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Date June 27, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-78BR Title

Military Housing Allowances: Housing Allowances Provided Military Members in the United States

. United States General Accounting Of’flce Briefing ReDort to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense, Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate June l!M MILITARY HOUSING ALLOWANCES Housing Allowances Provided Military Members in the United States GkO/NSIAD-W78BR - I UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NATIONAL lNTIINATIONAL OECURITV AFFAIR6 AN0 DIVISION June 27,...
Date April 30, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-114BR Title

United Nations: Content of and Charges for Radio Broadcasts Transmitted by the Voice of America

United States General Accounting Office Briefing Report to the Honorable Arlen Specter United States Senate April 1986 UNITED NATIONS Content of and Charges for Radio Broadcasts Transmitted by the Voice of America 129749 GAO/NSIAD-86114BR I ’ UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NAtIONAl INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS AND DIVISION April 30, 1986 B-222268 The Honorable U...
Date March 26, 1986 Report No. GGD-86-59 Title

District's Workforce: Annual Report Required by District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act

L l I * GAO March 1986 s-- and Report to Officials of the Congress laqw I United States General Accounting Office the District of Columbia * DISTRICT’S WORKF’ORCE Required by District of Columbia Retirement 129411 GA4 -._-. I .l,_l~l,~,,,,,,“l”l”~“-~“.l”l*-- --_ .-_--- -- -- - GAO United States General Accounting Of’f’ice Washington, D.C. 20648 General B-208412 Government Divis...
Date March 4, 1986 Report No. 129567 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Current Problems in the Availability of Insurance

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 28548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:3Fl AM MARCH 4, 1986 STATEMENT OF LAWRENCE H. THOMPSON CHIEF ECONOMIST REFOFE THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIEbJCE AND T~H%OCOGY UMITED STATES SENATF MARCH 4, 1986 c. \ Yr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: I am pleased of I some to appear current that here today in to assist the you in your of...
Date Feb. 14, 1986 Report No. RCED-86-100 Title

Information Management: Selected Information on Bypass of Local Telephone Companies

United GAO - States General,, Awmnting Office y Report to the Honorable Edward J. Markey House-ofRepresentatives _lap4?Y M TELEPHONE BYPASS :I: SelectedInformqxtion ““““On Bypass of I&al Telephone Comjxmies’ ,,, ,,,,, ” nllllll~ llllll 129304 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC. 20548 Itesonrcee, Community, and Economic Development Division B-222021 February 14,1...
Date Nov. 4, 1985 Report No. RCED-86-12 Title

Natural Gas Prices: FERC Should Improve Its Initial Review of Pipelines' Natural Gas Costs

About Our New Look . . This GAO report was produced using a new design and printing process to help you get the infkmation you need more easily. GAO will phase in this new design during 1985. As we do so, we welcome any comments you wish to share with us. GAO- United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Reeources,,Community, Economic Development and Division B-220470 November 4...
Date May 22, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-106 Title

Information Management: Survey of Small Businesses' Reactions to Changes in the Costs of Telephone Service

REPORTBY THEUS. RELEASED General Accounting Office Survey Of Small Businesses’ Reactions To Changes In The Costs O’f Telephone Service t the request of the House Committee on Small Business, GAO ent a questionnaire to a representative sample of small businesses asking them how they have been affected by changes in the costs of telephone service. The survey results project to over 2 millron usi...
Date Aug. 27, 1984 Report No. OCE-84-7 Title

Income Security: Comments on the Economic Implications of the Exon Amendment to the Fair Insurance Practices Act

’ .; ,.,i : 2, f.” ,.er-“liau,: . ...’ ‘ L3$ipp&al - RELEASED B-213348 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASWINQTON OF D.C. THE UNITED STATFS 20540 AUGUST 27, 1984 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: James Senate Exon: J. Exon II R 1111111 125245 Comments on the Economic Implications Exon Amendment to the Fair Insurance Practices Act (GAO/OCE-84-7) of the On July 11, 1983, you requested ...
Date March 20, 1984 Report No. 123666 Title

Income Security: Premium Requirements of the Single Employer Pension Plan Insurance Program

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:O'O AM EST March 20, 1984 STATEMENT OF FRANKLIN A. CURTIS ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMANRESOURCES DIVISION REFORETHE HOUSECOMMITTEE WAYSAND MEANS ON SURCOMMITTEE OVERSIGHT ON ON THE PREMIUMREQUIREMENTS THE OF SINGLE EMPLOYER PENSION PLAN INSURANCEPROGRAM #1111 IllIll ll 123666 ,“,‘ :; ,, , , ‘
Date Feb. 28, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-21 Title

Health: Financial and Other Problems Facing the Federal Employees Health Insurance Program

