| Date |
Report No. |
Title |
| Date Oct. 22, 1980 |
Report No. FPCD-81-16 |
Title
, . 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 March 28, 1980 |
Report No. 111953 |
Title
STATEMENT OF EDWARD A. DEXSMORE, JR., DEPUTY DIRECTOR, BUMATJ RESOURCES DIVISIOfJ UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE STATE OF CALIFORNIA -.; t ON w6 19"di AUTOMOBILE MARC& 28, We are Accounting problems considering I'd the like lJ please6 Office's to be here report today to.discuss the auto committee General repair is recent the on consumers' your and som... |
| Date Feb. 28, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-70 |
Title
UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
D.C. 20548 liuw WASHINGTON, COMMUNITY OCVLLOPMENT AND LCONOMIC DIVI6ION B-197779 FEBRUARY 28,198O MS . Joan Claybrook 4* Administrator, National Highway UC> Traffic Safety Administration G-f Department of Transportation P Gear Xs. Claybrook: 6 omments Evaluate Protection IIIAllll II II
111660 .” on the Agency’s Plan to the Occupant Crash Standard (CED-80-... |
| Date Feb. 5, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-22 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Policy Conflict--Energy, Environmental, And Materials: Automotive Fuel-Economy Standards’ Implications For Materials
The demands for energy conservation, environmental protection, and stable raw material supplies and prices are strongly competitive, and the complexity of this relationship has not been recognized in forming Fede... |
| Date Jan. 14, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-41 |
Title
RESTRICTE
'*" ° - . AC
o 52s - fappovalB bse Lafemns. Accountijngffflcl except On by the Office of Congresson
WASHINGTON. D.C. 0548 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES B-197216 RELEASED
JANUARY 14, 1980 The Honorable Sam M. Gibbons Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight . Committee on Ways and Means -I +! House of Representatives
/7'/ ,;1./ 111277 11111 Dear Mr. Chairman: 8Improvements Needed I... |
| Date Jan. 11, 1980 |
Report No. HRD-80-30 |
Title
Comptroller General
r C>F THE UNITED STATES m * Needed If Auto Repair Problems Are To Be Reduced
Consumers’ auto repair problems are persistent, costly, and troublesome. The Federal Government could help reduce these problems by encouraging national coordination among consumer, industry, and public organizations. A Federal agency coordinating committee is being developed but the Congress could s... |
| Date July 27, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-93 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL W9g6 OF THEUNITEDSTATES
L s Report ToThe Congress k r
. Passive Restraints For Automobile OccupantsA Closer Look
Passive restraints
be required in for front-seat
all cars after occupants
September will
1, 1983. Either an air bag or an automatic seat belt, the two prominent systems being considered, will serve this function. A solid chemical, sodium azide, will be used to g... |
| Date June 7, 1979 |
Report No. PSAD-79-87 |
Title
._ 1 %b j UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFKE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DIVISION B-180617 109667 JJN 7 1979 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
LM109667 &uf-& t-f y0 b
Qv t OPJC;SSEdfd&Y+* fe!@~C5!l _ &llA,pl*cdt The Honorable Gary R. Gayton Acting Administrator f++y[j Urban Mass Transportation Administration Department,of Transportation &YP viewiy_arranty gministratio... |
| Date April 16, 1979 |
Report No. PSAD-79-67 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PROCURLUENT ACOUlSlTlON AND SYSTEMS DIVISION B-163058 APRIL 16, 1979 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Harold Brown of Defense Assistant for Audit Room 3A336 ASD (Comptroller) Reports Dear Mr. Secretary: We have been reviewing the status of the Army's XM-1 tank. Although our review is not yet complete, we have several concerns we ... |
| Date March 1, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-47 |
Title
” UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. COMMUNITY AN0 ECONOMlC q INELOCMENT 0fVlS:ON I I B-166506 The Honorable Administrator, Protection Dear Mr. 108754 Douglas M. Costle Environmental Agency Costle: ironmental Protection Agency_ (EPA) We have reviewed efforts to decrease tamperlng wlt”FY, ‘XD’tomoIS”ile emission conleaded gasoline in --using switching trol devices and... |
| Date Jan. 23, 1979 |
Report No. CED-78-180 |
Title
REPORTBY THE . I Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES SW Improve Air Qualify
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, about 80 percent of an estimated 100 million cars on the road are not meeting the Federal air quality emission standards. This is largely because of maladjustments, tampering, deterioration, and insufficient maintenance of car emission control systems by owners and car ... |
| Date Dec. 13, 1978 |
Report No. GGD-79-19 |
Title
Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Vehicles--A Controversial Issue
RELEASED
Customs classifies imported vehicles--chassis with cab and other features found on roadready trucks but without a cargo bed--as a chassis for trucks rather than as trucks. As classified, the vehicles are subject to a 4percent duty rate instead of the 25.percent rate applicable to trucks. Because there are persuasive a... |
| Date July 6, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-119 |
Title
DCCUMENT RESGME o6751 - rB19269161 Unwarranted Delays by the Cepartment of Irans.Fcrtaticn Tc Improve Liqht Truck Safety. CED-78-119; E-164L497(3). July 6, 1978. 60 pp. + 4 appendices (18 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Robert F. Eeller, Acting Comptroller General. Issue Area: Transportation Systems ano Policies: Motcr vehicle-highway Transportation System (2408). Contac + Community and Economic ... |
