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| Date Oct. 29, 1976 |
Report No. 100230 |
Title
- RELEASED
UNITED STATESGENERAL ACCOUNTING ORE ROOM JDHN F.
REGlONAL
1903 KENNEDY GovENNMENTccNlEN OFFICE
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LM100230 BOSTON, MASSACHUS~S Cm John A. S. XcGlennon, Regional Administrator Environmental Protection Agency, Region I 2203 John F. Kennedy Federal BuildinrJ
Govemnt Center Boston, Hassachusetts 02203 Dear Mr. McGlennon: 1e recently revie... |
| Date Oct. 28, 1976 |
Report No. CED-77-3 |
Title
4 3 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFIC E Al Assessment Of Capacit y Utilization Statistics Strengths And Weaknesse s
Differences in industrial capacity utilizatio n rates reported by seven organizations fo r 1970 through 1975 ranged from 10 .2 to 2 2 percentage points . The variations in the rate s are caused by differences in data collection , calculation methods, and definitions of capacity ... |
| Date Oct. 22, 1976 |
Report No. 102554 |
Title
DOCUMERT FESUME
02554 - [A1712705] The Use of Trai:ling Provided through Formal Courses to Employees of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. October 22, 1976. 3 pp. + -*Resta e (3 pp.). Report tj .zr E. Davis, Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; by Thomas R. Colan, Assistant Director, General Government Div. Issue Irea: Personnel Management and Compensation (300). Contact: G... |
| Date Oct. 12, 1976 |
Report No. FPCD-76-92 |
Title
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LM100101 cxxiFor etterAssessffl 8-f ent
Interservice Training Opportunities
IlepRrfmeitt of Defense This report recommends that tt-.e Secretary of D&me expand the role of his cffice in over. seeing the activities of the lnterservicc Train. ing f?evielN Organization to better assess and orgamze training consolidations. Thus, proposed in terservice training which ... |
| Date Oct. 4, 1976 |
Report No. PSAD-76-172 |
Title
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LM101767 BY THE COLWPTRBLLER GENERAL QFTHE UNITEDSTATES Federa! Short Takeoff And Landing Transport ProgranwStatus And Needs
Department Qf Transpqrtation Natisnal Aeronautics an% Space Administration Department of Defense
The 1971 civil aviation research and development policy study concluded that a new short-haul air trans... |
| Date Sept. 29, 1976 |
Report No. 094670 |
Title
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| Date Sept. 28, 1976 |
Report No. HRD-76-147 |
Title
, I . . , - - REPORT TO THE CONGRESS . OWQ
BY THE COMPTROLLER GElVERAL OF THE UNITED STATES The Equal Employment Opportunity Corn mission Has Made Limited Progress In Eliminating Employment Discrimination
Although the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has had some success in obtaining relief for victims of discrimination in specific instances, it does not appear to have yet made the substant... |
| Date Sept. 3, 1976 |
Report No. HRD-76-128 |
Title
REPORT TO THE CONGRESS
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Factors That Impede Progress In Implementing The Health Maintenance Organization Act Of 1973
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare c This report discusses factors which have : impeded, and continue to impede, the carrying out of the Federal Health Maintenance Organization program. Information is pro” vided on the need ... |
| Date Sept. 1, 1976 |
Report No. PAD-76-30 |
Title
.... i
I -* ... 1 evaIuating
federal programs :
an overview for the
congressional user September 1976 .. II contents
foreword why evaluate ?
