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Date Aug. 14, 1980 Report No. LCD-80-99 Title

National Defense: Opportunities To Improve the Navy's Retrograde Materials Program

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 LOGllETIC6 AND COMMUNICATIONS OIVIBION AUG 14 Admiral T. B. Hayward Chief of Naval Operations Dear Admiral Subject: Hayward: Opportunities to Improve the Navy's Retrograde c faterials Program LCD-80-99) J This letter is to advise you of the results of our review We evaluated of the Navy's retrograde distribution program. the retrograde ...
Date Aug. 13, 1980 Report No. EMD-80-91 Title

Energy: Triennial Assessment of the Tennessee Valley Authority--Fiscal Years 1977-1979

L , ’ /yy-yg BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES II2999 Report To The Congress Triennial Assessment Of The Tennessee Valley Authority--Fiscal Years 19774979 This report reviews the work done by GAO at the Tennessee Valley Authority during the past 3 years and highlights some major events that occurred which materially affected TVA but were not the subject of GAO reports. In this report G...
Date Aug. 12, 1980 Report No. CED-80-119 Title

Housing: Inquiry Into Farmers Home Administration's Selection of Developer To Construct Housing Project in New Hampshire

COMMUNITY AND KCONOMIC DEVELOCMLNTDIVISION AUGUST 12,198O B-199708 The Honorable Norman E. D'Amours House of Representatives Dear Mr. D'Amours: Subject: Inquiry into the Farmers Home Administration's of a Developer To Construct a c election Housing Project in New Hampshirel(CED-80-119) Illllll Ill Ill 113050 In accordance with your December 7, 1979, request and subsequent agreements with your offi...
Date Aug. 12, 1980 Report No. EMD-80-84 Title

Energy: Liquefying Coal for Future Energy Needs

. . BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES 113a”g Report To The Congress Liquefying Coal For Future Energy Needs On June 30, 1980, the President signed the Energy Security Act establishing a Synthetic Fuels Corporation to provide financial incentives for the development of domestic substitutes for imported oil. Coal liquefaction, the conversion of coal to a clean-burning, low-sulfur-content...
Date Aug. 12, 1980 Report No. LCD-80-97 Title

National Defense: Need for DOD Focal Point for the Studies and Analyses Program

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-198916 AUGUST 12,198O The Honorable The Secretary Harold Brown of Defense 112998 Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: beed for a DOD Focal Point for the Studies and Analyses Program (LCD-80-97) (DOD's) We have reviewed the Department of -&Se's De progress in improving its overall management of the studies and analyses program and in strengthe...
Date Aug. 11, 1980 Report No. CED-80-95 Title

Agriculture and Food: Problems Plagued Department of Agriculture's Grasshopper Control Program in 1979

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe HonorableJames Abdnor House of Representatives OF THE UNITED STATES Problemsllagued Department Of Agriculture’s Grasshopper Control Program In 1979 The 1979 grasshopper infestation in 17 Western States was the worst since the 1930s. The Department of Agriculture’s program to control the grasshoppers was not effective because --it was badly managed, --it ...
Date Aug. 7, 1980 Report No. B-199487 Title

Government Operations: [Comments on S. 2790]

ant~~~~~~~~ -,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~W - Wr-cij u y }WASHINGTON. COMPTROI LR GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES D.C. 20548 /64< B-199487 B 199487 August 7, 1980 The Honorable Abraham Ribicoff Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate d Dear Mr. Chairman: You-asked us to review and oExmment~on S. 279§ a-bill to limit the amount that may be. obligated by any agency of the Federal Government...
Date Aug. 6, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-61 Title

VA Improved Pension Program: Some Persons Get More Than They Should and Others Less

REPORTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES RELEASED VA Improved Pension Program: Some PersonsGet More Than They Should And Others Less Prior to June 17, 1980, about 35,000 needy veterans receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits had to elect improved veterans pension benefits which went into effect January 1, 1979. In doing so, they could have received less in combined benefi...
Date Aug. 1, 1980 Report No. 113299 Title

