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Date Aug. 14, 1980 |
Report No. LCD-80-99 |
Title
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
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
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
. . 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
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
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
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-,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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
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
!’ 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
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Date July 31, 1980 |
Report No. ID-80-41 |
Title
‘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
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
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
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
8, Irn 113240 SUPPLEMENT THE REPORTBY THE TO Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
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,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
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
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
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
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
.. 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
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
/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
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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
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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
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
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
. 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
* - 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
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
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Date July 1, 1980 |
Report No. 112925 |
Title
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Date June 30, 1980 |
Report No. HRD-80-59 |
Title
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
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
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
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
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
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
. , 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
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
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Date June 16, 1980 |
Report No. PSAD-80-56 |
Title
--.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
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
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Date June 12, 1980 |
Report No. PSAD-80-43 |
Title
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
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... |