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Date April 1, 1982 Report No. 118070 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: The Proposed Program Fraud Civil Penalties Act

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,DC 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT lot00 A.M. THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1982 STATEMENTOF MILTON J. SOCOLAR, SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORETHE SENATE COMMITTEEON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS CONCERNING THE PROPOSED PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL PENALTIES ACT (S. 1780) Mr. Chairman and Members of the Commit...
Date March 29, 1982 Report No. 117945 Title

Agriculture and Food: General Accounting Office Reviews of the Food Stamp Program

.J&hTy UNI'PED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTiNG OF ICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ' wu-, FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10 A.M. EST MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1982 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY ON GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REVIEWS OF THE FOOD STAMP PROGRr?lM i”IR . llllllllllll ll 117945 CHAI...
Date Dec. 31, 1981 Report No. PLRD-82-28 Title

National Defense: Alleged Fraud and Mismanagement in the Office of Industrial Security International, Brussels, Belgium

[I pa-i OFFICE GENERAL ACC&NT~NG UNITEDSTATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RELEASED The Honorable David F. Emery House of Representatives Dear Mr. Emery: Subject: Alleged Fraud and Mismanagement Industrial Security International, (PLRD-82-28) lllllllllllll 117351 in the Office of Brussels, Belgium ( you.asked us to review and In your May 15, 1981, letter comment on several allegations,made by a constitu...
Date Dec. 16, 1981 Report No. B-204721(JLM) Title

Special Publications: The Legality of Appropriated Fund Expenditures for the Labor-Management Program

Date Dec. 9, 1981 Report No. 117016 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Ways To Improve HHS Inspector General's Operations and Relationship With FBI

United States General Accounting Washington., D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m., EST Wednesday, December 9, 1981 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. ANDERSON, DIRECTOR GENERAL GOVERNMENTDIVISION BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING, ON WAYS TO IMPROVE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OPERATIONS AND RELATIONSHIP W...
Date Nov. 6, 1981 Report No. AFMD-82-3 Title

Fraud in Government Programs: How Extensive Is It and How Can It Be Controlled (Volume III)

f3y THEC~MPT~LL~~~ GENERAL QFTHEUNITEDSTATES Fraud In 6overnment Programs: + Mow Extensive Is It? ~~HowCan It Be Controlled? Volume III this is the third volume of a three-volume rebort on the results of a statistical analysis of fraud and other illegal activities against the Government at 21 Federal agencies. In volume I (AFMD-81-571, GAO discussed overall findings, conclusions, end recommendatio...
Date Nov. 4, 1981 Report No. FPCD-82-2 Title

Employment: Framework for Assessing Job Vulnerability to Ethical Problems

Senegal Accounting Office. Framework For Assessing Job Vulnerability ljo Ethical Problems ctms~~) tha growing concern in the Conof 8s and elsewhsre over the amount of Gov6jmment money lost each year through fraud ehse, Federal agencies need to develop that aggressively implement standconduct and actively prohis study presents a framework for assessing @b”s particular vulnerability to ethical or ...
Date Sept. 30, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-73 Title

Fraud in Government Programs: How Extensive Is It and How Can It Be Controlled (Volume II)

‘ieport To Tile Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Fraud In Government Programs: --How Extensive Is It? --How Can It Be Controlled? Volume II During the past few years, Members of Congress, Federal administrators, and the publrc have become increasingly concerned about fraud against the Federal Government. Although it is recognized that more .must be done to prevent fraud, effective actions have often...
Date Sept. 23, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-152 Title

Government Operations: Allocation of an Air Force Contractor's Pension Fund Assets May Be Inequitable

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES OlVlSlON B-204778 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Verne Orr of the Air SEPTEMBER 23,1981 Force Secretary: Assistant Allocation Fund Assets Auditor General ulllllll llllll ll 116483 Attention: Subject: of an Air Force Contractor's Pension May Be Inequitable (HRD-81-152) During our review of contractors' compliance w...
Date Sept. 23, 1981 Report No. 116443 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: H.R. 2985, Bill To Protect the Jobs of Nonappropriated Fund Whistleblowers

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. ‘FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:15 a.m. September 23, Wednesday, 1981 STATEMENT OF ROSSLYN KLEEMAN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES ON H.R. 2985, A BILL TO PROTECT THE JOBS OF NONAPPROPRIATED FUND WHISTLEBLOWERS Mr....
Date Sept. 18, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-66 Title

Government Operations: Inquiry Concerning Denial of Contracts to Low Offerer for Army Translation Services