Performance Appraisal System Manual: Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales

!’ i TABLE OF CONTENTS Section I II III How and Why the was Developed System 1 7 11 11 14 14 16 18 20 23 Standards 28 34 36 43 Paqe Overview of the Performance Appraisal System The Appraisal Process Job Planning Job Staffinq Performance Planning Performance Monitoring End-of-Assignment Performance Appraisal Career and Assignment Review Session Task Standards IV v VI VII VII Append ix A BARS Perf...
Date July 31, 1980 Report No. CED-80-102 Title

Natural Resources: Better Management of National Park Concessions Can Improve Services Provided to the Public

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Date July 31, 1980 Report No. ID-80-41 Title

International Affairs: Evaluation of U.S. Efforts To Promote Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

‘r , BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL 1 I253 Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Evaluation Of U.S. EffortsTo Promote Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is the world’s principal political instrument for controlling the spread of nuclear weapons. However, more than 50 countries, some with nuclear programs, are not party to the Treaty. The United States is using ...
Date July 31, 1980 Report No. ID-80-32 Title

International Affairs: The AID Excess Property Program Should Be Simplified

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES The AID ExcessProperly Program Should Be Simplified The Agency for International Development (AID) excess property program is not accomplishing its objective. Intended, when possible, to use excess instead of new property in U. S. foreign assistance projects, the program has moved in a different direction. A number of events have re...
Date July 28, 1980 Report No. PSAD-80-50 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: A Look at NASA's Aircraft Energy Efficiency Program

BY THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES A Look At NASA’s Aircraft Energy Efficiency Program Four years ago the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) initiated the Aircraft Energy Efficiency program to provide by 1985 the technology for making future transport aircraft up to 50 percent more fuel efficient than today’s aircraft. Thus far, NASA has help...
Date July 28, 1980 Report No. B-199375 Title

Government Operations: [Comments on H.R. 7128]

i\ ~~~~COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES| 20548 3V WASHINGTON. D.C. B-199375 July 28, 1980 r/The Honorable Harley 0. Staggers Chairman, Committee on Interstate and Foreign Coramerce ' House- ooRepresentatives Dear Mr. Chairman: - - As you requested on May 6, 1980, we are providing omments on H. 71T2 There are two general comments we (-wish to make and two ancillary points. The first deals w...
Date July 28, 1980 Report No. CED-80-87A Title

Transportation: Highway Safety Research and Development--Better Management Can Make It More Useful

8, Irn 113240 SUPPLEMENT THE REPORTBY THE TO Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES REl ,l.J!nt Highway Safety Research And Development- f3etterManagement Can Make It More Useful GAO has issued concurrently with this supplement a report with the above title. The Department of Transportation commented on the draft of that report, and this supplement contains GAO’s evaluation of and response to t...
Date July 28, 1980 Report No. CED-80-87 Title

Transportation: Highway Safety Research and Development--Better Management Can Make It More Useful

REPORTBY THE Comptroller General Dbvelopment-- Better Management Can Make It More Useful The Department of Transportation could strengthen its management of highway safety research and development so that research results can be more effective as a resource for State and local highway safety programs. The Department’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would be more responsive to hig...
Date July 28, 1980 Report No. PSAD-80-62 Title

Government Operations: Problems Overwhelm GSA's Systems Furniture Test Program

Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Federal Spending Practices And Open Government, Committee On Governmental Affairs, United States Senate OF TFE UNITED STATES Problems Overwhelm GSA’s Systems Furniture Test Program The General Services Administration (GSA) launched its Systems Furniture Test program in 1978 to demonstrate that modular-type furniture saved space and was cost effective. Howe...
Date July 24, 1980 Report No. 112915 Title