deciding what to evaluate who will do the study? getting useful results realistic expectations
~ foreword
t: There are neither ready nor easy means for measuring or predicting the results of most Federal programs. Yet, legislators need this kind of informati... |
| Date Sept. 1, 1976 |
Report No. HRD-76-112 |
Title
u REPORT 8 EiVERAL COMPTROLL QF THE UNITED STATES Operation Emergent Medical
Community Services gram
Administration The Emergency Food and Medical Services Program was established to counteract starvation and malnutrition among those segments of the poor difficult to reach through other Federal programs. The Community should Services Adminstration --develop better data on the population served by ... |
| Date Aug. 31, 1976 |
Report No. CED-76-141 |
Title
, . %-. Many of the Department’s single-family properties in the Chicago area have not been preserved and protected and have deteriorated badly. Many are now health and safety hazards in their communities. This situation contributes to the $14,025-average loss the Department experiences on every Chicago property sold. Although better supervision by area managers under contract to preserve and pr... |
| Date Aug. 30, 1976 |
Report No. 098199 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected on Monday, August 30, 1976 Statement of Phillip S. Hughes Assistant Comptroller General of the United States on GAO's report
"An Evaluation of Proposed Federal Assistance ' o,l for Financing Commercialization of Emerging Energy Technologies", (August 24, 1976) CI 1' Statement was presented twice, to the... |
| Date Aug. 27, 1976 |
Report No. FGMSD-76-81 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCO UNTING OFFICE Need To Avoid Duplicativ6" , i, Financial Audits Of The I/"*8'p Comprehensive Employment And Training Act Subgrantees
Department of Labor
Labor has not adopted an audit policy which fosters the acceptance of audits done at the direction of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act subgrantees; but, rather, requires its prime sponsors to arrange for an indep... |
| Date Aug. 25, 1976 |
Report No. EMD-76-4 |
Title
0481q?
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Poor Management Of A Nuclear Light Water Reactor Safety Project
Energy Research and Development Administration Nuclear Regulatory Commission The Plenum Fill Experiment is a light-water reactor test facility designed to help determine the effectiveness of emergency core cooling systems during the first stages of a lossof-coolant accident. Becau... |
| Date Aug. 25, 1976 |
Report No. CED-76-133 |
Title
REPORT TO THE C
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES s Using Independent Public ntants To, Audit Public Housing Agencies--An Assessment
Department of Housing and Urban Development Independent public accountants generally performed satisfactorily the financial opinion part of audits of public housing agencies. However, they need training and guidance from the Department of Housing and Ur... |
| Date Aug. 24, 1976 |
Report No. EMD-76-10 |
Title
REPORT TO THE CONGRESS
~',!
; BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES An Evaluation Of Proposed Federal Assistance For Financing Commercialization Of Emerging Energy Technologies
Multiagency
In March 1976 GAO said that the Congress needed better information before approving the administration's proposed multibillion dollar Federal loan guarantee program for synthetic fuel plants. This repo... |
| Date Aug. 12, 1976 |
Report No. HRD-76-118 |
Title
REPORT TO THE CONGRESS
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Better Data On Severity And Causes Of Worker Safety And Health Problems Should Be Obtained From Workplaces
Occupational Department Safety and Health of Labor Administration The Labor Department needs specific data on the causes and potential causes of death and seriously disabling injury and illness. This report describes the t... |
| Date Aug. 4, 1976 |
Report No. HRD-76-144 |
Title
\ + : : 1. -* -Fe%. _1. k/k!& 76 - I !y -_._~. F4- 7L REPORT TO THE CONGRESS-~ oq3i!4?8
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Hazardous Working Conditions In Seven Federal Agencies
Departments of Labor, Agriculture, and Interior Veterans Administration Departments of the Air Force, the Army, and the Navy and the Defense Supply Agency, Department of Defense Seven Federal agencies employin... |
| Date Aug. 2, 1976 |
Report No. EMD-76-5 |
Title
is-1 7?205 , The H~ncra51e Alninistrab3r Frank Zarb February rmber-s. 1973, FEA had 14 advisory ccmittees wrth 3 total of 375 Advisory ccxmittees established or used by Federal agwcies are 'governed by the Federal Advisory Coxmiktee kc: of 1972 (?ublic Law 92Th!s act defines an advisory copnittee as any co:mittee, board, 463). . . co51mtsslor!l council, confsrence, panel, task Qrcc, or other simil... |
