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Date Nov. 11, 1976 Report No. LCD-77-103 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: National Security Agency's Compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974

\ CIX.~F’TROUER GENEftAL OF THF UNITE0 STA RELEASED --_-_-.._-. - I . c &. 0&' 0'. / Q/ f'l/ ii!3 -.---------.----. _ --.---- me IlGnocabl~ e.2112 S. AbzLlq Chaicwozaq, Gogp-trn-cct Information Individual R13iits Scbcanaittee Committee on Gove:nr-.?nt Ocerations House of Rc?cesentsti.Jcs Ikac !Qd am Cha ic worn1.’ : and . - llllll1llllllllllllllllllllllllllllNl ’ LM100103 . In a lettcc dated...
Date Nov. 4, 1976 Report No. HRD-77-3 Title

Health: Investigation of Allegations Concerning Indian Health Service

llllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LMI 00493 c3 0 B-164031(5) RLSTRICTEL) ACCOWI~‘~~ by the Office _ OfKce of -_ . Not to be on released the basis Refations, ‘orrtside of spec;~c the except Congressional Gmeraf approvsl i The Honorable James G. Abourczk United States Senate Dear Senator Abourezk: In our March 15, 1976, letter report (ERR-76-108) we responded to your April 30, 1975,...
Date Oct. 18, 1976 Report No. HRD-77-1 Title

Government Operations: Study of Certain Management Practices at the National Institute of Education

UNITED STATESGENERAL ACCOUNTSNG OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20!%8 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION lilliMlllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM100126 B-164031(1) The Bonorable The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Dear Mr. Secretary: we studied As part of.our ongoing review activities, certain management practices at the National Institute of Part of our effort was to identify disEducation (NIE). crepancies...
Date Aug. 23, 1976 Report No. GGD-76-74 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Management Control Functions of the Small Business Administration--Improvements Are Needed

REPORT TO THE CONGRESS oy w BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Management Control Functions Of The Small Business Administration-Improvements Are Needed Small Business Administration Some Small Business Administration employees who approve or influence assistance to small businessmen are not required to file financial interest statements. Also, the policy on bank stock ownership by em...
Date Aug. 10, 1976 Report No. FPCD-76-55 Title

Government Operations: Problems Found in the Financial Disclosure System for Department of Commerce Employees

REPORT TO THE CONGRESS 2 4 2 ;r BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL -OF THE UNITED STATES Illllllll11111Ill1lllll Ill11 Ill1 Ill Ill11 Ill11 lllll LM098218 Problems Found In The Financial Disclosure System For Department Of Commerce UNITED S?ATES Employees GENERAL ACCOUNTfNG OFFICE The close relationshib between the Deoartment of Commerce and the Nation’s business community calls for vigilance by the Dep...
Date Aug. 4, 1976 Report No. FPCD-76-50 Title

Financial Management: Problems With the Financial Disclosure System

REPORT TO THE CONGRESS d(iin \I h BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERA OF THE UNITED STATES 1 lllll llllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllllll1111 Ill LM099319 ttl3lARY SYSTEM Problems With The Financial Disclosure System Federal Aviation Administration To protect itself, its employees, and the public from the appearance of possible conflicts of interest caused by employees’ financial interests, the agency nee...
Date July 25, 1976 Report No. ID-76-83 Title

International Affairs: Followup Review of the Office of the Inspector General of Foreign Assistance

. INTERNA TKUVA L f-UZATIONS HOUSE OF REhlESENTATIVES Followup Review Of The Office Of The inspector Generd Of Foreign Assistance Department of State This report responds to the Chairman’s request for GAO to maka a folrovwp revictt of the Office of the Impector General of Foreign As$istance and is limited to changes that have taken place since our 1975 rwcw. I ID-76-83 _ I .I OOMPTROLLER GENERAL...
Date June 1, 1976 Report No. 095094 Title

Special Publications: Legislation Relating to the General Accounting Office, June 1976

