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Date Aug. 15, 1983 Report No. NSIAD-83-42 Title

International Affairs: Department of Commerce's Trade Adjustment Assistance Program

. UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL ILCUIIITV AffAlllS AN0 OIVWION B-207169 AUGUST 15,1983 RELEASED The Honorable united States Dear Senator Subject: Charles Senate Mathias: Department Assistance of Commerce's Trade Adjustment Program (GAO/NSIAD-83-42) McC. Mathias, Jr. Ill IllIll 1111Ill 122161 On January 31, 1983, you asked us to investigate al...
Date Aug. 10, 1983 Report No. 088858 Title

National Defense: GAO Discontinuing Its Survey of Army's Manpower Staffing Standards System (MS-3) Program

Date July 29, 1983 Report No. 122026 Title

National Defense: How the U.S. Military Retirement System Compares With Other Systems

U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.m. Friday, July 29, 1983 STATEMENT OF . DR. KENNETH J. COFFEY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR (MILITARY PERSONNEL) NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON MILITARY PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES ON How *HE u.s. MILITARY RETIREMENT SYSTEM COMPARESWITH ...
Date July 29, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-78 Title

Employment: Observations Concerning States' Implementation of the Eligibility Review Program

” . UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20341) - ( d. HUMAN RCSOURCX8 Fogal ---a’ e-e/5J __-_--------I------__-___-eIo-e--TM____ -__v---w _-we -e--e-- DlvI~loN The Honorable Albert Angrisani Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Employment and Training Administration Department of Labor Dear Mr. Angrisanit Subject: July 29, 1983 $dB.*t.la Mt. Demaran Mt. Fambaugb...
Date July 28, 1983 Report No. 122005 Title

Government Operations: GAO's Second Biennial Report on the Impact of Public Law 94-519

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY at about 10 a.m. EST Thursday, July 28, 1983 Statement of Henry W. Connor, Senior Associate Director Supply, Maintenance and Distribution Subdivision National Security and International Affairs Division before Subcommittee the on Government Activities and Transportation Committee on Government Ope,rations House ...
Date July 27, 1983 Report No. 122003 Title

Agriculture and Food: Agriculture's Import Meat Inspection Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday, July 21, 1983 STATEMENT OF BRIAN P. CROWLEY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, SENIOR LEVEL RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LIVESTOCK, DAIRY, AND POULTRY OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S IMPORT MEAT I...
Date July 26, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-68 Title

Education: Procedures for Making Grant Awards Under Three Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs

General Accounting Office ,Procedures For *Making Grant Awards IUnder Three Department Of Education ~Discretionary Grant Programs This report describes the procedures for selecting field readers and awarding grants under the Women’s Educational Equity Act, Talent Search, and Unsolicited Proposal discretionary grant programs, It also compares the field readers used by each program in terms of cer...
Date July 22, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-41 Title

Energy: Analysis of DOE's Sunset Review

, /4 -. i-13) REPORTBiTHE US. General Accounting Office Analysis Of DOE’s Sunset Review Title X, the “Sunset Provisions” of the Department of Energy (DOE) Organization Act, required that the President prepare and submit to the Congress a comprehensive review of DOE’s programs. The review was completed by DOE and the report was provided to the Congress in February 1982, i GAO analyzed the i...
Date July 14, 1983 Report No. 121879 Title

Social Services: Deaf/Blind Children and the Centers Serving Them

UNITED ST- WlrsKINGToN,D.C. &is&L AccouNTm 20548 0s?F1cE FoRREUMEONDEXJVERY Expected at 10:00 a.m. July 14, 1983 D1REfX3R,-EQREJROGR?iM-~~ BEFORETHE sUBCDMtON SEILECT EOUCATION UNITEiDSTATESEXXJSEOFRE.PRESl3NTATNES 'CFJ DEAF/RLINDcHxLDRENANDTHECZWIERSSEIZVING'IHEM /‘ , MIGEIJGHTSc/F T!kE AEZ3REVIATED STXIDIENT i4r. Chaimn and Members of the Subcomnittee: on what existing studies We
Date July 8, 1983 Report No. GGD-83-46 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Potential Benefits of Federal Magistrates System Can Be Better Realized

