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Date Jan. 23, 1981 Report No. 114222 Title

Economic Development: The Small Business Administration's 8(a) Pilot Program

UNITED STATES GENERALACCCUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVPEY EXPECTEDAT 1O:OO A.M. EST FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1981 STATEMENTOF HENRY ESCHWEGE DIRECTOR COMMUNITYAND ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEEON SMALL BUSINESS UNITED STATE SENATE ON THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION'S is8(a) PILOT PROGRAM -I MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMEERS THE SUBCOMMITTEE: OF WE WELCOME ...
Date Jan. 21, 1981 Report No. CED-81-51 Title

Environmental Protection: Chicago's Tunnel and Reservoir Plan--Costs Continue To Rise and Completion of Phase I Is Unlikely

B-201801 January 21, 1981 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Charles Senate Percy: H. Percy Tunnel and Reservoir Plan-Continue To Rise and Completion of Phase I Is Unlikely 3 (CED-81-51) In response quent agreements cost information (TARP). This is to your October 9, 1980, request and subsewe are providing updated with your office, on Chicago's Tunnel and Reservoir Plan the fourth in a serie...
Date Jan. 21, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-18 Title

Natural Resources: New Means of Analysis Required for Policy Decisions Affecting Private Forestry Sector

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES New Means Of Analysis Required For Policy Decisions Affecting Private Forestry Sector Demand for U.S. timber is expected to increase dramatically over the next several decades. Even greater increases, proportionately, are forecast for timber prices, imposing a great strain on the U.S. economy. The timber capital gains tax provision ...
Date Jan. 21, 1981 Report No. CED-81-43 Title

Agriculture and Food: Summary of GAO Reports Issued Since 1977 Pertaining to Farm Bill Legislation

P K, I REPORT BY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Summary Of GAO Reports Issued Since 1977 Pertaining To Farm BillLegislation GAO has issued over 100 reports pertaining to programs authorized by the Farm Bill since it was renewed in 1977. The reports are organized according to the title and section of the 1977 act, An additional section discusses ongoing GAO work related to Farm Bill is...
Date Jan. 19, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-39 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Occupational Health Inspections and Consultations Generally Appear Adequate

GAO United States General Accountkg Office Washington, DC 20548 Human Resources Division B-201406 JANUARY Ilrfl# 19,198l The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Ray Marshall of Labor Secretary: b ccupational Consultations (HRD-81-39) Health Inspections Generally Appear ~lullulll IIll . _. 114164 Subject: and Adequate J We reviewed the adequacy of health inspections and consultations made by the Occup...
Date Jan. 8, 1981 Report No. PSAD-81-18 Title

National Defense: NASA's Standard Parts Program--Are the Objectives Being Accomplished?

, BY THE US GENtRAL ACCOUNTI Report To The Administrator, National Aeronautics And . Space Administration NASA’s Standard Parts ProgramAre The Objectives Being Accomplished? I n 1974 NASA initiated its Standard Parts Program to increase the availability of reliable electronic parts meeting the minimum requirements of its programs and projects, reduce overall costs to NASA by standardization, and...
Date Jan. 6, 1981 Report No. ID-81-20 Title

International Affairs: Increased Management Action Needed To Help TDP Meet Its Objectives

c ‘li UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 INTERNATIONAL DlVISlON B-200438 Mr. David A. Raymond Acting Director, Trade and Development Program International Development cooperation Agency Dear Mr. Raymond: management action needed K-ncreased help TDP meet its objectivesJ(ID-81-20) JANUARY 6,1981 Subject: We have tion Agency objective of achieving its seas and (2) for de...
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. HRD-81-37 Title

Income Security: Implementing GAO's Recommendations on the Social Security Administration's Programs Could Save Billions

/., BY THECOMPTRtlLLER GENE!RiL lM-+16 *A hida ‘k&port ToThe Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Implementing GAO’s Recommendations On The Social Security Administration’s Programs Could Save Billions This report summarizes actions taken on GAO’s recommendations in 27 previous reports on the Social Security Administration’s income security programs. GAO believes the savings which would result f...
Date Dec. 31, 1980 Report No. CED-81-26 Title

Housing: Similar Business Assistance Programs of Two Federal Agencies Have Potential for Duplication

/A THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL “’ ’ BY Report To The Chairman, Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation United States Senate Two Federal Agencies Have Potential For Duplication Two Federal agencies--the Economic Development Administration and the Small Business Administration--provide business management and technical assistance through universitybased centers. To a large degree, both ...
Date Dec. 30, 1980 Report No. FPCD-81-25 Title