. . i I . i- .- - . , -..~ , ,. . .. .. , - . .. ~ ,.,.. -. . . -,-.. . . . -- . i Washington, D X . 205413 J r r LEGISLATION RELATING TO THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Prepared by the OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL - U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE June 1976 i FOREWORD Since the enactment of the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921, which created the General Accounting Office, numerous statutes have incr...
Date May 27, 1976 Report No. 094657 Title

Special Publications: Auditing in Government--How It Serves Management Today and What the Future Holds

ADDRESS BY ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER FEDERAL EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATION SAN FPmCISCO, CL4LIFORNIA M P 27, 1976 A AUDITING IN GOVERNMENT-HOW IT SERVES MANAGEMENT TODAY AND WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS INTRODUCTION I a m very pleased t o be h e r e today t o speak t o t h i s j o i n t meeting of - t h e Federal Executive Board and t h e Association of Government Accountants. It gives m e a unique opportunity...
Date Dec. 5, 1975 Report No. MWD-76-18 Title

Government Operations: Social Security Administration Needs To Better Manage the Travel of Its Administrative Law Judges

A t-\ to f bi . e e i aol - tRKr ICTc3D " Elk*t N o be released .tit Atceounting Ottes ecept-on th ba.Bsi of specifie pprova us by the Office of Congressio-nal Ra ns. . M co° REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL QOF THE UNITED STATES Social Security Administration Needs To Better Manage The Travel Of Its Administrative Law Judges Social Security Administration Department of Health, Education, and We...
Date Aug. 18, 1975 Report No. 089619 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Review of the Small Business Administration's Management, Organization and Review Functions

Dear Xr. r7i.s Tsch2cke: is ;o notify you that we have completed our work on the r Review dsinistration’s management, organization and review I wish to take this opportunity to express my sistance and cooperation extended Messrs. h’eely an< &s::?)- .~f ~1’ s:a;‘f. T-3 O-T? WCLL.. - z ozC:ions on suggested modifications to SBA’s Standards of coy$:c: Pwp& ;,;e int eri*iewed several members...
Date Aug. 14, 1975 Report No. 089121 Title

Financial Management: Examination of Selected Procurements Negotiated Under the Public Exigency Exception to Formal Advertising by the Federal Supply Service

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PROCUREMENT ACQUISITION AND SYSTEMS DIVISION Mr Michael J, Timbers Federal Supply Service Commissioner, General Services hdminis tration l I)ear Xr, Timbers: negoby nurnpro- ‘de have completed an examination of selected procurements tiated under the public exigency exception to formal. advertising Ye wanted to find out Tdhether the t...
Date May 7, 1975 Report No. 089106 Title

Financial Management: Audit and Investigation on Activities Within the Manpower and Welfare Division's Jurisdiction

UN~?E?.ISTATES GENERALACCOUNTJNG OFFICE qw"6 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MANPOWER AND DIVISION VVELPARE May 7, 1975 &&Yzg+-ia April 30-,-1975 This report relates to the audit and investigation reports on activities within the Division's jurisdiction issued or in process during the month of April 1975. Reports issued and in process by the Washington staff managers are classified into three groups as fol...
Date Jan. 9, 1975 Report No. 089469 Title

Government Operations: Survey of Procurement and Material Management, U.S. Postal Service

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASWNGT’ON, B C 20548 GENERAL GOVSRNMSNT DIVISION Mr. Robert H. McCutcheon Assistant Postmaster General Procurement and Supply Department U. S. Postal Service Dear Mr. McCutcheon* I The General Accountmg Office has completed a survey of the proservices, and supportive equipment m the curement of supplies, Central Region of the U. S. Postal Service. The pur...
Date Dec. 2, 1974 Report No. B-132376 Title

Personnel Security Investigations: Inconsistent Standards and Procedures

w m Civil Service Commission ,* N%YED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, @COUNTING OFFICE D,CL 20548 FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION -’ B-132376 / \ The Honorable Robert E. Hampton Chairman, United States Civil Service Commission Dear Mr, This tigations: Hampton: is our report Inconsistent ‘6 / ’ entitled “Personnel Security Standards and Procedures.” Inves- ,’ This report contains...
Date May 30, 1974 Report No. B-180537 Title