. ” ; /a Km I 7u.t?’ 1. v BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL :&port To The Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES ,PotentiaI Benefits Of Federal Magistrates System Can Be Better Realized The magistrates system has become an important and integral part of the Federal judicial system and has helped to reduce the workload on Federal judges. However, actions could be taken to better utilize magistrates which would fu...
Date July 7, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-182 Title

Housing: Review of FEMA Role in Assisting State and Local Governments To Develop Hurricane Preparedness Planning

UNITED STAT& GENERAL WASHtNGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION B-212013 General Louis 0. Guiffrida Federal Emergency Director, Management Agency Dear General Subject: Guiffrida: JULY 7,1983 Review of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Role in Assisting State and Local Governments To Develop Hurricane Preparedness Planning (GAO/RCED-83-1...
Date July 5, 1983 Report No. MASAD-83-22 Title

National Defense: Air Force and Navy Trainer Aircraft Acquisition Programs

/-Gr 4 , c +Asl+H., - Y BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL z THEUNITEDSTATES r Force And Navy Trainer rcraft Acquisition Programs ’ eport To The Congress8 G4 tv tri bi th 1examined the status of one Navy and Air Force Programs to acquire 1,184 ler aircraft costing an estimated $10.8 In over the next decade. GAO found *The Department of Defense needs to firm up its plans to acquire T-45 aircraft for traini...
Date June 30, 1983 Report No. 121775 Title

Income Security: Social Security Administration's Program for Reviewing the Continuing Eligibility of Disabled Persons

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. FOR EXPECTED RELEASE Thursday, June 30, 1983 STATEMENT OF PETER J. MCGOUGH, DIRECTOR OFFICE OF PROGRAM PLANNING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SECURITY COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION‘ S PROGRAM FOR REVIEWING THE CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY OF DISABLED PERSONS llllllllllllll ll 1217...
Date June 29, 1983 Report No. 121774 Title

Health: The Need To Control Prescription Drug Abuse

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE DURING HEARINGS SCHEDULED FOR June 29, 1983 STATEMENT OF RONALD F. LAUVE, SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON CRIME HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY ON NEED TO CONTROL PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE . Mr. Chairman pleased prescription I and Members of today abuse. the subcommittee, our O...
Date June 27, 1983 Report No. NSIAD-83-4 Title

National Defense: Progress Made by AH-64 Helicopter Contractors in Preparing for High Rate Production

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Dear Mr. Chairman, Progress Preparing Made by AH-64 Helicopter for High Rate Production Contractors (NSIAD-83-4) in Subject: We have completed our review of the Army's AH-64 Apache helicopter program as requested in your letter of February 24, we concentrated our efforts 1983. As agreed with your office, on evaluating the ability of the prime contractors, H...
Date June 16, 1983 Report No. PLRD-83-86 Title

Government Operations: Analysis of the DOD Request for Multiyear Contract Authority for the B-1B Weapon System

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE ,WASHING~ON, ti:C. 20548 NATIONAL SECURITY lNTERh(ATIONALAFFAIRS AND OlVlSlON JUN 161983 B-206570 The Honorable Joseph P. Addabbo Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives The Honorable Ted Stevens Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Subject: '1 Analysis of the Depart...
Date June 16, 1983 Report No. 122655 Title

Financial Management: Federal Reserve Pricing of Its Check Clearing Services

united States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20551 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1:00 p.m. JUNE 16, 198L4 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. ANDERSON, DIRECTOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE JOINT HEARING OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON DOMESTIC MONETARY POLICY AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER AND MONETARY AFFAIRS U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON FEDERAL RESERVE PRICING OF ITS CHEC...
Date June 15, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-81 Title