REPORTB’Y’ U.S THE General Accounting Office . Financial And Other Problems Facing The Federal Employees Health Insurance Program Recognizing that the cost of the Federal employee health program was escalating faster than anticipated, the Office of Personnel Management tried to avert a budget shortfall for fiscal year 1982, primarily by reducing health benefits. The final 1982 rates, determine...
Date Jan. 3, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-53 Title

National Flood Insurance Program: Major Changes Needed if It Is To Operate Without a Federal Subsidy

REPORT BY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES National Flood Insurance Program --Major Changes Needed If It Is To Operate Without A Federal Subsidy This report examines (1) how the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Federal insurance Administration establishes rates for the National Flood Insurance Program, (2) whether it is possible to eliminate the Federal subsidy and make the progr...
Date Sept. 3, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-124 Title

Energy: Possible Effects of Increased Royalty Rate for Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leases

Report To The Subcommittee On Oversight And investigations, Commi,ttee On Interior And Insular Affairs, House Of Representatives Possible Effects Of Increased Royalty Rate For Federal Onshore Oil And Gas Leases The Commission on Fiscal Accountability of the Nation’s Energy Resources recently recommended increasing the current 12-l 12 percent onshore Federal oil and gas royalty rate. By the year ...
Date Aug. 18, 1982 Report No. 119306 Title

Natural Resources: Problems With the Forest Service's Graduated Rate Fee System

August 18, 1982 Plr . R. Max Peterson Chief, Forest Service Cepartment of Ayriculture Dear Mr. Peterson: Problems Graduated With the Forest Service's Rate Fee System Ill III 119306 Subject: We have completed a limited review of the Forest Service's graduated rate fee system (GRFS) used to compute fees charged permittees for using Service-owned land. The Service estimates that these fees totaled ab...
Date Aug. 10, 1982 Report No. 089736 Title

Agriculture and Food: Concerns About the Actuarial Soundness of the Federal Crop Insurance Program

SI-^\ '-UNITED ., STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE "'"*' ~"~"~--~.WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ~,~'~/'/~ COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION AUG 1 0 1982 Mr. Merritt W. Sprague Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Department of Agriculture Dear Mr. Sprague: Subject: Concerns About the Actuarial Soundness of the Federal Crop Insurance Program This letter is in response to your request duri...
Date Aug. 10, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-86 Title

Energy: Need for Guidance and Controls on Royalty Rate Reductions for Federal Coal Leases

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations House Committee On Energy And Commerce OF THEUNITED STATES Need For Guidance And Controls On Royalty Rate Reductions For Federal Coal Leases The Secretary of the Interior has used his authority to reduce royalty rates on eight Federal coal leases--amounting to $12 million in reduced Federal revenues. Re...
Date May 19, 1982 Report No. CED-82-85 Title

Natural Resources: Water Diverted From Lake Tahoe Has Been Within Authorized Levels

UNIT&&ES GENERALACCOUNT~NG OFFICE DE. 20548 WASHINGTON, May 19, 1982 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELCPMENT DIVISION B-207402 The Honorable George Miller House of Representatives Subject: Dear Mr. Miller: Water Diverted from Lake Tahoe Has Been Within Authorized Levels (GAO/CED-82-85) 118501 In your letter of January 29, 1982, and our subsequent discussions with your office , you expressed concern abo...
Date April 19, 1982 Report No. CED-82-77 Title

International Affairs: The Federal Communications Commission's International Telecommunications Activities

BY THE’U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE lmoq Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Government Information And Individual Rights, House Committee On Government Operations The Federal Communications Commission’s International Telecommunications Activities The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) international telecommunications responsibilities include regulating international communica...
Date Sept. 24, 1981 Report No. 116445 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Regulating Domestic Telecommunications Common Carriers

‘IhI Ill1 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER24, 1981 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE,DIRECTOR COMMUNITYAND ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS AND THE SUBCOMMITTEEON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, CONSUMER PROTECTION AND FINANCE OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGYAND COMMERCE ':HO...
Date June 18, 1981 Report No. 115670 Title

Transportation: Status and Impact of the Motor Carrier Act of 1980

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 9:00 A.M. THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1981 STATEMENTOF HENRY ESCHWEGE,DIRECTOR COMMUNITYAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE,SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION UNITED STATES SENATE ON .I-STATUS AND IMPACT OF "J THE MOTORCARRIER ACT OF 1980 4' -..I MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS THE COMMITTEE: O...
Date Nov. 26, 1979 Report No. 094317 Title

International Affairs: Foreign National Compensation

Date Oct. 31, 1979 Report No. B-195313 Title

Government Operations: [Debarment Resulting From Violations of Davis-Bacon Act]