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PA9CUREhlENT, AND REAOINESS LOGISTICS. DIVISION B-204475 The Honorable United States Jim Sasser Senate SEPTEMBER 18,198l The Honorable James H. Quillen House of Representatives Subject: Inquiry Concerninq Denial of Contracts Offeror for Army Translation Services (PLRD-81-66) to Low This report is in reply to your joint letter of Januar...
Date Sept. 14, 1981 Report No. 116349 Title

Government Operations: GAO Views on H.R. 2580

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON,D. C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT l:30 p.m. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER14, 1981 STATEMENTOF Robert M. Gilroy, Senior Associate llllllllll llllll 116349 Director PROCUREMENT, LOGISTICS, AND READINESS DIVISION before House Subcommittee the on Government Activities and Transportation House Committee on Government . Operations on GAO Views on HR 2580...
Date Aug. 21, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-94 Title

Financial Management: Examination of the Effectiveness of Statutory Offices of Inspector General

AccoulurlNa nA8m MINMIIM~ DNI#IOE( B-200598 RELEASED . AUGUST 21,1981 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Harry F. Byrd, Senate Byrd: Jr. ess of Statutory Examination of the Effective (AFMD-81-94) L ffices of Inspector Genera J This report is in response to your July 14, 1980, request for (See a review of the 15 statutory offices of inspector general. It is a followup on the briefing...
Date Aug. 19, 1981 Report No. B-203900 Title

Government Operations: [Comments on H.R. 2098]

/1A S) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 B-203900 August 19, 1981 The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: This is in response to your June 23, 1981, request for our review and comments on H.R. 2098 which would amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to establish Inspectors General in the Dep...
Date Aug. 6, 1981 Report No. ID-81-39 Title

International Affairs: Management of the Department of State Office of Passport Services Needs To Be Improved

BY THE U.S.GtNiRAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of State Management Of The Department Of State Off ice Of Passport Services Needs To Be Improved Each year the Department of State provides passports for millions of US. citizens and nationals for their international travel needs. Recent efforts by the Department to increase the efficiency of passport services operations have not always ...
Date July 28, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-113 Title

Income Security: Impact of State Death Information on Federal Income Security Programs

7 '!, >?"I John A. Svahn Commissioner of Social Security Department of Health and Human Fir. Services Dear Mr. Svahn: Impact Security of State Death Information Programs (HRD-81-113) i..'. i.' ._ -._ .d CA-..I' !-", i.9 .5".. a1 c: .~.. i;-(., ,!I ~-,)t .;; -,/ i -, - ~~ __ /A% I. _, 4./ !. L -'p ,: /i;, j Subject: i. . on Federal Income . The General Accounting to determine whether deaths Title I...
Date July 24, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-85 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Consumer Products Advertised To Save Energy--Let the Buyer Beware

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES mG Report To The Congress Consumer Products Advertised To Save EnergyLet The Buyer Beware Consumers spend billions annually on products offering increased energy performance savings. Consumers face difficulties in assessing product claims that are potentially inaccurate, misleading, and difficult to compare. The government can help consumers evaluate the...
Date July 13, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-78 Title

Agriculture and Food: District Needs To Improve the Process for Identifying Misuse of Its Medicaid Program

REPORTBY THE Usa General Accounting Office District Needs To Improve The Process For Identifying Misuse Of Its Medicaid Program The District of Columbia’s Department of Human Services has not established and implemented effective methods and procedures to identify and safeguard against recipient abuse and misuse of medical services. As a result, the extent of the misuse cannot be determined. The...
Date July 8, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-27 Title

Government Operations: Military Contractor-Operated Stores' Contracts Are Unmanageable and Vulnerable to Abuse

4 ’ a I 13 ,I EWTHE COMPTROLLER GENERAL’ Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Military Contractor-Operated Stores’ Contracts Are Unmanageable And Vulnerable To Abuse Con tractor-operated base stores were once envisioned as a practical and cost-effective means for buying vehicle repair parts and civil engineering supplies, but are now plagued by pricing irregularities, contract abuses, a...
Date June 10, 1981 Report No. 115485 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Internal Revenue Service's Efforts Against Illegal Tax Protesters

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTIZIG OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1U:OO A.M. EDT. JUNE 10, 1981 COI~IPREHENSIVE STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. ANDERSON, DIRECTOR, I 115485 GENERAT, GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER AND MONETARY AFFAIRS HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ON THE INTERNAL AGAINST Mr. Chairman We are into on the (IRS') r...
Date June 9, 1981 Report No. 115534 Title

Financial Management: S. 1120, the Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Reduction Act of 1981