Employment: Implementation of Affirmative Action Planning

FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION OWlSION DECEMBER 30,199O B-201335 The Honorable Harrison A. W illiams, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Labor and Human Resources United States Senate The Honorable United States Subject: Alan Cranston Senate E mplementation of Affirmative Planning J (FPCD-81-25) Action / j i This responds to your May 23, 1980, letter asking whether the Equal Employment Opportunity Com...
Date Dec. 30, 1980 Report No. HRD-81-18 Title

Health: Research Planning and Evaluation at the National Institutes of Health and Aspects of Advisory Council Operations

ces B-197656 DECEMBER 30,198O The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy Subcommittee on Health Chairman, and Scientific Research Commxttee on Labor and Human Resources United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Research Planning and Evaluation at the r-National Institutes of Health and Aspects of AdVlsOry Council Operations (~~~-81-18) -7 This IS the second of three reports we agreed to provide you regarding c...
Date Dec. 30, 1980 Report No. FPCD-81-10 Title

Government Operations: The Office of the Special Counsel Can Improve Its Management of Whistleblower Cases

General Accounting Office The Office Of The Special Counsel Can Improve Its Management Of Whistleblower Cases The Office of the Special Counsel within the Merit Systems Protection Board was established to provide Federal employees a safe channel for reporting Government illegalities, mismanagement, waste, abuse of authority, or danger to public health or safety. The Congress considered this report...
Date Dec. 23, 1980 Report No. GGD-81-7 Title

Financial Management: Proposed Changes in Federal Matching and Maintenance of Effort Requirements for State and Local Governments

/ ,‘ : 72 0 BY THECOMFTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Proposed Changes In Federal Matching And Maintenance Of Effort Requirements For State And Local Governments Federal matching and maintenance of effort requirements do not often effectively promote the Federal interest of enhancing the fiscal and management commitments of State and local governments to Federal programs...
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. 22, 1980 Report No. EMD-81-10 Title

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

Irwl? m EIc1 “I, BY THECOMPkCiLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES. Management Problems impede Success Of DOE’s Solar Energy Projects Despite Department of Energy efforts to improve management of its solar energy research and development projects, GAO found that these projects are continuing to experience cost increases, schedule slippages, and scope reductions. Stronger cont...
Date Dec. 18, 1980 Report No. FPCD-81-6 Title

Employment: Minority and Female Distribution Patterns in the Military Services

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCWNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE FEDERAL l COMPSNSATION LRSONNLL OIVIStON AND B-198317 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Harold Brown of Defense DECEMBER 18,!980 Secretary: c 114005 in and Female Distribution Patterns c Minority the Military Services (FPCD-81-6) /J The increasing debate about the viability of the the All-Volunteer Force has raised many questions con...
Date Dec. 18, 1980 Report No. AFMD-81-16 Title

Information Management: Most Federal Agencies Have Done Little Planning for ADP Disasters

I “4 , -I “m BY THECOMPTROLLE/ Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Most Federal Agencies Have Done Little Planning For ADP Disasters Automatic data processing (ADP) systems are vulnerable to disasters such as fire, power failure, or vandalism, Such occurrences can create havoc with ADP systems. Most Federal organizations are extremely dependent on ADP systems to meet their operational re...
Date Dec. 16, 1980 Report No. HRD-81-42 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: NIH Biomedical Research Support Grant Program

I!NI’TED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASH I NGTON, D.C. 20548 The Honorable Julius Scsretary Assisthnt Department of Health Dear Dr. B. Richmond, M,D. for fiez.1t.h nnd Human Services Richmond: Subject: Biomedic-ll Research ILUi-r-* Program 2 (HRD-81-42) Support Grant _. During our survey of the National Institutes of Health's (EIA's! Bio!iledid~l Research Support Grant (BRSG) program,,-we ...
Date Dec. 16, 1980 Report No. 114006 Title

Environmental Protection: Selected Aspects of the New Jersey Interagency Toxic Waste Investigations/Prosecutions Program

’ -. . UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10 A.M., EST, DECEMBER 16, 1980 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE ON ASPECTS OF THE NEW JERSEY INTERAGENCY OXIC WASTE INVESTIGATIO...
Date Dec. 11, 1980 Report No. ID-81-05 Title

International Affairs: Promoting Agricultural Exports to Latin America

. . 7 d t wwk REPORTBY THE’ Cbmptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Pr ’ moting Agricultural To Latin Ameiica 7 The Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agri ultural Service uses relatively little of its rces to promote agriculturai exports to America, Additional promotion efforts assist in tapping the potential of this Exports 113946 relies heavily on private trade orand on its judgments, ba...
Date Dec. 10, 1980 Report No. PAD-81-02 Title

