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Date Jan. 25, 1983 Report No. ID-83-9 Title

RECOVER: A Potentially Useful Technology for Nuclear Safeguards, but Greater International Commitment Is Needed

. BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Director, U.S. Arms Control And Disarmament Agency OF THE UNITEDSTATES Recover: A Potentially Useful Technology For Nuclear Safeguards, But Greater International Commitment Is Needed Since 1976 the U S Arms Control and Dlsarmdmcnt Agency has been devcl opmg the REmote COntrnudl VERrflcatlon (RECOVER) system for use by the lnternatrondl Atomrc Energy Agenc...
Date Nov. 5, 1982 Report No. RCED-83-6 Title

Energy: Analysis of the Energy Research and Development Budget Proposal Process

REPORT THEUS. BY General Accounting Office Analysis Of The Energy Research And Development Budget Proposal Process The fiscal year 1983 energy research and development budget is now with the Congress for its consideration. This budget was developed in 1981 by the Department of Energy (DOE) and was reviewed by the pffice of Management and Budget (OMB). iln developing the budget, DOE and OMB did ino...
Date Aug. 12, 1982 Report No. MASAD-82-45 Title

National Defense: GAO Position on Several Issues Pertaining to Air Force Consolidated Space Operations Center Development

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RELEASED ivlISSION ANALYSIS AND The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Harrison Senate Schmitt: H. Schmitt GAO Position on Several Issues Pertaining Air Force Consolidated Space Operations Development (GAO/MASAD-82-45) to Center This is in response to a July 30, 1982, request from representatives of your office that we provi...
Date Aug. 12, 1982 Report No. AFMD-82-35 Title

Economic Development: Government-Industry Cooperation Can Enhance the Venture Capital Process

Report To Senator Lloyd Bentsen Joint Economic Committee Government-Industry Enhance The Ventuie Cooperation Can Capital Process 1 j Venture capitalists seek out new technology, entrepreneurial talent, and management resources and combine them for new business opportunities that have significant market growth potential. Compared to the amount of capital invested to create fast-growing, high-techno...
Date Aug. 6, 1982 Report No. MASAD-82-38 Title

National Defense: Testing and Maintenance of Weapon Systems May Be Enhanced by the Design for Testability Concept

UNITEDSTATES G~NERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MlSSlON ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMS ACQUISITION DIVISION B-208483 AUGUSTS, 1982 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Director, GAO Affairs I 119274 Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Testing and Maintenance Enhanced by the Design ( GAO/MASAD-82-3 8 ) of Weapon Systems May Be for Testability Concept We completed our s...
Date June 23, 1982 Report No. 118810 Title

International Affairs: Japanese Industrial Policy

UNITED STATES GENERAI; ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT lOtO a.m. June 23, 1982 STATEMENTOF FRANK C. CONAHAN DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL DIVISION BEFORE THE JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE ON ' JAPANESE INDUSTRIAL POLICY lj ,m,,,,,,, ,,sm, ,,, ,,, Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: to be with Japan's you today Flexible to discuss our report, We are pleased "...
Date June 15, 1982 Report No. 118736 Title

National Defense: Commonality of Radar Warning Receivers

EQRREtBSEONDEXLVERY EXPEZl!ED 1O:OO A.M. EDI' Xl' TUESDAY,JUNE 15, 1982 STAlTMEiTOF WALTONR.SELEX,JR.,D~R MSSION l4NKLysIS AND S!i!WEMSACGUISZl!ION DIVISION BEmRElm ~ONGO~O~IONS HOUSE OFREPRESEBI'TX'IVES ON C-OFEUD?iRWARNNGRBEWERS I ampleased~Seheretodaytotestlfy~~~ourrevlewof the Depar?z?zt of Defense's efforts aclleve mxunumcommnal~tyof renewbecause concurrently to 'nave the Xavy and Au For6e We...
Date June 3, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-69 Title

Natural Resources: Actions Needed To Promote a Stable Supply of Strategic and Critical Minerals and Materials