Agriculture and Food: Improved Management of Import Meat Inspection Program Needed

. a5fT+$ r - BY THE COMl’TRO~LER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Improved Management Import Meat Inspection Program Needed Greater uniformity in the procedures used for inspecting imported meat and poultry at U.S. ports and in the reviews made of foreign plants is needed to help ensure that Americans receive consistently wholesome products. The Department of Agriculture’s Foo...
Date June 14, 1983 Report No. 121736 Title

National Defense: The Navy's F/A-18 Aircraft Acquisition Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10 a.m. EDT June 14, 1983 STATEMENT OF PATRICK S. DONAHUE, GROUP DIRECTOR SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE NAVY'S F/A-18 AIRCRAFT ACQUISITION PROGRAM ' SUBDIVISION B-196883 Mr. Chairman...
Date June 13, 1983 Report No. 121651 Title

Energy: Bonneville Power Administration's Capability and Preparations To Implement the Regional Power Plan

/ mi’ _ _ ,b Ill1111 II 121651 WkuI lu+ b FOR FtELEYGEONDELIVEiRy EXPECTED 9:30 A.M. AT JUNE 13, 1983 SUMMARY STATEMEWOFJ. DEXTERPEACH, DIRECTOR -ES,-TYANDECOIQMICDEVEL0PMEWDMSION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMI?TEE ENERGY ON CYXUSERVATION AND-FU4E.R . COMMITI'EEONENEXGYANDCOMMERCE U.S. HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES OF We appreciate this opportunity to discuss the Bonneville EQwer Administration's capability and pre...
Date June 10, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-51 Title

Energy: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Has Expedited Case Processing; Additional Improvements Needed

General Accounting Office Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Has Expedited Case Processing; Additional Improvements Needed The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has implemented most of the recommendations made in GAO’s July 15, 1980, report on the need for the Commission to expedite its processing of various types of applications (such as rate increase and licensing requests) from the elect...
Date June 8, 1983 Report No. 121561 Title

National Defense: Full-Time Support Personnel Programs in the Army and Air Force Reserve Components

U.S. General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, 1983 STATEMENTOF DR. KENNETHJ. COFFEY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR (MILITARY PERSONNEL) NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE DEFENSE ON HOUSECOMMITTEEON APPROPRIATIONS ON FULL-TIME SUPPORTPERSONNEL PROGRAMS THE ARMY IN AND AIR FORCE RESERVECOMPONENTS Mr. Cha...
Date June 8, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-56 Title

Income Security: Several States Have Not Properly Implemented Certain AFDC Provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981

U~~~~~,STATE;SGENERALA~CO~NTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 JUNE 8.1983 The Honorable The Secretary Margaret M. Heckler of Health and Human Services Dear Madam Secretary: Subject: ISeveral States Have Not Properly Implemented Certain AFDC Provisions of Fhe Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 i,(GAO/HRD-83-56) We have been monitoring the implementation of the provisions of title XXIII of th...
Date June 6, 1983 Report No. MASAD-83-29 Title

National Defense: Evaluation of the Unit Cost Exception Reports on the High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile

UNITED SPATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NATIONAL SECURITY INTERNATIONALAFFALRS AND OIVISION B-206836 JUNE 6,1963 The Honorable John G..Tower Chairman, Committee on Armed Services United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: 'I' Evaluation of the Unit Cost Exception Reports on the High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (GAO/MASAD-83-29) Subject: The High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (H...
Date June 6, 1983 Report No. PLRD-83-77 Title

National Defense: Greater Emphasis on Occupant Responsibilities Can Reduce Military Family Housing Costs