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OCT 3 1 1979 B195313 fr . Tr-r ich Palaez H'alazz FlectrLc and Pluirbing Company 10223 khaters Avenue South J Seattle. Washington 98178 Dear Mr. Halasz' 3fr Enclosed is a copy of our Finding of today that !3alasz Electric and Plumbing Corpany, also known as lalasz Electric and Plumbing Company, Inc... and Imrich Yalasz have disregarde...
Date Oct. 26, 1979 Report No. B-196082 Title

Government Operations: Wage Rate Dispute Involving DOL

; GAO United States General Accounting&Office Washington, DC 20548 -- - //Cd7e) Office of .General Counsel In Reply Refer to: -l~68B - /, / ~ /-;PiJ h-) Esquire 2300 First Vational Bank Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Attention Gentlemen:; Berman L. FuselI1 This is in responw* to your letter of September 1, 17 concerning a wage rate d-sput between the Department of Labor (DOL) and two of your clients, .F P...
Date Oct. 9, 1979 Report No. 110530 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Issues and Needed Improvements in State Regulation of the Insurance Business

WITED STATES GElJERAL ACCOUdTIiJG 20548 dASiIIdOT3d, 0. C . OFFICE STATEdENT OF HARRY 5. iIAVEWS, DIRECTOR PROGRAi'd ArJALYSIS DIVISI3d is. GENERAL ACCOUtiT,XG OFFICE l . . SUX3rlidITTEE BEFaRE THE 3N ANTITRUST, ?iOiqOPOLY, A!3D 3USINESS RIi;ij.TS C3MMITTEE 36 ,Tl% JUDICIARY UNITED STA'ZES SEdATE FOR RELEASE 2:w p.3. Octob2r 3N DELIVSRY 9, 1379 i4r . Chairman: iJe are regulation merits. need for S...
Date July 31, 1978 Report No. GGD-78-42 Title

IRS Seizure of Taxpayer Property: Effective, but Not Uniformly Applied

DOCUMENT RESCUE 06829 - (B21471861 (Restricted) IRS Seizure of Taxpayer Property: Effective, but Not Uniformly Applied. GGD-78-42; B-137762. July 31, 1978. 84 pp. + 3 appendices (12 pp.). Report to Sen. Russell B. Long, Chairman, Joint Committee on Taxation; Rep. Al Ullman, vice Chairsat; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Tax Administration (2700); Tax Policy (1500). Contact: Ge...
Date June 30, 1978 Report No. HRD-78-125 Title

Health: Can Health Maintenance Organizations Be Successful? An Analysis of 14 Federally Qualified HMOs

Date April 10, 1978 Report No. PAD-78-52 Title

Conrail's Profitability: Framework for Analysis

DOCUMEIT E'ISUI" 05905 - [ B102596 1 Conrail's Profitability: Framework for Analysis. April 10, 19768. 17 pp. + 2 append:ces (5 pp.). Staff study by Harry S. Havens, PAD-78-52. Director, Program analysis Div. Issue Area: Program and Budget Inforuaticu for Congressional Use (3400). Contact: Program Analysis Div, Budget Function: Commerce and Transpcttticn: Ground Transportation (40#4). organization...
Date Jan. 13, 1978 Report No. 089020 Title

Natural Resources: Bureau of Land Management's Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCWNTING OFFICE REGIONALOFFICE SUITE .900-D, 2420 W 26TH AVENUE DENVER, COLORADO 80211 Dr. Wilmot N. Hess, Director Envzronmental Research Laboratorles Natxonal Oceanx and Atmospherx Adrmnlstratxon Boulder, Colorado 80302 Dear Dr. Hess c > We recently completed a review of the'Bureau of Land Management's outer continental shelf envxronmental stud& program.1 As you know, a ma...
Date March 25, 1977 Report No. 089033 Title

National Defense: Review of Coast Guard's Military Pay and Allowance System

UNITED STATES GFNERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 IN REPLY REFER TO8 COMMUNITY DRlELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DIVISION & 1-b MAR 2 5 1977 Admiral Owen W Slier Commandant U S Coast Guard Department of Transportation Dear Admiral Slier ': G We have completed our examination at Coast Guard Headquarters, pay records for January 1 through June 30, Washington, D C , of military Our examlnatlon did...
Date March 18, 1977 Report No. 089034 Title

Transportation: Maintenance Costs on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Can Be Reduced

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC 20548 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DIVISION si\$” Lieutenant General Chief of Engineers Corps of Engineers Department of the Washlngton, D.C. Dear General Morris J W Morris "$d- Army We recently completed a survey of the Corps of Englneers' operation and maintenance actlvltles on the lntracoastal waterways (Code 08007) The survey was p...
Date Feb. 22, 1977 Report No. 089069 Title

Government Operations: Improvements Needed in NOAA's Management of Its Charting Operations