BY THEU,S,GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of The Interior Actions Needed To Promote A Stable Supply Of Strategic And Critical Minerals And Materials The administration’s April 5, 1982, program plan required by the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 does not adequately address (1) what constitutes a strategic and critical mineral or mater...
Date June 3, 1982 Report No. ID-82-29 Title

Agriculture and Food: Food Conservation Should Receive Greater Attention in AID Agricultural Assistance Policies and Programs

BY THE‘U.S.GENER;4I’kKCOUNTING Ilgrzl OFFICE Report To The Administrator Agency For International Development . Food Conservation Should Receive Greater Attention In AID Agricultural Assistance Policies And Programs Developing countries lose billions of dollars of food annually throughout the storage, distribution, and marketing process. GAO assessed Agency for International Development polici...
Date May 27, 1982 Report No. 118514 Title

Education: Research Instrumentation Needs of Universities

,. United States General Accounting Washington, D. C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY May 27, 1982 STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD BY CHARLES A. BOWSHER, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES PRESENTED TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SPACE AND TRANSPORTATION SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, ON “RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION NEEDS OF UNIVERSITIES" Mr. Chairman This and Members o...
Date May 24, 1982 Report No. B-199008 Title

Evaluation of DOD Comments Re: DOD Instruction 5000.5X, Standard Instruction Set Architectures for Embedded Computers

SYSTEMS ACQUISITION DIVISION B-199 008 RELEASED MAY 24,1982 The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Evaluation of DOD Comments Re: "DOD Instruction 50O0.5Xf Standard Instruction Set Architectures for Embedded Computers'' As requested by your office, we have evaluated the Department of Defense (DOD) comments on our ...
Date May 20, 1982 Report No. 118263 Title

Environmental Protection: Views on S. 1606 and Status of Cleanup Effort at Three Mile Island

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 1:30 P.M. MAY$, 1982 20 STATEMENTOF -L F. KEVIN BOLAND SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR ENERGYAND MINERALS DIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEEON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS U.S. SENATE Mr. Chairman, we appreciate \the opportunity to offer effort our views at The on S. 1606 and to discuss Three Mile condition payer costs ...
Date May 17, 1982 Report No. OGC-82-12 Title

Budget and Spending: Deferrals of Budget Authority According to the Impoundment Control Act

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE UN ITED STATES D.C. 2O?M May 17, 1982 B-205053 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This letter reports four deferrals of budget authority, for the Department of Defense, totalling $320.1 million , provided which should have been, but were not, reported to Congress pursuant to the Impoundment Control Act, 31 U.S.C. SS1...
Date April 26, 1982 Report No. MASAD-82-33 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Analysis of NASA's Fiscal Year 1983 Budget Request for Research and Development To Determine the Amount That Supports DOD's Programs

. I ,$:j, i UNITEDSTATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, .-.-.--. __.*. D.C. 20548 _.. - __.,--, WV.--- -‘.I I . .ccl “-.--- ‘,...,,,,-, -.--‘. 3 I N113SIUN ANAL SY$TfMS .YSIS hN0 F ACOUl$lTlON DIVISION -, . _.., .., I - --__ .,. . - . . . --. -- ,.ms..m. - . . .- -’ . . ...’ ..--.--, ‘. .‘. i. .e-i.~-:---.. APRIL 26,1982 The Honorable William Proxmire Ranking Minority Member ...
Date April 16, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-42 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Special Emphasis Program Has Not Realized Its Full Potential

b. *. /,*L4og++-- BY THEUS GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Attorney General The Office Of Juvenile Justice And Delinquency Prevention’s Special Emphasis Program Has Not Realized Its Full Potential The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention needs to establish policies and procedures for its Special Emphasis Program which recognize that research/demonstration and service deli...
Date April 7, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-68 Title

Energy: Update on the Impact of Federal R&D Funding on Three Mile Island Cleanup Costs