| Date Aug. 1, 1976 |
Report No. 094667 |
Title
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094667 A D S OF D mS ELMER B. STMTS COMPTROLLER GENERAL O THE UNITED STATES F NOVA UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES WAR MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA AUGUST 1, 1976 ROLE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS
INANEW EuJ
It is Today, the f i r s t commencement a t which Nova i s conferring doctorates of public administration, i s a notable occasion f o r t ... |
| Date July 28, 1976 |
Report No. HRD-76-91 |
Title
LM098225 c Administration Of Federal .Assistance Programs A Case Study Showing Need I For Additional i!mprovements
The office c+f Management Federal Departments and Budget and Other 5 3 I : Weak administrative controls and practices permitted a private, nonprofit foundation to circumvent the limitations on the use of Federal funds and to improperly obtain Federal 1 funds for family-planning and ot... |
| Date July 27, 1976 |
Report No. FPCD-76-80 |
Title
REPORT TO
BY THE COMFTROLLER OF THE UNITED S.~+~y sysm
LM098228 l~\lllllllllllllllll~~lll~ll - Cost-Of-Living Adjustment Processes For Federal Annuities Need To Be Changed
The cost-of-living adjustment processes for Federal retirement annuities have resulted in annuities’ increasing faster than the cost of living and Federal white-collar pay rates. This has been caused by the extra l-percent inc... |
| Date July 16, 1976 |
Report No. 092275 |
Title
DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE MENTALLY DISABLED IN OREGON Region X, Seattle Department Welfare of Health, Education, agencies and and other Federal UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING
SEATTLE REGIONAL OFFICE OFFICE JuL 1 6 IY76
- (Date) w-w.-- Contents ----__-_ Page CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Background for Oregon 2 STATE EFFORTS TO FURTHER DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION Comprehensive planning Comprehensive comm... |
| Date July 8, 1976 |
Report No. 092276 |
Title
. c IMPROVEMENTSNEEDED IN EFFORTS TO HELP THE MENTALLY DISABLED RETURN TO OR REMAIN IN THE COMMUNITIES IN MASSACHUSETTS Department of Health, Region I Boston, Massachusetts Education, and Welfare, et al. ContentS -m--m--Page DIGEST
CHAPTER i 1 2, INTRODUCTION
Objective and scope of review 1 3
5 6 8 10 11 STATE DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION EFFORTS Legislation to aid the mentally disabled Establishment of... |
| Date June 24, 1976 |
Report No. MWD-76-95 |
Title
REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES More Action Needed To Insure That Financial, Institutions Provide Equal Employment Opportunity
Departments Equal of the Treasury Opportun’ity and Labor Commission Employment Treasury has made limited progress in insuring that financial institutions follow equal employment opportunity practices. The program’s credibility has been seriously ... |
| Date June 23, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-106 |
Title
Problems experienced by 23 communities in preparing, and by the Department in reviewing, community development block grant applications during the first program year are discussed in this report. The problems concern insufficient information in the applications and the lack of criteria to help the Department to determine whether the proposed community development and housing programs have been dev... |
| Date June 18, 1976 |
Report No. LCD-75-451 |
Title
1 -, , + 1 ; T TO THE CONGRESS L\$RAR’l SWEM Flying-Fiour Programs Of The Military Services: Opportunities For Improved Management
Department of Defense Military flying cost about $2.7 billion in fiscal year 1975. Most of the flying was for developing and maintaining proficiency as an element of military readiness. Effective management of this flying requires a system that can relate planned and... |
| Date June 18, 1976 |
Report No. ID-76-28 |
Title
t -W. . t -.- --_I ,. --__--. . :. “., s& -.- --This is an uwlasdk&ge& &rnished in lieu of a report containing clsssif~~d~e&ri~ information. COMPTROLLER GENERAL’S REPORT TO THE CONGRESS PROGRESS AND OrJTLOOK FCR U.S. SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO THE REPUBLIC S? KOREA Departments of Defense and State - ‘-“---.vr * . DIGEST -m-m-This report should be helpful in determining the natc:‘e and securi... |
| Date June 18, 1976 |
Report No. GGD-76-85 |
Title
(. -. Il.’ q. r -.. &3-76-8-qOF THE UNITED D.C. 20518 STATEt # &(a-76 COMPTROW-ER GENERAL
WASHINGTON. B-185276 I. ’ :, ., The Honorable John E, Moss The Honorable John D. DingelZ’ House of Representatives Your joint letter of October 31, 1975, asked us to examine the effects of a change the Small Business Administration made to its-t.size standard for small business petroleum refiners on Oct... |