U.S. GENE&% ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ' FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY 'Expecged at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 9, 1981 STATEMENT OF MORTON A. MYERS DIRECTOR, PROGRAM ANALYSIS DIVISION U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTIXG OFFICE BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMEWTALAFFAIRS ON lulllllllilllllll~llllllllll LMl15534 S. 1120, L- THE WASTE, FXAUD, AND ABUSE REDUCTION ACT OF 1981 3 Mr. Chairman and Members o...
Date June 8, 1981 Report No. 115924 Title

Computer-Related Fraud: Current Issues and Directions

CURRENT ISSUES AND DIRECTIONS / P r e s e n t e d By JAMTS R. WATTS GROUP DIRECTOR ACCOTJNTING AND F I N A N C I A L MANAGEMENT D I V I S I O N U.S. GENERAL, ACCOUNTING O F F I C E Before T h e -_- 4 0 T H INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE O F THE I N S T I T U T E O F INTERNAL AUDITORS Phoenix, A r i z o n a June 8, 1981 -. Computer Crime Computer-related Computer Abuse B y w h a t e v e r name y o u c a ...
Date June 1, 1981 Report No. 115490 Title

Special Publications: Accounting News

At Revised Federal Audit Standards Issued OCCOUNTING NEWS June 1981 GAO has issued in final the revised "Standards for Audit of Governmental Organizations, Programsi Activities, and . Functions" ............... p. 1. Grant Reform. Bill S. 807, the "Federal Assistance Improvement Act of 1981", a bill to streamline and simplify the requirements attached to Federal assistance programs, was reported o...
Date May 19, 1981 Report No. 115369 Title

Financial Management: Need To Prevent Fraud Against the Federal Government

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D-C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1O:OO A.M. TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1981 STATEMENT OF DONALD L. SCANTLEBURY, DIRECTOR MANAGEMENT DIVISION ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL AND CHIEF ACCOUNTANT OF THE UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS ON THE NEED TO PREVENT FRAUD AGAINST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMEN...
Date May 14, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-97 Title

Income Security: Alaska Commercial Company's Activities Regarding Competition After Acquisition by Community Services Administration Grantee

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Date May 7, 1981 Report No. 115925 Title

Computer-Related Fraud: Current Issues and Directions

, * tl, &-OMPUTER-RELATED FRAUD: CURRENT I S S U E S AND D I R E C T I O N S 115925 Presented By JAMES R . WATTS GROUP D I R E C T O R A C C O U N T I N G AND F I N A N C I A L MANAGEMENT D I V I S I O N U.S. GENERAL A C C O U N T I N G O F F I C E Before The SIXTH AICPA NATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR C P A s IN I N D U S T R Y A t Lanta8 G e o r g i a MAY f r 1981 -. -- Computer C r i m e Computer-relat...
Date May 7, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-57 Title

Fraud in Government Programs: How Extensive Is It and How Can It Be Controlled (Volume I)

I . I 1 I Is135 BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Fraud In Governmer)rt Programs: AHow Extensive 1sIt? c)./i... SHOWCan It Be Controlled?.*’ :“Volume 1) I Fraud against Government programs is widespread. It undermines the integrity of Federal programs and makes people lose confidence in public institutions. Good systems of internal controls would prevent much o...
Date April 29, 1981 Report No. B-202967 Title

Government Operations: [Views on Proposed Food Stamp Program Legislation in S. 884]

-2~n _ * * COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES ,, WASHINGTON O.C. 20548 B-202967 April 29, 1981 The Honorable Jesse Helms Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate Dear Mr . Chairman: In response to your April 1981 letter, we are providing ourLyiews on proposed Food Stamp Program legislation in S. 88 a bill you introduced on April 7, 1981. (Title XII of ...
Date April 27, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-89 Title

Income Security: HHS' Action To Implement GAO's Recommendations Concerning the National Recipient System Has Been Curtailed--A New System Is Being Proposed

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 APRIL HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 27.198-I B-203033 The Honorable Max Baucus Subcommittee on Health Committee on Finance United States Senate Dear Senator Baucus: "4 Sub j ect : ,I:,,,HHS Action to ' Concerning the Been Curtailed-(HRD-81-89) 115804 Implement GAO's Recommendations National Recipient System Has A New System Is Being ProposedI'i On March 25, 1981, your office aske...
Date April 24, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-84 Title

Health: Response to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations' Queries on Abuses in the Home Health Care Industry

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASMIWGTON OF O.C. THE UNITED 2OSM STATES The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Permanent Subcommittee on Chairman, Investigations Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Response to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Queries on Abuses in the Home I;- nvestigations' Health Care Industry (HRD-81-84) Subject: I“) 3 'This report is in response to...
Date April 23, 1981 Report No. 115030 Title