Energy: Department of Energy's Gasoline Allocation Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 a.m. July 24, 1980 STATEMENTOF ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THE UNITED BEFORE THE STATES PERMANENTSUBCOMMITTEEON INVESTIGATIONS SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS ON THEGEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S GASOLINE ALLOCATION PROGRAM 7 Mr. Chairman and Members of the this opportunity Subcommit...
Date July 24, 1980 Report No. GGD-80-38 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Justice Needs To Better Manage Its Fight Against Public Corruption

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Crime, Committee On The Judiciary House Of Representatives CjF THE UNITEDSTATES Justice Needs To Better Manage Its Fight Against Public Corruption In 1977 the Department of Justice designated public corruption--crimes by public officialsas one of the priorities among its law enforcement activities. Justice had already established t...
Date July 23, 1980 Report No. ID-80-15 Title

International Affairs: Administration of the Steel Trigger Price Mechanism

.. f%%@ll2q60 ,+ BY THE CWTR&iR OF THE UNITEDSTATES GENERAL Report To The Congress Administration Of The Steel Trigger Price Mechanism The steel trigger price mechanism lished to speed up antidumping tions. was estabinvestiga- If imports were priced below preestablished trigger prices, the Treasury Department, which originally administered the program with the Customs Service, and later the Depart...
Date July 22, 1980 Report No. EMD-80-88 Title

Energy: Concerns Over the Department of Energy's Program and Organization for Developing and Promoting the Use of Alcohol Fuels

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-198431 July 22, 1980 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Charles W. Duncan, of Energy Jr. p% Secretary: the Department of Energy’s @oncerns,Over ~(DQfYs)’ -Program and Organization for Developing and Promoting the Use of Alcohol Fuels (EMD-80-88) _I The General Accounting Office has recently completed a review of alcohol’s pot...
Date July 21, 1980 Report No. CED-80-88 Title

Agriculture and Food: Alternatives To Reduce Dairy Surpluses

/c 0 /r=+- BY THE COMPTROLLEri GENERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES , ((hoi. Report ToThe Congress Alternatives To Reduce Dairy Surpluses The Government dairy price-support program is viewed by many as the major cause of dairy surpluses, which at times have been burdensome. This program is based on the concept of parity, a standard used to measure the degree to which farm prices are in line with what the C...
Date July 21, 1980 Report No. B-197878 Title

Government Operations: Comments on H.R. 6194

* . 4 -2 COMPTRC'R~ 1 ,,' - G--Ni¢RA CF~.C. W4 U.N-IE STVtSi '.~~~4S*N.>. E-l978 July 21. I i 8 inre monorazie t-.enry A. Vwaxrnar Cnaii.rarn, 6uoconr..rittee or. Healti arnc the c,-nv1rcnrtent CcLittee on Irnterstate anc E-oreiqn o ir.omerce u.a. house ot Re.resentatives Lear Mr. Lhairman: This letter is in res;onse to your request for cur on h.h. 6143 which ,ou intrGduced with Con-ressman' Clau...
Date July 21, 1980 Report No. 112914 Title

Health: Department of Energy's Safety and Health Program at Uranium Enrichment Plants

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 21, 1980 STATEMENTOF J. DEXTER PEACH, DIRECTOR ENERGYAND MINERALS DIVISION BEFORE THE dJ b SUBCOMMITTEEON ENERGY, NUCLEAR se PROLIFERATION AND FEDERAL SERVICES OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS ON THE DEPARTMENTOF ENERGY'S SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM c AT URANIUM EN...
Date July 17, 1980 Report No. EMD-80-63-II Title

Domestic Aluminum Resources: Dilemmas of Development

BY THE COMPTROLLEF?GENERAL Report To The Congress “‘i2is OF THE UNITEDSTATES Domestic Aluminum Resources: Dilemmas Of Development Volume II, Appendixes II-VII--Detailed Agency Comments And GAO Response llllllllllllllll 112898 JULY EMD-80-63 17.1980 . . . . For sale by: Superintendent of Documents U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 Telephone (202) 783-3238 Members of Congres...
Date July 17, 1980 Report No. EMD-80-63-I Title