Government Operations: The Voluntary Pay and Price Standards Have Had No Discernible Effect on Inflation

* uywr BY’THECSMPTROLLERGENERAL ?ewrt To The Congress OF THEUNITED STATES - The Voluntary Pay And Price Standards Have Had No Discernible Effect On Inflation Since October 24, 1978, the Council on Wage and Price Stability has developed and administered voluntary pay and price standards as part of the anti-inflation program. When combined with other anti-inflation tools, the wageprice guidelines ...
Date Dec. 8, 1980 Report No. CED-81-3 Title

Housing: Most Borrowers of Economic Opportunity Loans Have Not Succeeded in Business

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Most Borrowers of Economic Opportunity ~Loans Have Not Succeeded In Business TheSmall Business Administration’s Economic Opportunity Loans have not been an effective way to help disadvantaged people start or improve their own businesses. More borrowers have defaulted on the loans than have repaid them. Many who paid off their ...
Date Dec. 3, 1980 Report No. FPCD-81-5 Title

Employment: Achieving Representation of Minorities and Women in the Federal Work Force

. /5 w3 BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Achieving Representation Of Minorities And Women In The Federal Work Force The Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program was established to increase recruitment of minorities and women for civil service employment. Although this is not a hiring program, it should lead to a more representative hiring of these groups. Ini...
Date Dec. 2, 1980 Report No. CED-81-7 Title

Housing: More Can Be Done To Ensure That Industrial Parks Create New Jobs

II ’ -jf3?d9 BY THECOMPTRCiLER GENERAL mrt ToThe Congress OFTHEUNITEDSTATES IViore Can Be Done To Ensure That lr@ustrial Parks Create New Jobs lllllII11 113909 --improve its use of feasibility attract studies, busi- --help park applicants nesses, and --place tighter prohibitions on business relocations which merely shift employment and do not create new jobs. DECEMBER CEO-81-7 2,198O I * . Reque...
Date Dec. 2, 1980 Report No. C-PSAD-81-3 Title

National Defense: The Department of Defense's High-Energy Laser Technology Program--Direction and Focus

. . RiPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S HIGH-ENERGY LASER TECHNOLOGY PROGRW-DIRECTION AND FOCUS DIGEST --.-a--The United States has a technology development program which has the potential to revolutionize warfare, if critical scientific and technical questions can be favorably answered. This technology, referred to as directed energy, is composed of ...
Date Nov. 28, 1980 Report No. CED-81-14 Title

Financing Rural Electric Generating Facilities: A Large and Growing Activity

1 * \ I1 777 &v-7? ,’ f3YTHECOMPTROLLERGENERAL ~ReportTo The Congress ~OF UNITED THE STATES IFinancing Rural Electric Generating Facilities: ~ALarge And Growing Activity TheRural Electrification Administration is providing billions of dollars of loans and loan guarantees to finance the construction of electric generating plants and related facilities in rural areas. In fiscal year 1979 such fina...
Date Nov. 26, 1980 Report No. EMD-81-33 Title

Government Operations: Argonne National Laboratory Early Retirement Program

~~NITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING F ICE OF WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ENERGY mm MINERALS DIWSION NOVEM8ER 26,198O B-199916 The The Dear Honorable Secretary M r. Charles W . Duncan, of Energy Jr. Secretary: National L rgonne Early Retirement (EMD-81-33) Laboratory Program1 Subject: During our ongoing review of the Department of Energy's process for renewing the operating contract for the Argonne Nationa...
Date Nov. 25, 1980 Report No. EMD-81-16 Title

Energy: Tennessee Valley Authority Needs a Written Policy on the Use of Power System Revenues for Research, Development, and Demonstration

UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 wrr(OY AND MINPUU DIVIOION NOVEMBER 25,198O B-200760 Mr. S. David Freeman Chairman, Board of Directors Tennessee Valley Authority Dear Mr. Chairman: 113850 Subject: Tennessee Valley Authority Needs A Written LPolicy On The Use Of Power System Revenues For Research, Development, and (EMD-81-16) : We recently began an evaluation of the Ten...
Date Nov. 19, 1980 Report No. ID-81-11 Title

International Affairs: Improving the Management and Coordination of Reviews, Inspections, and Evaluations in the U.N. System

REPORTBY THE ~ I Cbmptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Improving The Management And Cpordination Of Reviews, Inspections, And Evaluations In The UN, System Th aim of the Joint inspection Unit of the United Nations is to improve ma1 agement and coordination in the U,f’$. system. The Unit is the only organization that has authority to review, inspect, and evaluate the U.N. sydtem organizations a...
Date Nov. 19, 1980 Report No. B-200254 Title