| Date May 25, 1978 |
Report No. 106100 |
Title
DOCU!INT RESaBE
06100 - [B1526544] (Need Io Improve 25, 1978. 10 pp. lanagement of Vehicles in Poreign Posts]. Bay Report to John H. Thomas, Department of State: Assistant Secretary for adninistrat,.on; by Frark C. Comaban, Associate Directcr, International Div. Contact: International Div. A study was conducted of the sanageeant of motor pool operations in Bangladesh and Korea. The Foreign Affairs... |
| Date April 4, 1978 |
Report No. 105373 |
Title
DOCUBNT RIF3OUE 05373 - [B0965907] Implamentation of the 11 pp. oise Control Act of 1972. April 4, 1978. TestLaecn before the Senate Coamittee on Bnvironlet and ublic Works: Resource Protection Subcosmittee; by enry Eschwege, Director, Community and Economic Development Div. Contact: Coununity arid Economic Development Div. organization Concerned: nvironmental Protection Agency. Congressional Rele... |
| Date Dec. 20, 1977 |
Report No. CED-78-18 |
Title
DCCUNENT 04529 [B3554809] ESUME Effectiveness of Vehicle Safety Inspections Neither Proven Nor Unproven. CED-78-18; B-164497(3) . ecember 20, 1977. 22 pp. + 4 appendices (5 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Transportation Systems and Policies: Motor Vehicle-highway Transportation System (2408). Contact: Community and Economic Development Div. Budget... |
| Date Dec. 15, 1977 |
Report No. PSAD-78-53 |
Title
DOCURES
04681 - (80024908] T RaBUB Vehicle Warranties Coammercial Practies. ESAD-78-S31 B-139743. D*c4sber 15, 1977. GretIter tffifiency for Governaent by Using 10 pp. + 4 appendices (4 pp.). Report to secr.:tary DepartAent of Defense; Administrator, Geaeral Services Adsinistrst4ong -bv aichaEr I. GutmBan,
DirEctrr, Procurienat and Systems Acgiusition Div. Ise ze-partmet-t -of bfleaz-ucwr4ae. & -C... |
| Date Aug. 10, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-107 |
Title
REPORT TO THE CONGRESS . BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
LM103088 Convincing The Public To Buy The More Fuel-Efficient Cars: An Urgent National Need
Environmental Protection Agency Federal Energy Administration
This report describes what Federal agencies responsible for the compilation and distribution of gas mileage information have been doing.... |
| Date March 16, 1977 |
Report No. 102627 |
Title
DOCUtENT BESUME C2627 - [A1712707] (Restricted) otor Vehicle Fleet]. .. [District of Columbia's Maragement of Its I.arch 16, 1977. 4 pp. Report to Julian R. Cugas, City Administrator, District of -Co-lumb-ia;- -by--Frank M -dic-o, -Assi-sta-rt tDirec tor, Gene-ral- . Government Div. Issue Area: Federal Procurement of Goads and Sirvices (1900). Contact: General Government Div. Budget Function: Gene... |
| Date Feb. 4, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-25 |
Title
lution From Cars On The Road-Prc blems In on itoring F tm ission Controls
PO
Environmental Protection Agency
Under its inspection maintenance and in-usecompliance programs, the Environmental Protection Agency has made little progress in carrying out the provisions of the Clean Air Act relating to the control of emissions from automobiles actually on the road. Seventeen States and the District of C... |
| Date July 7, 1976 |
Report No. CED-76-121 |
Title
__...-- __.-_ __-_ _ .__._ ____.._._. - oji’ TAgB ~$TTrFW-I Pli uI/ CTA bJ1.iIL TL7-:c tiu Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
LM098245 Onthe
motor iieves duccd We in accidenis any, standards basis of Nortft Cawina and New York veh~clu acclricnr d;lra :rudicf,, GAO be the crash survivab!iii,y :tandards intro. througtt rnorkl yt:ar ;f.*?O were effcc r~dtic~fq deari~s artd 5c:rious injur... |
| Date March 31, 1976 |
Report No. 089569 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON REElOtiAL FIFTH FLOOR
803 WEST CHURCH, BROAD STREET OFFICE 22046 FALLS VIRGINIA *
Mr. Wallace H. Robinson,, Jr. Commissioner, Federal Supply General Services Administration Dear Mr. Robinson: MAR 3 11976
- I Service We have been studying the management procedures for assuring adherence to the Government policy requiring the acquisition of c0mpac.t... |
| Date March 31, 1976 |
Report No. 089568 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFKE
WASHINGTON REGIONAL OFFICE
.FIF'THFLOOR 803WESTB,ROADSTREET FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA
;* ‘ 22046 , 4 c f The Honorable S. Dillon Ripley Smithsonian Institution Secretary, Dear Mr. Ripley: wt We have been studying the management procedures for assuring adherence to the Government policy requiring the acquisition of compact and subcompact passenger vehicles to c... |
| Date March 9, 1976 |
Report No. 090776 |
Title
. UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548
CENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION MAR 9 1976 / 1 Mr. Edward Dorsey Senior Assistant Postmaster General for Operations United States Postal Service Dear Mr., Dorsey: In November 1975, the General Accounting Office reported on the operations of the Postal Service’s centralized automotive parts distribution system. As an adjunct of that revi... |
| Date March 9, 1976 |
Report No. 090777 |
Title
j j
I QEZNERAL GOVERNMENT DiVlSION I Mr. James R. Braughton Assistant Postmas%er General for Delivery Services U.S. Postal Service a Dear Mr. Braughton: The’ General Accounting Office has compl.eted its assessment of the Service’s vehicle safety program. We be1 ieve that greater compliance at the local level with existing national policies and the strengthening of certain national policies wou... |
| Date Dec. 9, 1975 |
Report No. PSAD-76-48 |
Title
hlBRARY SYSTEM --REPORT TO THE CONGRESS
LM096895 IIIIIIllIlllllllllllllllllllllll Should The Gama Goat Be Improved Or Replaced?