F t *r JdJO ,I. BYTHEU.S.GENERALA”&O”NTlNG Report To The Secretary Of Defense ,a 65~ OFFICE Greater Emphasis *O’n Occupant Responsibilities Can Reduce Military Family Housing Costs The military services need to(l) more effectively hold tenants accountable for damages to family housing and (2) provide clear instructions for identifying and collecting for such damages. Uncertain as to what con...
Date May 26, 1983 Report No. ID-83-32 Title

International Affairs: Status of U.S.-Saudi Arabian Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation

a’ I c ‘- < BY THE CDMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Europe And The Middle East Committee On Foreign Affairs House Of Representatives RELEASED OF THE UNITEDSTATES Status Of U.S.-Saudi Arabian Joint Commission On Economic Cooperation The U.S. Government has been assisting the Saudi Arabian Government in implementing a broad range of development projects since inception...
Date May 18, 1983 Report No. 121427 Title

Employment: Federal Efforts To Provide Employment Opportunities and Enforce Labor Standards in Sheltered Workshops

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 A.M. Wednesday, May 18, 1983 STATEMENT EDWARD DENSMORE,DEPUTY DIRECTOR, OF A. HUMANRESOURCES DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE MANPOWER HOUSING ON AND COMMITTEEON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS UNITED STATES HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES ON FEDERALEFFORTS TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND ENFORCELABOR STAN...
Date May 18, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-97 Title

Transportation: More Flexible Eligibility Criteria Could Enhance the Small Communities Essential Air Service Subsidy Program

. * * I I REP&?T BY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES More Flexible Eligibility Criteria Could Enhance The Small Communities Essential Air Service Subsidy Program The Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 established the essential air service subsidy program to ensure that small communities would not lose air service through a 1O-year transition period to deregulation. However, the number of ...
Date May 18, 1983 Report No. GGD-83-66 Title

Information Management: Need for Central Adjudication Facility for Security Clearances for Navy Personnel

Date May 11, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-127 Title

Natural Resources: Water Resource Construction Costs Could Be Reduced if Value Engineering Were Applied to More Designs and Applied Earlier in the Design Process

UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION B-211694 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. John 0. Marsh, of the Army Jr. 121355 MAY II,1983 Secretary: 'Water Resource Construction Costs Could Be Reduced if Value Engineering Were Applied to More Designs and Applied Earlier in the Design Process (GAO/RCED-83-127) . Subject: S...
Date May 9, 1983 Report No. IPE-83-5 Title

Federal Job Training: A Comparison of Public and Private Sector Performance

BY THEUS. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Employment And Productivity Committee On Labor And Human Resources United States Senate Federal Job Training: A Comparison And Private Sector Performance CETA’s successor, the Job Training Partnership Act, emphasizes private sector involvement and the development of appropriate performance standards by which to evaluate e...
Date May 5, 1983 Report No. 121286 Title

Government Operations: Federal Role in Hurricane Preparedness Planning

. . . UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT lO:OO A.M. EDT THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1983 STATEMENT OF J. DEXTER PEACH, DIRBCTOR RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTOPERATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON TBE FEDERAL ROLE IN HURRICANE PRE...
Date May 4, 1983 Report No. 931116 Title

National Defense: Follow-up Review of the IR Maverick Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE May 4, 1983 INSTITUTE FOR PROGRAM EVALUATION The Honorable United States Dear Senator David Pryor Senate Pryor: As you requested on October 27, 1982, we have conducted a The purpose of follow-up review of the IR Maverick program. this letter and enclosures is to present the facts associatedwith the developmental and operational testing...
Date April 28, 1983 Report No. PLRD-83-60 Title

National Defense: Black Hawk Logistics Support Should Have Been Better and Questions Exist Regarding Future Support