Government Operations: Legislative Mandate and Affirmative Responsibilities of Congressional Award Board

Date Nov. 14, 1980 Report No. 113767 Title

Income Security: Funding of State and Local Government Pension Plans

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 *WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 14, 1980 113767 STATEMENT OF GREGORY J. AHART, DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON PENSION POLICY ON THEfiUI\IDING OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PENSION PLANS-J . Mr. Chairman We are and Members pleased we ...
Date Nov. 13, 1980 Report No. ID-81-13 Title

International Affairs: Suggested Improvements in Management of International Narcotics Control Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 INTERNATIONAL DIVISION 111111 Ill 113848 13,198O The Honorable Mathea Falco Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics Matters Department of State Dear Ms. Falco: NOVEMBER Suggested Improvements in Management of cU+e International Narcotics Control Program (ID-81-13) 3 examination In May and June 1980, we made a limited of the Inte...
Date Nov. 10, 1980 Report No. HRD-81-22 Title

Income Security: Social Security Administration's Beneficiary Rehabilitation Program

.. --- 113734 Human Resources Divisicl ML0 United States General Accounting Officc Washington, DC 20548 B-201008 NOVEMBER IO,1980 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mrs. Patricia Roberts Harris of Health and Human Services r"" ThelSocial Security Administration's Beneficiary Rehabilitation Prograg (HRD-81-22) Harris: llllllll IIIll 113739 Subject: At the request of the Chairman, Subcommittee on Over...
Date Nov. 10, 1980 Report No. HRD-81-3 Title

Employment: The National Institute of Education Should Further Increase Minority and Female Participation in Its Activities

BY THEU.S.GENERALACC:OUNTING OFFICE ; Report To The Honorable Shirley Chisholm House Of Representatives The National Institute Of Education i Should Further Increase Minority And : Female Participation In Its Activities The National Institute of Education has improved its equal employment opportunity profile during the last 2 years and is encouraging more minority- and female-oriented educational ...
Date Nov. 7, 1980 Report No. 113849 Title

Veterans Affairs: Survey Report on the Veterans and Dependents Education Loan Program

Urum Srms GENERAL Accou~ffi OmcE WASHINGIUN. Da 8ob48 Conrad R. Hoffman Controller (04) Voterans Administration Dear Mr. Hoffman: 113849 !a;, . I. ‘I #I I. . :. .* F ! , I. ‘* . Survey Report on the Veterans and k- ependents Education Loan progra . 3 We have completed a limited survey of the administration of the Veterans and Dependents Education Loan Program in the Veterans Administration's W...
Date Nov. 6, 1980 Report No. FGMSD-81-1 Title

Financial Management: More--And Better--Audits Needed of CETA Grant Recipients

. I BY:Tt--jE COMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES - - R@port The Congress To Mbre-And Better--Audits Needed Of CETAGrant Rgcipients Bet een July 1974 and October 1978, over $26 illion in Federal Comprehensive Employmen and Training Act (CETA) funds was spen by about 460 grantees and thousands of s bgrantees. Department of Labor regulation require these grantees to be audited at 1 least! once eve...
Date Nov. 6, 1980 Report No. ID-81-10 Title

International Affairs: Trade Preference Program Decisions Could Be More Fully Explained

1 l * m( qclr-f ’ L 11 -3&U BY:THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL R&mrt ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Trade Preference Program Decisions Could Be More Fully Explained In reoort on the first 5 years of operation of Generalized System df Preferences, which mits some products from developing couno enter the United States duty-free, the ent announced that in the future he may isting authority to ensure that ...
Date Nov. 4, 1980 Report No. CED-81-5 Title

Transportation: Programs for Ensuring the Safe Transportation of Hazardous Materials Need Improvement

Comptroller General R&ms~* bF THE UNITEDSTATES RELEASED Programs ForEnsuringTheSafe ’ransportation Of Hazardous Materials Improvement he Department of Transportation administers a proram to protect the public from risks involved in the of over 250,000 shipments of hazardi ransportation ous materials each day. The following improvements &e needed to more effectively carry out this program. --Obta...
Date Nov. 3, 1980 Report No. C-EMD-81-2 Title

Energy: Security of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Overseas--Where Does It Stand?