Domestic Aluminum Resources: Dilemmas of Development

BY THE COMPTROliliER GENERAL * $1 *port To The Congress 1i~~q OF THE UNITEDSTATES Domestic Aluminum Resources: Dilemmas Of Development Volume I Concerns about supply disruptions and price gouging that could endanger aluminum production in the United States have spurred research in this country on processes to manufacture aluminum from ores other than bauxite. The United States has no large bauxite...
Date July 17, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-97 Title

Income Security: Oregon's Financial Management of Funds Under the Older Americans Act

GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Human Resources Division B-196673 JULY17,1980 /The Honorable United States Dear Senator Bob Packwood Senate 112796 Packwood: I,m Subject: regon's Financial Managemens~_of Funds Under the Older Americans Act/(HRD-80-97) r.,.,w".d we have In response to your June 11, 1979,.resuest, completed our work on Oregon's financial management of...
Date July 17, 1980 Report No. FGMSD-80-68 Title

Financial Management: Oregon's Offset Program for Collecting Delinquent Debts Has Been Highly Effective

4 RESTRlCTER RELEASED I?ccount~r~g by the CO&W-I-ROLLER -Hot Cfflce GENERAL WASHINQTON. uxxn~f OC to be released outside the Oenerd on tha bss!s of specific ilpg, tr .,I Relations. STATES Ofhe! of CunprcrEs‘anail THE UNITED 20540 D.C. ww B-199382 JULY 17,198O / The Honorable Jim Sasser Chairman, Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Dear Mr. Chai...
Date July 17, 1980 Report No. ID-80-40 Title

International Affairs: U.S. Response to Jamaica's Economic Crisis

BYTHE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Honorable Richard S.Schweiker OF THE UNITED STATES urns. Response To JamCl i&S ~~sTl?lcTg~Not to be released RELEASED Accountfnp “)w~-.9!.!!c~ ECOIWmic Crisis ot‘ke excePt On the basis outsidesPecitic Q*n*ral ot t-h* ‘pprov~, Of Congressional Relauonh .. This report deals with the extent to which economic deterioration and political problems in Jamaica...
Date July 16, 1980 Report No. ID-80-39 Title

International Affairs: AID Must Consider Social Factors in Establishing Cooperatives in Developing Countries

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Repor OF THEUNITEDSTATES AID Must Consider Social Factors In Establishing Cooperatives In Developing Countries Political, economic, and cultural factors play a large role in determining whether efforts by the Agency for International Development (AID) to establish cooperatives in developing countries succeed or fail. Yet, as the GAO review of AID-sponsored cooperatives in ...
Date July 16, 1980 Report No. CED-80-82A Title

Natural Resources: Changes in Public Land Management Required To Achieve Congressional Expectations

BY THEC~MPTR~LLER'~~NERAL ~42.7F Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Changes In Public Land Management Required To Achieve Congressional Expectations Public land managers in the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior are having difficulty achieving congressional expectations of producing the natural resources the Nation needs--timber, grazing forage, minerals, energy, etc.--while protec...
Date July 15, 1980 Report No. EMD-80-54 Title

Energy: Additional Management Improvements Are Needed To Speed Case Processing at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

r-s I BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Additional Management Improvements Are Needed ToSpeed Case Processing At The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Despite notable progress resulting from actions the Commission has taken and continues to take toward improving case management, the agency still faces a large volume of backlogged cases and lengthy processing d...
Date July 15, 1980 Report No. ID-80-33 Title

International Affairs: AID Slow in Dealing With Project Planning and Implementation Problems