UNITEDSTATESGENERAL A~~OUNTFJG OFFICE WASHINGTCN, D.C. 20548 I u237 B-209595 APRIL 28,1983 The Honorable The Secretary John 0. Marsh, of the Army Jr. Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Black Hawk Logistics Support Should Have Been Better ,and Questions Exist Regarding Future Support (GAO/PLRD-83-60) We made this review to evaluate how effectively the Army planned logistical support for the recently fiel...
Date April 28, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-49 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Problems Affecting the Accuracy and Timeliness of Employment Service Reporting Systems

Report To The Chairman Committee On Education And Labor House Of Representatives RELEASED Problems Affecting The Accuracy And Timeliness Of Employment Service Reporting Systems This report contains information on --the systems States use to obtain, process, and distribute* information regarding applicants, jobs, and employment trends; --problems experienced with these systems and how the problems ...
Date April 27, 1983 Report No. PLRD-83-62 Title

The Defense Budget: A Look at Budgetary Resources, Accomplishments, and Problems

i 1 . ~ .#* .P )‘CU>~ BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES The Defense Budget: A Look At Budgetary Resources, Accomplishments, And Problems * Growth of the defense budget continues at an unprecedented pace. The $240 billion appropriated for fiscal year 1983 is $96 billion, or 68 oercent, laraer than the 1980 defense budget. GAO believes that the services are generall...
Date April 25, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-96 Title

SBA's 7(a) Loan Guarantee Program: An Assessment of Its Role in the Financial Market

I 3 I ’ B?THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL I Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES SBA’s 7(a) Loan Guarantee Program: An Assessment Of Its Role In The Financial Market The Small Business Administration’s 7(a) Loan Guarantee Program, which enables commercial lenders to provide long-term loans to new and expanding small businesses, is one of the Federal credit programs proposed for budget cuts, GAO ...
Date April 21, 1983 Report No. ID-83-44 Title

Energy: Information on the Operation of the International Energy Agency's Coal Industry Advisory Board

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 INTERNATIONAL DIVISION B-203093 APRIL 21,1983 The Honorable United States Subject: Howard M. Metzenbaum Senate Information on the Operation of the International Enerqy Agency's Coal Industry Advisory Board; (GAO/ID-83-44) Metzenbaum: 121245 I Dear Senator In office, of the Energy response to a February 14, 1983, request from your we ar...
Date April 13, 1983 Report No. MASAD-83-21 Title

National Defense: The B-1 Bomber Program--A New Start

UNITEDSTATESGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHiNGTON, D.c; 20343 MISSION ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMS ACDUISITION DIVISION B-206613 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Dear Mr. Secretary: The B-l Bomber Program--A (GAO/MASAD-83-21) New Start: Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Office of GAO Report Analysis APRIL 13,1033 Subjects We recently completed our review of the B-LB bomber pro. gram. This review was ma...
Date April 8, 1983 Report No. 121046 Title

Income Security: Approaches for Converting National Flood Insurance Program Communities From the Emergency Phase to the Regular Phase

United States General Accounting D.C. 20548 Office Washington, FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. EST Friday, April 8, 1983 Statement of Lowell Director Dodge Associate Resources, Community and Economic Division the on Insurance Housing, States on and Urban Affairs . Development Before Subcommittee Committee on Banking, United Senate Alternative Communities Approaches for Flood Converti...
Date April 5, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-24 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Legislative and Administrative Changes Needed To Improve Regulation of Drug Industry

1. *.’ /ZlVc/l J ,‘$ a, - M+=t .’ BY THECOtiPTROLLEl? GENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES LegislativcqBkd Administrative Changes Needed To Improve Regulation,JlYf Drug industry A considerable amount of misbranded and adulterated drug products get on the market because the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not have legislative authority to detain the products administrativ...
Date April 4, 1983 Report No. PLRD-83-61 Title

Employment: Analysis of DOD's Claimed Budgetary Savings Through Management Reforms

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE D.C. UNITED STATES 2OfM . B-210895 To the president of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representative " The Secretary of Defense has continually reemphasized the importance of achieving savings in the conduct of Department of Defense (DOD) operations. The President's 1983 budget reported that DOD has taken actions to reduce Total Obligational Autho...
Date April 1, 1983 Report No. PLRD-83-52 Title