1 * # #* I I : (J< qL. / t iii’ THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee I Ids6 On Energy, 1 ; II’ Nuclear Proliferation And Federal Services, Committee On Governmental Affairs, United States Senate OF TtIE UNITEDSTATES * Security Of U.S.Nuclear Weapons Overseas--Where Does It Stand? In view of the global significance surrounding the security and use of U.S. nuclear weapons a...
Date Nov. 1, 1980 Report No. 113908 Title

Special Publications: A Reference List of Evaluation Books and Articles

A REFERENMCE LIST OF EVALUATION BOOKS AND ARTICLES IPSTITUTE FOR PROGRAM EVALUATION N VU E 4R 1§8, Preface The books and articles contained in this listing have been useful to Institute for Program Evaluation analysts and evaluators. recommendations. The bibliography was put together from their Categories are neither exclusive nor exhaustive. Users of this list should also search the library for ...
Date Oct. 28, 1980 Report No. CED-81-6 Title

Environmental Protection: Promising Changes Improve EPA's Extramural Research; More Changes Needed

1 06 A=- 3( REPCRT BY THE . Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES Promising Changes Improve EPA’sExtramural Research; bore Changes Needed he Environmental Protection Agency’s annual reappropriations for fiscal f earth and development iears 1978-80 averaged $336 million, about 70 percent of which has been spent on research conducted under contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements. Congre...
Date Oct. 23, 1980 Report No. HRD-81-9 Title

Income Security: Continuation of More Model Projects Could Increase the Delivery of Services to the Elderly

. f h L t~36s- W$HE ~,~,GENERAL~~~OUNT Rebort ToThe Secretary Of He&h And Human Services Continuation Of More Model Projects Co$l Increase The Delivery Of Sbrvices ToThe Elderly : The A ministration on Aging has opportunities to ncrease the services provided to the elderly with model project funds by selecting for Federal funding more projects which will continue t 1 serve the elderly after Federa...
Date Oct. 22, 1980 Report No. FPCD-81-16 Title

Government Operations: Adequacy of Safety Procedures at Fort A. P. Hill and National Guard Training Facilities

, . UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 CEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION OCTOBER 22,198O B-200949 The Honorable Mario House of Representatives Dear Mr. Biaggi: Biaggi IIIIIIIIIH llill 113624 of Safety Procedures A.P. Hill and National Guard Training Facilities (FPCD-81-16) 3 In your letter of June 3, 1980, you requested that we More specifinquire into National...
Date Oct. 16, 1980 Report No. 113596 Title

[Audit and Evaluation: Is There a Difference?]

tso~Xco LAUDIT AND EVALUATION: IS THERE A DIFFERENCE?3 BY HARRY S. HAVENS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY TO THE ATLANTA CHAPTER ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTANTS OCTOBER 16, 1980 The General Accounting Office is responsible for auditing government programs.j, This responsibility is embodied in statutes going back to the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921. The General Accounting Office is Calso responsible...
Date Oct. 15, 1980 Report No. LCD-81-3 Title

Information Management: Systematic Review for Declassification of National Security Information--Do Benefits Exceed Costs?

BY THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress CjF THEUNITEDSTATES --T------- Systematic Review For Declassification CffNational Security InformationKyoBenefits Exceed Costs? tive Order 12065 specifies that Federal ties review all classified records considpermanently valuable as they become 20 old to determine if they can be declasHowever, most of the declassified recprobably will not be requeste...
Date Oct. 7, 1980 Report No. 113587 Title

Special Publications: Issue Area Planning in GAO

,+ *--4 / A +s 9 1 1 1illr lilllll I Il 1 lIll1 1 1 l 113587 I1 ISSUE AREA PLANNING IN GAO ASSlG NMENTS V RESULTS U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE October 7, 1980 e . Memorandum TO : A l l P r o f e s s i o n a l S t a f f Members FROM : Comptroller General SUBJECT: Manual F o r P r e p a r i n g Issue A r e a Plans 8 The program p l a n n i n g p r...
Date Oct. 7, 1980 Report No. 113733 Title

Government Operations: [Oversight of Federally Sponsored Research and Development]

4 I . . I , U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHIXGTON, D. C. 20548 -. ADDRESS BY ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE NATIONAL GRADUATE UNIVERSITY S TWENTY.-SECOND INSTITUTE ON FEDERAL FUNDING SHOFIZHAM AMERICANA BOTEL, WASHSTGTON, D. C. OCTOBER 7 , 1980 &mRSIGHT OF FEDEXALLY SPONSDRED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMELW At the Nineteenth Institute on Federal Funding, in April 1979...
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. LCD-81-6 Title

National Defense: DOD's Carrier Evaluation and Reporting System

United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Logistics and Communications Division B$200212 OCTOBER 6,198O The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Harrison Senate Schmitt: LDOD’s Schmitt 113661 System d 7 Carrier Evaluation (LCD-81-6) and Reporting Your October 17, 1979, letter tie impact of the Department of Etpaluation and Reporting System sttorage industry in New Mex...