from coal became operational during 1980. The plants were financed jointly by the Federal Government and private industr...
Date Feb. 4, 1981 Report No. 114301 Title

Government Operations: Examination of Selected Provisional Payments on Contracts Administered by DCASR, Dallas

114301 I -2 cmtractor Labor 2s ditecc six lassifiad cuaterial3, Turchases cbereby 3f obscurlcg equipnent zhe and conposicion c9nsulrant of tota; con:ra:t: owned/ f unished cost and L,zcreas:q t_he iikzlihcod eqa~-,nent would r,oz ‘be ?raperl;/ :haz Osveraznenccon~r~lleti. . 3 ..
Date Jan. 29, 1981 Report No. 114339 Title

Budget and Spending: Ways To Reduce Government Spending

__. UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT lo:00 A.M. THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1981 STATEMENTOF ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERALOF THE UNITED STATES BEFORETHE U.S. SENATE COMMITTEEON APPROPRIATIONS ON WAYSTO REDUCEGOVERNMENT SPENDING L Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: the opportunity several years today'to discuss some llllllllllll...
Date Jan. 19, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-18 Title

Government Operations: Increased Productivity in Processing Travel Claims Can Cut Administrative Costs Significantly

Comptroller General 4 Increased Productivity In Processing’ Travel Claims Can Cut Administrative Costs Significantly !>:;e ;;y 4':-. L .; . CI rs;os!;~t - -, ::".y;:c3 k;.L‘ by t&o &+-& 03 CcPi;.pras4;on~;';I~,,~JrJ ->* - " The processing of travel claims for Federal employees is costing Federal agencies millions of dollars more than necessary. GAO believes that productivity can be increased a...
Date Jan. 19, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-28 Title

Education: Use of Vacant Schools Could Provide Savings to Federal Construction Programs

Compt OF THE UNITEDSTATES Use Of Vacant Schools Cbuld Provide Savings To Federal Construction Pro Declining enrollments in public schools have left many schools vacant. A large number of these schools are in good condition and in locations making them potentially suitabie for use in lieu of new construction for projects financed by Federal programs. Because of the substantial cost savings that mig...
Date Jan. 12, 1981 Report No. ID-81-14 Title

Financial Management: Examination of Fiscal Year 1979 Financial Statements of the Panama Canal Organization and Treaty-Related Issues

//4r3o c ? * BY THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL O THE UNITED STATES F w Report T The Congress o Examination Of Fiscal Year 1979 Financial Statements Of T e Panama Canal h Organization And Treaty-Related Issues This report covers the examination of the Panama Canal organization's financial statements for fiscal year 1979. I n carrying out future audits of the new Panama Canal Commission, the Panama Canal Ac...
Date Dec. 22, 1980 Report No. EMD-81-10 Title

Energy: Management Problems Impede Success of DOE's Solar Energy Projects

Irwl? m EIc1 “I, BY THECOMPkCiLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES. Management Problems impede Success Of DOE’s Solar Energy Projects Despite Department of Energy efforts to improve management of its solar energy research and development projects, GAO found that these projects are continuing to experience cost increases, schedule slippages, and scope reductions. Stronger cont...
Date Dec. 18, 1980 Report No. CED-81-29 Title

Housing: Administrative Procedures and Controls Need Strengthening To Reduce Losses to HUD's Mortgage Insurance Fund

REPORTBYTHEU.Sa llY~3 General Accounting Office Administrative ProceduresAndControIs Need Strengthening To Reduce Losses To HUD’sMortgage Insurance Fund The Department of Housing and Urban Development could save millions of dollarsannually by changing its procedures to eliminate paying interest on reimbursable foreclosure expenses before the expenditures are made. Additional savings are availabl...