National Defense: FAA Can Better Manage the Aircraft It Uses To Keep Pilots Current and Provide Transportation

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Committee On Government Operations, House Of , Representatives . OF THE UNITEDSTATES FAA Can Better Manage The Aircraft It Uses To Keep Pilots Current &bd Provide Transportation The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spendsmilJions of dollars annually for aircraft far flight programs to keep pilots current and to transport people and cargo. How...
Date April 1, 1983 Report No. 088873 Title

An Evaluative Approach to the Examination of Program Operations and Service Delivery: PODSE

AN EVALUATIVE APPROACH TO THE EXAMINATION OF PROGRAM OPERATIONS AND SERVICE DELIVERY: PODSE FOREWORD This paper describes an evaluative approach that is currently being developed at the U . S . General Accounting O f f i c e and that we call the Pro ran Operations T Delivery - Services and of Examination (PODSE Designed to provide timely, descriptive information about public programs, the approac...
Date April 1, 1983 Report No. 088890 Title

Government Operations: The Evaluation Synthesis

. .- . -t . THE EVALUATION SYNTHESIS \ FOREWORD This document outlines the methodology for an evaluative approach, currently being applied by the General Accounting Office (GAO), which we call the Evaluation Synthesis. The evaluation synthesis represents a cluster of techniques by which questions about a Federal program are developed collaboratively with congressional committee staff, existing stu...
Date March 29, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-50 Title

Agriculture and Food: Changes Are Needed To Assure Accurate and Valid Wheat Deficiency Payments

JZD / I/ ’ ii? THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THEUNITED STATES Changes Are Needed To Assure Accurate ,And Valid Wheat Deficiency Payments The Department of Agriculture has paid wheat farmers millions of dollars to supplement their income because of low market prices. GAO found’ that some information and procedures used by the Department could cause overpayments or underpayments to farmers. GAO reco...
Date March 28, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-33 Title

Employment: Information on Labor's Awards to the Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America

Report To The Chairman, Commitee On Labor And Human Resources Information On Labor’s Awards To The Opportunities Industrialization Centers Of America From fiscal years 1974 to 1982, Labor awarded about $27 million in sole-source contracts to the Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, Inc. (OIC/A), so that it could provide technical assistance to help its local affiliates improve the...
Date March 25, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-87 Title

Energy: Analysis of Alternative Approaches to Completing the DOE Water-Cooled Breeder Program

BY THE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Subcommittee On Energy Research And Production Committee On Science And Technology House Of Representatives Analysis Of Alternative Approaches To Completing The Department Of Energy% Water-Cooled Breeder Program GAO evaluated alternative approaches to completing the Department of Energy’ water-cooled s breeder reactor program, examined the reason...
Date March 23, 1983 Report No. 120890 Title

National Defense: Department of Defense Acquisition Issues

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1O:OO A.M. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1983 STATEMENTOF DIRECTOR . MISSION ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMSACQUISITION DIVISION WALTON H. SHELEY, JR., BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ON c DEPARTMENTOF DEFENSE ACQUISITION ISSUES 3 Hllllllllll 120890 Mr. Chairman and Members: I am please...
Date March 18, 1983 Report No. B-211147 Title

Information Management: Bonneville Power Administration Control System's Computer Security

REGI~~~AL OFFICE Room 19!X?, F&ml Seattle, Washingtort RuildinrJ 93774 14x7 Peter . T. Johnson, ACministrntor i3onnaville Power Administration Department 0E Energy P. 0. Box 3621 Portland, Olreigo~? 97203 W. Johns-con: Bonneville System’s 122958 fear Sub-j ect : Power ndminist.rat.iDn Security--More Be Done (B-211147)" Computer Control Needs To procedures which had no? yet been completed. We hsl...