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| Date April 28, 1981 |
Report No. PLRD-81-27 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE PROCUREMENT, AND READINESS LOGISTICS. OIVISION APRtL 29.1981 Rear Admiral Bruce Keener Commander Military Sealift Command @cIcop Dear Admiral
Subject: 34 3 Keener: in Negotiating Rates and or Commercial Containerized ervices (PLRD-81-27) We have completed our review of the management of commercial containerized sealift service and the ... |
| Date March 26, 1981 |
Report No. 115535 |
Title
MAR M >2 ; 'Set The c'.;ora e ?ri .n Tmo---,c-I7y United St,.tes Th-use of ~c:'rc.-;ti es At your rewcet we perfnor- ed a curso-ry rvs ; of tCieLn.Ezu.ral ez -e-.-of c:s -- ered by Yczusschusetts during lv' *i vs -- l.RC':z f r C, -l .I n Z)
-~ O' t:?---. |
| Date Dec. 3, 1980 |
Report No. 113893 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10 A.M. EST WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1980 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COrlMUNfTY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SURFACE TRANSPORTATION
OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION
ON CARGO SECURITY 3 MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE:
L-. ... |
| Date Nov. 10, 1980 |
Report No. CED-81-2 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THE UNITEDSTATES There IsNo Shortage Of Freight Cars-Railroads Must Make Better UseOf What They Have
flailroads cannot satisfy the demand for freight cars because they do not use the existihg car fleet efficiently. Enough cars areavail&e, but they are not in the right place at the right time. Federal agencies can do little tc) substantially impr... |
| Date Oct. 31, 1980 |
Report No. CED-81-23 |
Title
Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Impact Of Work Cutbacks On Northeast Cc)rridor Improvement Project
Work planned under the Northeast Corridor / Improvement Project, to improve high-bpeed rail passenger service betwee/n Boston and Washington, has been cut back substantially to stay within the proje t’s budget--now 8 2.6 billion, Accord’ g to project officials, reductions in plan % work f... |
| Date Oct. 10, 1980 |
Report No. PSAD-81-8 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 PROt3JRKhlCNT ACQUISITION AND SYSTEMS DIVI@IDN October 10, 1980 B-200766 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Dear Mr. Harold Brown of Defense Assistant for Audit Reports Illllllllllll ll
113556 Should Resolve the C-X Aircraft3 Proposals From Industry Engineering Development Secretary: Subject: Before Requesting for Its Full-Scale (P... |
| Date Oct. 6, 1980 |
Report No. LCD-81-6 |
Title
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... |
| Date Sept. 30, 1980 |
Report No. LCD-80-110 |
Title
BY THE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTiNG OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Defense . If Excess Chartered Seatift Capacity Is Needed For Contingencies, It Shokl Be Put To Maximum Peacetime Use
The Navy’s Military Sealift Command charters ships to carry military cargo. These ships USLJally sail more than half empty. At the same time, the Navy is buying space on regularly scheduled commercial ships. The Navy j... |
| Date June 27, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-90 |
Title
ort e ngress GF THEUNITED STATES Federal Assistance To Rehabilitate Railroads Should Be Reassessed
Title V of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 authorized $1.6 billion in assistance to the Nation’s railroads. Eight railroads have rehabilitated more than 2,100 miles of track and restored 8,800 locomotives and freight cars under the program. Despite the program’s past... |
| 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 March 13, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-40 |
Title
B’u/’.-I. I/...!,,j, |
| Date Jan. 15, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-51 |
Title
(~( '--/. :n -. .- UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