Financial Management: Results of Audits of Community Services Administration and Selected Community Action Agencies

UNITElO STAT?% G'l52iXW ACCOU8TING OFFfCS WA,SHIUGTON,D. c . 2054-a FOR RElX3S2 ON DELJYJERY EXPECTED1O:OO A.M. TRURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1981 DIVISION STATES EEFQRE TERl SUBCOMMXTT” AED Eiw ON AGING, SEavICES FANILY COMMITTEEON LA5OR MD E3UHAh7 EESOURCES UKETZD STATES SENATE .CONCZEWZNG&SULTS OF MJDTTS OF AD~W;TSTRATIOM AND SE-m Ct%MJ?KtTY 115030 Ill il CSM?+fUNITY ACTION SERVICSS AGENCIES l Elistar ...
Date April 14, 1981 Report No. 114980 Title

[Fraud and Abuse in Federal Programs: The Auditor's Role]

[GAUD AND =USE I N FEDERAL F R O G R U G : THE A U D I T O R ‘ S ROLE PRESENTED BY J O H N D . HELLER A S S I S T A N T COMPTROLLER GENERAL O F THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F ACCOUNTANTS WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA A P R I L 14, 1981 i S p e a k i n g a f t e r d i n n e r r e m i n d s m e of a n a n c i e n t Roman h i s t o r y l e s s o n I l e a r n e ...
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 3, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-30 Title

Financial Management: Weak Internal Controls Make Some Navy Activities Vulnerable to Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

I 1 BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITED STATES YV II I . i Report ToThe Congress Weak Internal Controls Make Some Navy Activities Vulnerable To Fraud, Waste, And Abuse Weaknesses in internal controls at the Naval Sea Systems Command, including two shipyards, and two other activities that provide services to the command make them vulnerable to fraudulent acts as well as nonintentional misuse of F...
Date March 27, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-46 Title

Financial Management: Weak Internal Controls Make the Department of Labor and Selected CETA Grantees Vulnerable to Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Weak Internal Controls Make The Department Of Labor And Selected CETA Grantees Vulnerable To Fraud, Waste, And Abuse In fiscal 1980, the Department of Labor spent about $8 billion in Federal funds for CETA programs which provide employment oppottunities and job training for economically disadvantaged, unemployed, and underemployed p...
Date March 25, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-58 Title

Financial Management: Need for Improved Control Over Local Purchases of Parts, Supplies, and Services at Post Offices

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFKE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 GENERAL QOVERNMENT DIVISION MARCH 25,1981 B-202562 The Honorable William Postmaster General Dear Mr. Bolger: F. Bolger ~~~~~~~~~ 114’72fj Over Local Subject: b eed For Improved Control Purchases of Parts, Supp 'es, and Services at Post Offices (GGD-81-58) 3 On July 30, 1980, we issued a report to the Congress on the United States Posta...
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. 114747 Title

Agriculture and Food: Reviews of Department of Agriculture Activities

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. EST WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1981 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION \ SUBCOMMITTEE BEFORE THE ON AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS ON - GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REVIEWS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICU...
Date March 9, 1981 Report No. CED-81-81 Title

Agriculture and Food: Analysis of Department of Agriculture Report on Fraud and Abuse in Child Nutrition Programs

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE COMMUNITY AN0 DLVLLOPMLNT tCONOMlC DIVISION March 9, 1981 B-202394 lllllllllllll Illl 114634 Committee The Honorable Carl D. Perkins, Chairman on Education and Labor House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: LAnalysis of f Department of Agriculture on Fraud and Abuse in Child Nutrition (CED-81-81) Report Programs 3 On Januar...
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. 1, 1981 Report No. 114272 Title

The Buyer Beware: Loss Through Investment

4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,~ ' THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION * O F THE UNITED N. 0. STATES C. 20548 ~jy'W ASH INGTO /149/ / A /5 J/ Ag/fyesfi/afs DATE: d m FILE: B-199577 February 9, 1981 MATTER OF: DIGEST: Optimum Systems, Inc. Protest to GAO is untimely when not filed within 10 working days of initial adverse action on protest to agency or, alternatively, when apparent impropriety is not pro...
Date Jan. 1, 1981 Report No. 116145 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Review, Vol. 16, Issue 3, Summer 1981

Charles A. Bowsher Sixth Comptroller General of the United States President Ronald Reagan nominated Charles A. Bowsher, a partner in Arthur Andersen & Company, as Comptroller General of the United States. Since 1971, Mr. Bowsher supervised Arthur Andersen’s work for such Federal entities a s the Departments of Interior and Treasury, the Agency for International Development, the Federal Energy O...
Date Dec. 31, 1980 Report No. FPCD-81-19 Title