. u i3Y-i-liECOM’TROLiR GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES AID Slow In Dealing With Project Planning And Implementation Problems During the past, GAO and internal AID officials have made a number of recommendations to improve management of the Agency for International Development-administered programs that are aimed at improving the way of life in developing countries. This report ...
Date July 9, 1980 Report No. CED-80-65 Title

Agriculture and Food: Direct Farmer-to-Consumer Marketing Program Should Be Continued and Improved

* - f /,,, BY'THE COMPTR(ILLERGEF'\IERAL I he OFTHEUNTEDSTATES Congress b Direct ,Farmer-To-Consumer Marketing Program Should Be Continued And Improved Direct farmer-to-consumer sales offer additional income opportunities for farmers and fresher, cheaper food for consumers. Direct marketing may ‘also reduce energy consumption, help preserve farmland, and decrease the reliance of many areas on ou...
Date July 8, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-63 Title

Income Security: Congress Should Scale Down Redwood Employee Program Benefits

Congress Should Scale Down Redwood Employee Program Benefits The Redwood Employee Protection Program, established as a result of title II of Public Law 95-250, provides benefits to workers laid off because of expansion of the Redwood National Park. However, workers whose layoffs are not related to the park expansion also qualify for benefits because of a provision in the law. The program’s excep...
Date July 3, 1980 Report No. B-199444 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Public Issues Pertaining to Science and Technology

Date July 1, 1980 Report No. 112925 Title

Special Publications: The Post-Implementation Review

/ FY41 Ki~~~~~41~~~F' \J4JgVIET LI LL LVL ng~g organizatmn-al culture HizU Peking's joint venture laws will work The sexual side of enterprise T- high cost and he stress of relocation _ ____ -/7 -. ~ ~ Jl WSS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'4 - ~ -. ~~. - - :. .a American Managefnent Associations The magazine for motivated managers Volume 69, Number 7, July 1980 m 7 'y T -2 _ l8...
Date June 30, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-59 Title

Government Operations: Federal Government Still Striving To Establish Single Drug Procurement System

Report To The Chairman, Committee On The Judiciary United States Senate OF THE UNITEDSTATES Federal Government Still Striving To Establish Single Drug Procurement System For nearly two decades the Federal Government has tried to establish a single system for procuring and supplying drugs and medical devices to eliminate unnecessary duplication and reduce costs. Only recently have the Office of Fed...
Date June 30, 1980 Report No. LCD-80-79 Title

National Defense: Late Fire Control System Deliveries for Army's M60A3 Tanks Jeopardize Combat Readiness Improvements

RV Tb-ECOM P-KOLLERGENEI?HL Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Defense, Committee On Appropriations House Of Representatives f-Y rLate Fire Control System Deliveries For Army’s M-60A3 Tanks Jeopardize Combat Readiness Improvements Delayed deliveriesof firecontrolsystemsforthe Army’s M-tiOA3 tank production and conversion program are causing deployment and program slippages. Future deliver...
Date June 30, 1980 Report No. 112675 Title

Economic Development: Small Business Administration's Surety Bond Guarantee Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:00 A.M. EDT. MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1980 STATEMENTOF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTDIVISION BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS UNITED STATES SENATE THEkMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION'S SURETY BOND GUARANTEEPROGRAM / I I,,, MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERSOF THE COMMITTEE: WE K...
Date June 25, 1980 Report No. LCD-80-77 Title

National Defense: Better Controls and Data Needed To Distribute Defense Medical Supplies

BY --MEil.?. GENERAL.. ACC@IJNTiNG OFFICE e rt To The Secretary f lxfens Better Controls And Data Needed To Distribute Defense Medical Supplies Defense medical supply distribution is hindered by inventories that are too large and too old, limited monitoring of purchasing and delivery systems, and overstocked supply systems. Pacific area medical facilities were maintaining millions of dollars of in...
Date June 25, 1980 Report No. CED-80-103 Title

Natural Resources: Problems Continue in the Federal Management of the Coastal Zone Management Program