COMMUNrIY AND ECONOMIC DEVVIOPMENT DIVISION 20548 RELEASED
JANUARY 15, 1980 B-197328 The Honorable James J. Florio II Chairman, Subcommittee on
Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Ilf iii l Subject: LConrail's 5-year Plan For Abandoning Or Discontinuing Service Over Its ... |
| 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 Nov. 16, 1979 |
Report No. CED-80-8 |
Title
F&@rt ToThe Congress
OF THE UNITEDSTATES - American Seaports-Changes Affecting Operations And Development
This overview report discusses thd challenge of adjusting to technological change and environmental and social constraints faced by American seaports. The adjustment has been expensive and many ports are experiencing financial difficulties. Existing trends affecting ports involve --deeper ship... |
| Date Oct. 2, 1979 |
Report No. LCD-79-229 |
Title
UNITEDSt-~m GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE \ WAJHINGTON. D.C. 20548 B-195897 OCTOBER 2 1979 The Honorable United States Dear Senator
Subject: Your Lawton Chiles Senate Chiles:
L Manner in Which fiiss Net Weight of a Constituent's Household Goods Nas Determined J (LCD-79-229) of July 25, 1979, asked us to comment on a constituent's inquiry concerning the manner in which the The constituweight of his hou... |
| Date Aug. 10, 1979 |
Report No. LCD-79-212 |
Title
.- ~ : r REPORTBY THE U.S. I unting Material Handling Equipment--A Weak Link In The Defense Logistics Chain ti 4 he material handling capability of Army and Air Force units overseas is seriously impaired because of material handling equipment problems/ Much equipment on hand is overaged and overused resulting In severe maintenance problems. In addition, shortages of needed equipment are hindering ... |
| Date June 15, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-99 |
Title
RELEASED
COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGfON. OF THE D.C. UNITED !YfATE$
20548 B-187797
JUNE 15, 7979 The Honorable Marty Russo Chairman, Subcommittee on Special Small Business Problems Committee on Small Business House of Representatives BY Dear Mr. Chairman: 109698 7* o” P' ‘t ‘F; you asked that we (1)/j& In your January 9, 1979, letter study the Interstate Commerce Commission's E.As) single so... |
| Date May 1, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-75 |
Title
?EPORT'I% THE r General
IIF THE UNITED STATES --Falsifying Household ht Bum dloving Weights To Increase [Charges--What ICC Needs To Do
There is no accurate measure of the extent of “weight bumping” in the household moving industry. Neither the Federal, State, nor local governments have ’ adequate controls over weighing operations to detect and prevent the practice. Both the Interstate Commer... |
| Date April 25, 1979 |
Report No. LCD-79-208 |
Title
REPORTBY'TkE US, " 1 General Accounting Office
Federal Agencies Can Provide More Opportunities For Minority Motor Carriers
Participation by minority motor carriers in moving Government cargo has been minimal. The Department of Commerce, the focal point for fostering and promoting minority business enterprise, should work with the individual Federal agencies to develop affirmative action programs t... |
| Date March 28, 1979 |
Report No. PSAD-79-60 |
Title
UMTED STXTES GENERAL~XJNT~NG
WAStilNGfON, D.C. 20549 OFFICE HUMAN m DMsloN MARCH 29,1979 B-164031 The Honorable The Secretary and Welfare Joseph A. Califano, Jr. of Health, Education, Dear Mr. Secretary: We,.have completed a review of procedures and practices used by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) to obtain interoffice moving services. This review stemmed from a local movin... |
| Date March 2, 1979 |
Report No. LCD-78-243 |
Title
I* ** OFFICE UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING
WASHINGTON, I OW? LO6MTICS AND COMMUNlCATlONS DIVISION B-157476 The Honorable G. William House of Representatives Dear Mr. Whitehurst: II w
108717 DC. 20548 MARCH 2.1979 Whitehurst requested that we review Your March 2, 1978, letter correspondence sent to you by Mr. Paul G. Caplan, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Norfolk Port and Mr. Capl... |