Financial Management: More Effective Internal Controls Needed To Prevent Fraud and Waste in Military Exchanges

. Eb’ THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES More Effective Internal Controls Needed To Prevent Fraud And Waste In Military Exchanges Military exchanges purchase over $3 billion in goods annually to meet the needs and improve the well-being of military service members. Like other large retail organizations, exchanges are susceptible to fraud, waste, and abuse. Numerou...
Date Dec. 23, 1980 Report No. FPCD-81-22 Title

Government Operations: Information on Personnel and Travel at the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation

REPORTBY THE OF THE UNITEDSTATES I , Comptroller General Information On Personnel And Travel At The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation GAO did not identify any unusual trends or problems in its review of the Federal Crop insurance Corporation’s travel costs, type and number of personnel, personnel actions, and grade structure. GAO concluded that the Department of Agriculture’s Office of Inspec...
Date Dec. 23, 1980 Report No. HRD-81-20 Title

Income Security: Reissuing Tamper-Resistant Cards Will Not Eliminate Misuse of Social Security Numbers

co eneral OF THE UNITEDSTATES Reissuing Tamper-Resistant Cards Will Not Eliminate isuse Of Social Security Numbers The social security number has become a wldespread means of ldentlflcatton in the United States As Its use as an identifier has grown, so has the opportunity for Its misuse often to fraudulently obtain employment or monetary benefits However, relssu mg tamper resistant social security...
Date Dec. 22, 1980 Report No. HRD-81-23 Title

Income Security: Certain Activities of the Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County, New York

h c* GAO -. IIw9~/ Human Resources Diuision .United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 B-201396 outside thy Qd RESTRICTED - Mot to be released Accounting Office except on tie basis Of SPWim WW’@~ by the Office of Congressional Pkhtion& The Honorable John W. Wydler House of Representatives Dear Mr. Wydler: RELEASED DECEMBER 22,198O Subject: pertain Activities of the Economic Op...
Date Dec. 5, 1980 Report No. ID-81-2 Title

International Affairs: The Value-Added Tax in the European Economic Community

0861 ‘S kl38W333cl z-18-01 ‘A$!A!SSaJfiaJ lUaJai# S,Xel a41 l!w!l 01 saJnseaw ~001 AJluno3 y3eg ‘saxel uogdwnsuos JaqlO U! SUO!lXlPaJ 6U!ll~S~~O Aq pa!uedwome seM uo!l!sodw! si! asne3aq .saseaJ~u! as!Jd luem4yQs u! 1lnsaJ sAeMle lou pip xel pappe-anleA ac(l 34auaq apeJ1 alu!l 40 lnq ‘AD!lod 3!wouo3aoJ3ew Gu!luaw -aldw! pue anuahaJ 6u!ieJaua6 ~04 In4asn aq 01 1! pun04 sluau~u~aho6 ‘AlleJa...
Date Dec. 5, 1980 Report No. HRD-81-34 Title

Health: Validation of the Health Care Related Convictions Attributed to the Office of Investigations of the Department of Health and Human Services

GAO Unrtzd States General Accounting Office w- h:n$n DC ?05 18 Human Resources Division December B-201407 5, 1980 Mr. Jay B. Constantine Chief, Health Profeeaional ~Committee on Fi'nanc8~k United Stat86 Senate Subject: c Validation Staff of the Health Care Related . r>!-.(I (1 ,#;' 1i'>Conviction8 Attributed to the Office of Investigations of the Department of Health and Human (HRD-81-34) Dear Mr....
Date Oct. 7, 1980 Report No. 113595 Title

[Congressional Oversight: Reality and Reform]

lllllllllllllllllllllllllll I 1 l 113595 U I R V HARRY S. HAVENS* PREPARED FOR DELIVERY AT THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON 'PREVENTION OF FRAUD, WASTE AND ABUSE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OCTOBER 7 , 1980 It is hardly novel to suggest that congress has the responsibility to oversee the execution o f the laws it passes, that this responsibility is import...
Date Oct. 6, 1980 Report No. HRD-81-2 Title

Health: Federal Funding for State Medicaid Fraud Control Units Still Needed

4! ’ * ’ 7@w saw.. BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL C$ THEUNITEDSTATES /WW? Report ToThe Congress Fiederal Funding For State edicaid Fraud Control nits Still Needed fraud units, established after for such units was increased percent of their costs for fiscal years 78-80, have increased States’ ability to instigate and prosecute Medicaid fraud. Hownot become self-supporting fraud control units operat...