Department of Defense
Comments made by users of the U.S. Army’s Gama Goat or M561 Cargo Truck to GAO and the Army raise questions on the effectiveness of this vehicle in performing its basic mission. The Army is planning a product improvement program to increase the per... |
| Date Oct. 10, 1975 |
Report No. RED-76-32 |
Title
B-3.55506 CC: !fl r.*,?.j IlllllllllllllllllllllIllllll
LM090779 .---- they were undertaken. Acco,rding to Chrysler, the staff %at used the automobiles was limit4 to eiigi?ee:s who were iiiVGlVw3 in developing emission c~~ttrol systems and vho drove the automobiles for familiarization a& evaluairic.:, a normal practice which did r,Ot interfere with Or hiRciEi tests * SJe fcund no evide,sez that i:... |
| Date June 24, 1975 |
Report No. LCD-75-421 |
Title
f I ncreasing Productivity In The Maintenance Of Commercial-Type Vehicles
Department General United States Of Defense Administration Service Postal Services UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING
LCD-75-421 OFFICE JUNE Z-4 1 9 7 5 UNITED~TATESGEFIERAI,ACCOUNTINGQFKI~E
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 LOGISTICS AND COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION B-161340 / I of ?I Administrator General General L- Postmaster *> of Defense... |
| Date March 28, 1975 |
Report No. RED-75-344 |
Title
I lllllmmmnlmmmnlllmmmrmlllm Page -D%GEST CHAPTER 1 2 2 2 3 i a The Departmentus National HigBaway Traffic Safety Wdministxation had issued and later withdrawn two proposals P grading system. A third proposal, made in Suna@ 31974, was pending as sf January 1975. CHAPTER 2 INABILITY TO ESTABLISH A UNIFORM TIRE GRABING SYSTEM Although the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 called... |
| Date Feb. 1, 1975 |
Report No. 093069 |
Title
.1. ..-- -e-w. .- _ lillllPlllllllllllll Allllllllllllllllll #LhK’93069 L . . 1 . *. .. - D In !!arch recxainin3tiot~ Scout Study 1’374, of
Cite the jLll&OO project Cavalry/Scout that the scout ni:;ht was mission suspended during a complete Tlrc Cavalry/ hy the Amy. is concluded e.g.,
3 requiremat vision si::hts, for ancillary
and
not uquipncslt,
sarily far binoculars, of uniqw of tk 1974, etc... |
| Date April 18, 1974 |
Report No. 093536 |
Title
UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCQUNTINGOFFICE
REGIONAL
ROOM201 OFFICE 98109 ~ISFIRSTAVENUENOE~TH Oq3Ji3b SEA-ITLE,WASHINGTON APR 1974 18
Mr, A0 G. Freml~ng, Manager Rlchland Operations Offlce United States Atomic Energy Commrss~on P,O. Box 550 Rlchland, Washington 99352 6 BSL v We recently completed a survey of the procurement of parts for commercial-type veh-rcles by several Federal agencres and the Atlant... |
| Date Sept. 18, 1973 |
Report No. 094518 |
Title
STATEMENT OF ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS SPECIAL AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE ON VEHICLE USE IN GOVERNMENT SEPTEMBER 18, 1973 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: --. \ WE ARE PLEASED TO BE HERE THIS MORNING, AT YOUR REQUEST, TO DISCUSS THE GENERAL SUBJECT OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED LEASED PASSENGER OR MOTOR VEHICLES. L... |
| Date Aug. 30, 1973 |
Report No. B-178819 |
Title
‘I WASHINGTON. D.C. 20541) RELEASED
B-178819 Cl )C.' The Honorable Sam J. Ervin, .Chairman, Committee on Government Operations United States Senate Dear Mr, Chairman: Jr. ~ 1 i!. Your letter of July 19, 1973, requested us to have an appropriate witness present to offer our views at hearings to be held on Senate Joint Resolution 115 requesting ,^/ the ?rqsident .-Iwo: +a * > _*,_*I* ',4,hCR.",I n... |