COMMWNIl”\’ DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DIVISIOI~ F'ebruary 22, 1977 The Honorable Administrator, Atmospheric Department of Dear Dr, White: Robert M, White NationaL Oceanic Administration Commerce and We recently completed a general survey of the activities of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration*s (NCAA) National Ocean Survey (KOS), One phase of our survey focused on NCSPs production ...
Date June 29, 1976 Report No. 093989 Title

Financial Management: Audit of Accounts at the U.S. Army Terminal Command, Europe

Date June 29, 1976 Report No. 089543 Title

Economic Development: Resources and Operating Procedures Limit the Potential Impact of the Economic Development Administration's Business Development Loan Program

m - ,. for Sincerely yours F . . c 0 aa w-u_--_)-- t @ n t s Page I_-.II. D I ‘G 1: -- ---_----f-. .s...--- CxAP’if’!: --.----.1_1 1 atcd ---Areas p recjardless cf 7:hether the>7 sre su52ivision Ip if t”:ey exhibit political of tEie following condi tionc : d a:;, !:~con-e or.:- a, b. z: has a larqe p;ersor:s; is a rural llljgrafi0Il; concentration area havinq of low scbstaztial ha s substa...
Date April 7, 1976 Report No. 092138 Title

Special Publications: Management of GSA Federal Data Processing Centers

Date Nov. 18, 1975 Report No. MWD-76-76 Title

Health: Information on 1976 Health Insurance Premium Rate Increases for Federal Employees Health Benefits Program

“ , GENERAL ACCOUNTING STAFF PAPER OFFICE .lnformation On 1976 Health Insurance Premium Rate Increases For Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Blue Cross/Blue Aetna Shield MWD-76-76 Contents SUMMARY CHAPTER -1 Page i INTRODUCTION Two sets of rates submitted Congressional concern Scope 2 / : PREMIUM RATE INCREASES FROM 1960 THOUGH 1976 Blue Cross/Blue Shield Aetna SOME FACTORS CONTRIBUTING ...
Date Jan. 1, 1975 Report No. 091092 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Review, Vol. 10, Issue 4, Fall 1975

THE CITY OF WASHINGTON .In 1892 Currier 24 l a p s lithogrciph shouc n birds-eye iieic of the city of Wmhington f r o m the Potomac, looking north. Capitol Hill dominates the uiew. Besides the Washington Monument. other Goziernment structures shown include the White House: the War, Natiy & State Building; the Treasury; the Patent OfJice: and the Smithsonian Institution. At the foot o Capitol Hill...
Date Dec. 24, 1974 Report No. RED-75-314 Title

Housing: Review of the Farmers Home Administration's Practices Concerning Credit Reports for Mortgage Loans and Agricultural Loans

. RELEASED The korable United States WiJliem Senate Promir-2 Dear Senator Prmx8S M: Your letter of August 23, ?974, requested that we (l)[revieti the Farmers Ebn~ Administration's (MA) practfces concerning credit reyorts fur mortgage (housing) loans and agricuitura? (farm operatlrg 5 1asnsJ (2) determfne whether there were dffferences in the rates of default bets;ee;i these types of loans, and (3)...
Date March 13, 1974 Report No. B-180444 Title

Government Operations: Inquiry About the Research Grant To Develop a Portable Computer To Record Traffic Information for Verifying the Accuracy of Charges for Telecommunications Service

LOGISTICS AND COMMUNICATIONS DlViSlON B-180444 c/j” e The Honorable Sam Steiger House of Representatives A Dear Mr. Steiger: This is in response to your inquiry of January 15, 1974, relative to a constituent’s proposal for a ~~~~~~, The grant is to be used to devel~~o.rtable,Com~y,:~. ~“,~~~,~;~~~r~.~~~*~,~‘~ ‘. cord. .-.‘ fog ~.q2~y,~~,~ __,,_ ,,,, th,e s.cur,%lcr .sf, ~ ,.I .tr~aff-~...
Date Jan. 22, 1974 Report No. 094594 Title

Energy: Comments on Proposed Power Rate Increase by the Bureau of Reclamation's Central Valley Project

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10 A.M. EDT TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1974 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF BALTAS E. BIRKLE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORETHE CONSERVATIONAND NATURAL RESOURCESSUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES 1 PR...
Date Dec. 14, 1972 Report No. B-177404 Title

National Defense: Need To Improve Administration of Stevedoring Contract at the Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point, North Carolina

Date Sept. 20, 1972 Report No. B-153389 Title

Energy: Procedures for Evaluating Reasonableness of Petroleum Pipeline Rates Need Improving

, ,y--:~,.& - SEP 2 2 1972 REPORT TO THE CQNGRESS 1111111111111111111 LM096292 Procedures For Evaluating Reasonableness Of Petroleum Pipeline Rates Need Improving B153389 Department of Defense BYTHE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OFTHE UNITED STATES COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED STATE8 20548 B-153389 c / To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This ...