National Defense: Investigation of the Funding of the Navy's Stable Semisubmerged Platform

MAY 0 xv4 a he Honorable Thomas J. McIntyre Research and Development fJl% Chairman, Subcommittee Committee on Armed Services s rig United States Senate Dear Mr. This requesting Chairman: is in response an investigation to your January of the fundin (SSP) . 28, 1974, letter ‘s 1 ., R concern that the Navy may have built this without having the specific approval and You stated that the unds by the...
Date Oct. 10, 1973 Report No. B-179702 Title

Government Operations: Facts Concerning Breach of Contract Claim

Date May 31, 1973 Report No. 093831 Title

Health: Improvements Needed for Wall Construction in Medical Facilities

UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC 20548 (393%3I Lt General Frederick J Chief of Engzneers Department of the Army Washington, D C 20314 Dear General Clarke Clarke By letter dated June 30, 1972, we advrsed the Secretary of the Army that the General Accounting Office was making a multi-agency survey of the use of value engineering incentive programs for contractors and sub-contract...
Date March 26, 1973 Report No. 093864 Title

Transportation: Inquiry Into the Need for a Second Interchange and Questionable Land Acquisition Practices for Interstate Route 95

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DlVISION lllllllllllllIl~lllll1llllllllllll LM093864 l .
Date March 19, 1973 Report No. 088973 Title

Government Operations: Survey of Registered, Insured, and COD Mail

UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTINGOFFKE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION The Honorable BenJamln F Ballar Sensor Asslstant Postmaster General United States Postal Servrce Dear Mr. Ballar The General Accounting Offlee has completed a survey of selected aspects of registered and collect-on-dellvery (COD> mall. The obJectrve of our survey was to obtain a working knowledge of these actlvlt...
Date Feb. 23, 1973 Report No. 093891 Title

Agriculture and Food: Need for More Guidance in Establishing Recovery Periods for Damaged Bee Colonies To More Effectively Control Payments to Beekeepers

(: "/ ' )UNITED - STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION FES 2 o Mr. Kenneth E. Frick, Administrator Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Department of Agriculture Dear Mr. Frick: 11111_i_ _i__ L03 On February 13, 1973, we issued a report to the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Agriculture - Environmental and Consumer Prote...
Date Feb. 22, 1973 Report No. B-176496 Title

National Defense: Navy's Decisions To Acquire In-House Audio-Visual Projection Systems Rather Than Purchase Them From Commercial Sources

18-3.76496 : ‘L l , c . . *. ‘- House “fhe Honorable Joel T, Broyhill of Representatives Dear Mr. .Broyhi.ll: This is our report on our examination made pursuant to a comyour request of June 29, 1972, that we investigate I plaint by the Hoppmann Corporation, Springfie’.l, Virginia, :L concerning two recent decisions by the Navy to acquire audio/ visual projection systems for the conference...
Date Feb. 6, 1973 Report No. 093906 Title

Financial Management: Review of Payroll and Leave Operations of the Small Business Administration

l UNBTEGIXTESGEN~~AL AE~UNTING WASHINGTON 803 WEST OFFICE REGIONAL OFFICE FIFTH I-LOOR BROAD STREET FALLS CHURCH,VIRGINIA 22046 FE33 6 1913 Dear Mr. Kleppe We have completed a review of the payroll and leave operataons of the Small Business Administration for the perzod Janudry 1971 through July 1972. Our review included an examination and verlflcatzon of time, pay, and leave records for selected ...
Date May 24, 1972 Report No. 094501 Title

Environmental Protection: Improvements Needed in Federal Efforts To Implement the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10 a.m. EDT Wednesday, May 24, 1972 STATEMENTOF ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION OF THE /.+ zToL COMMITTEE ON MERCHANTMARINE AND FISHERIES-HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AP / jIMPROVEMENTSNEEDED IN FEDERAL EFFORTS TO IMP...
Date May 16, 1972 Report No. 094502 Title

Information Management: Difficulty of GAO in Obtaining Information From the Executive Departments and Agencies