UNITED STATES GumAL WASHINGTON, AdCOUNTING OFFICE D.C. 20%8 ENROY AND MINOIVISION The Honorable Morris Kc Udall Chairman, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs House of Representatives The Honorable Manuel Lujan, Jr, Ranking Minority Member Committee on Interior and Insular House of Representatives Subject: lIEtEASED Affairs . Update on the Impact on Three Mile Island of Federal R&D Funding Cl...
Date March 22, 1982 Report No. PLRD-82-38 Title

C-5A Wing Modification: A Case Study Illustrating Problems in the Defense Weapons Acquisition Process

Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES CXA Wing Modification : A Case Study Illustrating Problems In The Defense Weapons Acquisition Process The Air Force had data in 1967 indicating airframe weight problems in the C5A aircraft’s original design. These problems eventually led Lockheed, the C5A manufacturer, to deviate from contract specifications by reducing wing material thicknesses. Not until...
Date March 19, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-38 Title

Electric Vehicles: Limited Range and High Costs Hamper Commercialization

Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Electric Vehicles: Limited Range And High Costs Hamper Commercialization Although electric vehicles have been improved over the past few years, their limited range and high costs continue to make them noncompetitive with conventional vehicles. Widespread electric vehicle commercialization depends on production by the major automakers and ultimately on the av...
Date March 18, 1982 Report No. ID-82-23 Title

International Affairs: U.S. Military Coproduction Programs Assist Japan in Developing Its Civil Aircraft Industry

BY THE COMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Trade, Committee On Ways And Means H6use Of Representatives OF THE UNITEDSTATES -_ U,S.Military Coproduction Programs Assist Japan In Developing Its Civil Aircraft Industry In t E post”Wurld War II period, Japan’ airs craf industry grew and developed largely through U.S. military coproduction programs. Muc of the technology tran...
Date Feb. 26, 1982 Report No. C-MASAD-82-8 Title

National Defense: Army's Remotely Piloted Vehicle Shows Good Potential but Faces a Lengthy Development Program

, . a ,1 This is ' a report an 'vcfassified digest con+arh???ng classified $i furnished security in lieu of information. 1 I3 7B REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES DIGEST m--e-- THE/&MY'S REMOTELY PILOTED VEHICLE SHOWS GOOD POTENTIAL BUT FACES A LENGTHY DEVELdPMENT The Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV) system shows promise of significantly enhancing the Army's combat capability. I...
Date Feb. 26, 1982 Report No. C-MASAD-82-11 Title

National Defense: The Navy's New Antisubmarine Warfare Standoff Weapon--an Uncertain Future

This is an unctassified digest furnished in lieu of a report conttig classifkd security information. ,1%034 REPORT BY THE COMPTROLL,ER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES THE NAVY'S NEW ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE STANDOFF WEAPON--AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE D I GE S T The antisubmarine warfare standoff weapon will be a long-range, quick-reaction missile platform capable of delivering torpedoes or depth bombs. Until O...
Date Feb. 11, 1982 Report No. PAD-82-1 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Regulatory Effects on R&D Are Better Assessed As Part of the Innovation Process

RELEASEDRESTRICTED AecouPrting - Mot to be rehmsed outside tie Oftice’excfFq on the b135is of specific > bv m af w m-L I’ so* General approval BY iHE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To Senator Lloyd Bentsen United States Senate Regulatory Effects On R&D Are Better Assessed As Part Of The Innovation Process Slow productivity growth has prompted concern that Federal regulations may be advers...
Date Feb. 8, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-34 Title

Energy: Accelerated Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing May Not Occur as Quickly as Anticipated

t . ’ .) BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report ToTheChairman, Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives Accelerated Onshore Oil And Gas Leasing May Not Occur As Quickly As Anticipated One of President Reagan’s goals is -to encourage development of the Nation’s energy resources by providing greater access to Federal lands and st...
Date Jan. 26, 1982 Report No. 117344 Title