| Date Feb. 21, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-48 |
Title
*The Honorable Thomas J. Downey Eouse of ,Representatives Dear Mr. Downey: /..' ./A I- On Noven&er 15, 1978, and De.ci%mber 14, 1978, you fo'rwarded to us letters you h,ad'-received from Mr. Frank DeJoy of the New Breed Movie Corporation and requested we look into his complaints that New Breed has been treated unfairly by the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Federal Aviation Administr... |
| Date Jan. 19, 1979 |
Report No. LCD-79-206 |
Title
UWEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING
WASHINGTON, D C 20548 LOGISTICS AND CCMMUNIG%TlONS DIVISlON B-159390
111005 JANUARY 19,1979 . The Honorable United States Dear Senator Spark- M. Matsunaga Senate Macsunaga: corvnent Rate Among other a'1976 GAO a more recent Fisheries to Your letter of September 5, 1978, asked us on a constituent's letter concernxng the&ompetltive Program +&33%) of 443-e Depart-2 DO th... |
| Date Dec. 28, 1978 |
Report No. B-193433 |
Title
GAO
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548
December 28, 1978 |
| Date Aug. 4, 1978 |
Report No. LCD-78-240 |
Title
DOCUEifNT RISWIE
0''019 - [B2207225] rTest Involving Shipment of Unaccompraied Baggage as Spcce AvailA:ble Mail on Commercial Airlizes]. LCD-78-240; B-133025. Auqust 4, 1978. 3 pp. Report to Sen. Warren G. Magnuson, Chairsan, Senate Committee on Appropriations; by Elmer B. Staats, Ccuptrcller General. Issue Area: Facilities and Material management: Federal Transportation of Things (704). Contact: ... |
| Date Aug. 1, 1978 |
Report No. PSAD-78-132 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
06928 - [B2147193] [GSA's Procurement of Household Goods Containers]. PSAD-78-132; B-114807. Auqust 1, !978. 7 pp. + enclosure (1 pp.). Report to Sen. Lawton Chiles, ChairmaL, Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs: Federal Spending Practices and Opex Government Subcommittee; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Federal Procurement of Goods and Services (1900). Co... |
| Date July 28, 1978 |
Report No. LCD-77-240 |
Title
REPORTBYTHEU.S. lIliillilllliilllillllllIl~llllllllllll
LM106754 The General Services Administration needs to give civil agencies more assistance in traffic management matters. The potential for improvements and savings is great. Large savings also can be realized in moving goods from vendors’ plants to General Services Administration depots. Cost analyses are needed to identify the lowest overa... |
| Date June 29, 1978 |
Report No. LCD-78-218 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUBE
06~50 - [B1846865] Summary of Actions Taken To Implement t'e 8ecoxsevdaticns cf the Joint Agency Transportation Study. LCD-7E-i18; B-163736. uune 29, 1978. 22 pp. + 2 appendices (8 pF.). Staff study by Fred J. Shafer, Directcr, Lcgistics and Communica tions Div. Issue Area: Facilities and Material fmanagement (7CO). Contact: Logistics and Conaunicaticna Div. Budget Function: Genera... |
| Date June 20, 1978 |
Report No. 090194 |
Title
s UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D C 20548 LOGISTICS AND COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION JUN 2 0 1978
Mr Robert P Graham, Commlssloner Federal Supply Service General Services AdmInistratIon Dear Mr. Graham We recently sent the Department of Defense (DOD) our report on the use of commercial forms to procure domestic freight transportation services The message conveyed in the report was ... |
| Date April 28, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-81 |
Title
DCCUMENT RESUME 06210 - r B17263261 Redesigning Shipping Containers To aeduce food Costs. CED-78-81; B-114824. April 28, 1978. 71 pp. + 4 appendices (8 pp.). Report to the Conqress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Food (1700). Contact: Community and Economic DevelcFuent Div. Budget Function: Commerce and T-ansportation (400); Agriculture (350).