| Date June 17, 1976 |
Report No. LCD-75-101 |
Title
d * I ‘A REPORT TO
BY THE COMPTROLLER OF THE UNITED STATES i’BRA@y SYQq Problems In Developing The Advanced Logistics System
Department of the Air Force The Advanced Logistics System was intended to modernize the Department of the Air management activities Force’s logistics through automation. GAO concluded that the Air Force has not exercised prudent management during the system’s develop... |
| Date June 11, 1976 |
Report No. MWD-76-73 |
Title
.4 I REPORT TO THE COl’?if?kESS
BY THE CQMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES - Problems Administering Supplemental Security Income For The Aged, Blind, And Disabled
Social Security Administration Department df Health, Education, and Welfare After over 2 years the Social Security Administration still faces considerable difficulties in making the Supplemental Security Income program an effectiv... |
| Date June 1, 1976 |
Report No. PAD-77-5 |
Title
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, ' Elmer B . S t a a t s Comptroller General of the United States Robert F. Keller Deputy Comptroller General ' Phillip S. Hughes Assistant Comptroller General **** Office Of Program Analysis Harry S. Havens Director Dean K . Crowther Deputy Director The 1976 Congressional Sourcebook Serie... |
| Date May 27, 1976 |
Report No. OSP-76-27 |
Title
thy 27, 1977: B-178205 llMlllllillIl~llllllllllllllllllllll
LM099339 The Honorable Philip R. Sharp House of Rept2sentatfves Oear Mr. Sharp: Ylrclr Harch 16, 1976, letter to the Comptroller General, requested that we assess the program of th2 Qepartment of CoTmercc vrhi::h conveyed "SayEnergy Citations" to American industry. Y0f.i ~3-2 p&icularly interested in pessibl e duolication of efforts 5y ... |
| Date May 5, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-81 |
Title
Energy Research and Development
Processes which produce synthetic oil and gas from coal are commercially available but are not competitive with conventional oil and gas. Apparently no serious consideration is being given to building a commercial coal Iiquefaction plant in the United States. A number of companies have announced projects to build high British thermal unit gasification plants. The mo... |
| Date April 23, 1976 |
Report No. OSP-76-20 |
Title
5011 be*efir! %A headquarters, offices has been esiabl7shed arid a17 oraanizationa? elmnefits have deve;;pd scme fan of enemy ccnservaticn programs, w fcr;nd little comd4mtion and mmunication, .md ineffective rise of manpower in dealing with other ermer9y FrobieGs a:d issues. En view of the edditional resmnsibi?ities given FEA ur;der the Enera Pclicy and Comervation Act and the cp.pertmity for ar!... |
| Date April 21, 1976 |
Report No. PSAD-76-73 |
Title
L 3 cv, BY THE COMPTROLL OF THE UNITED STATE§,.s ,,_: !\ 3-u,,=1,6 i
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LM099357 status Relatin
Space tisn
Aeronautics Administration and National Space NASA’s revised development plan is introducing risks that could result in increased costs, schedule delays, and performance degradations that were not originally envisioned. The development pla... |
| Date April 20, 1976 |
Report No. 094290 |
Title
WASI-i;NGTOf;; LX; * 20548
GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION C. Maevis Mr. Alfred Assistant Postmaster General Real Estate and Buildings U.S. Postal Service Dear Mr. Maevis: completed a limited for identifying and needs. This letter effectiveness cf Regions. The General Accounting Gffice has review of the 2ostal Service’s program leasing space excess;, to its operational apprises you cf our observatio... |
| Date April 20, 1976 |
Report No. 089607 |
Title
UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTINGQFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ’ GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVEION APR 20 1976 Mr. John T. Wettach Associate Administrator for Finance and Investment Small Business Administration Dear Mr. Wettach: ?,; ': On March 31, 1976, our,report on our review of the section 502 local development company (LDC) loan program,was issued to the Congress. That report contained our principal... |
| Date April 20, 1976 |
Report No. OCR-76-1001 |
Title
ope?~ REPORT $0 THE CONGRESS
r‘;e-‘d
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LM099365 Summary Of Open GAO Recommendations For Legislative Action .c . _. ’ “j&&Y-- APRIL20J.976 COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED
20548 STATES D.C. B-185993 To the President Speaker ... |
| Date April 7, 1976 |
Report No. FGMSD-76-36 |
Title
. 4’ Umm bms GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
D.C. 20548 WASHINGTON, RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DlVlSION APR ?