H.R. 4326: Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1981

U.S. GENEPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m., EST Tuesday, January 26, 1982 STATEMENT OF MORTONA. MYERS DIRECTOR, PROGRAM ANALYSIS DIVISION BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ON ACT OF 1981" H.R. 4326 - "SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: to be here today to discuss GAO's work on...
Date Jan. 15, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-28 Title

Energy: Impact of Federal R&D Funding on Three Mile Island Cleanup Costs

REPORT THEUS. BY General Accounting Office Cleanup Costs The Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member of the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs requested that GAO respond to several questions concerning the administration’s proposed $123 million in Federal funding for data acquisition and research and development activities during the cleanup of the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor...
Date Dec. 21, 1981 Report No. EMD-82-1 Title

Energy: Greater Energy Efficiency Can Be Achieved Through Land Use Management

, , b ACHE coMp~~okER GENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Greater Energy Efficiency Can Be Achieved Through Land UseManagement When planning new growth and redevelopment, communities can significantly reduce ener y consumption by incorporating energyeffic f ent land use concepts such as site and building design, locational planning, and higher dejnsrty development. DeciSionmakers, ho...
Date Dec. 15, 1981 Report No. 116887 Title

Government Operations: Progress and Problems in FDA's Drug Approval Process

. * t ' Address Presented to 25th. Annual Educational Conference bY The Food and Drug Law I n s t i t u t e in Washington, D.C. on December 15-1 6 , 1981 Murray Grant, M.D., D.P.H. "PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS IN FDA'S DRUG APPROVAL PROCESS" PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS IN FDA'S DRUG APPROVAL PROCESS In My of l a s t year the GAO issued a report on the FDA's drug approval a process that followed almost 3 years...
Date Nov. 10, 1981 Report No. FPCD-82-1 Title

Civil Service Reform After Two Years: Some Initial Problems Resolved but Serious Concerns Remain

t REPORTBY THE OF THE UNITEDSTATES / c 4J,Z/Lz;r- Comptroller General Civil Service Reform After Two Years: Some Initial Problems Resolved But Serious Concerns Remain The Office of Personnel Mdnagement and Fed era1 agencies are rurrently lmplementlnq sev et-4 major provIsIons authorized by the 1978 CIVII Servlce Reform Act GAO hds identified several problems In the Senior Executive Set-v Ice, Fede...
Date Oct. 20, 1981 Report No. 116696 Title

Natural Resources: Management of Federal Energy and Mineral Resources

FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 20, 1981 United States General Accounting Washington, DC 20548 Office Deputy Statement of Douglas L. McCullough Director, Energy and Minerals Division Before the Subcommittee on Mines and Mining House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs on Management of Federal Energy and Mineral We appreciate management H.R. 3364. of Federal th...
Date Sept. 30, 1981 Report No. 116442 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: S. 1657 and H.R. 4564, Research and Development Acts

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 30, 1981 STATEMENTOF MILTON J. SOCOLAR, ACTING COMPTROLLER GENERAL BEFOREJOINT HEARINGSOF THE SUBCOMMITTEE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,AND SPACE ON SENATE COMMITTEEON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION AND THE HOUSECOMMITTEEON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ON s. 1657 -UNIFORM SCIEN...
Date Sept. 22, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-144 Title

Health: Issues Involved in Amputees' Use of Artificial Limbs

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WAEIHINCTON, D.C. 20548 IIUMAN Rrwunua DIVIWON B-2043139 SEPTEMBER 22,198l The Honorable Edward Madigan, George M. O'Brien, and Henry Waxman House of Repreaentatives Subject: Issues Involved in Amputees' Use of Artificial Limbs (HRD-81-144) 116404 Your October 1, 1980, letter, cosigned by former Congressman Carter, asked u8 to study problema amputees encount...
Date Sept. 18, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-42 Title

Transportation: DOT Should Terminate Further LORAN-C Development and Modernization and Exploit the Potential of the NAVSTAR/Global Positioning System

BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Transportation DOT Should Terminate Further LORAN-C Development And Modernization And Exploit The Potential Of The NAVSTAR/Global Positioning System The US. Coast Guard is lanning to modemize its existing LORAN- t navigation system, even though LORAN-C can potentially be relaced b the Department of Defense’s NAV!i TAR/G Yobal Position...
Date Sept. 8, 1981 Report No. ID-81-38 Title

Energy: Unresolved Issues Remain Concerning U.S. Participation in the International Energy Agency

BY - REPORT THE Comptroller General OF THE Ul'jITEDSTATES Unresolved lssbe$ Remain Concerning U.S.Pqrticipatiofi In The Internaf,iona~.~~~~~~~~A~~~~~,: I :, The International Energy Agency ,,(I’EA) established in 1974 and cornp,osed~.of,,?i’~.,oii consuming countries ;including’ the United States, serves as an energy policy coordinating forum. However, IEA’s, Emergency Sharing System, desi...
Date July 29, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-37 Title

Transportation: FAA Communications Equipment Replacement Plans

UNITED STATLS G;‘EXRALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 JULY 29,198l MISSION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND ACXIUISITION DIVISlON B-200622 The Honorable The Secretary Subject: Dear Mr. Drew Lewis of Transportation -.-FAA's Communications (MASAD-81-37) L Equipment Replacement -7 Plans ::' j ".' Secretary: We have completed our review of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) voice communicati...
Date July 27, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-124 Title

Status Report: "National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980"

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ENERGY AND DIVISION MINERALS July 27, 1981 B-204155 The Honorable Don Fuqua Chairman, Committee on Science and Technology House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Interim Status Report on Executive Branch Implementation of the "National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980" (EMD-81-124) II IIIII 11111 ...
Date July 13, 1981 Report No. OGC-81-13 Title

Budget and Spending: President's Tenth Special Message for FY 1981

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF D.C. THE UNITED 20548 STATES B-200685 July 13, 1981 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives special message for i!'?"' s'/"t"'$ !/ On June 8, 1981, the jPres.ident ' s tenth fiscal year 1981 was transmitted to the Congress pursuant to the The special message proposes Impoundment Control Act of 1974. four rescissions of budget...
Date July 7, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-15 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Consistent Criteria Are Needed To Assess Small-Business Innovation Initiatives

ll.ll,.. I , i 1 -iJs708 B’Y’ COMPTROLLERGENERAL THE Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Consistent Criteria Are Needed To Assess Small-Business Innovation Initiatives In this report, GAO explains the activities of small businesses as innovators and presents models that show the influence of economywide, industry-specific, and individual-firm factors on the environment within which small ...
Date June 30, 1981 Report No. CED-81-111 Title

Natural Resources: Impact of Gasoline Constraints Should Be Considered in Managing Federal Recreation Facilities

Date June 25, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-100 Title

Energy: DOE Needs To Reestablish a Solar Energy Goal and Develop Plans To Achieve That Goal

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTJNG OFFICE WASH INCTON, D.C. 20546 ENERGY AND DIVISION MINERALS B-198213 June 25, 1981 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Subject: James B. of Energy Edwards 115704 Secretary: DOE Needs to Reestablish a Solar Energy rGoal and Develop Plans to Achieve Tnat Goal (END-81-100) _I As you know, in 1979 the former Presiuent set a national percent --of tne Nation's energy go...
Date June 25, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-110 Title

Energy: Elimination of Federal Funds for the Heber Project Will Impede Full Development and Use of Hydrothermal Resources

. I - : ---J ,’ ~.32’ 1 IV lJj / c707’//52~p a BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee Energy Development And Applications Committee On Science And Technology House Of Representatives On Elimination Of Federal Funds For The Heber Project Will Impede Full Development And Use Of Hydrothermal Resources High-temperature hydrothermal resources have a significant ...
Date June 15, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-91 Title

Natural Resources: Continuing Need for a National Helium Conservation Policy

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING WASH1f’jGTON, DC. 20548 OFFICE : : 1 ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISIDN B-114812 iTune 15, 1981 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. James G, Watt of the Interior Secretary: Need for Helium Conservation a National Policy (EMU-81-91) Subject: J On March 7, 1979, we issued a reprt to the Congress entitled "Unique Helium Resources Are Wasting: A New Conservation Policy Is ...
Date June 12, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-78 Title

Energy: Is Spent Fuel Or Waste From Reprocessed Spent Fuel Simpler To Dispose Of?

Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Is Spent Fuel Or Waste From Reprocessed Spent Fuel Simpler To Dispose Of? Although there is general agreement that the U.S. should safely and permanently dispose of high-level nuclear waste, there is substantial disagreement about whether that should include spent fuel or just the unusable part of the spent fuel that remains after chemical reprocessing. Curr...
Date June 5, 1981 Report No. CED-81-87 Title

Natural Resources: Congressional Action Needed To Provide a Better Focus on Water-Related Research

B’Y’ COMPTROLLERGENERAL THE OF THEUNITED STATES ’ Report ToThe Congress Congressional Action Needed To Provide A Better Focus On WaterRelated Research Activities The Nation faces droughts and increasing problems in meeting water demands. Developing and implementing technologies that conserve or augment water supplies could help alleviate these problems. Also, these efforts and other water-re...
Date June 3, 1981 Report No. PAD-81-61 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Multiyear Authorizations for Research and Development

REPORTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Multiyear Authorizations For Research And Development GAO believes that instituting a multiyear research and development (R&D) authorization process would be an important first step in improving R&D planning, budgeting, andoversight. Such a process would --give the Congress more time to examine a larger number of R&D programs, --provide the exec...
Date April 22, 1981 Report No. CED-81-39 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Information on Mission and Functions of the National Bureau of Standards

REPORTBY THE CornptrolllerGeneral OF THE UNITEDSTATES Informati~on On M:ksion And Functions Of The Natilonal BureauOf Standards Th’e Subcommittee on Science, Research and Technology, House Committee on Science and Technology, was co8ncerned that the Bureau of Standards appeared divided in ca,rrying out its fun8ctio8ns under enabling legistation and subsequent legislative ma’ndates and saw a ne...
Date April 2, 1981 Report No. 114866 Title

National Defense: Validity of Inflation Projections Used in DOD

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1981 STATEMENT OF Walton H. Sheley, Jr., Director DIVISION MISSION ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMSACQUISITION before Subcommittee on Legislation the and National Security House Government Operations Committee Mr. Chairman and Members of the the opportunity Subcommittee: to appear b...
Date March 24, 1981 Report No. 114691 Title

Energy: Potential of Alcohol Fuels for Automotive Use

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. OFFICE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1O:OO a.m. TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1981 STATEMENT OF J. DEXTER PEACH, DIRECTOR ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY, NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION AND GOVERNMENT PROCESSES, SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS E?r . Chairman and Members the of the Subcommittee: to for be here today t...
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 5, 1981 Report No. 114641 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Small Businesses and Innovation, Small Business Research Conference

IK'esecarc-V S-Ce P(,'\, AnzA3ST RA CT S; SMALL BUSINESSES AND INNOVATI Ongoing work Category markers: Innovation Innovation Policy Economic Policy As we move into the 1980's, attention is being focused on a number of issues which are central to our nation's continued viability. One such issue is innovation, and a growing concern, This perceived de- that the rate of innovation is declining. cline ...
Date Feb. 18, 1981 Report No. OGC-81-3 Title

Budget and Spending: President's Third Special Message for FY 1981

COMPTROLLER OENERAL WASHINOTON OF D.C. THE 2- UNITED STATES B-200685 February 18, 1981 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of RepreTentatives Cl'! ,'s third special message the Congress pursuant to 1 Act of 1974. The special message proposes 33 rescissions of budget authority totalling $1,142.4 million: 15 new deferrals totalling $1,429.9 million and revisions to three prev...