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C, 20548 FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY Expected at 10 a.m. EDT Tuesday, May 16, 1972 STATEMENTOF ROBERTF. KELLER DEPUTYCOMPTROLLER GENERALOF THE UNITED STATES BEFORETHE FOREIGNOPERATIONSAND GOVERNMENT INFORMATIONSUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEEON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES Mr, Chairman and members of the Committee: We are appearing I: di...
Date June 21, 1971 Report No. 089435 Title

Government Operations: Administrative Operations, Federal Highway Administration

Ml-. J, X3@Kemp Regional Highway Administrator Federal FILghway Administration Department-of Transportation ko, BOX 7186, country CZU~ station 110011011800111110010111 LM089435 Kansas Dear Mr. city, ~issauri 64.~3 Kemp: selected administrative operations and rela.ted of the Re@;ional OfSice, Federal Wi,~hway A.dminMissouri. Our review \T~S ride pursi~ari”i, t3 the Dudget and Accounting Act, l-92...
Date May 21, 1971 Report No. 089317 Title

Financial Institutions: Cancellation, Destruction, and Accounting for Currency Unfit for Circulation, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Date April 16, 1971 Report No. B-171308 Title

Housing: Propriety of Rental Increases Authorized by HUD

In accordance with your request of November 9, 1970, and subsequent discussions with your office, we have examined into the propriety of rental increases authorized by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) at the Xashington Towers Apartments in Union City, New Jersey, and the Park Hudson Apartments in North Bergen, New Jersey* HUD regulations provide in general that the rental inco...
Date March 12, 1971 Report No. 089354 Title

Financial Management: Settlement of Certifying Officers Accounts, Chicago Operations, Office Atomic Energy Commission

UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE REGiONAL ROOM 403 U S CUSTOMHOUSE OFFICE 610 SOUTH CANAL STREET 1 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60607 Mr. %mneth A. Dunbar, Manager Chicago OptzratiorPe, Oefiee Atomic Energy Cmm~sion 9800 South Cass Avenue Argonne, 1lmw.s 60439 Daar Mr. Dunbar: We have made a r@view for the aett2ement of tnccmmta of the certifying offncers of the Chicago Operations Office, Atomic Energy C...
Date March 4, 1971 Report No. 093213 Title

Financial Management: Fiscal Year 1970 Financial Audit of Commercial Power Operations of Bonneville Power Administration

UNITED STATES GENERALACWNTING OFFICE REGIONAL 3066FEDERAL OFFICE BUILDING OFFICE 909 FIRST AVENUE SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98104 MAR 4 1971 Mr. Henry R, kkhmond, Administrator Bonnev%l%~ Power A.dm%n~tration P. 0. Box 3621 Portland, Oregon 97208 Dear Bfr. Bichmond: We have exam%ned the Bonneville Power AW%otrat%on (BPA) accounting records and practfces %n connection w%tb our annual f%nanc%al aud%t of t...
Date Jan. 30, 1970 Report No. 092113 Title

Economic Development: Need for Improvement in FHA's Program Evaluation System Under the Economic Opportunity Loan Program

WASHINGTON, CIVIL DIVISION D.C. 20548 JAN 30 rgm Dear Mr. Smith: The General Accounting Office has reviewed the manner in which the Farmers Home Administration (FHA) measured the progress made by borrowers i.n raising and maintaining their income and living standards as a result of receiving financial assistance under the EcoOur review involved primarily nomic Opportunity CEO) Loan Program. an exa...
Date Feb. 20, 1969 Report No. 092725 Title

Social Services: Costs Claimed for Federal Financial Participation by the Arkansas Rehabilitation Service

7 . i 6 i- / UNITED STATES GENERAL AXOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 CIVIL DIVISION FE6 2 o 1969 Dear MISS Swltzer The General Accounting Office has made a llmlted review of the prac'clces and procedures followed by the Arkansas Rehabllltatlon Service, Little Rock, Arkansas, In clalmlng Federal flnanclal partlclpatlon in certain costs Incurred In provldlng services to handicapped lndlvlduals...