ES’-l--IE!J.s.GENEPAL.ACCOUNTING OFFICE r126cjs Report ToThe Secretary Of Problems Continue In The Federal Management Of The Coastal Zone Management Program The Coastal Zone Management Program, which develops and protects coastal State resources, continues with many of the same problems GAO reported in 1976. Implementation of federally approved State programs at the local level has been slow; co...
Date June 23, 1980 Report No. 112617 Title

Financial Management: Control of Loan Guarantees

United States General Accounting Washington, B.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at lo:30 a.m. June 23, 1980 Statement Harry Assistant of lllllllllll~~ 112617 S. Havens General Comptroller before the Special Subcommittee Committee United ,,,,,,. ,)II^” r Control i,,,, ,,m, ,_ on Control on the States on of Federal Budget Credit Senate of Loan Guarantee
Date June 23, 1980 Report No. LCD-80-68 Title

Information Management: Program To Improve Federal Records Management Practices Should Be Funded by Direct Appropriations

. , BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Program To Improve Federal Records Management Practices Should Be Funded By Direct Appropriations The National Archives and Records Service’ s technical assistance program to help agencies improve records management practices is funded through reimbursements from agencies, not through NARS appropriations. Because NARS must ob...
Date June 19, 1980 Report No. 112605 Title

Income Security: Voluntary Early Retirements Under the Civil Service Retirement System

u. S. General Washington, Accounting Office D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. June 19, 1980 Statement Federal Subcommittee Committee United H.L. Krieger, Personnel and of Director Compensation Division Before the on Compensation and Employee Benefits on Post Office and Civil Service States House of Representatives on
Date June 16, 1980 Report No. PSAD-80-56 Title

National Defense: Air Force Justification for Storing Its Advanced Medium Short Takeoff and Landing Prototype Aircraft

--.v UNITED STATES G~NERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHiNGTON, D.C. 20548 ---- --- PROCUREMENT ACQUISITION AND SYSTEMS DIVISION B-199037 JUNE t6,t980 -- ._-.-.~~ L' The Honorable Robert 3. Lagomarsino House of Representatives Dear Mr. Lagomarsino: I I 112609 Subject: r Force Justification for Storing Its t Takeoff and Landing vanced Medium S PSAD-80-56) Prototype Aircraf 3;, 1980, letter, we have In resp...
Date June 16, 1980 Report No. PAD-80-39 Title

Federal Disaster Assistance: What Should the Policy Be?

BY THE COMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Chairman And Ranking Minority Member Senate Committee On The Budget United States Senate OF THE UNITEDSTATES Federal Disaster Assistance: What Should The Policy Be? creases the Government’ s disaster budget scrutiny. risk while escaping two In formulating Federal disaster policy, economic principles should be considered: --equity--consistency of assistance...
Date June 13, 1980 Report No. B-199182 Title

Health: Federal Employees' Health Benefit Program

Date June 12, 1980 Report No. PSAD-80-43 Title

National Defense: Issues Identified in 21 Recently Published Major Weapon System Reports

i ‘TtiECOMPTROLLERGENERAL port ToThe ongress OF I-HEUNlTEDSTATES ssues Identified In 21 Recently Published Major Weapon System Reports Billions of dollars are requested each year by the Department of Defense to acquire and modernize its major weapon systems. GA0 annually reviews selected weapon systems to advise the Congress on program issues and problems. During January and February 1980, GAO i...
Date June 12, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-93 Title

Health: Questions About the Cost-Benefit Analyses of the Professional Standards Review Organization Program

Division B-199164 JUNE 12,198O ’ i/The Honorable George M. O'Brien House of Representatives Dear Mr. O'Brien: uestions About ssional the Cost-Benefit Analyses of Standards Review Organization Subject: Your to the Review .sid tHuman i these of the enclosed. :A May 20, 1980, letter, asked four questions related cost -benefit analyses of the Professional Standards (y 4 d'Cc Organization (PSRO) prog...