Organization Concerned: Departme... |
| Date April 10, 1978 |
Report No. LCD-77-232 |
Title
DOCUMENT 05790 [B1086039] ESUME rDOD's Use f Commercial Documentation and Procedures Carrier Domestic Freight Transportaticr]. LCD-,77-232. for Common pril 10, 1978. 6 pp. Beport to John P. hite, Department of Defense: Assistant Secretary of Defense (Marnpower, Reserve Affairs and Logistics); by Henry W. Connor, Associate Director, ogistics and Communications Div. Contact: Logistics and Communicat... |
| Date April 10, 1978 |
Report No. 090238 |
Title
UNITEI) STATES*GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D C 20548 LOGlSTlCS AND COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION The Honorahle John P, Whzte Assistant Secretary (Manpower, Reserve Affairs and Logistics) Dear Mr. Whxte, We have completed a study of the Department of Defense"& :DOD) use of commercial documentatzon and procedures to purchase and pay for common carrier domes&c frezght transportation Since 1969 th... |
| Date April 4, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-82 |
Title
DOCURlIT RESURE
05624 B0965894] Information on Questions Asked about Conrails Service in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, Area. CD-78-82; B-164497 (5). April 4,
1978. 2 pp. appendix (13 pp.). Report to Sen. H. John eins, II; by Henry Bschwege, Director, Community and Bconomic Developent Div. Issue Area: Transportatioa Svsems and Policies: Railroad Freight Transportation system (2407). Contact: Communit... |
| Date Feb. 28, 1978 |
Report No. LCD-78-215 |
Title
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LMl05227 The Honorable Manuel Lu janr House of Representatives
Dear Kr . Lujan: Jr.
i In your December 5, 1977, letter, you asked us to look into the procedures for rating household goods carriers under the Department of Defense’s (DOD’s) Carrier Evaluation and Reporting System (CERS). You were concerned that high performing carriers were bainsr * lassiffe... |
| Date Feb. 24, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-32 |
Title
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LMl05330 REPO.RT TO THE CONGEESS
“‘1). _ “1. --c Lpi ; ‘.:.J .p .,&-’ BY THE COMPTROLLER GE?lERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Nevv I ntersta e Truckers Be Granted Temporary ore Readily ng Authority
The Interstate Commerce Commission controls entry tc interstate trucking to assure adequate service ap.d protect regula... |
| Date Feb. 14, 1978 |
Report No. 105784 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUE
05784 Bl166129] fReimbursement f Foreign Military Sales to Saudi Atabia]. February 14, 1978. 2 pp. Report to Commander, Department of TanK-Automotive Hateriel Readiness the Army: Army Ccmand, Warren, I; by Henry W. Cnnor, Associate Directcr, Logistics and Ccmmunications Div. Contact: Logistics and Communications iv. Orqanization Concerned: Department of the Army. A foreign military ... |
| Date Feb. 14, 1978 |
Report No. 090244 |
Title
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| Date Jan. 30, 1978 |
Report No. 104774 |
Title
. . . . HONWUW. . HAWAII 9-3-W&459 -. ._ -. .i
_comaadcr in chief uN~uswEusA
dpo San ‘fraacisco 96301 _,. J2-i0673 2 lllllllllllllllllllllllllll llllllllllllllllllllll
LM104774 . . We b&e reviiwed xhc tar60 security ~3d acco*mtability prscetkres h );araa with eqhasis on the operations of the U.S. i%zy ?ort, ?ussn, Our efforts were directed towards assessing (1) tie effcetivexss KQtta. of correct... |
| Date Jan. 24, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-23 |
Title
')OCUnENT 05027 [ B0265134] RESUME Conr;il's Attempts To~mprove Its Use of Freight Cars. CED-78-23; B-164497(5}). January 24, 1978. 27 pp. + 2 appendices (4 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer E,. Staats, Comptroller General. Railroad Issue Area: Transportation Systems and Policies: Freight Transportation System (2407). Contact: Community and-~conomic Develcpment Div.