The Honorable Richard L. Feltner Assistant Secretary for Marketing and Consumer Services Department of Agriculture Dear Mr. Feltner: 1976 In a review of certifying officer activities in the Food we noted some problem areas regarding and Nutrition Service, controls over cash collected f... |
| Date April 6, 1976 |
Report No. MWD-76-80 |
Title
RELEASED REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES QwILv Grant And Contract Activities Of The National Center For Health Services Research
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare The National Center for Health Research needs to correct some problems in its administration of research grants and contracts, including those noted in , --the project initiation process, --the monitorin... |
| Date March 19, 1976 |
Report No. 094643 |
Title
United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office Ilillnlllllllllllllnlllllllllllllllllll
LM094643 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. EST Friday, March 19, 1976 Statement Elmer Comptroller General before Subcommittee Committee of B. Staats of the United the Relations States on Intergovernmental on Government States on Operations United Senate c the Government Economy and Sp... |
| Date March 17, 1976 |
Report No. 094644 |
Title
United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office QW64li FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.m. EST Wednesday, March 17, 1976 Statement of ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERALOF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY ON HOUSECOMMITTEEON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONCERNING THE FEDERAL SERVICE ACADEMIES 3 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommi... |
| Date March 15, 1976 |
Report No. MWD-76-4 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
LM099918 ll~~~lllllllllllllllll1 its Estabiishm / \” ZACTION was established to accomplish six .,,‘goals for strengthening and expanding Federal volunteer services to their maximum potential, both at home and abroad. ?-rkd jj~~c~ ad-e: To th5s end, ACTION has been particularly successful in expanding volunteers among older persons. ACTION should ... |
| Date March 15, 1976 |
Report No. LCD-76-406 |
Title
. 499I? BY OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL UNITED STATES \\\lll~~lllll~lilll~llllllllllllll
LM099917 rovements ram Y Departments of Defense and Navy This report Navy to alterations. points out opportunities improve its program for the for ship Also, it provides recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the Navy’s ship alteration management information system. ,
LCD-76-406 LM A fi c !-I 1. F; , 1 97... |
| Date Feb. 25, 1976 |
Report No. PSAD-76-76 |
Title
STUDY .I iI U.S. GENEl?AL BY THE OF THE ACCOUN S llllilllllll~lllilllllilllllll~
LM098283 Seasat
National Space Departments Project
Aeronautics Administration of Defense and Commerce and SEASAT-A is a $75-million satellite scheduled for launch in 1978 to measure winds, waves, currents, sea temperatures, and the shape of the earth. This report provides the Congress with information on the satellite... |
| Date Feb. 20, 1976 |
Report No. 094646 |
Title
United States General Accounting 20548 Washington, D.C. Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10 a.m. EST Friday, February 20, 1976 Statement Elmer Comptroller General of B. Staats of the the Agricultural United IllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIll
LM094646 States o1o4 lo+ before Subcommittees on Agricultural on Foreign Policy and andsGg" 5pdP Production, Marketing, Stabilization of Committe... |
| Date Feb. 13, 1976 |
Report No. GGD-76-56 |
Title
i ational ational Endowment Foundation for the Humanities on the Arts and the Humanities GGD-76-56 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF THE UNITED D.C. 20848 STATES H-158811 I -.- The Honorable Claiborne Pell, Special Subcommittee on Arts Humanities Committee on Labor and Public United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Chairman and Welfare This report on the National Endowment for the is provided in ... |
| Date Feb. 11, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-62 |
Title
BY THE OF THE Managem Of Users Materials
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulates, through a licensing and inspection program, about 6,000 radioactive material users and has transferred to 25 States authority to regulate 8,000 additional users. The report shows that the Commission needs to improve the management of its licensing program by --requiring license appli... |
| Date Feb. 10, 1976 |
Report No. 091278 |
Title
STATEMENT OF ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977 STATES ' 04 Ml islll~lllllllllllll~lllllll
LM091278 MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE:
. We are In of this presenting I will has today our financial briefly requirements the more for detailed fiscal... |