Budqet Function: Commerce ... |
| Date Dec. 21, 1977 |
Report No. LCD-77-234 |
Title
DOCUMENT
04541 - (B3574841] ESUME Container-Oriented Logistics Systema ill It Be eady When NeedeO by the Department of Defense? LCD77-234; B-145455 Decembex 21, 1977. 20 pp. + 6 appendices (12 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Ccaptroller General. Issue rea: acilitie and Material anagement (700); Transportation Systems and Policies (2400). Contact: Logistics and Communications Div.... |
| Date Nov. 11, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-138 |
Title
. .4 2’ c @arch 20, 1978 STATEMENT OF ELMER R . STAATS CO:!PTRC>LLER GEPTSRAL 0% T:IE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE UNITED STATES SENATE _ ON LM104239 BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1979 lllllllllIIllllllllllllllllllllllll MR. CHAIRMAN AND-MEXBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE: We are out fiscal the presenting today of the financial requirements Accounting Of... |
| Date Nov. 7, 1977 |
Report No. 093828 |
Title
"4 - I
CThe R o l e of t h e F e d e r a l Government i n Expanding t h e Use of CoalJ P r e s e n t e d by Monte C a n f i e l d , J r . 1/ D i r e c t o r , Energy and M i n e r a l s D i v i s i o n U.S. G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e Before
A Symposium t o I n c r e a s e t h e Use of C o a l : Today t o 1990 Reston, V i r g i n i a November 7 , 1977 S p o n s o r e d by t h e M... |
| Date Oct. 31, 1977 |
Report No. LCD-78-203 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
0993i f.3074j2]9 If DeLamnt o Detense's Carrier Evaluation and Pepcrtir.g System ror ;d.usurinq tnh Periormauice of Household. Goods CazrierE]. £bL-7d -; r-15.z83. October 31, 177. 9 F. r'e!ort to ep. Melvin Price, Chairmarl, r. vice_; by Robert F. Keiler, Acting House Committee on Armed omptrolle Gneral. Issu- Area: FaCilities and Material Managewent. Federal transportation of Th... |
| Date Sept. 9, 1977 |
Report No. PAD-77-82 |
Title
DCCUMENT RESUME 03669 A2573714] B-95832. September 9, Costs of Cargo Preference. PAD-77-82; 1977. 43 pp. appendix (1 pp.). Deport to Rep. John M. Murphy, Merchant Marine and Fisheries; General. Chairman, House Committee on by Elmer B. Stuats, Comptroller (3600); ransportation Systems and Policies (2400). Contact: Prcgram Analysis Div. Budget Function: Commerce and ransportation: Water Transportati... |
| Date July 29, 1977 |
Report No. PAD-77-74 |
Title
DOCUrENT RESUME
03064 A2153250] (Restricted)7 _e4 2 [Assessment of Cost Estimates Associated with H.R. 1C37 a Cargo Preference Bill]. PAD-77-74; B-95832. Jujy 29, 1977. 4 pp. Report to Rep. John . Murphy, Chairran, House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Transportation Systems and Policies: National Policies and Programs (2406). Contac... |
| Date June 8, 1977 |
Report No. LCD-77-216 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
02437 - [A1712686] ([ilitary Services Should Uniformly Adopt Improved Packaging Techniques]. LCD-77-216; B-1570i76. June 8, 1977. 15 pp. + 2 appendices (3 pp.). Report to Secretary, Department of Defense; by Robert G. Rothwell (for Fred J. Shafer, Director, Logistics and Communications Div.). Issue Area: Facilities and Material Management: Federal Transportation of Things (704). Co... |
| Date May 3, 1977 |
Report No. LCD-77-226 |
Title
DOCUM3RT RESURE 02327 - [A1332326] (Recommendations on Containerized Shipping Service to Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Guam]. LCD-77-226; B-145455. Ray 3, 1977. 8 PPReport to Secretary, Department of Defense; by Fred J. Shafer, Di rector, Logistics and Communications Div. Issue Area: Facilities and Haterial Managementt Federal Transportation of Things (704); Military Preparedness Plans: Transportation ... |
| Date April 14, 1977 |
Report No. LCD-77-203 |
Title
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| Date Jan. 12, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-21 |
Title
REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES RELEASED
LM101777 llllill~llllill~illlllllll1ll1 Efficient Wailcar Use: An Update Of The Interstate Commerce Commission’s Corn pliance And Enforcement Program
The Interstate Commerce Commission periodically inspects railroads to make sure they comply with Commission rules and railroad procedures which promote efficient handling of railcars. ... |
| Date Jan. 5, 1977 |
Report No. 102750 |
Title
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